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But now let's get into this week's adventure with the Falcon. And this is
the only circulating episode we have from nineteen forty nine, so from February twentieth,
nineteen forty nine, here is Murder is a knockout The Adventures of the
Falcon. Sorrying, let's remain Hello, Yes, is the Falcon speaking?
Oh Masha, I'm glad you called, but I don't see how I can
make it Tonight, Angel, I have to locate a girl. Is she
attractive? Well? I know one guy who fell for did he Paul Hardy?
Burying him Tomorrow? Once again, the Mutual Broadcasting System brings you the
Adventures of the Falcons. One thing about Michael Wearing the Falcon, he certainly
gets around. You met him first in his best selling novels, then you
saw him in his swelling motion picture series, and now we're happy to bring
you again his adventures on the air. Yes, it's Michael Wearing, that
freelance detective who's always ready with a hand for oppressed men and an I for
repressed women. I'll join him tonight when the falcon Lands Murder is a knockout.
It's ten thirty at night in New York and in Madison Square Garden,
the sixth round of the main event is underway at the ringsideln Kay Davis looked
from the fighters to her escort, Nick Jones, who's good looking but rather
weak face, is talk quite as he sees the boy he is looking for
taking up bad looking Come on, Waller's keep that left up, keep it
aft? Oh he would like to finish. Come on Waller's work, wherey
come on wall cet ap hold dogs chat if he needs you? Laugh that
suffer. Yeah, I'm afraid you're gonna have to let me have five bills?
What gave you that idea? I was on Wallas. I wasn't.
I don't be like that, baby, Come on, No, I'm vic.
That's exactly how I'm going to be. I played sucker long enough.
I got to have that. Okay, no matter, you've got a broken
lady. You want money, worse for it. I'm gonna have plenty,
but it will take a little time. I have a lot of irons in
the fire. You'll have one iron in the fire. Me. Well,
I'm tired. They're getting burned. Okay, baby, your figure you got
burned. So now you want to chill. Whether it's just what you're gonna
get anyway, it was nice knowing. Wait a minute, Vick, I'm
not asking a sin or that's what you think. And I was right about
what You're only using me for what you could get out of me. There
weren't people around here, and I kick your teak in for that because I'm
right what I was fighting for a kid? You know it's you and me.
No matter what, we we can't help ourselves. Let's get out of
here quick. What is it the I o? Jam? Well, we
can push all the way to excuse me? Please up. You see that
character over the other one on the gray hat. He's looking this way?
What about it? He works for alex Oh do you think he saw you?
I know he did. That's twice here. Alexo knows I like to
fight. Yeah, we'll have to shake him, dick. You'll want to
trill me and find out where I live. Following I don't know. I
can't no good, and that means he can't see us. Father, No,
you can only keep it that way. It'll be all right. Hello,
Hey, I do you know my name? He pointed out the fight
Parry. She couldn't stay around to see you, but she wasn't feeling sociable.
She went home. Ill. What do you want, Alexo? No,
doesn't get at tomorrow? Money. What do you want to see him
about? I have a composition for him. He's looking for k I know
where he can find it. My name. I'm hann't think that you can
talk to me right, what's your name, Joan Vick Jones, and what's
your proposition? Five hundred on the line that's trying to speak. Oh,
I wouldn't say so, and peple of of la. She took seventy five
thousand back, says money with her five ps an't much get it back.
I'll find it sooner or later, whether you have or not. Yeah.
Sure, but while you're looking, she'll be dipping into seventy five grand.
She could burn up a lot more than five bills before you witten At a
point, w was good business. I don't hi Jones, n Francis joan
intermediate city now looking a free all the more like Nie, I like so
here, I am hello, Hagen, I was a trip, so nothing's
going got anything? I'm a girl said nothing by the fight. Yeah she
was there, I didn't see you. Don't think she's in New York.
A detective in Chicago was her buy a ticket to New York. Maybe she
went on through Florida. Maybe I think she's here. I wouldn't have come
all the way from LA if I wasn't pretty sure. Well, what should
we do? Have already wired Mike wearing the Falkan hat. You don't want
that bird snooping into your activity? He on. All I'm going to have
him do is locate the girl. I don't like it, you know,
Hagen. Sometimes I get the idea you don't want me to find Kay.
What now? Look I like? So I turned the town inside out trying
to find her. I hope you did, because if I find out you're
lying, you are the one that's going to be tanned inside out? How
do you doing it? To ring? Hello? You must be electro?
That's right? Come in a night trip? Da? Well? What can
I do for you? I want you to find my sister, So you
set in your wire? What can you get me on her? Here's a
pick, Tim? When did you last year her in Los Angeles? Two
weeks ago? When she disappeared without any warning? Man, do you have
any reason to run away? I know what makes you think she's in New
York? Well? I thought you might have gone to Chicago. She used
to live there, so I sent her picture to a Chicago detective. He
located her, but before I could get there, she bought a ticket to
New York and paid it again. Do you know if the police? No,
I don't want her to get the idea I think she's done anything wrong?
Why are you smiling to me? Why I didn't realize I was.
So you have a detective looking for her in Chicago and me in New York?
Anybody else? Well, some of my boys looking for boys'll tell us
to work for me, doing what works for me? My business? What
is your business? What's that got to do with this? You never know?
Look, Wearing, I didn't come here for a third degree. You
came here to get me to find someone for you. So I have to
know things about her and you. What do you want to know? Why
you've been lying to me? You say you haven't any idea why she disappeared?
Still you're sure right away at a long distance fade out you don't want
the police in it. You burn when I ask what business you're in.
I don't like the way it adds up, all right, Wearing, you
don't want that job? Sorry, I who says I don't want a job?
You just I said you were lying. But if that picture does the
girl justice, I still could be persuaded to look for her. You know
some anyway, somehow, I don't think outside the first stage. You know
something alete. Somehow I didn't think you would. Hello, okay, Higgins,
how come a girl your looks is eating along? Maybe I like it
that way. Nobody likes me alone. I'll join you. How don't you
know where to find me? Maybe I followed you last night? I found
out where you're standing, not unless you're invisible. I made sure I wasn't
followed. Well here I am. I see what would you do if I
told you Alexos in town? Did you know where I am? Not yet?
Thank heaven, Thank heaven, Thank me, Kave. I know just
how you can show you gratitude? Oh you do? Yeah, you have
seventy five grand I like those money, but I'm a generous guy. I'll
let you keep fifty of it. Thank you, Hagen, don't mention it.
I finish your lunch. We'll go pick up my twenty five when I
get time to think it over. What do you have to think? You
don't want to keep fifty thousands and you keep nothing? All right, I'll
bring you the money tonight. Oh no, you don't. I'm not letting
you out of my sight that I have the cash in my hands. I'm
not giving me a chance to run away again. Don't miss any to you.
I can't afford to my bit of grand slam. Believe me, Kay,
I'm gonna make it. What's the idea of going on the alley?
Usually no parking places on the street, So I leave the car here and
so in the backway? Okay, all right, Wait a minute, your
park too close to the building. I can't get out here. Slide over,
you can get out on this slide. I'll get out first. Okay.
I hope you don't have the bright idea that you make a break for
it while I'm trying to get out, because if you do, I'm what.
Oh okay, you dirty rapt know what's the matter? Get out of
my way? I'm coming in. I don't know if you can only count?
I suppose you didn't skip Hagen? Where to find me? What?
Why would I do that? You did it? You must know? Why?
Wait a minute, Well where'd you get that gun from? Hagen?
Oh? You try to make a deal with me? Twenty five thousand not
a tiple extro. I played alone. What happened? We drove into the
lab my building was getting out of the car. I pouted it with a
flashlight when I got it, dumb quite a girl. I can take care
of my skill, and I can take care of anybody who tries to cross
my didn't cross you, baby, You gotta believe that maybe maybe not.
Anyway, Alexo still doesn't know where I am, and you are not tipping
warm. Of course, I'm glad we're agreed on that, just to make
showing. Don't be careful with that job that right where you are. You'll
try to get to that window. You're not getting out of here. There's
always the window. Hello, Hello, Okay, well that was a great
sunupules. Yeah, lucky I only live on the second floor. Anyway,
it was I didn't get shot. I wasn't going to shoot you, And
well I want to remind that now, all right, what do you want
looking for? Hagen? Finally found him? He did. Yeah, he's
still in the alley where you left him A sure pack of wallet. Given
everything I could, he sure did. Well. Why are you calling?
I thought I ought to tip you off? If you do think I double
cross chair with me off for what police have already found Hagen, you're gonna
blow. You'll have to hurry. Why should I blow? Well, you
have a story ready in case they call on you. You're not calling on
me. Hagan won't tell them anything about me. I know too much about
him in a letter. You're right, Hagen won't tell the police anything.
But the reason he won't tell him isn't that he's afraid, is that he's
dead. When sudden death calls wearing a white tie and leaving a calling card
on the of a forty five caliber slug, it's frequently just another case for
the Falcon. But when wholesale disaster threatens a community, that's the time when
everyone thinks. In terms of the Red Cross, the nineteen forty nine Red
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The problems that lie ahead this year. The increased total of disasters in
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can help through your Red Cross. I'll back to the Adventures of the Falcon.
It's a couple of hours since the bottom Lilliam Pagan was found in an
alley behind the apartment house where Kay Davis lives now. Peter Alexa, or
the client whom Mike Wearing had rejected once again at Wearing's door. Oh you
again, Alex, Yes, may I come in? I want to talk
to him? Okay, all right? What is it, Wearing eye?
Don't suppose I could persuade you to forget my visit you this morning? Perswade
me home? Money? Why? I have my reasons. What would it
cost for you to forget if you ever saw me? Sorry? Like,
oh my memory is too good and I was afraid you take your attitude.
Well, then, Wearing, there's just one thing to do. Gott'll be
cards on the table. But at about time, Wearing next air, I
wanted you to find Yes, she is not my sister. Surprised he was
my girlfriend ran away with another man. I want to that, but I
don't intend to risk a murder to get her. Where does murder come in?
I'm one of my boys. Julie Hagen looking for Kji Fama. According
to the paper, he's been murdered and you figure she did it. I
don't know. Worry about her boyfriend and possibility. I want you to look
into it, all right, as long as you don't start acting KOI again,
I can't. Now the police are bound to find out Hagen was on
my payroll. You figure the police will think you killed him if we don't
find the girl. I'm the only person in New York had any connection with
him. Uh huh. What I'd like would be to hop a plane back
to the coast and make like I've never been here, But that would require
your cooperation and been able to buy that. So your next best bet is
to get me to crack the case for him. All right time, k
Only Now, whatever I find out, I turn over to the police instead
up for you. Whatever you say, all right? Like, so I'll
do what I can't good. I wish you laugh. Thanks and considering what
happened to the last scholar who tracked down your girl for you, I'm going
to need it. Homicide clab Tennant Gleason speaking, I mic wearing salary,
wearying. We don't have a thing for you. Do you know? You
don't know what I want? I know what we've got. Oh, you're
too monist. You want to be able to give me something on the Hagen
Dase. Well, I told you I don't have any suspects a girl,
but you interest me strangely before you start answering in the streets wearing. We
don't have very much on her, only that Hagen was found in an alley
behind the building where she lives. Her address was in his pocket, but
she claims she didn't know him. We can't prove different. We're checking.
Don't mind that. What does she look like? One bleach? About five
five, good looking but a little on the husky side. For day?
Where can I find her at home? I guess we're not holding her yet?
But what goes? Mike? I'll let you know after I've seen her
and if she's who I think she is. The answer to your question is
plenty h What do you want you are? And what a girl in the
picture? What pictures that Alexa showed me? What? I don't know what
you're talking about. I don't know any alexxas well. Let me come in
and I'll tell you all about it. You don't, then I go to
the police and tell them that the Karen Durrance they questioned is really Kay Davis
of Los Angeles and Joey Hagen came to New York for the express purpose of
finding it. You win, come in. Thanks, and now Mike wearing
the futon, you're working for Alexa. The police know about him yet,
not yet, but I'll have to turn what I have over to them pretty
soon. I don't think you will. That's not very smart pulling a gun.
I'm not going to talk, all right, I don't talk. The
police have a corpse, they'll check on his background. It will lead them
to Alecxa, and that'll lead them to you. I don't know what to
do. I have to have time to think. He should have thought before
you killed Hagen. I didn't kill him. He came here to see you,
Yes, And you didn't want him to report back to Alexo. He
wasn't going to report back. Why not? He wanted me to pay him
not to and you agreed. I was going to sink it over. But
killing him with a cheaper route. I tell you I didn't kill him.
I want to ask you something he's wearing. Go ahead, what is Alexo
paying you? Why? Whatever it is, I'll double it. It will
work for me. Sounds like the same deal Hagen gun and look what happened
to him. No, no, I've given up trying to get away from
Alecto. I see it's no use, But I'm on a spot with a
murder. Maybe you can help kill me. Maybe unless you're guilty, I'm
not well. What do you think? All right? Kay? You've hired
yourself a detective? Hello? Huh you must be Vic Jones. Who are
you? Mike Wearing? What do you want you? If you are Jones,
you fit Kay's description. I've been waiting in front of the building for
you to come home. Kay, Sancha, I'm working for her. Why
did she send you here? As a matter of fact, she didn't.
That was my idea. She wants me to work on the Hagen case.
I thought you might know something. What would I know, Lenny, if
you're the murderer? What? Why would I want to kill Hagen? You
wanted Kay for yourself, Alexe wanted her back. Hagen found her for him.
You could have killed Hagen to keep him from reporting the only one trouble
with that Wearing? Yeah? What can I had already spit that last night,
So why should I care if Alexelf found her? It looks like my
client has been holding back on me unless you're lying if you don't believe me,
asked Kay, I may do that at first. I'd like to ask
you if you more questions? Yeah, yeah, sure, but not that
out here and there straight we can we can go inside, all right.
I don't understand wearing if if you're working for K how come you thought I
killed Hagen? Why shouldn't I? I didn't know you and she had split
up? But didn't she tell you what happened with Hagen? What did heppen?
Oh? No, if you don't know, I'm not saying. Boy,
I've had enough trouble with Kay. She thought I tipped Hagen off about
her. I think I've convinced her I didn't by now, but I'm not
going to give her any other reason to blow up. Oh she blew up?
Huh? Yeah? Well why did she care if Hagen found her?
Since you'd already split with you on account of the seventy five grand? But
what's seventy five grand? Well? Didn't she tell you that either? No?
I didn't tell you much seems not Well in that case, there's not
much I can do for you either. But if you know anything, here
we are no use swearing. I'm not talking, so you might as well
run a law not yet, Well, I tell you, I'm not good.
What's the matter. Somebody in the bed. I'm gonna go see who's
there. I don't hear anything. Choos, Okay, the windows open,
virus cape, see anyone. I don't know. I don't know dark.
Wait a minute, there's someone in the courtyard in the shadows. Hey,
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the Adventures of the Falcon. Twenty minutes have passed since Mike Wearing and Vick
Jones surprised an intruder in Jones's apartment. Now in another part of town,
Kay Davis stands outside the door of a hotel room. Hey, hello,
Alexo, this is a surprise. I thought it would be. Come in
all right. I see you'll never give up, Alexo, and I'm tired
of running. So here I am good. Tell me something? Is it
me or the money? That you were really active? Don't you know?
You're like? No, Bobby talked. We really had a bed with that
crumb Vic. That's all over now, I'm glad to hear that. Now
we can go back and pick up where we let go. Weren't you forgetting
something? What a little matter of murder? That's right, But I think
I know how we can take care of that. If you play it right.
Pick together, we are to be able to pin this on Vic Jones
by this on the side, seventy five grand. Suppose I'm not the one
who took it from this? Vic did and ran off with me, But
I didn't know it was your money. Couldn't we say that? Then?
What? So you weren't really looking for me, You were looking for Vic.
The only reason you tried to find me was that I could lead you
to Victor. Oh sure, I get it. Then when Hagen found you,
Vic had to kill him to keep me away from the two of you.
That's it, gives him a motive. I've already started on it.
I've plighted your beat case, the one I took the money in vic apartments.
Nice. He almost caught me at it, but I got away.
Gray. I think we can make it sick. Well, this cause for
a drink beautiful celebration. Uh, I don't know, but whoever it is,
remember our story. Hello, I like so, I thought I ought
a report. Yea, I commend wearing of course. Come in. Thanks.
Oh my other clients here too, How good? Hello? Okay your
other clients. Yeah, I have no objection to a double flee, since
you both want me to do the same job. Crack Hagen's murder. Okay,
why didn't you tell me you were the one who beat Hagen's head in?
What? Who told you that? Vick? No, he must've He's
the only one who what who knew? Don't be till that gun killing?
That's better. Matter of fact, Hey, nobody told me, But you
told me yourself. Hagen found you, and he wouldn't have let you get
away from him again unless he couldn't help himself. You admitted you didn't pay
him. Well, I didn't mean to kill him. It was an accident.
I just wanted to knock him out so I could get away. She
killed him, but I thought, oh no, I like so she didn't,
but she thought she did. That's why she's been so hysterical. I've
checked with the police. Hagen's head was covered with blood, but there was
no blood in the alley where he was found. That means he was killed
somewhere else and brought there. But hard does that mean that kab wouldn't the
planet is a body right behind her own apartment building, h but point two,
directly toward her. See, but Dick knew I'd not Hagen out in
the el until he brought the body there. Friendly it was not necessarily Hagen
recovered left. He could have told anyone else what happened. That's right.
But who else would have wanted to kill Hagen? How about you, Alexo,
me Eigen double crossed you. You wanted revenge, you killed it.
I didn't. I didn't know about the double cross when you tried to frame
K. No use, Alexo. All I need is a few more answers
from K and I'll have all the facts I need, And now that she
realizes how you tried to frame her, I think she'll give them to what
is this wearing? I hired you to clear me. You hired me to
solve the case Alexe, and that's exactly what I'm doing to frame me.
Oh that's right, Joe, I'm sure glad you saw. How did you
know Alexa was the murderer? Well? I didn't. I was just feeling
my way. First I eliminated K the body being planted in the alley cleared.
Yeah, yeah, you told me. But then there was one fact
I had to get straight. What was that our Alexo and K got together.
Kay could tell me, but I had to make sure she was telling
the truth. And that's why I accused Alexo. Why Yeah, because if
she thought Alexo was the murderer and that he had tried to frame her,
then she wouldn't try to protect him. So I accused him. And then
I asked how Alexo found her. She said he didn't find her, that
she went to see him herself tonight. So wild, Why don't you see
Alexo wanted to find Kay and his seventy five thousand dollars Hagen knew where Kay
was, so Alexa would never have killed Hagen until Hagen had taught and he
obviously hadn't thought because Alexo was still looking for her, which means Alexo didn't
kill Hagen either. But if he didn't, if he didn't and Kay didn't,
that just leaves Yeah, that's right, you Jones. But why would
I. I had to kill you because she thought you'd tipped Hagen off about
where to find her. You denied tipping him. You hope to convince Kay
of your denial, but you couldn't if Hagen told her the truth. You
killed him to shut him up. Well, there it is. Isn't it
a shame? Joanes? Why that they went to the trouble of trying to
frame you when you were give the whole time. Death is a one armed
bandit. Death is a one armed bandit. That's the title of next week's
Adventure of the Falcon, when Mike Waring learns that when it comes to slot
machines, is more than one way to make a killing. So be sure
to listen next week at this time to another exciting adventure of the Falcon.
The Adventures of the Falcon are based on the famous character created by Drexel Drake,
produced by Bernard L. Hubert, written tonight by Gene Wang and directed
by Richard Lewis. Music by Emerson Buckley, composed by Richard DuPage Less Tremaine
With starred as the Falcon, with Beverly Roberts's Cage Russ Dunbar speaking. This
program came from New York. This is the mutual broadcasting system. Welcome Back
the Falcon takes a bit of getting used to. I don't think I've ever
heard a radio program other than this series where the person asking the detective to
explain how he solved it at the end actually turns out to be the killer.
I have to say that Alexo massively underrated Wearings, credulity, and intelligence
by trying to get him to take the case no questions asked, because any
reputable private detective is going to do that, and if they don't, they're
probably too incompetent to work for you. I also did have one laugh at
loud moment at the beginning, when Vick was begging the guy he'd bet on
to get up and Casey said, don't disturb him, he needs his rest.
That was a fantastic line and I hope you enjoyed this week's episode.
Now, one quick programming note. Next week is going to be our recording
break and most of the programs will take a week off. In the case
of The Falcon, will actually be taking two weeks off, and there are
reasons for that, mainly having to do with recording schedule. Plus when we
do return, we will be introducing less Damon as the Falcon. So this
kind of feels like a really good stopping point where I'm not going to mess
up people's routine too badly. And of course we will have seasonal on course
the next couple of weeks for both Christmas and New Year's All right, well,
now it's time to thank our Patreon supporter of the day, and I
want to go ahead and thank John Eric, Patreon supporter since March twenty twenty,
currently supporting the podcast at the shameless level of four dollars or more per
month. Thank you so much for your support, John Eric, and that
will do it for today. We will be back in three weeks with another
episode of The Falcon, but join us back here tomorrow for the start of
this week's Yours truly, Johnny Dollar and our Christmas episodes where it will eighty
minutes from now if you say it a way, Well, Nick, you're
lucky we're not standing out there on the sidewalk and carsid. I haven't got
run to swing. It's still a fool, eh, I don't know.
Why don't you write me about it? You'll have plenty of time hop there
in the desk. Cell. I suppose I didn't make any claim on that
policy, and you wouldn't have any reason to stay on a case no sale,
Nick, one hundred grand is a lot of money. I'd want to
find out why you didn't make a claim. Oh no, why you're out
to pennis on me and so at the cups man with the record hasn't got
a chance. You should have thought of that before you kill Milpray. Want
to know something, Jenny, I didn't kill Well, I'm betting you did.
What do you care who killed him? You're not shed any tears over
it now, but I'd sure hate to see you get away with it.
And I'd hate it even more if anything happened to that girl Kathy Odd.
Now what could happen to her? She just might fall on the river.
She probably thinks she's safe as long as she hides from the police and refuses
to talk. And I hope you'll be with us then. As I said
at the start of the podcast, I'm doing a round robin crossover with three
other old time radio podcasters, and today we will be on Classic Comedy of
Old Time Radio where we'll be listening to an episode of Armis Brooks after I
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Most of us spent Christmas Eve with our families and friends, but our Miss
Brooks, who teaches English at Madison High School, wasn't quite so fortunate.
No, my family was too far away to visit. It seems my friends
had other plans. But I made up my mind not to brood about it,
and was trimming a rather tiny tree in our living room when my landlady,
missus Davis joined me. What a nice tree, Connie. It isn't
really, Missus Davis, but it's the only one I could afford. Oh
what did you pay for it? I found it in a vacant lot.
What I like about it is the size. It's not too big or too
small, it's just too small. I'd like to stay here and celebrate Christmas
Eve with you, Connie, but I promised my sister Angela i'd come over
to her place. You remember Angela, the absent minded one. Oh,
certainly, Missus Davis. She always got a big thrill out of the holidays,
even when we were girls. Course, the poor dear could never remember
when it was actually Christmas, and one Christmas morning she did the funniest thing.
What's that, Missus Davis? What's what? Dear? What did Angela
do? Angela, your sister, my sister, the absent minded one?
What did she do? I haven't spoken to Angela in some time? Or
did she's enough to That's what I'd like to know. Maybe I can refresh
your memory Christmas morning, Angela did the funniest thing? Christmas Morning isn't until
tomorrow, Connie, you must be confused. Well, don't worry about it.
I only get these spells once in a while where you shouldn't let it
go. Connie, if you don't mind my offering a little advice, I'd
like to suggest that you train your mind to concentrate more. I'll do it,
Missus Davis. Now I've developed a little scheme which works wonderous and eat
Supposing you have trouble remembering where you put things around the house, well you
just keep repeating the location to yourself with a sort of rhythm. For example,
I just chant to myself, the muster's in the closet, The bread
is in the bout, bread is in the box, the mustards in the
closet. It's the bread is in the box. Now isn't that simple?
Or mustard in the closets, that's wonderful, Missus Davis. If anybody wants
a mustard sandwich, you're really ready? Yes, Now, before I do
anything else, I want to invite you to join me tonight. Join you,
Yes, dear, I'm going over to Angela's house. That's right.
She's so cute with that little absent mind of hers. Sometimes she forgets what
she's talking about right in the middle of a sentence. And oh, dear
me, I hope that cat's got enough milk. Well, I'm sure if
we but then maybe someday or if it doesn't seem too And that's why I
can't join you tonight. Thanks anyway, Missus Davis, I'll just spend a
quiet evening at home here. But how about mister Boynton. Don't tell me
he was too shy to ask you for a date on Christmas Eve? Why
do you think there's mistletoe on all four walls? No, mister Boynton asked
me, all right, but then he canceled yesterday, said he's going upstate
to visit his folks for a couple of days. But don't worry about me,
Missus Davis. I'll have a gay time. I'll listen to the radio,
read and from this window I can see our neighbor's television antenna. Said,
what about the little gifts you've got for Walter Denton and mister and missus
Conklin and Harriet When you're going to deliver them? Oh? They told me
not to bother. They said we'd exchange on the twenty sixth. The twenty
sixth, But I don't think the day after Christmas is the time to exchange,
Dear, you don't. You should see the department stores. What's that,
Missus Davis. It's Minerva. Where are you, dear? Oh she's
over by the tree. You're over a Minerva, isn't it