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Lucks Presents, Hollywood Leeber Brothers Company, the makers of Lux Flakes bring you
the Lux Radio Theater, starring CharlesBoyer and Madeline Carroll. In The Ghost

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and Missus Mure, Ladies and Gentlemen, your producer mister William Keiley, reading
from Hollywood Ladies and Gentlemen in theDecember Reader's Digest, You and they have
been interested read as I was,of the current revival of ghosts in England.

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Unlike most Americans, the English tendnot only to believe in ghosts,
but to cherish them as an indispensablepart of British life. Tonight, we
ourselves present a very fascinating spirit intwentieth Century Fox's screen success The Ghost and
Missus Muir. Our stars in thisunusual romantic drama are Charles Boye and lovely

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Madeline Carroll, Madeleine making her firstHollywood appearance since her distinguished record overseas.
While people say that seeing is believing, I'm not quite sure that that applies
to ghost Truly, you generally can'tsee them, but you can often trace
the results they have on people's lives, as in our play Tonight, in

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the same way you can't see thequalities in lux flakes, but you can
certainly see the results, both inthe way lux keeps those precious fabrics looking
lovely longer, and also the wayit brightens the lives of busy housewives everywhere.
On to the first act of TheGhost and Missus Muir, starring Charles
Boye as Captain Gregg and Madeleine Carrollas Lucy Murr. Some fifty years ago

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in London, a young and handsomewidow Lucy Muir left the home of the
mother and sister of her departed husbandand bordered the train. With her went
her small daughter Anna and a servantnamed Martha. There the little sleep now,

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Mom, maybe now you can tellme where are we going. You've
been very patient with me, Martha'sI suppose we are running away. I
can't say I blame your mom,nagging at your morning till night, telling
you what you could do and whatyou couldn't do. Sinful. It was
months. That will be a lot, Martha. Yes, ma'am. We're
going to a village called Whitecliffe,Whitecliff by the Sea. You've taken a
house there, Mom. I've beenin touch with the leasing agent and mister

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Coombs. He has several houses forrent. There must be one week in
Afford. At least we'll be byourselves. It's good for you, Mo'm
good for you. We should bethere soon. We'll stay at the Inn
till mister Coombs finds the house wewant. Yes, I'm oh, Arthur,
I know I'm doing right. Iknow. I still say, Missus

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mull, that you'll find no betterhome in Whitecliffe than Laburnam Mount. It's
newly built, it's near the village. I can't understand why you won't show
me, girl cottage. The descriptionin your file is most intrigued. Oh
believe me, madam, girl,Cottage wouldn't suit you at all. I
suppose there's something wrong with it?Is it the drains? Well, I
put up a house for rent,Missus Muir, you may be sure there's
nothing wrong with the drains, andwhy shouldn't it suit me? Oh?

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Will you kind of allow me tobe the judge of the now about this?
If I'm going to live in thehouse, I should be the judge.
Mister Koles, I'm sure there's anotheragency in Whitecliffe. Perhaps they have
go Cottage listed also? Very well, Missus Muir, Come, I'll show
your goal Cottage. Well, youwanted to see goll Cottage, and I've

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shown you gall Cottage. Now wecan see. It's lovely and so close
to the ocean, so far froma neighbor. I can't understand it.
Why should a house like this remainhim? But he's been without a tenant
for four years. Of course it'sterribly dusty. But mister Newham, who's
out in their staring? It's aportrait, a ported on the wall.
Oh yes, the former owner,Captain Gregg. And the runs so dark.

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For a moment I thought it wassomewhere real. Well, a sea
captain. That explains the scheme ofdecoration, doesn't it, which is all
in frightful taste. Oh, it'sa delightful room, missus mure. I'm
assure you this house will not suityou at all. Nevertheless, I shall
go upstairs. But there are onlythree rooms upstairs. They are all bedrooms.
In the main bedroom, wai's quiteugly, straw pits full of Oh

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well see for yourself then, whyit's charming. And a balcony, a
balcony overlooking the sea. But what'sthis a telescope? Captain Gregg made him.
He liked to watch the passing shipas I shall do. Mister Coombs.
I suppose you have a reason fordisliking this place so intensely, But

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I could become very fond of it. Mister Coon. Maybe now you know
my reason, well you would come. I didn't want to show it you,
but oh no, you had tosee it haunted. How perfectly fascinating.

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Eight times I've rented it. Eighttimes the tenants have left after the
very first night. What a pity, mister Coles. God laughter. That
was Captain Gray. He was indeed, But why does he haunt? Was
he murdered? He committed suicide?I wonder why, mister Coole, I've
decided to take girl cottage. Youwhat it's so ridiculous? Ghost apparition,

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madam with your own ears, butyou're hurting yourself the wind in the chimney.
Mister Coles, please arrange for usto move in tomorrow. What time
is it, mamma, way fast, sleepy time, Anna Darling. No

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more stories to night now as tosleep with you. I love it here,
mamma, our own house and ourown oceans. Even the rain sounds
different than the rain in London.That's because we are so close to the
sea. Darling. You're not afraidof the storm, are you? Why
should I be afraid? Of course, we are snug and warm in our

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own little harbor. Good night,darling. All tucked in, shema,
she'll be asleep in two minutes.Me too. Maum, oh, your
hot water bottles downstairs. Ma'm onthe kitchen table and the kettle's on the
stove. Thank you. Martha.I have the storm and out there for
fear, ain't it. I don'tmind saying. It's a bit scary,

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like Martha, a strange house andall in, not a soul in a
mile of Go to sleep, silly. I'll be up in a minute.
That's strange. Why should Martha turnout the kitchen light? You've got a

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candle light it? What nonsense isthis? Now? Now I'm hearing voices
like mister Coole, what's the matterwith these matches? It's not the matches.
It's very well, Captain Gregg,I know you're here. Are you

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afraid to speak up? Is thatall you're good for? You to frighten
women? Well, I'm not afraidof you. Light the candle lighted?
How can I when you keep blowingout the matches light the blasted candle.
H that's better. Well you youare, Captain Gregg. Who the devil
els would I be? I'm sorryI called you a coward. I didn't

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mean to embarrass you embarrass me,I mean because of the way you died?
What the way I died? Madamcommitting suicide? Who never said I
committed suicide? Said you'd be afool. I went to sleep in front
of that confounded gashita in my bedroom. I'm arrestless sleeper. I kicked the
gas on with my foot because itstormy nights like this, so I shut

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my windows as an essensible man would, well, won't you? Yes,
yes, I suppose sir. TheGovernor's Jewish said it was suicide because my
blasted char woman testified had always stripedmy windows open. How the devil should
see know how I slept? Oh, I'm so glad you have a strange
sense of you, mur madam,I mean, because you didn't commit suicide.

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But if you didn't, why doyou haunt? Because I have plans
for my house which do not includea pack of strangers making themselves at home.
I think it's very childish of yourfrightening people. Well, in your
case, I'll admit I charted thecourse with a great You're not a bad
looking woman, you know, especiallywhen you are asleep. So you were
in my room this afternoon while Iwas napping my room, Madam. I

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thought I dreamed it all, butI knew i'd closed the window, and
when I awoke, I found itopen. I opened the window because I
didn't want another accident with a blastedgas I'm quite capable of taking care of
myself good, and you will begyour gear and shove off tomorrow, prefer
I be the first thing in themorning. I will not go to the
house to sleep perfectly. It's myhouse, madam, and I intend to
turn it into a home, forit had seamen, then you should have

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said so in your will. Ididn't leave a will. Why not because
I did not expect to kick theblustered gas on with my blasted foot.
I won't be shouted at for oneyear. I've been shouted at and ordered
a bottom, and I'm sick ofit. You here, but temper all
laughter either. I won't leave thishouse. I won't stop that blasted brothering,

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madame. H I love this house. I can't explain it. It
was as if the house itself owelcomingme, asking me to rescue it from
being so empty. You can't understandthat, can you. All right,
then I'm a silly woman, butthat's the way I feel. So you
love the house. Well, i'dadmit that's a point. And you did
not frighten like the others. That'sthe point too. All right, you

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mis stay here, madam, buton trial. Oh thank you, Captain
Gregg. Keep your distanced woman.I'm sorry you made me so happy.
Oh, intention of making you happy. I merely want to do what's best
for the house. Then you'll goaway and leave us alone. I will
not go away. Why should i? Because of my child. I don't
want her frightened in the fits.Well I never frightened children into fits.

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But think of the bad language he'dlearn more confounded, madam, my language
is most controlled. Well, Annais much too young to see girl.
Oh very well, I'll make abargain with you. Leave my bedroom as
it is, and I'll promise notto go in any other room in the
house. And your brat and yourservant you'd never know anything about me.
But if you keep the best bedroom, where should I sleep in the best

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bedroom. But all in Herban's name, Madam, I am a spirit.
I have no body. I haven'thad one in four years, is that
clear? But I can see you. No, No, all you see
is an illusion, like a blastedlantern slide. Really it's not very convincing,
but I suppose it's all right.It was a fool for a helpless

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woman. I am not helpless.Well, if you're so confoundedly competent,
you notice that your kettle is aboutto boil over. So it is thank
you. One thing more. There'sa portrait of me in the living room.
I want you to remove to thebedroom, must I. It's a
very poor painting. It's my painting. I did not invite your criticism,

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honey, meant it doesn't do youjustice. It's all right, all right,
tend to your hot water bottles.What is sorry substitute for night?
Good afternoon. It's about time youcame upstairs, be waiting for hours?

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Why a great to see you onindies. Throw you'll talk to me like
a gentleman, Captain greg Or.I'll go straight downstairs. The devil said
you could shut down my tree outthere. I ordered it chopped down.
Thank you don't, madam. Ifounded that tree with my own two helds.
Think how much pretty your garden willlook with a rose bed. I
did placete roses. I hope yourwhole busted bed, Dice of blight,

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Captain Gregg. If you insist onhaunting me, you might at least be
more agreeable about it. Why shouldI be agreeable? Well, as long
as we are living together, Imean, if we had to be thrown
together so much, life's too shortto be forever barking at each other.
Your life may be short, madam, but I have an unlimited time at
my disposal. Then say something pleasantfor a change. Well that's pretty drice

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you have on. Thank you,much better than smothering yourself. You know
that black grape I happen to havebeen wearing mourning for my husband you didn't
love. How dare you say that? Because it's true you're jealous, because
no one put on any morning foryou. That shows how little you know
about it. Some poor misguided female, no doubt five poor misguided females to
be exact. I think you'd beashamed instead of boasting about it. Why

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the misguided themselves never raised a fingerto help him. That's not what I've
heard about sailors men. Confounded sailoris a land lover's word. Now,
why did you marry him? Edwin? I don't really know. He seems
so romantic. Hmm that it wasdifferent afterwards? M did he beat you?
Oh? No? Poor Edwin neverreally did anything. He was an

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architect, but not a very goodone. I'm afraid he couldn't have designed
a house like this. Who diddesign it? I did? Of course.
It reminds me of something an oldsong or a poem. Magic casements
opening on the foam of failure,sees in fairlands for all strange to find
a sea captain quoting the key.Life can go slow and see plenty of

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time for reading in the off watches. How wonderful. Let me be reading
lyric poetry up in the crow's nestwith a sheet bellying in the wind.
Sheez blasted, old madam. Sheetis a line? You're ape oats,
don't, Billy. I don't knowanything about the sea except that it's romantic.
That's what all landsmen think. Seamenknow better, then why do they
go to sea? Because they haven'tgot enough sense to stay home? Lie

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those two women at the front door. What two women look out the window?
Oh? No, were they myblasted in laws? And Marth' sure
to send them up here? Well, well, what do you want of
me? But do something high?Go away and decompose, de materialize,
madam. But whatever it is,do it quickly. They're on the stairs.
No fear, they can't hear orsee me unless I choose that they

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should. Oh then please, don'tchoose. I'll get rid of them.
Why don't you let me? Youknow, I've had considerable experience. No,
you're not doing anything, will Lucytalking to yourself? Oh? My,
poor Lucy, so pale, sochild? Madame? You are eva?
How nice are you to call?Martha said you were up you're resting?
Oh how can you rest in suchan ugly room? Lucy, poor

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poor child? And what a hideousportrait on the wall with a fish like
yours? Madame? You'd be wiseto shut up. Oh no, my
honor, don't you take it downbecause I like it either? Well,
of course, if you want aportrait of a strange man in your room,
will that's up to you. OhLucy, we have such bad news.

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The gold chairs your entirely income.What about the gold share, the
worthless, the minus closed down?No more dividends, Lucy, it was
all in this morning's newspaper. Sowe've come to take you and Anna back
home with us. Even you're sureof this, of course, I don't
make a scene in front of yourswabs. I don't intend to make it,

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so of course you don't. Youare my brave little girl, madame.
You make voiding or by judas,I will take a hand you keep
out of this, Lucy, Howcan you talk to me like that?
Oh? Blast Eva? Did youhear what she? Yes, mother,
I heard, now, stop snibbling, But I didn't mean you. And
just whom did you mean? You'reacting in a most peculiar fashion, Lucy.

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Obviously this dreadful place is preyed onyour mind, that Senor Belfray.
I doubt what I mean. Iwant to think. But why with your
income gone, you'll have to comehome with us? Don't do it?
Lucy? Do you want me tostay? Yes? Lucy? Are you
out of your mind? You reallymean it? Of course I mean it,

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Lucy's I'm sorry, mother, It'svery kind of you, but I'm
going to stay. I'll marriage somehowso please be good enough to shove off.
Shove off. She's insane. Iwant nothing more to do with her.
Will you don't have to push me? Mother, I'm going feb I'm
not pushing you. Stop it.Not a please, but I'm not touching

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you either. Captain Greg, CaptainGreg, I'm out going to balcony.
Are you well? I've had justabout all of this. I'm going to
stand. Stop talking in the riddles. Two days ago you shove those poor
women out of this house and squealinglike a couple of pigs. That wasn't

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enough, was it? What doyou mean by pushing mister Kombs down the
stairs just now? I only hopethat when I reached the afterlife, I'll
have a little more dignity. Dignityyou call it dignified throwing yourself a day
helling got a swab like Coombs.I asked mister Coombs here, because he's
a logical man, to help mefind lodgers for the summer lodgers. Oh

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oh, I made a mistake,or forgive me, my dear. I
thought you wanted to sign Komb's onfor a husband. Mister Koombs. That
wall was my experience that women willdo anything for money, and now you're
in your blasted experience, have ruinedeverything. Why I could not allow lodgers
in any case? There are wordsand passengers at sea. It's them a
star not at all. I've solvedyour problem, madam. You're going to

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write a book. Book. Don'tbe ridiculous. It's all I can do
to write a postcard. But Ican write a book and you can put
it down on paper for me?What sort of a book? The story
of my life? Write and swashYes, Ride and swash By by Captain
X. I don't think that's atall a nice title. It's not meant
to be. It's meant to besensational, like the subject. But it

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takes months to write a book.What do we live on in the meantime?
Well, you have a little jewelryupon it. Oh, blush your
eyes, madam. Will you understandyou're trying to claw off a yi saw.
You can't afford to be squeamish.I do understand, and don't swear
all right, and be sensible.Since we're going to be collaborators. You

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may call me Daniel. That's verygood of you, and I shall call
you Luccia. My name is Lucy. No, it doesn't do you justice.
My dear women named Lucy are alwaysbeing imposed upon. But she ah,
Now there's a name for an amazourfor a queen. I don't feel
much like a queen. I feelfrightened and confused. Marka and I could

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always get along, but it's mybaby, it's Annah. Well don't you
trust me? Oh? I do, Daniel, when I'm talking to you,
But when you're not here, well, it's it's asking a great deal
to expect anyone to entrust our wholefuture to someone who isn't real. But
I am real shere. I'm herebecause you believe I'm here. Keep on

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believing, and I'll always be realto you. Yes, Daniel, get
into town and pon your brast tojury and don't come back without a typewriter.
Yes, I adam swash my Captainx up too of the Ghost and

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Missus Muir will continue in a moment, Lebby, have you any romantic tidbits
for our audience tonight? Well it'snot a big name story, mister Kennedy,
but a very unusual real wedding tookplace on the set of My Wild
Irish Rose during the last week ofshooting. Oh, who were the Lucky
People? Two of the dancers inthis fabulous new musical of Warner Brothers and

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just imagine. Andrea King was thematron of honor. She looked almost like
a bride herself and hand embroidered whitebaptiste. It was one of the costumes
she wears in the picture. Andthe best man, Dennis Morgan, were
Andrew's romantic leading man. In fact, the entire cast of My Wild Irish
Rose came as guests, and theylooked very colorful in their Celtic costumes.

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Did the bride wear something old,something new, something borrowed, something blue?
Uh huh? And Andrea saw tothe new. She gave us some
gossom of sheer nylons with embroidered clocksof tiny seed curls. You mean to
wear, certainly? Andrea told herjust to lux them and they'd wear beautifully.
And I'm sure that's true, becauseLuck's flakes are so gentle. Even
the sheerest nylons last twice as long. You're absolutely right, Libby. Those

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famous strain tests proved it runs camesooner when stockings were washed with strong soap
or rubbed with cake soap. Allkinds of stockings, nylons, silk,
rayon and cotton lasted twice as longwhen they were washed with Lux flakes.
That's just like getting an extra pairof stockings every time you buy a pair.
And remember, girls, Luck's careprolongs the wear of everyday stockings as

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well as super shears, so luxthem. After every wearing, lux stockings
last twice as long. We returnyou now to William Keeley, Act two
of The Ghost and Missus Muir,starling Charles Boyet as Captain Gregg and Madeline
Carol as Lucy has come to Whitecliffeby the scene, but there's no grammar

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of lodgers in gul Kabi. Instead, week after week, the constant platter
of a typewriter as the ghost ofCaptain Daniel Gregg dictates the vivid story of
his life to Lucigna, Well,why have you stopped typing? You didn't
finish the sentence. It's that awfulword, Daniel. It's a perfectly good

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word. I think it's a horribleword. It means what it says,
doesn't it Oh too clearly? Ohhandy, old Uccia. If you're going
to be putished, we'll never getthe book finished. Now, where was
I upstairs? Yes, the customsof Marseille are different to any any oh
cares. This is not a blastlitterary epic. It is the unvarnished story

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of a sieman's life. It certainlyis unvarnished. All right, all right,
sme on some varnished and but litthe guts in it. I think
they should be a chapter about yourboyhood, your school age. Never went
to school. I was educated bythe Viga. Poor man, you must
have had a dreadful time. Isuppose you were a model of all the
virtues at twelve. Certainly I was, and Anna shall be the same.
Anna is not fat as you probablywere. I wasn't sad. I was

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skinny, still worse hair, ribbonsand a thousand freckles. Probably. I
noticed you still have freckles. Yay, Hugh, and I've been told they're
quite becoming. M you see Yeah? That Oh good, Heaven for time,
h get some sleep. We'll putin it full a day tomorrow.
Oh look here, you're sure you'vesaid nothing about my being here. I

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mean, Martha knows nothing, yourlittle girl, of course not. They
know. I'm busy writing a book. But that's all. You've been very
thoughtful about keeping your promise not todisturb them. Madam, I'm a man
of my word. And what words, Daniel? What did your aunt do
when you ran away to see thankHeaven? Probably that there was no one

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around to fill a house with mongoldogs and track mad on her caup?
Did she write to you every Sundayfor seven years? How was the sea
when she died? What are youthinking? How lonely she must have been
with her silent, empty hands andher clean corfee. Good night, Lucia,

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How the devil would your dardling?Lucia? Well, I'm so tired
centers or two, and the bookis all finished. I can't see straight
off things straight. You don't haveto think. Just write this down to
all follow the hard and honorable professionof the sea, to the after God,
masters, mates and engineers, toable bodied and ordinary seamen, to

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stalk us carpenters, sailmakers and seacooks. I dedicate this volume the end.
Yeah, well, tomorrow you takeit to the publishers. Why did
you write the bo Daniel? Itwasn't merely to say the house for me?
Partly that and partly to help peopleunderstand those poor devils who go to

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see for want of better sense.Well, now about the publishers, you'll
go to take it and Sprowl ingad Smith Street. Yes, now be
sure you see Sprowl. He oncecame in fourth in your race, fancies
himself a seafaring man. Daniel,I what's to become of us? You
and me? Well? Now thingsto become of me? Everything's happened that

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can happen? Have you forgotten howmany illusions? Such an earthy allusion?
When we were writing the book,I was happy. But now when I
try to think of the future,it's all dark and confused, like that
fog out there tonight. You've beenworking too hard, hooked up in the
house too long. But I loveit here. Yes, but you should

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be out in the world, meetingpeople, seeing men. I have no
desire to see me. Well confoundit? You should? You know you
are. You are a very attractivewoman. You owe it to yourself.
Yes, Daniel, take the earlychain. Look here, take it in
Sprowl, Great Smith Street. It'simpossible, madam. You can't see mister

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Sproull without an appointment. I havea manuscripts here and I'm showing you the
braves gardening another life of Byron.Oh really, missus mull, well,
i'll know you notice when mister Sprowllcan see you, probably next month.
Thank you. Surely you're not leaving, missus missus Muell, I have no
appointment, then you shall have mine. Good mister fith, Oh, it's

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all right, Albert, just tellold Sproud I wouldn't wait. Well,
aren't you're going to thank me?It's very good of you, But but
I'm afraid I can't accept you're avery beautiful creature. I can do no
less than insist that you'll take myappointment, mister sprow see mister Sahlia.
Well, missus mull are you goingin? Or should I carry you in?
Really got in here, young woman, But this much I do go.

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I will not allow you to takeup by time, and I will
not review your manuscripts. Shut upand sit down. You'll blast a grampus.
Oh, dear madam, are youa would be author? Or it
would be ventriloquist as. I don'tknow what you're talking about, mister sprou
I distinctly heard it's such a nicelooking woman too, mister Sprowl. Please,
this book it isn't what you thinkit is at all. It's it's

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the unvarnished record of a sailor's Imean seaman's life semen. What could you
know about semen? Oh? Agreat deal, believe me, m U
vanished to say, shamefully. Sooh dear me, Well we're pread,
How glad said it? After all? Sit down, young woman. Better

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they cannother walk mister Fairley, she'sstill in there with mister Spowell. I'm
not just starming. Oh. Ipitched the material lunch some time ago.
I'll wait, I'll wait where missusMuir, this is quite a book,
thank you. You're not going topretend that you wrote it? No,

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no, oh no, it's aman's book. Ain't what a man?
Captain X. I'd like very muchto meet him. Oh I'm afraid that's
impossible. He's away. Oh I'mafraid that's impossible. He's away. Oh
a void, of course, yes, a very long voy Oh, bless
my soul. What a story weshould publish it, of course, Missus

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Muir. You just leave everything tome and be happy that you know such
a man. There aren't many likehim these days. You visually dead.
I think I do, mister Sprou, and thank you very much. Got
the suffay upstairs? Wait for youon here? Aint you had, wasn't

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it? But it's parting now andyou haven't an um brother, I'm quite
capable of finding a cab Oh no, please, I deserve a minute,
don't I? Dear me? Icertainly didn't bug into this blasted rain.
As you said. You could finda cab ruin your hat, thoughouldn't it
now? If you asked me nicely? Please would you mind? You're smiling?

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I'll be right back. But onewhy shouldn't I write a the station
with you? Perhaps I too mustcatch a tray. I don't believe it,
really, mister Fairley, the sheerbrass The word you're looking for is
brass exactly. Still, anyway,I should be grateful to you. You
see, mister Sprous has agreed topublish my book. You always had a

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weakness for feminine literature. Well thisbook might surprise you. It's surprising enough
to find the lady author infinitely moreexciting than her heroine could possibly be.
I assume you also write, misterFairley, Yes, children's books. Forgive
me, missus muir. But Iam uncle Neddy, Uncle Neddy. Ridiculous,
isn't it why you're adored by halfthe children in the world. Oh,

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I lose monsters. My little girlis not a monster. I shall
make an exception. Then I lookforward to meeting her. Missus mirror your
husband. Also, my husband isdead. Oh I'm so sorry. Oh
what a I am not sorry atall. As a matter of fact,
I'm well your book. Tell meabout your book, uncle lady by God's

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way with a load of belch,don't you so your believes dropping? I
thought he said you had to catcha train too. I rather think you
only wanted to ride to the stationwith me. No way, you were
smirking at you like a catedy fishmongers. I found him rather charming or the
charming? Are you starting to talklike him? But I'm blue blue?
Is you won't be the tall housebetter? I think you're being extremely childish.

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Should have pushed him out of thecab in another minute, I would
have, Daniel, I believe you'rejealous. Well, of course I'm not
jealous. Jealousy is a disease ofthe flesh. I haven't had any flesh
for years. I've never known youto be more disagreeable, and today of
all day, yess but the book. Yes, and now I can buy

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the house just as we planned.I'm not so sure I want you to
have that house after all. Iwish you'd stop this soaking. You said
yourself that I that I should seemen. Yes, I said men,
not a perfume pencil pusher. Anyway, I shall never see him again,
that's what you think. Where areyou going? I'm disappearing. Always hated

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trains. Anyway, I'll see youlater, madam, Mother, Mother?
Where's that? She's in the orchardwith Uncle n But I didn't expect him
til tea time every day this week. He's cold. I can't be rude
to him, Martha, I can. He's out there painting a picture.

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How exciting? Whenever you already willhave to use the garden. Yes,
I like your little girl, Lucy. She's very wise. For instance,
How did she ever guess I wantedto be alone with you? If you
bride? Aren't you interested in whatI was painting before? You're quite accomplished,
aren't you. I should think beingUncle Neddy would satisfy anyone. No,

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I also paint under the name ofRenoir. You have such a fool,
Mile, you know that's quite thenicest thing you've ever said to me.
And what did anything do you dowith? Miles? Fairly specifically,
I behave quite idiotoitay towards a younglady that I fell in love with in
a publisher's office. Miles, Please, Lucy, am I being unforgivably offensive?

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It's just that I'm well, Idon't quite know how to say.
You say nothing. Take a lookat this canvas. Why it's me?
You've been painting me in my inmy dathing costume every morning. I've watched
you and Anna on the beach.Not too bad, is it? Hi?
If they flattering? Really, LucyDarling, it would take a thousand

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rand Wiles to Lucy. You shouldn'thave done that. You shouldn't have kissed
me, and that was unforgivable,wasn't it. I shall not go away
even if you send me, andI shall see you again, even though
you forbid it. I'm sure Ihave no control over where you go or
what you do. Then you won'tforbid it. Miles. Please, if

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you do want to see me,go away now, Yes, Lucy,
if you wanted my dam no wonderyou wanted to plant rose garden here?
Daniel perfect sitting to be kissed inyou've been spying on me again, merely

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happened to be hunting to be sendinghim. Why did you let him?
I didn't he he took me unaware. No, when a woman is kissed,
it's because she wish to be kissed. That's nothing but masculine conceit.
Well, now what happens myles fairlyis staying at the inn in the village
as well. You know he'll eitherremain there or go away. It doesn't
matter to me one way or theother. I think it matters more than

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you'll admit. Well, then whybarbou to ask me? You seem to
know my mind better than I do. He puts brilliant in on his hair,
most men do. You can findan excuse for everything only because you're
attacking him. I know, Iknow, it's a natural human reaction.
I wish you wouldn't be so superiorjust because you're not alive and he is
very much so it's no crime tobe alive. No, no, my

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dear, No, Only sometimes it'ssay a great inconvenience. The living can
be hurt. I don't intend tobe hurt. But if I'm to go
about in the world, as yousaid, well, it would mean taking
risks in real heal finished. He'sworth almost anyways. Well, what's your

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soundings, Lucier? I will,Daniel, I only wish bone in the
garden. Oh, have some tea, Martha. Put that's out now.
I swear I heard you talking.Is Uncle Neddie's still about? No,
he's gone, mom. It's noneof my business. But what's he up
to? I rather think he's goingto ask me to marry him, and
you be willing to. I might. Why shouldn't I? Because he ain't

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good enough for you, That's whynot. He's the kind of a man
no decent woman would associate with.Martha. I've got a right of a
feelings. Woman, I've got afeeling about him. Oh, I'm sorry,
it's it's just that I've been soworried about you latelyman. Don't worry,
Martha. I know he isn't perfect, but he's real real. I
thought I was impervious to emotion,but I'm not. I need companionship and

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laughter and and all the things awoman needs. Well, I hope he
could give them to you. I'llgo fetch you. Excuse me, Well,
then, haven't you anything to say? The sea in the moonlight,

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Lucy, and the warm summer night. I could stay here forever, my
daring. I've never felt like thisbefore, Miles. How do you feel?
I don't know. It's like lookingdown from high up or dizzy,
and I'm sure you one for I'llhold you. It isn't right. It

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can't be to feel like this.It is right because you're happy. I
should go back to the house.It's Anna's dead, just this one night.
Can't you pretend you're forgotten? Why? What's wrong done? I'm jealous?
Oh little girl, she's my daughter. I can't forget her. When
you're with me. I want youto forget everyone else in the whole world.
You're a magician. You make itseem more wrong to consider my duty

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and only right did I when Iput my arms around you, to be
krissed, to be loved lou Chier, Lucia? Can you hear me?

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Asleep? And I thought you wereone woman with sense, but you're like
all the rest of them. Luccia, wake up, I'm talking to you.
Lost it all? I said?Good but no sleep on Lucier sleep.
I should have known. You've madeyour choice, the only choice you

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could make. You've chosen life,and that is as it should be,
whatever reckoning. That's why I mustgo away. I can't help you now,
Lucia, Listen to me. Listen, my dear. You've been dreaming
even now, you are dreaming,dreaming of a sea captain that haunted this
house. Of talks you've had withhim, even a book you both oughte

(38:09):
together. But you you ought tobook, Lucia, you and no one
else, A book you imagine fromthis house and from that board lane on
the wall. Now it's been adream, and in the years to come
you remember it only as a dream, and it will die as all dreams
die, a waking ah Ah,But how you would have loved the North

(38:35):
Cape and the Shords in the midnightsun, where the blue water rises into
green, the Falklands, where sadallygale WAPs the Horsey white as snow.
Ah. What we both have missed, Luccia, For what we both have
missed? Good Bye, Lucia,good Bye my time. The cars Now

(39:10):
for station identifications. This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System before we bring

(39:36):
you back three of the Ghost andMissus Muir, I want to introduce a
delightful young lady whom twentieth Century Foxhas recently added to his roster of young
tarent Miss Jane nine. In fact, Jane is so photogenic that a portrait
of her wondrous screen test. Haveyou met any of the top ranking stars
yet, Jane, Yes, JoanCrawford, And then of the first day
she started work on Daisy Canyon.Oh, that's the picture Joan was.

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I seemed to play in from themoment she read the book, and she
was wonderful in the love scenes ofDana Andrews. Yeah, Joe knows how
to get dramatic value out of ascene tool, like the later scenes in
Daisy Kenyon when she's married to HenryFonda, and she always looks so lovely.
I was on the set one daywhen a stand in was posing in
some lovely laingerie similar to Jones's costsand less delicate versions. I'm sure,

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yes, but even these were lovely. I could hardly believe it when a
stand in told me they had alreadybeen luckst a number of times, and
that Jones even lovelier things get luxtwo. But John Kennedy ought to be
interested in that. I am Jane, but it's not surprising. Leading Hollywood
studios specified Gentle Lux care for everythingwashable because it's so safe. Well,
I've been a Luxtan for years myself. As a matter of fact, Jane

(40:44):
lux under things stay lovely three timesas long. A scientific laboratory took a
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(41:07):
right, And that means you canhave three times as many pretty undies
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you can buy extra undies and havethree times as many. Thank you Jane
and I for being here tonight.Back now to our producer William Keeley,
Act three of The Ghost and MissusMuir with Charles Boyer as Captain Gregg and

(41:30):
Madeline Carroll as Lucy. The Comingof Miles fairly into the life of Lucy
Muir has marked the passing of theghost of Captain Gray, but Lucy scarcely
noticed his disappearance in her love forher handsome suitor and the excitement over the

(41:53):
success of a book called Blood andSwash. Imagine it, Marta a check
pounds from mister Sprouse, not thetwo hundred pounds to ga awful book.
Love me, mo'ms such language,and mister Sprowle wants me to go to
London immediately some more papers to signif the time you go. Mum,
don't you worry about Enne and me? But I can't possibly go to London.

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Mister Fairle is coming. We're havinga picnicer mean he is? I
heard you, Martha. Please rememberthat I'm going to marry him. Yes,
ma'am. By the way, i'dbeen thinking we might put that portrait
of Captain Gregg up in the attic. Don't you like it anymore? It
was so silly of me to hangit here in my bedroom. I don't
know what possessed me. Yes'm oh, I most forgot here. Boy brought
this note for you from the villachOh from the bank? Is it lam?

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No? No, it's from misterFairley. Oh, oh, how
dreadful he's been caught up to Londonfor a few days. But it's not
dreadful at all. I'll go toLondon too. I'll see mister Sprowl as
he wishes, and i'll see Miles. How surprise I Martha quickly enough,
such Anna, I'm gonna say goodbyeto her. Yes, ma'am, i'd

(43:07):
like to see mister Fairley. Please, I'm Missus Muir. Thank you,
ma'am. If you're waiting there,please? Who's that Hilda? And missus
Muir? Ma'am? So I hopeI can help you. Missus Muir,
did I hear you say you wantedto see my husband? If you don't
mind waiting, he'll be back soon, I see, won't you sit down?

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No, i'd better go. I'mafraid I've made a mistake, mistake,
Missus Newair. Yes, sir,I'm very sorry. I think I
understand, my dear. I'm sorrytoo, truly, I am you see.
It isn't the first time something likethis has happened. My mom,

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you Horbard cried your eyes out?O now where you belong? Oho?
There there? I'm worth it lasty ain't worth it? Mother? Do
you know what day this is?In wash Day? Yes, it was

(44:16):
exactly a year ago that we camehere. Do you remember that afternoon?
I went upstairs and I lay downbefore teeth. You're hitting for a couple
of tea moms. No, Martha, I'm thinking of a dream I had
that afternoon a year ago. Sucha strange dream. Oh well, and
we'll be coming home from school soon, Mom, Would you be taking her
for a walk along the beach?Of course, I wouldn't miss it for

(44:37):
the world. My little girl,Martha, she's all my life now and
most of mine. Too soon,there'll be no more walks, or too
soon she's growing up, school,then a university, young men, marriage.
Oh, Martha, it will be, honest, before we know it,

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before we Dear mother, I hadso strange here at the university,
so utterly different than White Cliff.But I love it, Darling. If
only I didn't miss you and Marthaso much. I can't say it.

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It's incredible, Martha, I justdon't believe it. Anna. Anna will
be eighteen on Friday. Well,come on, we'll walk to the village.
We must get our package off forher today, and I'll be home
on Saturday. Mother. Don't worry. I haven't been thrown out of the
university. Just a wonderful opportunity toload it down to see you and maybe,

(45:44):
Darling, maybe to surprise you too. You see there's a young man
on the fam a Darling. Oh, I'm so glad to see you can
get my leather, mother. ButI don't understand. I wish you'd be
more specific in your letters. Irun in, Bill, Well, am

(46:05):
I being specific? Now? Don'tbe shy Bill here, she is my
mother. How do you do?How do you do? His real name
is or even an Anthony Skaith Andwe're thinking of getting engaged. Anna,
believe me, I haven't even askedyou yet. We've come for your blessing
mother, and we haven't had TeaAnnah. You you try to take my
brother with Bill Darling, just makeus up at home. In there,
we'll sing out and we want you. We'll be in the kitchen. Do

(46:28):
more for Tea Mather and just lookat the moment. She's home, She's
really home, and you'll find astrange man in the living room. I
gather his name is Sir Eveln Skateand Anna wants to marry him. I
met him at a dance. Mother, he says, sid lieutenant in the
navy. You know my weakness forSailorman. I've never been so happy in
all my life that I'm happy toDarling. And I won't waste time now

(46:51):
with questions. I can't make teawith such effections going on. I'm my
gardener. If you want to talk, hold mother. I've discussed it all
with Bill. Of course, wewill get married and I'm out of the
university. But you ought to comeand live with us when we do.
You and Martha, No, Darling, no, oh, but you must.
You've been alone so much of yourlife. You're sweet, Anna,

(47:12):
and I'm proud of you. ButI love this house. I've been very
happy here, and I shall livehere until I die. With the Captain
Greg What did you say with theghost of Captain Greg? Anna, What
are you talking about? When Iknew the Captain very well when I was
a little girl. First year welived here, used to have the most
wonderful talk. You didn't It wasall a game I'd made up, of
course, sort of a dream.Game was very real while it lasted,

(47:37):
and then he stopped coming Sunday.I suppose I was growing too old and
sophisticated for him. Oh, butI grieved and grieved. I didn't masther.
Dar You look as if you'd seenhim. Don't tell me you see
him too, No, Anna,No, not for years, and then
you did. Mother. You don'tsuppose he really hearted her, oh,

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Darling, Things like that can't happen. It was only a dream, the
same dream for both of us.Perhaps I set you off by telling you
about my dreams. Little girls arevery impressionable. I don't remember your telling
me. Oh tell me now.I'd love to hear about them, but
I can't remember them very well,just bits and pieces of a phrase here
and there, A look. Ithink I dreamed most of that book I

(48:23):
wrote. I must have. Inever could have thought of it all these
years. I've tried to remember,but I can't. Do you know what
I think. I think you fellin love with him too. I did
nothing of the soul. I wouldn'tblame you if you had. When did
you stop saying it after? Abouthis Here? I dreamed we quarreled.
It was about a man I'll callLeddy. Anna, you knew that myles

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Failian. I used to pray youwouldn't marry him, and you were so
right. I saw him five yearsago to dinner party, bald and fat
and drinking too much, and hecried. It seems his wife finally had
enough and left him. And tothink I wanted to spend the rest of
my life with him. Perhaps hedid exist, mother, Captain Gregg gat

(49:08):
he did come back and talk tous. Wouldn't it be wonderful if he
had, then you'd have something,you know what I mean to look back
on tattiness. No, darling,we just made him up, you and
I. He never existed. Ijust wasn't intended to have that kind of
happiness. And I haven't missed it, really, I haven't. Oh.

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I've been lonely at times, butthere have been compensations. You and now
Bill and dear Martha and this house, the sea and the girls and memories
I'd had those, you know,even if it was a dream. Now
come along, we'll join your youngman for tea. If he thinks it

(49:59):
wouldn't dream. I cannot blame her. Was all my own doing. I
told her it was a dream.How long ago differcurs even and I old
now, and look she was whenshe first stepped into his house, and
long cased marriage, children of herown home, children, And look sheer

(50:22):
wife, and weathered and full ofyears. A blast door. When I
decided to be over. I neverthought she'd lived to be eighteen. Look
here, look here, you're cominghim? What are you doing out on

(50:43):
that alchemist? Don't you know whatthe night here does you? I'm coming,
Martha, I'm coming. What wereyou doing out theirs? I don't
know what difference does it make?I hope you remember what the doctor told
you that I'm an old woman.Well so is he. There was a
letter this afternoon from Anna, LittleLucy's engaged a Little Lucy to the captain

(51:09):
of a transatlantic airplane. Anna's veryhappy about it, says it must run
in the family airplanes. I supposeshe leaves. Captains here. You drink
your hot milk. I am tootired I and I have a funny pain
in my arm. No wonder standinghow fair in that fog? Sit down

(51:30):
now and drink it while it's hot. I don't want any hot milk now.
Now. Don't get into a stake. I am not in a state.
I I just want to be leftalone bossing me around all the time.
Will I leave it down the table, take it or not. I
don't care bossing me. I'm tired, dark an, I'll drink it.

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Martha, Martha, I see yourself, you Chia, at last, you'll
never be tired again. You're cheahow old again? Look at you,

(52:28):
radiant like the day you came here. Gone, Chia, Come my dear.

(52:54):
I sis will return to their takingcalls in a moment. Say let
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they're in flour? But when ahousewives's hands are the color of a red
red rose, she doesn't like ita bit. It means she has a

(53:15):
bad case of dishpan hands. Butshe can do something about that. Just
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(53:37):
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without streaking. And don't forget Luxis as easy on the pocket book as
it is on Hans test show.Lux SuDS are so much richer. You

(53:58):
can wash up to twice as manydishes with Lux as you can with the
same weight of ten other leading dishwashing soaks. Lux is thrifty. Here's
mister kill Microft, the Ghost andMissus Mura so vividly and happily to life,
Charles Boyer and Madeline Carol Madels.And you don't know how happy we

(54:23):
are to welcome you on this stageagain, and how proud we are of
your war record overseas well. Bill, you can't imagine how happy I am
to be back and to be keenfor the first time on Lux with Chao
Boii. Feeling is mutual, believeme, Madled, but I understand it.
In addition to all your other workoverseas, you had your own radio

(54:44):
show in Paris. That's right,Charles. For about a year after the
day, we broadcast once a weekin French to tell the French about America
and American Well, everything I've heardfrom France this past few years has been
about a wonderful job you did forFrench American relations. And you haven't done
such a bad job either, Charles, Right, Bill, Almost everything I

(55:04):
heard in Paris concerning Hollywood was aboutCharles Boyer's French Research Foundation and what it
was doing to create a better understandingand appreciation of France. Thank you,
Madlin. But coming back to thistheater, Bill, I'm sure your audience
is keen to hear about the showfor next week, and I'm sure they
will be keen about the show itself. It's universal internationals quite recent screen hit

(55:25):
Ride the Pink Horse with his threefine stars Robert Montgomery, Wanda Hendrix and
Thomas Gomez. That's the picture thatBob himself directed, isn't it, Bill,
Yes, And it's a truly thrillingscreenplay drama, a story of mystery
and adventure that should keep our audienceguessing breathlessly what's coming next, and usually

(55:45):
I wager guessing wrong. Sounds likea real hit, Bill. We'll be
listening in my house. Bon soir, good night. Boncois a Lefcibien,
Leavil, Bonna's Company, The Makersand Lutslakes join me in inviting you to
be with us again next Monday evening, when the Nux Radio Theater presents Robert

(56:08):
Montgomery, Wanda Hendrix and Thomas Gonezin Ride the Pink Horse. This is
William Keeley saying good nay to youfrom Hollywood. Charles Boyer will soon be
seen in the Enterprise production arch ofTriumph. Our music was directed by Louis

(56:30):
silverg This is your ann aunswer JohnLogan Kennedy reminding you to join us again
next Monday night to hear Ride thePink Horse with Robert Montgomery, Wanda Hendrix
and Thomas Gomez. Pepsident one bythree to one. Yes by an overwhelming
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(56:50):
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Yes. With families who made comparisontests, Pepsident one by three to
one. Be sure to listen nextMonday night to the lux Radio Theater presentation

(57:15):
of Rides the Think Horse with RobertMontgomery, Wanda Hendrix, and Thomas Gomez.
Stay tuned for My Friend Emma,which follows immediately over most of these
stations. This is CBS, theColumbia Broadcasting System