Sweet Bird of Youth Page #2

Excuse me.

You drive carefully, now.

Operator? Give me St. Cloud 5...

What is the number

of the Finley residence?

Oh, no.

Thanks. I'll call back later.

Easy, princess.

Who are you?

- Help.

- Hush, now.

- I had a terrible dream.

- It's all right, honey. Chance is with you.

- Who?

- Me.

I don't know who you are.

Well, it'll come back to you,

honey, as soon as...

- What are you looking for?

- Oxygen mask.

- You don't wanna overdo that oxygen...

- I need air. I can't breathe.

Will you hurry? I'm dying.

Hurry, right now.

Will you come...!

You leave me, please. Just leave me.

Operator, give me St. Cloud 525.

Cool drinks...

...and some cookies.

- Thank you, ma'am.

Finley residence.

Miss Heavenly?

Who's calling her, please?

Mr. Chance?

I'm sorry, Mr. Chance,

but Miss Heavenly ain't...

I don't know where she went.

All I know is, she ain't available.

I'll take it, Charles.

Chance?

Hello, honey.

This is Aunt Nonnie.

Wait.

- Wait. Where are you?

- That phone call for me, Charles?

- No, Mr. Tom.

- Hang up. I'll try to call you back.

No, Chance. No. Don't.

Aunt Nonnie, I gotta see Heavenly.

George Scudder was just here.

Did something happen?

I'm terribly sorry, Mr. Bancroft.

It is Mr. Bancroft, isn't it?

Can't you talk now?

Aunt Nonnie, have

Heavenly call me. Please.

She can't. I'll call you back.

Downstairs, in the cocktail lounge.

I'll wait.

- You shouldn't have done that, Tom Jr.

- Aunt Nonnie, you're a silly old maid.

And if he calls back, you just hang up.

I mean it, Aunt Nonnie. Just hang up.

Finley residence.

No, Mr. Chance.

She still ain't available.

We present this controversial

newsreel as a public service.

In 1930, Tom Finley ran

for his first state office.

You all know me. I'm just a

plain old dirt farmer, like you folks.

And Tom Finley was elected.

Tom Finley ran for governor.

I'm against loose government...

... loose money and loose women!

And Tom Finley was elected.

Tom Finley built a political machine

and became Boss Finley.

He also built a

plain old dirt farmer's shack...

... worth $300,000.

He sails from his private beach

in his private speedboat.

Boss Finley gave away

the offshore oil of his state.

The oil man made Finley a partner...

... and Boss Finley made his

oil partner the governor...

... and kept him in office

all these years.

Four months ago,

Professor Burtus Haven Smith...

... ran against Finley's handpicked man.

The only thing you have

to fear is Finley himself.

Next day, Professor Smith, fired.

His home was invaded by hoodlums...

... books and paintings

burned on the lawn.

Did you recognize any of them, sir?

No. They wore masks like this.

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