I'm No Angel Page #17

contemplated asking her to marry you?

Yes.

Now, I understand

that after knowing you only a week...

the plaintiff accepted several thousand

dollars worth of gifts from you.

Such as a diamond bracelet...

Gowns, a fur coat...

That's correct.

And almost immediately

after accepting these gifts...

she became engaged to Mr. Clayton,

isn't that so?

Yes.

And after becoming engaged she refused

to talk to you, even on the telephone.

Yes.

Mr. Clayton has more money

than you have, hasn't he?

That's true.

What construction did you place upon

this woman's treatment of you?

In plain words, I felt she simply

played me for a good thing.

Thank you, Mr. Lawrence.

Your witness.

You're not looking to get

those presents back, are you, Mr. Lawrence?

No, of course not.

- I don't expect you to return them, anyway.

- You're right, I wouldn't.

You gave me those presents

because you liked me a little, didn't you?

Yes.

I didn't ask you for them, did I?

I don't regret giving them to you,

if that's what you mean.

Thanks, I didn't think you did.

Now, you was engaged to marry a girl...

just at the time you started

running around with me, wasn't you?

Yes.

And you know your fiance

came up to me to see me...

to ask me to break it off with you, don't you?

I heard so.

All right, I broke it off.

So what are you crying about?

Your Honour, this sort of questioning

is most irregular.

The plaintiff, not being

a practicing attorney...

may put her questions as best she can.

Thanks, Judge, you're regular.

I'm doing my best to be legitimate.

That's all with you.

Any further questions?

Defence is ready for the next witness.

Excused.

Proceed.

Miss Beulah Thorndyke.

They had nerve enough

to call my own maid to squeal on me?

You are Miss Tira's personal maid,

aren't you?

I was, but I ain't sure now.

As her personal maid, it was your duty

to answer telephone calls...

and admit visitors to the apartment?

Yes, ma'am... Yes, sir.

Miss Tira often had

gentlemen callers, didn't she?

Quite some.

During the time Miss Tira

and Mr. Clayton were engaged...

did she have other men visitors?

Not that I recall.

You have a very convenient memory.

That's all. Cross-examine.

Shadow, what are you doing here?

I don't know.

They done subpoenaed me.

- Beulah, tell the boys the truth.

- Yes, ma'am.

After Mr. Clayton and me became engaged...

did you ever hear me talk

about any other man...

or did you ever see me with any other man...

- outside of my manager, Mr. Barton?

- No, ma'am.

Did you ever hear me make any cracks

about Mr. Clayton's money?

- No, ma'am.

- Did you hear me talk about Mr. Clayton?

Oh, yes, ma'am.

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