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of a swell evening...

...was to take us from

one chop suey joint to another.

Did we have fun.

The only laugh I got

was when the screwball I was with...

...tried to show off and darn near

choked to death on a chopstick.

- How did you do, Mary?

- Oh, all right.

- Did they take that chump for much?

- Well, l... I don't know.

- Where did you go after you left the club?

- Home.

Gee, it must be swell to get some sleep.

And where did you disappear to last night

that makes you so smug?

I spent a very charming evening

with Mr. Vanning.

Emmy Lou.

- You're a fool.

- Don't kid yourself.

Girls, good morning.

Don't you believe in knocking twice?

- Don't you believe in paying once?

- No.

So we're even.

How about it, girls?

According to my book, you owe me for

enough dresses to start a new business.

Now, it's gonna come to a showdown.

Either you're gonna pay me or you ain't,

one or the other.

Louie, I'm afraid it's gonna

have to be the other.

Give us a break, will you, Louie?

You know us. We're good for it.

Listen, girls, if it was up to me,

honest, I'd do it in a minute. Why not?

I like you, you like me.

But what am I gonna do?

That guy Vanning and his bunch are on my

neck every minute of the day.

Collect, collect, collect.

- Vanning? What's he got to do with it?

- Everything. He's taken this over too.

Yeah, it's the truth.

All my life I've been

in business for myself.

If I lost all the money I made,

at least it was mine.

But now I don't even get

that satisfaction.

Everything is his.

Just like with you girls. Nice, huh?

You know, pretty soon that guy

is gonna charge us for breathing.

- Listen, if you'll promise to pay a little...

- Yeah?

- I'll show you some new stuff I got.

I positively guarantee you that it was stolen

from the best shop in town.

But you gotta promise.

- Sure.

- Oh, we promise.

- Sure.

- I'll bet we're gonna love it.

- Oh, it's heavy.

- I want the white one!

- Hey, take it easy, take it easy.

- You can't do that, that's mine.

Oh, look at this. Isn't this?

Yes, sir.

Pick me up in about a half-hour?

- So long. Bye.

- So long.

- Emmy Lou, look.

- Isn't it adorable?

That's one of the most beautiful pieces

of merchandise I ever seen.

- Come in.

- Come in.

- Betty.

- Hello, Mary.

Gee, I'm glad to see you.

Girls, this is my kid sister, Betty,

that I've told you so much about.

How do you do?

- Oh, Betty, this is Louie, our designer.

- Designer?

Yes. You see, our store

is giving a fashion show...

...and they sent him up

with some models that we are to wear.

And, well, we were rehearsing.

That is, Emmy Lou was.

Weren't you, Emmy Lou?

Oh, yeah, yeah. Sure.

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