The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer Page #5

...and sent me to art school.

The rest is history.

How wonderful.

How terribly wonderful.

Well, now, if you'll excuse me,

I must rest.

Of course.

Goodbye, Miss Kilgallen.

Turner. Susan Turner.

By the way, remember what you said

about painting one of us?

-America and the waving grain?

-Yes, I do.

Well, do you think I'd make

a good model?

You're not quitting the newspaper game?

That's merely a stopgap.

My family wants me to study law...

-...but I don't wanna be a Portia.

-Portia?

Your family can straighten that out.

Well, my attitude is that one female judge

in the family is enough.

-Did you say your name was Turner?

-Right. My sister is Judge Margaret Turner.

-Nice to have met the family.

-What about my posing for you?

-What about young America?

-Fine.

-Then you think I'm ideal?

-You'd make a good model some time.

-Well, thanks for the interview. Bye.

-Not goodbye, au revoir.

Au revoir.

-Something wrong?

-That picture. It's hideous.

-It's a very nice picture.

-It has absolutely no simplicity.

It's so, so busy.

True art should unite the masses

in every age in every country.

Who lectured at school today?

-What does that have to do with it?

-Last month you wanted to be a designer.

Then a naturalist gave a lecture...

...and you wanted to be the first

female deep-sea diver.

Last week, you wanted to be a psychiatrist.

Now our painting's offensive.

-What does this artist look like?

-He's wonderful. I interviewed him.

-I've never seen anyone in armor before.

-Very few people have, Susan.

But you don't know how wonderful he is.

He's had to lie and cheat and steal

to get somewhere in life.

That makes everything just dandy.

What's the name of this shining knight?

-Richard Nugent.

-Richard Nugent.

-Richard Nugent?

-Have you heard of him?

Heard of him? We have a permanent

courtroom set aside for him.

How dare they allow him to lecture

in a public school!

What are you so excited about?

All he did was talk about art,

and he was very good.

I suppose there's nothing wrong with his

lecturing if it's sponsored by the school.

Have you ever thought of me as a model?

I can't honestly say that I have. Why?

-Dickie wants me to pose for him.

-Oh, isn't that nice?

Dickie?

Now, don't be unreasonable.

He's a fine man. You don't know him at all.

I know enough to advise you

to go back to deep-sea diving.

-I don't need your advice.

-I'm your sister and your guardian.

-I'm acting in your best interests.

-I'll be an old maid.

Only until you're 18. When a suitable man

comes along, I'll happily see you married.

And you'll probably make him pass

a lie-detector test first.

-You forget about Mr. Nugent.

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