:17:01
Budington.
:17:03
l can't think of a rhyme
for Budington yet.
:17:05
The gentlemen from the opera are
still waiting in the board room, sir.
:17:09
They're getting a trifle impatient.
:17:11
l forgot about them.
What do you think they want?
:17:13
Your uncle was chairman of the board.
They probably expect you to carry on.
:17:16
I'll tell those mugs to keep their
shirts on and that you'll be right down.
:17:20
Oh, did you send that telegram
to Jim Mason yet?
:17:23
Jim Mason?
Oh, yeah, yeah.
:17:25
No, l didn't send it. I've got it
written out, though. Here it is.
:17:29
"Arthur's been with the tailor works
too long. Stop.
:17:32
Don't think we should fire him.
Longfellow."
:17:35
Send it right away.
l don't want him to fire Arthur.
:17:37
Sure, we don't want to fire Arthur.
:17:39
He was the last baby
my father delivered, Arthur was.
:17:42
You ought to give this matter
some thought.
:17:45
l mean about
the power of attorney.
:17:47
Oh, yes, l will.
I'll give it a lot of thought.
:17:50
There was a fellow named Winslow
here a while ago...
:17:53
wanted to handle my business
for nothing too.
:17:56
Puzzles me why these people want
to work for nothing. It isn't natural.
:17:59
l guess I'd better
think about it some more.
:18:02
That's that.
:18:04
You go to an awful lot of work
to keep a fella warm.
:18:07
Yes, sir.
:18:09
A Mr. Hallor to see you, sir.
:18:11
Hallor?
Don't let him in.
:18:13
Why not? Who's he?
:18:15
A lawyer representing a woman.
Some claim against the estate.
:18:18
If he has a claim, we'd better see him.
Send him in.
:18:22
He'll cause you a lot of trouble.
:18:25
How can he make trouble for me?
I haven't done anything.
:18:28
- l told you to take this up with me.
- I'm tired of being pushed around.
:18:31
I don't care
how important you are.
:18:33
- Mr. Deeds, l represent Mrs. Semple.
- Mrs. Semple?
:18:36
Your uncle's common-law wife.
She has a legal claim on the estate.
:18:39
- Suppose we let the courts decide--
- You wouldn't dare take this to court.
:18:43
I'll leave it to you.
:18:45
Would any court not be in sympathy with
a woman who gave up her best years...
:18:49
for an old man like your uncle?
:18:51
- What kind of wife did you say?
- Common-law wife.
:18:54
- On top of that, there's a child.
- Child? My uncle?
:18:57
- Yes, sir.
- That's awful.
:18:59
The poor woman should be
taken care of immediately.