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The Man Under the Elm Trees

Let George Do It · September 26, 1949 · 29 min · 4,496 words

The transcript of “The Man Under the Elm Trees”, an episode of Let George Do It first broadcast September 26, 1949. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Let George Do It plays Let George Do It free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Personal notice, strange as my stock and trade. If you feel like the knife thrower's assistant in a high win, you've got a job for me, George Valentine. Right full details. Standard of California, on behalf of independent chevron gas stations and standard stations throughout the West invites you to let George do it.

The man under the elm trees. Another adventure of George Valentine. Dear Valentine, you may not remember, but you and I had a very interesting talk once in the smoking car of the streamliner, at least as far as maybe a junction we did.

Anyway, that's why I feel I can call on you now as a friend. I live with my little sister, Mrs. Letitia Packler. She's got too much money, more than's good for any woman. She can't control it, I can't control her, and unless you help out, there's going to be a big loud crash at the end of the line.

Now I wonder that you might be... becoming to visit as a friend of course when I'm in a holobrook scene what's the guy's name oh uh... hannigan del hannigan remember people you meet on three well anyway so let's show or no one else will suspect the real reason you're here you see the big trouble is my sister likes to make friends too

only the wrong kind of friends the kind that ought to be in prison sincerely del hannigan The name still means nothing. And it's for Mayville Junction, I'm darned if I ever go. Oh, George, it's the college town.

Just because they're football teams, we're in as good as we are. All right, Angel, all right. Let's go Bula Bula, even if it is at Mayville College. You must be Mr. Valentine and Miss Brooke.

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