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Leila Leaves Town

The Great Gildersleeve · October 9, 1946 · 29 min · 3,809 words

The transcript of “Leila Leaves Town”, an episode of The Great Gildersleeve first broadcast October 9, 1946. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Great Gildersleeve plays The Great Gildersleeve free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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The craft foods company presents the great Gildersleece! It's the great Gildersleece starring Harold Perry, brought to you by the craft foods company, makers of Farkay Modgerin, and a complete line of famous quality food products.

Well, let's see now what Gildersleece's been up to. I doubt really that Gildersleece, himself, could tell you. Since the day he learned that his old flame, Lila Ransom, was pledged to marry another, He has lived in a daze, busying himself about unimportant things and trying to put out of his mind the thought of his impending loss.

But inevitably had his come, the moment he has been dreading. It came when he wasn't looking. He was lingering late at the breakfast table, scanning the paper and putting away a few fried eggs when the doorbell rang.

Toast in one hand and napkin in the other, he rose and stepped to the door, wiping his mustache as he went. Oh, pardon me. Hello, Vila. I've come to say goodbye, Strockmott. Let me just put this toast down someplace.

There. Well... I might not see you again. That's why I came over now. Well, I'm glad you did. Glad you did. You're leaving today then? Tonight. Oh, tonight. at nine fifteen nine fifty and that's when my train goes train you're going on the train there yes well i brought you a key to my house i'd like to leave it with you

uh... judge hookers hand in the house for me of course but i thought if he wanted to show it to anybody why this is the key that's the key i'll take good care of it i'll hang it on a meal or That's the key to the front door, not the back door.

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