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Merton Savadas Crush

The Halls of Ivy · 1950 · 29 min · 4,465 words

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Ladies and gentlemen, the Jaws of Schlitz Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin presents The Halls of Ivy, starring Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Coleman. I was curious. I tasted it. Now I know why. Schlitz is the beer that made Milwaukee famous.

If you like good beer, you'll find it pays to be curious and learn about Schlitz for yourself. And now, the halls of Ivy! Let's surround the- Welcome again to Ivy. Ivy College that is in the town of Ivy, USA.

Spring came to Ivy a few days ago, and in spring as we all know, a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love, just as it does in summer and autumn and winter. Sometimes it doesn't turn lightly at all, but with a resounding crash.

And as in many crashes, it's the innocent bystanders who are most shaken up. No bystanders are more innocent this evening than Dr. William Todd Hunter Hall, Ivy's president and his wife, the former Victoria Cromwell of the English stage.

It's shortly after dinner and Dr. Hall is in his study. Mrs. Hall enters and says, Look at you making your little racket just now, Tottie Darling. Yes, I was feeling a bit chilly and so I'd build a fire.

Oh, well why didn't you? Well, having cleaned out the ashes, broken up a crate for kindling and carried in three huge lugs, I don't feel chilly anymore, just overheated. But don't go yet, Vicki. I've got a problem.

What is it? Well, I've arranged all the papers on my desk neatly, sharpened all the pencils I could find, changed the ribbon my typewriter and cleaned the keys. Now, what else can I do to put off the moment when I have to go to work?

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