Martha Conklin
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Oct 7, 2026
Martha ConklinGUEST
She's out doing some last minute shopping for the par- Miss Brooks, isn't it terribly early? I mean, um, with the days getting shorter all the time, it seems like about 5:00.
11 MINS LATER
Martha ConklinGUEST
And who's that right behind him with the blue cap and hitting the big bass drum? Hallelujah.
Martha ConklinGUEST
Uh, tell you what, Margaret, I'll talk this over with my daughter Harriet and call you back later.
8 MINS LATER
Harriet ConklinGUEST
The man said it would feed almost a dozen people who ordinarily would go without any Thanksgiving meal
Martha ConklinGUEST
I know your father will be happy at the thought of sharing with our lesser privileged citizens.
10 MINS LATER
Martha ConklinGUEST
What, Mrs. Davis? I would have been here sooner, but I just had to stop at the mass meeting.
Martha ConklinGUEST
I also told those parents how you said that if you had been running student government day instead of Mr. Conklin, there wouldn't have been so much dunder-headed bumbling.
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Martha ConklinGUEST
I forgot to mention it before you left this morning, but this is my thorough cleaning day, and you'll have to pick up some things for dinner tonight.
13 MINS LATER
Martha ConklinGUEST
But, Osgood, driving home in the middle of the evening like this, I think your suspicions are fantastic.
Martha ConklinGUEST
Just because we find out the silver slipper's been closed for a month, why should you get the wild idea that Walter and Harriet are eloping?
speaker_21UNKNOWN
[laughs]
15 MINS LATER
Osgood ConklinGUEST
Chance? What other principal has a better chance? The job requires tact, charm, diplomacy, and intelligence.
Martha ConklinGUEST
Do you really think you've got a chance, Osgood? I mean, if you are selected, when will you find out about it?
Martha ConklinGUEST
He'll put the bundle in your office, and I'd like you to bring it home for me.
speaker_5UNKNOWN
[laughs]
Martha ConklinGUEST
I forgot to mention it before you left this morning, uh, but this is my thorough cleaning day, and you will have to pick up some things for dinner tonight.
11 MINS LATER
Martha ConklinGUEST
But Osgood, driving home in the middle of the evening like this? I think your suspicions are fantastic.
Martha ConklinGUEST
Just because we find out The Silver Slipper's been closed for a month, why should you get the wild idea that Walter and Harriet are eloping?
Martha ConklinGUEST
In fact, he would have died of loneliness last week if I hadn't taken him over to Mrs. Davis' to play with her cat, Minerva.
9 MINS LATER
speaker_9UNKNOWN
[laughs]
Martha ConklinGUEST
Now, I'm going to get you a glass of warm milk, and you stay right comfy in your chair till I get back.
Martha ConklinGUEST
Well, how can I take it easy? How would you feel if you thought you were never going to see Osgood again?
Connie BrooksHOST
Well, don't just stand there, Mr. Boynton Pull up a life raft and sit down Oh, don't be discouraged, Mrs. Conklin Maybe Walter Denton will come back with some more
speaker_10UNKNOWN
[laughs]
Osgood ConklinGUEST
As I was saying, Martha, I'm sure that the faculty at Madison is totally inept.
speaker_3UNKNOWN
But I am going to save her.
Martha ConklinGUEST
Stone out of that elevator shaft and became a hero, you've been simply impossible.
7 MINS LATER
speaker_3UNKNOWN
Nothing! Who's that? Martha! Good heavens, I see the mother of my child! The world must be flashing before my eyes! Arthur, what on earth are you babbling about? Martha, is that really you?
Martha ConklinGUEST
How did you get out here? Are you treading water? What for? The lake is only three feet deep here.
Martha ConklinGUEST
Is Mr. Franklin going along with us? I don't know if he's quite ready yet, Walter.
Osgood ConklinGUEST
Chance? What other principal has a better chance? The job requires tact, charm, diplomacy, and intelligence.
Martha ConklinGUEST
I forgot to mention it before you left this morning, but this is my thorough cleaning day, and you'll have to pick up some things for dinner tonight.
13 MINS LATER
Martha ConklinGUEST
But, Osgood, driving home in the middle of the evening like this, I think your suspicions are fantastic.
Martha ConklinGUEST
Just because we find out the Silver Slipper's been closed for a month, why should you get the wild idea that Walter and Harriet are eloping?
Mrs. DavisGUEST
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