The Secret Fury

THE SECRET FURY

Mr and Mrs Miller

Mr and Mrs Miller

Mr and Mrs Tober

Mr and Mrs Tober

Your invitation,please?

I don't believe I have one

I'm sorry,presence here is by invitation only

Yes

Excuse me please

Mr and Mrs Henry

Mr and Mrs Henry

OK

-You're with these fellows? -No.I'm alone

Can't get in without a pass,I'm sorry

Two extra maids

No sense of hanging around,that's the story

-No offence -No,no

You know she could start to give away for a run of all this

Ten,eleven lap dishes

Is this the one?

I think so,they are always alike

What's happen with this packet?

My monkey suit

That's a little gem

-With the waiters? -No

-Bartenders? -No

What are you doing here?

I'm trying to get married

Just a minute

You'd better come with me

-Is this the trench? -It might be,step in there,please

He's an architect,and quite distinguished in his profess..

Oh,dear,would you excuse me please

David,you are not dressed

It's all right,aunt Clara, I have it right here

This gentlemen says he's the groom,Miss Ewing

He is,so you can go back to your post,Cpt McCafferty

You come with me,I'll take you up the back way

David,you just have to dress in my room

-At your service Bradbury,Sir -Don't be silly

You have shoes in there,I trust?

Everything

The man at the Rattle Place said

that these were strictly regulations for pallbearers,bride grooms and Easter parades

I wouldn't dare drab anywhere rigged up in these

it wouldn't be so bad at night, but in broad daylight

I know that my niece find great charm in what you're called off hand manner

but really,David

there are times when it becomes very irritating,after all,Ellen is a Ewing

Don't let it bother you, she won't be one long

She'll be a McLean within an hour

Please hurry and don't let anybody hear you say you rented your cutaway

Witcham fumigate it,they guarantee after every use

And one thing more

would you mind very much not doing anything eccentric during the ceremony

Shall I go on?

Oh,David really

-Who is it? -Aunt Clara,dear

Come in

David is here

Oh,I'm glad of that

I am almost forgot

And he isn't even dressed

Well, it is a chilly day,darling

you'd better wrap him up before he goes outdoors

Ellen Ewing,you were always impressionable

but since you met this McLean man, you are downright indecent

Here,put on your gloves and stop your further things

What a way mothers always want

she would have liked me too, don't you think?

But dear they have all turned yellow

I saw them last week up in the attic,when I was poking around that hospital trunk

They'll be my something awe

It'll be like having her hold my hand

Thinking about Mother and Dad all morning

They'll be very proud of you today,you do look lovely

They might say you've been a bit impetuous

Impetuous?

I think mother say I was a little laid

Dad always said I married my piano

No he said that you find time one day

between concert engagements of course,marry Eric Lowell

Let's not go over that again

Tell me is David nervous?

No,but I am,I'm going downstairs to wait for the bishop

He'll be hurt if some member of the family isn't there to greet him

oh darling,do hurry,will you?

I will

Hey,

David

Hello

Hey

No,you can't come in,I'm dressing

What's you doing?

-Right now? -Right now

I'm putting on my hat

That's a good start

Need a little help?

No,no chinese rules,can't see the bride before the wedding

Who is chinese? Look,can't we send all those people home

You can still back out

I can't I'm hooked

And now go downstairs,I'm not ready

The fellow sent me an apron for a tie

That's the best card

What did you say?

It's a nice card

You said it,if they don't come in and fix it,I'm not going to wear it as a muslin

Now stop it

Something borrowed

If you really need help, will you promise not to look?

I promise

All right,come on

This tie would make a swell bathing suit for you

or do you wear bloomers on the beach?

I cannot swim,Mr McLean,Miss Ellen went up to the attic,to get something

I knew I couldn't trust you

Get out of that room this minute,don't you know it's bad luck to see the bride

Miss Ellen went to get her gloves

Then he didn't see her,that's good

David,this is Gregory

We should have met before,Mr McLean

Yes,we should

Mr Kent is Ellen's guardian

and her closest friend,and I'm sure he looked you up,thoroughly

All I've been able to find out

about you,Mr McLean,is that you are a very fine architect

I've been vaccinated too,Mr Kent

Young man,you go downstairs with me this instant

so there'll be no chance

of you getting into any further mischief, come on both of you

Ellen,the bishop is waiting

Ellen,you are a beautiful bride

Thank you,Gregory

Are you happy?

I wish your father was alive to see you today

He'd like you taking his place

I've always tried to do that,Ellen

And anything I can do for you

is only a small measure of repayment for the many things your father did for me

Thank you

-Ellen -Eric,I'm so glad you're here today

I can't stay after the ceremony, so I want to tell you now

that I wish you and the lucky man, all the happiness in the world

Thank you,Eric

Here you are,the flowers

Now,she is only getting married

Yes,I know

Join hands ,please

Dearly beloved,we are gathered together here

in the sight of God and in the face of this company

to join together this man and this woman in holy matrimony

which is an honourable state, instituted of God

and therefore is not for any to be entered into

unadvisedly or lightly but reverently, discreetly,soberly and in the fear of God

Into this holy state,these two persons present,come now to be joined

If any man can show just cause why these two may not be lawfully joined together

let him now speak or else hereafter, forever hold his peace

I beg you pardon,Bishop

You can't go on with the ceremony

You can't marry this woman to this man, Bishop,because she already has a husband

This woman,Ellen Ewing

was married on March 21 in Fairview to my friend Lucian Randall

David

How did this crank get in here?

I'll get him out

This is awful,Bishop,it's not true

I'm doing you a favour,Bishop,you do not want to help to commit bigamy,do you?

Have you any proofs,Sir,for your statement?

I was there,I was best man,the records in Fairview will prove what I say

It's a preposterous lie

Your reverend

Please,

It's a grave charge,Mr McLean

I'm as grieved as you are my son but the ecclesiastical laws are quite plain

This is truth,you can verify it in just three minutes by just phoning Fairview

Perhaps,if Mr Lowell and Mr Kent wouldn't mind

we could just spend a few moments in quiet meditation while they telephone

Long distance,this is an emergency,that's right

I want the marriage license bureau in County Office at Fairview,anyone at all

Did you ever seen him before?

Of course not

Don't worry darling

This is Eric Lowell DA

Would you see if you have a record

of a marriage between Miss Ellen Ewing and Mr Randall there on March 21st?

It's just a formality,so please look quickly

How dear he,the man ought to be horse whipped

By March 21st Ellen was at Palm Springs with the Racketts

No,I was in the beach house at Fairview

No,you were with the Racketts in Palm Springs

It doesn't make any difference,Aunt Clara

You don't mind?

Now I guess we can go ahead,Sir

I'm extremely sorry,we'll proceed

-Just a moment,Bishop, -I think you all better come into the house

Gregory?

Please,come inside,as your lawyer I advise it

David