george puts the telegram down. a goodness of heart expresses itself in a desire to do something for gower. he gives the ice cream to mary without comment and sidles back toward gower.
george and gower.
with an inspiration, george dashes out the door and down the street. mary follows him with her eyes.
uncle billy looking at his hand.
mary runs into the hall, opens the phonograph and puts on a record of "buffalo gals." then she opens the front door and stands there waiting for george.