KEN. Take a squint at that, Tippy.
[TIPPY _carefully turns iron on end and steps over to look at
drawing._]
TIPPY. H'm. Very charming. Very charming. If Comrade Stalin could
see that he would order one for each member of his harem.
KEN. That's a bum joke. Not even Hearst has accused Stalin of
irregularity in his private life.
TIPPY. Sorry. That comes of my not reading Hearst.
KEN. What's more, this drawing's not intended for the Soviets. It's
distinctly American.
TIPPY. But Ken, they like it Americanskee. They approve of the way
we _do_ our living, if not of the way we _get_ it.
KEN. They like our gadgets. The plans I sent to Moscow were all
American inside. But the exteriors were different.
TIPPY. [_Slaps him on shoulder and returns to pants pressing._]
Well, keep at it, old man. All things come to those who work while
they wait.
KEN. Work. I just do this to keep from going nuts.
TIPPY. O. K. Keep occupied. American recovery may yet prove
speedier than Soviet red tape.
KEN. I've given up hope of hearing from Moscow. It's been five
months ...
TIPPY. Make allowances for bureaucracy, Ken.
They're in such a hurry over there they haven't time to do
anything.
KEN. [_Starts to remove drawing._] I don't want Martin to see this.
He'd never forgive me if he knew I'd quit working on stuff for
Russia.
TIPPY. Hi, Ted! Give a look on your fellow artist's work.
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