Mr. and Mrs. North - Checkmate

Henry Myers is calling his wife, Tina, at their home with good news. He says "Tina, listen to me very carefully. I have a job! I'll be right home to tell you about it! Tell our son, Stanley. He'll be pleased". Tina says "Oh, yes I will!" After hanging up the phone, she hurries down the hall and excitedly opens Stanley's bedroom door. Stanley says "For Pete's sake, Ma, do you have to bust in like that? Can't you see I'm busy?" Tina says "Stanley, your father has a job!" Stanley says "Well, what do you know". Tina says "Aren't you pleased?" Stanley says "What for? It took him long enough to land something, didn't it? How long has he been on the rocks? A year? Eighteen months?" Tina says "Most of that time he was in the sanatorium, you know that. He hasn't been home for long". Stanley says "Alright, Ma. What kind of a job is it?" Tina says "Well, I don't know. He will be here soon. He hoped you would be pleased, too". Stanley says "Yeah, I am. Now he won't be coming to me for dough all the time". Later, as the family is sitting down to dinner, Henry says "the name of the company is the Checkmate Corporation". Tina asks "Checkmate, is that a good company, Henry?" He says "It's a big company, Tina, they make machines that write checks automatically". Stanley says "Oh sure, I've heard of them". Henry says "Very good machines. Every check is stamped with little perforations and special markings to insure against forgery. You know what i mean, Stanley?" He says "Yeah, it's a good machine. What's your salary?" Henry says "There is no salary. I sell the machines for commissions. Mr. Martin at the company spent all day with me. He showed me all about the machine and explained to me the sales technique. We show the customer how easy it is to duplicate their signature by turning it upside down and slowly tracing it. When it's upside down, it is just a series of scribbles, not letters". Stanley says "Hey, that's not bad. You're bound to make money, Pa, one way or another".