 tired of the everyday grind ever dream of a life of romantic adventure want to get away from it all we offer you escape escape designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half hour of high adventure you are standing in a moonlit clearing somewhere in the Burmese jungle the ruins of an ancient temple at your back while gliding silently across the grass towards you the knife in her hand held pointing at you is the beautiful yet deadly high priestess of the cult you have profaned the exotic girl who must now take your life listen now as escape brings you Kathleen Hyde story I of evil I studied fair child as he read the letter he was not a man I would ordinarily turn to for help but I was not acquainted in Mandalay then to he knew Campbell I mean no slur against fair child he was bright enough as government office clocks go I had simply hoped for more formidable assistance this is the last letter you received from Campbell the last word of any sort until I cabled him to meet me in Mandalay he cabled back that he would and named this hotel at noon today well he's only two hours late two hours doesn't mean much in Burma I'm not especially concerned about these two hours the letter I can't say I blame you odd sort of letter doesn't make a lot of sense to me nor to me nor to any one at the Historical Society I hate to suggest this but it sounds as if the old boys cracked a bit wouldn't you say that's more or less what I've been sent to find out this part here he says I shall fail if where I look my I see no beauty can't deny it has a certain ring to it when was the last time you saw Campbell let me see it was well before the rain set in I should say a good six or eight weeks before that would make it late February or early March Campbell's letter was posted here in Mandalay the 14th of May you're certain you didn't see him around that date positive of course just because it was posted here doesn't mean Campbell himself was in Mandalay probably sent it up here from Pugan by Mungbar Mungbar Burmese boy devoted to Campbell they've been all sorts of help to him with all that probing about he does around Pugan and ruddy ancient shrines and pagodas the places crawling with him you know yes yes that's what I understand Mungbar does a lot of that sort of thing for Campbell and supplies comes up the Irawadi by boats you know there's no train down to Pugan from Mandalay I don't suppose Campbell relishes the boat trip often what was he like the last time you saw him seems normal enough we lunched here at the hotel just as we're doing from what you've said that's about four months or so girl I guess a lot could happen to a man in four months it could in Pugan nothing but those miserable pagodas and I don't take much to ruin myself you mean they're having to lie no no no this is my first trip to Burma then might just give you a word about the people all sorts of course but those around Pugan seem to be given to all manner of strange beliefs superstitions odd things well the evil eye for example you serious dead serious we can't be talking about the same thing if I remember correctly the archaic belief in the evil eye is that if one possesses it anything or anyone he looks upon will die quite right only it isn't entirely archaic it's a wide spread belief in ninja parts of Egypt Arabia and certainly here in Burma that's fantastic if I may longing you'll have to find a great many things in Burma fantastic not so much in Mandalay perhaps a Rangoon but around Pugan and to the west and north there's a feeling a mystic something that's been known to take hold of men you're suggesting that can I don't know you'd have to go there to find out as fair child left me something drew my attention across the room she was alone and quite possibly the most beautiful woman I've ever seen utterly strikingly beautiful and the look in her eyes was a compelling invitation in no time at all I accepted you were a very long time matter of seconds after I saw you but you were a long time seeing me I have been looking at you for almost an hour not like that you haven't no I'd have known I wonder your face a very nice face has been clouded with concern and so with mine have been with your luncheon companion he was a bit drab wasn't he I saw no reason for you to spend more time with him China decided you should spend your time with her China I like that and I like the name Steven Loring how on earth could you know that either I have the gift of clairvoyance or I paid to look at the hotel register well in either case I'm flattered and because I haven't much time I agree with China I should spend what time I have with her how much time today perhaps tonight and tomorrow no no tomorrow I'm off to Pugan and a feeling a mystic something that's been known to take hold of men you joke about Pugan oh no no not really I was quoting my drab friend I've never been to Pugan myself I do not think you would like it there Pugan is very different I should think you would find Mandalay much more to your taste I should think I would too and China knowing Mandalay was strange to me wrote out instructions that would lead me to our rendezvous that night and and she was gone I found it difficult to believe our meeting ever occurred except that the memory of her was vivid and haunting I lingered over a brandy and was preparing to leave the dining room greetings Takin you are I'm certain one Mr. Loring is everyone in Burma clairvoyant no takin I am pleased to be moon bar moon bar Oh Campbell's friend from Pugan but where is he isn't he with you regrettably not with moon bar estimate friend remained in Pugan asked that you understand and kindly to return to Pugan with moon bar oh well is is anything the matter with Campbell to say again esteemed friend remains in Pugan asks that you understand and kindly to return to Pugan with moon bar no no I understand you all right I'm inquiring about Campbell is he well to say again esteemed all right no I understand I am to come with you to Pugan Campbell is there good good to leave now is to arrive at Pugan as the Sun rises and no not good not today tomorrow morning when the Sun lives again we will go to say again to leave now no no no never mind that I said not today you understand tomorrow morning you and I go to Pugan not good very good now here can you lead me to this address or show me how to get there see to answer moon bar is able to lead to this address I have splendid then meet me here at the hotel at seven this evening no thank you takin no now what's all this about to beg pardon takin no able moon bar think not wise for one mr. lowering to present himself at stated address so moon bar not to lead him there and he smiled and bowed and scurried off it didn't matter I knew that somehow I would find my way to China that night when evening came I left the hotel and began a bewildering tour of the countless bazaars by asking a direction here and a question there I came finally to a dark cluster of buildings in a remote section of the Zegu bazaar and there at the proper door I stopped you are the most welcome one I'm Stephen lowering much in a wits for you kindly enter thank you as a bit dark in here isn't it the lights of a thousand candles are soon to come taking one moment I took a few steps on past the servant and suddenly I felt a pair of arms around me I struggled to free myself in a blinding pain flashed through me and I felt myself sinking to the floor thankfully I heard the voices and only one did I recognize that of the little Burmese man bar but talking to wake from a dream not always pleasing taking mom mom bar happened not to remember often rewarding oh we're on a boat soon to land at the gun well last night you followed me you saved my life not trouble to serve friend of a steamed friend oh yeah yes yes Campbell I wonder how I'll find him in time taking all questions are answered no no you're wrong some questions are never answered maybe that's just as well spoken like man of wisdom enlightenment very little of either this morning it is morning isn't it sun warm and you like mung bar as much to learn before it dies we all do it too big pardon taking some more than others people a village are in their hearts good people but wisdom to them new and fears old yes so I understand but what is people of village require patience leader who shows patience and no fear can bring my people to enlightenment away from superstitions and ancient religious teachings oh no you've got the wrong idea I have not come to lead your people anymore than Campbell did now understand I've come only to get data on the ancient shrines and pagodas nearby and to help your esteemed friend Campbell talking to see many past glories of food on but it begs pardon villagers of food on also there the village when we reached it was somewhat inland from the river port of food on proper wood and bamboo huts lined the four sides of a square that served as a compound a pack of wild dogs swarmed ahead of us yapping a signal to the groups of villagers bunched together near a central hut mung bar raised his hand in greeting for a moment of frozen silence the villagers turned and ran the run from us something very wrong not much of a welcome must walk ahead to hot of a steaming friend must smile show no fear come I fixed this smile in my face that mung bar ordered and I followed him if I showed no fear it was not because I felt none I wasn't a soul in sight but my back straightened rigid with a feel of a hundred eyes upon it mung bars steps slowed at the sound of the bell his head caught slightly to one side is it to listen we walked on slowly now until we came to the central hut there mung bar stop cold no no not so what is it what's wrong the evil eye it has come the evil eye you are listening to Eye of Evil tonight's presentation of escape each week CBS radio issues an invitation to go on the prowl in a real squad car you'll hear the stories of real witnesses in real cases as you join us on CBS radio's night watch it's unusual thoroughly factual and thoroughly exciting night watch every week on most of these same stations and now escape and the second act of Eye of Evil mung bar had disappeared as quickly and completely as the others fled in terror from a crude sign I could not understand at the door of the central hut the temple bells told ominously as I walked inside not knowing what to expect mung bar had called this Campbell's hut but there was no one inside only the strange signs and symbols are fixed to everything in sight I wanted to run to desperately but something told me that if I was safe at all I was safer inside the hut as the silent day war on I found many of Campbell's papers garbled and strange they were a chronicle of this steady deterioration of a man when I finally put them down it was night taking taking mung bar falls before you are you hurt only with hurt of shame taking and get up when Julie forgiven I said get up and tell me what this madness is all about these signs this poppycock about the evil eye mung bar upon seeing the signs of evil eye forgot his enlightenment did you find out about Campbell he is said to be possessed and that accounts for these signs signs are charmed to evil eye take away power so say my people your people are insane only frighten takin look can't you talk to them reason with them tell them they have nothing to fear that even if they did these obscene charms of theirs a no answer not mung bar takin must do me that's ridiculous to say again takin must do the evil eye is on this house only takin can prove this is not so so say my people but but how tomorrow takin look upon chosen one if chosen one not die spell of evil eye broken if chosen one die not good all the idiotic to beg pardon to do this only way to save esteem the friend and self there was no sleep the Pugan night spent itself slowly weirdly washed in moonlight and filled with strange sounds the paddy birds the barking deer the cries of wild cattle and always always the eerie toll of the temple bells I could feel it building in me a fusion of strangeness a fear a fear that was somehow compelling drawn to an opening at the back of Campbell's hut I looked out near I saw moonlight fantasy in a clearing before an ancient pagoda a single dancer performed and then somehow I was outside the hut walking slowly across the compound no takin no get out my way hear me here here mung bar you must not answer the call of the temple bells stand aside to follow is to die I tried to free myself from mung bar's grip I could not and if the dancer danced on if the bells told longer I don't know because suddenly the night was black and silent and the madness was gone you know each night I don't know how I got to bed yet every morning I find you here I can sleep well like I was hit on their head mung bar was there really a dancer out there 60 takin feel fine was there a dancer what has gone before belongs to the night no longer to us I don't understand your bloody country mung bar or even you I am pleased to be a simple man you've saved my life twice now why takin mung bar friend life of friend more precious than own life mung bar what happened to me last night what happened to Campbell before I got here mung bar not no fix tea takin feel fine everything here plays on your feelings emotions the cries of the animals the tolling of the bells the sight of ruin after ruined pagodas and shrines in crumbling decay is that it is the very decay here hold the power to degenerate a man oh temple bell again our has come takin hot hour before bright sun and my people takin look upon chosen one only way to save esteemed friend and the self outside the villagers lined the compound some war coverings over their entire heads others with the same fear that I might possess the evil I hid their faces from my view all of them so far as I could see war signs and symbols as charms against my spell we was madness all of it madness takin ready just tell me what I'm supposed to do chosen one will walk to center of cleaning temple bells will stop that becomes signal for takin to look for first time upon chosen one when the bell stop he's all right now let's get done with it kindly turn back takin all right have to make quick work of it takin my heart very nearly stopped with the bells slowly I turned around to look upon the chosen one he stood proudly straight smiling confidently at me my little Burmese friend munga and I looked and smiled and watched him fall munga munga munga how how in heaven's name not talking esteemed friend Campbell he Campbell poor wretched devil munga was dead and I was alone I started to lift him to carry him back to the hut and then I saw the thin arrow in his back a blowgun I looked up in the direction the arrow must have come there it was the ancient pagoda where the dancer had been the night before there's also the direction the temple bells this time without anyone to stop me I walked into the ruins of the temple Campbell Campbell where are you I'll find you you know Campbell I can't see you any shadows I'm here in the dark and you can hear me if your eyes fail you follow your ears why did you do it Campbell he worshiped you why did you have to kill mung bar mung bar cowering in the darkness won't help you Campbell there's a window down there why don't you stand proudly in the bright sunlight as he mung bar died proudly a very gallant you're mad come here here to the light and now stand there until are we at the window now morning Campbell you're blind do I stand proudly in the bright sunlight what happened to you who did this to you I shall fail where I look my eyes see no beauty Campbell we didn't understand in your letter none of us understood tell me who did that to your eyes where one sees no beauty no good one sees evil and once the eye becomes absorbed with evil it is said the eye must no longer see Campbell listen to me we'll go now you and I I'll take you home I am home no no no we'll go to England now together do you understand me you don't understand me I want to be here I must be here but why this place is strange and terrifying and beautiful loring but you you must go before you see its beauty before it draws you and holds you and never lets you go there's no beauty here have you not seen our beauty Stephen Loring Gina have you not watched the dancer by moonlight and felt compelled to follow her go larring go now it's not too late for you Campbell did Gina did she do this to you go loring while you can you were supposed to die in Mandalay Stephen you tried to have me killed my people are happy as they are believe me loring and go now too late is very soon upon you I'll go I've had my fill of this madness is it madness are you sure you must be very sure it might be madness or again it might be a feeling a mystic something that has been known to take hold of men I ran hard and fast from the ancient pagoda away from China away from Campbell through the compound I ran toward Pugan in the river and freedom and when the river was in sight my my legs became heavy leaden and in my mind I knew I would run as far into the world as I could but I also knew that someday I would have to come back under the direction of Norman McDonald escape has brought you eye of evil by Kathleen Heights starring John Daner featured in the cast were Lynn Allen and Jack Krushen with Polly Bear and Ben Wright your announcer George Walsh the special music for escape is composed and conducted by Leith Stevens next week or adrift in the small boat somewhere in the English Channel the fog lying heavy on the greasy moving waters while in the dark ahead of you moving through the war-torn night towards you is a thread of death from which there may be no escape so listen next week when escape brings you David divine story flood on the good winds this coming Monday night on CBS radio's gun smoke you'll 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