 The signal oil program The whistler that whistle is your signal for the signal oil program The whistler and I know many things for I walked by night I know many strange tales hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows Yeah, I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak Yes friends, it's time for the signal oil program the whistler Rated tops in popularity for a longer period of time than any other West Coast program in radio history and Signal gasoline is top two tops in quality It takes extra quality, you know to give you extra mileage and signal is the famous go farther gasoline So look for the signal circle sign in yellow and black that identifies friendly dealer owned signal station from Panada to Mexico And now the whistler strange story tough guy The white-satched community sat quietly sweltering under a broiling South American sun As a battered taxi swirved off the highway in a cloud of thick red dust and clattered up the main street Larry Sands sat huddled in the rear of the cab Wishing he was back at his desk in the offices of Pacific Airways in San Francisco Nervously he puffed on his cigarette in his eyes shifted from one side of the street to the other Searching the faces peering into doorways probing the shadows Finally the ancient vehicle grown to a stop in front of a neat two-story building Larry Sands dismissed his driver and hurried into the hotel the clerk looked up from his newspaper and smile Good afternoon, sir. I'm Larry Sands Pacific Airways You received my message. Oh, sir your son see the room is ready for you Welcome to Hotel Vergano. I am Fernando Peralta the manager. It will be a pleasure to serve you, sir. Okay How about taking me up to my room your luggage is this all yeah? Yeah, I will have someone take it upstairs. No I'll take it myself Come on. You wish to go to your room now, sir. Yes, but I thought perhaps after the long journey The senior would care to visit the hotel. I said I want to go up to my room. I see which senior I Will get the key This way, sir across the patio May I ask how long you intend to a stay senior Sands two or three weeks? It depends. Oh, I thought perhaps you would be with us until the airfield was finished. Oh You're surprised that I know senior There is not one man woman or child here who does not know that you're here to supervise the building of the new airfield How do you mean? Well, senior workers will have to be hired the land must be cleared the building all this means much to our town See this place where you are to build a field senior. I know it well you have been there Not not yet during the war that is the revolution of 1938 It was an airfield then the government forces used it as Here we are You have heard of the revolution of 1938 in your sense. Yeah, yeah, I heard about it And we are senior Is it not a beautiful room? The windows here overlook the plaza. There's a cooling breeze. I will open the windows a little more. No, I beg your pardon. You're welcome But senior it is a war lock the windows Which senior tell me? You serve meals here, of course, and you're there's the dining room downstairs if you wish I will see that a table I won't be necessary. I'd like to have my meals sent up to my room and if anyone calls me I'm not in that understood. You are not in I don't want to be disturbed no matter who it is. I'm not in That clear this clears in your sense. All right, just be sure you remember What's the matter, senior? That's a picture Who put it there picture what picture senior there on the table where did it come from? I do not know senior. I did not hear before you're lying senior. I swear. I have never seen this photograph before I asked Why it is a picture of you senior son To my darling, sir, I sit down with all my love Larry Senior you must believe me. I have no idea. Oh that cab driver back. I'm leaving leaving with the new head what I said Find that cab driver. 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He's been gone 10 minutes Surely he'd have found a cab by now Quickly you go to the window look down into the street almost deserted in the hot afternoon sun Your eyes sweep across the plaza settle on a low white building at the corner the Cantina It was called the blue grotto in those days wasn't it Larry that was 10 years ago in 1938 He was so very young men hungry for adventure There was a revolution here and the government was hiring pilots as fast as they could find them You remember well, don't you your first night here sitting at the bar of the blue grotto But don't senior may I sit here sure sure help yourself you are Larry sans. Are you not that's right? I saw you at the airfield this morning with the commandant. You are going to fly with us. No, why not? My name is Antonio Antonio bar. Oh, so you're Antonio, huh? The commandant is told you about me, huh? Yeah, you're pretty good Is that all he said you have the heart of a sentimental female, but in the air you were a terror How about a drink in a moment? Thank you. He also said you like to watch over your boys like a mother hen But this I shouldn't get sore. Oh No, we'll see Have you ever been in combat Larry? Nope, but I've seen a lot of movies Tell me I'm curious Why do you come here to fight for my people? Your government's paying me fifteen hundred bucks a month with a bonus for every ship. I knock out of the air Then answer your question. I Suppose it does. Yes. I don't know anything about politics. I don't know who's right. Who's wrong in this practice Have you tell me your side is right? That's good enough for me. I see Does that make you sore? No This rat race is over. I'll find me another war. There'll be one someplace always is Larry, you know something. Hmm. You are I think not so very tough What? But I like you. I think also we will get along now you buy me that drink, huh? Larry you are hurt. I relax Antonio. I'm alright. Everybody getting so excited about I brought this kite back, didn't I? It's a few slugs and a beat-up job like this. It is not the ship. We worry about Larry. Okay? Okay, Larry the next time you may not be so lucky sure sure when you never learn Larry I have told you when you are up there look around look around all the time never stop Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I know I forgot it hadn't been for you those two would have blast me right out of the sky Thanks, pal Thanks, you will learn Larry you will not fast enough 500 bucks for every ship I knocked down. I've been here a month now not a single plane to my credit The money again always it is the money that is most important You found anything better this lock. Look, I'm in no mood for a lecture Come on down to the village and stand a few drinks. All right, Larry. All right They turn out at the grotto tonight. What are they doing? Giving me pickle dishes. What do you mean, Larry? Give it just an old American custom Now here's the table. All right Hey, sweetheart, how about some service? May I help you? Hello, Antonio, that is good to see you again. Where have you been? How are we worried for you? I thought you knew not the word we had of you suddenly a little terraced eyes gone a little mascot vanished The boys are heartbroken. Oh, but there are so many other girls like you Look at Larry is she not beautiful That is if I this is my good friend Larry He is one of us now Then you say hi to see him. You must tell me what happened to you. Why did you deserve to my? My parents I have not heard from them since the war started We are from the North, you know and when the war began we were separated. Yes I knew about that then you came here a month ago. I heard from a friend My father had been seen in Rio, North. That is where I have been looking for my father. I Did not find him I am sorry I'm very sorry. Well, uh Now that everything settled and how about the drink sweet out? Oh, yes. I'm sorry. I bring them right away Brandy the same chick. I will be back in a minute. It is sad. No. Yeah, but we'd never get our drinks You look is she really the mascot of our outfit is more than that Larry I tell you something she does Larry she has pictures of all the pilots She collects them they are on the walls of her room and every night she prays for So someday I think your picture will be there also sure sure I can hardly wait Still the big tough guy, huh? All right Larry we'll see The next few months are exciting ones aren't they Larry Flying the battered government planes They're raids deep into enemy territory bombing missions night patrols And Antonio is always nearby watching over you like a mother hen You find yourself thinking more and more of teresita And you see her every time you go to the blue grotto And then one evening as you and Antonio enter the crowded cafe. She comes running towards you Larry Larry Oh, hello, teresita. You did not come last night and today. I hear a pilot is missing It's either the Frenchman right now. I did not know I I thought perhaps you think it was out of me go Larry was missing. Hey Listen, don't you think I know how to take care of myself every time a plane gets knocked off or on her right away Everybody thinks it's a larry. I did not mean sure sure. I know. I'm just a green kid Four months about a single plane to my credit Antonio and the rest of them treat me like a baby Gotta take care of a junior if upstairs see the junior doesn't get into a jam No, you do not understand Larry. It is because uh, teresita bring us the drinks and we will sit over here. Yes, right away, Antonio Here Larry sit down sit down You know You are not very smart larry. You are not very smart at all. I think Look, what is this gonna be another lecture? How can anyone be so blind so blind? All right. All right. Get it off your chest Antonio Pablo, what are you doing here? The commandant. He asked me to find you. Ruiz has been killed Ruiz But that is impossible. He came back with us this afternoon. I know but I found him an hour ago In a ditch at the edge of town with life in his back A week goes by and the Ruiz murder remains unsolved While morning after morning you fly the dull patrol Over the same low rolling hills bleach for the sun Following the same railroad track the river over the plateau and back to the airdrome Then one morning as you return to the field You stop by the hangar office. Antonio was there with a half a dozen other pilots Never saw a happier bunch of guys in my life What's the matter the war over larry It just happened again. What now? We've lost another pilot This time it was Kruger We found in the village this morning shot to death Hello larry. Hiya teresita any of the boys around a few over there. Is something wrong? Plenty coming down. He wants to give us a pep talk. We have to report back to the field right away What has happened? Somebody's putting a finger on us terry A week ago it was Ruiz last night Kruger Tonight they found Corelli in the plaza with his throat cut Gentlemen gentlemen We have lost three pilots all of them murdered In this morning's raid. We counted heavily on the element of surprise But as you know, we lost five planes five pilots The revolutionists knew we were coming and where? They know that our abilities in the sky are greater than theirs So they sent spies to murder our pilots on the ground to inform them of our plans I do not know how they identify us, but I must warn you to be extremely cautious Remain on the airfield if you must go to the village go in groups and do not wear the flying jackets Nothing in your duress must indicate that you are pilots only in this way perhaps You rush out of the commandante's office with the others and make for the hangers You're at the edge of the landing strip when the first bomb hits An instant later the fighters roar over the runway sweep the field with machine gun and you dive headlong into the ditch Again and again the enemy bombers and fighters crisscross the field And finally it's over You scamper out of the ditch antonio at your side Two hangers have been completely demolished a dozen or more planes caught on the ground blown to bits You stand there for a moment listening to the drone of aircraft fading into the night Then the only sound you hear is the crackle of the flame This was the first time they attack us here It's strange they choose this moment to do so. Yeah, I'm way ahead of you antonio More than half our fighters and bombers on the ground and the same number of pilots assembled in the commandante's office Yes, it is indeed strange a coincidence, no But we will find out soon chico Very soon I know Somebody's putting a finger on us antonio, but good It's like I told teresita tonight. You spoke with her tonight sure when I was rounding up the boys Hey, wait a minute Look, what's the matter the village fires some of the bombs must have dropped on the village a moment You cannot go you will be needed here. We're gonna stop me antonio No No, I will not try What are you grinning about? Go go on to the village. Maybe teresita needs your help On larry. Yeah, like I always said you are I think uh not so tough Teresita Larry, what are you doing? Maybe are you all right? Of course Went over to the blue grotto. It was closed. I got your address from the old woman across the street I'm so glad you come larry The raid I was worried you were at the field. Yeah, I saw the fires here and there's worried about you You were worried about me? Why larry? If that's not so hard to figure out With teresita I guess antonio had his peg right from the start He teased you about the picture Uh-huh He said my picture'd be up to you and And will it be there? It's a cinch swindler It's a cinch During the next few days there's great activity at the air base the airfield is clear the hangars rebuilt and again You take to the air with antonio faithful antonio the mother hen at your side fighting off attack Launching wild desperate raids into enemy territory And then on the fifth day comes surprising news news of a government victory in the north All talk of enemy spies seems to be forgotten and the following night is the celebration at the blue grotto A dozen or more pilots are there the laughing happy villagers and teresita by your side Only antonio is missing and as the evening wears on you notice the anxious glances toward the door Finally the door bursts open and antonio stands in the doorway His clothes are torn as a deep red gash across his forehead and his right arm dangles loosely at his side You watch the blood drip slowly from the fingertips as he makes his way across the room Teresita I wish to speak with you outside Antonio alone Now wait a minute, please mary Wait here All eyes in the room are on you larry for a moment you stand motionless And slowly you cross the room toward the door as you reach it When you step into the street you find antonio standing over teresita's body Crawled out on the sidewalk. He looks at you with a blind vacant stare and the gun flips from his hand At the same instant a police car screeches to a stop at the curb and you throw yourself at antonio Believe me my friend Tonight on my way here I was attacked He tried to kill me like the others I killed him instead In his pockets. We found two photographs Photograph larry yours and mine Teresita white photographs They were the ones we had given her Don't you see she was an informer for the revolutionist These pictures this is how the assassin was able to pick our men You and i were We were next on the list Please senior We have been to her room. There were papers there letters No, no, I can't believe it the pilots who have already been assassinated their pictures as well as yours and senor antonio They were missing from her collection No, we did not come here for senor antonio We came for teresita madrones She was a spy for the revolutionistas The whistler will return in just a moment with a strange ending to tonight's story Meantime a reminder to you drivers who have not yet taken advantage of this month's free signal safety service I'm referring to the free inspection of your radiator and cooling system being offered by almost 2000 signal service stations Throughout the west from canada to mexico With some are just ahead you want to be sure that your radiator is ready and able to keep your car cool when the weather is hot Supposing your radiator has become clogged with sludge and rust Then now is the time to have your signal dealer restore its efficiency with his special radiator cleaning compounds Maybe your radiator has developed pinpoint leaks If so, you'll be glad to know that signal dealers have radiator sealer which stops leaks quickly And even though your car is brand new remember It's just good business to keep rust preventive in the radiator to guard against future corrosion So take the first step toward trouble-free summer driving now Stop at your neighborhood signal station this week for your free radiator inspections There's no better way to see for yourself the more thorough more conscientious service cars get at signal service stations And now back to the whistler Yes, larry that was 10 years ago You were a hired pilot flying for the government forces and the revolutionists were murdering your flyers on the ground And terra cita little terra cita whom antonio executed as a spy Now as you stand at your hotel window your thoughts are not with the airfield you came down here to build No as you stare across the sun drenched plaza You realize you never should have come back to south america And then the footsteps along the hotel corridor bring you back to the present and of the thought uppermost in your mind escape All right, all right About time to fool on the camp listen how long does it take to You have a visitor in your sense You remember me larry uh Tonya 10 years is such a long time, but I have not changed much, huh? was What do you want? Romero, you will leave us alone Then your sons and I have some matters to talk about it will not take long see and about the You still want me to go? There is no other way. Yes call the police. We will be waiting Police of course Killing is a matter for the police. Is it not? I don't know what you're talking about. You should not have left your photograph behind larry After you left here, I think about you I think about you often I show your picture to people who once were revolutionary They know everything Then I wait for you to come back That none of them can tell me else. You let me explain You could not kill the enemy in the air So you my brave little pilot You send the assassin to kill us your friends on the ground Tonya listen to me you became frightened that night at the airfield when I told you we would soon find this spy To save yourself you decided to make poor teresita who loved you look like this spy You put the letters in teresita's room stole the pictures from now. Look, I I was just a kid I didn't know what I was doing. I wanted dough. They gave me three thousand for every man. Now listen, Antonio You listen to me You're not only a traitor to my country. You're a traitor to your own The ones you sold out toward the same ones were plotting revolutions in the overthrow of free governments all over the world It was clever of you to give your own picture to the man who tried to kill me that night larry Ah, yes, it was clever. It fooled me for a long time. Antonio. No your life my friend The life I have saved so many times Now I must take Tough guy Let that whistle be your signal for the signal oil program the whistler each Wednesday night at this same time Brought to you by the signal oil company marketers of signal gasoline and motor oil and fine quality automotive accessories Signal has asked me to remind you to get the most driving pleasure drive at sensible speeds Be courteous and obey traffic regulations. It may save a life Possibly your own featured in tonight's story were david ellis and harry barthel The whistler was produced by george w allen with story by slick goodlin and bob coston And music by wilbur hats and was transmitted to our troops overseas by the armed forces radio service Next wednesday for a full hour of mystery over most of these stations tune in a half hour earlier Enjoy the saint as well as the whistler marvin miller speaking. This is cbs the columbia broadcasting system