 The signal oil program The Whistler at Whistle is your signal for the signal oil program And the Whistler and I know many things for I walk by night I know many strange tales hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows 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 tops too, 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 stations from Canada to Mexico And now the Whistler strange story The lovely look It began quietly matter of factly Charles Belden would have found it difficult to trace it back to the exact moment When he began to feel as he did toward the girl Certainly it wasn't love at first sight Somehow he could still tell himself that he was beyond that sort of thing That is a respectable married man and the competent manager of the London importing firm Founded by his wife's father He'd accomplished a certain reputation But he did remember the first time they met Some of the words they spoke the way she looked at him It was a Sunday morning cold unpleasant The familiar half fog shrouding the house He'd gone outside he didn't know why To sniff the damp sea air and speculate on the weather Or perhaps because there was as much companionship and loneliness as in listening to Helen After nine years Helen was so very predictable Near the front gate the fog parted momentarily Drew back like a soft gray curtain And there she was She came walking up the road Hesitated as you discovered one another silently and then I'm sorry but I've been walking forever it seems I wonder if you could direct me I'm trying to find the Belden residence Really? And now that you've found it Have I? I'm Charles Belden Oh Mr Belden Of course you don't know me But I came in response to the ad Ad? In the London courier Perhaps Mrs Belden placed it Um Regarding a housekeeper Oh yes Um You didn't write her Talk to her on the telephone No No I thought it best to meet her Talk to her in person I understand you have a problem Because of the distance Quite a problem yes Matter of fact we haven't been able to persuade anyone to stay very long However I think you Think it best that I talk to Mrs Belden Yes that's it More in her province you know Um Come along I believe she's back from her morning stroll Daily ritual with her you know Here I'll take your cake Oh you're very kind Mr Belden Not at all It's strange isn't it Charles The effect of that brief moment of silence When you first caught sight of her And going toward the house Taking her to see your wife Helen There's a vague awakening A stirring of something inside of you That suggests a beginning And the end of monotony And a few minutes later You find yourself oddly interested In the outcome of Helen's questioning The interview with I read of your need in the courier I'd rather you had written this lawyer or called Does it matter Helen It was thoughtless of me I know And I should have thought of references But if you've no one else in mind I'd be very happy to work for you We haven't have we Helen No However I'd appreciate a few days trial Mrs Belden And if you didn't think me efficient What do you say Helen I think Laura is trying to be fair Of course it's up to you Yes Very well we'll try it for a week Oh thank you ma'am And you Mr Belden Not at all We've waited some time now A week can't make much difference Except that you might not like us Oh I don't think that's fair We'll discuss it later Laurie Come along I'll show you where you'll stay Yes ma'am The way she looks at you That's it isn't it child Laurie's gentle lovely look It lingers in your mind Fading in and out of focus as you think about it And consider its meaning Somehow it's more than a grateful glance child You're certain of it And it remains with you in the In the days that follow In the long drive to London And the dull hours at the office So what have we decided on that shipment of Chloe's name Mr Belden Being held at the Southampton warehouse you know Mr Belden Yes Laurie What's that Mr Belden Oh sorry Jameson What was it now It lies in here that shipment No yes Why I see no reason why we shouldn't accept it Take care of it will you Jameson I'm going home early today Oh Feeling badly Mr Belden Not at all I feel fine What is it Helen Close the door Child that young woman We've got to get rid of her Laurie isn't she satisfactory Oh as a housekeeper she's excellent I don't understand It happened early this afternoon Oh Charles it upset me So Mrs Wilton drove up from the village Oh that busybody She came to discuss the elections at the club You know I'm running for the presidency And I'm counting on her support to put me in All right all right what happened Well Laurie didn't answer the door I finally had to do it myself Is that all Helen the girl Simply hasn't caught on to the routine of things It isn't that I'm trying to tell you I spoke to her when Mrs Wilton had gone Charles she asked if If she did everything else to our satisfaction Would we mind if she didn't answer the door Or take telephone calls What Exactly my reaction Naturally I demanded an explanation Well did she give one It isn't satisfactory Not to me Charles What did she tell you A wild tale Something about coming out here To get away from someone Oh A man He's in love with her She professes to be terrified of him Says that he's threatened to kill her I do don't believe her Believe her There's more to it than that The girl got fugitive Charles Something of the sort I wonder Wonder Yes she seems so Oh well so gentle Helen So harmless and gentle And we've had so much trouble Getting anyone to stay up You don't mean you don't think We should do anything about it Well if you insist I'll talk to her But you're not at all alarmed About leaving me your way out here Alone with her Charles I'll never understand you You're careless of me Fortless Disinterested in everything Even my father's company Helen please don't speak to her No you're going to talk to that girl Charles dismissed her Tonight she just Something of the sort Oh Oh I'm sorry It's alright Laurie Come in I'm going to bed Charles Good night Good night Mrs. Belden And Laurie Yes Mr. Belden Laurie we've just been talking and Yes She Mrs. Belden told me how How well you did your work today and It's alright Laurie I'll get that You don't have to answer the phones Or the front door ever And you're going to be alright Right here Oh thank you Mr. Belden Thank you very much With the prologue of the lovely look The signal oil company brings you Another strange tale By the whistler You know out here in Hollywood Where the whistler is produced An actor or actress often Becomes famous for some one feature Such as the legs or the body Or the voice That folks often overlook the fact That they're also very great at acting Well it occurred to me that It's much the same with signal gasoline Signal has become so famous As the go farther gasoline Many folks forget what makes that good Mileage possible The quality in signal gasoline You see the best yard stick Of gasoline quality is mileage After all the only way any Gasoline can give you better mileage Is by helping your motor run more efficiently And when your motor runs more efficiently Naturally you enjoy quicker starting Faster pickup, smoother power The kind of performance you expect From a quality gasoline That's why we say To be sure of the tops in gasoline quality Just remember two things One in gasoline it takes Extra quality to go farther And two Signal is the famous go farther Gasoline And now back to the whistler You couldn't dismiss her could you child Couldn't carry out Helen's demand No Because everything she'd said All her complaints, demands Were swept away when Laurie looked at you Her soft eyes wide and pleading And somehow you found the strength To stand up for her And later to stand up to Helen As you knew you must Surely you can give the girl that much time I can't understand why you're so interested In a servant child She's not exactly a servant She needs help I tell you Something or someone to cling to And since we need her Why not give her a chance You managed to convince Helen didn't you Temporarily win her over to your And Laurie stays on But week after week the contest Between you and Helen is renewed And her patience is reaching The breaking point But it doesn't seem to matter does it Because you know that Laurie understands And all the time the strange Unspoken bond between you is increased As she attends to your Every wish hangs on every word You say You wonder how long it will go on Where it will leave Sir finally comes in a phone call To your office Mrs. Belden calling sir go ahead Yes Helen? Charles I want you to Drop around to the employment agency Some time today and see about another housekeeper Another Helen what you mean What's the matter with Laurie I thought I can't stand it any longer I won't have Laurie around another minute I've discharged her I'm just not satisfied with this arrangement at all What Helen? Really Charles I don't care to discuss it any further In half an hour the elections you know Helen will you listen to me It's no use Charles I've made up my mind I've told Laurie she can stay just one more week And that's all For a moment you sit there stunned And then slowly replace the receiver And as you sit back trying to think it out Something Helen has said many times Passes through your mind Helen called her a servant You know now You've known for many many weeks That she's far more than that isn't she She's everything to you Charles And just as she has tried to tell you With every action every look You suddenly feel the urge To tell her Later you're racing across the English countryside The rain driving against you Was the car swerves perilously Along the narrow cliff road Finally you swing into the driveway Hurry up the steps Into the house Then you hear it The movement in the kitchen You hurry down the hall and catch sight of it The thunder drowns your voice She doesn't hear You move across the kitchen and touch your arm Jen Oh Laurie I'm sorry I didn't mean to startle you Mr. Beldin that's quite alright It's a silly help me to I always think it It might be him I know Are you doing home at this hour Mr. Beldin I didn't expect Well I left some important papers In my desk I had to come back from the office Oh in this storm too What a shame Oh here let me do that You'll cut yourself May I fix some tea for you Mr. Beldin Before I go Go not going out in this weather Oh it'll be clearing soon And this is my day off you know Oh it's of course I thought I'd go down to the village I have some things to buy Laurie don't go I mean the village road It's terribly slippery in the rain On the way here my car skidded Almost went over the cliffs Oh how awful You could have been killed Would you have cared Laurie Why of course Mr. Beldin You've been so kind to me Laurie listen to me you can't go away You mustn't Oh she's quick tempered she says a lot of things She doesn't really mean Besides I can't let you go Well I suppose I could stay Until you got someone else That isn't what I mean Laurie it's Well I know I'm handling this rather badly I don't quite know how to say it you see I've never really been in Love before In love Don't you understand I want to marry you Laurie But you are married Laurie I'll change all that and when I'm free You mustn't talk that way I had to let you know how I felt And now that you do well I don't expect an answer right away I hope you'll want to think about it A little I think I'd better go now Mr. Beldin Yes all right Laurie But you will think it over Won't you You watch Laurie as she hurries out Somehow you feel confident That she'll want you to find a way A way to rid yourself of Helen But that isn't going to be easy Divorce is out of the question Helen would certainly oppose it And even if she didn't A divorce would leave you penniless The importing business the house Everything belongs to Helen Moments later in the library You pour yourself a drink Paste the floor Try to find the answer to your problem You're so engrossed with your thoughts You don't hear the car in the driveway The sound of the front door And you don't feel the eyes Watching you from the hallway Then Oh Helen I I know I know you didn't expect me so soon Well I thought this was going to be an all day meeting It was going to be yes I simply walked out on them and came home Something happened at the club After all I've done for them Imagine to elect a silly illiterate creature Like that Mrs. Meglin I simply don't wait Charles At this time of day Well I Really Charles I could have saved you this early trip back from town I should have told you that Laurie Always goes to the village on her day off Didn't you know What do you mean? I know why you came here darling You thought I'd be gone all day You came back to see Laurie didn't you Laurie why that's ridiculous Helen you can't be serious Oh stop it Charles you take me for complete fool I've noticed the way you watch her You've got a sick stupid look on your face Moaning about like a schoolboy Helen you're imagining things You're so amusing Charles Do you think for one moment she'd be interested in you Helen that's enough You're so terribly dull darling So unromantic Helen I feel sorry for you But you'll get over it Laurie will be gone soon And you'll go back to your rose garden Or pipe collection And you'll still have me Where are you going? As you hurry out of the house to your car The rage within you gradually subsides For an instant back there in the library You thought you could have killed her And you wonder why you didn't That would have solved everything Yes with Helen dead you'd be free to marry Laurie Suddenly as you drive toward the village The answer to your problem becomes quite clear And you find yourself thinking of murder And you're still thinking minutes later As you stop in the village and enter the tobacco shop Mr Pelden Good morning Matthew Seems like it's clearing up a bit eh Quite a storm we had last night Yes yes it was What's going on over at the constable's office I noticed quite a few people Oh that bit of excitement we had Constable and some of the lads brought a man down From the cliffs Tourist chap staying over at the inn Decided he'd take a bit of a stroll early this morning Lost his footing Good thing for him he wasn't killed I see What'll it be Mr Pelden Same as usual Matthew Right Lucky chap that one Dropped some 15-20 feet down to a ledge he did Only thing stopped him from going all the way Fused him up a bit at his leg About all He was lucky alright There you are Mr Pelden Thank you Might be wise to caution Mrs Pelden about what happened this morning She still goes for a walk along the cliffs Every morning doesn't she Oh yes Yes she does The cliffs are dangerous in this kind of weather Yes you're quite right Never can tell what might happen you know No you never Can tell That's it isn't it Charles An accident on the cliffs and you'll be free The villagers all know Of Helen's daily walks along the cliffs Know how dangerous the cliffs Can be during the rainy season It's perfect isn't it Yes And you have the rest of the day to think it over To make your plans Late that evening when you return to the house Helen is already retired And you hurry to find Laurie You've got to know what her answer is Before you make your next move You can't wait can you You want to get it over with as quickly as possible As you step into the half darken library You'll see Laurie Standing by the window Staring out into the garden Her back toward you You approach within a few feet of her Laurie don't turn round Don't say anything Just listen to me I've found a way A way to be free of Helen But first I've got to know how you feel I've got to know if you want Me to go ahead with it Now listen Laurie This is very important You'll not be implicated You don't have to answer me You don't have to say a thing Laurie Unless you want to stop me Shall Shall I go ahead with it All right darling I'll do it Good morning my dear We haven't had breakfast together in ages Yes I wanted to catch you You are going for a walk this morning I thought I would The rain has stopped But why'd you ask Helen I Well it might sound odd to you Helen early in our marriage We used to go for walks together It seemed to me that we were able to talk out so many things That's true Charles I was wondering Couldn't I walk along with you now This morning Of course Charles But what about the office don't you have No it can wait Helen we are more important Yes Yes we are Charles I'd enjoy having you go with me We'll walk along the cliffs Like we did before I'll get my coat and Charles Yes I'm glad you thought of this Good I think it'll settle a lot of things Helen For both of us We'll return in just a moment With the strange ending to tonight's story Meantime Since this coming Thursday Is Thanksgiving Day I want to say for Signo Oil Company And the almost 2,000 signal dealers Who serve the six specific costates From Canada to Mexico We hope that your Thanksgiving Will be filled to overflowing Not only with good food But also with good health And good cheer At the bottom of our hearts That we're living in America The land of abundance and freedom for all We at the Signo Oil Company Like to feel that in our 17 years Of serving the West We have played a part in furthering The way of life that is America Because signal dealers are in business For themselves they are carrying On the tradition of the independent Business man who has played such An important role in building America And Signo Oil Company With constantly finer products Is helping them keep ahead Of that ever present healthy competition Which is the key to America's continuing progress Competition which helps All of us here in America Enjoy the highest in the world's standard of living And now back to the Whistler It's all over now isn't it Charles? The walk you took along the cliffs With Helen was the last one You'll ever have to take with her And as you turn away from the precipice The fog moves in around you And you hurry back along the path Toward the house You're anxious to see Laurie again Talk to her, gain the reassurance That sweeps over you every time she looks at you There's magic in those moments Isn't there Charles? An enchantment and beauty that cannot be denied And after the weeks of waiting You've settled it finally And Laurie need never leave the house That will now be yours Is something wrong? It's over, exactly as I said Over? It'll seem like an accident Laurie I'm sure of it, it's happened to someone from the hotel In the village, they'll think it was the same with Helen Your wife? Don't you understand Laurie, Helen's dead If they come round Just tell them we missed her this morning Thought she'd gone for a walk Laurie No, no, don't come near me, don't touch me Laurie She turns, hurries away You take a few steps after her then stop It's the shock isn't it Charles You can feel it yourself now The realization of what you've done What you'll be alright and so will Laurie You wonder if you should go on to the office Give her time to think And then suddenly you hear the sound Of Helen's car from the drive And rush to the window Laurie, driving toward the village Racing after her in your own car A dozen thoughts pound in your mind As you wonder what you've done wrong Perhaps it was the way you told her The suddenness of it, the cold shock And then you see Helen's car parked at the curb You stop, step out And realize too late that you followed Laurie right to the constable's office Where he's talking to her And then as you turn to hurry away What's the matter constable? I have a few questions to ask you Laurie here tells me you've killed your wife She told you Yes, just now But she was in on it herself She knew I was going to do it I told her and she didn't stop me No, no, no, that's not true But Laurie, last night in the library You were standing by the window Looking out into the garden The library Last night I didn't even see you But you heard me, Laurie You must have Just a moment, Belden If Laurie says she didn't see you She couldn't have heard you What? Don't you understand? That's why I couldn't answer the doorbell The telephone That's why I made up that story of a man Who's supposed to be threatening me Belden, haven't you ever noticed The way Laurie looks at you? Yes, a lovely look She has a good reason for that look You see, Laurie can't hear When she looks at you like that She's reading your lips Let that whistle be your signal For the signal oil program of Whistler Each Sunday 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 John Hoyt, Lorette Philbrandt And Mary Lansing The Whistler was produced by George W. Allen And directed tonight by Sterling Tracy With story by Mary Ruth Funk And music by Wilbur Hatch And was transmitted to our troops overseas By the Armed Forces Radio Service Remember at this same time next Sunday Another strange tale by the Whistler Marvin Miller speaking This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System