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The next whistler will come to you a week from Wednesday, July 2nd and Every Wednesday thereafter same hour same station only the day will change Remember instead of Monday the whistler will come to you on Wednesdays hereafter And now the whistler strange story The gentle way The clock on the white wall showed a quarter to 12 a half hour since Bruce Rimer had arrived in response to the summons He was nervous now unable to concentrate any longer on the scientific journals on the table beside his chair It wasn't like Dr. Fenshaw to keep him waiting this way and Something in the man's voice had told him there was important news That for the first time in the 11 years since Bruce Rimer had come to the Barker Institute of Biological Research He was about to get a break and it had been a long time coming Yes, Rimer was a patient man But there were moments during those 11 years when it looked like the breaks would never come When he was forced to stand on the sidelines Smiled politely and congratulate the new younger man who came and worked and picked the fat promotion But he felt now that it had come that now at long last Dr. Fenshaw Chairman of the board had decided it was Rimer's turn Would you come in Rimer? Oh? Yes, of course Dr. Fenshaw Sorry to have kept you waiting right now at all Let's see now you're still working on tobacco mosaic aren't you? Yes, that's right. How's it coming? Well, we seem to be making some progress Jules Emery working with you. No, not at the moment He started out with us in the field, but he's on a research problem of his own now What's that? Well, I'm not sure exactly. I do know he was tremendously excited by Holzer's paper on toxins Wanted to do some advanced work on Holzer's premise Emery's a brilliant research man pretty unstable though inclined to go off half cocked Sit down Rimer Thanks now I Presume you know Richardson has resigned as administrator is I read about it in the papers sick man job took too much out of him We are faced now with finding a replacement. Yes, sir We've always been pleased with your work Rimer. It's very gratifying. I've just spoken to cardigan about you Cardigan why he's in New York with the Manhattan Foundation, of course He recommended you very highly What is cardigan to do? He's returning to us as the new administrator Rimer You will be his assistant It's not official yet, of course, but I thought you'd be pleased to know Yes Yes, naturally, I'm pleased dr. Ventura very pleased So it's happened again Rimer and of all people it had to be cardigan who twice now has moved past you into Executive positions you wanted and deserved Cardigan the charmer the diplomat the fair-haired boy Yes, Rimer of all of them. It had to be cardigan The hatred for cardigan was there from the moment you met him ten years ago, Rimer You sense from the beginning that he had more poise more talent more Integrity than you that he was a better man for any job and you hated him for it Yes, and it's during those next few days at a point You can't even place that the hatred welds itself into something more concrete Into a decision to kill cardigan with an unusual murder instrument in a clean efficient way which could leave no trace and The weapon you've chosen Bruce is a man a highly temperamental human being named Jules Emory Busy Jules. Oh Bruce, come here a minute. Take a look at the microscope here. Oh What's this a culture? Recognize it. No That's about your Linus 24 hours ago with something else this this fluid in the test tube here. I see But what are you? Don't you see Rimer? It's exactly what holes are tried to prove This toxin is simply a stage in the life cycle of the bacillus. Well, you're certain of this Certain as I'm standing here. I tell you Bruce. This is going to change the whole concept of toxins you um You told cardigan about it. I will in a week or two. It seems like that my notes are typed up. I I Wouldn't if I were you What do you say that? I don't know You and Cliff cardigan a pretty good friend. Well, especially why? Somehow I had the impression you've known him for a long time long before you came to the Institute Well, he used to go with my wife before we were married. Oh that explains it Explains what and what he told the board of directors went? Oh That's silly Anyhow Congratulations on this jewels. Well, I don't wait a minute What did cardigan tell the board? Let's forget a bruise. Will you stop talking in riddles? What are you getting at? Well, it's only a rumor, but Do you remember when cardigan left a year ago to go to Manhattan Foundation and you were up for administrative? I was up for administrative Well, I thought you knew no Anyway, you'd have had it if cardigan hadn't pulled for Richardson. At least that's what I've heard you mean he He stopped me from getting it. Oh, don't say it's true. Joe and Richardson was an outsider a stranger That's why I say it's probably only a rumor after all cardigan's a friend of yours or Anyway, a close friend of your wife. I was never told I was even being considered Well, of course, you knew it this time didn't you know that's funny Why heard you were to be administrative and I was to be your assistant Then Cliff cardigan came back to town deliberately to take the appointment from me is that I'll take it easy Jules that had nothing to do with it cardigan simply told me he was lonesome in New York, so he came back It seems he had a friend here some young lady But I thought too much See you at lunch Jules Bruce Yes You don't think that nothing Forget it. All right and Jules You forget it too. Will you? 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You were saying just a second There may have a cigar. Oh, thanks All right Bruce it seems the fruit growers around fairfield are pretty hard hit with scale this year Thought i'd send someone down there to make a survey. What do you think about lions? Well, uh How long will it take a couple of weeks? a couple of weeks Well, the lions is okay But i'd suggest jules emory Poor guy could stand a little fresh air been shut up in his laboratory for weeks working in that toxin theory of his toxin Bachelinus Seems to hit something important Do him good to get away for a while Well, if you think so Tell him he leaves at the end of the week. Well, uh It'll be better if you'd tell him He's been here a long time, you know, I I think you'd rather resents taking orders from me. That's odd I tell you what i'm giving a little dinner at my apartment tomorrow evening Why don't you come along both jules emory and his wife are coming? Well fine bruce I'll be happy to come be nice to see grace again. She and I went to high school together, you know We'll have a lot to talk about. Yes Yes, I imagine you will And then remember me trying to tell your folks the car really did run out of gas on the way home from the country club They never did believe that and I don't believe it either Here, you better have another cocky. Oh, no, thanks bruce. I haven't finished this one She can't talk and drink at the same time like I do. Thanks Jules No, thanks bruce jules is thinking about his work again. Come on now relax, darling Your bachelor in this toxin for once jules Well grace is to the dear dead days beyond recall Excuse me Was that the phone? Oh, I didn't hear anything. Well, I'd better check. Help yourself if you get thirsty Well, what happened in new york clif? Oh wonderful city had an interesting job nice salary met some important people but But what? Oh, I guess my heart belongs right here Ever going back? Oh too lonesome Mind if I smoke grace of course now I have a cigar jules. I don't smoke cigars nonsense go ahead try one I I don't want to encourage a habit. I can't afford cardigan You see I don't have a nice salary I'm not a big shot who runs around with millionaires. I do Is dr. Fenshaw a personal secretary named edith ebbon. I believe so. Why oh, that's funny She says fenshaw wants to see jules in me at his home right away Well this time of night. Don't look at me. I don't get it either. Oh come on jules. Let's go Dr. Fenshaw is expecting us. I'm mr. Reimer and this is mr. I'm very sorry sir, but dr. Fenshaw is not at home He and mrs. Fenshaw are out to dinner see here bruce. What is this? Wait a minute His secretary just called me miss ebbon. Oh, there must be some mistake, sir His personal secretary is a man Roger ebbon I see Well, thank you very much Good night. Good night, sir. I'll tell the doctor. No, no, never mind. I'll see him in the morning Come on jules Maybe this is somebody's idea of a joke getting us all the way out here Who do you suppose called me? Why don't you ask cardigan? What do you mean pretty obvious isn't it? I'm sorry jules. I had that girl phone you So he'd be alone with my wife Don't be ridiculous. Why is it ridiculous? Well For one thing if cardigan really wanted to be alone with grace. He could do it a lot smoother than that he uh Why uh, he'd send you away on a field trip for instance It's moving now reimer of its own momentum Yes All you had to do was give your plan the first push and let jules emory take it from there And when you and jules arrive back at your apartment you find both grace and cliff cardigan gone And later still when the telephone rings It's a very nervous jules who snaps up the receiver Hey, yes, oh jules darling grace. Where are you? I'm calling from a drug store dear the car broke down It's a fan belt or something. Why did you take the car out? Well took him home The gentle way bruce the easy guiltless way Yes, you couldn't have found a better weapon than jules. Could you The following night he arrives home unexpectedly Of course Why When did you expect grace? Why why nobody? Only I thought you had an appointment with bruce reimer at the institute this evening. I did I waited an hour for him Then he called and said he couldn't make it By the way, who's your appointment with? Mine Or are you going to tell me you've dressed up just to sit around the house and wait for me? I dressed up because I thought I'd go to a movie Jules, what's the matter with you? Is something wrong? You can answer that question better than like him I don't know what you mean darling Is there any reason why I shouldn't go to a movie? I do it all the time when you work late, you know that All right, skip it. But jules I said skip it Where's my pipe? Isn't it there on the table if it were I wouldn't be asking I'm sure it's there. Let me look never mind never I found it Here behind this base of roses You know, it seems to me grace that with all the penny pitching we have to do You could forego buying flowers jules dear. You're in an awfully bad mood tonight It happens. I didn't buy those roses. They were sent here. Oh, yeah Who sent them? It's very funny. The boy delivered the box around six o'clock I didn't even know what it was Then I opened it. There were a dozen roses. No card. No name. I haven't this slide as well. Oh, don't give me that Jules emery would you tell me what on earth is wrong? I'm not an idiot I know who sent those roses to you cliff cardigan. Why would he did send them didn't I told you? I don't know but what if he did I told you cliff and our old friends You could make a better choice of friends. It seems to me and what does that mean next time you work on our budget Next time you wonder how we're going to get along on my salary Please remember that cliff cardigan is the only reason i'm not administrator of barker institute Jules How long have you been brooding on nevermind that You had a day to meet him tonight, didn't you that's why you're all dressed up? That's why he sent you flowers jules. Listen to me. Oh, don't lie to me. Don't lie to me wrong I'll answer it. Hello. Oh, hello jules. This is cardigan Yes, say I forgot to mention it before old boy, but i'm sending you out of town on a little field trip There's not much left for you to do now. Is there brood? As you see jules off on the train to fairfield the next morning You can see that your weapon is poised ready to strike at the innocent cardigan That a few days perhaps a week alone brooding in a drab country hotel will finish the job There's no one to let jules know what's happening except you And that you know how to handle that Caligram sir from fairfield. Oh, thank you any answer No, no answer Yes fairfield calling a person-to-person call for mr. Bruce rhymer Oh I'm sorry Mr. Rimer isn't at home And just to make sure bruce one last item the finishing touch Oh, good evening. This is dr. Harvey williams of barker institute I thought perhaps you might be interested in an important discovery. We've made of course. I didn't thank you very much Well, the concerns are very deadly type of toxin called botulinus Go ahead Oh, yes. Yes. Just a second Who is it? It's jules jules. Emily Jules, what's in the name of I got to talk to you, but it's two in the morning. What are you doing in town? I just got in Where's grace grace. Yes, where is she? What's been going on? Why didn't you answer my wire? I told you once jules. I don't want to become involved in your personal affairs Questions you asked were none of my business If you aren't man enough to settle your own problem never mind the lecture. Where is she grace? Well, I understand she's gone to visit her mother your line Your line to protect her all I know is what grace told me What about cardigan? Where's he at home? I suppose I've been there. He isn't home Oh, how I remember now He went on a weekend trip Where I don't know But I believe he said he'd be back around five or six this morning If you're so eager to find out where he's been, why don't you wait for him? I intend to You see this oh, what take a look at the newspaper here Cardigan taking credit yes All my work and butcher linus He says it's his discovery. How could the paper make a mistake? There's no mistake. It's a press association dispatch But how else released by someone called harvey williams? There's no such person here Cardigan went through my note driver. He released the story himself. Oh now wait. I've been all the waiting I intend to do Well, that's a It's a terrible act. He's stolen everything from me my job my wife and now this I I can't believe reymer. I I'm gonna kill him I mean Well, dr. Fenchor, I didn't expect to find you here in cardigan's office Where's cardigan by the way? Uh sit down reymer Huh? What's the matter? I've been waiting for you something terrible has happened What do you mean cardigan is dead What he was killed last night from passerby found him in front of his apartment cranial injuries A blow on my head or something good heavens. I I just can't believe I know it's left me a little shaken too Got a cigarette No, no, I'm sorry. I left them on my desk in my office But uh cardigan keeps some good cigars here somewhere. No, no. Oh, here they are. No, thanks His brand was always too strong for me I'll pick up some cigarettes on the way downtown Due at a meeting Business as usual, you know Cardigan Poor devil you may as well stay here in cardigan's office reymer Have to take over his work for the time being. Oh, yes, of course Might be a week or 10 days before I can get the board together And I'll have you officially appointed administrator. I'll be happy to do what I can I appreciate that reymer I'll try to look in again sometime this afternoon Oh cardigan old boy mind if I smoke one of your cigars Bruce rock This is the administrator's office is this mr. Cardigan's office Yes, uh bruce rhymer speaking. Oh, mr. Rimer. You're the man i'm trying to locate This is police headquarters lieutenant owens speaking Yes, we're holding a man here who's confessed to the murder of mr. Cardigan He says you know him His name is jewels emory The whistler will return in just a moment with the strange ending to tonight's story Meantime since the whistler changes to wednesday nights beginning with our next broadcast I want to make it clear just what the new schedule of the whistler will be There will be no whistler next monday The next whistler will come to you one week from this coming wednesday on july 2nd and every wednesday thereafter The hour remains the same 8 p.m. Pacific coast time 9 p.m. Mountain time only the day has been changed to wednesdays And I might add in appreciation of your loyalty which has made this the most popular of all pacific coast programs Signal oil company will continue to broadcast the whistler without interruption throughout the summer So be sure to tune in the whistler for our next broadcast one week from this coming wednesday Same hour same cbs station and every wednesday thereafter And now back to the whistler Yes bruce it was the gentle way that did the trick In everything you wanted is yours now with no strings attached no embarrassing question No way the law can touch you Jules emory is a confessed killer now cardigan is dead and dr. Fenshaw himself As promised you your appointment as administrator And it was so easy wasn't it a word here a hint there a box of roses a few unanswered telegram And here you are sitting at cardigan's desk smoking one of his cigars Ready to tell lieutenant owens How you tried to reason with jules emory tried to convince him he should forget his raging jealousy and go back to fairfield Go on lieutenant. Well about this guy jules emory. We don't know what's wrong with him, but we're calling a doctor for a check-up A doctor yes, he certainly tells a weird story. We're holding him on a charge of intent to murder Intent but you you just said he confessed he did he was sure he'd murdered cardigan Didn't seem to know cardigan was run down in front of his house by a hit-and-run driver. What? I'm afraid I don't understand How do you know it was a driver? We got the driver and he confessed The reason I called you mr. Reidy You're in uh cardigan's office now, aren't you? Yes Emory just told us he invented some kind of deadly poison Botulinus, that's it. He says one drop would kill a regiment. I just wanted to warn you Warn me yes, don't smoke any of cardigan cigars. They're full of that poison Let that whistle be your signal for the signal oil program the whistler Which will come to you every wednesday here after beginning july 2nd one week from this coming wednesday The whistler is 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 its sensible speeds be courteous and obey traffic regulations It may save a life possibly your own Featured in tonight's story were willard waterman and howard mcnair The whistler was produced by george w allen with story by jack hasty music by wilbur hatch And was transmitted to our troops overseas by the arm forces radio service Marvin miller speaking. 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