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I am 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 Yes, I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak Yes friends, it's time for the signal oil program the whistler Rated by independent research the most popular West Coast program In gasoline, you know, it takes extra quality to go farther And signal is the famous go farther gasoline So look for the signal circle sign in yellow and black That identifies signal service stations from Canada to Mexico And now the whistler's strange story the blue legend In most cases that lead to murder the original impulse is a basic part of a man's character A hidden ingredient in his makeup that may take years to find its way to the surface And George Canto was no exception For months Canto had been a hang around around Juneau A Natalie dressed man with a big background and enough book knowledge of mineralogy to get him by But even though Canto himself didn't realize it, murder was already there And it began to come to the surface that day he looked up Big Mike Brennan In his polished pine domain on the hill in back of town Oh now wait a minute Canto, what are you trying to hand me? Only the biggest thing you ever got a whiff of that's all Mike You know I like you Canto, you've got your dreams Only when you've been around this country as long as I have You won't fall for every rumor that comes along Okay sir, you're a big operator and smart But I tell you I've hit and hit good I got this from the assayer an hour ago Take a look You're really serious about this aren't you? Read the little figures on the paper and find out why Well The sample was out of the seam you found? Certainly, you think I try salting on you? I don't know I got a lot of land around here and I've never seen anything run this high 15,000 to the ton ain't bad digging Just exactly why did you bring this to me Canto? I'm broke You've got capital and equipment and know-how I've got money I've got nowhere What's the deal? 50-50 partnership, we pool all our holdings, split even It'll pay out for you inside of six months You just told me you were broke I also just showed you the assay Where is the strike? Not till it's a deal You own the land? Make an agreement with me and I guarantee I'll get it You know Canto, I'm just sucker enough to go for this deal You haven't done badly Mike This isn't exactly a shack you've got here Do I draw up some papers? Papers can come later My handshake's good enough around here Okay, partner, we're partners Now where's our strike located? You got a map of the Blue Lake area? Yeah, sure Here it is I see this range here, left the Blue Lake The seams right there There? Canto, that's the Blue Legend That's my property Yeah, our property, partner Remember? Well, I'll be if... Okay, Canto, where do we go from here? There's no doubt about it Murder was there right from that first meeting with Big Mike But you didn't know it, Canto, not yet You were too concerned with whether Mike would really stand still for the shrew deal you put across And even when he finally broke out into a big hearty laugh at his own expense You wondered if you'd really won And later that evening, when Big Mike's wife, Helen, came downstairs to see you Another idea began to run around in your brain As she walked into the room, you suddenly realized that She was more beautiful than you thought Even though she was angry at you, Canto Canto, what is this? What are you trying to do to Big Mike? What do you mean, Helen? We just made a business deal You know I had Mike almost talked into giving up mining He's sick, Canto. He goes crazy when he gets started. His heart can't stand it Oh, now, Helen, he's not going to have to work that hard It's not a matter of work Right now, he's up there getting his clothes ready He's already called Garland to have the supply plane ready to leave in the morning We'll have to go up and get more samples See what machinery we'll need The doctor says he shouldn't fly, the altitude Little flying won't hurt Mike, big guy like that Besides, he's risked more than his neck for a strike like this A strike? There's always a strike That's all I've heard of it since I came here. I'm sick of it Don't you see, Canto, it's not good for Mike You're showing a lot of concern for the big guy's health What do you mean by that? Let's not kid ourselves, Helen. I've watched you since I've been here And you know, I've been interested You don't love Big Mike. You never have You married him because you thought you saw a good thing Is that the lowest thing you could think of to say to me? Truth hurts, eh? All right So it hurts I did marry Mike because it looked like a good thing I was tired of being kicked around But I've come to realize what a great guy he is But you don't love him I've wanted to. I've tried But you don't love him He doesn't know that He isn't going to know it I can get out now without hurting him I could leave and never come back But I won't hurt him And I won't have you hurt him either He's a good boy now, Helen He makes his own decisions Well, everything's all packed We'll be able to get off before... Hey, what's the matter with you two? Nothing, Mike We were just talking about the Blue Legend Telling her how you got me for a partner, right, Candle? Come on, Buck, up you two There's nothing so tragic about oar running 15,000 to the ton Right? Right, Mike That's settled then I think this calls for a toast Mike, you know what Dr. Lawrence said about your drinking? A little drink, Helen Little drink can't hurt me once in a while No, thanks, Mike Here you are, Helen Now don't you worry about me I can take care of myself We're just going to make a fast round trip Up tomorrow morning, back in a day or two Now, here's to the Blue Legend Well, Helen, won't you drink to it? Of course, Mike To the Blue Legend Yes, Candle From the beginning, murder was hidden there Just behind your shrewd, friendly smile But as you stood there watching Helen lift her glass toward Mike You realized with a start That it had broken through to the surface The idea, Candle That was running through your brain Helen, she is beautiful, isn't she? And the Blue Legend, it is fabulous And all that really stands in your way Is big Mike Brennan And you're still thinking about The following morning is the supply plane Taking you and Mike to Blue Lake Let's down over the flat grassy meadow Gartland the pilot Skillfully guides it through an avenue Of tall hemlock and spruce The wheels touch And the plane comes to a stop Well, it looks like we made it You are nervous, are you, Gart? I'm always nervous Sitting down in a potato patch like this Come on, Mike, last stop Look at that, will you? He's asleep Must have dozed off on the way Hey, wait a minute, Gart What's the matter with him? He's not asleep He passed out Uh-oh, his heart, the altitude For that drink he took just before we left Get his collar open, I'll rub his hands He'd better get wise Doc Lawrence told him to lay off Mike, Mike, come on, Mike He's coming around I better take him back to town right now No, not on top of this You know, Kato, someday this guy's going to wake up dead Huh? I said one of these days this bird's going to wake up dead Yeah, yeah, Gartland I'm afraid you may be right With the prologue of Blue Legend The signal oil company brings you another strange story By the Whistler But now a question What would you think of a driver Who deliberately did something that clogged up his motor With six times as much carbon And wore out his cylinders 50% faster than necessary Well, get ready for a shock Because that's just what you're doing If you're still using old-fashioned straight motor oil Listen to these facts In exhaustive road and laboratory tests Today's finest straight motor oil Was compared with the amazing new type signal lubricant That combines 100% pure paraffin base With five scientific new compounds Signal premium motor oil The result? The motors using signal premium oil Actually showed only one-sixth as much carbon And one-third less cylinder wear Now, get that Motor stayed six times cleaner Cylinder wear was reduced one-third With new signal premium motor oil And that holds just as true For old cars as for shining new ones Good reason I'd say For making your next oil change A change to the new type signal lubricant That's your guarantee of a sweeter running motor Signal premium motor oil And now, back to the Whistler Well, there it is, Kanto Murder The idea that was in the back of your brain And right out in the open too Where you can look at it and recognize it For what it is You're going to murder Mike Brennan And suddenly you know too That it was there all the time There the day you tricked Mike Brennan Into a partnership giving you half Of the Blue Legend There the night you argued with Mike's wife Helen And found her more beautiful Than you'd ever realized And most of all It was there when the supply plane Let down at Blue Lake And you found that Mike's heart condition Was worse than anyone but Helen had admitted Yes, it was all there Motive, a ready-made explanation Of the death Of the perfect opportunity Don't you, Kanto Ah, there you are, Mike Feeling any better this afternoon? Oh, I'm fine, Kanto That wasn't anything at all this morning Forget about it, just like that It's not that easy, Mike Look, will you stop trying to take care of me The way Helen does all the time Okay, but you gave me quite a scare I said, forget it, Kanto Got some samples I got a little assay set We might make a preliminary For you to stay up here for a few days Before tackling that return trip Better rest up a little, Mike Rest up? What for? Do you good? Besides, you've been saying You wanted to stay up here longer Sure, but you know how Helen feels about that Well, supposing I go in with the samples Tomorrow morning I'll just telephone Helen Until you had a narrow squeeze No, no, don't tell her that She'll dream up all sorts of things She worries about me Ah, maybe you're right I'll just kick out of it You are, aren't you? You know I am I miss this kind of thing Then it's settled I'll handle Helen for you You're okay, Kanto Thanks Well, gotta take care of my partner, don't I? Would you take a look at Mike? Yeah, guard, he's sleeping like a baby I'm kind of worried, Kanto He's okay, forget it Well, he's not himself I don't think we ought to leave him up here alone You heard what he said, he won't sit that way There's something else That bourbon Bourbon? I unpack this stuff for him There's a full bottle in his suitcase He won't touch it No, you don't know him You'll put her around the claim to bar Until he's got a good chill Take one look at that bottle on the shelf Oh, skip it, guard Mike's over 21 You'll just make him sore if you do anything Come on, let's hit the sack They're taking off at five An hour later, you're both in bed And you lie there quietly Waiting for guard to fall asleep You're glad he didn't make an issue Of the bottle of bourbon Because it's suddenly become Very important to you, hasn't it, Kanto? Yes You know Michael want to drink To warm himself tomorrow When he comes in from working the claim You're counting on it, aren't you, Kanto? The assay fluid It's deadly poison You're thinking that a man Couldn't live very long With some of that inside of him Mike couldn't live very long, could he, Kanto? It's one o'clock When you finally decide Guard is asleep Quietly you get out of bed Walk to the cabinet over the sink The bourbon bottle is still there You pour a little down the sink And then reach down in the space Under the basin for the bottle of assay Fluid Fill the bourbon bottle Back up to the full mark And then carefully Put them both back in their place You return to bed now Knowing that when Mike Brennan Pours a drink out of that bottle tomorrow He'll be dead in a matter of minutes There's no sleep after that, of course Just a kind of weary stupor Full of visions Of planned answers to the questions That might come Of tossing and turning Of thinking of what it will be like To own the Blue Legend Kettle Of what it will be like to have Helen Brennan turning to you For sympathy Kettle And then Kettle, Kettle, wake up Kettle What's the matter? It's five o'clock Let's get rolling Oh Where's Mike? He's still asleep Now take it easy We'll slip out without wicking him I'll fly you to Juno We'll pick up the supplies And be back here tonight Let him sleep He really needs a rest Yeah, you're right, Card Mike needs a rest A long rest Yes, Kento It's only a matter of time now Until the Blue Legend And Helen Brennan are yours Mike will have a long rest You've seen to that There's a strange feeling Of satisfaction inside of you A exultation over a victory That's all but one It's not quite seven o'clock When Gottlin sets the little supply plane Down at the Juno Airport And you hurry to a phone booth To call Helen Hello, Helen, this is Kanto Oh, is Mike with you? Well, that's why I called Helen And Gottlin flew me down He's flying back tonight We thought it would be better For Mike to stay up there and rest What do you mean? Is something the matter? Well, Mike didn't want me to say anything to you Tell me, Kanto Well, it's nothing serious, Helen Really, it isn't Mike had a slight attack It must have been the Alterson I knew it I knew we shouldn't have gone up there Now, take it easy, Helen He'll be all right Told me to give you his love Look, let me come over And talk to you What about, Kanto? I've made a decision, Helen About Mike working I think you were right May I come over? I'll be waiting You hang up the receiver Stand in the phone booth Thinking for a minute Running over in your mind The things you're going to say to Helen Things that will make her trust you Turn to you when she learns That Mike is gone This is the hardest part of all, isn't it, Kanto? To stand in front of Helen Saying things you don't mean I'm really worried about him, Helen He just passed out I tried to tell you And I didn't listen I was wrong, Helen, dead wrong Mike had no business taking that trip He is a sick man I've been so worried about him Helen, I promise you It won't happen again Now, look When Mike comes back from Blue Lake I'll ask him to stay here While I run things up there Would you, Kanto? Would you? He won't like it Don't leave it to me I'll make him stay here Then there won't ever be any more danger Oh, Kanto, I'm so glad And Helen Yes, Kanto The way I talked to you that day The things I said I want you to know that I'm... I'm sorry Oh, you can't know Yes, Helen I want you to know You can count on me as your friend Your closest friend I don't know what to say Just tell me that you trust me, Helen I... I trust you, Kanto Thank you Thank you, Helen And that's all there is to it, Kanto You were so convincing You almost believed it yourself There's nothing to do now, but wait At nine o'clock the next morning You settle into an easy chair In the lobby of your hotel with a newspaper Sure now that it must be all over A minute later you look up Garthlin is standing over you What are you doing here, Garthlin? Kanto, I... I got bad news You don't mean Mike? Yeah, Mike Another attack? Worse than that, Kanto He's dead Dead? Good Lord I... I found him up at the cabin When I flew in the supplies last night He was dead when I got there Flew the body down just now Why, I... I can't believe it Why, only yesterday I know His wife was right all the time That trip was too much for him You're sure it was his heart? What else? Oh, poor Helen Somebody's going to have to break the news to her That isn't going to be an easy job Don't worry, we won't have to The coroner saved us the trouble The coroner? What do you mean coroner? He called Mrs. Brennan an hour ago It seems it's going to be an inquest Is that all? Not quite They wanted her permission for an autopsy Autopsy? What for? Everybody knows Mike had a bad heart I'm sure Helen had never allowed it She already has That bottle of bourbon, Canto Sitting up in the cabinet over the sink Where you left it night before last With its lethal dose of assay Flew it ready to testify against you You can see it now, can't you? Exhibit A in the case of the government Versus George Canto The charge? Murder An autopsy Over a thousand heart failures every year And they had to land on this one with an autopsy There's only one way now You've got to get to that poison bottle of bourbon Before they do Wait a minute, Garland Where's the plane? The airport, of course What's that got to do with it? We've got to go up there Up where? The cabin What are you talking about? The claim papers They're there all there We'll have to have them right away If you're talking about Mike's baggage I brought it back with the body No, no, no, it has nothing to do with the baggage These papers, Mike was keeping them They shouldn't get out of our hands Look, Canto If you try to tell me to get in that thing We'll have to last night That's exactly what I am telling you I'll get into some heavy clothes And meet you at the airport in 15 minutes Almost a blue lake, eh? Yeah Look, Gar, I'm sorry I blew up before You know, Mike's death and everything Sure, I know He was a great guy, Canto Oh, you don't have to tell me that Stubborn as a mill Wouldn't listen to anyone You know, Canto, this will probably surprise you I heard Doc Lawrence tell Mike once If he ever took another drink, he'd have killed him But did that bother Mike? You, uh, think that had anything to do with it? Oh, uh, that's what I started to tell you Back at the airport Helen had the corn as report When I called The report? You mean the autopsy's been held already? Yeah, early this morning It seems there was, uh, some question About that liquor business But you know how Mike was What do you mean? Well, they thought it It might have something to do with his death One drink too many or something Of course, that wasn't it at all It was probably that attack he had here In the plane with us You mean it... The autopsy showed it was his heart Well, it shouldn't be any surprise to you, Canto But here's the thing that surprised me Yeah? What's that? The time of death You know, that morning we left Mike was already dead He never left his bunk Never left his... But then he couldn't have drunk Then it wasn't the liquor No Hey, wait a minute Let me put this crate on the ground These days I'm going back in the army Get me a job at a nice big airfield Hey, Connor, hang on! Brake stem! We're gonna go on loop! Look out! When you open your eyes, Canto There's a throbbing pain in your head A sick feeling in your stomach And the roof seems to be whirling Whirling Everything's hazy Tumbling around in your head You've got to do something Very important What is it? I... I've got... The room clears a little And slowly as if from a long way off It appears, the bourbon The bottle of bourbon That's what you were trying to remember There's a terrible ringing in your ears As you try to lift yourself off the cot That sickening feeling in your stomach Comes back again And then suddenly you remember It doesn't matter Yes Mike died a natural death The autopsy showed that It comes back to you now The poisoned bottle of bourbon Isn't so important anymore So you fall back on the pillow And then... Well, you feeling better now, Canto? Huh? Oh... The cotman Where... Didn't see you I know I've been sitting here Waiting for you to come around You've been out but good I... It... Hey, you better take it easy You've been muttering like that For five minutes Well... Muttering? What did I say? Well... Nothing I could understand Hey, you sure you're okay now? Yeah... Yeah, I'm sure, Gartland Everything's okay now So we'll return in just a moment With a strange ending to tonight's story Meantime, let me add Meantime, let me ask you, drive or something In gasoline Which do you think is more important? Mileage or quality? Well, don't bother to answer that one Because the plain fact of the matter is In gasoline, it takes extra quality To go farther That's why we're so proud of the fact That signal is the famous go farther gasoline You see, you get those quick signal starts That fast signal pickup And smooth, knock-free signal power Because signal helps your engine Run more efficiently And naturally, the more efficiently Your motor runs, the more mileage you get That's why signal says Your speedometer is the best yardstick Of gasoline quality Check yours, and you'll find it's true In gasoline, it does take extra quality To go farther And of course, signal is the famous Go farther gasoline And now, back to the Whistler Though you're in the clear at last Aren't you, Kanto? The coroner's report indicates Mike Brennan died of heart failure At the Blue Legend mine And the night that you decided to kill him Yes, Kanto, you can relax now It'll be easy to pour the poison bottle Of bourbon down the drain It's all yours at last The Blue Legend with its rich Storehouse of wealth and Helen She's free now, Kanto To leave Alaska she always wanted But you feel somehow that when she leaves You'll be by her side Gartland the pilot is sitting at the foot Of the bed watching you carefully That was a close call, Kanto When that break jammed I thought we were done for it Lucky we didn't crack into the trees What happened? Oh, you cracked your head On the instrument panel Oh, I feel awful weak You'll be okay It isn't just my head My stomach Oh Well, you were out for quite a while, you know Probably still dizzy Had me worried for a minute, Kanto But I finally found a way to bring you around What? What did you do? I just gave you a couple Of healthy shots of that bourbon of Mike's That's all Let that whistle be your signal For the signal oil program The Whistler each Monday at nine 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 Alan Reed and Virginia Gregg The Whistler was produced by George W. Allen With story by E. Jack Newman Music by Wilbur Hatch And was transmitted to our troops overseas By the Armed Forces Radio Service This is Marvin Miller speaking For the signal oil company This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System