 The signal oil program the whistler Is your signal for the signal oil program? The whistler 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 Yes, I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak. Yes friends. It's time for the whistler And remember let every traffic signal remind you with new signal gasoline You do go farther than ever look for the familiar big yellow and black Circle sign that identifies those popular signal service stations in seven western states from Canada to Mexico And now the whistler strange story the strange sisters The three Randall girls were as different from each other as day and night Even the people of Newton who had watched them grow up found it hard to accept the fact that they were sisters Pamela the eldest was forceful and overbearing heavy set them unattractive Kathy the youngest was a weakling Life was a little too complicated for her and she found the easiest solution was to let Pamela face it To bring her problems to Pamela to listen meekly to Pamela's instructions and then to quietly obey Yes Pamela and Kathy were two extremes and Sally the third sister was in the middle both in age and temperament The combination of Pamela's strength and Kathy's frailty had produced in Sally a kind of radiance that had made life easy for her That had made her sure of success where her sisters had failed and the more she succeeded the harder It became for Pamela and Kathy to face it Until one morning, Mrs. Stokes the housekeeper called Kathy for breakfast. There was no answer Miss Kathy your breakfast is on the table That girl takes a team of horses to get her out of bed Miss Kathy Your breakfast is very young lady and I ain't gonna keep it warm for you another moment Miss Kathy answered me. I know you now my key Yeah, miss Kathy. What are you the heater? Oh Where's the handle? There is Kathy. She's oh miss Pamela. Yes, miss Kathy. Miss Kathy here here like me Yes, Kathy Kathy dear. Let me see her pulse. Oh, she's alive. Call dr. Johnson quickly. Do you think she don't stand there like an idiot call a doctor? Yes, miss Pamela right away. Hello Pamela. Well, it's nice of you to leave your work, Sally That's a peculiar remark to make I think it's apropos of the moment I don't as usual. I suppose we disagree. Oh, where is she in there with dr. Johnson? Well, she'd be alright I don't know yet. Well, I'm going in and wait a minute. You're not going in there You can't stop me Pamela. I've got a right to know and since you didn't choose to tell me over the phone I'll find out for myself. I said wait Kathy is my sister too Pamela. She doesn't belong to you You've had her under your thumb for so long the poor girl can't even think for herself. All right Go on in if you want to kill her. What do you mean by that? I've managed to convince dr. Johnson It was an accident. It was an accident. She left the gas heater on and never been very clever Sally Kathy tried to kill herself. You're wrong. You're making it up. She didn't have a reason I admit it wasn't a very good reason, but it's been used a thousand times go on It's a man Sally and a rather shabby specimen at that she was in love. Yes How long has it been going on six months or more? You're sure of course. I'm sure Who is it Pamela? You're fiancee Henry Why oh you're wrong? You must be wrong. He never gave her any reason. He's he's hardly even spoken to her You asked me and I told you Pamela Where did Kathy get the idea that Henry French was in love with her? Tell me Pamela Where did it come from? I don't know you stepped into that part of her life, too. Didn't you? Answer me. Oh come now Sally. Don't distort that pretty finishing school face of yours It's your biggest asset, you know It's gotten you everything you ever wanted. There's no end to what it can do. How can you be so contemptible? Maybe I was wrong Maybe you are clever insinuating your way into father's confidence Bowing and scraping playing the faithful daughter when he was ill That's why father left everything to you when he died $50,000 and two sisters to provide for if and when you felt like it. We're your favorite charity, aren't we? That's part of the act too Lady bountiful I've heard all I want to hear very well. Perhaps you'd better go. I'm going to see Kathy whether you like it or not You see I was wrong. I'm admitting it. Oh, I was wrong in leaving you and Kathy under the same roof. I Just hope it isn't too late to do anything about it. Perhaps you're forgetting. It's my roof, too As long as I choose to let you stay here Pamela Funny isn't it Pamela? Try to be fair You try to do the right thing and it all blows up in your face Well, Dr. Johnson, I think she's going to be all right. May I see her doctor? Oh, she asked for Pamela Oh, well, I'm sure if she knows I'm here perhaps you'd better wait Sally. She was rather specific What do you mean specific? She doesn't want to see you Sally. Oh, I'll go in doctor Are you going to wait Sally? No I'll go I left her prescription on the dresser Pamela Three drops and half a glass of water every four hours. May I drop you off somewhere Sally? Oh, thank you, doctor Kathy Kathy, are you all right? No, I'll never be all right anymore. You mustn't feel that way dear. I made a mess of this, too I never do things right. Do I Pam? What would What will Henry think of me now? They only know what I told them Kathy. They think it was an accident Don't worry about Henry dear. You must have been wrong Pam. He doesn't love me He couldn't He would have told me He wouldn't have just gone off with Sally. Maybe you'll believe me now Kathy. She's capable of anything She owns it all now the house the money and now Henry French Don't you see Kathy? He was the only thing she didn't have He was yours and she made up her mind. She wanted him to never tell me. Of course. He didn't Sally never gave him a chance It's awful bad, but I can't help it. I hate her so do I well Maybe you'd better rest a while now Tell me Pam What are we going to do? There's a way Yes There is a way what? Kathy Kathy we're going to kill her With the prologue of tonight's story the strange sisters the signal oil company brings you another strange story by the whistler You've no doubt noticed those big red and yellow billboards that tell you you now go farther than ever with new signal gasoline Well, that's important But unfortunately there isn't room on those billboards to tell the equally important part of the story the finer Performance in new signal gasoline that makes this good mileage possible. 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You're confident that Kathy is prepared for the talk with Sally. It's bound to come sooner or later But Kathy, I know I'm right about Pamela. Why must you always talk about Pamela Pamela did this if it wasn't for Pamela Stop it. Will you Please Kathy, please believe me. You're wrong. I'm not wrong. You are dear She's sealed your mind with all sorts of hateful lies about me and Henry while you keep throwing that in my face Henry Henry Henry Apparently there's nothing I can do or say that will make any difference in the way you feel I Promised father I'd take care of you Well, I'm leaving you the house and all the furniture and I'm making arrangements for trust fund that'll provide for you both That's charitable of you under the circumstances. I think it is I'll expect you and Pamela to be civil to Henry until we leave. Is that clear is he coming here? Yes To live yes for a week or so. I don't understand. It's very simple. We're going to be married tonight Yes Pamela Kathy was prepared wasn't she Sally was right Nothing she could do or say would make any difference because Kathy is yours. Isn't she for too many years? She's depended on you for guidance look to you for advice Regarded everything you said is truth than everything else false Yes Jealousy is a strange thing Pamela It's been there deep inside you for as long as you can remember and it was convenient for you to find a cause for it Sally and your father the legacy the house the money But that's gone now. Isn't it Pamela? Sally's been pretty fair about it. She and Henry are married now You have the house and your share of the money That's what's strange about jealousy the cause is gone But it's still there stronger than ever and with it your plan for murder Did you get the key to their room for Mrs. Stoke? Yes? Here she doesn't know you have it. No, she's gone to the store. I took it off the hook give it to me What are you going to do just look around a little why? Henry's things are up there. He brought them in last night before they left. Well, I'm just curious Kathy Just curious All right, Kathy you can put the key back now. Did you find anything? Yes several things what? Kathy, I'll do the shopping tomorrow shopping Pam you never I'll tell you later It seems mr. French is a vicious man Kathy perhaps. You're just as well rid of him vicious of course He must be dear otherwise. Why would he keep a loaded revolver in the upper drawer of his dresser? Miss Pamela, what are you doing around here? Well, you ain't been in the store for six months now I thought the walk might do me good. Where will it be a small rolled roast, please about three pounds per hack I got just the thing for you here You ain't looking too well if you don't mind my seeing so something wrong. No nothing Well, let's do yes, that'll be fine. It's kind of small. It'll do mr. Watkins You see Kathy and I haven't been too well lately. I thought so now come on. What's up? Oh I know I shouldn't say anything, but I've got to talk to someone mr. Watkins. Gosh is it that bad? I don't know it's Sally and that husband of hers. Yeah, don't say they've been quarreling dreadfully It's been going on all morning, and I just had to get away from it somehow It was only married night before last you you won't say anything will you mr. Watkins? Promise me sure sure It's about the estate Sally told him she was going to deed part of it to Kathy and me and he flew into the most dreadful fit of temper Here's your sugar miss Pamela, thank you mr. Kennedy. I'm sure sorry about that you you won't say anything Will you know no no ain't there anything you can do? See now you wanted a shampoo and a finger wave miss Pamela. Yes Gosh, you know I can hardly get my mind of my work after what you told me will you you won't say anything with you Oh, of course not miss Pamela not a word You're very efficient aren't you Pamela the town of Newton is like a smooth pond All you have to do is cast a few pebbles here and there and the ripple spread over the whole surface clear to the edges There's another step now a very important one Sally is hostile and suspicious and you're going to need her confidence Pamela well Pamela may I come in must you please don't make it difficult for me Sally I don't understand. I have something to tell you I I'd like to come in and sit down if you don't mind all right Pamela No Well, I've been doing a lot of thinking Sally and and I haven't slept much Not since you told us about the house and the money. Yes. It was so unexpected. I Well, you see it threw me a little off balance. What are you trying to say? You know me so well Sally the past few years have been hard and I know I've been unreasonable and difficult Pamela You're trying to say you're sorry aren't you? Oh, I I'm so clumsy at this sort of thing I do so want to have you and Henry forgive me. Oh my dear. I Really believe you mean I do Sally. I do mean it and I'm going to try to make Kathy understand too You're right Sally. I've been such a terrible influence on the poor thing Pam darling I'm so happy that it's working out Oh my now, let's forget all about it. I'm sure Henry will understand It's odd isn't it? I had the feeling underneath it somehow it would work out. I just knew it Pam Thank you now you go on downstairs and tell Kathy I've got to finish the packing packing Well, but but you're not leaving until the end of the week Henry has to make a business trip to New York some things He has to settle up before we leave when's he going tonight? He's leaving at 9. Oh that reminds me I was called a cab he said to be sure to have it here for him promptly at 9 now you run down and tell Kathy It's all cleared up. Will you? Oh, of course Of course That's what I get for avoiding them. How could I have been so stupid? It's all right Pam. Henry will be bad Don't be ridiculous. He's leaving for New York tonight, and they're taking the steamer from there in four days No, Kathy. He's not coming back. He'll send for her and she'll meet him there But isn't there some way? There's only one way It's got to happen tonight. Oh, I'm scared Pam. Oh, stop jibbering Kathy The town is ready for it, and it's going to happen Henry French is going to shoot his wife in a fit of temper and try to leave the country Pam Pam the gun Are we gonna get the gun? You see we can't do it. We can't do it without the gun and it's in his dresser and she's up there. Stop jibbering I've got to think Turn on the light. It's getting dark in here. Yes, Pam The light. What is it, Pam? The basement Kathy The fuse box is in the basement in the furnace room the fuse box. You'll get here about six I'll go down in the basement and unscrew a fuse The lights will go out You know Henry he'll trot down to the basement to fix it. What about Sally? I'll wait till she's downstairs You will be on the second floor in a room at the end of the corridor and Then when he leaves you can go into the room and get the gun You can see it pretty clearly now can't you Pamela the people versus Henry French the charge murder It's easy to think there in the basement as you wait in a dark corner after you unscrew the fuse and Listen to the confusion upstairs as they stumble around in the dark Then there's an afterthought you find it all blown out fuse on the shelf and screw it into place Just in case Henry might wonder how a perfectly good one could come unscrewed by itself Then when it's over you return secretly to your room at the end of the second floor car Did you get it? Yes, it is. I wear my gloves Pam just as you told me. All right now listen We have it much time. He's down there now waiting for the taxi. Have you got your watch on him now? Let's see. Oh luminous dial. That's good. Now listen carefully The taxi is calling promptly at nine o'clock Understand it's going to happen shortly after he leaves about five past nine. Who's going to do it? You are You've got to I'll have to be upstairs You'll be in the basement and we will leave in the taxi at nine and I'll get Sally up on the second floor on some pretext At five past nine. I'll scream that you've fallen down the basement stairs. She'll run down Yeah Yes, Pam I understand now remember not until after nine o'clock. We've got to be sure Henry is gone. All right Pam I'll look at my watch. I promise good now. You'd better get down here It would be rude of me not to be there to say goodbye to him So the time has come hasn't it Pamela 40 years of pent-up hatred is about to find release at last For the first time in your life You're actually cordial to Henry as you make small talk with him in the entrance hallway And you feel a glow of satisfaction as you watch him carry his bags to the waiting taxi Then just as you begin to wonder why Sally isn't there to see him off You hear a foot on the stair and your heart stops Sorry, what's the matter? Why the? The suitcase You're in traveling clothes. Well, what's the matter with that? You're going to oh That's it. I guess I'm not used to having you concerned about me Pam as a matter of fact We decided just five minutes ago I convinced Henry that walking on his wife after four days of marriage was a pretty dirty trick Well, goodbye Pamela. I'll worry you if we decide not to come back Sally you you can't what's the matter? Nothing Nothing Sally you watch unbelieving as she walks down the steps to the taxi cab it failed Isn't it just like everything else you ever tried Sally succeeded and you failed There's a lump in your throat. You're all choked up with disappointment and bitter corrosive hatred Then suddenly you realize there is another way You've got to get to Kathy and tell her your glance at the clock 845. It's still safe then over to the basement door Copy Whistler will return in just a moment with a strange ending of tonight's story Meantime I'd like to tell you about an interesting experiment I witnessed the other day an automobile motor that had been driven 35,000 miles without taking the head off was being torn down for inspection Ordinarily you'd expect to find a good deal of carbon in the cylinder head and worn motor parts But this motor was remarkably clean free of carbon and all parts were in excellent condition Now the thing which makes these results so interesting is that this motor was lubricated only with signal four-star motor oil a Signal engineer who was present however explained to me why signal four-star oil take such good care of motors Because of solvent refining one of the latest and most costly developments in petroleum engineering Signal four-star motor oil has three important advantages One forms less carbon far less by actual tests than many leading brands To its tougher film clings to moving parts protecting them from wear and sealing in power and Three signal four-star oil flows freely instantly on coldest mornings yet doesn't thin out when your motor is hot In these days when motors have the last and last your motor needs this triple protection You can get it by making your next oil change a change to the better a change to signal four-star motor oil And now back to the whistler So it didn't work out Pamela you're a failure even in debt and without you Kathy had lost She's helpless now cringing before the sharp questions the offices throw at her Trying futilely to lie her way out of a hopeless trap and Sally stands there Unbelieving as the hatred the jealousies come to the surface for all the world to see More questions more stumbling answers then still more and more until finally Take her away Joe. Hey, you are Mrs. French. I Can't believe it It's so fantastic. Yeah, it is at that They knew mr. French was leaving at nine planned to kill you with his gun in the dresser drawer That's where he kept Pamela was smart Mrs. French, but she forgot one thing The clock on the wall read 845 So she figured it was safe to open the basement door where Kathy was waiting to kill you She forgot it was an electric clock When she pulled the fuse down there and cut out the current The clock lost 18 minutes Next Monday at 9 o'clock the whistler will bring you another strange tale The whistler is broadcast for your entertainment by the marketers of signal gasoline and motor oil and fine quality automotive accessories And by your neighborhood signal dealer This program produced by George W. 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