 The Mysterious Traveler, written, produced and directed by Robert A. Arthur and David Corman. Scarring one of the most formal factors, close carpentry. This is the Mysterious Traveler, inviting you to join me on another journey into the realm of these cranes and the terrifies. I hope you will enjoy the trip, that it will thrill you a little and cheer you a little. For miles an hour, I hope for the enemy's presence. Before you condemn me, there are few who may still be hearing my voice. Please listen and try to understand. If you hear my story, exactly as it happened, you may find it in your hearts to forgive me. It began a year ago at the Lindbergh Country Club, at the State University. A banquet is being held in honor of Dr. Charles Warren, in recognition of his vast contribution to organic chemistry. The main speaker at the banquet was the governor of the state, who was there to speak in tribute to Dr. Warren. We need to revise this. I'll be the wife. What if you haven't changed your mind about that? That's one thing I'll never change. That's why you don't realize how important money is. We're going to have money, and a great deal of it, very soon. Where is it coming from? I'm working secretly on an experiment with success, and I expect to. We'll be wealthy beyond our dreams. An experiment? What sort of experiment is it? Your father, after years of research, has discovered an organic compound that revitalizes barren soil. My experiment and approach the problem of food productivity on a different basis. How? Can you imagine what it would mean to mankind if a wheat crop could be grown in two weeks instead of the four months it takes? Think of ten wheat crops a year, where before there had been only two. That's impossible. Nothing can be grown overnight. A food abundant such as the world has never known before. Chemical formula which has chlorophyll as its base will assist nature. It accelerates the growth of plant life a hundred fold. I've already had some small success, the ultimate goal yet. And what do you do? What I do? Why, one gallon of this new formula sprayed over an acre of land will produce a crop almost overnight. I'll be world famous and a millionaire. A million years. This new formula of mine will perfect it and put your father's soil compound in a million. Won't be very important in the face of my discussion. Is it important to think of a real great science into the ground? Or because it will make new wealth. Humanity, oh, you know that. I'm wanting to be wealthy, isn't it? I'm working with Steve Reynolds and the huge reward and honors that could be won. Yes, I wanted success more than anything else in life, no matter what the day and night, rarely leaving the laboratory. One experiment followed another as I searched for the right formula. The day I was called by Dr. Warren's secretary to come to his office to hear your progress of what seems to have made little bit any progress in your study of soil erosion. I'll tell it through. You can't ignore the obligations of your fellowship. I'm afraid I'll have to ask you on behalf of the trustees about whatever experiment you're in need of. I won't do it. I've been at it much more than day and night on this experiment. I'm too close to success now to give up. Steve, the trust... When I'm succeeded and I will, I'll be world famous. I see. You've got to keep that project in mind from the trustees so that they don't interfere. Is there some excuse you can give them? I'm sorry, Steve, but I must pass it along to them. Those are the rules. I'm asking you to break the rules. I can. Not for you, myself, or anyone else. And as told you by experiment, help me. Steve, you're overwhelmed. Otherwise, you just wouldn't stop me, do you hear? Not you, or the trustees, or the whole universe. You will come to me half and half. So here are your enemies. You should have withheld that report from the trustees. What further permit to achieve the trust that you're blind or everything else? You've lost all sense of respect, Steve. That you're on your father's side. What? Because he's right. You've got your fame and money about everything else. And why not? Is there anything else in the world that counts? Steve, you're like a stream. I've been about to be married. It's a working day and night, for I knew it was a race against time. I had exactly $700 to my name, and once that was forgiven me. How's your work coming? I've been able to perfect the formula. I'm working on experiments. How long can you go on? Even if I wanted to go on, I can't. My money just about to go on. Don't feel too badly about it. Yeah, I'm so close to success. I know I am. What do you think of though, you can't pick up your experiments on Steve? After you've helped them last, it's time to think everything out. Yes, I suppose you're right. Come inside. I'll show you the lab like this. No, I can't. There's equipment that was available at the university, but I do have everything I need. There we are. Right? Yes, you see, each experiment calls for a small, separate box of earth. There are even seven boxes in the room. That's why it's so crowded. Over there is the box of formula number one. From there, the box is on the cross of floor two. Formula 87. I see. In this box that I injected the soil with formula 87. This morning? Yes, it's now noon. So I can see them. Produced a crop of white chemicals whose life this man has known at these thousands of years. Has begun for mankind. Hey, gardener, there'd be no question that every man, woman, and child on earth would be affected by my discovery. There's no urging on my part that Dr. Warren and the man stay on. There were two infants who leave the garden and the plants that were growing before their very eyes. My father caught that afternoon there was an acre of completely ripened tomatoes ready for consumption. Dr. Warren and I returned to the house and I persuaded him to stay overnight. So I'm eager to see the plant growth that had taken place during the night. It was Dr. Warren who, as he led us into the garden, made the startling discovery. All I see is an acre of overripe tomatoes. The plant life surrounding the acre. Well, there's nothing but gentle, girl. Father, weeds, vines, wild grass. Look how thick it is. Yesterday there was nothing there to speak of. The weeds were just way high. Yes, I recall. What does it mean? Apparently when I break the acre where I planted some of Formula 87 carried root beyond causing those weeds and other plants to grow overnight to six feet. Ah, the question now is have they stopped growing? Well, come along, let's have a look. Now the plants are not a jungle growth. A jungle growth? Yes, I was thinking the same. And it's difficult to tell from here how far it extends. Can't be more than a few feet where I sprayed beyond the acre. Ah, here we are. So let's walk through it. Yeah, I'll be there. All right. Two of you better follow the path I'm making. Pretty good, two of you. Yes. We're almost 30 feet into this growth. Tell you that. That's our grass or the grass of the growth. Yes. We've come quite a way now. Can't even see the farmhouse behind us anymore. You do know we are going in circles. You can't extend this far. Well, we're walking a straight line. I've been following the start. Dad, I thought you think we've come. Oh, at least a hundred yards. Ah, the growth is beginning to set out. It would reach the outer face of it. Here, here's the field. I think we'll need more to go. Ten acres and it's all sprang up this way just today afternoon. What do you make of it, doctor? This formula, 87 of yours, not only accelerates the growth of plant life a hundred-fold where sprayed, but also affects the surrounding acreage. What is it in formula 87 that causes it to spread? Ah, you must realize that in this new formula we are dealing with the unknown. Well, perhaps Steve can explain why it caused such a growth on an additional ten acres. No, I can't, doctor. What a puzzle of me, as it is to you. What is this, mom? The reason few minutes would study the growth is associate professor Steve Reynolds of State University discovered a new chemical formula which has the power to accelerate plant life growth a hundred-fold. While engaged in experiments on his farm 20 miles outside of state, though, professor Reynolds sprayed an acre of land with his new discovery, formula 87. One of the amazing results of this experiment was the growth overnight of a one-acre crop which seems almost incredible to this reporter is the news that formula 87 caused plant life in surrounding acreage to grow overnight into a fantastic growth and becomes so thick and profuse it's spreading in all directions at a rate of 100 acres an hour. Already has fed all the experts and scientists to being rushed to the scene of this phenomenon. Stay tuned for further news buses during the incubators of valuable land turning into jungle every hour. By evening, it'll be spreading at a rate of three miles an hour. Haven't you been able to do anything to stop it? Well, we've tried dynamite pyres in the country working on the problem. But as yet, we haven't been able to determine what it is that's causing this wild growth to spread. Young man, this catastrophe is of your doing. Have you any ideas what such a frightening manner? Formula 87 created a new type of pollen. I just got a report that the growth has crossed the Ardmore River and it's spread to the other banks. The Ardmore River? Yes, and that's why I'm convinced. We'll do what we can, Governor. We're not losing a minute. What's going to happen, Doctor, when this jungle growth reaches villages and towns? We will already have to evacuate farmers. Yes, yes. We'll work day and night, Governor, to find the answer to all this. It's a fantastic way to spread it and ask for assistance from Washington. Shortly before they were engulfed by this advancing jungle growth, which scientists have been unable to explain for generating its advance from hour to hour and is now moving at a rate of this. And momentarily, we expect more continuously broadcast things and indicate that. Ladies and gentlemen, I have just received a signal that this is for further use by... Steve, we've been evaded. Please, look, you two have better come with me. We're abandoning this station. Come on, Steve. What about those people who may not have been tuned in? They may not know about the green place. It's possible for people who didn't hear my warnings. But I am. What? Oh, you mean because of that? Well, we'd better get going. There's no time to discuss this. Is the equipment still on? Yes, why? What are you going to do? Some people may tune into the station, may not know what's happening. I'm going to stay here a while longer. Broadcast and warned. Then I'll stay tuned. Look, I'm leaving. You'd better make up your mind in a hurry. We'll stay for a while. Okay, if that's the way you want it. So long. Still not too late to change your mind. No. Go ahead. And if you are still listening in, this is Stephen Reynolds speaking to you from the State Capitol. This is to warn you that a terrible force of nature has been unleashed. I and I alone are responsible for what has happened. That's a small comfort to those of you fleeing for your lives and able to understand that disaster that was brought about by my experiments. Experiments I was interested in for a personal gain. Not for the advancement of science and humanity. It's reached out. That's not it. Give me your hand. Now you can enjoy other sense and exciting stories of the mysterious traveler in the current issue of the mysterious traveler magazine. All available. All characters in our story are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons in the name or otherwise is purely coincidental. Music is under the direction of Emerson Buckley, composed by Richard U. Page. Those are intriguing. This program came to you from New York.