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If your answer is yes There's a man's job waiting for you in our rapidly expanding United States Army Visit your nearest United States Army and United States Air Force recruiting station and get all the details today And now with your star Paul Lucas in the role of Stefan Donner your army and your Air Force presents a proudly we hail production the last track The way with living a double life to all but a handful He was Stefan Donner the great composer and piano virtuoso the man was no political beliefs Who took no sides and played where he was invited E or West But to the handful Stefan Donner was an extraordinarily capable agent who hid his daring actions behind his musical talent To succeed at playing this dangerous duo role for so long Donner had accomplished the unusual but he knew in such a game. It couldn't go on forever Are you there of what? Well, I'm sorry, but who is it ring? I don't know sir. I'm broke. Who wants you? Who is this speaking? Well, yeah, I think it seems Hello, don't know This is Hans Krocek you probably don't remember me you saved my life back with my hands of course What are you doing in America? Do you live here? You must turn up gonna feel I feel I owe you something here And that's why I'm calling they don't on there. They know Better Yes heard you You are sure Do you know how they found out no, no, no, I can't talk longer What do they plan to kidnap you? I believe and take you back. I want you alive. I want you done a They know Just to clear out of his bad. What what why don't we just call our friend in Washington? They'll take care of everything and you don't have time They plan to kidnap us and take us back. Oh, look around you ring Except for this resort. We are literally in the middle of nowhere. If you stayed here, they find a way to get us before help could arrive Call and have the car brought around at once Turn off at the fork set. No keep right under it. But this highway leads to Denver. Won't they according to the map? It also leads to an airport. We can't save as this car Once they find we've left mountains you they start watching us all the highway That's not a hard job in a country like this All right, I think we'll be traveling on foot very soon From the frying pan into the fire. Hey, it would seem so sir Do we have water? Is the canvas bag pull in the back? No sense in wasting it on the car Nevermind ring That's the end of it Let's hold the console of war Our best bet is to keep heading north With the help of the sun we can do this at night the north star will be our guide We'll take nothing with us but the map and water bag and our gun What are you looking at look up there buzzard already Our red-headed comrade are anywhere about those black devils will have them to find it Let's get started Thought it could turn for cold She should have read the guidebook. It's clouding up, sir How are we going to keep heading north? The only thing we can do is focus our eyes on some subject ahead of us And when we get to it pick out another I'll take the water back for a while. That's all right sir. He helps keep her back warm. It's not heavy That's not very good news. Oh, no Sir, what are our plans once we get out of this shahara? Any plans we have we have rings our subject to immediate change The fact that we didn't reach them but today we'll put our friends in Washington wise to what has happened They won't be able to keep it out of the papers or off the radio So there'll be a lot of people looking for it by morning Our trouble will be Recognizing who are our friends and who aren't It's likely we'll come to a farm or ranch house first If you have a telephone, we'll use it and they put until we are called for What about the people who own the place? I will tell them enough to make them realize we need their health and protection other than that We can make no plans They may not come out at all rings Right now, I think it's better to concentrate on not going around in a circle I Go on to keep going Well, oh Thank God You are an angel Where did you come from here giving some water not too much drink? here drink drink man Not too much Beautiful lady who I think is a mirage said not too much May I I'll take the water Yes, of course. May I ask you how you came to be here. I was looking for you Looking for it You know who we are. I we heard you got in the way. I thought you might try it through here You almost made it another three miles and you'd have hit the river Uh Who are you? I'm Pat Rollins. If that's any of your business What are you going to do with it? You should be able to figure that out. I'll take you back to the ranch and hold you there until they come for you Until until who come for it three guesses She looks so so American Regular cargo. All right get on your feet and just remember I can shoot this and I will if you make me Well ring Time to arise. Yes, sir now Now miss Rollins behavior You'll come to know how you shot me sir by her hand Leave her feet free only three miles to the river. You won't get away. They'll get you you're trapped We'll take the whole thing It's Rollins. It seems a pity that you are one of them You don't look the part, but then I suppose those are the kind of people they like I should shoot you but I could never bring myself to shoot a woman Thank you're lucky stars. You are not a man Don't try to follow us one thing Where does the river lead to follow it and find out? Well, it won't make much difference anyway Goodbye miss Rollins. Thank you for the water and the horse get your hands up I wasn't afraid of the consequences of wood So if you want to keep breathing don't do anything to make me change my mind Looks like we've added The way it looks drink We hail production in the last trap will return in just a moment for the second act Next time you see a soldier of your United States Army take a good look at the uniform he wears That uniform is the mark of a man the clear and visible sign that its wearer has come up to the mark It's always been so from the buff and blue uniforms of general Washington's Continentals to the battle-worn uniforms of the combat soldiers of today The United States Army insignia has been worn proudly by many generations of men The man who wears this uniform needs help the help of all young Americans who can measure up to the mark of a man Join him now go to your nearest United States Army and United States Air Force recruiting stations and less today You are listening to proudly we hail and now with your star Paul Lucas in the role of Stefan donor We present the second act of the last trap I'll keep him company while you drive in a time and get Travis from the looks of it. You better hurry. There's a storm coming up Are you sure you'll be all right alone? You shouldn't be moving around on that leg. Well, we'll tie him up first We ought to get ourselves a nice reward out of this. I don't care about that I just want to get him back behind bars where they belong don't worry Travis's jail will hold them Wait a minute Did you say jade sit down there and be quiet put your arms behind it get the rope back Is it the police you are taking us to cut the comedy, please? I am not joking Who do you think we are listen wiseguide? No, you don't understand What is my name? What is it? There's no use in trying any tricks. We've been hearing all about it on the radio since Tuesday Your tells and he's strober. They're vice versa tell Throwberg I thought she looked you nice to be one of them, sir. Let's drop this nonsense I get those arms behind those chairs of weight. You've made a mistake and we've made a mistake, too If you reach inside my pocket, you'll find my wallet It'll tell you who I try his hands at All right tie my hand, but please listen. My name is that hand on us. This is ring Yes Would either this fellow Cal's or the other one thought that I do would either of them talk a drink Looking at his wallet There's a passport here, too I think we made a mistake the pictures are saying I have a look at mine to miss throw it over here You're a musician aren't you a pianist the best miss Rowland. What were you doing up there? This could be a phony the picture could have been pasted in somehow Untie his hand Pat You're a pianist. All right, there's a piano there. Let's hear you play gladness Something on the news yesterday about Stefan Donov. They say he disappeared screwy. Okay, that's enough All right, mr. Donner. That's your name. What were you doing wandering around in the desert? Arm and threatening to shoot my sister. I do my best I'm sure that place part of this just as we got here That is as much as I can tell you I've got one question you expect me to swallow it I Don't expect you to do anything sir, but give me a chance to prove it through how I See you have a telephone. Well, I remember hearing about you. You're the one who's so palsy with Joe's boys Wouldn't surprise me if it was just the other way around look here, please All I am asking you to do is to go into town wherever that is and call this number Tell them what you like and they'll tell you what what to do and in the meantime Now that's plain that flew over just as we got here What's probably out looking for us if it was then the people who want me know where I am And that means they'll be paying your visit in another five minutes will be raining so hard Nothing will be able to move over our road. Is there some place you can hide this in in case they should come I'm not letting you out of my sight You can tie us up like us in anything you want, but believe me if they should come You too will be in great danger. You are alone. Aren't you I can take care of myself and Pat too Miss Rollins, please. Maybe they are telling the truth. I don't trust them Pat The boys will begin with a herd in the morning We can lock them in the storeroom for the night One thing's for sure with this storm no one will be coming in or leaving this place tonight. I Beg to differ there's a car coming up the road right now. Take a look Pat Recognize the car. No, it's a big black one not Travis You stop and Get them back in the store Stay with them. I'll handle this to free up Will you give us back our guns shut up and get moving Good afternoon, can I have a word with you? Thanks to the FBI. Come on in you alone got two more in the car. You better happen come in too. This is gonna last a while Come on boys. You got her just in time Hello, Mr. Colby. How do you do sit down? Won't you hear all alone? Well for the time being You say you were the FBI. That's right Haven't seen anything of these two men. Have you Who are they Kells and Storberg who all the two men who broke out of the penitentiary of Midville the radio said they might be headed this way Oh, oh then no, no, we're not on that case Now that one there is a musician named Stefan donor the other one is his valet Man called ring. I see And I ask what you want them for their spies and very dangerous Suspected Donner for a long time bring them out. You mean you got him. Yes, we found them both Good for you Mr. Donner the pleasure He gave us quite a chase How do you do madam? This is my sister miss Rollins. I am Jim Tobin This is mr. Fellows and mr. Colby We're federal men now that we've got what we came for we'll disturb you no more Better put the cuffs on them Colby. You won't be leaving here tonight No Why not every time we have a storm like this the road gets washed down down by the river you have to wait for morning Well, since we are going to have to wait I'd like to see your credentials gentlemen, but it's not every day that I get arrested by the FBI. That'll do Donna And what is the charge me? I ask? It's no good. Donna. We have the proof Let's be a nice to start Then murder There are room where we can keep them quiet down the hall there show them Pat May I see your potential? Well What's the matter mr. Rollins, don't you trust it? Don't be a dope I want to make sure that I'm not May I see your credentials, please later mr. Rollins? Take them back to right now, mr. Well, since you insist This will have to do what the devil's the idea put that gun away That we've been a couple of prize idiots What's the time ring? Mr. Donner, I just wish they don't apologize again. No, please don't Had I been in your position, I'd probably have done the same thing Mr. Rollins It may be necessary to wreck a part of your home But if you do it right, we may get out of here. I don't follow you Over there in the corner before it got too dark to see I thought I saw buck's labelled dynamite Well, that's right, but it may I congratulate you on having such a well-stucked soul room Across from this room is your office. Is that correct? Yes, and on the wall. I noticed a rifle. Is it loaded? Yes, the safety's on but it's got eight shots in it. What's your plan ring here? It is fight an expert and the use of explosive right sir. I'll bring the charge No, you get as far down the room as you can pile up plenty of those battles as a barricade to get beyond Soon as the blast goes off. Mr. Donner will make a run for the rifle. The guard will be done for The tool be stunned by the blast Should give him time The rest of you lie low here He doesn't make it. I'll have a few sticks of dynamite Andy to take care of the other two But you're taking all the risk a drink would say a piece of cake. Let's get to work Everybody down Hold on party's over. It's quite a surprise to see you Richard. Oh, just sorry. I couldn't have been of help sooner How's the shoulder? Miss Rollins is a wonderful nurse I wouldn't be a bit surprised if it took me some time to recover You couldn't take a better place to rest. I wonder Won't they try again? Oh, we've released the whole story Told everyone in the world who you really are and what you've been doing You're a hero Thank you And so it ends Richard I am sorry. Well, I am seven because we're losing one of our best men But I am glad it ended this way You live to a ripe old age I can't be of no more use Not in the same way But don't worry you can be valuable another way When you're on your feet again, one of our people will get in touch with you And I gotta be going And uh, don't worry about any of them trying to come in here again Them hills up there ain't just full of antelope Goodbye seven. I'll come to one of your concerts someday. You just you do Richard Say you're rinsed down by the corral trying to learn how to write Take it by the truth, huh? I'll do that So long old man. Yes Pat I can use it time for your medicine Who is that man Friend I will miss I've been two people for so long It'll take some time before I get used to being myself again You'd like to help me? I'd like to help you Good Then perhaps I won't feel so badly about blowing up half your home Here take your medicine and then you've got a letter That it seems I go from one master to another I must admit This should be a lot more pleasant I have an important message for intelligent young men A new united states army regulation now permits you to apply for OCS officer candidate school before you enlist That's right If you're at least 19 years old and can meet the physical and mental standards for army officers Regardless of whether you're a high school graduate You can go to your recruiting station and volunteer as an officer candidate You take basic training attend leadership schools and go to the next available class at OCS You'll be promoted to corporal when you go to OCS and upon graduation become a second lieutenant in the united states army With good pay and allowances for food and quarters young american women have the same opportunity to become officers in the women's army core But you'd better act now for no one knows how long it'll be before our growing army has all the officers it needs Go to your nearest united states army and united states air force recruiting station and get all the facts today And now here again as your host and star paul lucas It is a great pleasure for me to introduce the next star on starby behal My good friend and one of america's foremost actors conjured nakers He joins you on these weekly dramatic programs beginning with next week's production And speaking for myself It has been a real pleasure being with you on these proudly behaved programs and pardon me mr. lucas, but may i interrupt Yes, can of course from all of us on proudly we hail may we thank you for a splendid association And speaking for the united states army and the united states air force May i say thanks for a job well done for a real service to your country. Thank you And may i say that it's been a real pleasure being with you all on proudly behaved And i've been listening each week from now on And now here is your next star on proudly behaved whom you'll be hearing each week over the same station The distinguished star on stage screen radio and television mr. 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