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elms in the front yard Muriel had objected to it of course but there was no other alternative rents were sky high the house on sycamore road was the only answer as they stand talking with Sabina in the front hallway Muriel is a little impatient well that just about covers everything Mrs. Fielding yes I think we'll make out very comfortably here it's hard to leave never thought I'd mind it this much of course it's been in the Fielding family for now let me see well there was Rodney and Lisa yes five generation five generation yes I do hope you young people will be happy in it a fine house and it's time you know a proud house just like the Fielding yes we're a proud family none of us ever had money accepting Richard of course that's my grandson Richard had money but it didn't do him any good and even he's gone now I'm the last now the last Fielding and I'm afraid I haven't much longer why wouldn't say that Mrs. Fielding no no no I'm an old woman Mr. Phillips yes it's hard to leave oh that clock I can remember when my daddy bought it let me see now was that 68 or 69 Mrs. Fielding hell will be glad to drive you into town 68 or 69 oh yes yes I well I'd better be glad to take oh well it's only two blocks to the bus stop I can still walk that far without any trouble I really think it'll be easier for you now having just one room in town you'll be closer to everything yes yes so I'm told are you sure now you don't want me to drive you oh you're very kind and I do like to see that in young people but I can manage thank you well good bye Mrs. Phillips goodbye I know you'll be happy here I'm sure of it Mrs. Fielding goodbye goodbye young man young people we'll be very heaven's sakes muriel she'll hear you I could scream my head off in here and she wouldn't hear me come to think of it screaming wouldn't be a bad idea will you quit it that old crone is probably laughing herself silly right now after pawning off his old barn on us but muriel you know as well as I do it's the best we can do right now where have I heard that before I'm getting sick of it Harold Phillips I'm getting fed up with shabby substitutes I've got a job I don't know what else you want classified advertisements on a stupid hometown paper what kind of a job is that well it's the best I can do in this house is the best I can do you may as well make up your mind I know I know I've been through all that before but I'm not getting reconciled to it you can make up your mind of that anything else yes you can't say it's very inspiring living in a moth eating shanty with an egg staying nobody and this flock of antiques that old clock she's so proud of listen to it if you think I'm going to sit here day after day with that thing ticking in my ears what's got into you anyway I'm fed up that's what now what are you doing I'm gonna stop this clock any objection will you be reasonable will you shut up where's the catch on this look out you'll knock it over all right so I'll knock it over oh now look what you've done Harold you hadn't lost your temper again out look in the world look at all that money just look at it stuffed away in back of the clock hundreds of thousands Harold Harold darling sit listening on Monday nights to signal oil company's program the whistler has it never occurred to you how many millions of persons around the world have never even heard a radio missing a lot of pleasure aren't they oh but wait a minute before you start shedding tears for those folks just consider the pleasure you yourself may be missing if you haven't yet tried new signal gasoline no fool and folks you'll never know how much driving pleasure there's left in your car till you try signals new super fuel for new signal gasoline is packed with performance that's so apparent you can actually feel it see it hear it here's what I mean with new signal gasoline in your car when you touch the starter you feel your motor spring instantly to life when you step on the accelerator you see your car step 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simply can't believe it it's like a dream hundred there that's the last hundred how much all together hardly seems possible how much Harold tell me fifty thousand dollars fifty thousand currency small bills probably been hidden away in this compartment behind the clock for years fifty thousand dollars never thought I'd see this much money all at once things will be able to do all the marvelous things I've always dreamed of all the clothes maybe go broke who in the world Harold who can it be I don't know who can't let them in all this money we won't answer it we won't let them in we'll have to they can see the lights are on but all this money stay here and hide it I'll see who it is all right then all right but don't let them in nobody must see this money nobody must know we have it who are you looking for someone I figured maybe the old lady fell asleep and couldn't hear me old lady sure the old girl Mrs. Fielding oh Mrs. Fielding doesn't live in this house now and now wait a second she doesn't live here now she lives in town who are you my wife and I are running the house who are you well I think you might do well to tell me who you are first okay I'll come in and we'll talk things over no no please wait a minute now listen Jack you see my wife is very ill we can't have any visitors I don't want to talk to your wife I can't talk to you now I'm very busy good night okay mister but I'll be back so long what did he want wait wait why are you snooping from behind those curtains I want to make sure yeah he's getting in his car there he goes there who goes who was it Harold a man oh you set the clock up against the wall again yes the glass was broken I threw the pieces in the fireplace where's the money I put it back in the clock who was it I don't know a fellow about my age had a red scar on his right cheek wanted to see Mrs. Fielding it wouldn't give me his name funny I said he'd be back what are we going to do about the money we can't leave it there maybe we could Harold what's the matter I think I know who he is Muriel what did Mrs. Fielding say about Richard Fielding something about money he's dead she said she was the last don't you remember I'm not so sure that's trouble I'm not sure at all Muriel we may as well face it it's not our money it belongs to him don't be stupid he's dead and she doesn't know anything about it we found it it's ours for the first time in our lives we have a chance to get off the treadmill and get some but it isn't ours besides she needs it she's going to die we've got a whole lifetime ahead of us I don't know Muriel what if it is his what if he knows about it we don't know for sure that he's dead we can find out for sure how Mrs. Fielding knows we're going to call on her the first thing in the morning the problem isn't it Harold you know it's wrong to take this money but fifty thousand dollars is enough to set you staggering Muriel didn't make that decision did she you would have made it all by yourself yes Harold there's only one thing that keeps you from taking it the thought that someone else may be another secret the man with a scar on his face for example you can't sleep all night thinking about it and either you nor Muriel stop for breakfast the next morning at nine o'clock you're both talking to Sabina Fielding in her furnished room in town sorry I can't be a better hostess feeling mighty poorly oh I'm sorry Mrs. Fielding we just thought we'd drop by and see if you were settled no thank you thank you you're so kind I'm really very happy you came I don't get many visitors you know no one cares much about an old woman of course we don't want to tire you oh fiddlesticks you're a little like part of the family now living in my house you do like my house don't you oh we're in love with it Mrs. Fielding a lovely old place I'm so glad you see I didn't want it to go to anyone who wouldn't understand it houses are like people you know they have to be understood that not everybody understands my house it certainly has atmosphere that clock is a beautiful thing isn't you like it it's always been my favorite I'm happy you like it I guess you understand my clock too Richard always wanted it but he didn't understand it so I never gave it to him why did he want it Mrs. Fielding I never knew Richard and I never got on together all we said he had bad blood in him oh he could have been such a nice boy handsome and strong until the accident at least accident he was never the same after the accident he had it coming though Richard had there was bad blood in him I don't like to talk about my grandson do you ever hear from him I don't want to talk anymore about him no no not anymore would you have some tea it's a little I wish you tell us about Richard Muriel I'm afraid Mrs. Fielding's tired we'd better be going but I'm sorry to be this way now perhaps another time when I'm feeling yes of course come along Muriel convinced you didn't it Harold it all fits the scar on the face of the man who called on you last night ties in with Sabina story of Richard's accident a remark about his fondness for the clock was too easy $50,000 isn't hidden in a clock and then forgotten it's Richard's money he's bound to come back for it there was no reason for tiring Sabina any longer Muriel would have worn her out with questions after all Muriel isn't the kind who gives up easily after you arrive back at the house she keeps it up never letting down for a minute Harold of all the ass and I was nothing else to do would have told us if you hadn't sometimes I think you have the mentality of a child what more do you want you practically came right out and said it he had money he was in an accident the scar you remember he always wanted the old clock could she make it any planer all right all right Joe move what are you going to do we can't do anything he knows the money's there what do you mean we can't do anything we can leave can't we when right now huh that's a prize suggestion why he could trace this in five minutes we'd be in jail in a week listen you've got a chance for the first time in your shabby ordinary little life you've got a chance at something real are you going to throw it away I don't know Sabina knows nothing about the money Harold there are only three people in on it you and I and Richard Fielding he's coming back here he said so you'll probably never have another chance Harold what are you suggesting think it over Harold there isn't much more time think it over Harold is she right you can see her point can't you you will never have another opportunity like this as long as you live just more of the same day after day thousands more classified advertisements scrimping pinching pennies trying to make five dollars to the work of ten and only Richard Fielding stands between you and everything you ever wished for only Richard Fielding what's that someone's at the door it's too late he's come back what are you waiting for let him in huh he's getting impatient Harold let him in but but he's come for the money why Harold what's the matter you said it belonged to him I don't know Muriel nothing else we can do is it we can't take it you said so we'd be traced oh no you're right he can't take it away it's the only chance we'll ever have no other way Harold or is there what do you mean Muriel he might be difficult Harold there's a poker beside the fireplace no I couldn't all right give the money back to him but it's mine he can't Harold get the little Muriel Harold get the poker yes that's Muriel the poker I'm back again you remember me don't you I was here the other night sure sure I remember what do you want I'd like to come in for a minute my car is stored outside all right come in cut this far from town then my Jalopy stopped dead on me I didn't even know it was your house till I found myself on the steps again well come in the living room I I've been poking up the fire yeah I noticed who is it darling oh hello good evening what's the matter what are you looking at didn't you ever see a scar in a man's face before Mrs Phillips how do you know my name I've been in town today asking a few questions he's the one it's he now wait Jack now Harold the poker Harold they get up I think I'm gonna be sick pick the poker up put it back where it belongs I've killed a man stop it get control of yourself stop it I don't feel any better than you do but it's done now we've got to go through with it maybe you haven't you better see oh no I can you've got to Harold think of all that money he's out of the way now we don't have to worry well yes yes he is go through his pockets you've got to see if he had a gun his identification is an automatic and a shoulder host you see he would have killed us a wallet $15 in it that's all has to be more than that his identification there's nothing else in it Muriel I could shift this pocket there's nothing in this nothing here and that's all well we've got to get rid of him rid of him we can't leave him here take him out to his car it's stall that was just an excuse to get in here well those chains chains the ones you had in the car are they still there oh yes I think so all right wait his body down with them and we'll drop him in the river we can leave his car somewhere you'll never trace him no identification and then what and then we can take our own sweet time you can give notice at the express in the morning and we'll leave town in a couple of weeks you can say you've got another job but the money don't worry about it there's no one left to talk is there you've killed the man Harold it stopped you for a while didn't it but after that first wave of nauseating panic you can think more clearly the weighted body goes into the car left on a lonely road then during the next few days you try to appear normal at work while you wait for the news to break hard to concentrate isn't it mr. Gardner your boss has to call you on the carpet because of absent-minded errors you make in the daily classified section the others notice you aren't eating at lunchtime five days six days a week nothing happens they must have found the car they couldn't miss it parked on the highway 10 miles finally you deliberately stroll into the city hall and look up chief of police Norton well hello Harold sit down sit down have a chair where they've been keeping yourself missed you at the lodge meeting the other night oh I've been pretty busy how about you never a dull moment around here you know police works funny yeah sometimes it gets a quiet you can hardly stand it have trouble keeping the men in line I can hardly blame them playing around with traffic violations day after day men all of a sudden everyone gets a darn busy wishes he had six hands yeah look like now for instance you got a handful huh huh this is a quiet town Harold too quiet sometimes almost like a snake calling up ready to strike last week nothing but traffic violations well maybe a bunch of wild kids breaking a store window somewhere this week stolen automobile yeah mm-hmm just gave the story to one of your boys it is no we got a murder on our hands huh huh somebody right in town too just like I was saying Harold it's a quiet old bird but I suppose as long as people get together there'll be murder yes well just like all those nosy newspaper guys aren't you sorry Harold we can't say anything until we get him you got any leads or there's always leads don't worry we'll get him when we do you'll know about it oh excuse me Norton speaking yeah fielding when'd you find the body oh gosh that's tough huh well yeah Harold's right here just happened in what they got to do with him what oh that's a funny one wait a minute I'll get Phillips say Harold what hello he just took out the door I'll get hold of him for you if what's wrong don't ask questions we've got to get out of here what's happened Norton's found out about fielding they found the body what hurry we've got to get away from here before he comes out here late to run get the money use Harold why not they found the body they're sure to catch you can't hope to get away by running me what do you mean me I'm not running away Harold you're an accomplice you think you're just as guilty as I am why if you haven't been so on or you don't it's your word against mine I had nothing to do with it you had everything to do with it I told you I was tired of being married to a failure you failed again Harold you even failed at murder you won't get away with it what about the money what money in the clock the clock I didn't know there was any money in the clock and I'm sure no one will find any there even if you tell them to look at you've hidden it you've hidden that money somewhere else have I going to take it all for yourself when you're rid of me that's why you said there was no hurry you planned it this way didn't you well you won't get away with it Muriel you won't I don't know how you can stop me at this point darling you see that's chief Norton at the door now I watched him drive up outside while we were talking better than I already knew oh no not until I've taken care of you first no how no I didn't get rid of Fielding's gun you see how no please please I didn't mean anything I said whistler will return in just a moment with the strange ending to tonight's story meantime let's take a look at a few of the new post-war products we've all been waiting for according to news releases the first of the new nylon hosiery will be of pre-war quality the first new automobiles will be 1942 models with improvements added when it comes to gasoline new signal gasoline haha that's another story for new signal is not just pre-war quality gasoline not just old-style gasoline improved but an entirely new type of motor fuel with performance features that until recently were reserved for war you see science has long known that gasoline is 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you killed her deliberately it doesn't matter good Lord man what are you talking about you've committed a murder doesn't that mean anything to you he was as guilty as I am she was in on it to understand she wanted the money the fifty thousand she wouldn't give me any peace when feeling came back for his money feeling what feeling Richard it was his money in the clock she made me kill him Norton she made me he came to the house for the money yes he had a scar on his right cheek as of course he did oh well you got it I had enough wait a minute you've made an awful mistake Harold what the man you killed was the murderer I told you we were looking for he was Richard Fielding's partner in a bank robbery last year yes they quarreled over the money and he killed Fielding when he broke out of the pen last week they notified us figuring he'd check in here sooner or later yes but down at your office what were you talking about on the telephone Sabina Fielding she died last night I thought funny I've always thought Sabina was a pretty good judge a character she sure missed the boat this time what do you mean she must have taken a fancy to you and your wife left the house and everything in it to the two of you Monday at 9 o'clock the whistler will bring you another strange tale 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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