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Midsummer Lunacy

Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator · August 17, 1954 · 29 min · 4,240 words

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William Gargon stars as Barry Craig, confidential investigator. Sudden loss of weight might be cause for anxiety, but one good thing at least. It makes the Paul Bearer's job a whole lot lighter. The National Broadcasting Company presents William Gargon in another transcribed drama of mystery and adventure with America's number one detective Barry Craig,

confidential investigator. Barry Craig speaking Once every year an epidemic of lunacy sweeps across the nation. Some call it midsummer madness. You get sun-stroke by day and moon-struck by night. I got my dose of it in a resort hotel.

Jubilee Villa, the big neon sign across the roof said. Jubilee Villa, where days were given to Pinaacal and Gulf. The nights were given to lawn dances under big, sheltering pines. Like everybody else, I was dancing.

Unlike everybody else, I had a genuine non-died natural blonde babe in my heart. Oh, you dance divinely, Barry. Mmm. You'd only put that writing, Blondie. I'm writing. I collect testimony. Oh. Blondie was a vacation guest with a ruby mouth and a slim trim panatella chassis.

Not an extra ounce of butter fat or chocolate bon bon anywhere on her. The name she gave was Linda Paris. I was kicking my heels at Jubilee Belaert Linda's own request. She'd phone me to please come.

What she had on her lovely mind I didn't know yet. I was too busy totalling up what she had on me outside. Well I suppose the time has come to talk Barry. Crew words? Probably been wondering why a telephone gin dragged you up here.

I stopped wondering after the second high ball. Down that path there's a great barber. We can be alone there. You've enticed me. Only to talk about my problem. Oh. I really do have a problem there.

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