Awakening

who makes the startling discovery that he holds the greatest power on Earth. That's the story of Awakening, taken tonight from the files of John Steele, adventurer John Steele. And how are you this evening?

I know you're interested in another story of adventure. And tonight, I have one I know will make you to a lot of thinking. And serious thinking too. There are so few of us who can tell of many adventures.

At best in a lifetime, we experience one exciting moment that makes for a real story. Yet, each one of us has had one such happening that stands out above all the rest. Bits of living are the stories that we bring to you.

Tonight's tale concerns the man I met while I was working in a small town in New England. The man is a very usual kind of fellow with a very unusual story. Here he is to tell it.

If we're lived in a small town, you'll know how it is in Reedville. Seasons come slow up there, the calendar moves from spring to winter, and back to December again before you realize it. Year in, year out.

Changes don't happen there, they just kind of move in on us. That's why when my father died, I took over his store. Fifteen years, Jenny and I were content, just to keep the store. I guess it began that spring morning.

Fresh eggs, folks, seven crates. Here, let me give you a hand. It's okay, just tell me where to put them. Right, right on the floor, right here. Have a cigarette, Steve. Gotta get my wind back first.

Sotam, that's your favorite sasperol. Sounds good. One soda coming up. Want me to fix you something to go with that, Steve? Sandwich, Kate? Good Lord, Jenny, I just finished breakfast. You sure? Jenny likes to see everybody happy, and she believes in keeping them like that by stuffing food into it.