Who Took The Corpse AFRS Myst Phs 141

A magician worked. A really good sleight of hand artist can pull lighted cigarettes from the air. He's able to saw a woman in half. He can pull a rabbit out of the hat or make a fountain pen disappear. But have you ever seen a magician who could make a 200 pound corpse disappear?

Well, our crepes, this is T4Y. Opening the doors of the Mystery Playhouse, our story tonight, is an imaginative tale called Who Took the Corpse? It was written by the L. Champion. The little town of Prunville's only scallop crime was born of a corncup pipe and grew to the stature of the celebrated case when its corpse vanished.

The crime involved three men. One became the corpse, another the killer, and the third lived to record tonight's story. It all started one night in the palace bar, where Sid Doughton, the police deputy, watched Fernville's newest resident, unused the mill hands with clever card tricks.

A newcomer was good. He was a magician, a suave satanic figure and a redlined cape. He called himself Marvolo. At Marvolo, Sid Doughton noticed as he crowded into watch, carried his many drinks well. And now, gentlemen, a flip, so a shuffle so, and here is your carefully concealed card, the Ace of Spades.

Now, gentlemen, will the man who is smoking that horrible pipe desist the odors offensive? I guess he means that corn cobber yours, Sid. May I see that pipe, sir? Oh, sure. Let me knock the ashes out first.

Hey, I... I placed the horrible object on the bar. So... then I placed the magic cloth over it. So... What you gonna do, Marvel? I'll make it smell like violence? No? No? I will do better than that, my friend.