I Saw Myself Running

And now, tonight's presentation of radio's outstanding Theatre of Thrills, suspense. Tonight, the story of a woman who can't escape from her dreams. We call it, I saw myself running. So now, starring Ms. Charlotte Lawrence, here is tonight's suspense play, I saw myself running.

Tell her the magazine section, sweetie. Thanks. Want the woman's page? No, thanks.

Freddie, I had the strangest dream last night. It scared me. Why, didn't you wake me up? Why? I wouldn't have done any good. It was the funniest thing. It was a nightmare, I guess. You know, the kind where you see yourself running away from something or somebody.

Somebody. Too much brandy. I want to ask you. It's very important. What, darling? You notice how sometimes in a dream everything is happening to you then suddenly you find yourself standing there watching it, watching yourself.

And you say, it's a dream and I don't have to be frightened because in a minute I'll wake up. Yeah, I guess so. Well, last night, a lot of other nights it's been different. Starts the same way.

I'm running away. Somebody I don't know is following me. And then there are two of us, both me, running. Coffee's still hot. Freddy. Sue. Honey, I don't know anything about dreams. If you want to know what I think it means, I don't know.

Oh, and I'd say that last brandy. Mark Offie? How do you explain a dream? You don't. You can't. At first it frightens you, when as the morning passes it fades. My lunch time is forgotten.

Freddie and I went to bed early that night. I think I was a little surprised when it began again. I didn't realize I was asleep yet, but it was there. The same as the last time.