The Game

And now, tonight's presentation of radio's outstanding theatre of thrills, suspense. Tonight, the story of two young men and a frightening dare. We call it the game. So now, starring Sam Edwards and Gil Stratton Jr., here is tonight's suspense play, The Game.

There were two of them. They stood in the corner of Maine and Elm, leading back against the wall. The summer sun warm, bringing to them the astringent odor of soft tar in the cracks of the sidewalk.

It was two o'clock by the hands of the jeweler's clock a few doors down the street. And it was at two o'clock quite innocently at first, that the dreadful game began. What do you want to do, Penn?

I don't know. You? I don't know. I guess we could have a couple of games of ping-pong. You got the dole? 40 cents. We could, Red. I don't know. I don't feel like it. Okay. Hey, we could shoot some pool. What some matter. You always want to play games, kid stuff.

Know something? What? I feel like getting drunk. You're kid. I'm not getting like you're kid. What do you want to get drunk for? For fun. Some fun. My folks won't back to later tonight. Mm-mm not me boy not me. I can get hold of a bottle. Not me boy.

Chicken? That's me. Okay so long. Hey Red wait a minute. You kidding? What do you want to do that for? You got any better ideas what to do? No but okay I'll see you. You know what would happen if they ever found out? It won't find out. You can I'm still over at my house tonight.