Second Class Passenger
Suspense · January 20, 1957 · 23 min · 3,216 words
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Suss, Vance. And the producer of radios, outstanding theatre of thrills, a master of mystery and adventure, William and Robeson. Listen, listen then to second-class passenger, starring Sterling Holloway. That's me, Ronald A. Dawson, second-class passenger.
Well, I could have afforded first-class by pinching a little here and there, but nobody back at Ralston's department store will ever know. The important thing is that they'll say Ronald Dawson in drapery is taking a cruise around the world.
And then there's really very little difference in the accommodations. And the second class passengers, well there every bit is interesting, it's the first class crowd. Take Miss Patterson for instance. You'd look far to find the more charming, likable, altogether desirable young lady.
Just the life of the party gottin' to be quite good friends by the time our crews put in at Mozambique. Although the competition was always stiff, I can tell you. But there were times I wish those other two, Jones and Twitchell, had missed the boat somewhere along the line.
Well, we've still a couple of hours before we say it. How about a ride in one of these native carriages, Miss Patterson? Do you think they'd be clean? Personally, I doubt it. Although I don't know if I should care too much now, that was or made me so wussy!
It would take a great to think up a drink like that. Or to drink it. Oh, this bad isn't you, kill me. Well, you might do the fortune, oh, the guidebook says it's the main point of interest.
Let's see, uh, built by the Portuguese in 1600s. Oh, okay. It comes in there. I must say this is a dreary place. This is not at all like what you'd imagine Mozambique to be. to be. It's a one horse town all right. Main Street and a couple of alleys.
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