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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

Suspense · December 15, 1957 · 24 min · 3,285 words

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Sauspents, and the producer of radios of Standing Theatre of Throws, a master of mystery and adventure, William N. Robeson. Each year thousands of short stories roll out from a multitude of typewriters and march across the pages of our magazines toward well-deserved oblivion.

Few are memorable, fewer still are classics. They pass the time and are forgotten even before the paper in which they are written to black ash. But occasionally a story is written that is a true classic, an unforgettable tale.

Listen to such a one now. As Joseph Cotton stars and Ambrose Bierce's weird and wonderful story of the Civil War, we're gonna occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, which begins in exactly one minute. Another visit with Joe and Daphne Forsyth. Joe. Joe. Joe. Stop reading that paper and talk to me.

I'm Listen, go ahead. Well, I was talking to Mrs. Snyder today. You know, she's the one whose boy had 31% less cavities. Uh-huh. Well, she thinks that we should buy bigger savings bonds. Uh-huh. She says that when people can afford it, it makes more sense.

Oh, she says there are a lot of different denominations. They start at $25, but then there were 50, 100, 200, and even $500 bonds. Is that so? Purchasing price? Uh-huh. I thought so. Joe, what did I say?

You said that United States savings bonds are a safe, easy way of investing. I did. That they help guard our country's freedom. And? They're the best investment in America's future. I said something else too.

Oh yeah. You said that the total accumulated compounded semi-annual interest of the Series E savings bond will amount to 93 and 1-3% of the original payment. of the original purchase price. Well, now, how did you do that?

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