The Prophecy of Bertha Abbott

And now, tonight's presentation of radios outstanding, Peter of frills, Sus spent, tonight we bring you a transparent story of a boy who ran from a prophecy but couldn't escape its deadly promise. So now, starring Sam Edwards and Richard Krenna, here is tonight's suspense play, the prophecy of Bertha Abbott.

He moved on into the night. He was dark in the box car and Ernie was scared.

He didn't want to think about where he was going or why he was there. Tried to fill his mind with plans for the Jazzy sports car he intended to have one day. But somehow he didn't find the comfort in this that he usually did.

The image of the car blurred and became distorted. So he just sat puddled behind a crate in the car. He listened to the sound of the wheels on the rails and realized that he was awfully hungry.

Waitie, you still asleep? No. You're so quiet. I've been thinking. About what? About how hungry I am. Gee, me too. You've got any dough? A couple of bucks maybe? I guess I got about that much.

You have any idea where we are? It'd be light pretty soon, we'll check. We'll check? Then what? Well, when you're in town or something, we get off. One thing sure, we got to watch we don't ride this car into a stopping place.

You mean maybe they'll be looking for us? You're improving, man. Why, D. What now? We got a run, Ernie. He remembered she had lived alone in a little house at the end of the block.

Her hair was gray and stringy and she had a long, thin face with a beak nose. Her name was Bertha Abbot, and she was generally regarded as a somewhat peculiar but harmless old woman. However, it was whispered among the children of the neighborhood that she was a witch, a real witch, and no child ever passed her fenced yard without a quickening step and a strange