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Ranee of Shalakar

The Man Called X · January 18, 1948 · 22 min · 3,178 words

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You're twice as sure with two great names. Frigidaire and General Motors. Frigidaire presents Herbert Marshall as the man called X. Wherever there is mystery, intrigue, romance, in all the strange and dangerous places of the world, there you will find the man called X.

Now, Frigidaire presents Herbert Marshall as Kent Thurston, the man called X. North of India in the shadow of the great range of the Himalayas Lie as the tiny, forbidden land of shellacar.

It's narrow streets, swarming with men of a hundred tongues and races. Holy men from Lhasa, firewalkers from the Ganges, and beggars, jugglers, and yogis from the plains of Bengali to the south. Dark pagodas hide away the idols of gods long forgotten in the world outside.

Little known beyond its borders, such is the last land of mystery, shellacar. Cut to the charges of fraud and false dealing made against you, Mr. Norris, and against your American Eastern Export Company. The High Court of Chalekar finds you guilty.

Now wait a minute, Panchine. You were therefore ordered to leave Chalekar within five days, and never to return. Look, I got permission to prospect here in Chalekar from the Omaha Roger himself before he died last year. And if you'll think for...

Mr. Norris, the permission is hereby revoked. Okay, I'll take this whole thing to the runny I'm so sorry, Mr. Norris. The order is signed by the Ronny. But I tell you, I'm innocent. I don't even know what this is all about.

I don't even know yet what it's all about, but gentlemen, there's one thing certain. I'm innocent of those charges. Yeah, I think you are, Fred. Too bad, Chief. Yes, it is, Ken. What about the American Consul, Fred? Did he?

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