Oriana Affair

And now stay tuned for the Mystery Program that is unique among all Mystery programs. Because even when you know who's guilty, you always receive a startling surprise at the final curtain. In the Signal Oil Program, the Whistler.

Signal, the famous Go Father gasoline invites you to sit back and enjoy another strange story by the Whistler. For extra driving pleasure, the signal to look for is the yellow and black circle sign that identifies signal service stations from Canada to Mexico.

And for Sunday evening listening pleasure, the signal to listen for is this whistle that identifies the signal oil program, the Whistler. I'm the Whistler, and I know many things before I walk by night. I know many strange tales hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows.

I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak. And now for the signal oil company, the Whistler's strange story, the Oriana affair. It was quiet at three in the morning, very quiet.

Only the soft lapping of the water of Newport Bay against the sides of the yacht Oriana. Nothing more. Only the nervous breathing of the man with the knife, Ralph Fenton. There was no such sound from his victim and a man on the floor of the cabin.

No, the knife had stopped that and still Jim Gunther forever. Ralph Stenton standing over Gunther's body turned suddenly, reached for his overcoat in his hat. Glanced around the cabin, hurried up the companion wave, and then stepped down the gangster, tossing his knife into the water as he hurried ashore.

It's in the paper of the following morning. Pleasant reading for you, isn't it, Ralph? You feel safe and secure as you dress, have breakfast and go downtown to the office. Because of Gunther's position, everyone is talking about the case, and you join in naturally, confidently and discussing it blandly with Edna Sloane, the district attorney secretary.