Burden of Guilt

And now stay tuned for the program that is rated tops in popularity for a longer period of time than any other West Coast program in radio history. The Signal Oil Program, the Whistler, a 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 am the Whistler, and I know many things, or I walk by night. I know many strange tales hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows. Yes, I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak.

And now for the signal oil company, the Whistler Strange Story. Verdon of Guilf. It's a big, comfortable room, the library and the Ramirez Mansion in the hills beyond San Diego. Everything about it, from its panel walls to the high beam ceiling and back again to the peg oak floors.

reflects permanence, solid security. And this early afternoon with a steady winter rain falling against its windows, the Ramirez Library offers warmth and welcome to the three people seated before its great fireplace. Manuel Ramirez, one of the world's wealthiest men, is wife Helen, and his secretary Warren Coates.

On the surface it's an altogether pleasant scene. Their talk is concerned itself chiefly with trips, because each of them plans one. plans one. But for one of these three, the trip is more than just a trip. It's actually a well-planned, long-anticipated escape. Manuel Ramirez rises from his lounge chair, goes to the near window and studies the rain for a long long long. And then facing his wife