She Never Would Be Missed
The Whistler · August 26, 1951 · 29 min · 4,685 words
The transcript of “She Never Would Be Missed”, an episode of The Whistler first broadcast August 26, 1951. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Whistler plays The Whistler free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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And now stay tuned for the program that has 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. Signal, the famous Go Father gasoline, invites you to sit back and enjoy another strange story by the Whistler.
I am the Whistler, and I know many things, for 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 is strange story. She never would be missed. Mona had determined that her parting from her husband, Gerald Stempe, was to be gay, and she put it civilized. There were to be no tears to Mar Mona's beauty, no tiresome recriminations.
Best of all, Gerald had understood her perfectly. He had seemed to realize at once why she preferred Vincent, why the divorce was so very necessary to her. And now there was nothing more for Mona to do other than wait for train time. Check on the few last minute details with her mate.
Oh, Lucille, did the man come for my luggage? He just left, Madame. You made it clear that I wanted to arrive and re-know the same time I do. Yes, and I phone for the cab. It will be right here.
Oh, you're in danger of the sale. You've been so good through all this. You don't know what it means to find someone who's charming after so many years of... So many years of what, my dear?
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