Terror Stricken
The Whistler · April 8, 1946 · 29 min · 3,801 words
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The signal oil program? The Whistler. That whistle is your signal for the signal oil program? 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. Yes friends, it's time for the Whistler, rated by Independent Research, the most popular West Coast program in radio history. And remember, let every traffic signal remind you, with new signal gasoline you do go farther than ever.
Look for the familiar big yellow and black circle sign that identifies those popular signal service stations in seven western states from Canada to Mexico. And now the Whistler's strange story. Terror stricken. Fear can become a terrible thing.
Gangrenous. Disintegrating, warping, twisting, gnawing at a man's mind until he's conscious of nothing else but its presence. That was the kind of fear that took hold of Benjamin Reynolds. And oddly enough, it was the natural outgrowth of the very thing that started him on the road to success.
There was a trial, an important trial. There were big names involved, particularly the name of Andrew Miller, the accused. And at that trial, 10 years ago, young Benny Reynolds investment clerk just out of college became Benjamin Reynolds' star witness for the prosecution.
And he was a good witness. Investment bankers in San Francisco and Wall Street in London, glanced at the headlines and commented that this time, because of Benjamin Reynolds, Andrew Miller and his crowd were washed up for good. They were right.
Order please. Order in the court. Will the prisoner face the bench? Andrew Miller, you have been found guilty of the charge of Grand Lassney. I therefore sentence you to be confined within the state prison for a term of ten years. They live, remove the prisoner.
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