Murder in the Private Car Page #4

it started and in my opinion you're at

the bottom of most of the trouble you

win the gorillas you scared poor Marty

to death

pardon me mr. Coston mr. Murray did not

die of natural causes mr. Murray was

murdered oh please father don't let's

talk anymore about it oh why not let's

listen to him there's just a chance that

he might say something sensible yeah

thank you miss Layton I'll take that up

with you later what proof of you that

Murray was murdered nobody saw wound I

did I examined the body and I found a

stab wound in the right eye the right

eye had been pierced with a dagger and

then the eyelid pulled down over the

wound well if you knew the Scot why

didn't you say something before well

because if I had we would have all been

detained in Houlton and there isn't a

decent jail in the town by the way mr.

Carson I was just thinking if you

intended coming whisper Ruth why did you

buy her hair to start east why did I

wire by the only wire I sent was telling

Ruth to wait for me in Los Angeles and

then I got Marie's telephone message

last night what what message I was

talking over the radio telephone on the.

West Mountain limited and suddenly a

voice cut in telling me that my daughter

is on this train and that we would meet

at Oulton I tried to answer but the

connection was broke just as I thought

ah ah oh now that explains everything

isn't remarkable how my system works

you're the cause of everyone in this car

being upset you started it to the absurd

charge that Marie was murdered now girls

go to your room and forget all about

gorillas and Marie and most of all this

idiot yeah do you mean that mr. Possum I

certainly do well then I'm not unmindful

of the old adage a soft answer turneth

away wrath therefore who

ah.

I can state him

do you believe in me yes I do thank you

that's all I want to know

oh yes he's got meat is I'm afraid.

George Oh everything will be all right

honey you know I feel sorry for mr.

Scott I sorta like him but then I always

did like the funniest thing huh judge

sit tight wait

shizzle

who did that arson what are all these

contractions doing in your private part

my friend huh this isn't my plan.

Carmine's in the east

say your prayers I've heard that more

somewhere watch the lights one one by

one those lights will be turned off at

the top of the divide the last will go

out and this car will start back down

the grade coming up the grade behind you

is the eastbound limited you'll crash

headlong into it no power on earth can

save you watch the lights - never right

your brother the brother you defrauded

16 years ago look in the corridor in the

rear of the car.

Celinda is a nitroglycerin when this car

hits anything because in capsule set off

that charge and blow car and everything

in it to bits I wanted everything in

perfect order for your trip because I

shall not be here as the last light goes

out I'll cut this car loose and step

into the car ahead watch the lights free

emergency.

I could have only found this secret

panel before he uncovered the car

conductor Higgs my brother

humming put on the pranks not a chance

the brakes have been disconnected this

guy can overlook a thing

this is the American Broadcasting.

Company presenting a coast-to-coast

program of melodies of the moment the

next group comprises hello anything good

on the air no I'm trying to get

something on the shortwave

disposal such as heaven ticket reduce

having his car please leave these who

are you sure I'll keep your car

wait

see those shutters up

all right that settles that yeah you

come back to take care of the girls okay

give George your little kiss for me

hmm.

Oh.

Cars calling all cars

that's your grave I know it is morning

he's found Overland limited warning

eastbound Overland limited that I don't

know when I saw the program that's

awarding to this train I get the

conductor warning eastbound overnight

limited warning eastbound what will I

limited react our train number six out

of control

now headed down loaded swing transfer

keep lowering the warning East on mobile

and he's about over line limited 30

counties to Bolden

clear the tracks clear the tracks

runaway car loaded with explosives

headed west take first siding

yeah I won't have to tell you you'll do

it.

Attention to the vision target our

signal

whoa

you

there were six knocking a machine move

who did exactly the runaway car let her

go

oh not send an engine is that car of it

it's anything it's good

whoa

the other end

ah.

Trying to get close enough to kick us

off I will explode sure

I've never betrayed in my life

may your long legs come in come on

well the train will never replace the

horse oh the room was a little graphic

speeding I'll take over yes that's

alright she's entitled to a little faint.

Oh God do you think anything else oh

happy

yeah what else could happen

beautiful beautiful

you

you know Merkel and Charlie Ruggles who

played the leads in our movie were two

of the really great workhorses in the

movie world for years but they made only

one other film together net second

teaming happened 27 years after our

movie when they both appeared in.

Disney's 1961 hit The Parent Trap Yoona

played Hayley Mills housekeeper in that

movie Charlie Ruggles played Hayley.

Mills grandfather and if you're ever

anywhere near Covington Kentucky just

across the Ohio River from Cincinnati I

understand there's a lovely little park

there that bears her name the Universal.

Park Inn was born in Covington in 1903

she was 31 when she played Georgia.

Latham in our movie she died in 1986

having worked in movies with everybody

from Clark Gable and Bob Hope to Marlene

Dietrich and in her last film Elvis.

Presley

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