The Monolith Monsters Page #4

Well, at least

that's a good idea.

The way gossip travels in this town,

everybody'll hear about it in no time.

What is it I'm supposed to warn them about?

Yes, Chief!

Yes, Chief!

Right away, Chief!

Miss Barrett. Miss Barrett,

come here, quickly!

Look.

The doctor.

Get Dr. Hendricks.

...and although

the exact degree of danger

has not yet been determined,

all residents of San Angelo

are requested by Chief of

Police Dan Corey of that city,

to be fully prepared to

evacuate if it becomes necessary.

Stay tuned

to this station for...

Mommy, the TV went off.

How can I listen to what

they're saying if it went off?

Honey,

they said to stay off the phone. It's dead.

The radio, the lights,

everything's dead.

She's gonna be all right.

Breathing normally.

She's completely

out of danger.

Outside Long Distance, please.

Long Distance.

I'd like to place a

person-to-person call to San Angelo.

I'm sorry, ma'am.

I can't connect you.

What do you mean?

We've had a report of some

trouble near San Angelo.

What kind of trouble? I don't

have that information, ma'am.

It's impossible to get a call through

to that exchange at this time.

Thank you.

Dr. Hendricks,

something's wrong.

Something's wrong with the lines.

I can't get through to Dave.

Oh?

Those rocks. I've got to keep

trying. That won't do any good.

Wait a minute.

There is one way.

Operator,

get me the State Highway

Patrol, Los Angeles, please.

LAX to Car 42. Come in.

LAX to Car 42. Come in.

Car 42. Come in.

Proceed to San Angelo.

Contact a Mr. Dave Miller,

District Office of the

Department of Interior.

Roger and out.

They patched in the doctor's phone

call at the Los Angeles headquarters

and they're relaying it

through the big transmitter.

Just press the button

when you talk

and when you want him

to answer say "over. "

Dr. Hendricks,

this is Dave Miller. Over.

Dave, I wanted to get word to you as

soon as possible. Your theory worked.

Ginny's completely

out of danger. Over.

Oh, that's wonderful news,

Doctor, for a couple of reasons.

I have an idea there may be something

in that formula you used on Ginny

that would help us here.

Her reaction resulted

from contact with the rock,

so why not suppose that the same agent

is capable of controlling the rocks?

One ingredient with a common

power, if we can isolate it.

What do you think? Over.

That's an interesting idea.

Sounds logical on the surface.

It's certainly worth a try.

Here it is.

Are you ready? Over.

Just a minute.

All right, Doctor.

Go ahead.

I used a base

of silicic acid uncut, CMC,

Glucose DB and monochloroacetic

acid. That's it. Over.

Got it.

How did you suspend them?

Normal saline solution.

Say, Dave, is there any way we

can speed things up from this end?

Thank you, Doctor, but I don't see how.

Not unless you can chase rain clouds.

Say, hold on a minute, Doctor.

It looks like trouble.

Stay where you are.

I'll talk to you in a minute.

Why, it's Joe Higgins.

Chief, you got to believe me.

You're gonna think I'm

blind drunk... Rocks, Joe?

Towers of rock crashing down

and then growing up again?

Yeah, yeah!

Hundreds of them. Thousands.

They come crashing through

my farm like a, like a...

Chief, there's nothing left.

Nothing.

My livestock's all dead and...

Here, here, I'll show you.

Look at the dog. He's as

hard as a piece of granite.

Mary, what's wrong?

I'd better get Doc Reynolds.

I have it all down, Dr.

Hendricks. One injection only.

Now, what do we do

about an iron lung

to keep Mrs. Higgins alive until

the solution takes effect? Over.

Well, from what you've told me, I

can assure you she'll be all right

for three or four hours

without the lung.

And I can be there with a

portable unit long before that.

And anyway, Dr. Reynolds, I'd like to

be present, if you don't mind. Over.

You're more than welcome.

I was hoping you'd offer.

Cigarette?

No, thanks.

She's gonna be all right,

Mr. Higgins.

Dr. Reynolds is getting all the information

on how the little Simpson girl was cured.

He'll use the same

formula on your wife.

It ain't gonna

take too long, is it?

I mean, I don't aim to sit around here and

wait for those rocks to catch up with us.

You don't have to worry.

You see, we found out that without

rain the rocks stop growing.

Mister, I seen them smash the big,

main power line that runs into town.

Goes right through my place. And it

hadn't been raining for half an hour.

When they crashed into my house

and barns, it wasn't raining a drop.

No, mister, they're not stopped.

They're moving right down this valley.

You mean now?

Sure, now. Right now.

How far is your place

from town, Mr. Higgins?

Six and a half miles.

Professor, I'm going

out there and have a look.

We've got to know

how much time we do have.

That's Hendricks' formula.

I'll get started in the lab.

There isn't a chance that they

can repair the lines in time.

Martin, I've got 1,500 people

waiting for word to get out of town.

Now, how am I gonna

get that word to them?

Well, now, Dan, I wouldn't say

we're cut off, not completely.

Huh?

Come with me.

Bobby. Bobby.

Over here.

Like I started

to tell you, Dan,

I know I never have much to write about in

the Sentinel, but what little there is

always gets delivered to most

every house in town, every day.

You want me, Mr. Cochrane?

Martin, you're a genius.

Bobby, you already know

what kind of trouble we're in.

Now, we're gonna

need your help.

The first thing

I want you to do is

round up every kid in town,

boy or girl, who's got a bicycle

and be back here with them in a

half hour. I got a job for them.

Sure, Mr. Cochrane, but... But? But what?

Well, most of the guys

I know won't do it

unless I can tell them

how much they'll get paid.

Get paid?

At a time like this?

You tell them

this is police business.

You tell them the Chief of

Police wants them here right now.

Yes, sir.

I don't know, Martin.

Kids nowadays have to

get paid for everything.

Well, don't worry

about them, Dan.

When they find out what we want them to

deliver, you just watch the smoke fly.

You know what

I was thinking?

This is gonna be the most important

delivery in the Sentinel's history,

to say nothing of the

biggest circulation-getter.

And because of it, I'm gonna lose

every paying customer I've got.

Chief, you'd better come

over here right away.

What's the matter?

She just drove in, stopped, and then

passed out before she said a word.

Get her over

to the doctor.

Let's warm up that radiophone.

I want to talk to the Governor.

The Governor has declared that

a state of emergency exists

in the area surrounding

the doomed town.

The Highway Patrol has issued

a warning to all motorists

other than the evacuees to stay off

the roads leading into San Angelo.

Their patrol cars will stop anyone

who disregards this order.

Good. Let her roll, boys.

They're still activating.

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