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Blue Beetle - Dancing Ghost Of Rocky Hill

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Blue Beetle - Dancing Ghost Of Rocky Hill

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Classic Radio Science FictionBlue Beetle - Dancing Ghost Of Rocky Hill. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

music Weeping down upon the underworld as Max Gangren, come the mysterious, all-powerful character who is a problem to the police, but a coupsator fall off. In reality, they and Garrett are looking for told, loved by everyone but suspected by none of being the blue people. As the blue people, he hides behind a strange mask and a suit of intenitable blue-sane armor, flexible as silk, but stronger than steel. Today's transcribed episode of the Fox Feature, the Blue Beetles, is entitled The Dancing Ghost of Rocky Hills.

First, I honor Rocky Craig overlooking the ocean, not many miles from York City, sits gray-cragged manor, surrounded by high stone walls, the large house dominates him its own. The king of the world is a great manor, a high stone wall, a large house dominates him a state of some 300 acres, in Rocky Hills Eastchester County. Rather than the Rocky Hills, say the place is haunted. Some claim to have seen from a distance on moonlight nights, the shadowy figures of dancers in the ballroom are the east winds of the manner. As our story opens today, the Roman Dan Garrett, who is really the blue beetle, little realizes that his next adventure will take him to Gray Craig's Manor. He's talking with his friend Dr. Fran in a little apothecary shop. Danny, here's a night of my fifth out of the personal column on the Column this morning. A dress of a blue beetle. I thought you'd be interested. Somebody's getting the blue beetle using soap?

Listen, attention, blue beetle. Little Miss Muffet sat on a puppet, eating her curds in a way. Long came a spider and sat down the spider, and scared the poor girl away. Why should anyone address nursery rhymes to me? And there's a secret message in Cypher concealed in that nursery rhyme. Are you serious, Doc? Yes. I decided it's just people who came in. Oh, what's the message, Doc? Are you able to solve it? Well, the difference in size of pipe used throughout the rhyme gave me a clue. The young lady has evidently been reading Francis Bacon. Young lady? Yes, young lady. Oh, this begins to look like a romantic adventure. What makes you think she's been reading Francis Bacon? Now, he used to write many of his plays and poems in Cypher similar to this. Very interesting. What methods do you borrow from this nursery, Doc? Well, here it is, this cycle. Young errors in dire distress. Only blue beetle can help. Come alone, midnight, grey craigsman. Urgent. Grey craigsman, I thought a rocky hill.

Yes, the place is supposed to be haunted. All right. Sounds like a trap for the blue beetle. But it's certainly intriguing here, isn't it? I think I'll take a run out there now and look the place over by daylight. Or why don't you? That would be careful, Danny. That section used to be in discusses with two players and rumours during prohibition. It's along the sea shore. Lots of colds and inlets with rocky cliffs over hanging sea. Sounds interesting. Are you planning on taking office in Manigan with you? Poor Mike's laid up for the bad case of poisonizing. That's tough on Mike. Yes, the whole royal horse is camping at the bed. I'm going to drop by and see it, man. Tell him I hope he breathes back on the job again soon, I will. Goodbye, Doc. See you later. Check the royal buddy. No, it's funny, boy.

Thanks. What are you up, fuck? There you are. By the way, who lives in that old mansion up on the hill? Overlooking the ocean. Mostly ghosts. Buddy, tell me you believe in ghosts. I don't know. Some folks in the village here climb to fright music and sing figures dancing in a polaroom as they walk along the road. Hasn't anyone visited the place? Nobody ran here. There's a guy with a club foot on guard at the entrance to the estate. It's shot of a caretaker. He don't let nobody in. Does anybody live in a manor house? It is a young girl, Rosalie Queen, hole in the ranch, just moved in. She inherited the place, I'll hold you. That's all. How recently did they move in? About a week ago. Have you ever seen them? Sure. They drive by here every day in an old fashioned carriage, drawn by a couple of swalloc and horses. Who drives them? An old man in an old fashioned carcassment uniform. Yes, sure they're not all ghosts. I'm sure I'm sure. What you don't think, be honest, I saw some gross recent things. He says the coachman is all the ordering.

The girl in the ranch don't talk to anybody. That kind of snooty Joe says. Oh, that's very interesting. I've got to get along. Go to the turno, go to the fellows. Got to make a living. Yeah, ain't that the truth? Oh, hello, buddy, and stay away from home. Well, I was wondering if I could drive through the gates there, and up to the manor house. I'm a camera, a beam, and I'd like to take some shots of the house and the ocean. Ain't no one around on the ground. Owners orders. No. Well, suppose if I have phoned up to the house from your lodge there, the owners would give me permission to take some pictures? Ain't got no foe. Uh, what are those wires running up the road there? Them, uh, why, them's electric light wires.

I see. Well, thanks for the information. Oh, excuse me, stranger, my alarm clock's going off. What's the set at wrong this morning? Hello, that you clubbed with? This is Blackie. What's that? Some guy wanted to take pictures of the place. Wasn't a harness, or was it? Well, all right. Now listen, the girl got a message out from the blue beetle somehow. The old man's lawyer saw it in the newspaper. He ought to look out for the blue beetle, but the spider-wise do. Okay. Tomorrow, spider's taking a suitcase of the quair over the magnet hastings. When he takes the girl, they'll ride off for a drive. Right. Take care of things. Bye-bye.

Midnight. I wonder if the blue beetle got nuts. You have that noise. Good evening. Or should I say good morning? The blue beetle. Yes, the blue beetle. You sent for me. Here I am. Oh, I'm so glad I'm in such trouble and so frightened. Will you help me? The blue beetle is always ready to help anyone in distress. I didn't know what to do. You were the only one I felt good to help me. I watched every minute. This place is so spooky. It's terrifying. Then why do you stay here? I must. By the terms of my late uncle's will, I have to remain here until I'm 21. In order to inherit the money that goes with this place. That's a strange condition to put in a will. Who lives here with you? My name is Nade Nade. I'll go to the annual sister abbey. If you're a watch the way you say you are, how did you get the message in the Chronicle? Well, I will to note to the Chronicle and close the money with it in a stand envelope. And address it and drop it outside of Digby's grocery store yesterday, hoping that someone would find it in mail.

Well, what goes on here? Why all this secrecy? I don't know exactly, but I've seen some of the strangest men around here. I heard the gatekeeper call our coachman spider. And I heard spider call the gatekeeper, Cubsbos. Mr. Jasper, that's Uncle Droyer, says that several retainers have uncle Nathaniel. The other of these, as their workmen, hired to fix the place. They seem to work on lit night. What's that? What's that music? That's one of the things that frightens me. It's so ghostly. It comes from the other wing of the house. Have you ever been in that part of the house, Miss Greenhold? No. No, the door to that wing is lost and I'm not permitted to go there. Mr. Jasper says that Uncle wanted that wing and kept sacred to memories of his only love. A girl he met at a dance in the ballroom there one morning at night. She died the night they were to be married. I'd like to get over there and make a little investigation.

Well, I can show you the iron door that leads to that wing of the house. You'll find it locked. Rubitle carries master keys to all locks. Let's have a look. Here you are. Right, do it here. Now down this path is way. Here we are. Let's go to the east wing. I will just try these keys. Not that one. Here's one that looks as if it might fit. There we are. Look, look there. There's shadows of answers on the wall. But no sound of voices. It's uncanny. It must be. Ghosts. I've always wanted some need to ghost. You stay here. I'd better lock this door after me. Oh no, please take me with you, Rubitle. I'm afraid to be left alone here. Oh no, you'll be safer in your part of the house. I'll be back as soon as I've had a look around.

The Blue Beagle locks into the trash. Down you go into the prison pit with a ghost of a departed pirate captain. So you wanted to meet a ghost where you'll be fluddy down there. What happened to you? What happened to the Blue Beagle? What has happened to the Blue Beagle? Who are the strange people who have made great tribes man or their headwaters? Can the Blue Beagle extricate himself and solve the mystery of the dancing ghosts of Rocky Hills? These questions will be dramatically answered in the next transcribed episode of the Blue Beagle.

The Blue Beagle is a copyrighted box feature appearing in Mystery Men Comics magazine and the Blue Beagle magazine. The Blue Beagle is on the air twice a week on this same station. It can solve the broadcast schedule in your local newspaper. And don't forget to listen in to the Blue Beagle. The Blue Beagle is on the air twice a week on this same station.

The Blue Beagle is on the air twice a week on this same station. The Blue Beagle is on the air twice a week on this same station. The Blue Beagle is on the air twice a week on this same station. The Blue Beagle is on the air twice a week on this same station. We've been down upon the undoiled, smash gangling, come! The mysterious, all-powerful character who is a problem to the police, but a cruel, terrible law. In reality, they and Garrett are really patrolmen. Love by everyone but suspected by none are being the Blue Beagle. And the Blue Beagle, he hides behind a strange mask and a suit of intenetable blue-chain armor. Flexible as soon as possible, but go on your own and steal!

Today's transcribed episode of the park featured the Blue Beagle. In the second part of the story and titles, the dancing ghosts of Rocky Hill. In the previous episode, the Blue Beagle, through the personal column of the chronicle, receives a call for aid from the new air uncontorted Grey Crank Manor at Rocky Hill. received the call for aid from the new eras at Ported Grey Crack's Manor at Rocky Hill. Rumor has it that our new lit night grossly figures dance in the ballroom of Grey Crack's Manor. The eras, a young girl, Rosalie Greenholds and her maiden aunt, are closely guarded by two persons, a man called Spider, who served as coachman and a man with a club foot, who claims to have been gatekeeper for the late owner, Nathaniel Greenholds. Entering the manner at midnight, the Blue Beetles talk secretly with Rosalie Greenholds. As the episode ended, the Blue Beetle was investigating the dancing ghost phenomenon

when a trap door suddenly opened in front of him and he was catapulted into a deep dungeon. As our story opens today, a Mr. Jasper, attorney for the estate, is talking with Blackie from the police suspect of being a desperate criminal. Hello, Blackie. Suppose you let me handle this situation. After all, I'm the attorney for Old Man Greenholds estate and sole executor of the will at the girl's Jasper. The girl. She'll have the cops on her next. I can handle her. Something's got to be done to keep her quiet. After all, she got a message through to the Blue Beetle. And he's lying at the bottom of the pit where pirates used to throw their victim. I just keep dead. Oh, the chances are his next broken thanks to the Spider. I suppose he ain't dead, or isn't it? Well, he's securely locked in. Double locks and a nine door. Well, I'll feel better if I went out and had a look at myself. Well, that's all right, but do it undercover, a dark mess. What about the girl? I'll take a message from the Blue Beetle and see that she gets it. She'll think he escaped and is coming back. That'll keep her quiet for a few days until you can move your plates and presses to some other location.

They've been there long enough. The place is getting hot. Someone's going to get wives to those 40 ghosts and start investigating. That's right. But by the terms of Nathaniel Greenholds will, his knees rose. We must live at them, Anna, until she's 21. And if she don't, then the whole estate, including a fortune in stocks and bonds, goes to charity. With you as the governor of the estate, it'll be slim picking for charity. I see. We understand each other. You've shared your counterfeit in profits with me. I'll share the estate with you. You get your counterfeit in a quick and away from there, and we'll put on a haunted house campaign that will scare Rosalie Greenhold and her old maid Ant, clear out of the state. I have just one key left to try. One of the others will fit. There, that's got it. Lucky I landed on my feet in this pit. No. The blue beetles free of his prison. No one heard me. I'd like to catch you ever running this show off guard.

There's a door, I'll try that. Stone stairway, the light at the top of it. Well, here goes. I see. Blacky's taking an awful chance keeping him safe. I'm not going to let him go. I'm not going to let him go. I'm not going to let him go. I see. Blacky's taking an awful chance keeping this place whose headquarters is there. It's okay for turning out this kind of door until I'd aim to live here. Them dancers upstairs throwing shatters on the windows. You're scared folks away from this place. Here. I'll leave bills in the suitcase with the others. Okay. Well, I'll get its public front foot down the gate. Hello? Yes, by the chair. Just a minute. It's for you, spider. Hello? What? Blacky says dismantled the press? Yes, yes.

What? Good, yes, yes. Okay. Yes, I got you. Huh? Deliver the fake doory me to the laundry and hastings when I take the girl and a rant for a drive in the morning. So that's how it's done. Goodbye. Well, the blue beetles spoil that little game. First I'll have a look upstairs. See what makes the ghost dance. Well, I took your ass place on the drive this morning because I wanted to have a talk with you Rosalene. What about that? I don't think you've trust me, my dear. Why should I? I'm not permitted to have friends with the man on or to visit outside places alone. Those were your uncles on as Rosalene. After all, he wanted to protect you from fortune-futting men and social parasites who might take advantage of your trusting nature when you came into your fortune.

But what about all those strange goings on at the manor? Well, last night something terrible happened at... Oh, what about last night? What happened? I shouldn't have said anything. How is this something you've been keeping from me, Rosalene? After all, your uncle trusted me. Why shouldn't you? Well, last night the blue beetles... The blue beetles? Why now that's very interesting because I clipped this out of the paper this morning. You may be the Rosalene this was addressed to. Here, read it. Rosalene, had strange experience last night with ghosts but had safe now. Advise you leave menor as soon as possible. Signed the blue beetles. Or I knew I was right. That's terrible place. I won't say there another night. Oh! Here we are at the laundry, Mr. Jasper. Shall I take the bag of wash in, sir? Yes, I'll take it in. But be sure to get a receipt, Spiderman. Yes, sir.

Just a moment there. I'd like to have a look at that bag. Well, that's the idea of this, or you? I'm the sheriff of Eastchester County. How to telephone call to be on the lookout, beautiful? Well, this is an outrage. We're respectable citizens. This young lady is the owner of Great Breaks Matter and I'm... I'm Haratani. Oh! Well then you might look at any of this suitcase to make sure it's full of dirty clothes and... Fight us! Fight us! Fight on! We'll not stand for this outrage. But search horses now, touch this trigger. Ah! Have a look at that suitcase. Hmm. Money. Can of it. Blue beetle was right. Blue beetle? Yes, the blue beetle. He pulled me an hour ago. Mr. Jeff, but what does it mean? Well, that's why somebody must have switched suitcases on it, sir. Well, this is a frame-up. Oh, it's excellent. Well, I'd say you two were in a tough spot. Oh, I demand to see your warrant, Sheriff. I stand on my constitutional rights. As a practicing attorney, my advice to you will... As a practicing sheriff, my advice to you, Mr. Attorney, is...

Get a good lawyer! Quab put down the phone, Blackie. Okay. Hello? What? There's also dancing up the grey craigs. But it's only midday. Where's Spider? All right, pull up the slim and tell him to stop the dancers. What? What's that? Slim does an answer. Something's gone. Hey, wire. You'll have to get and stand guard. I'll be out there, pronto. Bye-bye. All right, what the worst thing is. I don't know. Ain't nobody around. Somebody shut off the mechanism of the dancing ghosts. We better have our cats ready. We'll follow me and give your eyes open.

Nobody here. I don't see anyone. Something about this business don't smell right to me. Look at that class of pair. Someone may be hiding. If he knows. Look, Slim, fall in the gang. I wonder who done this, Blackie. The Blue Beetle. Yes, the Blue Beetle. I'll take that gun, Blackie. Oh, no, you won't prove it. Oh, yes, I will. And take care of Mr. Blackie. Mr. Clubfoot. I hate to suck a cripple, but drop that gun or I'll... Okay, poof, pig. You win. Oh, that's better. I'll just tie you up for safety. The police will need you. Watch for it. The cops say they've got nothing on me. Perhaps not. But I'm sure they'll want you to demonstrate those mechanical dancing dolls upstairs. And through ghostly shadows on the windows of the old ballroom. Sorry, I can't stay for the final curtain. I'll read about it in tomorrow's papers.

Blue Beetle's job is done. The dancing ghosts of Rocky Hills will dance no more at Grey Craig's manner. And so another gang of criminals was rounded up and brought to justice by the Blue Beetle. But Officer Manigan couldn't make the arrest because of being laid up with Poison Ivy. The moral of this story is deception can never win for long. Truth will always triumph in the end. So as Officer Manigan would say, stay away from Poison Ivy. What new adventures await the Blue Beetle in his unceasing crusade against crime? This question will be answered in the next transcribed episode of the Blue Beetle.

The Blue Beetle is a copyrighted box feature appearing in Mystery Men Comics magazine and the Blue Beetle magazine. The Blue Beetle was on the air twice a week on this same station. And South of the Broadcast schedule in your local newspaper. And don't forget to listen in to the Blue Beetle.

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