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SKELLY OIL COMPANY

CONTINUITY NUMBER DATE OF BROADCAST DATE OF RECORDING DAY

167 October 17, 1939

Tuesday

TIME 5:00 5:15 PM CST

SUBJECT MATTER Skelly Oil Company

CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE: The Perada Treasure 1940 Flight Patrol Application
CHARACTERS

Captain Midnight Chuck Ramsay Juan Perada

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REPEATING GONG AND AIRPLANE The Skelly Oil Company presents...Captain-n-n-n Midnight. GONG AND PLANE DIVE Captain Midnight...brought to you everyday, Monday through Friday, at the same time...by the Skelly Oil Company, Skelly Jobbers and Dealers. (PAUSE) The Skelly Oil Company, you know, was the originator of tailor-made gasoline. But now, heres a special tip for the fellows and girls who have not already joined Captain Midnights new 1940 Flight Patrol. Youd better hurry up and join at once because theres a big adventure ahead. Theres a real job ahead of us, helping Chuck Ramsay and Patsy Donovan and our good friend, Captain Midnight, himself in a thrilling mystery. And every Flight Patrol member can take part in it, when the time comes. But the thing to do now, is to get started. Because were going to have, not only barrels of fun, but loads of free gifts and prizes too, for every member of Captain Midnights new 1940 Flight Patrol. Now, heres what you get as soon as you join: (PAUSE) First, you get your official Junior Pilots application card. And besides that...a burnished-bronze Medal of Membership thats different from any club pin or button you ever saw. On the front, just like on a real Medal of Honor, are the faces of Captain Midnight and Chuck and Patsy. And also, the

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mysterious secret password, that only Flight Patrol members themselves, can tell the meaning of. But thats not all. On this medal, is a three-blade airplane propeller, that will spin like a top. On the other side, is a face of a mystic midnight clock. You look to see where the hands of the coin are pointing when they stop spinning. It helps you decide things like who goes to the store for mother? Or whos captain of the team? Why say, youll use this spinning medal

a hundred different ways. But most important, this medal proves youre a member of the new 1940 Flight Patrol. You see, only members can take part in the big adventure ahead, and get all the other free gifts that are coming. So, youll want to join and get your Medal of Membership right away. But now, and heres the best part of all it doesnt cost you a single penny! No boxtops, or seals or anything. Heres all you do: Just have mother or dad drive you over to your Skelly service station and tell your Skelly man, you want to join the new 1940 Flight Patrol. Hell give you your official application card right away. And hell send right in to Skelly headquarters, for your free Medal of Membership with the three-blade spinning propeller and the mysterious secret password. But hurry now, wont you. See your friendly Skelly man and join the new 1940 Flight Patrol tonight! (PAUSE) And now to Captain Midnight!

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(PAUSE) Fortune...good and bad is helping and hurting Captain Midnight and his friends. (PAUSE) In the upper end of the valley, on the outskirts of the vast Perada estate, now controlled illegally by Ivan Shark, Captain Midnight and Chuck Ramsay rescued a hard-pressed fugitive from his pursuers, who, after he was revived, whispered that his name is Juan Perada. (PAUSE) Our scene today is again with Perada, shortly after he regained consciousness. Chuck is speaking... Juan Perada? Si, seor. I am Juan Perada. Juan Perada? I see it, Chuck. I see the whole thing now.

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You are Major Barry Steele? Red! He must know Major Steele.

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No he doesnt, Chuck, or he wouldnt ask. You, uh...you were expecting Major Steele? No, seor. I did not hope for such good luck. But you knew his name? I do not understand? Well...do you know, of him? Si, seor. Major Steele, he was good friend to my wife, Seora Perada. Thats what Major Steele told us... (INTERRUPTS) But, Seor Perada, why did you mention Major

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Steeles name? My daughter, Dolores...she wanted to write letter to Major Steele. But then...I do not see her any more. Well, what happened to her? I do not know, Seor. I am very much afraid I will never see her again. Gosh, Red. Thats terrible! Well, weve got to get his story, Chuck, but Im afraid hes too weak to tell it! What you say, seor? Oh, uh...listen, Seor Perada...my friend and I wish to help you. That is good, seor. I need help very much. Im afraid hes going to faint, Red. He doesnt look very well. Yes. I feel very sick, seor. My lips, they are so dry. Please, a little more water. Yes...quick Chuck, give him some more water. Tip your helmet up there so he can drink. Hurry. There you are seor. (DRINKS) Ahh, that is so good. Gee, Red. Thats helped him a lot! Yes, you bet it is...uh, some more water, Seor? Please, a little bit more. There you are. (DRINKS)

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Is that enough? That is plenty. Oh wait, dont throw that water away, Chuck. Im going to ring my handkerchief in it and wipe his face. OK, Red. Here you are. Hold it there. HANDS SOAKING HANDKERCHIEF IN WATER OK, Chuck. You can throw the rest away now. Right! (PAUSE) Ah, seor. Now I feel better. Gee, hes coming along swell. Yes, you bet. Do you feel like sitting up? Si, seor. Lets move him back a little so he rest against the trunk of the tree. All right, thats the ticket. Here, uh...get on this other side... OK, (WITH EXERTION) Im ready. (WITH EXERTION) Easy now. LIFTING AND MOVING Ehhh...there now. (RELIEVED) There, thank you so much. I feel Do you feel like talking, Seor? Si, Seor. I will be myself very soon. I, uh...I couldnt help seeing your back, Seor. You have been wounded. much better now!

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You see my back?

Then you can guess.

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They look like the marks of a whip! Si, seor. I have been whipped. Just like you would whip some beast. But they have not broken me. They can never break the spirit of the Perada... (CUT OFF) (INTERRUPTS) I can see that, seor. But, uh, tell me why you were beaten? It is a long story, seor. (SUSPICIOUSLY) I do not know... (INTERRUPTS) Now, wait...we are friends of Major Barry Steele. Were here to help you. You mustnt be afraid to tell us your troubles. Tell me, what do you call yourselves? What are your names?

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My young friend here is Chuck Ramsay. As for me my name doesnt matter. But, seor, how should I address you? I am known as Captain Midnight. (ELATED) El Capitan Midnight! The blackness of the night. What a strange name? It is not one of my own choosing, seor. The name, it does not matter. The man, he counts very much. You, you will trust us then? Si, I will trust you. But I must warn you we are all in danger. Enemies surround us. Yes. We found that out all right. And let me remind you, Chuck. Keep your eyes open. Im watching all around us, Red. Good.

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Your young friend, Chuck...he is very much on the alert. Yes, seor. And Chuck has keen eyes. Hell see any enemies which may approach. Good. Then I will begin. (PAUSE) My name is Perada, seor. And my family have lived in this valley for many years. Close to my hacienda, there is a small chapel and a graveyard. And on one stone, which is crumbling with age, you will see the numerals 1 6 5 1. Blazing beacons! The year 1651!

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Si. In that grave lie the bones of seor Francisco Perada, who was a mighty general in The Imperial Army of Spain. This land were given him by the king. An original Spanish land grant, huh? That is right, seor. The Perada family owns this valley and many others nearby. Its a beautiful place, seor. No where in the world is there such a valley, seor. I love it as my family before it loved it. Well, uh...when did the present trouble start? A month ago, seor, but I wish to explain some. Kay When I was a young man, I studied in the University in Spain. And there studying music was a beautiful American girl. I married her, seor, and brought her back with me to the valley. She was a very good friend of Major Barry Steele and his

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wife. Is that not so? That is true, seor... I see. I did not have the pleasure of meeting Major Steele and his seora. To be truthful, I did not like to leave this valley, but my wife, she had the desire that our daughter should study in her mothers country. So I sent her to school in Washington. And there, she became well acquainted with Major and Mrs. Steele, huh? Si, seor. She visit at their home many times. Seor Perada...shes not living now? (SOLEMNLY) No, seor. Two years ago, she died. She go on to the better world. I am very sorry, seor. Life is not the same now, seor. But then...we must all be brave. I still have my beautiful Delores. But now she too is gone. (SURPRISED) You...you mean shes dead? I do not know. But if they have made her suffer as I have. I hope, seor, she is dead. Well, who do you mean by they? I am coming to that. About a month ago we had visitors in this valley. A thing, which is very rare. Who were these visitors? They were Americanos, seor, like yourself. But they were different...(WITH EMPHASIS) very different. You are good and

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honorable, but they...they are fiends! Well, uh, just a minute. How did these visitors arrive? They arrive from the air, seor, just as you. Uh! They had an airplane with a big cabin. And they come down and land and they say they had the engine trouble. Uh, oh! They pretended to have a forced landing.

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Si. That is the name they call it. So, since they say they are Americanos, I make them come into my hacienda. I treat them as the honored guests. What were their names? Their names, seor? I remember that very well. There was a

father and his daughter. He says his name is Seor Douglas Chadwick and she is the Seorita Chadwick. Blazing beacons, Red! Fury! Yes, Chuck, Im sure of it. When I see who fly the black plane, I am very much afraid! do not think you will help me. But then, when you fire the gun at my enemies...my hope becomes very strong! Well, you see, seor, this black plane is not the one we came in. (PAUSE) Uh, but never mind Ill explain that to you L later. Very good, seor. I will go ahead with my Yes, please do. I raise the very big herds of cattle. Thousands upon thousands. This Seor Chadwick...he becomes very much story... I That was Ivan Shark and his daughter

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interested in my cattle, and he likes this valley very much. The dirty crook. We always have some trouble, seor. There are bad men in these mountains...and they sometimes stealing my cattle. So, seor Chadwick, he tells me I should guard my cattle with airplanes. So, you bought some airplanes? Si. This seor Chadwick, he says he has the connections. He can buy the airplanes for me. So I signed a contract with him. Also this seor Chadwick, he has the radio in his airplane, he send the order for me. Yeah, this is running true to form, Chuck. Sounds just like one of Ivan Sharks tricks. And then, very soon, the airplanes arrive. There are very many pilots and very many mechanos. But these men are very bad, seor. I look at them and I know, and my heart

becomes very troubled. And you had good cause to be...Well, then what happened? These seor Chadwick, hes very clever. Some of my people talk and he finds out I have a fortune, besides the lands and cattle. Well, what kind of a fortune? That is, if I may ask? I will tell you, seor, because I can trust you. This fortune is in precious stones of great richness. Did Chadwick get hold of em? No, seor! That is why you see the marks of the whip upon my

back! He does not know and he never will. But you are my

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friend, I will tell you... (INTERRUPTS) No, no, no! Please seor Perada. Dont tell me. Keep it always to yourself. Si, seor. Perhaps that is better after all. Now, um, what did Chadwick do? did he... That, I will tell you. When I signed the contract with seor Chadwick, I trust what he says. I do not read all the words carefully. But after the airplanes arrive, he comes to me He was your guest. Well, how

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and demands a big sum of money. A hundred times bigger than I have agreed to. Then he shows me the contract. And I see Ive been tricked. Can you imagine that? Then I lose my temper. I say, you dog of an Americano, you get out! You take your airplanes and you go! And do not come back again! Yes, and then? His men, they seize me. My daughter Delores, she disappeared. This seor Chadwick, he tells me Delores will be killed unless I write the letter he demands. (EMOTIONALLY) So I am beside myself, I do not know what to do. I write the letter. I ask for Delores, but I do not see her. Im taken away to the black cave. They ask me for my jewels, my fortunes! when I do not reply, they whip me! It seems incredible, Red! I just cant believe... (INTERRUPTS) Just a second, Chuck. Wait a minute...uh, weve got to act now, and weve got to act quick. Now listen, seor And

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Perada, we must have some help. Are there any of your people who can help us? Some of my best men have fled to the mountains. But I believe I can find them. Aah, thats splendid! We must find them at once. Unless, seor, this Chadwick has found and killed them. Aah, that fiend of a Shark! Ill...

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IN THE DISTANCE, AN AIRPLANE UP AND OVER Listen, Red! What? Its a plane, Chuck! There it is! A black one. Flying directly this way! Quick, get behind that machine gun in the rear cockpit and get ready for action! PLANE UNDER AND OUT (PAUSE) Well! Seor Juan Perada has told a pitiful story. The

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fiendish Ivan Shark is running true to form. But at the moment Captain Midnight and his friends are in an extremely dangerous predicament. It looks as if theyll have enough to do to save themselves, let alone helping seor Perada. (PAUSE) What will the resourceful Captain Midnight do? Tune in tomorrow, to Captain Midnight. (PAUSE) Now an important word to you fellows and girls. You dont want to be left out when the big adventure comes, do you? You dont want to miss out on all the free gifts and prizes that are coming. So get your official application card in Captain Midnights new 1940 Flight Patrol, right away! And have

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your Skelly man send in for your free Medal of Membership with the three-blade spinning propeller and the mysterious secret password. Remember, it doesnt cost you a cent! Not Heres all you do: have mother or

even a penny for a stamp!

dad drive you over to your Skelly service station tonight. Tell your Skelly man that you want to join the new 1940 Flight Patrol. And hell do the rest. Now, dont forget to tune in tomorrow same time, same station for further transcribed adventures of Captain Midnight. Brought to you by the Skelly Oil Company, Skelly Jobbers and Dealers. Until tomorrow, this is Don Gordon,

your Skelly man, saying goodbye... GONG ...and Happy Landings! GONG AND AIRPLANE IN STEEP DIVE UP AND OUT