Holmes for the Holiday: Two Christmas Mysteries (EP4870s)

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Speaker 1 (00:28):
Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho.
This is your host, Adam Graham. In a moment, we're
going to bring you a Sherlock Holmes Christmas special. But
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bringing you a special I call homes for the Holiday,
and I've been wanting to do this for a long time,
but not just because it would be a punt, which
it is, but because there's so much that we get
to enjoy with this. We're going to bring you to
original to Radio Christmas themed Sherlock Holmes episodes. Now, of course,

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there is the Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, which is
typically associated with Christmas and the holiday season, but today
we're covering two episodes that really do serve up a
lot of contrast, and there are so many points of
comparison here. You have two different casts, two different creative teams.

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So there are some fun points of comparison between Hollywood
and New York, between Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, and
John Stanley and Alfred Shirley, and of course the riting
talents of Dennis Green versus Edith Miser. With that said,
let's go ahead and get started. First up from December

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the twenty fourth, nineteen forty five, here is Basil Rathbone
in the not before Christmas.

Speaker 2 (02:34):
This episode from the Life of Sherlock Holmes will be
transmitted to our men and women overseas by shortwave and
through the worldwide facilities of the Armed Forces Radio Service.
Petrie Wine brings you Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, the
new Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The Petrie Family, the family

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that took time to bring you good wine. Invite you
to listen to doctor Watson tell us another exciting adventure
he shared with his old friend, that master Detective Sherlock Holmes.

Speaker 3 (03:13):
Well, right about now.

Speaker 2 (03:14):
You're probably taking a little breather in your last minute
rush to get everything ready for the big day tomorrow.
Children have to be put to bed to wait for
Santa Claus. And there's the tree waiting to be decorated,
and four a million and one things which must be
done before morning. I sure hope you got all your
Christmas shopping done. It's pretty hectic rushing off at the

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last minute to take care of Uncle Charlie or Aunt Bertha,
cousin Sam. But if you must get something, just remember
that you can always dash over to your wine merchant
and get a bottle or two of Petrie wine. For
Betty had a whole case of Petrie wine. Petrie Wine's
a swell gift. And I just thought a little last
minute suggestion might be.

Speaker 4 (03:55):
Of some help.

Speaker 2 (04:09):
And now I'm sure our good friend doctor Watson's waiting
for us, So let's go and enjoy it.

Speaker 4 (04:15):
Come in, come in it.

Speaker 3 (04:17):
Uh there you are, say doctor.

Speaker 2 (04:20):
I can see you're gonna have yourself quite a Christmas
big tree in the corner with colored lights on it.
Where you get those table covered with presents, you must
be mighty popular for me, my boy.

Speaker 4 (04:32):
You see, I'm heaving a Christmas party tomorrow for my
housekeeper's little nieces. Oh, I'm going to dress up close form.

Speaker 2 (04:40):
Well, I'm sure you look very convincing in the park.
By the way, doctor, I brought you a little present.

Speaker 3 (04:47):
Here it is.

Speaker 4 (04:47):
I hope you like it. I got you too, Oh
you you mustn't open it until tomorrow. Here, I'm a boy.

Speaker 2 (04:57):
Thanks a lot, doctor, And now has about tonight's story.
Last week you told us you had chosen an adventure
with a lot of Christmas y apples.

Speaker 4 (05:05):
Yes, mister bart my story begins on another Christmas Eve,
many many years ago, the exact in eighteen hundred and
eighty six. Time the adventure occurred. I must confess I
didn't quite understand what was going on myself. In fact,
I never did quite make head of tails of it
until till Holmes took pity on me later and explain
the whole thing. But I shan't try to confuse you,

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mister Bartle. I'll tell you the story exactly it.

Speaker 3 (05:31):
Happened, right you, aired, Doctor, Let's go very well.

Speaker 4 (05:34):
On that Christmas Eve in eighty six, I was standing
in our Baker Street rooms, dressed in the costume of
Santa Claus. Holmes is long, thin fingers pressed together, laid
back in an armchair and gazed at me quizzically while
our housekeeper, Missus Hudson, good by the door, and.

Speaker 5 (05:57):
What you make a grand Santa Claus?

Speaker 3 (06:01):
Missus Hudson.

Speaker 4 (06:03):
Chap uncomfortable? How does it look?

Speaker 3 (06:10):
Oh?

Speaker 5 (06:10):
You look just like the old man on the Christmas cards,
Doctor Watson.

Speaker 3 (06:14):
It really becomes you, cherry twinkle of the eyes, the
ready complexion and the appropriate girth. A shame we can't
obtain some snow and a sleigh and reindeer for you. However,
I'm showing Missus Hudson's nieces will be very much impressed.

Speaker 6 (06:29):
The will that, sir, And it's very kind of you,
doctor to come over to that house with me, with
her father in the hospital and my sister at his bedside.

Speaker 5 (06:38):
It would have been a very miserable Christmas without boy enjoyment.

Speaker 4 (06:42):
But I think i'll take the beard of before we
get there. That's it. Are you ready to leave, Missus Hudson.

Speaker 5 (06:49):
I am, sir. Will I get a cab?

Speaker 4 (06:51):
How far do we have to go?

Speaker 6 (06:53):
Oh, Lexington Gardens, number twenty eight. It's just off the
Edgeware Road, doctor.

Speaker 4 (06:58):
But bearing in mind my costumes, we'd better take your care, Hi, sir,
I'll get one, Holmes, what are you going to do
with yourself? I hate leaving you alone on Christmas.

Speaker 3 (07:09):
Or nobody, old chap. I shall spend a profitable evening
writing on my new monograph.

Speaker 4 (07:14):
What this one about?

Speaker 3 (07:15):
An analysis of teeth marks on pipe stems with a
particular regard to indicated character.

Speaker 4 (07:20):
This is me how exciting well I must be going.

Speaker 3 (07:25):
Don't forget your sack of presents over on. When you
come to distribute them, you will find that I took
the liberty of adding a few trinkets on my own behalf.

Speaker 4 (07:33):
That's very thoughtful of your.

Speaker 6 (07:35):
Excuse me, mister Holmes. But there's a gentleman to see you,
says he's an old friend of yours.

Speaker 5 (07:40):
Here's his cat set.

Speaker 3 (07:41):
No, thank you, it's all widdy com splendid. Ask him
to come up with Missus Hudson, and I hope your
party is a great success. Missus Hudson, Thank you, sir.

Speaker 5 (07:53):
Are you sure you don't want me to stay now
that you have a visitor?

Speaker 3 (07:56):
Oh no, no, no, no, indeed no, Missus Hudson, I
can show the gentleman out myself. You go off and
have a good time.

Speaker 5 (08:02):
Thank you.

Speaker 4 (08:02):
I wonder what Lord would want Perapsize should.

Speaker 3 (08:05):
Stay, please, my dear fellow, certainly not. Yeah, you far
more important work to do where it can. Probably wants
his revenge at chess or something equally innocuous. Off with hill, Right,
my dear felone and enjoy yourself just the same.

Speaker 4 (08:18):
I wish you were coming with me.

Speaker 3 (08:20):
I'll I'll see you later there, come on up when
he come?

Speaker 7 (08:25):
Hello, homes, even Watson, you make a very convincing Santa Claus.

Speaker 8 (08:30):
Are you leaving.

Speaker 4 (08:33):
Good night?

Speaker 3 (08:33):
Then?

Speaker 4 (08:36):
How are your homes all alone?

Speaker 7 (08:38):
On Christmas Eve?

Speaker 3 (08:40):
Yes? Where to come? I'm glad you came over to
see me. What's it to be an evening of chess?
Or have you won some recent preasure of medieval pottery
that we can discuss? Neither homes come to you in
your professional capacity? I need help? How will you come
down telling you that, after all these years of quiet friendship,
you are going to become a client.

Speaker 7 (09:01):
I'm afraid their homes though, I doubt if my problem
will problem will interest you very much. It's hardly up
to your rather colorful standards.

Speaker 3 (09:09):
Care for us a girl? Thanks now, my dear Willigham.

Speaker 7 (09:17):
What your trouble well, I decided this year to have
a little Christmas party at my townhouse. I'm quite comfortably off,
as you know, and it occurred to me that I
have several relatives and friends who are not as well. Lord,
I'm having a party for them tonight, Homes, and I
hope you'd attend it disguised as Santa Claus.

Speaker 3 (09:34):
My dear fellow, I've adopted many disguised as My time
at father Christmas has never been one of them. Why
do you want me to attend your party and disguise?
In any case? You shamed of your friendship with a
private detective? Or do you consider my features more acceptable
when buried beneath the depths of a snowy beer.

Speaker 7 (09:51):
Oh, my dear Homes, do take me seriously. I'm not joking.
I assure your caution, not a caution.

Speaker 3 (09:55):
Aren't you you want me to attend your party in disguise?
Why give some very.

Speaker 7 (10:00):
Valuable presents diamond and onyx cuff links in platinum and
ruby earrings and then such like? And I've wrapped each
of the presents in banknotes. Were aren't these presents now
in a sack in charge of my butler? I was
going to dress up a Santa Clause and give him
out myself until I got the warning letter. That's why
I've come to you.

Speaker 3 (10:21):
Warning letter.

Speaker 7 (10:22):
Eh, yes, I received it by this evening's post. Listen
to this, My dear lord Whittickumb, your generosity with Christmas
presents borders on ostentation.

Speaker 3 (10:32):
We do not approve either.

Speaker 7 (10:34):
We receive five thousand pounds in sovereigns at Post Restaurant
Box three seven nine by six o'clock on Christmas Eve.
Or I am afraid a Christmas party will be conspicuous
by its absence of presents.

Speaker 3 (10:48):
Yes here, thanks m clean paper from a penny notebook.
Writing is obviously disguise, isn't it. Why George, Yes, when
do you come? I accept the case. I'll come with
you to your party at once, and furthermore, I shall
follow your suggestion regarding your disguise. Rest as Santa Claus,

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I shall be less likely to attract suspicion and delighted homes.
But what made you decide so suddenly? This writing, my
dear fellow, is writing. Oh it's a in a false hand.
I'd know that characteristic m in my dear Whittcumb, I've
seen it too often at the beginning of a signature. Mariotti, Mariotti.

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Who oh, one of the cleverest and most unscrupulous criminals
in England. Whittickumbe there's no time to be lost. It's
slip me see now six thirty, half an hour beyond
the deadline giving you in this letter Wimscuria house.

Speaker 5 (11:41):
Once this is as far as the cab can take us.

Speaker 4 (11:59):
Do Oh here, keb it. It's five shillings for you.

Speaker 3 (12:03):
Christmas, pressurebody, Christmas, you too.

Speaker 6 (12:07):
You said you wanted to get into the house through
the back way so that you could surprise the children.

Speaker 4 (12:13):
Come down the kitchen chimney.

Speaker 5 (12:14):
Oh, you can get to the back of the house.
But going up the alley. Here, I'll go in the
front door.

Speaker 4 (12:19):
Which is the house number twenty eight.

Speaker 5 (12:22):
It's the third one down the alley.

Speaker 4 (12:24):
Doctor.

Speaker 6 (12:25):
I'll have the back window opening no time, and you
can slip in without any of the beard and see very.

Speaker 4 (12:29):
Well, gloomy little street. Oh well, where's the music coming from.

Speaker 6 (12:37):
Oh it's from that temple across the street, doctor. The
Disciples of the Octagonal Square. They call themselves.

Speaker 4 (12:44):
What on earth I suppose that means?

Speaker 5 (12:46):
Oh, some new fangled cult heathens most likely.

Speaker 4 (12:50):
Oh hello, I'm not the only center close abroad tonight.
Look at that fell across the street.

Speaker 6 (12:56):
Oh dress just like yourself, doctor, and carry in a
sack too. He's running up the steps to the temple.

Speaker 4 (13:02):
He slipped on the ice. Torry was here him.

Speaker 5 (13:09):
Oh doctor, didn't trip for yourself.

Speaker 9 (13:13):
Give me your hand, thank you, sir, fellow of me.
Wasn't it close to help each other?

Speaker 10 (13:20):
You know?

Speaker 4 (13:21):
You come doctor?

Speaker 5 (13:27):
I told you to be careful.

Speaker 4 (13:28):
Now you fall into well, it's just confounded red coat
of min it it put me up?

Speaker 5 (13:32):
Did you have yourself?

Speaker 4 (13:35):
I think? How about you?

Speaker 3 (13:37):
Well, I'm all right. Thanks hilly of me to run,
wasn't it?

Speaker 4 (13:42):
Here's your sex?

Speaker 9 (13:44):
Thank you, good night and marry Chris Matt.

Speaker 4 (13:49):
You temple disciple, pagonal square.

Speaker 5 (13:55):
You're sure you know how to doctor?

Speaker 4 (13:56):
Oh no, of course, give me my sex please. Thank
Your sister's house is the third one down the sallaway.

Speaker 5 (14:02):
Sir, I'll harry you up in the back window, and
so I'll.

Speaker 4 (14:06):
Be waiting for him. Missus Hudson rather fun the shame
Holmes isn't with us?

Speaker 8 (14:14):
Well?

Speaker 4 (14:14):
Probably happier having a good game of chess. With Lord willikem.

Speaker 7 (14:35):
This is my house, Homes number thirty nine an.

Speaker 3 (14:38):
I'm Panson Square, and dear Old Watson is just around
the corner in Lexington Gardens and hasn't any idea that
I've left bags here?

Speaker 8 (14:45):
You are, Caddy, Thank you, sir.

Speaker 4 (14:48):
Have merry Christmas?

Speaker 3 (14:49):
Shir uh huh? Isn't that coers?

Speaker 7 (14:54):
Yes, we'll probably have our fiel to him before this
evening's over.

Speaker 3 (15:07):
Good evening, Milorde.

Speaker 7 (15:12):
Have the Have the guests arrived agreed?

Speaker 3 (15:14):
Most of them are?

Speaker 11 (15:15):
They're in the library. You brought another Santa Claus with you?
I see, Milord, another Santa Claus.

Speaker 3 (15:21):
What do you mean?

Speaker 11 (15:22):
The gentleman arrived three quarters of an hour ago, Sir,
dressed to Santa Claus. I took him to your study
in the Lord and showed him the sack of present unfounded.

Speaker 3 (15:30):
It's got here for for us? Where's this study?

Speaker 4 (15:32):
In this way?

Speaker 11 (15:33):
I hope I didn't do wrong, Milord. You told me
that a gentleman dressed to Santa Claus would be coming here.
Dear me, the gentleman appears to have gone, yes, and
the sack containing the presence with him, But he can't
have left house milorda, I've been watching the front door.

Speaker 7 (15:48):
Yes, and while you were doing that, he slipped down
through the window.

Speaker 3 (15:50):
Here. The catch is undone. I'm grave describe this man.
I can't tell you much about his appearance. I'm afraid, sir.
He was dressed as Santa Cla, just like yourself. But
I did notice one thing about him, sir, Oh what
was that he listened? Was quite pronounced? Of course. Lou
the lisper On is Lou the List, one of Mariati's

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most trusted accomplices. Fortunately ago, I've had news of him
later through my underworld grapevine.

Speaker 7 (16:16):
You you know where he lives.

Speaker 3 (16:17):
He's reputed to have some connections with a new cult
that calls themselves the Disciples of the Octagonal Square. The
headquarters just around the corner from here. Let's go there,
and yes, sir, get a message to Scotland Yard as
fast as you can. Ask for inspectorless child and tell
him to join me at the Temple of the Octagonal
Square in Lexton Gardens as soon as possible.

Speaker 5 (16:49):
Well, the children are afully excited.

Speaker 3 (16:51):
Doctor.

Speaker 4 (16:51):
I told him he just can tell the bed on
and then I'll go into them.

Speaker 5 (16:58):
Will I announce you you.

Speaker 6 (17:05):
No children, client, Santa Claus is coming to see you,
and he's brought your old present.

Speaker 3 (17:10):
Hello, Hello, children, my name Jelf.

Speaker 12 (17:15):
Did you bring me a pregnant.

Speaker 4 (17:18):
Look a minute, they call me Bertie.

Speaker 12 (17:23):
Did you come down the chimney?

Speaker 6 (17:25):
Yeserie that you had a time doing it, and you're
so fast there to Santa Claus won't give you your present?

Speaker 4 (17:32):
And what your name? Little man?

Speaker 3 (17:34):
Though I've got a cold.

Speaker 13 (17:38):
You have?

Speaker 4 (17:39):
Will? Children gather around men, I'll see what present I
got for you. The first present is for I'll be right,
says for her grace the do duchess.

Speaker 6 (17:54):
Of Do you suppose mister Holmes has been playing a
practical joke and you don't you.

Speaker 4 (17:59):
Suppose I can't see the point. But he did say
that he'd added a few trinkets of his own. I
want my pleasure, then, supposing you take this, Elsie, thank you,
and this one is my for the reverence offer Carter Holmes.
It up to here your birdy s and this is

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for you, Ladel, because you've been a good little.

Speaker 5 (18:22):
Boy to the very big is it?

Speaker 12 (18:25):
I wanted the dog.

Speaker 4 (18:27):
Because we'll I bring you a dog next year, Launeld
Doctor Watson.

Speaker 5 (18:31):
Yes, look at the rapping in these presents. Dr Brother
twenty found notes.

Speaker 4 (18:36):
Got oh, look what I do? Let me see why
kathlings and well, unless I'm very much was taken, I
heart have it. Let me see swear that these are
tachment rubies. What in thunder's going on?

Speaker 12 (18:56):
I want my hearing back.

Speaker 4 (18:58):
Give me that munch as well? Here you are here?

Speaker 5 (19:02):
Where do you suppose us after?

Speaker 4 (19:04):
I don't know, missus Hutson. Perhaps my toys are still
at the bottom of the sack. I can't understand it.
I was homes are here instead of dozing in front
of our far in Baker Street? Where are you?

Speaker 3 (19:26):
Homes here? But the bed this is the only room
at the temple that gives them the signs of having
been lived in. And God bird has been here. But
I'm a free he's flown inspect less. Start to get here,
strike a match, Willie Wittigam.

Speaker 7 (19:37):
Right, h here's a candle on the table.

Speaker 3 (19:43):
Oh, just a side, Jared, Look on the bed, a
red coat and a beard, Yes, lul the lispers discarded
his disguise and gone and with him. I'm afraid you
are valuable pressure.

Speaker 7 (19:52):
Wait a minute, here's a sack lying on the floor.
Oh no, this isn't mine. Look what's in it? A
toy dog, the fox with chocolates, little girls Doggerry thunder.

Speaker 3 (20:04):
But this is watson sack.

Speaker 7 (20:05):
But how on earth could lose the Lisper got hold.

Speaker 3 (20:07):
Of it somewhere somehow he and Watson must have made
an accidental change, and Lula Lisper, there's no doubt trying
to track what's down at this very moment. You must
work fast wittingam on my friend's life and those are
missus Hudson and our relatives won't be without Tinker's. Damn doctor,

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you can't break off your story there.

Speaker 4 (20:32):
But before I go on, I thought we'd never Christmas up.

Speaker 2 (20:37):
Oh well, that's that's something different. Of course, instead of
talking about port as I sometimes do, it'll be nice
to drink some for a change.

Speaker 4 (20:47):
Hey, I'm asta the same to you.

Speaker 7 (20:52):
And now what happened next?

Speaker 3 (20:53):
Doctor?

Speaker 2 (20:54):
We left you at the children's Christmas party and Sherlock
Holmes and Lord whittackmb around the corner at the temple
of the octagonal Square.

Speaker 4 (21:01):
Yes, though at the time, of course, I had no
idea what was going on there. I was cheerfully handing
out gibbs Worth will not at King's at least to
baron its ransoms and outside the temple of the Octagonal Square, Holmes,
Lord WIICKM, we're talking to inspections.

Speaker 3 (21:17):
God, it seems to me, Lord WHITTICKM, you'd have been
wiser to get in touch with Scotland the hard when
you first got the warning note. We could have nabbed
him when he came to your house and pinched the
sack of presence. This is no time for post botins.
We've got to reach lou the lisp beer before he
finds doctor Watson. Do you suppose he can do that

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at homes? It wouldn't be difficult. Lu the Lisper is
nearly as clever as his master professorbody. At the chances
now that you were followed when you came to bag
the street tonight, Wittigham, And it's equally likely that Watson
and Missus Hudson were followed as they left it. Mariati
Is seldom leaves anything to chance.

Speaker 8 (21:52):
Well, where did Dr Watson Golan on the.

Speaker 3 (21:54):
Ate Lexington Gardens? It's just around the corner from here.
Were in this goo there at once? Might not quite away? No,
No driver must use a little subtlety. Now Luba Lisper
wishes to recover that sack of Christmas from Watson. How
would he invade the party with the least possible trouble
by dressing up a cent to close again?

Speaker 11 (22:11):
Oh?

Speaker 3 (22:11):
No, I think he's over played that role for one evening. Well,
then I would he try to get in, miss Jones? Oh?
Come now the strive. A group of people can enter
any house on Christmas Eve without invitation, without creating suspicion. Exactly,
my dear fellow, I shouldn't be it all surprised if
at this very moment Luba Lisper and some of his
gang are singing carols outside twenty eight Lexington Gardens.

Speaker 4 (22:29):
Well, then what are we going to do?

Speaker 3 (22:30):
Former rival, Caudl Society. How many of your men did
you bring with you? Three sergeant and two constable? Weren't
great coats? Yes, miss ros Why good? They can hide
their helmets and pretend to be singers. Come on, let's
go over there, and while we're walking we'll rehearse our carols.
We must appear reasonably convincing. Sandere Lastra sanay.

Speaker 11 (23:08):
R.

Speaker 5 (23:10):
No, No, you must make Santa close to you tired.

Speaker 4 (23:13):
That's all right, missus Hudson. Hop on, hop on, of
course they can awsome to come in, Missus Hudson. Last,
come on, let me get you back to Oh no, no,
take it easy.

Speaker 5 (23:30):
I want to see your reindeer.

Speaker 4 (23:31):
Say see my reindeer. Slap on the roof.

Speaker 12 (23:35):
I'll climb up to steeve.

Speaker 4 (23:36):
No, no, no, you must do that. There asleep. Oh,
here are the carol singers. Hope you get you we go.
That's it now, Good evening, gentlemen.

Speaker 3 (23:45):
Good evening, and marry Kreta.

Speaker 4 (23:47):
Would you like to sing some carols for the children
after that? I'm sure you'd like to drop the some
of the warm you up, Thank you, sir.

Speaker 3 (23:54):
We you're like that.

Speaker 9 (23:56):
You before somewhere my men, Oh there I am. You
haven't come on man, Let thing good King went for it.

Speaker 3 (24:23):
Well, here we are outside the arsemister room. Now watch listen.
Uh huh Luba whispers. Men are already there are we
going in now a moment.

Speaker 4 (24:33):
I'm in.

Speaker 3 (24:34):
You will have your truncheons handy. It's mister rones. We're
ready splendid. Now remember when we're inside and I yelled
Merry Christmas at the top of my voice. You bring
out your truncheons and get lugal list burns gang out
of their as quickly as possible. Don't arrest them until
you get them outside against I don't want to fight mature,
write your mister rones.

Speaker 4 (24:49):
We're ready.

Speaker 3 (24:50):
Just give us the word and we'll go in and
get them.

Speaker 4 (25:08):
Oh that was very nice singing. And now how about
something the woomule?

Speaker 14 (25:12):
That won't be necessary, Doctor Watson say to the doors hammy,
now all of you stay right where you are.

Speaker 4 (25:18):
Who you what did you think you're up to?

Speaker 14 (25:20):
Please don't be difficult, doctor. All I want is the
jewels out of my fact that you sold from me tonight.
If you try and stop me, I shall.

Speaker 4 (25:26):
Have to hurt you.

Speaker 12 (25:28):
Why do you talk so funny? You got a cold
like me?

Speaker 3 (25:31):
Shut up now? Doctor? Where are the jewels? Oh Christ,
there are some more carol fingers outside a lot of
time you got away. No better let them come in.
If we don't, they might get suspicious.

Speaker 4 (25:45):
Oh no, person, know what you're up to now?

Speaker 3 (25:47):
No tricks. Doctor.

Speaker 15 (25:49):
If you try and give an alarm, I shall have
to get rough with you or anyone about that. But
just remember that there are children in President. You are
here for you right, what you say, you old joint?
An old carol for the nippers?

Speaker 3 (26:03):
All right?

Speaker 4 (26:04):
What what do you want to say of the old
angels sing?

Speaker 3 (26:08):
All right? All right? Come on man? What think.

Speaker 13 (26:17):
You?

Speaker 4 (26:18):
Bonking?

Speaker 5 (26:19):
Merry Christmas? What's happening each other?

Speaker 4 (26:30):
I'm here, We're all going away, all right?

Speaker 11 (26:35):
Come back in?

Speaker 4 (26:39):
Fun is going on?

Speaker 3 (26:39):
I'll explain to you later on Jack lest I take
them to Scotland Yard and prefer charges. I'll be over
in the little while and give evidence.

Speaker 8 (26:47):
Right.

Speaker 3 (26:48):
Too bad we didn't catch Professor Moriarty too well. At
least we have some of his cohorts. Sounds to you later. Listen,
I'm telling you what.

Speaker 4 (26:55):
Was going on here? Is Moriarty mixed up in this business? Yes?

Speaker 3 (26:58):
What's now? I'll tell you all about it as soon
as I've straightened this thing out. Now, Wickham, the twenty
pound notes that you use is rapping for your gifts.
Seemed to have been capital of the house. You want
me to recover them too?

Speaker 13 (27:11):
Now?

Speaker 7 (27:11):
From what you've told me of the children, I think
their parents could use the money much more profitably than
my relatives.

Speaker 3 (27:17):
In any case, I can replace it a very generous
Christmas gift. Well, children, did you enjoy the little game
we staged for you?

Speaker 13 (27:24):
It was enough?

Speaker 12 (27:26):
Yes, I really died laughing when they started hitting.

Speaker 3 (27:31):
I'm glad you've enjoyed the children, and now I want
you to show me the presence you received. Oh, they
were a part of the game too. A nice little
girl like you just want silly earrings, Elsie, here's a
beautiful doll for you, right marriage? And what did you
get my little man?

Speaker 13 (27:50):
Me?

Speaker 3 (27:51):
Oh? Couugh flinks? Good? Gracious? Who wants cup links when
you can have a clockwork train? Do you want to exchange? Pray?

Speaker 12 (27:58):
Lord of a ducky? What did the doll?

Speaker 3 (28:01):
There's one for you, ladel a nice nice Oh, Jorie
has a nice big box of chocolates too. All s O,
I ain't as.

Speaker 12 (28:13):
Much fun since Granny got her finger stuck in a buggle.

Speaker 4 (28:19):
I still don't understand what's going on home? I must
say it says all the happy Christmas?

Speaker 3 (28:25):
Yes, missus Hudson, how's the how's the turkey coming home?

Speaker 5 (28:30):
Little Brady in a few minutes with.

Speaker 3 (28:32):
The blendid And while we're waiting, perhaps the children will
oblige for something we haven't heard so about this?

Speaker 4 (28:38):
And I know what you mean, Christmas Carol is really
sounds convincing, how about it? Children?

Speaker 12 (28:43):
All right, come on, help me, Come on, Lael god.

Speaker 2 (28:57):
Right, Well, doctor, that was really a twelfth swell story

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on a Christmas Eve like this? Do you have a
wish you were back in Baker Street celebrating Christmas?

Speaker 4 (29:32):
There times? Yes, But actually, mister Barker, I'm very happy
right here in my little home. They're on the tables
of your little Christmas tree. There's a fine power in
my fireplace. My two dogs, Monty and Willia are sleeping
peace at my feet. And best of it all, I've
got the love of every child in the neighborhood. Yes,

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I got a great deal this Christmas Eve, much to
be thankful for. And what were the troubles of the
world on their way to being settled? It looks as
if this is the brightest Christmas that I've ever had.

Speaker 16 (30:04):
Well, that's how I feel about it, too, Doctor. I
hope with all our friends listening in are just as
happy as Christmas Eve as we are. And speaking not
only for myself, but I know for all of us
and for the Petrick family too, we wish every one
of you a happy Christmas.

Speaker 4 (30:20):
From the bottom of our hearts. God rest you merry gentlemen.
Well doctor Watson.

Speaker 3 (30:27):
Next Monday is New Year's Eve. What story do you
plan to tell us?

Speaker 14 (30:30):
Well?

Speaker 4 (30:30):
Good, I think extremely appropriate, mister Bartow. It takes place
in the Scottish castle near Edinburgh on a New Year's
Eve in nineteen hundred and concerns a pair of lovers,
an elderly baronet, and a strange iron box that proved
to be more than worth its weight in gold.

Speaker 8 (30:55):
Tonight.

Speaker 2 (30:55):
Sherlock Holm's Adventure was written by Dennis Green and Anthony Boucher,
and was suggested by an incident and the Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle story. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle. Music
is by Dean Foster. Mister Rathbourne appears through the courtesy
of Metro, Baldwin Mayor and mister Bruce through the courtesy
of Universal Pictures, where they are now starring in the
Sherlock Holmes series. The Petrie Wine Company of San Francisco,

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California invite you to tune in again next week, same time,
same station. Sherlock Holmes comes to you from our Hollywood Studios.
This is Harry Bartel saying good night. For the Petrie
Family for a solid hour of exciting mystery dramas. Listen

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every Monday on most of these same stations at eight
o'clock to Michael Shane, followed immediately by Sherlock Hole. This
is the mutual broadcasting system.

Speaker 1 (32:03):
Welcome back Well, a delightful holiday room with so many
fun elements, people disguising themselves as harrolers, and of course
the kids get every Victorian child's dream Christmas of seeing
a good old fight on Christmas Eve. I also suspect

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that Harry Bartel snuck into the cast. I actually didn't
suspect it was him, but it does show one of
the challenges of doubling. And while I've heard a lot
of actors double, I haven't heard a whole lot of
examples of Harry Bartel playing doubles. And what we saw

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after the episode with this, that slot little slip is
what happens when you're doing a particular type of voice
for a while and forget to slip back into your
normal presentation. That was a bit of me, But overall
I always find this episode in a light and the
Christmas message at the end really ties into something and

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a bit of a feeling that people had in that
Christmas of nineteen forty five. For the first time in
five years, it was Christmas and there wasn't a war
going on, and there's just a beautiful sigh of relief,
and I hope that things really are getting better, not

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just that we're going to make progress in the war
as they might have had in previous Christmases, but that
some problems were going to be solved, and certainly there
was just a bit of a rest after all of
the turmoil of the past few years. Well, now we're
going to turn to our second special. This one comes

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from December the twenty first, nineteen forty seven, and this
one will be John Stanley and the Adventure of the Christmas.

Speaker 17 (34:06):
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is portrayed by John Stanley, Doctor Watson by Alfred Shirley,
and the dramatizations are by Edith Miser.

Speaker 8 (35:00):
Well here we are about to order doctor Watson's from
in your study. Oh what's this? We find the good
doctor hanging up his Christmas hobby, not for getting a
sprigger of missiletone. Mister Harris, hope springs the turnel, as
they say. But here, help me down from this chair.
My old legs are to that giant.

Speaker 18 (35:19):
As they were in the days when I followed homes
through the dungeons and up the task stairs of old
Pensdagen Castle, there were.

Speaker 17 (35:26):
Aer face that sounds suspiciously like the beginning of a
Sherlock Holmes yarn.

Speaker 18 (35:31):
Doctor Watson it is, mister Harris, it is. Holmes always
called it the Adventure of the Christmas Bride. It concerns
a ghostly lady in white who was supposed to have
disappeared centuries ago the honor of a noble family had
a certain Father Christmas who suddenly sang bass.

Speaker 8 (35:48):
And now, while I fix us both of you.

Speaker 18 (35:50):
Tied Tory, suppose you tell our friends and listeners about
a gifted man in our audience would welcome from Father
Christmas orders you Americans call him Sataclaus pleasure, doctor Watson,
and not only from Santa Claus.

Speaker 17 (36:03):
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if he insists on clipper Craft.

Speaker 8 (36:09):
For clipper Craft clothes keep on giving for a long
long time.

Speaker 17 (36:14):
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at such really low prices. That means you pocket the savings.
That's the first gift to yourself. And they also give
you superb styling, perfect fit and long wear. Clipper Craft
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That means tremendous savings in manufacturing and distribution costs. And
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amazing we urge you to compare them with clothes selling
for many dollars more. And now how about that Christmas
bride Doctor Watson.

Speaker 18 (37:13):
Her name is Genevra, and she was the heir and
only child of Lord Robert Neville, tenth Earl and fifty
fourth Baron Pensdragon of Pensdragon Castle. Yes, I shall never
forget my first glimpse of that ancient and somewhat forbidding edifice,
the walls gray and bleak, without the summer covering of ivy,

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the tars square and defiant, with the red or rouge
Dragon Pennant angrily defying the winter gales.

Speaker 8 (37:41):
Will as I was saying a rather urgent message.

Speaker 18 (37:43):
From Lord Neville on elegant Embusstationery had arrived at two
twenty one b Baker Street. Would mister Hoes and Dr
Watson do him the honor of a visit to Pensdragon
over the Christmas holidays. The visit to include the wedding
of his daughter led Geneva to the immensely wealthy but
slightly middle aged went with Tymingham, which was due.

Speaker 8 (38:04):
To occurred on the second day of the New year.
Now don't tell me.

Speaker 17 (38:08):
The eminent mister Sherlock Holmes was called in to guard
the wedding presence.

Speaker 8 (38:11):
Doctor watch hardly mister Harris at any rate.

Speaker 18 (38:15):
The day before Christmas, Pound us a lighting from our
train at a small station in the Cumberland Hills, which
as you know, are situated in the north of England,
there had been a slight fall of snow. An ancient
carriage with great wheels and the naval arms on the
door was down up to the station platform, while the
anxious peace of the Lord of the manor himself in

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top hat and ear mups peered through one of the
steamy windows.

Speaker 19 (38:44):
Mister Arms and doctor Watson, that's right this way, gentlemen,
His Lordship expect your encourage.

Speaker 8 (38:49):
Quite a fall of snow you've had here, I sir,
more common my right.

Speaker 18 (38:53):
We should have brought the sleigh only his Lordship loaded
in the pickup for tomorrow night.

Speaker 19 (38:57):
Vica always plays by the Christmas if they all Christmas Eve,
than knows and mister Ormes.

Speaker 8 (39:03):
And doctor Watson.

Speaker 17 (39:04):
Good afternoon, gentlemen, Good afternoon. You'll hop in before you
freeze to death?

Speaker 8 (39:08):
Are you here?

Speaker 17 (39:08):
Mister Holmes? There your friend opposite ha And now then
Denni's back to penns Dragon as fast as you can.
I'm a lot, mister Holmes. You are doubtless curious as
to why I've invited you and doctor Watson to share
our yule Tide celebrations at pens Dragon. To be quite honest,
Lord Neville, I didn't think it was entirely for the
pleasure of our society. Although Watson is quite an asset

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when it comes to carol singing.

Speaker 8 (39:31):
Oh no, certainly not a baritone. That's good.

Speaker 17 (39:36):
The vicar who leads the Christmas singing, he is rather
proud of his tenor voice, and I may say he's
not too fond of competition. Mister Holmes, I have invited
you to pens Dragon to make sure that nothing, nothing
occurs to prevent the marriage of my daughter to mister
Wentworth's Trimmingham.

Speaker 8 (39:53):
Why is that marriage so imperative, Lord Nevil.

Speaker 17 (39:56):
To be brutally frank, mister Holmes, the neverle Es states
are more up to the ears. If the marriage does
not go through on the second of next month, I
should be bankrupt, totally bankrupt.

Speaker 8 (40:06):
You see.

Speaker 17 (40:07):
Has anything occurred, Lord Neville, to make you fear that
this marriage may not take place?

Speaker 8 (40:10):
Well, no, that is nothing definite. Perhaps the lady Geneva
hasn't been able to hide her distaste for the may
Oh no, no, no, nothing like that.

Speaker 17 (40:19):
I wouldn't say it was a passionate attachment on either side,
but they like the same things. She laughs at all
his jokes. What better foundation could one ask for a marriage,
Jay Watson, That's what I should have said. Well, everything
was as smooth as silk until the Dowadier Duchess of
Terse gave the engagement dinner last month. It was at
her suggestion that I sent you the invitation to Pens Dragon.

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She's been decidedly edgy ever since Percy returned in the
midst of the betrothal dinner two weeks ago.

Speaker 8 (40:47):
Percy as Percy is my cousin.

Speaker 17 (40:49):
Although he's only seven years older than Geneva, he's our
next of Kine. As a matter of fact, he's an
orphan and lived with us at Penn's Dragon until he
went off to Canada to seek his fortune two years ago.

Speaker 18 (41:00):
Things should happen to your daughter before she produced an air,
would Percy nevil In ahead it?

Speaker 8 (41:05):
Yes, Doctor Watson.

Speaker 17 (41:07):
Both the title and the estates Percy Neverell's return was unexpected.
I gather it was unexpected and melodramatic, to say the least.
The betrothal dinner was being held in the Great hall
of Penn's Dragon Castle. My daughter had just risen to
return the bridegroom's toast. As she lifted her glass, a
casement window was thrown violently open, and Percy walked in

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out of the night.

Speaker 12 (41:35):
And now I should like to make a toast to
my future bridegroom.

Speaker 8 (41:40):
Percy isn't fairly decide to make such an abrupt lady.
But I came as soon as I received news of the.

Speaker 13 (41:50):
Engagement, Percy, Why didn't you let us know you were coming.

Speaker 8 (41:53):
Let you know, let you know when you never bother
to answer my letters?

Speaker 12 (41:56):
But Percy, we never received any letters. We we thought
you'd forgot.

Speaker 20 (42:00):
I've forgotten, so if that would have mattered, Percy, that's
not true. You know how fond we are of you,
how touching Percy. This is Wentworth, Wentworth, Timmingham, my future bridegroom.

Speaker 8 (42:14):
This is the little man they've sold you to stop
it at once.

Speaker 13 (42:18):
I'm very fond of Wentworth.

Speaker 8 (42:20):
Are you, my dear Geneva pussy?

Speaker 13 (42:22):
Why do you look at me like that?

Speaker 19 (42:24):
You think you should so soon forget our family motto
nay bla baalis The name never means that, you know,
nay bela baalis.

Speaker 8 (42:42):
Nay v la venis Let did I take it a home? Quite?
It means stooped to nothing base.

Speaker 17 (42:48):
In case you've forgotten your abbit Watson, oh teacher grandmother
to suck eggs.

Speaker 8 (42:52):
Tell me, Lord Neville, what happened after Percy quoted the
family motto to your daughter.

Speaker 17 (42:56):
He stamped off to his old rooms in the tower
and hasn't been out of them since. How does the
Lady Geneva react to this unfriendly behavior? Who, she says,
let himself, it's no concern of hers. Lady Turse, on
the other hand, is thoroughly unnerved by Percy's return. Oh
is she feels sure he'll do something outrageous. The day
of the wedding, Paul wentworth as his edgy as a
hen on a hot driddle. Well, of course, that may

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be due to his encounter with a white lady. White
lady who she the ghost of the first Geneva. You know,
the bride who played hide and seek on her wedding
night and was never seen alive again. Years later, her
skeleton was found in her great dour chest, still dressed
in her wedding gown. She'd hidden in there, and somehow
the hasse must have fallen down and she was locked

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in and smothered to death.

Speaker 8 (43:39):
Seems to me I remember a rather famous perm on
the subject.

Speaker 17 (43:42):
Oh yes, So all the Genevas and the Neville family
have been named after her. She's supposed to walk through
the halls of the castle whenever a misfortune is due
to a curtain cheerful dams or her homes. When and
how did went worth trimming and meet the lady? Well,
mister Holmes, it seems it's his habit to knock on
my door, his door on his way to bed to
wish her good night. Last night, the wind was rather high,

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and he couldn't seem to make my daughter hear. Suddenly
heard a strange creaking noise down the corridor behind him.

Speaker 8 (44:14):
Looking round, he saw the lid of the dourk chest
rice slowly. Geneva, Geneva, my DearS, I went birth. I
come to bid you good night. Geneva.

Speaker 17 (44:32):
Are you there, Geneva?

Speaker 8 (44:36):
Call me?

Speaker 21 (44:39):
What was that?

Speaker 3 (44:41):
Good Lord?

Speaker 13 (44:42):
Put the lid of the chest rising?

Speaker 8 (44:44):
There's something woman in white. She's rising out.

Speaker 13 (44:48):
Of the chest.

Speaker 17 (44:49):
Who are you the first Geneva?

Speaker 3 (44:54):
You call to me?

Speaker 22 (44:56):
So I have come to warn you away.

Speaker 13 (45:03):
Way before it is slight.

Speaker 8 (45:14):
Then what happened, Lord Noble to nothing, mister Holmes.

Speaker 17 (45:17):
Apparently the white figure glided past my daughter fiance and
disappeared up the task steps.

Speaker 8 (45:22):
What did the lady look like?

Speaker 17 (45:23):
Blonde Brunette Wentwell, says her features were hidden by the
bridal veil. Yes, interesting, I suppose anyone in my house
would have access to that tower chest. On the contrary
of mister Holmes, too many people are possessed of insatiable curiosity.

Speaker 8 (45:37):
I keep the silly thing safely petlocked.

Speaker 17 (45:39):
I promise you how many keys are but to that petlock,
one which I keep by me here on my hearing.

Speaker 18 (45:46):
Very wise precaution, I say, Holmes, your bed is even
larger than the one in my room. But it tells

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me Queen Victoria slept there when she paid a visit
in eighteen forty six.

Speaker 8 (46:11):
It looks so.

Speaker 17 (46:11):
Superior, Watson. Queen Elizabeth, I'm told, slept here quite a
few years before that.

Speaker 8 (46:18):
Come in, our lady.

Speaker 18 (46:20):
TuS beautiful and charming as ever, stuff and nonsense.

Speaker 13 (46:25):
Glad to see you both of you. Something's going on here?
Don't like it?

Speaker 23 (46:29):
What sort of something are you referring to? Lady Turse,
dont no. If I did, shouldn't have sent for you.
Jenevra looks as if Butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.

Speaker 13 (46:37):
Bad sign. Percy looks like a Thundertowe. That's worse.

Speaker 8 (46:40):
I thought Percy locked himself in his rooms and refused
to see anyone.

Speaker 23 (46:43):
I'd like to see anyone refuse to see me. But
I'm gavin. You will want to view the premises.

Speaker 8 (46:49):
Yes, First of all, I'd like to inspect that dour chest.

Speaker 17 (46:53):
It might be interesting to investigate how a lady in
white can emerge from a carefully padlock coffer.

Speaker 13 (46:59):
Then you don't think it was a ghost? Neither do I? Well,
what was she up to?

Speaker 17 (47:03):
We should be able to answer those questions better, Lady Tursts,
after you've had a look inside that box. I wonder
if you could persuade Lord Neville to lend us the key.

Speaker 13 (47:19):
Here's the key, mister Holmes. Lord Neville insists on bring
it back the moment we're finished with it.

Speaker 8 (47:24):
Suspicious, old boy, he Holmes.

Speaker 23 (47:26):
Not suspicious doctor Watson fussy? Well, mister Holmes, where the delay?
Open the silly chest. Let's see what's inside.

Speaker 17 (47:33):
So fast, lady Turst, not so fast. First, let's have
a look at the lock, every old bit of machinery.
It's almost impossible to pick it without showing signs. There
are no signs.

Speaker 18 (47:42):
Then whoever opened it used that key? Not necessarily wanton.
But there's only one key. Lord Neville told us so.

Speaker 13 (47:47):
And if Robert says a thing, it's gospel.

Speaker 8 (47:50):
Yes, interesting carving around the lock. The wood's pretty old.

Speaker 13 (47:53):
Naturally open it up, find dying of curiosity?

Speaker 17 (47:57):
Really well, lucky joy, it hasn't been unlocked for some time.
I'll remove the padlock. Here, Watson hold it now, Lady Ters,
if you'll help me raise the lid, right, good lord?

Speaker 8 (48:11):
What's then?

Speaker 23 (48:11):
Oh it's th Genevra's spaniel goes everywhere with her regular shadow.

Speaker 13 (48:15):
Oh, yes, here she can.

Speaker 12 (48:17):
Hello there, I'm Genevre. Why you must be Sherlock Comb's and.

Speaker 13 (48:21):
Doctor Watson delighted.

Speaker 12 (48:23):
Don't let me stop you, mister Holmes. You want father
told me what you're up to. I'm dying to see
what's in the chest too. Go ahead, open it up?

Speaker 22 (48:33):
Thought down boy.

Speaker 8 (48:34):
You see it's a biggish box, isn't it. Yes, a
woman could easily hide in there.

Speaker 13 (48:39):
Something white and satin lying on the bottom. Wonderful.

Speaker 12 (48:44):
It must be her wedding dress. I've always heard it
was still in there.

Speaker 22 (48:48):
Remarkable to find it in such good condition after all
these years.

Speaker 17 (48:51):
The remarkable thing about it, Lady Geneva, is this dust
and dirt on a hymn. Watson, give me an envelope.
I shall want to take a sample.

Speaker 12 (48:57):
But that's fascinating.

Speaker 22 (48:59):
I've heard simply fabulous things about you, mister Holmes, and
now I believe them.

Speaker 17 (49:04):
Everyone do you yes, I think we've seen everything there
is to be seen here.

Speaker 8 (49:08):
Watson, you may close the lid and lock it right.

Speaker 3 (49:12):
Uh huh.

Speaker 19 (49:13):
So this is mister Sherlock Holmes and his famous deductions.

Speaker 8 (49:18):
They told me you were coming. They Who's they? I
understood you to put no one in here, not even
the maid. You've overlooked, Lady Terse. Try to keep her
out of anything.

Speaker 13 (49:26):
I didn't mention, mister Holmes. Perfect or did?

Speaker 19 (49:29):
I don't look so suspicious, Lady Terse. I've decided to
be a good boy. I've even decided to come downstairs
tonight and join in the Christmas Eve festivities.

Speaker 13 (49:40):
Perfect that gleam in your eyes. I've known you too long,
you're up to something.

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Speaker 13 (51:46):
Oh dear, the vick is late down.

Speaker 8 (51:48):
I'll calm yourself, Geneva, he'll be here.

Speaker 13 (51:51):
Here's see the snowsuit deep.

Speaker 19 (51:53):
But if he can't get through, oh don't worry a
slayer's light. He has Vixen, the best horse in the county.
Nothing can pass her.

Speaker 8 (51:59):
You know, I hope, so no down what he may
prove to be a bit of a problem, don't you think?

Speaker 4 (52:06):
Goodness?

Speaker 13 (52:06):
I hope.

Speaker 12 (52:08):
Oh, mister Holmes, I didn't see you behind that chair.

Speaker 17 (52:11):
An ancient wing chair often provides a good listening post,
my dear Now look.

Speaker 8 (52:15):
Here, you meddling busy body.

Speaker 13 (52:16):
Yes, please, you promised.

Speaker 17 (52:17):
Suppose you allow me to solve the problem of the
dark Lady genebrh, would you, I mean listen.

Speaker 20 (52:24):
Straight there the figure is driving up here.

Speaker 17 (52:28):
Father Christmas has arrived, opened the door pedal flood Now
then everyone.

Speaker 19 (52:34):
Good Kingsmas, look down a Lisa see.

Speaker 8 (52:40):
And well slowly roll up world.

Speaker 17 (52:45):
Jimmy, old, my ridea is hot frozen.

Speaker 22 (52:50):
Come along, Father Christmas. First you'll take you into the
dining room. You can have a hot tardy while you
get out of your wrath.

Speaker 19 (52:56):
That's good idea, A good idea, and better disguise your voice.

Speaker 8 (53:00):
All the children will guess who you are. That's a
good idea too. Gather around all bringing the Yule log.

Speaker 15 (53:10):
Father Christmas will be with you in a moment to
give out the presents to all the good boys and girls.

Speaker 22 (53:16):
There is there your wonderful Now go along, take good
care of in Percy.

Speaker 8 (53:22):
Never fear my fear, mister Harms.

Speaker 13 (53:27):
They're bringing in to you lot.

Speaker 12 (53:29):
Come and help me set fire to it. Oh, doctor
Watson's caught. Lady turns under the missilete.

Speaker 13 (53:35):
I declare I've never had such a Christmas. Come along, Javrah.

Speaker 12 (53:39):
They're ready for you to like the par Dear, where
did I put the matches?

Speaker 4 (53:44):
Oh?

Speaker 13 (53:44):
Thank you, doctor Watson.

Speaker 22 (53:52):
Lovely, I do like to toast my feet in front
of a you lot.

Speaker 17 (53:56):
I think your pardon, Lady Janeva, haven't you raised your
skirts of too high?

Speaker 24 (54:01):
Oh?

Speaker 23 (54:01):
My goodness, I forgot, my dear, your say is making
quite an ass of himself. Who runs into the library
every other minute to see no one's lifted one of
the wedding presents.

Speaker 8 (54:11):
All that silver and your present, Lady Turs, but diamond Tiara.

Speaker 22 (54:14):
I'll admit that Tiara is a temptation. You shouldn't have
given it to me, Lady Urs.

Speaker 23 (54:19):
It's wonder who, not at all who confounded Louisons given
me a headache for years?

Speaker 13 (54:24):
Glad to be rid of it. Ah, Here here comes
Father Christmas.

Speaker 17 (54:27):
Gaggle around the punchbone, everyone, and we'll have a drink
or so before we give out the present.

Speaker 8 (54:33):
We should.

Speaker 13 (54:35):
I say that, Father Christmas, I mean a start us
off on a cattle car. Drick correct nog without a song?

Speaker 17 (54:41):
Right you are, air lady, But the rest you very
gentle man nothing you dismay.

Speaker 25 (54:55):
On Christmas, jolly like a good old fashion English christm
see dick, car and choy, Come.

Speaker 4 (55:09):
And joy all time? Come?

Speaker 17 (55:14):
What time? Hello there, Father Christmas? Not leaving us so soon? Well,
that is a long ride home. Must get going. I
don't tell the others. I wouldn't want to disturb the
party quite. How about a hot toddy before you leave?

Speaker 8 (55:35):
Still a cup?

Speaker 17 (55:35):
You know, I haven't time, haven't time? I thought you
might say that, so I prepared this jug full of grog.
Keep it well wrapped.

Speaker 8 (55:41):
It'll keep you warm.

Speaker 17 (55:42):
It's a long cold drive to Gretna Green. But mister hone,
no time to waste. Hung your way, Father Christmas, think
of me. When you drink the grog, we will watle whastle.
Many Christmas and a happy New Year.

Speaker 8 (55:56):
Hello? What's this Vica?

Speaker 22 (55:58):
Off?

Speaker 8 (55:58):
So soon? Yes? Lord? And he seemed in a hurry
to get home. Can't blame him. The cold night.

Speaker 21 (56:03):
Let us get inside before we freeze to death. Good idea, Oh,
I say they're ready to start the dancing. Wentworth's trying
to find to Nebra so they can lead the nuncers. Well,
hell calling, good heavens, what's.

Speaker 13 (56:16):
That get me out.

Speaker 8 (56:18):
Someone's got himself locked in the dungeon.

Speaker 17 (56:21):
This way the entrances through the dining room, was hoping
for more of a head, starting nothing at all.

Speaker 8 (56:26):
This is the door to the dungeon.

Speaker 17 (56:27):
Let me out, Let me out, I saydy, Oh, the
door has bolted just a moment.

Speaker 4 (56:35):
Get me out of here.

Speaker 8 (56:37):
Lord.

Speaker 17 (56:38):
It's the vicar down there in his underwear and trust
up like a New Year's goose.

Speaker 8 (56:42):
This is an outrage.

Speaker 13 (56:44):
Get me out of here.

Speaker 17 (56:46):
But if the vicar is here, who drove off in
the sleigh? Presumably an impostor who stole the vicar's clothes.
I thought it might be, you know, when I heard
Father Christmas sing bass, say.

Speaker 18 (56:56):
Homes, homes, where are you? Lady Geneva have fell. They
can't find her anywhere. She disappeared, vanished in the scott Someone.

Speaker 8 (57:04):
Get the vicar out of the dungeon. I've got to
find my daughter.

Speaker 23 (57:08):
Oh, mister Holmes, come quickly. Jan Never has disappeared. Her
dog is crouched in front of the door chest.

Speaker 17 (57:13):
Oh, harry, gentlemen, the same scoundrel that locked the vicar
and the dungeons undoubtedly put you Never in the door.

Speaker 8 (57:19):
Chest, hoping not too late.

Speaker 23 (57:21):
Homes can't start to break the chest open, but the
dog won't let him near there.

Speaker 8 (57:27):
I see it, easy, easy, easy thought. The boy his
is I know, I know what you're trying to say.

Speaker 17 (57:32):
We'll get her out and confounded the key, lady test
what did you do with the key?

Speaker 13 (57:36):
But I gave it back to you.

Speaker 12 (57:38):
No you didn't, Oh yes you did too.

Speaker 8 (57:40):
I do, all right, So no your key needed.

Speaker 17 (57:42):
The wood's so old and the staphole's so loose, it's
quite possible to lift the lock right out like this.

Speaker 3 (57:49):
That's it.

Speaker 17 (57:50):
I raised the lid, Great Scott, there's nothing in there.

Speaker 8 (57:54):
Roast of beef. Yes, fours made off with the dumb
afraid that explains his interest in the chest.

Speaker 17 (58:02):
But if Geneva isn't here, where is she with Father Christmas?
I imagine they're heading for the Scottish border in the sleigh.
Don't never catch them, I'm afraid.

Speaker 13 (58:12):
Oh of course she's a loped with person. So she
did talk him round good baha.

Speaker 23 (58:18):
So that's why she trailed off up the tower steps
in that old bridal gown.

Speaker 17 (58:23):
I suspected as much when I discovered some of Percy's
ashes on its him, Bob, but this is dreadful. I
should be ruined. We'll have to return all the wedding presents.

Speaker 23 (58:32):
Personally, I'll make mine a much handsomer contribution. Genever shall
have the tiara and my emeralds as well. They're worth
the king's ransom.

Speaker 8 (58:40):
Lady Turse, you are an astounding female. Four women are.

Speaker 13 (58:45):
But we're keeping the dancers waiting. You shall lead the
lancers with me.

Speaker 8 (58:48):
Robert, come along, see Holmes, you old fraud. I believe
you knew what was going on all the time.

Speaker 17 (58:56):
I suspected, Watson, I suspected, But when I saw the
lady Geneva raise her ball gone and display a pair
of traveling boots, I was sure. But come along, Watson.
We shall have to go down to the kitchen and
make peace with the cropper. Why that but making off
with Sunday's roasted beef. Something had to be done to
keep the dog interested, or he'd have given the show away.

Speaker 8 (59:24):
Well, that certainly was a Christmas story with all the trimmings,
Doctor Watson, the delighted mister Harris.

Speaker 18 (59:29):
And now, while I fill up our glasses so we
can drink a Christmas toast to our listeners and our sponsors.

Speaker 8 (59:35):
Nothing will give a greater pleasure, Doctor Watson.

Speaker 18 (59:37):
Here's your glass, mister Harris, thank you, and here's to
our radio friends, young and many Christmas and happiness, prosperity.

Speaker 17 (59:46):
And peace in the new year, indeed, doctor Watson, and
warm greetings to all the makers of Clippercraft Clothes and
our doctor Watson.

Speaker 8 (59:53):
How about just a small hint about next week's story.

Speaker 18 (59:56):
Next week, I think I shall tell you how homes
and I spent New Year's E off the Silly Isles.

Speaker 8 (01:00:01):
New Year's Eve of the Silly Isles. That sounds amusing,
Doctor hair Raising is the word, mister Harris.

Speaker 18 (01:00:08):
You will aboard the luxury lader Gigantic, expecting that any
minute she would burst into themes.

Speaker 8 (01:00:13):
There's nothing more telefying, we know, than a fire at sea.

Speaker 17 (01:00:23):
The makers of Clippercraft Clothes and nine hundred and twenty
four leading stores from coast to coast have brought you
another in the new series of broadcasts featuring the world's
most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes is produced and
directed by Basil Lochran, with special music by Albert Berman.

Speaker 8 (01:00:45):
If you don't know your Clippercraft Dealer. Write Clippercraft two
hundred Fifth Avenue, New York City.

Speaker 17 (01:00:52):
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tuberculosis in this community.

Speaker 8 (01:00:56):
Buy and use Christmas.

Speaker 17 (01:00:58):
Seals on all your holiday mail, and be sure to
mail your packages now. Be sure to listen next week
to Sherlock Holmes in a few year's Eve, off the
Silly Aisles. If you'd like to attend the Sherlock Holmes
broadcast in New York, see your local Clippercraft dealer and
he'll tell you how to obtain your tickets.

Speaker 8 (01:01:27):
This is Cy Harris speaking for Clippercraft Clothes. This is
the world's largest network, serving.

Speaker 17 (01:01:32):
More than four hundred and fifty radio stations for Neutual
Broadcasting System.

Speaker 1 (01:01:43):
Welcome back, Well, another really good story. I have to
admit that I didn't in general enjoy John Stanley as
much as I did Basil Rathbone, but listening to this
episode again, I enjoyed it. I think a lot more
this time than on previous lessons. It really is a

(01:02:04):
much lighter story, and it's also a solid one for
John Stanley's as Holmes, who in many ways could be
a bit more acerbic and this episode though, kind of
showed an a conder side to his performance as Holmes

(01:02:26):
and a little bit more of a twinkle.

Speaker 8 (01:02:28):
Which is fun.

Speaker 1 (01:02:29):
Even though Watson and he did have a little moment
of bickering, which is very typical of the way that
Stanley and Shirley played Holmes in Watson Is, they would
have these moments of just you know, going at each other.
It wouldn't be just a situation Holmes was picking on Watson,

(01:02:51):
but they would kind of have these subtle digs at
each other, and we thought a little bit of that
in this episode, but it doesn't get annoying or in
any way to track from the episode, and overall this
was delightful. It was a little more subdued than the

(01:03:12):
Night before Christmas, but still there were some Hodgins and
Holmes knowing what was going on, but deciding to act
in the best interest of the lady in question rather
than what her father wanted, but still getting a happy
ending for everyone for the most part anyway, And of

(01:03:35):
course the dog got a really good cut of meat,
and if the dog ends up very very happy, it's
a really good Christmas. So again, I enjoyed this one
and I hope you enjoyed both of these episodes and
the nice little contrast we got to hear here. All right, Well,
now it's time for me to thank our Patreon supporter

(01:03:55):
of the day, and I want to thank Adrian, Patreon
supporter since genuine twenty seventeen, currently supporting the podcast at
the Detective Sergeant level of seven dollars and fourteen cents
or more per month. Thanks so much for your support
and that will do it for today. If you're enjoying
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(01:04:19):
and be sure to rate and review the podcast wherever
you download it. From next Sunday, we will be returning
to Encourse until January the eleventh, where we will feature
a cross posting of the Great Adventurers of Old Time
Radio and the premiere of Tarzan on that podcast. But

(01:04:42):
join us back here tomorrow for Danger with Granger for
their Christmas episode. Maybe I should go with Christmas with
Granger now, but tomorrow?

Speaker 24 (01:04:53):
Are you Steve Granger?

Speaker 3 (01:04:54):
Yeah?

Speaker 8 (01:04:55):
What can I do for you?

Speaker 3 (01:04:55):
Say?

Speaker 10 (01:04:56):
Some big important job?

Speaker 18 (01:04:57):
Maybe my name is Frankie, Well, the only Frankie Smith
I know.

Speaker 8 (01:05:02):
I was a cab driver. I've been a friend of
mine few years.

Speaker 5 (01:05:04):
That's my pop.

Speaker 13 (01:05:05):
I was named after him.

Speaker 12 (01:05:07):
That's why I came to see you.

Speaker 24 (01:05:08):
He's in bad trouble.

Speaker 18 (01:05:10):
What he's in jail, Frankie in jail.

Speaker 8 (01:05:13):
I can't believe that.

Speaker 19 (01:05:14):
What you do.

Speaker 24 (01:05:15):
He didn't jo anything, but somebody said he didn't and
now he's in jail. It doesn't look like he can
get out for Christmas. So I thought maybe you could help.

Speaker 18 (01:05:26):
I'll do anything I can.

Speaker 8 (01:05:27):
Frank either, But what's your dad accused of?

Speaker 12 (01:05:30):
Bugger in the first degree is what MC cops say.

Speaker 24 (01:05:33):
But he didn't, I tell you, And you're gonna get
him out for Christmas.

Speaker 5 (01:05:38):
That's the only one.

Speaker 13 (01:05:39):
I've done in the world.

Speaker 1 (01:05:40):
Oh, you'll be with us then in the meantime, send
your comments to Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net,
follow us on Twitter at Radio Detectives, and check us
out on Instagram, Instagram, dot com, slash Great Detectives from
boise Alohol. This is your host, Adam Graham.

Speaker 8 (01:05:58):
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