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Oh, Tony, up, boy, up!
The mystery of the Black Cat.
Tom Nix has been called to a large eastern city by his old friend, Professor Harvey,
to investigate the strange disappearance of radium from various hospitals.
Well, soon after Tom arrived, over a million dollars worth of radium was stolen
from what was believed to be a burglar-proof room of a big hospital.
While Tom and Inspector Jamison stood outside the heavy steel door to this room,
twenty stories above the ground, and whose only window was barred,
the thief managed somehow to get in, steal the radium, and leave a Black Cat in its place.
Now, it's some time later, and Tom has been summoned to Professor Harvey's home
only to learn that the Professor himself has been spirited away from his own house.
For Tom, Inspector Jamison and the others are searching the grounds of the Harvey estate for clues
when suddenly a car comes roaring out of the driveway straight at them.
It's the inspector's car, and behind the wheel they see the huge form of a Black Cat.
In a moment, we'll learn what happens.
But first, there's your pal, the old Wrangler.
Howdy, street shooters, howdy!
If you know any chilly willies or icy irenes in your neighborhood,
kids that are feared to poke their noses out of doors when the weather gets cold,
then just you tell them about good old Ralston Wheat cereal, will ya?
Say, once a chilly willie starts eating Ralston regular for breakfast, his shivers are go over.
Cause Ralston is a hot cereal, the kind that warms you up away down inside and helps keep you warm.
Why, with a steaming dish of Ralston under your belt, you don't have to be a stay-at-home or a sit by the fire.
You can enjoy cold weather.
You see, Ralston is made of whole wheat, and it's cram-full of nourishment and cowboy energy.
The kind of energy that makes you want to go places and do things.
And Ralston puts the bee one in bee breakfast.
Does it taste dee-licious?
I don't have to tell you, it does.
Now, rope your friends tomorrow and give them the lowdown on this bang-up Western cereal.
Tell them to breeze through cold weather with Ralston, the hot whole wheat cereal that comes in the red and white checkerboard package.
And now, it's close to midnight.
Tom and the others are standing in the driveway leading to Professor Harvey's house.
When suddenly, they see the inspector's car start toward them.
They barely get out of the way in time. The Wrangler says...
What's driving that car?
A cat, Tom. A big, black cat.
Mrs. Harvey, she's made it home?
Yeah. Take her into the house, Pegas. Right.
Inspector. Yes, Mix?
You'd better go in and call headquarters. Tell them to be on the lookout for your car and warn them to close all roads leading into and out of the city.
I'm on my way. Right.
I'll have them rush another car out here to pick us up.
As soon as I get Mrs. Harvey safe inside the house, I'll be back, Tom.
Okay, Pegas.
Now, Wrangler, let's see if we can get that model of the clipper ship in off the pond.
How are you going to do that?
Well, the wind's blowing it toward the opposite shore. Let's go around on that side.
Come on.
I've seen so many funny things, Tom. This here is the dirtiest mystery I ever did see.
Now, that there model ship of floating out there, there's something mighty queer about that, Tom.
I know what you mean. Something fantastic about it.
Yeah, I see it. Why, when you turned that flashlight on it, it looked just like a real ship.
Yeah. Look. There it is.
Yeah.
Hey, something's happened to it. Looks exactly like the wreck of a small ship.
Well, I'll wait out and get it.
Let me do it, Tom. My boots are fine, yours. The water's coming to shove it.
All right. Go ahead.
Here.
I got it.
Good.
Yeah. Look at there, Tom.
From there, I saw this little ship had been broken off.
So I see. And there's a hole in the side.
What's it mean, Tom?
That can mean only one thing, Wrangler.
Professor Harvey gave me this ship's model and told me to guide it with my life.
That means it must be important, for some reason.
Now, what is that reason?
There must have been something hidden in it that the cat wanted.
Now, wait a second. Here comes Pegas and the inspector.
Pegas! Mrs. Harvey, all right?
Yeah. I left her with one of the medics, Tom.
Our cat friend won't get far, mix. I've been in touch with headquarters.
He certainly made a mistake in stealing my car.
My boys will pick him up before he gets ten miles from here.
Right now, there's a statewide alarm out for him.
If we don't have him cornered before another hour...
...car, state police patrols, Parkway police.
The cat, wanted in connection with a recent robbery of radium in New York City,
is attempting an escape in an official car.
The description of the car is as follows.
Well, still in the sedan.
...to all toll-bridge keepers, gatekeepers and ferry-landing superintendents.
Watch for a black 12-cylinder sedan with the license number Y413.
License number Y413.
Car being driven by a man known as the cat.
Wanted in connection with a robbery of radium in New York City.
Stop that pressing! Stop it, you hear?
You're going to rip off the front page.
Here's the screamer to go in.
The blind cat escaped. Hurry up, now. We can't waste a minute.
We've got to get an ambulance.
They'll never catch me, the fools.
Never!
Don't be too sure of that.
Professor Harvey, your confidence in your things, especially that cowboy Tom Mix, is amazing.
My confidence in Tom Mix is not misplaced.
You will find out. You won't get far, cat. Believe me.
I've gotten as far as I need to go.
I've got the radium, and I've got that priceless little secret you hid away so cleverly...
...in that model of the clipper ship.
I need no more, Professor, until I reach the island.
Then I'll make use of you again.
If you expect me to hang it, I expect it.
I'm sure of it.
Who was it who told me what to find the little piece of paper...
...concealed in the model ship?
I did, yes. I admit it. But you forced me to do it.
You forced me to do it.
And when I need you again, I'll force you to do my bidding as easily as I did before.
No, I've made out very well, Professor. Very well indeed.
The police are after me, I believe.
But I shall escape them without any difficulty.
Let us see what progress they're making.
And on the shortwave radio.
Turn it on yourself.
Very well.
And it's believed the camp is heading north on Eastern State Parkway.
Parkway Police and State Police Patrols be on the lookout.
Eh, they're fools. I knew they'd think I was heading north.
Well, actually I'm heading south for the city.
You'll never get away with this.
We'll see about that, Professor.
We must be approaching a crossing.
Yes, there it is ahead.
Look, the red lights are on. The gates are down. You'd better stop.
But that's tough for nothing.
We'll take the plane with our honeycouples all.
But the gates are down.
Then we'll go, I too.
Don't. You fool. We'll never make it. We'll never make it.
Oh yes, I know who you're lying.
No.
We made it.
Thank heavens for that.
Now you know why I always win, Professor.
I take chances no one else would dare take.
Wait, what's that?
Sounds like the police.
Yes it is.
Hold on, Professor. It looks as if we're in for a chase.
A chase that you're going to pay tiny incitements.
Slow down, you idiot. Slow down.
We're in the heart of the downtown traffic district.
We'd all be killed.
How can I slow down with all those police cars when we fail?
Ah, that was another day.
You fool. You'll kill us both.
Not far to go now.
That's the foundation building right down the street.
The foundation? So that's where you're heading?
No. I'm heading for the tower building next door.
They'll trap you there without any trouble at all.
Do you think so? Do you?
Well, we'll see.
You're in for a surprise, Professor.
The greatest surprise of your life.
All right. Out of the car and into the building.
And obey me without questions.
If you'll value all your life.
Well, it makes it look as if we got here just in time.
Oh, my goodness. That squad car picked us up as soon as we did.
Sure was lucky that police car was near Professor Harvey's home when you called.
It looks like the cat's going into the tower building, Tom.
Yeah, and I reckon we'd better go in after.
Inspector, if I were you, I'd throw a court in the police around this entire block.
Station your men on the rope tops, the corridors of the building, and in the yard and back.
All over in packs.
We mustn't let the cat get away.
You're right. Murphy, you heard that. Get down and right away.
Yes, sir.
All right, mix. Let's go on in.
Right. I sure don't see how you're going to corral a hombre like that in a building the size of this one.
Won't be as hard as it looks, Wrangler.
Look there, over the elevator door.
There's a light shining on the 21st floor.
He must have taken the elevator to that floor.
Well, we'll take the stairs. Come on.
The stairs may be quicker, but that elevator sure would be much easier.
Seconds. This ain't no climb at all, Wrangler.
Well, here we are. Now to find which office he went into.
That's going to take some time. Must be about 50.
Hold it. Hold it. Listen.
Get them.
Senator Richen, that's the cat meowing.
Coming from that office right over there.
Come on, Tom. Let's get right in there.
Take it easy, Wrangler. This may be a trap.
Stand on the side. I'll kick the door open.
And that way, if the cat shoots, he'll miss us.
Good idea, Tom.
All right, here goes.
Saddles, soap, and stirrup leather.
Look at that big black cat in there.
Yes, and fix the window. Look.
There's the cat standing in the window.
Don't move. Stand where I'll fire.
Don't be a fool, Mix. You can catch me only if you follow me.
And you cannot follow me.
Tom, Senator Richen, did you see that?
He jumped. He jumped out of that window 21 stories into space.
Fool. Refused to let himself be caught.
Well, come on, Mix. We'll find his body in the yard below, I'm afraid.
Right with you, Inspector. Wrangler, Pegasus.
Yeah? See if he can find the Professor.
He must be tied up somewhere in that office.
Inspector, now I'll be back in a moment.
Well, here's the yard. His body ought to be right about here.
Flash your light around, Inspector.
Right.
That you, Inspector?
Yes, Murphy.
We trapped the cat in room on the 21st floor, but he jumped out the window.
Did you hear him when he came down, or...?
Great Scott, Mix. Look there on the ground.
Yeah, footprints. The footprints of a man.
Mix, it's impossible.
When he hit the ground after falling 21 stories, he must have been killed.
No man could get up and walk away. What does this mean?
I don't know, Inspector. I don't know.
Straight shooters, can you explain it?
Do you know how a man can jump 21 stories into space, land on his feet, and walk away?
That is the mystery that confronts Tom Mix right now.
Say, have you figured out how the cat managed to get into a room no one could get into?
There are plenty of thrills, surprises, and mystery tomorrow.
So be sure to listen in.
Say, you won't catch any of us straight shooters eating a cold breakfast on a cold morning.
No, sir.
Thunderation, when we start trading punches with Jack Frost,
we want a red and white checkerboard package of good old Ralston on our side,
because we know that with a hot dish of Ralston under our belts,
we can knock Mr. Frost's fighter in the pancake.
You see, Ralston not only gives you warmth,
but it gives you cowboy energy to fight cold weather.
And just between you and me, the reason Ralston gives you so all-fired much cowboy energy
is because it's rich in vitamin B1, the Puzazz vitamin.
Why not ask your ma to serve you Ralston so you can laugh at cold weather?
Well, sir, I'll be a bag-eared baboon with baby blue eyes.
Look it, it's roundup time.
So let's get going.
Up, Tony, up, boy, up!
This is the old wrangler speaking for dee-licious Ralston
and reminding you to listen to Tom Mick's tomorrow at 5.45.
Good night.
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