This is Your FBI - The Desert Dictator
From Old Time Radio Mysteries and More · 24:31
Show by F. Ziffel
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!On a desert in Arizona, an elderly archaeologist named Harold Endicott, his niece, Laurie, and their guide, Nathan, are seated before a campfire as the sky gradually turns to night. Nathan says "Doc, if I freshen up that fire, you could see a little better". Laurie laughs and says "He didn't hear a word you said, Nathan". Harold says "Now, Laurie". She says "Uncle Harold, you know that when you're making notes, you get so engrossed you could do it in the dark". Harold says "You exaggerate my talent". At that moment, they hear a wolf howling not too far away. Nathan says "We got company. A wolf, yeah". Harold says "Well, he won't bother us. I don't imagine wolves are particularly interested in archaeology". Nathan says "Doc, I'd like to ask you something". Harold says "Go ahead". Nathan says "I like you and your niece here. You're paying me good money to guide you around the desert. Well, just what satisfaction do you get out of digging stuff out the ground that's been there for hundreds or thousands of years?" Harold says "Well, that's a fair question ...." Laurie says "Let me answer it, Uncle Harold. You see, Nathan, the past can be a guide to the present. It's important to know what made one period of civilization die in order that this one shall survive". Harold says "In other words, Nathan, what Laurie means is, if Hitler had used archaeology instead of mythology, he would have known better". Nathan says "Well, that makes sense all right". Harold says "Now, we came out here, Nathan, to compile data on the three ancient Indian cultures that followed each other in this country". They hear the wolf howl again, then their horses start to neigh as if they are nervous. Laurie says "What's wrong?" Harold says "It's just the horses, Laurie". Nathan says "That wolf may be flirting around with them. I better take a look". Laurie asks "Has that wolf upset them?" Nathan says "I don't know, but something has. I got a feeling we ain't by ourselves out here".
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