Fiend Without a Face Page #4

I'm a doctor, Colonel,

not a detective.

There's nothing like this

in the books.

Major Cummings had the best

explanation so far... mental vampire.

That's rubbish!

Possibly some animal...

Colonel, Colonel, I've lived

in these backwoods all my life,

and I can assure you there's no animal

in these parts that could do that.

Maybe that guy Gibbons was right

about the supernatural.

Well, whatever the explanation,

we'll find it.

We must find it.

In the meantime, Doctor,

I trust I can rely on your discretion.

Not to tell the mayor or

the townspeople?

Of course. I've got an overworked

practice as it is, Colonel.

Thank you.

Dr. Warren, I want you

to get on the phone.

Consult the top medical specialists,

wherever they are.

- Yes, sir.

- Captain,

contact the best authorities.

Tell them what the problem is.

Find out what they have to say.

Jeff, the townsfolk know you.

Talk to them.

Check on anything that seems to be

extraordinary, no matter what it is.

Hello?

Anybody home?

Uh, Miss Griselle?

Oh, Miss Griselle, I, uh...

Great.

Look, um, Miss Griselle,

I'm sorry for, um,

barging in like that.

But, well, I knocked

and there was no answer.

The door was open, so l...

Make yourself at home, Major.

I'll be out in a minute.

Uh, thank you.

Found something interesting?

Oh, I was just glancing around...

That's all right. Prof. Walgate was

preparing these for publication anyway.

- Are you collating his material?

- I do most of it.

He dictates on this.

I edit the tapes and prepare

the draft manuscripts.

- That's some job.

- Mmm, but interesting.

The professor must be

quite a guy... thought control,

sibonetics, all that stuff.

That's only half of it.

Strange, isn't it, finding a man

like that here in Winthrop?

In these uncivilized backwoods,

I think you were going to say.

Well, I'm afraid so.

The explanation is quite a simple one.

Prof. Walgate had a stroke

about five years ago.

- He's retired now.

- Well, he still works.

- And at odd hours.

- Odd hours?

He thinks nothing of starting

work at 11:
00 at night...

and working until the small

hours of the morning.

The mayor mentioned that Walgate

was an authority on psychic phenomena.

- Is that still a hobby if his?

- I don't know.

If it is, he'll have

Dr. Bradley after him.

Dr. Bradley said

no more overwork or excitement.

- What about you?

- What do you mean?

Don't you ever get

some time off?

Well, sometimes.

Hello, Howard.

Come on in.

Oh, this is Major Cummings

from the base.

Yeah, I know.

We've met.

Well, I guess

I'll be running along.

You've only just

been here a few minutes.

I was just passing

on my way back to the base.

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