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The farmer guessed the man's speed to be thirty five miles an hour. But, he added, there was such a cloud of dust being raised that he could not see very well. THE FARMER GUESSED THE MAN'S SPEED TO BE THIRTY FIVE MILES AN HOUR BUT HE ADDED THERE WAS SUCH A CLOUD OF DUST BEING RAISED THAT HE COULD NOT SEA VERY WELL
rs barricaded themselves in their rooms by piling furniture against the doors and windows. One guest found his way to the cellar and hid in an ash can for two days. The manager crawled into the office safe and locked the door, without even bothering to remember that he was the only one who knew the combination. The telephone exchange was jammed as calls flooded in to mobilize the Boy Scouts, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the National Guard, and the Volunteer Flood Control Association. When the Wail finally died out (which was not until seven-thirty, because it had devoured both cabbages during the night and had grown to more than twice its original size) the police entered the hotel in force, armed to the eyebrows. They found nothing. At the end of a three-hour search the Chief handed in his resignation. As for the Scientist, he disappeared completely. A farmer living three miles out of town said he saw a man, dressed in a nightshirt and head-bandage, running down the valley road. ED BLANKETS OTHERS BARRICADED THEMSELVES IN THEIR ROOMS BY PILING FURNITURE AGAINST THE DOORS AND WINDOWS ONE GUEST FOUND HIS WAY TO THE CELLAR AND HID IN AN ASH CAN FOR TWO DAYS THE MANAGER CRAWLED INTO THE OFFICE SAFE AND LOCKED THE DOOR WITHOUT EVEN BOTHERING TO REMEMBER THAT HE WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO KNEW THE COMBINATION THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE WAS JAMMED AS CALLS FLOODED IN TO MOBILIZE THE BOY SCOUTS THE RED CROSS THE SALVATION ARMY THE NATIONAL GUARD AND THE VOLUNTEER FLOOD CONTROL ASSOCIATION WHEN THE WHALE FINALLY DIED OUT WHICH WAS NOT UNTIL SEVEN THIRTY BECAUSE IT HAD DEVOURED BOTH CABBAGES DURING THE NIGHT AND HAD GROWN TO MORE THAN TWICE ITS ORIGINAL SIZE THE POLICE ENTERED THE HOTEL IN FORCE ARMED TO THE EYEBROWS THEY FOUND NOTHING AT THE END OF A THREE HOURS SEARCH THE CHIEF HANDED IN HIS RESIGNATION AS FOR THE SCIENTIST HE DISAPPEARED COMPLETELY A FARMER LIVING THREE MILES OUT OF TOWN SAID HE SAW A MAN DRESSED IN A NIGHT SHIRT AND A HEAD BANDAGE RUNNING DOWN THE VALLEY ROAD
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