The Signal Tower TITLE OF SOURCE: AUTHOR'S NAME - FIRST: LAST: DESCRIPTION: Visual Text One tower north! Thirty-three was coming down on him, but he was only glad that the pounding had ceased. It commenced again.<br><br>"NT. NT. NT. Special cleared JV at 12:48."<br><br>Each rushing towards each other with only a minute's difference in schedule! That was close--too close. But what was it he had in his mind?<br><br>Suddenly he screamed. He lurched to his feet and leant against the wall. He knew now. Joe, with those infused and criminal eyes, had gone to Sally and Sonny--to get even. There could be nothing in the world as important as that. He must get after Joe. He must stop him in time.<br><br>"NT. NT. NT."<br><br>There was something in his brain about stopping a train in time.<br><br>"It only needs you to keep all those people from getting killed."<br><br>Somebody had told him that. What did it mean? What had altered here in the tower all at once?<br><br>There was no longer any red.<br><br>"NT. NT. NT."<br><br>"I won't answer."<br><br>Where had he put his cap and coat. He needed them. He could go without. He could kill a beast without. His foot trembled on the first step.<br> COMMENTS: Visual Text Railroad story: signal tower guy can control the fate of a man who's done him wrong. [Can it be updated to an air traffic control tower guy?] CANDIDATE FOR ADAPTATION?: --- not set --- Not reviewed Promising Unlikely SOURCE MATERIAL: Fable Novella Play Plot summary Short Story -- Parent -- GENRE: Comedy Comic Horror Detective Drama Fable Fairy Tale Fantasy Folklore Folktale Ghost Story Melodrama Mystery Myth Operetta Other Romance Suspense Young Audiences -- Parent -- SETTING: Africa America England Europe Fantasy International New Zealand Pastoral Rural Rustic Science Fiction -- Parent -- LENGTH FOR ADAPTATION: 10 Minutes 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 45 Minutes 60 Minutes 90 Minutes Two Hours -- Parent -- URL FOR PDF DOCUMENT: TheSignalTower.pdf
