Simone Bartesaghi
Mr. Henry Paget Lowe has been arrested on a charge of sequestration of person and, maybe, of murder. The victim is Roger Curtney and, the last time that someone saw him, he was entering inside Mr. Lowe's office.
Roger Curtney answered an advertisement published on a lot of national newspapers, in wich, the society led by Mr. Lowe, invited "All american dreamers to write a short fantastic story". The prize of the competition was a trip to a fantasic "Dream Land". Entry was free.
Roger Curtney, among 6000 candidates, was elected "the best American dreamer." The newspapers reported a lot about him and about the competition, until they discovered Mr. Curtney didn't return from his trip. "The trip hasn't finished, he will be back when he want to be back." said Mr. Lowe when he was arrested.
1 Mr. Lowe knows the way to go to the Dream Land and he has led Mr. Curtney to the Cavern of Flame.
2 Mr. Lowe is a kidnapper. He wants one million dollors from Curtney's father.
3 Mr. Lowe doesn't exist. Behind all of this is the FBI chief, Edgar Hoover, who wants, thus, to detect Americans subversives and communists. Curtney wrote a story entitled "Red days". With him the FBI have arrested 756 people.
Copyright (c) 1999 Simone Bartesaghi