Savage Tales #8

In "The Drum Beats at Midnight!", a tense standoff brews between the unscrupulous trader Jennings and the local villagers when he denies them water from his reservoir. When Jann tries to open the sluice gates, water flows unexpectedly—just as the drums begin their eerie rhythm at midnight—leading the villagers to believe their god has intervened, and even Pat is swayed by the strange, sacred timing.