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The Embezzler

Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator · March 30, 1954 · 29 min · 4,379 words

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William Gargan stars as Barry Craig confidential investigator Temperature affects your daily life. No question about it a lot of people are allergic to coal and a lot of coal steps are allergic to a certain overheated place Well, I should know broadcasting company presents William Gargan in another transcribed drama of mystery and adventure with America's number one detective

Barry Craig confidential investigator Barry Craig speaking, Robin Hood was a character in fiction. No such character except in some writer's brain. Yet every now and then, a live descendant of Robin Hood happens in real life.

Some screwball who steals from the rich to give to the poor. Like a certain bank in Basler, I had the misfortune to be handed as an assignment one day. A small bank in a town with an under 20,000 population.

The bank manager, a shriveled up little guy named Wozie, explained why he had reached way into New York for an investigator. Well, my hope is that you can prevent a terrible scandal, Mr. Craig. By catching this absconding teller.

Yes, Kurt Dennis. Scandal, you said, in a tone of voice like the Banshee veratium. The Banshees are. You don't know echo corners. Tell me about your quaint little town. Well, you've heard of mountaineer few-dists.

The bloody hot fields in the court. Here in Echo Corners we have that precise situation. Barberism and hatred that divides the town. This side against that side. On election day we have the state militia to prevent feelings boiling over.

Civil disorder. News of the embezzlement gets out, I'll be crucified. But a theft happens in the best of town. Yes, yes, but the blame is mine for Dennis Flight, the bank money. How come? Dennis is a sort of protege of mine. I've sponsored the man.

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