Its Luck That Counts

Murder by experts. The Mutual Broadcasting System presents Murder by Experts. With your host and narrator, Mr. John Dixon Carr, world-famous mystery novelist whose books have been published in 17 languages, have sold over 10 million copies, and who is author of the recently published detective novel, Below Suspicion.

Good evening. This is John Dixon Carr. Each week at this time, murder by experts brings you a story of crime and mystery, which has been chosen for your approval by one of the world's leading detective writers.

Tonight, our guest expert is the noted mystery novelist Frank Gruber. From the many thrillers he has read and enjoyed, Mr. Gruber has selected a tense and gripping story by George and Gertrude Fes. And now we present Larry Haynes in It's Luck that counts.

When you're down on your luck, you can't expect things to break right. You see a dime lying on the street, you go to pick it up and get swiped by an auto. For you snatch a bag from a rich looking dame and all you find in it is six cents in a lipstick.

You know what I mean. So in the bartender in this pit-spill dive told me to scram, I guess I should have listened. And I'll look, crumb, keep your hooks out to pre-lunch, quick-bought on the customers.

Nobody's gonna buy you a drink. I'm not bothering anybody. Just you standing here bothers me just because I'm near to bright yards every bit of stuff in the county thinks I run a club for hobos is up. I told you once I told you doesn't time to shove off of it. What's going on? Well the cops coming