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The Little Man Who Wasn't All There

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar · October 29, 1949 · 29 min · 4,480 words

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If you're looking for murder, I know a guy who can get it for your wholesale. This is another in the adventures of America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar, starring Charles Russell, at insurance investigation, Johnny Dollar is only an expert at making out his expense account.

He's an absolute genius. Expense accounts submitted by special investigator, Johnny Dollar. Two West Coast underwriters San Francisco branch attention Bradford L. Coates general manager The following is an accounting of my expenditures during my investigation of The little man who wasn't all there or in most cases there at all Or the unpaid premium payoff

Spence account, item one. Three cents postage due on your airmail special delivery letter containing set assignment. I can just hear you dictating it. Take a letter. To Johnny Dollar, you'll find his address in the files.

Dear sir, better make that dear dollar. Enclose find copies of letters received by us from one Mr. James Yabo period. This man's wife was insured with our company until recently. One day before her death her period of grace on an unpaid premium ran out we cancelled her policy in the amount of $20,000.

Her husband Yabo first made every effort to collect, then certainist. Since then we've received the enclosed series of letters intimating without confessing that he's had a hand in the accidental death of at least 12 of our policyholders to date.

The police have been working on it but they're getting nowhere. If you are available please come immediately. Yours very truly so. Expanse accounts, item two, $176.87. Airfare, Hartford to San Francisco. Item three, 540. Cab fare, airport to your office.

Dollar, glad you got him. You've no idea what I'm saying. Okay, Mr. Coats, okay, don't get excited. We'll nail this guy before you run out of polishing orders. Well, there doesn't, he's apparently done away with already, of course, it's darn near, quarter of a million.

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