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The Wayward Truck Matter (AFRTS)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar · May 26, 1957 · 29 min · 4,965 words

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From Hollywood, it's time now for... Johnny Deller. Ted Arlof here. Arlof? Los Angeles? That's right. Try Western Indemnity Company. Well, hi Ted. Lunar Hurry. What's up? Awayward Truck. Awayward. That's right. Truck. Los Strader stolen.

That is a big one. Anniver. In short? Report 9500. Ted, I'll grab the next plane. Bob Bailey, in the exciting adventures of a man with the action-packed expense account. America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. Yours truly?

Johnny Dollar. Act one of yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Expense account submitted by Special Investigator Johnny Dollar. To the Tri-Western and Dennedy Company Los Angeles office.

Following as an account of expenses incurred during my investigation of the wayward truck matter. Expense account item one, $194.65, Sanse Air Fair and Inc. Heartfield, Los Angeles, California. When my plane set down at the International Airport shortly after 9am, Ted Orloff was waiting for me.

He led me on out to the parking lot. Here we are, Johnny. This car right here. All right. Go on. Hop in. See? You reserved a hotel room for me and sound then? Huh? Why? Well, after all, I've been sitting up at a plane all night and wouldn't mind a chance to shower and slick the whiskers off my pussy.

Change clothes. Don't want to take the time. That's why I'm glad you can make it out here right away. See, this thing only happened Wednesday night. Well, just what did happen, man? Who suffered the loss?

And how about stopping somewhere so I can grab some breakfast, huh? Sure. Find a place along the way. Like I told you, Johnny, a truck loaded with $9,500 worth of copper tubing is disappeared. What kind of tubing?

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