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The Cautious Celibate Matter
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar · April 19, 1959 · 19 min · 2,721 words
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From Hollywood, it's time now for... Johnny Dollar. George Reed here. Huh? Hey, now listen, George. Your Floyd's a vignon keeps handing me cases. How can I work for the other insurance company? Well, what I'm calling about this time isn't really a case.
So what, as long as the company pays my expense account, and maybe a nice little fee to boot? Fee. Sure. Go. Oh, then now, wait a minute. Good, Johnny. Well, I don't want to sound chintzy, George, but a cab to your place will cost me over a buck.
Then as long as we've established the expense account for this thing, whatever it is, I'll see in a few minutes. Well now, there's intriguing adventures of a man with the action-packed expense account. America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.
Yours truly? Johnny Dollar. Now, Act 1, the viewer is truly Johnny Dollar. Expense accounts submitted by Special Investigator Johnny Dollar. Two floys of England, North American office, Hartford, Connecticut. Following as an account of expenses incurred during my investigation of the cautious, celibate matter.
matter wait a minute over the phone George Reed did not tell me what he wanted before also he very plainly said not to hurry I don't want a dollar 20 no make it a buck and a half for a taxi down to his office right in the dollar Mr. Reed's expected okay thanks yeah I tried to tell you on the phone there was
no reason to rush over oh yeah I got the message George that's why I did rush oh Oh, well, uh, sit down. Sit down. Sure. No, no, sign my arm. Oh, sure. But here, let me give you a letter.
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