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The Look Before The Leap Matter

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar · February 28, 1960 · 24 min · 4,071 words

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Johnny Deller. Oh, no, no, no. Remember, all the rest have 31. Except. OK, except so. Today is February 27. So this month, we get cheated at a couple of days or two. So what? And who are you?

Oh, now, Johnny. After all these years. Oh, sure. I'm a cranking, Johnny. Universal adjustment bureau. Right, and I. Hey, you mean I sound like that over the phone? Yeah, it's just like one of the pole bearers at your own funeral, Pat.

OK, let's get down to business. Yeah, why not? But what's the worry about February being a little short on days this year and every year. Bloody, because of something that happened all over. Oh, look, if you ever start adding up all the cases I haven't solved.

Hey, wait a minute, six years ago? That's right. Bernard Margot. That's right. Barney the bum. Yeah. You know, as well as I do, that whole thing was a phony so the big Mike Killian could collect Barney's 300,000 bucks insurance, remember?

Well, I seem to remember you're spending a few thousand of the company's money trying to prove that. Because I couldn't find Barney, couldn't find where he'd skip to. But if you could now, before the first of March, You saved the company that 300 grand.

Trad, you mean you got a lead on him? Me. Brother, I sure do. Here's Radio, brings you Bob Bailey. In the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account, America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.

Yours truly? Johnny Donner. Munch of unterfrito. Corn chips is not polite to smack your lips. But you can't help it with Frito's corn chips. Munch of munch of munch of munch of corn chips. Next time you want something to munch on, try Fritos.

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