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The Man Who Waits Matter

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar · May 22, 1960 · 21 min · 3,066 words

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It said you mean you got some kind of a lead on them? Hey, you don't. Way down to see you. D.B.F. Radio brings you Bob Bailey to the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account.

America's fabulous freelance insurance investigate. Yours truly? Johnny Dollar. Friends account submitted by special investigator Johnny Dollar to Eastern liability and trust company New York City Office. Following his account of expenses incurred during my investigation of the man who waits matters.

I and I alone should take the credit for Rocky Harrison's trip to Sing Sing over seven years ago. But the fact I'd not been able to recover the only diamonds really stuck in my craw.

So what if I was still fairly new in the business of the time? There was no excuse. Okay then, expense account item 1, 395, a taxi to the station and train fair to New York.

I walked over from Grand Central that said Buzzam's office at 550. You know, I thought the mention of Rocky Harrison would bring you here in a hurry. Sit down, Johnny. Yeah, sure. Nice to do a little drink.

No, big rit. Now, just tell me what you know about Rocky and why you think I might be able to get on the track of those jewels again. Well, during his trial, Rocky played it smart.

He knew you'd pender robbery on him, so in order to draw a light sentence, he admitted everything. Except what he did with those down. Well, apparently he and his lawyer managed to convince the jury.

That cock-a-ball story about us having had them stolen from him as a lot of hot ones. You know it's mine. Rocky was far too smart for anything like that and too dangerous. And if that servant there in the old household who caught him blasting that wolf, if that servant fell down the staircase accidentally, I'll eat my shirt.

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