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The Blood River Matter

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar · August 3, 1950 · 30 min · 4,702 words

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Wrigley's Spearman chewing gum, the refreshing delicious treats it gives you chewing enjoyment present for your listening enjoyment, Edmund O'Brien as... Johnny Daller, hello Deputy Gray? Yeah, this is Mr. Daller. Yeah right, I've been assigned to the Coburn shooting.

Alright. Well I have to ask you a favor, I got a plane space to Parkinson and I understand there's a bus to a place called Avide, but I can't find any transportation into Blood River.

What are you doing? Oh good, I'm due to arrive at 4 tomorrow afternoon. Say what about Coburn? Did he make a statement? The makers of Brigley's Spiritman Chewing Gum bring you Edmond O'Brien in another adventure of the man with the action-packed expense account.

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The following is an accounting of my expenditure during investigation of the Blood River matter. Expense account item one, $240, transportation, and the infidentials between Hartland and Parkinson. I was paid at the airport and given a note that directed me to St. Paul's Hospital where I was met by Deputy Sheriff Tom Gray.

I brought Coburn in here this morning trying to pump some blood into him, I guess. Nothing like a hospital out in Blood River. Any improvement? Yeah, I don't think so. It's a luxury of 45, four of them.

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