November 6, 2025 • 23 mins
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama which aired between 1949 and 1962. "The man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". Of the eight different actors who played Johnny Dollar, Bob Bailey is likely considered the most popular. Bailey's interpretation presented a tough, streetwise character, but also sensitive and thoughtful. During it's time, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar attracted some of the best writers in Hollywood, including Jack Johnstone, E. Jack Neuman, Robert Ryf, and Les Crutchfield.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Hollywood. I now Paul, Johnny Dollar, thick Waters, Johnny Northeastern
Fidelity and Bonding. Oh Hi, Hey, how's with you? Couldn't
bed Johnny good in bad? Well, I'm sure there's nothing
good you've called me about. What's the problem? Fifteen eight
thousand dollars lost? Straight or stolen? I didn't know? Yeah,
(00:24):
probably stolen. Ever hear of the old Anxion Furniture company
I have not sounds like a gag. It's no gag.
Some of the finest traditional furniture in the world comes
out of that planet.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Really.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
It's up in northern Massachusetts, in the little town north
of Fitchburg, and it's run by a bunch of real characters.
What I mean, Well, I just when you go up there,
you wear a dark blue suit, white shirt, and black
four in hand tied. Oh and suspenders. Be sure you
wear suspenders. And you're kidding one watch power at the
office and let me tell you about it. Yeah, I
think i'd better Bob Bailey in The Exciting Adventures of
(01:06):
the Man with the Action Pact. Expensive Outs America's fabulous
freelance insurance investigator, Yours truly, Johnny Dollars and now Fact
one of yours, truly, Johnny Dollars expense account Submit Advice
(01:36):
Special Investigator Johnny Downard to the Northeastern Fidemity and Bonding
Company Home Office, Hartford, Connecticut, following us account of expenses
incurred during my investigation of the True Face Matter expense account.
I'm one after shaving, showering, and donning the most cunerey
(01:57):
of clothes I could find. One dollar ten taxi to
Nick Weldon's office of Northeastern Fidelity And Buddy, just remember
what I told you, Johnny, the Old Axaion Furniture Company
is run by a bunch of characters. Yeah, that's what
it frees me. That's why I came over here.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Old They're crafts went all right.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
The old school may take them a couple of years
to make an ordinary straight back chair, but when it's done,
it's the most beautiful thing you ever saw. And the
finish they get on the pieces they turn out beautiful
and expensive too, Oh sure, but worth it. Any piece
of furniture they make will last one hundred five hundred years. Yeah,
the real honest craftsman, the kind you don't see anymore. Well,
(02:38):
apparently somebody wasn't too honest with them. So tell me all,
Nick Jenny. It seems one of their lads is run
off with some of the company money. Now you mentioned
fifty eight thousand bucks. Yep, fifty eight, four hundred and
thirty three to be exact, and those boys are exact?
Or what did the police have to say? Nothing?
Speaker 3 (02:56):
They were never called in.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Well why not? Of the places run by a flock
are real characters? Oh? Brother, they must be. Why did
this happen sometime within the past three and a half
years and you've just found out about it? Now that's right?
Well how come I told you? Yeah, there are a
bunch of characters. But didn't their policy state that any
claim had to be filed within sixty days of the loss?
Speaker 3 (03:20):
So we waived that for him?
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Struck it from the policy? Why? Because they don't like
to be washed in anything rushed? After all, a book
sixty day. Don't forget they only discovered the loss a
bit over a month ago. They even took a month
to let you know about it. Yeah, and yet you
say it could have occurred as much as three and
a half years ago. Yeah, yeah, I know. But why
don't you save the questions for mister j Worthington Keasley. Well,
(03:44):
see the senior member of the organization.
Speaker 3 (03:47):
I guess you'd call them.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
There are no officers, you know, president, vice president, and
so on. You mean a company big enough to suffer
a cash loss of fifty eight thousand dollars, Johnny, I
told you, Yeah, that's right.
Speaker 3 (03:59):
You told me yeah.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
So will you go up there and see what's what? Nick?
I'm going up there for just one reason, on expensive count,
of course, of course, and that is to take a
good look at these crazy characters you've been telling me about.
Item two, Grade twenty five for bus the Fitchburg, Massachusetts,
(04:23):
where at the terminal I picked up a local, the
North Weldon home of the Old Angzhime Furniture Company. The
name was appropriate. Located on the outskirts of the quiet
little New England town, it consisted of a huge vine
like building that looked as though it had been standing
there since the year one, so haunted by stately elm trees,
and a couple of narled ancient books that looked well,
very picturesque. A large wrought iron weathercock raced one end
(04:47):
of the high peach shingle roof and looked down on
broad lawns, the well kept flower beds. The road leading
up to it was just an old fashioned did roll,
and I kicked the dust as I plodded along. Then
suddenly I stopped, for they're at the side. Instead of automobiles,
were believe it or not, horses, horses and carriages and
a bicycle two or three. It was almost as all
(05:09):
a picture of fifty or sixty years ago had suddenly
come to light. And then inside when I promised that
Jay werething named Kesley, well he looked like one of
the smith brothers, and were sitting in front of a
fine but ancient roll top desk.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
Of course we do, mister Dallah.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Our fathers and their fathers before them, all war full beards.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Therefore we do too. Would you like a bit of stuffs?
Speaker 1 (05:31):
No, no thanks. Yes, it's one of the traditions, the
traditions to which we ad here in order that we
may continue to fabricate the superlative furniture to which we
become famous over the past one hundred and seven years.
And I take it, mister Kesley, that the same thing
applies to the horses and carriages out there at the sign. Yes,
they were good enough for our grandparents, so they are
(05:52):
good enough for us. I suppose that's why I should
have suspected mister Tuller, mister Twiller, Russ Go Jay.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
James Piller, mister dollars.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Here, sir, there's a picture of him in this poup
photograph taken on the occasion our one hundred anniversary. I
feel like are a hell beaver. I am afraid his
mighty shock of hair and magnificent beard misled me back
in nineteen forty.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
One when I hired him. Yes, and I suppose I.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
Should have known when he gave up pause in Surrey
to drive one of those newfangled motor cars. Should have
known what missed Keysley. But he was no longer a
man suited to our fine establishment. Is he the one
who took off with your fifty eight thousand dollars fifty
eight thousand, four hundred and thirty three dollars and forty
one cents? Are you sure? I mean sure it was he?
(06:42):
Beyond the shadow of a doubt, sir. He was the
only one beside himself who had a.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
Key to the vault in which we kept our building fund.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
And when he suddenly left us three years, five months
and sixteen days ago.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
Yes, yes, I should have known.
Speaker 1 (06:55):
But you didn't discover the loss until recently. It was
June twenty first, but four minutes after ten that I
went down to the vault for the first time in
four years. We have something ext to put aside, and
you discovered the money was missing. The vault was empty
except for this note. Goodbye suckers, solid word, signed Tiller.
(07:19):
So you see mister Dollar. Yes, yes, I know. It
looks like he's our man, no question about it. And
you have no idea where he might have.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
Gone, none whatsoever.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Well, surely there must be some clue, none whatsoever, But
you must find him. But that was three and a
half years ago, exactly three years fire. And so where
do I start. Unless your company decides simply to reimburse
this for our loss, that mister Dollar is up to you,
(08:02):
act too, of yours, truly, Johnny Dollar. In a moment,
Sometimes we may wonder why a football team doesn't quit
playing and walk off the field when it finds itself
fifty points.
Speaker 2 (08:13):
Behind with only a few minutes of play to go.
What is that indomitable spirit that fills men with hope
and keeps them going In spite of terrific art, keeps
them going just to play the game according to the rules,
just to get the job done as well as they
know how. This kind of spirit pervaded the feelings of
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heavy bomber crews of the Ninth Air Force on that
day of Glory August one, nineteen forty three, the day
of one of the most secretly planned surprised bombing missions
of World War II, the day of the low level
attacks on the Romanian oil refineries at Toloresti, more than
one hundred and seventy B twenty four heavily loaded bombers
(08:58):
took off in a swirl of red dust from Benghazi, Libya,
to bomb a highly defended priority target.
Speaker 1 (09:05):
The element of surprise in.
Speaker 2 (09:07):
The low level attack was to be one of their
greatest weapons, but things went wrong from the start. Three
planes exploded during takeoff operations, eleven more aborted due to
engine trouble. Of those that reached the target area, less
than one third returned to home base. The leaders of
(09:29):
the mission encountered navigation difficulties and difficulty in identifying specific targets,
and due to the loss of that elemental hope surprise,
they also entered a devastating enemy firepower from flak and fighters.
The mission was partially successful, but a horrifying experience. Five
(09:51):
Medals of Honor were awarded to the heroes of the
Floesti Raid for valorous action above and beyond the call
of duty. At any time the men would have been
justified in turning back, but they had a code of
conduct that made them want to see the unequal game
through to the end. It was a job that had
(10:14):
to be done.
Speaker 3 (10:15):
A charge of.
Speaker 2 (10:17):
The light Brigade in the air as they flew down
the valley of death to glory.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
And now Act two of yours, truly, Johnny Dollar and
the two Faced matter all came, mister Keasley. It looks
like this man Twiller is the one who walked off
with the money in your safe when he left your employee.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
No question about it.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
And unless you can find him, your company will have
to pay the full amount of the lost. Yeah. Well,
even if I do find him, the chances are he'll
have spent that money after all three years and a half,
exactly three.
Speaker 3 (10:59):
Years five months.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
And you say you have no idea whatsoever as to
where he might have gone with that much money.
Speaker 3 (11:06):
He could be anywhere in the world.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
Ah, where did he live?
Speaker 3 (11:09):
I don't know, sir what. After all, it was none
of my affair.
Speaker 1 (11:15):
But if he worked for you a number of years,
I make it a rule, never deprived the affairs of others,
except the course where the manufacturer of fine furnitures concerned.
Or doesn't anybody in this organization know anything about Twidler?
Possibly mister Bottomley, who's he? He is presently engaged in
creating a heppophyte table in the shop.
Speaker 3 (11:34):
Come we shall speak with him.
Speaker 1 (11:38):
A huge shop dated back a hundred years at least.
There wasn't a single power tool, not even a buzz off,
but some of the tools looked as though they might
have been used to build the art. Eight or ten men,
all of them old, all wearing dark trousers, suspenders, and
the white aprons, were busy turning out fine pieces of
furniture bamply, almost lovingly, and every one of them wore
(12:00):
his own distinctive for me.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
Way for tradition.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
Mister Kesley led the way to a man who is
gently coming here. You're some kind of a sideboard. Good morning,
mister Bottomley, Good morning, mister Keasley.
Speaker 3 (12:15):
You must pardon this intrusion, mister Bottomley.
Speaker 1 (12:17):
It must be for good reason, mister Keasley, though you
must understand that I cannot afford interruption if I am
to finish this predenza by the of the year coming.
Speaker 3 (12:26):
Of course, I wish you to meet mister Johnny Dallah.
Speaker 1 (12:29):
Good morning, mister Dyer. He is an investigator, mister Bottomley,
come to get us back to the money be lost.
Then he must find mister Twiller exactly. Good morning, mister Thurston.
Good morning, mister Kesley. Tells me you know where this
man Tweller lived. He was my neighbor, lived alone next
door to me. Where and I assure you, sir, I
(12:49):
had no idea of his designs on the company building front. Yes,
I'm sure, But now, if you're just morning. He drove
me to work in his carriage until he teaches that
abominable motor. Oh, I refuse to ride in it's and
both myself a bicycle. You did properly, mister Bottomley. Good morning,
mister Woodstone. He lived well. Just where is it the
(13:11):
Twiller live, mister Bottomley, in the village of north Weldon,
East north Weldon, on Peach Avenue. Well, and perhaps the
authorities there will be able to give me some kind.
Speaker 3 (13:21):
Of a lead.
Speaker 1 (13:21):
The authorities make the police, mister keys the police, with heavens,
I hope not was the dollar? Surely not the belief. Gentlemen, gentlemen, gentlemen, please,
these gentlemen are writing for the dollar.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
Think of the block or not?
Speaker 1 (13:40):
Good?
Speaker 3 (13:40):
Need?
Speaker 1 (13:41):
Now? Look, your loss amounts to fifty eight thousand dollars
fifty eight thousand four. If I don't find this man,
my company's gonna have to pay off I know what
the police. Now. Look, my immediate job is to find
this Roscoe James Twiller. And if I need the help
of the police to do it. Who's the chiefablief? Well?
Speaker 3 (14:05):
Yeah, the mayor, mister Dollar.
Speaker 1 (14:07):
What's his name? John Kimworthy Wilkins, mister Dollar, and he
of you know, we do not mix with the townspeople,
mister Dollar. We don't even go into town, mister Dollar.
But I do have a picture of the mayor here, sir.
Speaker 3 (14:23):
Blottomley, where did you get this?
Speaker 1 (14:25):
He's he's running for re election, mister Keysley, I found
this this poster in my carriage. Will get rid of it, man,
this is indecent. No, no, wait a minute, let me
see the terrible, disgusting. Why it's this place to have
the thing without the world A fine old company, Oh no, no,
(14:46):
wonder the old boys were shot for his honor. The
mayor of North and East north Weldon was not only
as bald as a billot ball, but the top of
off was clean.
Speaker 3 (14:56):
Share.
Speaker 1 (14:57):
Yeah, a big thing like this within the war of
the all Anxime Furniture Company was real sacrilege. But I
still hadn't done my job. I had to find this
man Twiller or let the company be on fifty eight
thousand bucks. How to find him? I hadn't the least
idea act three of yours, truly, Johnny Dellar in a moment,
(15:22):
times have changed, and so has demand. During the eighteenth
and nineteenth centuries, warfare, with its musket fire and cavalry
charges and cannonades, was a simple, direct, easily understood type
of conflict. The undisciplined but sharpeyed revolutionaries hid behind trees
and hedgerows to pick off the advancing British troops. The
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wild dashing helpful other cavalry charges of the Civil War
and Custom's encounter with Sitting Bull and the Sioux Indians
were go courageous, simple, and direct.
Speaker 3 (16:00):
They were far removed from the developments of the.
Speaker 1 (16:02):
Atomic age, which demands selectivity, skill, and rigorous training. Until recently,
the soldier's general level of knowledge determined his job suitability. Today, however,
with more and more complex weapons and equipment being used,
the military needs large numbers of skilled technicians. To that end,
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tests have been developed to find men with intelligence and
technical aptitude, and to develop in these men the needs
of the future. Yes, times have changed, and so as
the man. And now at three of yours, truly Johnny
Dollar and the two faced Matter, I found the Mayor
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of North Weeldon sitting comfortably on the shaded porch of
his home, fanning himself with an election placard, and sitting
at what looked suspiciously like a gym and tonic. If
you're certain that I can't fetch you a I made
to mister Dollar, and no thanks, mayor. Welcome and see
it now. As I started to say, when I first
(17:18):
came here, I did hear something some humor about money
having been taken from the old Langzine Furniture company. But
until they lodge a complaint with me, we see I'm
hot chief of police. Yes, well, for what I can see,
they're pretty slow about things like that. Yeah, they're slow
about everything, but they make magnificent furnitures. I could see that.
(17:42):
Tell me, did you know this Roscoe Twiller at all?
Gone before I came to North Wales? In all, but
that was only three and a half years ago, and
I came after that. Thatt you the mayor of the
town village, really, mister Dollar, But lovely, I've already I've
(18:02):
liked it ever since first time I saw it, and
when the people learned that my police record, my record
in police.
Speaker 3 (18:11):
Work out in Ohio.
Speaker 1 (18:13):
But they insisted did I take over my present jobs?
Told him, I see. And you have no idea where
I could get a lead on this ventiler?
Speaker 3 (18:21):
No, no, sorry, he don't.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
The people at the furniture factory have any ideas about him,
none whatsoever. You're sure, I'm sure. Well, if what you've
told me is true about his staying the money, I mean,
he is probably far far away. Yep, I'm afraid so,
just as far as I am from solving this case.
(18:49):
Were we chatting on for a few minutes, and then
I left him in the hope of finding some worstwhile
neighbor who might be able to give me some help.
I headed across town toward Pitch Avenue. Then as I
was about to pass the bus stop and another redskin,
Oh cowboy. Sure, I am a cowboy and a policeman
(19:13):
and an Irish. My name's Jim Carters, Tony Dolling. I
want to see some of my artistical drawings. Yeah, just
look at this Totte advertisement here. It was my own
crams too. Jimmy, that's the most beautiful mustache saw on
(19:34):
any girl. Sure, my teacher says, I'm gonna go up
and be a greater all. Sure, first I have to
get a paint check. Sure you do.
Speaker 3 (19:42):
And see what I've done with this one.
Speaker 1 (19:44):
Sure, that's all. Yeah, he's running through re election. That's
why he has all these signs on. He looks a
lot better with something hair on his old bullhead and
the little che I'm gonna put a beard like some
of those old men at the furniture factory. Stay with us, Jimmy,
(20:05):
stay with us, old man like this.
Speaker 3 (20:09):
Uh huh, boy, they never come down never.
Speaker 1 (20:12):
It's there. That's that was good one of 'em there, Jimmy,
that's so good. I'm gonna say that. Yeah, yeah, yes, sir,
thanks so I sure do you know I was that good? Jimmy,
You'll never know how good you are. Rare here back
(20:40):
so soon, mister Dollon mayor Wilkins, or rather Chief Wilkins. Yeah,
I have to ask you to make an arrest. You
you the me, and you've the found a man that
you've been looking for. If there's any question about it,
I'll make a civilian arrest. Oh but I I I
I don't understand. So only a few minutes to go,
(21:00):
Only a few minutes ago, I was blind as a
bat to the most obvious possibility in the world. You
showed up in this town a short time after Rockgo
Twiller left. Ye had to Roscoe Twiller with a heavy
shock of hair and a thick beard. Clarify, I understand
its old man out at the old Langzheye furniture you
(21:21):
clean shaven, completely bald, mister doll I should have realized
by the funny pink tint on the top of your
nuggin that you've been using some kind of hairy moover.
I beg your pardon to air look at yourself. But
you said, Roscoe James Twiller Alius, John Kenworthy Wiken. Now, now,
(21:43):
mister Darlan, I'll bet that if I make a search
of your house, off find the key to that vault
in the furniture factory. No, I threw it away. Yeah,
do you want to make the arrest yourself? Twidller or Shallant.
I don't know why Twiler gave up so easily. I
(22:06):
guess it was because I caught him completely off guard,
even signed a confession and promised to pay back what
he caught. So from here on in, it's up to
the courts, and all thanks to a little kid who
liked to draw mustaches on billboards, expense account total and
pulling the finest paints that I could find for my
little pal Jimmy. Oh hey wait, I gotta pad this.
(22:27):
It only comes out to nine dollars and eighty cents.
Yours truly, Johnny Upper, yours truly. Johnny Dollar is coloring
(23:00):
Bob Bailey orig Nights in Hollywood and has written, produced
and directed by Jack Gunstone. Heard in our cast Well
Will White her Vigrant, Boris Lewis at Gabarrier, Richard Beale,
Bill James and Gus Bays be sure to join us
the same time and stations for another exciting story of yours, truly,
Johnny Dollars.
Speaker 3 (23:24):
This is Roy Rowan speaking
Hollywood. I now Paul, Johnny Dollar, thick Waters, Johnny Northeastern
Fidelity and Bonding. Oh Hi, Hey, how's with you? Couldn't
bed Johnny good in bad? Well, I'm sure there's nothing
good you've called me about. What's the problem? Fifteen eight
thousand dollars lost? Straight or stolen? I didn't know? Yeah,
(00:24):
probably stolen. Ever hear of the old Anxion Furniture company
I have not sounds like a gag. It's no gag.
Some of the finest traditional furniture in the world comes
out of that planet.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Really.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
It's up in northern Massachusetts, in the little town north
of Fitchburg, and it's run by a bunch of real characters.
What I mean, Well, I just when you go up there,
you wear a dark blue suit, white shirt, and black
four in hand tied. Oh and suspenders. Be sure you
wear suspenders. And you're kidding one watch power at the
office and let me tell you about it. Yeah, I
think i'd better Bob Bailey in The Exciting Adventures of
(01:06):
the Man with the Action Pact. Expensive Outs America's fabulous
freelance insurance investigator, Yours truly, Johnny Dollars and now Fact
one of yours, truly, Johnny Dollars expense account Submit Advice
(01:36):
Special Investigator Johnny Downard to the Northeastern Fidemity and Bonding
Company Home Office, Hartford, Connecticut, following us account of expenses
incurred during my investigation of the True Face Matter expense account.
I'm one after shaving, showering, and donning the most cunerey
(01:57):
of clothes I could find. One dollar ten taxi to
Nick Weldon's office of Northeastern Fidelity And Buddy, just remember
what I told you, Johnny, the Old Axaion Furniture Company
is run by a bunch of characters. Yeah, that's what
it frees me. That's why I came over here.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Old They're crafts went all right.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
The old school may take them a couple of years
to make an ordinary straight back chair, but when it's done,
it's the most beautiful thing you ever saw. And the
finish they get on the pieces they turn out beautiful
and expensive too, Oh sure, but worth it. Any piece
of furniture they make will last one hundred five hundred years. Yeah,
the real honest craftsman, the kind you don't see anymore. Well,
(02:38):
apparently somebody wasn't too honest with them. So tell me all,
Nick Jenny. It seems one of their lads is run
off with some of the company money. Now you mentioned
fifty eight thousand bucks. Yep, fifty eight, four hundred and
thirty three to be exact, and those boys are exact?
Or what did the police have to say? Nothing?
Speaker 3 (02:56):
They were never called in.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Well why not? Of the places run by a flock
are real characters? Oh? Brother, they must be. Why did
this happen sometime within the past three and a half
years and you've just found out about it? Now that's right?
Well how come I told you? Yeah, there are a
bunch of characters. But didn't their policy state that any
claim had to be filed within sixty days of the loss?
Speaker 3 (03:20):
So we waived that for him?
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Struck it from the policy? Why? Because they don't like
to be washed in anything rushed? After all, a book
sixty day. Don't forget they only discovered the loss a
bit over a month ago. They even took a month
to let you know about it. Yeah, and yet you
say it could have occurred as much as three and
a half years ago. Yeah, yeah, I know. But why
don't you save the questions for mister j Worthington Keasley. Well,
(03:44):
see the senior member of the organization.
Speaker 3 (03:47):
I guess you'd call them.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
There are no officers, you know, president, vice president, and
so on. You mean a company big enough to suffer
a cash loss of fifty eight thousand dollars, Johnny, I
told you, Yeah, that's right.
Speaker 3 (03:59):
You told me yeah.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
So will you go up there and see what's what? Nick?
I'm going up there for just one reason, on expensive count,
of course, of course, and that is to take a
good look at these crazy characters you've been telling me about.
Item two, Grade twenty five for bus the Fitchburg, Massachusetts,
(04:23):
where at the terminal I picked up a local, the
North Weldon home of the Old Angzhime Furniture Company. The
name was appropriate. Located on the outskirts of the quiet
little New England town, it consisted of a huge vine
like building that looked as though it had been standing
there since the year one, so haunted by stately elm trees,
and a couple of narled ancient books that looked well,
very picturesque. A large wrought iron weathercock raced one end
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of the high peach shingle roof and looked down on
broad lawns, the well kept flower beds. The road leading
up to it was just an old fashioned did roll,
and I kicked the dust as I plodded along. Then
suddenly I stopped, for they're at the side. Instead of automobiles,
were believe it or not, horses, horses and carriages and
a bicycle two or three. It was almost as all
(05:09):
a picture of fifty or sixty years ago had suddenly
come to light. And then inside when I promised that
Jay werething named Kesley, well he looked like one of
the smith brothers, and were sitting in front of a
fine but ancient roll top desk.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
Of course we do, mister Dallah.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Our fathers and their fathers before them, all war full beards.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Therefore we do too. Would you like a bit of stuffs?
Speaker 1 (05:31):
No, no thanks. Yes, it's one of the traditions, the
traditions to which we ad here in order that we
may continue to fabricate the superlative furniture to which we
become famous over the past one hundred and seven years.
And I take it, mister Kesley, that the same thing
applies to the horses and carriages out there at the sign. Yes,
they were good enough for our grandparents, so they are
(05:52):
good enough for us. I suppose that's why I should
have suspected mister Tuller, mister Twiller, Russ Go Jay.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
James Piller, mister dollars.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Here, sir, there's a picture of him in this poup
photograph taken on the occasion our one hundred anniversary. I
feel like are a hell beaver. I am afraid his
mighty shock of hair and magnificent beard misled me back
in nineteen forty.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
One when I hired him. Yes, and I suppose I.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
Should have known when he gave up pause in Surrey
to drive one of those newfangled motor cars. Should have
known what missed Keysley. But he was no longer a
man suited to our fine establishment. Is he the one
who took off with your fifty eight thousand dollars fifty
eight thousand, four hundred and thirty three dollars and forty
one cents? Are you sure? I mean sure it was he?
(06:42):
Beyond the shadow of a doubt, sir. He was the
only one beside himself who had a.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
Key to the vault in which we kept our building fund.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
And when he suddenly left us three years, five months
and sixteen days ago.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
Yes, yes, I should have known.
Speaker 1 (06:55):
But you didn't discover the loss until recently. It was
June twenty first, but four minutes after ten that I
went down to the vault for the first time in
four years. We have something ext to put aside, and
you discovered the money was missing. The vault was empty
except for this note. Goodbye suckers, solid word, signed Tiller.
(07:19):
So you see mister Dollar. Yes, yes, I know. It
looks like he's our man, no question about it. And
you have no idea where he might have.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
Gone, none whatsoever.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Well, surely there must be some clue, none whatsoever, But
you must find him. But that was three and a
half years ago, exactly three years fire. And so where
do I start. Unless your company decides simply to reimburse
this for our loss, that mister Dollar is up to you,
(08:02):
act too, of yours, truly, Johnny Dollar. In a moment,
Sometimes we may wonder why a football team doesn't quit
playing and walk off the field when it finds itself
fifty points.
Speaker 2 (08:13):
Behind with only a few minutes of play to go.
What is that indomitable spirit that fills men with hope
and keeps them going In spite of terrific art, keeps
them going just to play the game according to the rules,
just to get the job done as well as they
know how. This kind of spirit pervaded the feelings of
(08:35):
heavy bomber crews of the Ninth Air Force on that
day of Glory August one, nineteen forty three, the day
of one of the most secretly planned surprised bombing missions
of World War II, the day of the low level
attacks on the Romanian oil refineries at Toloresti, more than
one hundred and seventy B twenty four heavily loaded bombers
(08:58):
took off in a swirl of red dust from Benghazi, Libya,
to bomb a highly defended priority target.
Speaker 1 (09:05):
The element of surprise in.
Speaker 2 (09:07):
The low level attack was to be one of their
greatest weapons, but things went wrong from the start. Three
planes exploded during takeoff operations, eleven more aborted due to
engine trouble. Of those that reached the target area, less
than one third returned to home base. The leaders of
(09:29):
the mission encountered navigation difficulties and difficulty in identifying specific targets,
and due to the loss of that elemental hope surprise,
they also entered a devastating enemy firepower from flak and fighters.
The mission was partially successful, but a horrifying experience. Five
(09:51):
Medals of Honor were awarded to the heroes of the
Floesti Raid for valorous action above and beyond the call
of duty. At any time the men would have been
justified in turning back, but they had a code of
conduct that made them want to see the unequal game
through to the end. It was a job that had
(10:14):
to be done.
Speaker 3 (10:15):
A charge of.
Speaker 2 (10:17):
The light Brigade in the air as they flew down
the valley of death to glory.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
And now Act two of yours, truly, Johnny Dollar and
the two Faced matter all came, mister Keasley. It looks
like this man Twiller is the one who walked off
with the money in your safe when he left your employee.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
No question about it.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
And unless you can find him, your company will have
to pay the full amount of the lost. Yeah. Well,
even if I do find him, the chances are he'll
have spent that money after all three years and a half,
exactly three.
Speaker 3 (10:59):
Years five months.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
And you say you have no idea whatsoever as to
where he might have gone with that much money.
Speaker 3 (11:06):
He could be anywhere in the world.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
Ah, where did he live?
Speaker 3 (11:09):
I don't know, sir what. After all, it was none
of my affair.
Speaker 1 (11:15):
But if he worked for you a number of years,
I make it a rule, never deprived the affairs of others,
except the course where the manufacturer of fine furnitures concerned.
Or doesn't anybody in this organization know anything about Twidler?
Possibly mister Bottomley, who's he? He is presently engaged in
creating a heppophyte table in the shop.
Speaker 3 (11:34):
Come we shall speak with him.
Speaker 1 (11:38):
A huge shop dated back a hundred years at least.
There wasn't a single power tool, not even a buzz off,
but some of the tools looked as though they might
have been used to build the art. Eight or ten men,
all of them old, all wearing dark trousers, suspenders, and
the white aprons, were busy turning out fine pieces of
furniture bamply, almost lovingly, and every one of them wore
(12:00):
his own distinctive for me.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
Way for tradition.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
Mister Kesley led the way to a man who is
gently coming here. You're some kind of a sideboard. Good morning,
mister Bottomley, Good morning, mister Keasley.
Speaker 3 (12:15):
You must pardon this intrusion, mister Bottomley.
Speaker 1 (12:17):
It must be for good reason, mister Keasley, though you
must understand that I cannot afford interruption if I am
to finish this predenza by the of the year coming.
Speaker 3 (12:26):
Of course, I wish you to meet mister Johnny Dallah.
Speaker 1 (12:29):
Good morning, mister Dyer. He is an investigator, mister Bottomley,
come to get us back to the money be lost.
Then he must find mister Twiller exactly. Good morning, mister Thurston.
Good morning, mister Kesley. Tells me you know where this
man Tweller lived. He was my neighbor, lived alone next
door to me. Where and I assure you, sir, I
(12:49):
had no idea of his designs on the company building front. Yes,
I'm sure, But now, if you're just morning. He drove
me to work in his carriage until he teaches that
abominable motor. Oh, I refuse to ride in it's and
both myself a bicycle. You did properly, mister Bottomley. Good morning,
mister Woodstone. He lived well. Just where is it the
(13:11):
Twiller live, mister Bottomley, in the village of north Weldon,
East north Weldon, on Peach Avenue. Well, and perhaps the
authorities there will be able to give me some kind.
Speaker 3 (13:21):
Of a lead.
Speaker 1 (13:21):
The authorities make the police, mister keys the police, with heavens,
I hope not was the dollar? Surely not the belief. Gentlemen, gentlemen, gentlemen, please,
these gentlemen are writing for the dollar.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
Think of the block or not?
Speaker 1 (13:40):
Good?
Speaker 3 (13:40):
Need?
Speaker 1 (13:41):
Now? Look, your loss amounts to fifty eight thousand dollars
fifty eight thousand four. If I don't find this man,
my company's gonna have to pay off I know what
the police. Now. Look, my immediate job is to find
this Roscoe James Twiller. And if I need the help
of the police to do it. Who's the chiefablief? Well?
Speaker 3 (14:05):
Yeah, the mayor, mister Dollar.
Speaker 1 (14:07):
What's his name? John Kimworthy Wilkins, mister Dollar, and he
of you know, we do not mix with the townspeople,
mister Dollar. We don't even go into town, mister Dollar.
But I do have a picture of the mayor here, sir.
Speaker 3 (14:23):
Blottomley, where did you get this?
Speaker 1 (14:25):
He's he's running for re election, mister Keysley, I found
this this poster in my carriage. Will get rid of it, man,
this is indecent. No, no, wait a minute, let me
see the terrible, disgusting. Why it's this place to have
the thing without the world A fine old company, Oh no, no,
(14:46):
wonder the old boys were shot for his honor. The
mayor of North and East north Weldon was not only
as bald as a billot ball, but the top of
off was clean.
Speaker 3 (14:56):
Share.
Speaker 1 (14:57):
Yeah, a big thing like this within the war of
the all Anxime Furniture Company was real sacrilege. But I
still hadn't done my job. I had to find this
man Twiller or let the company be on fifty eight
thousand bucks. How to find him? I hadn't the least
idea act three of yours, truly, Johnny Dellar in a moment,
(15:22):
times have changed, and so has demand. During the eighteenth
and nineteenth centuries, warfare, with its musket fire and cavalry
charges and cannonades, was a simple, direct, easily understood type
of conflict. The undisciplined but sharpeyed revolutionaries hid behind trees
and hedgerows to pick off the advancing British troops. The
(15:47):
wild dashing helpful other cavalry charges of the Civil War
and Custom's encounter with Sitting Bull and the Sioux Indians
were go courageous, simple, and direct.
Speaker 3 (16:00):
They were far removed from the developments of the.
Speaker 1 (16:02):
Atomic age, which demands selectivity, skill, and rigorous training. Until recently,
the soldier's general level of knowledge determined his job suitability. Today, however,
with more and more complex weapons and equipment being used,
the military needs large numbers of skilled technicians. To that end,
(16:27):
tests have been developed to find men with intelligence and
technical aptitude, and to develop in these men the needs
of the future. Yes, times have changed, and so as
the man. And now at three of yours, truly Johnny
Dollar and the two faced Matter, I found the Mayor
(16:56):
of North Weeldon sitting comfortably on the shaded porch of
his home, fanning himself with an election placard, and sitting
at what looked suspiciously like a gym and tonic. If
you're certain that I can't fetch you a I made
to mister Dollar, and no thanks, mayor. Welcome and see
it now. As I started to say, when I first
(17:18):
came here, I did hear something some humor about money
having been taken from the old Langzine Furniture company. But
until they lodge a complaint with me, we see I'm
hot chief of police. Yes, well, for what I can see,
they're pretty slow about things like that. Yeah, they're slow
about everything, but they make magnificent furnitures. I could see that.
(17:42):
Tell me, did you know this Roscoe Twiller at all?
Gone before I came to North Wales? In all, but
that was only three and a half years ago, and
I came after that. Thatt you the mayor of the
town village, really, mister Dollar, But lovely, I've already I've
(18:02):
liked it ever since first time I saw it, and
when the people learned that my police record, my record
in police.
Speaker 3 (18:11):
Work out in Ohio.
Speaker 1 (18:13):
But they insisted did I take over my present jobs?
Told him, I see. And you have no idea where
I could get a lead on this ventiler?
Speaker 3 (18:21):
No, no, sorry, he don't.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
The people at the furniture factory have any ideas about him,
none whatsoever. You're sure, I'm sure. Well, if what you've
told me is true about his staying the money, I mean,
he is probably far far away. Yep, I'm afraid so,
just as far as I am from solving this case.
(18:49):
Were we chatting on for a few minutes, and then
I left him in the hope of finding some worstwhile
neighbor who might be able to give me some help.
I headed across town toward Pitch Avenue. Then as I
was about to pass the bus stop and another redskin,
Oh cowboy. Sure, I am a cowboy and a policeman
(19:13):
and an Irish. My name's Jim Carters, Tony Dolling. I
want to see some of my artistical drawings. Yeah, just
look at this Totte advertisement here. It was my own
crams too. Jimmy, that's the most beautiful mustache saw on
(19:34):
any girl. Sure, my teacher says, I'm gonna go up
and be a greater all. Sure, first I have to
get a paint check. Sure you do.
Speaker 3 (19:42):
And see what I've done with this one.
Speaker 1 (19:44):
Sure, that's all. Yeah, he's running through re election. That's
why he has all these signs on. He looks a
lot better with something hair on his old bullhead and
the little che I'm gonna put a beard like some
of those old men at the furniture factory. Stay with us, Jimmy,
(20:05):
stay with us, old man like this.
Speaker 3 (20:09):
Uh huh, boy, they never come down never.
Speaker 1 (20:12):
It's there. That's that was good one of 'em there, Jimmy,
that's so good. I'm gonna say that. Yeah, yeah, yes, sir,
thanks so I sure do you know I was that good? Jimmy,
You'll never know how good you are. Rare here back
(20:40):
so soon, mister Dollon mayor Wilkins, or rather Chief Wilkins. Yeah,
I have to ask you to make an arrest. You
you the me, and you've the found a man that
you've been looking for. If there's any question about it,
I'll make a civilian arrest. Oh but I I I
I don't understand. So only a few minutes to go,
(21:00):
Only a few minutes ago, I was blind as a
bat to the most obvious possibility in the world. You
showed up in this town a short time after Rockgo
Twiller left. Ye had to Roscoe Twiller with a heavy
shock of hair and a thick beard. Clarify, I understand
its old man out at the old Langzheye furniture you
(21:21):
clean shaven, completely bald, mister doll I should have realized
by the funny pink tint on the top of your
nuggin that you've been using some kind of hairy moover.
I beg your pardon to air look at yourself. But
you said, Roscoe James Twiller Alius, John Kenworthy Wiken. Now, now,
(21:43):
mister Darlan, I'll bet that if I make a search
of your house, off find the key to that vault
in the furniture factory. No, I threw it away. Yeah,
do you want to make the arrest yourself? Twidller or Shallant.
I don't know why Twiler gave up so easily. I
(22:06):
guess it was because I caught him completely off guard,
even signed a confession and promised to pay back what
he caught. So from here on in, it's up to
the courts, and all thanks to a little kid who
liked to draw mustaches on billboards, expense account total and
pulling the finest paints that I could find for my
little pal Jimmy. Oh hey wait, I gotta pad this.
(22:27):
It only comes out to nine dollars and eighty cents.
Yours truly, Johnny Upper, yours truly. Johnny Dollar is coloring
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Speaker 3 (23:24):
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