From Hollywood. It's time now for...

Johnny Deller.

The count's three to two when the bases are loaded.

And Ted Williams is at bat, huh, McGraw?

Oh, Johnny, how'd you know it was me?

Oh, just psychic, I guess. What on your mind, Bert?

A fellow named Henry Sampson, ever hear of him?

Name's familiar.

Well, it should be. He owns about half the newspapers in the South.

Which means he isn't exactly struggling for money, in fact he collects it figures especially Confederate money well anybody can what yes sir Johnny he has one of the largest collections of old coins in this country all and a Confederate half dollar he owns has disappeared.

Bird, Confederate money isn't worth his weight and salt.

That's where you're all wrong, Johnny.

Huh?

This particular half buck is insured for $20,000. Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account

America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator... yours truly, Johnny Della. The other. Expense account submitted by Special Investigator Johnny Dollar

to the Providential Assurance Company 393 Dewey Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut.

Following is an account of expenses incurred during my investigation of the Confederate Cornage Matter.

Expense account item 1, a dollar and 20 cents taxi from my apartment to Bert McGraw's office

He was seated behind the haze of cigar smoke reading a magazine

Oh Johnny come in come in. Hey, morning, Bert.

Sit down.

I was just reading about an old teammate of mine.

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