 Rodgers radio show as folks at the Roy Rogers radio show for the whole family adventure the fans and music starring Roy Rogers king of the cowboys in day eleven's queen of the west with pat brady the mellowman and an all-star cast and now here to greet you with a song in his story a royal day yes well good evening folks greetings again to the whole family it's a good day yes sir it has been a good day for us and we hope it's been a good day for you folks too however i can remember a while back when it wasn't a good day at all at least not for a friend of ours it began the day after dail and pat and i had returned to the double our bar rent from a personal appearance just before lunch we had a visitor jack kelly an investigator or an insurance company hi all well hi jack good to see you again sit down thanks we're having lunch in a minute i'll put on an extra plate uh... thanks dail i'm afraid i didn't come on a social call i have to get right back to the office act of the matter is i'm on a case that involves a friend of yours the claimant gave you as a reference when we insured the jewelry who's that mrs william hailey all sure we've known janet for a long time yes you have i've done jack i'm not too good at this moment i'm afraid what happened my company insured her jewels for fifty thousand dollars they were stolen or rather maybe i should say they uh... disappeared two days ago all that's a shame all that beautiful stuff certainly is too bad but uh... why are you telling us about it you're a friend of mrs hailey's roy she and her husband have filed a claim with us we're not going to pay it without a thorough investigation we think she's trying to defraud us we think she stole the jewels herself you must be mistaken jack what reason would janet have well we're not sure dail but janet's background isn't too open above board i hate to see anything bad about a person who's a friend of yours but frankly in checking her out we can't find a record of her until a little over ten years ago this leads us to believe that she may have changed her name about that time assumed a new identity if that's true then why did she do it it could only be because she's trying to hide something that happened something she doesn't want her husband or the world to know about i thought that as a friend you might be able to obtain information that would be more difficult for me or the police we also don't wish to do anything that might scare her unduly if she did take her own jewels we don't want to skip the country with jack i'd almost take my life on janet hailey's honesty but as long as you and the police think that you might have something to hide and because of it she took the jewels i'll go out and have a talk with her maybe i can turn up something that'll clear up your suspicion janet and her husband are very fond of animals and birds oh they must be birds, parrots, dogs, they're not their selenium or uh... selenium selenium, pats well, they're sappy happy? yeah, janet's pet monkey i don't see him oh, maybe he's upstairs with janet and dale it could be hey, here they come now hi, pat, it's so nice of you to come over nice to see you, janet oh, now, patsy, stop it come on, now i'll put you outside come on word isn't so noisy okay sit down, roi dale, pat oh, i can't begin to tell you how grateful i am for your interest in the jewel theft janet, when a friend of ours is in trouble we try to do everything we can for her well, i don't think i understand i didn't tell her about jack's suspicions, roi suspicions? mister kelly, about what? well, frankly, janet, the insurance company thinks you took the jewels yourself i... i... well, that's what we tried to tell jack anyway, if we can find out what really happened to the jewels you'll be cleared, and that's all that matters roi, those jewels mean more to me than... oh, i don't know how to tell you, but the money doesn't mean anything the jewels do we believe you, janet roi's only trying to help you i know janet, will you tell me exactly what happened when you first noticed that the jewels were gone? well, it was last thursday i cleaned the pieces as i always do each month i wiped them off with alcohol and put them on the bed to dry where did you clean them? in the bathroom i see then you took them into the bedroom? yes what did you do after that? well, it seems to me... oh, yes, i remember now i went downstairs and started to do some cleaning and about half an hour later i went back upstairs and the jewels weren't there about what time was this? it must have been about twelve thirty because i called my husband and he was out to lunch and he called me back around one and told me to call the police and the insurance company and you were here all by yourself at that time? yes, well, there was mrs. karson, of course your cook, yes, she was in the kitchen all the time? well, i suppose so oh, roi, you surely don't suspect mrs. karson no, but i do what? jenet i don't suspect anybody yet i'm just trying to get as much information as i can tell me one more thing, did anybody else come into the house while you were downstairs? oh, wait a minute, yes there was a delivery boy from the grocery what part of the house was he in? the kitchen, of course all right, suppose we talked to your cook about what she was doing and how long the delivery boy was around mrs. karson, this is roi rogers, dale evans and pat brady how do you do, mrs rogers is trying to find out what happened to my jewelry i wonder if you'd answer a few questions, mrs. karson be glad to but i already told the police everything i know, didn't much well, about this boy who delivered the grocery order what did he do and how long did he stay? oh, he didn't do anything except put the groceries on the table as usual couldn't have been here more than a couple of minutes did he leave through the back door? of course was there any opportunity for him to have flipped back in when you weren't looking? well, i don't see how just one more question with the exception of the grocery boy no one else came to the house that morning, huh? not that i know of of course, like i say, i was busy mrs. hayley, which is the front part of the house she'd know if the doorbell rang or anybody else came janet? no no, nobody else was here, roi not a soul yes, ma'am, do you have a delivered boy working here by the name of henry porter? why yes, that's henry, over there, arranging the shelves well, thank you come on, dale, pat hi, henry huh? i'd like to have a talk with you i'm roi rogers roi rogers? gee, what happened? i went to contest or something? no, henry, i'm afraid not it's about the delivery you made to the hayley residence two days ago yeah? how long were you there? minutes, why? did you go into any part of the house except the kitchen? no no, of course not why? just answer my question, sir when you left the house, did you see anyone outside, anyone at all? i saw joe joe? yeah, joe sanders, he's a messenger boy for western union where did you see joe? near the mall shop, we had ice cream together oh? you mean you didn't see joe near the hayley residence? no, he had a head start on me he was at the hayley house before i got there, but he was... what? you mean the messenger boy, joe, told you he'd been at the hayley place the same morning? sure mrs. hayley called for a messenger boy, so he went up to get a package package? yeah what did mrs. hayley tell joe to do with this package? mail it hey, why all the questions, mr. rogers? did joe do something wrong? not joe, henry not joe now joe, there's nothing to be nervous about we just want to ask you a few questions okay, mr. rogers henry told us that you picked up a package at the hayley residence a couple of days ago yeah, i tried and mrs. hayley asked you to mail it for her yes, ma'am did anything unusual happen the morning you picked up the package? i mean, did you see anyone else hanging around the house? did mrs. hayley seem nervous or excited? no, sir i didn't see anybody around mrs. hayley just gave me the box as usual and told me to be sure and register it and get a return receipt just a minute what do you mean she gave you a box as usual? well, she's been calling for a messenger almost every month lately it's always the same she gives me a box and i take her to the post office how do you know it's a box? well, it's wrapped like a box well, it looks like a box, you know, about this long and this wide and he told you to have it registered yes, ma'am, with a return receipt hmm now joe, this is very important do you happen to remember the name of the person the box was addressed to? no, sir well, how about the city? the place it was going yeah, i remember that i used to live there, Oklahoma City one more thing, joe did you go back and give the registration slip to mrs. hayley? oh, yes, sir when? well, that same day, in the afternoon i see okay, joe thanks thanks a lot, you can go now yes, sir dale i hate to think that janet hayley has done something wrong, but the fact of the matter is she lied to us when she said that no one but the grocery boy came to the house that morning i think we'd better notify jack kelly and tell him what we've learned she's gotta go in here while i work quieter that might be a good idea but she and pat are checking up on a few things for me oh well, you said on the phone that you had something to tell me yes, janet, i have have you found out something about my jewel? no, but i found out something about you me? you lied to me, janet lied? now, please don't make it worse by trying to deny it, i i talked to joe joe? yes, the messenger boy you gave the package to oh oh, i see but that that wasn't my jewelry what was it? i can't tell you you must tell me, janet if you can't give me a satisfactory explanation why you mailed a package that looked like a box large enough to contain your jewels on the morning you reported the theft then i'll have no choice except to tell the insurance company about it they'll refuse to pay the claim they'll notify the police, your husband will no, i know my husband mustn't know anything about this but he's bound to know, how are you gonna keep it from him? no, i alright i'm sorry, janet why not tell me the whole story i can't i can't i can't tell you one thing, roi if my husband finds out about me i swear to you, i'll kill myself hey, well, it's good boys hey, where's dale? what? i'm glad you're back what did janet have to say? nothing, she refused to tell me what was in the package things look pretty bad for her right now did you get the information from jack? yes, i did the package was sent to Mr. Peter DeLancy 1215 class on avenue, oklahoma city, oklahoma jack has notified the oklahoma city police they're checking up on Mr. DeLancy now hey, roi dale? yes, pat, what is it? jack kelly just called again, he said to tell you that see, uh, just a second, i got it written down here uh pete de lancy, well-known fence in oklahoma city i can't be right it's right, pat but a fence is a wall around a yard, not a person a fence is a man who handles stolen jewels, pat, go on oh, oh, yes, well uh, pete de lancy, well-known fence, uh connected with blackmail and vice in general has been picked up and is being held for questioning and jack wants to see you right away, roi i don't doubt it dale? yes? janet threatened to kill herself kill herself? yes, she's terribly frightened and worried but in spite of everything we found out i don't think she took the jewels oh, why? she's not a thief she's in trouble, big trouble but she's not a thief we've got to find out what she's trying to hide and you know what? what? this is a job for you hello, dale, you said you wanted to see me about something personal and private yes, janet roi told me that you threatened to kill yourself if certain information is disclosed to your husband dale, i wait, let me finish janet, you must tell me about the package you sent to oklahoma city i'm sorry, dale, i can't but you've got to janet roi told me that if it doesn't have any bearing on the jewel disappearing he'll do all he can to see that what you say here will never go any further now please, janet tell me just what was in the package you sent to peter delancey money money? four hundred and eighty dollars in small old bills who is peter delancey, janet? i met him when i was nineteen, i guess i fell in love with him he was an accountant i went to business school and studied bookkeeping so i could get a job and work in the same office with him now that i look back i know i must have made a fool of myself, i practically threw myself at him one day there was an investigation of the books mine were all wrong peter had given me false entries to make i didn't know they were false, dale, i swear i didn't go on here we were both sentenced to prison when i got out i came here to los angeles and changed my name and found a job working for bill after i'd been there a few months he promoted me to being a secretary a year later we were married have you ever told him about your past? no i just couldn't take a chance of losing the only happiness i've ever known at least i was happy until a few months ago what happened? i was downtown in los angeles doing some shopping i was walking up six street i guess i must have been window shopping or daydreaming i bumped into someone it was peter delancey, he was out here on a trip may i see you found out you were married to a wealthy man and he started to blackmail you but how did you raise the money about your husband knowing about it? he was always so generous by saving on my household allowance denying myself little luxuries i managed to send pete enough to keep him quiet but what about the jewelry, janet? i don't know what happened to it, dale, i swear i don't and you swear that the box you mailed to him contained another payoff and money? not your jewel? i swear it by everything that's holy, dale, i swear it! what are you doing up there, roy? talking? all they sure must have a lot to talk about, they've been up there for an hour i know pat, will you please put those keys down? you're making me nervous oh, sorry oh, say, have you got jack kelly's phone number handy? yeah, i think so, i've got it written down here in my pocket just a second, roy pick them up and put them back on the table, pat please get me jack's number okay i got it someplace here it's all right, janet i'm sure, roy, we'll understand and i'm sure he'll believe you just as i do well, dale, did you and janet have a good talk? we sure did, roy, but i'm afraid you're no nearer to finding out what happened to the jewels than you were before oh? i'll tell you all about it when we get back to the ranch don't worry, janet, i'm sure the jewels will turn up someplace i hope so, dale, and thanks for being so understanding well, are you ready, roy? pat? yes, so, sorry, i haven't been more helped, janet no, you've both been wonderful, i feel much better now that i've been able to confide in dale oh, good let's go, pat okay, just a minute while i get the keys to the car, i'll... hey, roy the keys staying on the table oh, they must be pat, i saw you put them there myself what they ate? hey, look this is the mike he's got, though oh, patty, you little devil, come back here no, let him go, janet let's follow him he's going into the living room come on, hurry the keys and that big vase for the fireplace yeah, let's have a look let's see what's inside hey, this thing's heavy well, wait a minute, look at that oh, my God yeah, in mirrors, compact, tin foil, the car key well, janet, i guess we can call jack kelly and tell him to stop worrying about the $50,000 oh, i'm so glad dale yes, dear will you have to tell me about... about anything else? no, dear i'm sure we won't the story of a day that started off bad and turned out to be a real good day yes, it's a good day for singing a song, and it's a good day for moving along, yes, it's a good day how could anything go wrong a good day from morning till night yes, it's a good day for shining your shoes, and it's a good day for losing the blues everything to gain, and nothing to lose cause it's a good day from morning till night i said to the sun, good morning sun rise and shine today make a show on, and you know you've got the right of way cause it's a good day for paying your bills, and it's a good day for curing your bills, so take a deep breath and throw away your pills, cause it's a good day from morning till night it's a good day from morning till night for shining your shoes, and it's a good day for losing the blues everything to gain, and nothing to lose cause it's a good day from morning till night i said to the sun, good morning that's all for now, folks this is Roy Rogers saying to all of you from all of us goodbye, good luck with me and a good lord take a liking to you see you next week