 The Greater Southwest Insurance Company office in Kingman, Arizona the following isn't a kind of expenses incurred during my investigation of the Red Rock matter Expense account of one a dollar seventy for a telegram to Jake Kessler giving him my flight time Item two hundred and sixty nine dollars even plane fare and incidentals Hartford to New York to Las Vegas, Nevada Early the next morning then Jake was there at the Vegas airport waiting for me fall Angular well tan wearing jeans a denim shirt high heel boots and a broad brimmed hat Well, he looked like he should have been riding a range pony instead of a car We headed east on 95 through Boulder City then south toward Kingman, Arizona Johnny now that we've got the hot news or if I better tell you why I called John Hey, you said something about a murder Jake. We're not sure when we get down to Kingman Now back in 52 Johnny a couple of boys named Ralph Garrett and Jerry Bisbee who were doing quite a bit of prospect Around these parts called gold silver copper anything they can find Well, how they ever joined up together. Nobody could rightly understand now. What do you say that Ralph was okay Not much money, but a nice wife home family Jerry Bisbee Well, the town had been hoping he'd go somewhere else for years. Ah, I see Anyhow one day they set out to pound the rocks up near the town of chloride over near Mount Tipton Month or so later though Jerry Bisbee came back to Kingman alone. Oh Past him where Ralph Garrett was he said Ralph had left him to go out and get a job in California And left Bisbee with the rights to all their claims That wasn't even talked about not then No, go on chick Anyhow, Ralph's wife claimed it was all a big lie that Bisbee had taken Ralph out there in the desert and killed him But why why did she think that claimed Ralph almost hadn't gone on that particular trip that he'd gotten suspicious of Bisbee That he was scared of him and that Ralph wouldn't have just up and left her like that Well, did she tell this to the police? Sure, it is So they looked around all over the state even notify the boys over in California, but nobody couldn't find a sign around I see so then she got a hold of some relative She has over in the state's attorney's office over in Phoenix and Johnny before you knew it Jerry Bisbee was up on trial for murder But on such flimsy evidence and without a party sure sure Jerry was acquitted now like I say that was back in 52 But we only paid off the insurance on Ralph about a year ago You know like an illegal proof that Ralph was dead until that statute of limitations said he had to be here Oh, yeah, I know but now about this man Bisbee does he still live in Kingman? No, Johnny As soon as that trial was over he sold his little place left town and never come back Ah, that was no actual proof that he'd killed his partner just a minute Didn't your eastern papers carry anything about that big windstorm we had out here last week Windstorm biggest one we've had in years must have blew 78 a mile now Oh, oh, yeah, I guess I did read something about that Yeah, yeah, I remember now that that wind uncovered the bones of a man a man who'd apparently become lost somewhere out here in this Desert some years ago lost what do you mean? There's something the papers didn't say Johnny. There was a bullet hole in the back of the skull From exactly the same caliber as the old Winchester 94 Jerry Bisbee doll was carried with Then it looks like the skeleton is Ralph Garrett's Murdered and buried out there by this Jerry Bisbee. Now. There's only one person can identify that skeleton for sure, Johnny Who's that young dog blessing and if we're lucky we'll find him waiting for us in Kingman Well, that was all Jake had to say about the matter until we could talk to dr Blessing when we got to Jake's office there in Kingman We found a note in the door from dr. Blessing asking us to wait for him. So we sat there and waited and then he came here and Wise and got here in this nice clean desert there. They wouldn't Will be able to hear out of this here for a week I thought you were trying to knock you off there for a minute. I almost did But you were saying that young doc blessing took over his father's practice out here Yeah, a couple of years ago and that included all the records his part always kept complete records of every case He'd ever handled notes prescriptions x-rays everything boxes crates cartons of Johnny And that's what young box looking into right now all those old records. Why check? Because he had a vague remembrance at one time a long while ago his part Oh, hi, doc. Hey, I think you're Johnny doll. That's right. I'm doc blessing Glad to hear a dollar Now Jake I've been over place headquarters, and you found something doc. Yes, doctor You must understand this dollar the police around here are fine Good state authorities too, but this thing may be beyond their reach. What'd you find in your puzzle record? Jake I found evidence including x-rays it proved that my father patched up a broken thigh for Alf Garrett back in 47 X-rays clearly showed the steel femoral plate he used to pin two sections of bone together and doc It's been kept from the paper's dollar But on the skeleton they found in the desert was that very same fractured thigh bone and the stainless steel plate that my father Well, there's no question about it. That skeleton is Ralph Garret's well and with that bullet hole and Jerry Bisbee's gun in the skull Exactly or a gun like this. Now. Don't start kidding yourself Johnny. Yeah now dollars Okay, okay, you got a point. It looks as though Bisbee murdered him all right Of course he did why else would he skip out after the trial so what you've got to do Johnny is get out and find it Bring him back to justice. That's all that song Well, yes, oh Next time you refresh enjoy a frosty ice-cold Pepsi Cola Sociability Charlie. All right Kay. How's this Pepsi is light refreshes without filling you like to refresh Have a Pepsi right now. We'll offer it to everybody Charlie. I will enjoy Pepsi at the fountain It's delicious at home, too Have one at lunch or with a snack At the beach or at dinner wherever you go wherever you're thirsty Pepsi is there. It's here, too in our be sociable For the weekend have plenty of Pepsi around pick up an extra carton today see Kay. I'm sociable Pepsi everyone is and now the second act of yours truly Johnny dollars Jake you say that right after his trial Bisbee left town and no forwarding address And I don't need to tell you nobody's seen hiding hair of him since what happened to the rights to the mining claims Sold them out didn't he doc? That's correct. Did he get much money for them? No, and of course he had to share and share alike with Ralph's widow. Hey doc. You see you just saw the police Yeah, I'll earn of course. They're certain to that Bisbee murdered Ralph Garrett On the strength the evidence I was able to provide for him. Ah any idea how they plan to proceed? Yeah, I assume they've notified the state police and that they'll put out bulletins all over the country Oh, which will take time of course. Yeah, in other words, they have no idea whatsoever where Jerry Bisbee might be by now After all Johnny after all these years Bisbee may have gone anywhere after he left here and since he alone had knowledge of his guilt at that time Yeah, yeah, so all I have to do is perform a slight miracle and Wait you say that he was a prospector while he was living here in Kingman. That's right Oh, what else did he do? Well, he kind of worked some of the mines on them not to keep them in food and clothes and Tobacco's all and liquor of course. He was a heavy disagreeable drinker, but that's all it's only work. He knew Yeah, I got some house calls to make back be of any further help. Well, maybe that gives me an idea Yeah, no, no, you go ahead doc. I can work on it right here. Very well. Don't hesitate to call me What's this idea Johnny? Just let me use this phone. We're sure go ahead My first call was to the Bureau of Mines in Washington I practically had to have them check me out with the FBI before they give me the information I wanted but finally in the course of running up a $27 phone bill that's in and three in the expense account. Ah, then he's still prospecting The list begins with 1940s up to 1952 were in Arizona. Yeah, would you like me to read them to you? Oh, no, thanks. What I'm interested in is recent claims and I've got a suspicion. They won't be in Arizona quite right. Yeah In the past few years, he's apparently been doing some prospecting in the state of Nevada. Where well in several rather widely Well, of course the office in Carson City could give them we have you're right. I'll call them. Thanks very much progress. Yeah, Jake. It looks like maybe we're getting somewhere. I knew you would Johnny But am I called a Carson City capital of Nevada? I ran into a stone wall. I'm sorry, sir But I have no authority to give out such information All right now listen, please Look, isn't there somebody else there who can give me the information I need all I want without But look miss I just want to get Yeah, sure Matter with them up there Johnny Jake, yeah, is there anybody around here owns a plane an airplane? Well Well, we're young Kenny McManus has a little single man. Come on. Let's find him and see if he'd like to fly a charter job Expense account item for a hundred and seventy five bucks to Kenny McManus for the use of his plane and the services pilot Only I'm not so sure I would have charted that particular plane if I'd taken time for a real good look at it Before we started off. Yeah with two passengers a full load of gas and my luggage. It was hardly Well, let's face it. It was old and definitely underpowered for such a trip We missed the tops of several mountains by only inches along the way But somehow shortly after no we landed in the Nevada capital Item five a buck to one of the lands at the hangar for a ride into the local Bureau representative Mr.. Hacker was somewhat reticent until I mentioned one word. What was that mr.. Dollar murder? I want this man to be for murder. I see and I'm certain I can be of help And now thanks to mr.. Hacker's cooperation. I finally really got on Jerry Bisbee's trail Item six fifty dollars deposit on a rental car and I headed you east I headed for the lively old ghost town of Virginia City. I Didn't know I was also heading into one of the most dangerous situations in my whole career Change to camels the camel blend of costy tobaccos has never been equaled for real smoking satisfaction Have a real cigarette really enjoy smoking again now back to yours truly Johnny dollar and the Red Rock matter Virginia City is fabulous Monument of the rip roaring days of the Comstock load When all too often a man's life depended on how fast he could draw or how well he could defend a hunk of bearing ground But he chipped away at him. I hope it would give up millions of dollars worth of gold-bearing quartz or the heavy blue mud so rich in silver or Still standing in many of the colorful buildings put up in the 1860s I first opera house you picked up your key at the bucket of blood saloon There was the office of the territorial enterprise that carried editorials by mark twain The famous crystal bar the gambling halls where debts were paid in dust and nuggets famous names to O'Reilly and McLaughlin Comstock and Gould McKay and mills fair flood in O'Brien and the bonanza Kings All of them had been fabulous wealth in the days of the gold rush Yep, you can almost see their ghosts walking the streets Well, I found a font of local information and a crystal-doll character parked on a rocker and one of the ancient saloon Jerry baby, yes, that's right well That was you and I'd stay away from him. Yes, I would. Well, why do you say that sir? because son Person that before man crazy in up there my check on top of red rock pass red rock working away It's not worthless claim. He has up there. Oh, where is red rock pass? About halfway up 12 mile road over there There's a wagon track up the place. Well, look, can I make it with this car one? Yeah, that's pretty new car No Now take a horse you're a bird again But you ain't going up to see that crazy baby. Why not? Well, whoa, he'd catch you anywhere near that minor hidden Then he'd shoot you first and find out who you was after yeah, well, I'll have to take that chance Oh, yeah, well, thanks a lot old timer Stable I had to shell out a hundred dollar deposit when they learned I was going up into red rock pass and again I got a warning about running into Bisbee But I made sure my gun was free in the holster and set out for the pass It was after three when I left the 12 mile road and nearly sundown by the time I reached the top of the pass And there I found Harry Bisbee's weathered old shack, but no sign of Bisbee himself Jerry Bisbee And then I saw the trail leading the little mine in the face of a cliff I started over toward it walking around the huge red boulders in my pants scattered about as though some giant hand many centuries ago Is me Sorry, but I got to talk to you I see it all right Besides, I know why you come here. Oh, yeah That's right Don't be too sure of that I said I'm gonna take you in for murder I say Wrong Bisbee you hear me. I say you're wrong Oh So what that doesn't mean I Holy smoke, he's right Well, I ain't shot kicked up the scene in front of me Behind a pile of boulders and crouched there waiting to see what they do next And I heard it from a sort of hole under one of the rocks a rattlesnake almost to my feet Slowly There were others in there there must have been a nest of them Yeah, well listen There was another rock to my left a boulder that maybe I could reach without his seen me And the sound of the wrappers of my feet wasn't exactly friendly I've been found low and made a dash for it brother that time I can he taste the lead You're not just fine That's the way you are now you ain't got no place to go Not without me having a shot at you and all it's gonna take is one clear Visby can you hear me Yeah, he was right he knew it and I know it Through a narrow cleft in the rock in front of me too narrow even to push the barrel of my pestle I could see him advancing slowly toward the pile of boulders where I'd left the nest of rattles But if he was so deaf You'll never hear them. Oh, oh Bisbee. Hey bisbee listen to me Oh Stay away from that pile of rocks I said stay away from that pile of rocks Yeah, okay, I'll do it. I said yes Hey, look Here's my gun Coming out like I told you. Yes. Yes, look With my hands up What Bisbee hey, Bisbee wait stay with those rocks Things happen fast You jump back where it into the protection of the rock pile and he raised and aimed his gun to shoot me down But a sudden movement among the angry nest of rattlesnakes The whole amount of that could have death half a dozen of the deadly rappelers must have struck him He died before I could get him back to Virginia City Yeah, justice again and one of her own in screwtable ways Expense account total including a couple of good stiff drinks then the trip on back to Hartford 49625 yours truly Johnny doll. Hi. This is Dennis James say remember way back when this melody was popular Long time favorite, isn't there? 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