 From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny Donald yeah, I know and no I haven't found Donald Cronin Dorothy I'm afraid it's a little late for that He took off on a direct flight to Egypt early yesterday Has at least a 36 hours start at least On the first plane I can get to Cairo Tonight and every week day night Bob Bailey in the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed Account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator yours truly Johnny dollar From special investigator Johnny dollar to inter-allied life insurance company Crutchfield Square Hartford, Connecticut Assignment the curse of come a check matter expense account continued Item 10 taxi train to New York and cab to the airport $9.45 Item 11 round-trip plane fare to Cairo, Egypt $1,305 I was tired and the steady drone of the four powerful engines lulled me to sleep in no time I Think I might have slept most of the way to Paris which was to be our first stop except for hunger pangs and the appropriate administrations of a very attractive stewardess Usually on such a long flight I try to make friends with everybody aboard just to shorten the trip and I did this time Except for one man who sat four or five seats behind me He was a rather hefty individual dark complexion about 30 I'd guess who didn't budge from his seat during the entire flight And every time I approached him to pass the time of day. He immediately made like he was asleep So he wanted to be alone But when I settled down into my seat next to a lovely petite brunette named Carolyn who was That's beside the point except for purely personal reasons that I'll pursue further when I get back to the States Yeah, the point is that in pumping a bit and replenishing her lipstick. She held up a small mirror compact and Reflected in it. I could see that the dark complexion man was not only quite wide awake But watching me every second of the ride In a rather strange way to Concentrated like you'd watch a fly you're planning to swat And every time I turn around he promptly shut his eyes and faint sleep again Finally it was early evening. We sat down at Le Bourget the airport in the outskirts of Paris Since this was Carolyn's destination during the short layover I helped her get her baggage and extracted the promise of a day to New York when she returned in the fall Yeah Yeah, I guess Paris doesn't Well, anyhow after she piled into a taxi I wandered around for a bit thinking and decided to reboard the plane look up the dark silent passenger and have it out with But apparently I'd waited too long as I passed a narrow sort of alley beside a baggage shed He decided to have it out with me in here down a quick. Huh? What in here where we won't be shamed Just a minute fella. Who are you? What do you want? Always a big idea mister you're gonna talk and you want some more of this All right. All right. I'll talk who put you up to this I can tell you that you want a bet When I start talking I say Talk or talk it was turnblow. It was turnblow. What turnbull here. Yeah, that's right Frederick turnbull. Why oh should I know I do a lot of strong I'm for go on go on So he pays me good to get you out of way so I should ask questions Well, maybe he'll have a few to ask you if you ever get back to the States now roll over Oh What are you doing? That's right. That's right passport. That's right. Mr That's exactly what it was when you get back in your feet You can try to figure out how to go on from here without it flesh in your dirty. Sorry buddy. I got to catch a place I Suppose I should have turned the unfriendly thug over to the French police But figured he'd have trouble enough liking a passport to keep him out of my way for a while The only charges I could make against him would be for assault Time was of the essence to Since Donald Cronin actually was two days ahead of me and it was important that I joined him at the tomb of commasheck as soon as possible At least so I thought Until I entered the main building of the airport again and heard my name being called in the PA system The information desk showed me where to take a transatlantic phone call Johnny Doller Well, well, thank goodness. I was able to reach you during your power stop. I'm glad you did mr. Turnbull Because there are a couple of things I want to talk to you about What's the matter with right now First I want a little explanation for a beating I just took for Wait a minute. Wait a minute. What did you say come back here? We'll settle our accounts. The case is closed What Donald where how I just received word from one of the members of the expedition in Egypt Yes, the cover check has been fulfilled. Oh was he murdered. I'm afraid it was the same It's overtaken so many who violated those old tombs. Well, I don't believe it any more than you believe in that so-called curse The last time I talked to you. I know look mr. Turnbull things just don't make sense at all Listen to me before I decide what I'm going to do I want to know why you hired a thug to try to put me out of the picture Oh, you don't well He made it plenty plain that he's handled strong-armed jobs for you before that's him gave me your name as the man Who's hired him many times Frederick turn? Whoa, hold it. Hold it a minute. Maybe I will go back to New York at that It's suddenly dawned on me that I must have been slightly befuddled by the partial beating. I'd taken earlier You know when the thug made his little confession a few minutes before Frederick turn blow he'd said instead of Eric turn bull sure they sound alike But a guy who's done a lot of strong-armed jobs knows the guy the right name of the guy that hired him That can mean only one thing Someone had instructed that thug to say he'd been hired by turnbull But who I canceled out the rest of my flight to Cairo made reservations back to New York and then while waiting for that plane ran I'm 13 82 dollars American on phone calls to whomever I could dig up among the Egyptian government authorities who've been overseeing the excavation of Komishek's tomb What little I learned was pretty much summed up by the British doctor who'd been a member of the expedition Yeah, but you were saying doctor. Oh, yes. Well, go on. Go on Hey, listen, tell me something could the bones have been accessible to anyone before those two touched them Oh, listen, mr. I don't know what I suspect But I don't believe it was any curse of a long-dead pharaoh that killed those two men Tell me this will you have any of the expedition returned to America? You haven't answered my question What were they? Who's he and the other? What's his name? What I'll be Doctor you go right ahead and hang those two deaths on good old King Komishek me I'm going after a couple of live suspects There was plenty of time before the New York plane for a quick look for my heavy-handed pal in the alley where I'd left him But he'd either crawled away have been picked up by the gendarmes and I didn't have time for a session with them Item 14 150 for some fool and aboard the plane and we took off. I was a rough case to figure Actually, of course the insurance angle was done and over with had ended with Donald Cronin's death and Two people would benefit by his death both of the number one suspects One his uncle Eric Turnbull who would now take over the million dollar estate The other Dorothy Harkness who would gain a big chunk of life insurance money along with the museum, of course that her father Who hold everything? Her father Adam Harkness who opposed her marriage to Donald who looked on him simply as a source of income for the museum who? Hold everything is right There was the son to Walter Harkness who ducked back to the states them in a Donald died How did he fit into this? Believe me in spite of all the talking at the belief in it The one thing I was sure had nothing to do with the whole matter was the curse of Komishek Nevertheless call it hunt you whatever you like the more I thought about it the more certain I became That I'd find all the answers in a package that Donald had mailed back to the states a Package containing the bones of Pharaoh Komishek Hello, Haskins mr. Turnbull, then yes, and I'm sure he wishes to see you as a fightful thing about master Donald Isn't it sir? How does mr. Turnbull feel about it terribly broken up, sir? I bet But but please come in he's in the library thanks He just received a package the poor boy sent to him before he oil Haskins has he over the jet? He was examining the contents when the door bell What happens mr. Turnbull is fallen from his chair mr. Dollar mr. Dollar. He's oh No Yeah, Haskins He's dead Now here's our star to tell you about the final episode of this week's story before I do Please let me thank you for the letters you keep sending us about the program So many come in every day that it's become quite a chore to answer them But you know something I love it as a matter of fact your letters are appreciated by all of us who are involved in the production And presentation of the show a director the writers the various members of a cast and our excellent technical crew So please don't stop tomorrow the wind up and a sorry example of what the lust for money can sometimes do to nice people Join us won't you yours truly Johnny dollar a Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone who also wrote this week's story Be sure to join us tomorrow night same time and station for the next exciting episode of Yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking