"My name is Helberson, yes; and this gentleman is Mr. Harper,” replied the former, reassured. “But we are not physicians now; we are—well, hang it, old man, we are gamblers."
And that was the truth.
"A very good profession—very good, indeed; and, by the way, I hope Sharper here paid over Jarette's money like an honest stakeholder. A very good and honorable profession,” he repeated, thoughtfully, moving carelessly away; “but I stick to the old one. I am High Supreme Medical Officer of the Bloomington Asylum; it is my duty to cure the superintendent."
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SOLUTION TO THE NOVEMBER “UNSOLVED"
Dan Vincent, the agent at Georgetown, turned in $1,000 less than the value of items he sold.
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AGENT: Al Upson
TOWN: Huntington
CARBUR.: 5 ($5,000)
TIMERS: 6 ($6,000
SP. PLUGS: 3 ($3,000)
CRANKSH.: 4 ($4,000)
TOTAL: $30,000
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AGENT: Bob Wilkes
TOWN: Frankfurt
CARBUR.: 4 ($4,000)
TIMERS: 3 ($4,500)
SP. PLUGS: 6 ($12,000)
CRANKSH.: 5 ($12,500)
TOTAL: $33,000
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AGENT: Cal Tolliver
TOWN: Jackson
CARBUR.: 6 ($6,000)
TIMERS: 4 ($6,000)
SP. PLUGS: 5 ($10,000)
CRANKSH.: 3 ($7,500)
TOTAL: $29,500
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AGENT: Dan Vincent
TOWN: Georgetown
CARBUR.: 3 ($3,000)
TIMERS: 5 ($7,500)
SP. PLUGS: 4 ($8,000)
CRANKSH.: 6 ($15,000)
TOTAL: $33,500
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INDEX: VOLUME FIFTY-TWO: 2007
Alderman, Mitch: No Picnic ... Jan/Feb
Alexander, Gary: Sangria ... Jan/Feb
Baldwin, Barry: Untying the Knot ... Jul/Aug
Bentley, E. C.: The Clever Cockatoo ... Mar
Bierce, Ambrose: A Watcher by the Dead ... Dec
Biggle, Jr., Lloyd: Drawn from Death ... Apr
Boland, John C.: Marley's Package ... Mar; Marley's Woman ... Sep; The Return of Jasper Kohl ... Apr
Bowen, Rhys: Killing Time ... Nov
Bramah, Ernest: The Knight's Cross Signal Problem ... Apr
Burns, Rex: Homestead ... Nov 110
Campbell, Melodie: School for Burglars ... Jul/Aug
Chekov, Anton: The Safety Match ... Jun
Crawford, Dan: Emeralds? Oh, Those Emeralds ... Mar; The Last of the Magic ... May
De Noux, O'Neil: Down on the Pontchartrain ... Jul/Aug
DeJesus, Edmund X.: Cathedrals R Us ... May
Deverell, Diana: Dallas Hoedown ... Sep
Dibble, Birney: Too Cold a Trail ... Oct
Dirckx, John H.: Not Your Everday Poison ... Apr
DuBois, Brendan: Country Manners ... Jul/Aug
Estleman, Loren D. Needle ... Oct 15; Trust Me ... Jun
Faherty, Terence: The Last Ghost of Strachan Island ... Nov
Fisher, Eve: Not the Type ... Jan/Feb; Public Immunity ... Nov; Sophistication ... May
Forbes, DeLoris Stanton: The Green Flash ... Dec
Forbes, Stringfellow: Dishes ... Apr
Fusilli, Jim: The Guardians ... Sep
Gates, David Edgerley: Blood Money ... Jan/Feb 88; Step on a Crack ... Jun
Goulart, Ron: Dickie Danger, Boy Detective ... Mar
Graham, Bruce: Either Way ... Oct
Gratz, Alan: To Honor Ichiko and Defend Japan ... Jun
Gregson, J. M.: Exploitation ... Mar
Harrison, David: Time and Tide ... Sep
Hayden, G. Miki: Imported from Africa ... Sep; A Murder in Marcus Garvey Park ... Jan/Feb
Hoch, Edward D.: First Blood ... Mar
Hockensmith, Steve: Humbug ... Jan/Feb
Ingraham, Jim: Blood on the Snow ... Sep
Johnson, Douglas Grant: Cliff's Folly ... Nov
Jones, M. J.: Ten Little Gangsters ... Mar
Law, Janice: The Limner's Masterpiece ... Mar; My Life in Crime ... Jul/Aug
Lawton, R. T.: The Bondstone ... May; Of Wax and Watermarks ... Nov
Levinson, Robert S.: A Prisoner of Memory ... Jul/Aug
Link, William; Account Closed ... Nov
Linzee, David: Bloody Island ... Mar
Lowndes, Marie Belloc: The Lodger ... Oct
Lufkin, Martha B. G.: The Yam Pots the Art World Wanted ... May
Maleeny, Tim: The Weight ... Jul/Aug
Mambretti, Catherine: Dead of Winter ... Dec
McCarthy, Keith: Mandelbrot's Patterns ... Dec
McGonegal, Richard F.: Takedown ... Jan/Feb
Michlitsch, J.: How to Survive Downsizing ... Jun
Morrison, Arthur: The Stanway Cameo Mystery ... Sep
Murphy, Dennis Richard: Everything in Its Place ... Jan/Feb
Myers, Beverle Graves: The Bookworm's Demise ... Dec; Brimstone P.I.... May
Palmer, Stuart: The Riddle of the Jack of Diamonds ... May
Parker, I. J.: Moon Cakes ... Jan/Feb
Parker, Percy Spurlark: Death at My Door ... Jul/Aug
Petrin, Jas. R.: Car Trouble ... Dec; Easy Money ... Jan/Feb; The Golden Rule ... Oct; The Palace Roxy ... Jul/Aug; A Piece of Work ... May
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn: Incident at Lonely Rocks ... Jul/Aug
Schofield, Neil: Good-bye, Mr. Clips ... May; Murder: A User's Guibe ... July/Aug
Shannon, James T.: A Sign of Peace ... Oct
Stack, Gilbert M: The Christmas Club ... Jan/Feb; Pandora's Defense ... Apr; Pandora's Fort ... Dec; Pandora's Journey ... Jul/Aug
Stodghill, Dick: The Survivor of the Storms ... Oct
Stoker, Bram: The Judge's House ... Nov
Strong, Marianne Wilski: Saint Casimir's Fire ... Jun
Warren, James Lincoln: Mother Brimstone ... Jan/Feb; When the Wind Blows ... Oct
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COMING IN JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2008
HOW'S MY DARLING by Loren D. Estleman
CHAINSAW NATIVITY by S. W. Hubbard
DEATH TAKES CENTER STAGE by Steve Lindley
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