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The Case of the Caretakers Cat :: Гарднер Эрл Стенли
Страница: 1 из 146Аннотация: After his employer dies in a fire, a caretaker hires Mason to allow him to keep his cat against the wishes of the men who inherit. When the caretaker is killed, Mason defends the woman accused of his murder.
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Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Caretaker's Cat
Perry Mason — 6
Cast of Characters
Perry Mason — Who saw beyond the caretaker's cat…
Della Street — Confidential secretary to Perry Mason, and, confidentially, his bride in a mock honeymoon…
Charles Ashton — Caretaker, who has a shriveled leg, a crabby disposition, and a Persian cat… and thereby hangs a tale…
Nathaniel Shuster — A shyster with a hot temper and aircooled teeth…
Samuel C. Laxter — Grandson of the late Peter Laxter and executor of the will…
Frank Oafley — The other grandson, who went digging in the night, and is in love with the nurse…
Paul Drake — Detective, whose popeyes popped even more at Mason's deductions…
Winifred Laxter — Disinherited granddaughter, who really doesn't care. In love with Douglas Keene…
Douglas Keene — Budding architect, who is that way about Winnie, million or no million…
Watson Clammert — A character who isn't himself…
Edith DeVoe — Attractive redhead, nurse to Peter Laxter, at first afraid to tell what she knows…
Hamilton Burger — District Attorney, who is a little leery of Perry Mason's methods…
Dr. Jason — Who plays a leading role in a ghoulish scene…
Tom Glassman — Chief investigator for the D.A., who is more than a little puzzled by developments…
James Brandon — Who acts as chauffeur and butler—as well as a few other things…
Sergeant Holcomb — Who leads a flock of reporters to Perry Mason's office, but is no lamb himself…
Chapter 1
Perry Mason, criminal lawyer, frowned at Carl Jackson, one of his assistants. At the corner of the desk, knees crossed, pencil poised over an open notebook, Della Street, Perry Mason's secretary, regarded both men with level, contemplative eyes.
Mason held in his hand a typewritten memorandum.
"About a cat, eh?" he asked.
"Yes, sir," Jackson said. "He insists upon seeing you personally. He's a crank. I wouldn't waste time on him, sir."
"Shriveled leg and a crutch, I believe you said," Mason observed musingly, consulting the memorandum.
"That's right.
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Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Caretaker's Cat
Perry Mason — 6
Cast of Characters
Perry Mason — Who saw beyond the caretaker's cat…
Della Street — Confidential secretary to Perry Mason, and, confidentially, his bride in a mock honeymoon…
Charles Ashton — Caretaker, who has a shriveled leg, a crabby disposition, and a Persian cat… and thereby hangs a tale…
Nathaniel Shuster — A shyster with a hot temper and aircooled teeth…
Samuel C. Laxter — Grandson of the late Peter Laxter and executor of the will…
Frank Oafley — The other grandson, who went digging in the night, and is in love with the nurse…
Paul Drake — Detective, whose popeyes popped even more at Mason's deductions…
Winifred Laxter — Disinherited granddaughter, who really doesn't care. In love with Douglas Keene…
Douglas Keene — Budding architect, who is that way about Winnie, million or no million…
Watson Clammert — A character who isn't himself…
Edith DeVoe — Attractive redhead, nurse to Peter Laxter, at first afraid to tell what she knows…
Hamilton Burger — District Attorney, who is a little leery of Perry Mason's methods…
Dr. Jason — Who plays a leading role in a ghoulish scene…
Tom Glassman — Chief investigator for the D.A., who is more than a little puzzled by developments…
James Brandon — Who acts as chauffeur and butler—as well as a few other things…
Sergeant Holcomb — Who leads a flock of reporters to Perry Mason's office, but is no lamb himself…
Chapter 1
Perry Mason, criminal lawyer, frowned at Carl Jackson, one of his assistants. At the corner of the desk, knees crossed, pencil poised over an open notebook, Della Street, Perry Mason's secretary, regarded both men with level, contemplative eyes.
Mason held in his hand a typewritten memorandum.
"About a cat, eh?" he asked.
"Yes, sir," Jackson said. "He insists upon seeing you personally. He's a crank. I wouldn't waste time on him, sir."
"Shriveled leg and a crutch, I believe you said," Mason observed musingly, consulting the memorandum.
"That's right.