The Case of the Phantom Fortune, Volume 247Mr. Horrace Warren was impatiently cooling his heels, waiting for Perry Mason. And he continued to cool them when Della told Perry why their eminent visitor wanted to see him--namely, to issue an invitation to a buffet dinner, including a $500 fee for attendance. ...Della was in the mood for a party. So off they went--and from then on more things started popping than champagne corks, and with considerably more violence. |
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