Or, How to Be Happily Married, Though Single. A letter from a stranger named, Ella comes to Sam. Is it legitimate, a prank, or from a damsel in distress? Sam…

Reading a western novel, Bumpus Hell, to himself as a relaxing sleep aid, Sam doesn’t think it’s working. Especially when a neighbor comes pounding on his door. On the third…

Taking down his report on his latest case, Effie gets in a joke on Sam. A vending machine baron comes to Sam with a problem. Vandals are breaking his gum-ball…

Effie Perine is terribly upset over her misbehaving typewriter. Her S, Q, and P keys aren’t right. It’s a set up to lead into Sam’s most recent report. Pat is…

Get into the Halloween spirit with witches brews, costume parties, howling wolves, and more. Sam fits into a Halloween ball to pose as an uninvited guest. Instead of adding some…

Having a hard time sleeping, the noises in the night don’t help the matter for Sam. Traffic, sirens, cats, domestic violence, and a knock at the door, and a visit…

On a case where he has to rub elbows with high society, Sam gets the details about a man who married Elanor, a woman twice his age. Her death caused…

Sam is feeling in the dumps when he has to report on a longtime friend. Dick Foley is a fellow detective who keeps to himself. Opening up to Sam, he…

A report of a robbery case is where Sam starts, as he dictates his report to his secretary. A wealthy family wants to keep their recent loss private, and out…

Discussing his evening out dancing, Effie seems a little jealous as she gives Sam the cold shoulder. Still, she dutifully takes pen in hand to take dictation on his latest…