Death Is No Joke

Box 13 with the style of Paramount Pictures Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday Dear Dan Knowing your box 13 angle. I hope what I have to offer isn't drinking enough to tempt you at least I think it can be interesting As a matter of fact and this thing has got to the point now where it's becoming downright vicious and scares me a little

What the thing is I'll tell you when and if I see you if you can drag yourself away from Tom For a few days, consider this letter an invitation to join me at the country home of Bernard Trendler, my cousin, enclosed are the directions for getting there.

I'll meet you at the station, wire me first, as ever, Alex. Yeah, it sounded harmless and simple. Two words I had never applied to murder. And now, back to Box 13, and Dan Holiday's newest adventure, Death is No Joe.

I don't think you should go, Mr. Holiday. And why not, Susie? Well, every time you accept an invitation like this, something bad happens to you. Susie, every time someone reads that ad in the Star Times, it means trouble.

But here I am, still alive and kicking. You just better watch out. You're not intolerable, you know. Well, thanks, Susie. But did you mean intolerable? Sure. Like Achilles was after he was dipped in the river Stinks.

Oh. It was the sticks, and you mean invulnerable. Oh, intolerable, invulnerable. You could get hurt. Okay, we'll see. Oh, by the way, did you send that wire to Alex? Oh, of course I did. Oh, good girl.

Well, expect me when you see me. So long, Susie. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Alex, how are you? Dan Holliday. So you're still alive, huh? Oh, I know, that's a good idea. Is this your luggage?