WANTED: Neat, attractive brunette, age 23 to 25; height five feet four and one-half inches; weight 111 pounds; waist 24 inches, bust 32. Weight and measurements must be exact. Applicant must be free for colorful, adventurous work that will pay $50.00 a day for minimum of five days, maximum of six months. May select own chaperone for period of employment at salary of $20.00 a day and expenses. Telephone Drexelberry 5236 and ask for Mr. Hines. “When did you answer this ad?” Perry Mason asked Cora Felton. “About eleven o’clock this morning. So did Eva Martell, my roommate.” A note pinned to the table caught her attention. She opened it, read it, then passed it to Mason. Cora dear, I landed. I’m banking on Aunt Adelle as my chaperone and she’s banking on a .32-caliber revolver. It sounds terribly weepy and mysterious. But don’t worry about us. We’ll be bringing home the bacon! Lovingly, Eva “Well,” Mason said, picking up his cocktail, “here’s to crime!” PUBLISHED BY POCKET BOOKS PRINTED IN U.S.A. FICTION

Gardner Erle Stanley

Perry Mason, The case of the borrowed brunette