Traps Need Fresh Bait
by Erle Stanley Gardner | Mystery & Thrillers | This book has not been rated.
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"I want to dissolve our partnership," said Donald Lam to Bertha Cool.
"What have I done now?" she protested. "God knows I've put up with your shenanigans..."
"It isn't what you've done," Lam told her, "it's what I've done."
"What have you done?"
"I've got in a jam where I'm going to lose my license."
"You sound as if you've been talking to the police."
"They've been talking with me," said Donald.
"I see," Bertha said; and then added after a moment, "I'ma cantankerous old bitch, but I don't leave a partner on a sinking ship. Now, use that noggin of yours to get this thing straightened out."
"I want to dissolve our partnership," said Donald Lam to Bertha Cool.
"What have I done now?" she protested. "God knows I've put up with your shenanigans..."
"It isn't what you've done," Lam told her, "it's what I've done."
"What have you done?"
"I've got in a jam where I'm going to lose my license."
"You sound as if you've been talking to the police."
"They've been talking with me," said Donald.
"I see," Bertha said; and then added after a moment, "I'ma cantankerous old bitch, but I don't leave a partner on a sinking ship. Now, use that noggin of yours to get this thing straightened out."
