The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde

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Perry Mason drew his secretary to one side. “A blonde with a black eye, Della, is intriguing to say the least — unless she’s the type who would have been in a brawl. Is she?”

“Definitely not; but she’s frightened to death about something. I can’t quite make her out. Her voice is unusual — almost as though it had been trained.”

“And you’ve put her in the law library?”

“Yes. She’s waiting there.”

“How’s she dressed?”

“Black shoes, no stockings, a fur coat, and I caught a glimpse of something under the fur coat that I think may be a black house coat, or a robe of some sort, and I wouldn’t be too surprised if that was all she had on.”

“And a black eye?”

“A beauty.”

“Right or left?”

“Right. She has very light blonde hair, rather large eyes that are bluish green, and long lashes. She could be very beautiful with the proper makeup and without the shiner. I’d place her at around twenty-six. You’d guess her age as twenty-one.”

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