Jerry Delvin Act 1 Flashcards
But you were thinking
Hi I am Jerry delvin
Buzzy Burdett
Hope we are not late. It took forever to find a taxi
We can’t begin till everyone is present anyhow come in and get comfortable while you’re waiting
Who else is coming
Really miss fondue
Fondue?
And I am Adler Sheridan the late Josiah Travers lawyer
So your aunt Eloise
Why would you do
Sorry for the Familiarity, Eloise. It’s just that CONNIE always calls you that
That’s impossible
Well improbable perhaps, I’ll grant you. Say, where is Connie
Now just a moment my niece Connie is in the social register
Oh and I am merely in the Manhattan phonebook, is that it
No wait just putting names to people isn’t enough! I should like to know why certain people are here!
Isn’t this gathering by invitation only?
I believe Alouise is trying to sort out in her mind what possible reason they might be for certain of those invitations
Oh, now I get it! Well, here, let me start: I’m Jerry Delvin I make my living creating puzzles for a variety of magazines, I meant Josiah Travers one day when he came to my office to complain about in an erroneous definition I’d given for a puzzle clue. He was very big on puzzles
Even sold the world must be full of puzzle creators why should uncle Joe’s I have singled out Mr. Delvin to share in what should be a family inheritance
For that matter why did he insist on having Mr. Sheridan invite buzzy? Buzzy never never even met him
Zita!
You’re a great uncle had me investigate it? Why didn’t you tell me
I was afraid you’d be upset
You were right! The nerve of him, snooping and prying into Mayeye…
Jerry it’s common practice in wealthy families to be certain that marriageable offspring don’t fall prey to Fortune hunters
Well thanks a lot!
Of course she didn’t stare give her a break ha ha
All hell I’m sorry Connie. But you should’ve told me about it
Very well take it from the top
OK I’m Jerry Delvon a puzzle constructor just I love to do puzzles I presume that’s why he invited me
And Lucretia who just went running out out of here is the family cook, of course does that cover everybody?
All except Dan Denton
Wait perhaps it’s not who Mr. Denton is but what he does. I mean Josiah would send for say a plumber without knowing the man personally if you follow me so perhaps
Hey that makes good sense. And come to think of it you never did tell us what you are Denton
They are there Eloise I’m sure it’s merely some sort of coincidence
What is?
He and James Agua have been very close friends
Whoa what details
Not at the rate it’s going
Connie what have you been keeping for me
Uncle Josiah the way she died. You assumed it was old age and well I let you go on assuming that
Assuming Kearney you told me you’re a great uncle had died quite peacefully in his bed
I can see what Connie meant by peacefully except I was spelling it wrong
Do you mean murder
You are right of course Connie let me try to get them back
Listen while we’re waiting I’m curious how it is that a kindergarten teacher is acquainted with the detective out of homicide
Buzzy on the phone “my nurse dropped an antique vase “
I’d still like to know how Josiah happen to invite Dan here tonight unless he was into aerobics also
I’m afraid I don’t know anymore about it then you do
Well I’ll be darned! I might have guessed he would do something like that, the old slide boots
Jerry do you mean you understand that thing
Well not quite of course but I recognize it for what it is
What is it
It’s a rebus
A what
A picture puzzle! Those drawings and things stand for words it was one of Joseph’s favorite puzzle forms
What does it say
Well wait hold on a minute I can read some of it right off the bat but other parts will take a little figuring
Zita is right go ahead Jerry what does it say
Well let’s see now sometimes certain drawings can have a wide variety of interpretations but I’ll make it as clear as it is to me anyhow
Just get to it
OK it begins my friends