Seward daily gateway., 1932-12-20
"CEODUCK|T|S." 4 HOT ROMANCE
 ON \ GOLD NIGHT

Water dripped with rythmic mo- notony as Sherlock Geoduck clung close to the shadows ci the build ing waiting.
 From time to tilnc the moon struggled from beneath the racing cloud racks, as each dumped it's scant share of moisture and hur- ried along to overtake it's fellows. AS these periodical luminations oc- cured Sherlock crouched closer to the building. It was not his inten- ton of being observed on this fate ful night. Too much depended upon perfect coordination of every fac ulty and not the least was that of deduction.
 This was a different case from anything he had been called upon to solve Upon it perhaps meant elevation to district prohi en- forcement berth.
 The broadcast to prowler cars of fered little upon which to proceed. It merely said a crime was expected to be committed. It was Up to Sherlock to reconstruct all of the crimes he had heard of, assemble the human paWns Scurrying like ants around a sugar bowl, select types capable of committing the offense and reduce them by the process of elimination until he had perfect case built only await ing his astuteness to put it's var ious angles together.
 A student of the famous Le Goa, his namesake, Sherlock Holmes, Bath House John and Hinky Dink, our Sherlock saw instantly that ordinary methods must be set aside and the most subtle science of criminality substituted.
 In this he was signally armed. Had he not been a pig-sticker in ! a packing house before receiving absolution as a geoduck!
 AS he drew his raincoat about him in an effort to disguise him self as bale of hay, gave himself up to deep thought and cudgeled his brain for a lead, he heard muf- fled voices approaching. Peering intently thru the gathering gloom he noted three persons.
 Here was a break! Just the break all ShreWd detectives believe will reward them in time. It takes three to do first-class crime job. Thus the labor of -sluicing the populace and banning out the ac- tors in this nocturnal drama was obviated.
 It was now merely a question of determining the character of crime a man and two women would be likely to commit
 Again the gods favored him. AS the trio passed within earshot one was heard to remark: T am very dry. It 5 pIeCCy moon.
 Geoduck's well-trained mind told him this had no reference to the external physical state, for the steady drop of rainwater from the caves under which he was crouching had already soaked his spinal column from his collar but ton to where he shed his caudal appendage
 It was with difficulty he sup pressed a shout of elation. It was now mere matter of anagraming the sentence.
 Dry" There are three letters. "D"-drink; "ry"-take the "e" from very! There it is: Drink rye
 Sherlock, that new roadster is yours.
 Now let's continue with the anagram: Take the S from it's put it before the 'oo' in moon, transpose the h. stick the 'p' at the end-Eureka! "Snoop!"
 Geoduck was too seasoned a sleuth to risk an adventure alone Many bottle of rye had been lost in a group by the simple process of passing from one to another He must have help.
 Disgusting himself as discarded newspaper he allowed himself to be tossed by the wind to a tele- phone booth. Again disgusting him self as a whiff of hot air he crept thru the keyhole and called head quarters.
 A few minutes later he was ioin-