Ellis Parker Butler

The tale of a man who refuses to pay an extra 10c for the receipt of guinea pigs when he is informed that they have been charged at the rate for "pigs". The would-be owner writes numerous letters of complaint to the courier company, only to have tardy and unhelpful replies. During this time, the guinea pigs breed dramatically and the cost in feed and housing increases. When the word is finally given to call guinea pigs pets and therefore charge the domestic rate, there are so many guinea pigs that they must be shipped to the central warehouse constantly, and they are taking up room everywhere. The original owner has moved and doesn't ever get his guinea pigs. The tale ends on a bright note, with the courier man realizing that at least it wasn't elephants.

Betty Bliss has an idea which is destined to make history in Westcote, the town where she and her best friends live.

A missing dog and a ransom note keep Betty Bliss and the Detective Club busy trying to solve.

Betty Bliss and the Detective Club are called in to work on a burglary which baffles the police. Originally published in "American Girl" magazine (January, 1935).

[Cask of Amontillado]( / Edgar Allan Poe The silver protector / Ellis Parker Butler A jury of her peers / Susan Glaspell The other hangman / John Dickson Carr Murder at the automat / Cornell Woolrich Red Wind / Raymond Chandler The couple next door / Margaret Miller So pale, so cold, so fair / Leigh Brackett Take care of yourself / William Campbell Gault The sailing club / David Fly The oblong room / Edward D. Hoch First lead gasser.

The Detective Club once again relies on Betty Bliss's quick eye for a solution.

Will Betty Bliss and the Detective Club solve this baffling new riddle? From American Girl (August, 1936 issue).

Betty Bliss of the Tenth Street Yard Detectives follow a complicated clue. From the classic magazine "American Girl," May 1934 issue.

The boys always laughed at the 'Tenth Street Yard Detective Club,' but when Superintendent Betty Bliss found a real crime, they did their best to help.