Just a little more to the right.

What they thought was the door to the nefarious Dr. Whittlestone's lair turned out to be something else entirely.

Clever Jeanette discovered her informant's description of "I'll be the one wearing an eyepatch" would have been much more useful if they weren't meeting at the Pirate's Paradise Pub

Sometimes, it was like taking candy from a baby.

 

Blast it, Eddie...how many times have I told you to stop sneaking up behind me?

Do you feel that, Sheets? It's as if something is trying to pull us into the ai...YIKES!

Never fear - I'm sure Dark Charity and Clever Jeanette will discover how to reverse the effects of the Catastrophic Ray any day now.

"I'll wager my steam conveyance machine can beat your saddled ostrich any day! We'll just see who can get the mail to Kansas City Faster! And I can carry more!" she said climbing into the cab.

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Dark Charity sensed that this was no ordinary fog.

His faithful carrier pigeon once again waited patiently as Sheets sought to remember the spelling of defenestration.

Clever Jeanette had a plan for persuading the nefarious Dr. Whittlestone to turn over a new leaf.

Clever Jeanette had solved the problem of fitting through the bars. Now she had only to consider the thirty foot drop on the other side.

On a quest to find the actual cask of rare Amontillado sherry immortalized by E. A. Poe (a priceless artifact!), they are disappointed to find only a mid-range chardonnay.

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Clever Jeanette approached with caution, for the house was most certainly harboring a ghost or two.

Upon waking, Dash O'Leary was surprised and slightly alarmed to find the railcar deserted.

Something about the cake aroused Clever Jeanette's suspicions.

Dark Charity faced a knotty problem.

Dark Charity was confident that she would be able to reverse the Cephalopodic Transmorgriphication Ray and restore Clever Jeanette to normal.

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Though their way appeared barred, Dark Charity and Clever Jeanette would not be so easily thwarted in their efforts to bring Georgiana the Giantess to justice.

Clever Jeanette quickly discerned the source of the otherworldly keening.

Well, that took a bit of doing, but I'm certain they shan't be bothering anyone again!

Sheets McGee eyed the newcomer with suspicion.

While Clever Jeanette found going undercover with the cavalry somewhat tedious, she did enjoy the food.

Widdershins on the count of three, Sheets - or it shall be curtains for us all!

Ants weren't the only uninvited guests at the picnic.

Sheets McGee hoped he had chosen wisely, for the consequences of a wrong selection would be dire indeed.

Inspecting the Juniperus grandidentata was delicate business, given that its bark was worse than its bite.

Hat? Cane? I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about.

Once you're inside, don't waste any time - go straight for the mackerel.