Event ends   2026-03-08 20:46:12

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Ia ka kamra ba shakhmat la pyndonkam kum ka jaka ap ia ki nongwan jngohkai katba u Archie u pyntip ia u Wolfe ia ka jingwan jong ki, bad kumjuh ruh kum ka jaka ba u Archie un buhrieh ia uwei u nongwan jngohkai na uwei pat.
Ka kamra thiah jong u Wolfe ka don ha ka mala kaba ar jong ka brownstone, bad ka jong u Archie ka don ha ka mala kaba lai. Kawei pa kawei na kine ki mala ka kynthup ruh ia kawei ka kamra thiah kaba lait, kaba la pyndonkam ha ki por ban buh ia ki klient bapher bapher, ki sakhi, bad teng teng wat ia ki nongleh kam sniew. U Wolfe u sngew sarong ban lah ban ai kum kane ka jingiarap bad shisien u la kynthoh, "U nongwan u long u mawkordor uba shong halor ka jingthiah jong ka jingpdiang sngewbha".
Ka ophis jong u Wolfe ka kylla long kaba la jan ban sngap jar haba la khang ia ki jingkhang kiba pyniasoh ia ka bad ka kamra ba shakhmat bad ka lynti iaid. Ka don ka thliew kaba rit ha ka jingkhang jong ka ophis kaba la tap da kaei kaba u Archie u khot "ka dur thok jong ka wahduid".U briew uba don ha kawei ka alcove ha kaba kut jong ka lynti iaid u lah ban plie ia ka sliding panel kaba tap ia ka thliew, khnang ban iohi bad iohsngew ia ki jingiakren bad kiwei kiwei ki jingjia ha ophis khlem da tip. Ka shuki kaba don shadien ka miej jong u Wolfe ka long kaba la shna kyrpang, da ki spring kiba kyrpang ban bat ia ka jingkhia jong u; katkum ka jingong jong u Archie, ka dei tang ma ka ka shuki kaba u Wolfe u sngewtynnad shisha ban shong hajan ka miej ka don ka shuki kaba heh ba la sop da ka sniehdoh kaba saw, kaba ju buh kyrpang na ka bynta u Inspector Cramer, u klient ba mynta ne u ban sa wan, lane u briew uba u Wolfe bad u Archie ki kwah . ban kylli. Ha ka khana lyngkot "Ka Squirt bad u Khla", u Wolfe bad u Archie ki don ia ka tape recorder bad ka microphone ba la buhrieh ha ka ophis, ryngkat bad ki jingpyniaid ha ka kamra bam.
U maw rong saw u don ka jingkhang kaba shadien kaba leit sha ka kper shimet, kumba la kdew ha ka "Champagne na ka bynta uwei" bad shawei pat, na kaba ka lynti ka leit sha ka 34th Street - kaba la pyndonkam ban rung ne mih na iing jong u Wolfe haba donkam ban lait na ka jingpeitngor. U Archie u ong ba u Fritz u pyrshang ban thung ia ki kynbat kum ki sohjew ha ka kper.
Ha ki sngi trei, u Fritz u ai jingbam mynstep ia u Wolfe ha ka kamra thiah jong u. U Archie u bam kyrpang ia ka jong u ha kamra shet, wat la u Wolfe u lah ban kyrpad ia u Fritz ban phah ia u Archie sha jrong lada u don ki jingbthah mynstep na ka bynta jong u. Ka por bam kaba la buh beit na ka bynta ka jingbam miet bad janmiet ka long shi bynta na ka rukom im jong u Wolfe man ka sngi. Ha ka jingiathuhkhana kaba nyngkong, u Wolfe u iathuh ia uwei u nongwan ba la ai jingbam miet man ka sngi ha ka por 1 p.m. bad ka jingbam janmiet ha ka por 8 p.m., wat la ki khana hadien ki pyni ba ka por bam ja miet ka lah ban long kaba la pynkylla sha ka por 1:15 ne 1:30, la kumno kumno ha ka sngi Palei. Ia ka jingbam miet bad janmiet la ai ha ka kamra bam, ha ka liang kaba pyrshah jong ka lynti iaid jong ka mala kaba nyngkong na ka kamra ba shakhmat bad ka ophis. Hynrei u Archie un bam kyrpang ha ka kamra shet lada u don ha ka jingkyrkieh namar ka kam kaba kyrkieh ne ka jingïadei bad ka imlang sahlang, namar u Wolfe um lah ban shah ban ïohi ïa ka jingbam kaba la kyrkieh. U Wolfe u don ruh ka kyndon pyrshah ban iakren ia ka kam ha ka miej, teng teng ka long kaba beit hynrei tang khyndiat eh kaba la pynkhein paw.
Kumba long kiwei pat kiei kiei ha ka jingim jong u Wolfe, ka jingdih beer jong u ka long kaba la teh da ka jingleh niam. U shong ha ka miej jong u, u Wolfe u nion arsien ia u button ban ring ia ka beer, bad u Fritz u pynpoi ia ki bilor khlem da plie; U Wolfe u plie hi ia ki bilor, da kaba pyndonkam ia ka tiar plie bilor ksiar kaba 18 karat kaba la ai ha u da u nongthied uba la sngewhun.

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