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The beast bared its glistening fangs and reared up to its full hight,
but Sureluck Jones was not afraid.
The wily detective stood his ground, daring the devil dog to do his worst.
Aah! Whoa! Chip. Chipper.
Not now. This is the good part.
B-b-but there's a storm.
Storm? What storm?
A-a-a-a-a-a-ah!!!
A-a-a-ah!!!
Nice bit of flying, Gadget-love.
But your landing could use a bit of improvement.
Where to now?
Eject.
This house is great,
just like the one in the Sureluck Jones story,
"The Adventure of the Swelling Dwelling"
Crikey! It's the howl of a devil dog.
Don't be silly. There's no such thing.
At least I don't think so.
Here it comes.
Filthy, flea-ridden creature. Stay out of my house.
I'll get... I'll get... Ah-ahchoo!
My statue! Where's that mutt?
He'll pay for this.
Well, I can't say this is the friendliest house I've ever been in.
Ha ha ha ha ha! You're all wet.
Psst! Over here. We got to get out of here.
Lord Howey hates animals.
Then what are you doing here?
Looking for the will. I...
It's Lord Howey. Hop on.
Aah!
McDuff, old boy!
Did you find my father's will?
Oh, don't worry, McDuff.
When the will is found,
the manor house will be ours again.
And my brother...
Who could that be?
I warned you to keep that mangy dog out of my house.
Now I have the... ...law with me.
McDuff has nowhere else to go.
They've no right to throw him out in the street.
He bit me.
Well, Sheriff?
Oh, I'm sorry, Roger, but it is his house.
I'll be back tomorrow morning with the truck to take the dog away.
It won't be soon enou...
What the devil?
If only I could get back inside and find that will. But Lord Howey's always there.
And we have to get inside to get the ranger plane out.
McDuff, me lad,
getting rid of Lord What's-his-name
might be easier than finding that piece of paper you're after.
If we could just get him out of the house,
I'd have a better chance to look for the will.
Then we'll scare him away,
just like Sureluck Jones did
in "The Adventure of the Ghoul Next-door".
What was that?
Must be my imagination.
Who's there?
If it's that blasted dog again, I'll...
It's only the wind.
Yes, that's what it is, it's the wind.
Plan two, Gadget.
Where are you? Show yourself!
I'll teach you to haunt my house!
Come on. He'll see us.
Ha! Well, I guess that's that.
Hurry up, lads.
OK, we're ready for the big scare.
All set, McDuff?
I guess so.
Got that bag of flour open, Zip?
I told you I'm not afraid of you.
I said I...
G-g-ghost!
A-a-a-a-ah!
A-a-a-ah!
Let's go.
Please stop. Please! I'll be good!
I won't send the dog away.
I'll let him live here in the big house with Roger.
Just like Papa wanted. Just like in the will. I... I...
I promise to...
Wait a minute.
How can a ghost make me sneeze?
Well, well, well... So it's fun and games, is it?
Oh, dear.
Let's see what this ghost is really made of.
You've bothered me for the last time.
Come on, McDuff! Let's go!
That mongrel won't get far.
It's a dead end.
In "The Adventure of the Doctored Watson",
Sureluck Jones found a secret passageway
by moving the bottom of a mirror frame.
It moved.
Hurry.
They vanished... like ghosts.
It's a secret passageway.
Just like the one in "The Adventure of the Conan Doily".
Would you stop that mystery-story stuff?
It's got us this far, mate. Don't complain.
Look, you can see out.
Lord Howey's still looking for us.
Nyeh nyeh nyeh-nyeh nyeh!
As long as Lord Howey is there, we're trapped.
How can we find the will by morning?
Don't worry. Sureluck Chip is on the case.
Not again. Oh!
Now, every time Sureluck Jones wanted to find something,
the first thing he did was find some clues.
Folow me. The game is afoot.
How are we gonna find the will when all you wanna do is play foot games?
Hmm. I don't know why we haven't found any clues yet.
Secret passages are always full of clues.
Chip... I mean, Sureluck, is this a clue?
No, it's a nail.
Is this a clue?
No, it's a chain.
Hey, Sureshuck, is this a clue?
No, it's... a spider!
Ha ha ha ha!
Good work, Zipper. What does it say?
Bring light to the darkness?
What does that mean?
There. Where?
The candleholder.
In "The Adventure of the Wicked Wick of the Wax",
Sureluck Jones opened a hidden door with a candleholder.
Well, Sureluck got us this far.
Maybe we should give it a try. Come on.
Sureluck slowly pulled the candleholder...
Got it.
...to open the secret door...
It worked.
...being very careful to stand to one side
to avoid the trapdoor.
Hey, guys. Are you OK?
We're fine, Chipper. But you could use a course in speed-reading.
A secret door, just like in that book.
Elementary, my dear dummy.
Come on.
It looks like some kind of office.
Here's a bent poker,
just like in "The Adventure of the Hardheaded Hottentot".
And here's a doctor's bag,
just like in "The Adventure of the Soda Pop Surgeon".
And here's a blood-stained manuscript, just like in...
Wait a minute.
I don't believe it.
"Sureluck Jones in The Adventure of the Mysterious Mystery Writer".
This is the workroom of Howard Bask, the creator of Sureluck Jones.
Old Lord Baskerville used to write books.
Didn't use his real name.
This is where all of my favorite stories were written.
Big deal. We've got to find that will and soon.
Wait.
If this is where the creator of Sureluck Jones lived,
then I know exactly where the will is.
Where?
There. Behind the portrait.
Just like in "The Adventure of the Will That Wouldn't".
Sorry, mate. Nothing here.
What? It's gotta be. It worked in the story.
What's this?
"I, Howard Baskerville, hereby bequeath the manor house
to my youngest son, Roger Ba..."
It's the will!
You did it, Dale.
Now we gotta show it to Roger. Let's go.
Now, whatever you do, don't make any noise.
Aw, you always worry too much.
Thank you so much for finding the will for me.
Now Roger will never know
and Baskerville Hall will be mine forever. Ha ha ha!
All of my little brother's dreams of owning this house
up in smoke.
What?
Oh, dear.
Fools! I can destroy this will any time I like,
and there's nothing you can do to stop me.
Oh, yes, there is.
Get away. Get away, nasty thing.
Oh, no. My allergy.
The will!
Not so fast, you loathsome rodents.
What now, Sureluck?
Give it to me.
Ow!
Thanks, McDuff. Now, go get Roger.
Your filthy friend has deserted you.
You're trapped.
Let go, you pesky insect!
Now what, Sureluck? Any clues?
Yeah! What would Sureluck do in a case like this?
What do you think? Hide!
Let me in!
You had your chance.
Now, when I find you, I'll have your heads.
I'll find you sooner or later.
Aha!
I'll get you!
Wah-ha-ha!
Got you.
That does it.
No more fun and games.
I won't let them take McDuff.
McDuff!
What's wrong, boy?
Something at the house?
Let's go.
I'll get you if I have to destroy everything in this room!
The will!
Whoa!
What's going on, Howey?
I knew Father wanted you to own Baskerville Manor.
You were always his favorite.
But now the will will be destroyed forever, and you'll have to go on being my servant,
or go live in the streets with your worthless dog.
The sheriff will be here any minute for that mutt of yours.
The will! Oh!
Don't worry, boy. We're just going for a nice ride.
Ah! Sheriff, wait!
We have to save McDuff.
What would Sureluck Jones do now?
I don't know, but I know what the rescue rangers would do.
Hey.
Oh, no. Don't read that.
Stop, stop! Sto...
Sheriff, don't take McDuff.
I don't plan to.
The dog is now your responsibility,
as the rightful owner of Baskerville Hall.
Oh, no!
We solved a real-life Sureluck Jones mystery.
Just like old Howard Baskerville would have wanted us to.
With the help of a little quick rescue ranger thinking.
Where's McDuff? I wanna get home.
I haven't had any cheese in two days.
There he is.
And he's got something for Chip.
For me?
It's the last unpublished
Sureluck Jones story.
I think the old master would have wanted his biggest fan to have it.
Looks like old Sureluck come out on top again.
Ha ha ha ha!!!