A Wicked Thing!

In "TICK-TOCK, BUY A CLOCK" young James Palfrey III discovers his grandfather's old clock in an antique store and wants to buy it in spite of not having enough money to cover the purchase price. Archibald Lived, the mysterious little owner of the shop sends James away, confused and uneasy, with the clock, partially paid for, tucked under his arm. Norman Rumboldt, the jealous husband in "HEAD-OVER-HEELS" schemes (quite cleverly, in his own misguided opinion) to physically incapacitate or even murder his wife, if need be, when he finds love letters from and unknown lover in her desk drawer.