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o o o o IS. 1929- THE EUGENE (iTTAPD rtfc -MINING TALENT lANOR:IARLY WiStSt LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE One Blunder After Another By HAROLD GRA THIl HAS HAPPBNBD THl"rp, wfco roomed " unl.LV BURNHAM ai -nhon.d h.r .vw.th..rt. "ft WILLS to eon,, from Now JACK ju-.l. IT. . hsvlno dinner to- n nd h not yet W "-nrt.r. end making "' i-.rv euooeee of h.r r"-., J.ok work. rSLrt-i office, rw world .fire. M. oom out to .hoi for "n ' .L dtoover. tht .h. I. b. !iiTh. . .hort. dark, N r r m.n. 8h. I. thor- 2f"f ,Sten.d. butr.th.rth.n Si'WriMl .nd aak for help, E'ooJSnue. on her w.y-.d Sort, d.rk m.n k..p. hi. BjfjToMT.TH THE STORY r.WAPTER XVTI iinflf ran down the atreet, re JJJi' the most preposterous SUto ier mind. Slim Boynton l" " " .. .olnit. tha Chi- "1 nn. But Slim was a JEurt alarmist Besides, she S?t hart Mandlnello. Why. even Sta said the racketeers ought to , Molly vote of thanks Slim, rio had been so sure they were pSj to shoot her. IHt horrible man was standing to. directly In front of the apart sent He -had turned, and was hdBf her. There was nothing to jo but to run pest him. In an Oss moment she would be In the ttby- Sh had reached the lowest step ,ttie broad flight that led to the Mitment And now she saw the us1! (ace Quite distinctly. His tytl ware wide and hunted the UN of s mad man. And his beard tu dark and stubby . . . - Suddenly there was a shot And Bother. And another ... ' Bo! Molly heard only one. And (lit ires n fused with the stinging (ill that sang through her shoul is: that the could never culls sep arate them the shot and the pain. People came running. Someone telephoned for the I police. And orneone elae called an ambulance. . Jack was there, elbowing his say through the crowd. Bullying til Janitor, who sought to assume thorny. Bullying even the police, when they arrived. And when the unbalance came, It was he who lifted Holly and laid her gently on the liretcher, and sat beside her, aid chafed her still hands. Her clmhes were drenched with lie blood that flowed from her iloulder. Once she opened her rei and moaned. Excitement spread Hke fire long the atreet where Molly lived, iad presently Rita and Bob and Zip had heard the news. A girl loot In broad daylight! Thev ran and saw the crowd in front of uyi apartment A policeman was dispeTstng the crovd. And mm mmM r-'-iln- up the flowers that Molly W dropped, for souvenirs, prob JW Even the rolls and strav rry tarta ahe had carried were " "a saraerea.. Bob reached the nnlfoom.n v. u waving his arms and shout- jj"'" . cantonal Move on, "We are friends of the girl who i uvpicLU CVOD. Drat know nothln' about it Wled the officer. twt where have they taken "Relief station." The mllnm.n "Dlan't know von was Jly a Mends of hers. Bo. That's " ?Trybody says when they W to know something. They hi h,r- Bullet through the near as I could make oat flh.-ti v. ... . . . " taxi. ,nd hop down to the u , ,UUrn' why don't you" J on tne operating table "c" was walking nerv My up and down the long cor ta . lw h'm from a dls- toft Mil with fear. Bob and Zip W topped to apeak to a -group "wwapapermen at the door MI"J!.bl fMlt trom Chicago ih. iL..td4el "other. "The stuff "wrote on the Mandlnello trial i .od a ssklnn to be shot." W. f"n Jth 'ureeons walked followed by a nurse. Thev C '! "i'fi nd wore rubber 55 of theai ' alT'k..n rtt roun,f fellow." he 4" 1". h'T'" demanded Jack. HIM".!. ' "J" ander ether." re S7 .,.arwon "y. "and I r.-not o'n to feel like m-, 'or But there's tn J,?,Tc"Ty ,bout- One of the you know when yiu K n ,vT' . " 11 08 moving hoi As1.k ,r 111 few minutes" tnw.i'T !r0UD id Joined the re T, M,4I.'Uil A ohap. hr. tWr an rounded shoul R!U et with Judge Brewster and the district attorney up at the top." "Oood Lord! Where did they get hlmt" broke in Jack. "Columbus evenue." Bed draw a box of clgaret. trom his pocket and passed them around. Rita notloed that his hand was trembling, and she wondered It It could be that Red was In love with Molly. She knew that they were working together on a play. She looked Quickly at Jack, to see tf be. too, had noticed Red's extreme nervousness. "Dan was strolling along," Red was saying, "when he saw a couple ot oops, coming up the street to gether. When dicks travel In pahs any gunman's apt to get nervous Well, Dopey Dan pulls an orangr from hi. pocket and begins '. suck on It It's easy enough tr spot - a cokey. Hennessey and Dolan sited him up soon as they clapped eyes on him. It was Dolan grabbed him. But the fel low got hi. gun out first It's a wonder he didn't let the boys have It But he turns It on him self, and takes a bullet through his lousy heart "The orange he was sucking was smeared with rat poison. Now if that ain't a classy way for a gun man to kick off! You got to hand it to the cokeys. They think up the cutest little things. "It's a lucky thing he didn't try to slip any of his rat poison to Molly," declared Bob. "Molly gets all the breaks." affirmed Red. "She's the luckiest kid I ever knew." "Lucky!" scoffed Jack. I sup nose you call It lucky to get a couple of bullets In the shoulder?' "Sure." retorted Red, unruffled "She might have got them In the heart.' Besides, see all the good it going to do her." "Oood!" exclaimed Rita. Sure. Publicity. Dldnt you know Molly's writing a .play? Little advertising doesn t hurt a play wright any. Molly'll have her face on the front page all over the country tomorrow morning. And If that lin t a million dollars wortn of advertising. Ill eat my shirt "So vou're the chap who s per suaded her to take up tnat min i" cut In Jack. Red flicked an. ash from his clg aret before replying. So you re the chap, he re torted Insultingly, "who loves her In a big way?" Jack doubled his fist furiously, and his white, set face crimsoned with rage. It was Zip who stood between them. Zip, with his eyes still red with grieving, and his boyish mouth Bwollen from weep lng.. "Cut It out!" he told them stern Iv. "You're acting like a couple ot guys In book. Red grinned sheepishly. "Suitors Fight for Love of Girl Reporter," he gibed. "Jealous swain inreni m Police Court Man . . . Don't worry, old chap. I'm not ir the running. Molly's told me abou yon. She's a real little square shooter." Jack tugged at his collar, em barrassedly. "Sure she's told me about you, too. I didn't mean to act like an egg. Sort of off my head. The shooting had he scared to death. I'm sorry, old man. Molly told me about the play you're wrlMnar. "It's hot stuff," Red assured them. "Molly's hell-bent to be flnrput Brirl " "Sure. Molly! a great kid. Ho soon do vou suppose she'll be out of the ether?" Zip was trying to change the subiect TU find out" Red swung down the .corridor. "Well, what do you think of that nivT" demanded Bob "We must be all right." respond ed Jack generously. "Molly likes him." Red was back In a moment "The nurse says ahe'll see Mr. Wells." he announced. "They've taken her upstairs. The office gave orders for a private room and a private nurse. They'll see tbst everything's okay. Ill be busting alona now. Got a lot of stuff to tear off." . "Oh. Mr. Flvnn." Rita smiled her most beguiling smile. "Couldn't you keep this out or tne paper; Molly's parents will Just about die If they hear about It" Red gaxed at her open-mouthed. Unbelieving. "Keep It out of the paper!" he repeated. "Why. girlie, every paper In the country Is going to lead with It I guess vou don't understand, you people. Why. Molly s going to be the most talked of girl In the world this time tomorrow. They've aJreadv telephotoed her picture. Every' elviliied sheet In the world is going to play this story. Shot by Ounmsn. Beautiful College Girl. Martyred Young Reporter. Gad. can't' vou get that? I tell you. she can get In the movies after this If she wants. With her faoe. nd her h,.(M nd the advertising she's going to get! Boys and girls, what a break! . . . And she asks me can I keep It out of the paper! No. Miss there's a few things we can't anv of us keep om of the papers 'And one of them's that guv Llndberrh. And another's go ing to be Molly Burn ham " Yon don't mean" began Rita fU. fAH U?-c- VMS vm-t to schoou M 3 - I c-VtH - ?.eVCE A.S 5V.OVJ (AS TVUS COOKS HOVJ VJvo$T A. 6vU. - J -v " But looks s KfcOVJT US T(v eVS TH FWHW VsJfNS A. S "WAV'S 0. OOHN 6U ? a w NO-V GUSS Hfc'S HOT eA.CTLM CO, VMWtVT . ViSV4SS V Man- HMoce cm , SALESMAN SAM Quite So, Sam I By SMALL I Tl KT TWnil&MT OS & HrfT IOfcJ YOU CAM TfSKt ft TRAP up NOfCCH TOURS ELF W4' SET OOS. FURS .' ' . . : " v . '. :' 7. n r r . , x . . ,., -r- N f VELS.T6Rfoy Ak' lTR.erAIMDflD ) tAMCEL TVe WITHOUT PUR.S'. TH' RJS'CL 1 ft ICUCr VJITHOUT.'EM. M6. 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Okl COAL TOR TH' WletfEB.?- IF WE HAVE -TIME "BEFORE SUli-TOUri, WE MlfirtT 3)3 VoU A MlME!,W,'r0rVl!6rfr' VUE CArJ SrllalfiLETH BARM, IF IHERE-o A FULL MOOsi ! . TELL HIM THAT" I HAVE A HABIT OF WALKAJG IU My SLEEP AT Ailfi HT. AU' F HE'LL LEA 02 .A Horse HitcHed UP TO A PLOW, I My STEVSf WEI THE TINYMITES By KNICK 's CAMS FOR e-i3- DOOR Clowny, still stop the pole, looked 'round snd said, "Well, bleas my soul. I tueas thst I'm ma -rooned op bare. There's no one round about. But, up here In tha sun all day I know that I will melt away. I ll hate to rail for help, I futss. I hops they besr m. ahout." .And then he rried out loudly. "Hey, yon Tlnymitea, eoms round this way. I'm np here on tha main tent and I aimply can't set down. I cams up bare t fix the tent snd then away a bit rope went. Of course It left me stranded. Ob, bar. mercy on this clown." He waited. Then ha beard a err. "All rlflit" yelled Seooty In reply. ''We're eeminc and we'll help you down. If ws can find a way." And then the Tinlea ran up near and C'oppj ahouted, "Wall, look here. Poor Clowny's way up In ths air, but doesn't want to atay." "I know a way to (ire him aid." aald Carpy, "If he a not afraid. The rest of you aray hers and I II return with a surprlee. I hare a very brilliant bunch that X am aure wlU please the hunch, .lust wait and it will he a treat for everybody's eyea." Than Carpy aampered en hie war When he returned the bunch yelled. "Hey!" Where did you get that queer giraffe, and luat what good la he?" Klre Carpy answered; "Hie lonj neck will do much more than you expect He a goinff to let wee Carpy slide ritbf don it. Walt and aeel" The (lraffe then held his neck In The flrarre then nem nis n- m j air anr alowly walked right up to 1, whore poor Oownr hong ento'a poat xk !r " The Tinlea gathered 'round. It wn'i I'iJMmI. Ions till Clowny tried the funnr neck line, ne wnusca aiona ry 1 Ot"! xr J Mr. what a and shortly ground. landed safely on the (Pleai th St.ry. Ths. 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