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THE EUGENE (iTTAPD
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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 "
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W 10 )cla- d Rita,
tlrv TrT pa!e. and Riu no
eit. rJ1. 'T bis freckles stood
friends. And
the old folks out In Snndgrets. why
they'll )ut eat it up
A nurse approached them.
"Is Mr Wells here" she aaked.
(Te Be Contirueo
One of the hottest p'" In
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THE TINYMITES
By KNICK
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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. Cole." ths Piotsr.)
(A msakey Bulls fsssy trtok In th next story)
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