Illinois Valley News, Thursday, August 21. 1947
| plate. She le t o u t a g ro w lin g hiss
! and rou sin g h e rse lf, w a d d le d off in Information on How
d ig n a n tly. She w a s n 't used to such
To Raise Your Dog
shabby tre a tm e n t.
Nosey had no tim e to w o rry o v e r
th is breach o f frie n d s h ip in Der-
m ie 's in d ig n a n t sta m p in g off. In
, fa ct, she was back in a fe w m o-
I m ents, ru b b in g h e r face a g a in st his
pants leg as a re m in d e r o f her
i gnaw ing v ita ls. She h a d n 't been fed
in tw o hours.
Nosey paid no a tte n tio n to her
p le a d in g He was w a itin g fo r the
s tra n g e r who was to v is it h im . A t
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A LITTLE knowledge is a dan-
p re cise ly th re e o 'clo ck, as the note
1 stated, a ta ll, s h a b b ily dressed m an J * * gerous thing when it comes to
appeared.
H is
d a rk
h a ir
was ! treating illness. If in doubt about
sleeked n e a tly back, but o th erw ise » 'h a t a ils y o u r p e t, b e tte r c a ll t h e 1
he was h a rd ly a p ic tu re o f s a rto ria l v e t e r in a r ia n . M a n y d is e a s e s , how -
J e v e r, a re s im p le to re c o g n iz e a nd
; elegance.
1 " M r . C ollins? You re ce ive d m y ! tr e a t fay y o u rs e lf.
TH1 FIC TIO N CORNER
THE PORK BANDIT
Bv DEE RANDALL
K J O S E Y C O L L IN S , as you know, stores? The same chain a ll the
A ’ is the N u m be r One E g o ist of tim e. I f we could get to the bottom
the day. Ju st as Napoleon once la id o f th a t, w e’d be g e tting some
c la im to the title B u t th a t was back p la ce .”
In the 17th o r 18th ce n tu ry. And no
D e rm ie ’s boredom w ith this con
body bothers m uch
about h im I | versa tion was evident. She settled
any m ore. E xce p t those who lik e to
back on the co m fo rta b le p illo w in
d ig and delve in to m usty old h is to ry
stalled in the d ra w e r. B ut not be
books.
fore looking at the e m p ty plate be
Napoleon had o n ly an E m p ire to fo re her. Soon she was snoring
conquer Nosey had a newspaper pe a cefu lly. She knew the plate
office and an e ve r-lo vin g T illie as w ould be fille d la te r on.
note ’ ” Nosey noticed the s tra n g e r’ s
his te rr ito ria l grounds.
I t ’ s true , it proved ra th e r expen
sive th is e g o -building business. But
no m a tte r the cost. Nosey is ac
c la im e d as a self-m ade m an One of
the finest m en on the s ta ff o f the
D a ily Gazette.
Besides T illie and the newspaper
office, it m ust be revealed. Nosey
has s till a n other love. She now lay
co zily in her p riv a te re tre a t . . . the
r ig h t hand d ra w e r o f Nosey’ s desk
T here was a q u ie t p u rr as Nosey
patted the soft, d ir ty w h ite fu r on
D e r m i e ’ s neck. I
D e rm ie
was
the
n ickn a m e fo r H y
p oderm ic. A nam e
fittin g to the over- i
sized cat because
you re a lly had to '
s tic k a needle In
h e r to m ake her
s tir.
r ile stra n g e r's hand quivered nervously as Nosey m otio ned him
T here was o n ly
to a c h a ir
one o th er th in g th a t would rouse
this re fle xin g feline. T hat was the
Nosey read and rere a d the un- hand q u ive re d n e rvo u sly as he
sm e ll o f boloney o r liv e r, even fro m
j signed note on his desk. “ M aybe beckoned h im to w a rd s a c h a ir. He I
the fa rth e s t c o rn e r o f the in k-sm a t- )
I I ’ll be able to get a lead out of this
took the p a p er the m an handed
tered c ity room .
_ . .
' a fte r a ll,” he reflected. Some butch- h im .
O rig in a lly fro m the re s ta u ra n t on e r has received a note sa ying his
" I 'm m an a g e r o f the sto re on
the c o rn e r w here she was expected store w ould be next. He was com ing
to r id the place o f m ice and m ake in to speak w ith the e d ito r. The e d i East 80th street. Received th is note
h e rs e lf g e n e ra lly useful, she had to r had turn e d the whole business e a rly th is m o rn in g . I le ft the place
found refuge in Nosey's c o m fo rt o ve r to Nosey d isg u sted ly. News and h u rrie d rig h t dow n here as
able desk d ra w e r. The c la tte r of seldom w alked rig h t in to a news soon as I could. D id n 't have tim e to
dishes and hustle bustle o f the paper office. Leads that cam e in by change m y c lo th e s ," he looked
crow ded re sta u ra n t had proved too m a il m ig h t b e tte r have been called down a p o lo g e tic a lly .
" Y o u r store w ill be next. This
m uch to r her sensitive nerves.
''m is le a d s .” U sually some quack
a fte rn o o n ," the note read. I t was
Nosey stopped his tender p a ttin g
seeking p u b lic ity
T his annoyed D e rm ie no end. R a is
G rim d e te rm in a tio n could be seen signed: "T h e P o rk B a n d it.”
in g her head, w hich was m ore en
e rg y than she cared to use, she
perked a q u izzical eye at him .
''D e r m ie ,'' Nosey spoke seriously.
" I f we could get a beat on this Pork
B a n d it case, we'd sure have som e
th in g ."
D e rm ie 's answ er was an assent
ing hiss.
"Seven b u tche r shops in seven
d a ys.” Nosey went on, " t h a t ’s a
reco rd
fo r
any c rim in a l
He's
p le n ty n e rvy, too Sent them a ll a
notice beforehand
He's got the
cops in a quandary. M ust be a
ghost b a n d it.” Here he snickered
s c o rn fu lly at the idea o f a ghost
ran sa ckin g a cash re g is te r and
s tic k in g a b u tche r k n ife in a m an's
back
W hat puzzles m e .'' Nosey went
on w ith his one-sided conversation,
" is how he gets In and out w ith the
cash rig h t under th e ir eyes And
why docs he a lw a ys p ick on pork
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9 To put on
12 P e ru u n poet
13 G ir l's nam e
14 To o b tain
la b o rio u sly
15 Sacred w ord
10 L a rg e cross
18 To seize
20 M olte n lava
22 T h a ila n d
24 Isinglass
27 To engrave
29 T w o fo ld
31 H igh c ra g g y
h ill
32 C a p ita l o l
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34 Edge o f a h ill
38 Sym bol fo r
n ir k e l
37 Ir rig a tio n
d itc h
39 Ita lia n tenor
41 Note in the
c h ro m a tic
scale
42 F o re te lle r
44 European
song th ru sh
45 C onsum ed
47 L a y e r o f
m e ta l
49 Spanish coin
50 A u th o r o f
F ig h tin g
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52 N u m be re d
d is k
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55 T a v e rn
57 T h ird person
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10 C o rre c t
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th a n ever before!
Nosey scanned the w r itin g care
in the set o f Nosey's features. The
e d ito r had fa ith in h im . He would fu lly . N o th in g there to g ive m uch o.
have to get to the b ottom o f this a clue. "H a v e you seen the police?
th in g As n u m b e r one egoist, he fe lt
‘No s ir, th o ug h t I ’d speak to you
ce rta in he could
firs t. T hey seem to be g e ttin g no
he laughed ru e fu lly
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IN D IG N A N T p u b lic was be w here fast,
co m ing boisterous in th e ir vehe "T h e re has been a note before each
c rim e , you k n o w ,” he re m in d e t
m en t d e n ia ls of this P o rk B a n d it
h im .
Nosey a b se n t-m in d e d ly pat
who slew and robbed a t re g u la r d a ily
ted D e rm ie 's neck. She s tirre d
in te rv a ls The e d ito r had h inted at looked la n g u id ly a t the v is ito r anc
a bonus o r som ething e q u a lly sa tis dozed off again.
fy in g fin a n c ia lly to the guy who got
Nosey asked h im a lot of ques
a lead on th is sto ry. It w ould sure tions and the v is ito r seemed anx
come in handy. Nosey d ream ed
ious to supply a ll the d e ta ils pos
:
Next m onth he and T illie w ere get sible. " I 'm flu tte re d you have s<
tin g m a rrie d .
m uch confidence in u s ," Nosey to il
A g lin t of happiness fille d his usu h im . " W ill you pardon me a mo
a lly p la c id eyes Sweet T illie w ith m e n t w h ile I get m y notebook i
her flaxen cu rls And how she could
w a n t to jo t down a ll the in fo rm a tio i
cook' N osey's m outh w a te re d in an you can g ive m e .”
tic ip a tio n of the d a ily m eals, lik e
Now Nosey nevei bothered w itl
those he had a lre a d y sam pled at
a notebook. A ny old piece o f copy
T illie 's little a p a rtm e n t.
p a p e r d id fo r the ho ttest scoop.
D e rm ie opened d ro w sy eyes and
O utside the c ity room , Nosey
looked re fle c tiv e ly at the s till e m p ty
headed fo r a telephone booth. H i
m ade a ca ll, picked up a notebook
fro m a p ro te s tin g ste n og ra p h er and
re tu rn e d to his nervo u sly w a itin g
:
I
v is ito r.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
lliir im n la l
Steps in trea tm e n t of m any dogs
diseases is given in our W eekly N ew s
paper Service booklet No. 78.
Covers
diet, housebreaking, teaching tricks, etc.
S< i d 25 cents (coin) for "H ow to Raise
and Train Your Ilo g ” to W eekly N ew s
paper service, 2 « West 17th St., New
York 11, N . Y .
P rin t nam e, address.
I booklet U tle and No. 78.
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I 43 D rie d giape
46 To leave out
I 48 E astern state
i 51 P rin te r's
m easure
53 55
56 Beak
58 W holly
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80 G o lfe r's
m ound
61 You and
62 Land
m easure
64 A rtiflc ia I
lai (uage
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He w ro te down sentences scru p u
lo u sly, m a k in g sure to dot every
and cross e ve ry " t . " To anyone
lo o kin g on, it was evid e n t Nosey
I was s ta llin g fo r lim e .
I t was o n ly a m a tte r of a few
m in u te s before the two husky cops
a rriv e d A p a ir o f handcuffs were
I clin ch e d on the now s p u tte rin g v is i |
i to r who dem anded to know the
m ea n in g o f this.
Here, boys,' Nosey addressed
the cops, " is yo u r P ork B a n d it." He
k in d o f sneered o ve r the nam e as
, o n ly a re a l egoist could do.
The m an suddenly stopped bat
th u g
"H o w d id you kn o w ? ” he
asked
"W e ll, you see,” Nosey d ra w led ,
his five feet fo u r sw a yin g m a g n ifi
c e n tly . "y o u said you ju s t came
fro m y o u r pork store. When D cr
m ie woke up and ju s t went rig h t
back to sleep again. I knew th a t
was a lie. I f you had re a lly com e
fro m there, she w ould have been
o ve r there sn iffin g y o u r pants and
lic k in g y o u r leg, m aybe even chew-
ing a piece out of it. It's past her
m ea l tim e now .” he sm ile d down
fo n d ly at D e rm ie who had s tirre d
at m e n tio n of her name, lo o kin g ex
p e cta n tly at the e m p ty plate.
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He went on: "T h e n you to ld me
some d e ta ils that the po lice have
c a re fu lly guarded fro m the p u b lic
Nobody but the P ork B a n d it h im s e lf
could have known them "
The m an huug his head d e sp a ir
in g ly " I used to own h a lf o f the
ch a in o f sto re s.” he spoke b itte rly
" U n t il m y p a rtn e r sw indled me out
of m y share It was the only w ay I
knew of to get back w hat re a lly be
longed to m e ."
F o r a m om ent Nosey's gaze was
s y m p a th e tic a lly bent tow ards the
m a n 's back as they led h im aw ay
Then he re tu rn e d to D e rm ie
"H a v e patience, old g ir l. " he pat
ted her head When he returned
th e re was an e xtra cuahion in Der
m ie s d ra w e r d o m ic ile and a brand
new plate It has tw o s p rig h tly m ice
p ainted on it. T his hss caused no
end of concern to D e rm ie . who.
m inus her once sh srp teeth, can’ t
figure out ju st how to bite Into the
little rascals She doesn't h a ir any
tro u b le w ith the e xtra helpings of
boloney, ¡hough
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