Southern Oretfon News Review, T hursday, A ugust 21, 1947
plate. She le t out a g ro w lin g hiss
and rousing herself, w addled o ff In- |
d ig n a n tly . She w a s n 't used to such
shabby tre a tm e n t.
Nosey had no tim e to w o rry over
th is breach o f frie n d s h ip in D e r
m ie 's in d ig n a n t sta m p in g off. In
fa ct, she was back in a few m o
m ents, ru b b in g her face ag a inst his
pants leg as a re m in d e r o f her
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
pleading. He was w a itin g fo r the
s tra n g e r who was to v is it h im . At
LITTLE knowledge is a dan
p re cise ly three o’ clock, as the note
gerous thing when it comes to
stated, a ta ll, sh a b b ily dressed m an
appeared.
H is
d a rk
h a ir
was treating illness. If in doubt about
sleeked n eatly back, but oth e rw ise what ails your pet, better call the
veterinarian. Many discuses, how
he was h a rd ly a p ic tu re o f s a rto ria l
ever, are simple to recognize and
elegance.
" M r. C ollins? You re ce ive d m y treat by yourself.
note'.’ " Nosey noticed the s tra n g e r's
FICTION CORNER
THE PORK BANDIT
Bv DEE RANDALL
'
X T O S E Y C O L L IN S , as you know, i stores?« The same chain a ll the
is the N u m b e r One E g o ist of tim e . I f we could get to the bottom
the day. Just as Napoleon once la id o f that, w e 'd be g e ttin g some
c la im to the title . B u t th a t was back | p la c e ."
D e rm ie 's boredom w ith this con
in the 17th o r 18th c e n tu ry . And no
body bothers m uch
about h im ve rsa tio n was evident. She settled
any m ore. E xce p t those who lik e to back on the c o m fo rta b le p illo w in
d ig and delve in to m u sty old h is to ry stalled in the d ra w e r. B ut not be
books.
fo re lo o kin g at the e m p ty pla te be
Napoleon had only an E m p ire to fo re her. Soon she was snoring
conquer. Nosey had a new spaper p e a ce fu lly. She knew
the plate
office and an e v e r-lo v in g T illie as w ould be fille d la te r on.
his te r r ito r ia l grounds.
It's true, it proved ra th e r expen
sive this e g o -building business. But
no m a tte r the cost, Nosey is ac
cla im e d as a self-m ade m an. O n j of
the finest m en on the s ta ff o f the
D a ily Gazette.
Besides T illie and the new spaper
office, it m u st be revealed. Nosey
has s till another love. She now lay
co zily in her p riv a te re tre a t . . . the
rig h t hand d ra w e r o f N osey's desk.
There was a qu 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.
D e rm ie
was
the
n ic k n a m e fo r H y
p o d e rm ic . A name
fittin g to the o v e r
sized c a t because
you re a lly had to
s tic k a needle in
her to m ake her
s tir.
The stran ger’s hand quivered nervously as N osey motioned him
T here was only
to a chair.
one o th e r th in g th a t w ould rouse
th is re fle x in g fe lin e . T h a t was the
Nosey read and reread the un hand q u ive re d n e rvo u sly as he
sm e ll of boloney o r ll .e r, even fro m
signed note on his desk. "M a y b e beckoned h im to w a rd s a c h a ir. He
the fa rth e s t c o rn e r o f the in k-sm a t- I ' l l be able to get a lead out of this took the p a per 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 re ce ive d a note sa yin g his
" I 'm m a nager o f the store on
the co rn e r w here she was expected store w ould be next. He was com ing E ast 80th street. Received th is note
to rid the place o f m ice and m ake in to speak w ith the e d ito r. The edi e a rly th is m o rn in g . I le ft the place
h e rs e lf g e n e ra lly useful, she had to r had tu rn e d the whole business and h u rrie d rig h t down here as
fo u n d refuge in N osey's c o m fo rt o v e r to Nosey disgustedly. News soon as I could. D id n 't have tim e to
able desk d ra w e r. The c la tte r of seldom w alked rig h t in to a news change m y clothes,” he lookeo
dishes and hustle b ustle o f the paper office. Leads th a t cam e in by down a p o lo g e tica lly.
crow ded re s ta u ra n t had proved too m a il m ig h t b e tte r have been called
" Y o u r store w ill be next. This
m uch fo r h e r sensitive nerves.
"m is le a d s .” U su a lly some quack a fte rn o o n ," the note read. I t was
Nosey stopped his te n d e r p a ttin g . seeking p u b lic ity .
signed: "T h e P o rk B a n d it.”
G rim d e te rm in a tio n could be seen
T h is annoyed D e rm ie no end. R ais
Nosey scanned the w ritin g care
in g h e r head, w hich was m o re en in the set of N osey's features. The fu lly . N o thing there to g ive m uch o.
e rg y than she cared to use, she e d ito r had fa ith in h im . He w ould a clue. “ H ave you seen the p o lice ? '
have to get to the bo tto m of th is
perked a q u iz z ic a l eye a t h im .
"N o s ir, thought I'd speak to you
" D e r m ie ,’’ Nosey spoke seriously, thing. As n u m b e r one egoist, he fe lt firs t. They seem to be g e ttin g no
c
e
rta
in
he
could.
" I f we could get a beat on th is P ork
w here fa s t," he laughed ru e fu lly
A N IN D IG N A N T p u b lic was be-
B a n d it case, w e'd sure have some
“ T here has been a note b e fore each
1
com
ing
boisterous
in
th
e
ir
vehe
th in g ."
c rim e , you k n o w ,” he re m in d e c
D e rm ie ’ s answ er was an assent m e n t d e nials of th is P o rk B a n d it h im .
Nosey a b se nt-m indedly pat
who slew and robbed at re g u la r d a ily ted D e rm ie 's neck. She s tirre d
in g hiss.
"S even b u tch e r shops in seven in te rv a ls . The e d ito r had h in te d at looked la n g u id ly at the v is ito r a n t
d a ys,” Nosey w ent on, “ th a t’ s a a bonus o r som ething e q u a lly satis- dozed off again.
re co rd
fo r any
c rim in a l.
He’ s f y i ng fin a n c ia lly to the guy who got
Nosey asked h im a lo t of ques
p le n ty n e rv y , too. Sent th e m a ll a a ¡ead on th is sto ry. I t w ould sure tions and the v is ito r seemed anx
n otice beforehand. He's got the COm e in handy. Nosey dream ed, ious to supply a ll the d e ta ils pus
cops in a quandary. M u st be a N e xt m o n th he and T illie w ere get- sible. " I 'm fla tte re d you have sc
ghost b a n d it.” H ere he snickered tin g m a rrie d .
m uch confidence in u s ," Nosey to k
s c o rn fu lly at the *idea of a ghost
A g lin t o f happiness fille d his usu h im . “ W ill you pardon me a m o
ra n sa ckin g a cash re g is te r and a lly p la c id eyes. Sweet T illie w ith m e n t w h ile I get tn y notebook. I
s tic k in g a b u tch e r k n ife in a m a n ’ s her flaxen c u rls. And how she could w a n t to jo t down a ll the in fo rm a tio i
back.
cook! Nosey’ s m o u th w a te re d in an you can give m e .”
"W h a t puzzles m e ," Nosey went tic ip a tio n o f the d a ily m eals, lik e
Now Nosey nevei bothered w itl
cn w ith his one-sided conversation, those he had a lre a d y sam pled at a notebook. A ny old piece of copy
“ is how he gets in and out w ith the T illie s little a p a rtm e n t.
paper did fo r the hottest scoop.
D e rm ie opened d ro w sy eyes and
cash rig h t under th e ir eyes. And
O utside the c ity room , Nosey
looked re fle c tiv e ly a t the s till em pty headed fo r a telephone booth. H t
w h y does he a lw ays p ick on pork
m ade a c a ll, picked up a notebook
fro m a p ro te stin g sten o g ra p h e r and
re tu rn e d to his n e rvo u sly w a itin g
v is ito r.
He w rote down sentences scru p u
lo u sly, m a k in g sure to dot every
“ i ” and cross e ve ry “ t . " To anyone
lo o kin g on, i t was e vid e nt Nosey
was s ta llin g fo r tim e .
S o lu tio n in N e x t Is s u e .
H o rizo n ta l
I t was o n ly a m a tte r of a feu
1 1,760 ya rd s
5 To encourage
9 To put on
12 P e rsia n poet
13 G ir l’ s name
14 To obtain
la b o rio u sly
15S acicd w ord
16 L a rg e cross
18 To seize
20 M olten lava
22 T h a ila n d
24 Isinglass
27 To engrave
29 T w o fo ld
31 H igh cra g g y
h ill
32 C a p ita l of
New C aledo
nia (v a r.)
34 Edge of a h ill
36 S ym bol fo r
n icke l
37 Irrig a tio n
d itc h
39 Ita lia n tenor
41 N ote in the
c h ro m a tic
scale
42 F o re te lle r
44 E uropean
song th ru sh
45 C onsumed
47 L a y e r o f
m e ta l
49 Spanish coin
50 A u th o r of
" F ig h tin g
M en”
52 N um bered
d isk
54 By
55 T a ve rn
57 T h ird person
of the H indu
tr in ity
59 F re n ch fo r
"a n d ”
61 Slang: ro ll of
paper money
63 Ire la n d
65 U n a spirated
67 B efore
68 P a rt of the
skeleton
69 T a rd y
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1 Cow’ s c ry
2 U nripeness
3 Note o f scale
4 To be w ro n g
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5 To shun
6 T o sm e a r
7 T e u to n ic
d e ity
8 L ig h t brow n
9 E n try in an
account
10 C o rre c t
11 Compass
p o in t
17 S ym bol fo r
o sm iu m
19 P a rt of
" to be”
21 H ig h e st point
23 G rape refuse
25 U n ifo rm
26 V o ca l solo
27 To ensnare
28 B a rn y a rd
fo w ls
30 C la ye y soil
33 Slang: holes-
in-one
35 Shawl
38 C a re fu l
a tte n tio n
40 P a rt o f the
eye
43 D rie d grape
46 To leave out
48 E a ste rn state
51 P rin te r's
m easure
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56 Beak
58 W h o lly
60 G o lfe r's
m ound
61 You and I
62 Land
m easure
64 A rtific ia l
language
66 B a b ylo n ia n
d e ity
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before the tw o husky cops
A p a ir of handcuffs were
on the now sp u tte rin g v is i
dem anded to know the
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"H e re , b o y s ," Nosey addressed
the cops, " is y o u r P o rk B a n d it.” He
k in d o f sneered o ver the nam e as
o n ly a re a l egoist could .do.
The m an suddenly stopped b a t
tlin g . "H o w did you kn o w ? ” he
asked.
"W e ll, you see,” Nosey dra w le d ,
his five feet fo u r sw a yin g m a g n ifi
ce n tly, "y o u said you ju s t came
fro m yo u r p ork store. When D e r
m ie woke up and ju s t w ent rig h t
back to sleep again, I knew that
was a lie. I f you had re a lly come
fro m there, she would have been
over there sn iffin g your pants and
lic k in g yo u r leg, m aybe even chew
ing a piece out of it. I t ’s past her
m eal tim e n o w ," he sm ile d down
fo n d ly at D e rm ie who had s tirre d
at m ention of her name, lo o kin g e x
p e cta n tly a t the e m p ty plate.
He w ent on: "T h e n you told me
some d e ta ils th a t the police have
c a re fu lly guarded fro m the p ublic.
Nobody but the P ork B a n d it h im s e lf
could have know n th e m .”
The m an hung his head d e s p a ir
in g ly . " I used to own h a lf of the
chain of sto re s,” he spoke b itte rly .
" U n t il m y p a rtn e r sw indled me out
o f m y share. I t was the o n ly w ay I
knew o f 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 to w a rd s the
m an's back as they led h im away
Then he re tu rn e d to D erm ie.
"H a v e patience, old g ir l, " he p a t
ted her head. When he re tu rn e d ,
there was an e x tra cushion in. D e r
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
painted on it. T h is has caused no
end of concern to D e rm ie , who,
m inus her once sharp teeth, can’ t
fig u re out ju s t how to b ite Into the
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