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THE NEWS AND THE HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
With MAJOR HOOPLfi
OUT OUR WAY
BY J. R. WILLIAMS OUR BOARDING HOUSE
By ELINORE COWAN STONE
CAiT OP CHARACTERS
LINDA BENTON lltiollfc
daughter of famoaa alnarer.
CAPT. BARRVIMORE TRENT
Br-ro, aria "daroll."
MIRANDA THKT BarrT-
anore'a a;raadaotaer a) traMaT
wnuii." v
Yater4aTi Barrnnora takaa
Linda In hla arma. Tkrlr romanra
know now noon i waa to teated.
CHAPTER IV
T'XCEPT for the light bandage
around Captain Trcnt'i left
wrist, everything at the breakfast
table next morning seemed much
u usual. That is until Barry took
up the morning paper and opened
It
: In a moment he said so sharply
'that his grandmother looked up
tUrtled from her mail, "I warned
him the blithering Idiot! Well,
he's down."
"Just who is down and
where? asked Mrs. Trent calmly.
, "Old Rust. And the devil of It
a that no one seems to know just
where." Barry was reading on
; rapidly. "The pilot of the big
plane carrying the supplies lost
Dim in the fog and turned oacK
. . . Last radio signals from
somewhere over Nicaragua early
this morning. ... I told him that
If he cracked in that jungle he had
as much chance of being picked
up as a needle in a haystack. But
be wouldn't listen to me."
"And when." asked his grand
mother dryly, "have you begun
. listening to good advice?"
- ' But Barry was reading on, his
laughing mouth a straight line.
. . .He was serious enough now.
Linda thought.
When old Miranda rose from the
table, she said, "Those parcels
must really get off this morning,
; Miss Benton. Take George and
. the car. I shall not need you until
after lunch. And no doubt you
have some errands of your own to
: do."
Barry did not follow them from
' the dining room. He hardly
seemed to know that they were
going.
Linda did have some errands of
her own; and it was an ideal day
for Christmas shopping clear and
cold, with a crisp fall of snow that
made dazzling arabesques of the
over-arching trees along the ave
nue, and crunched delightfully
Under foot.
Everywhere people were going
about their errands with shining
faces. Already some of the . doors
and windows showed holiday
wreathes. In the church next to
ithe Court House a choir of chil-
was rehearsing Christmas
ols, their high young, Voices
shrill and tiweet on the
jfrosty air "Noel! Noel! Noel!
Noel! Born is the King of Israel!''
'
jTDJDA, waiting at the crossing
j for the traffic, did not realize
mat she was singing with them,
Isoftly but clearly, until a round
faced, dark 'little man who was
atanding beside her turned to
mile at her, a gamin smile that
crinkled his' face absurdly.
"Bravo!". He spdke to her with
faint twist of inflection that was
not quite an accent "Excuse me,
Bliss Benton, but that is a voice to
pack 'em in the aisles."
Linda frowned faintly. She did
toot remember ever having seen
the man before.
"Oh, no, you do not know me,"
be went on with his funny puck
ered smile. "But I heard you sing
once before. It was in a hotel in
New York for charity. . . and I
have never forgotten you. Such
freshness such purity such
tower and you standing there so
fetraight and young, like something
out of a story book ... It was
the kind of singing one does not
forget"
Linda remembered now. That
was the one occasion when her
aunt had allowed her to sing be
fore a public audience.
The little man was so wistful
and friendly standing there that
he smiled back at him. After all,
ft was Christmas week.
"Thank you," she said. "When
arou love to sing, it is nice to know
that someone has liked to listen
and remembers. You were kind
to tell me."
' Linda made her purchases at
the town's little gift shop the
FLAPPER FANNY
-com.imsvausavici.aK.
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knitting bog for Mrs. Trent, some
trifles for the servants, and a book
for Barry.
She was paying for the book
when two elderly women ad
vanced upon her. She recognized
one of them as Miss Lydla Chat
tam who came to see old Miranda
sometimes always bursting with
news . . . Miss Lydla was a
plump, pasty woman, with a nose
that always looked cold, and pale,
sharp eyes.
"Ah, just a minute. Miss Ben
ton," she began now. "I hear that
Captain Trent is at home for the
holidays."
"Why, yes," Linda answered.
"He came last week."
"Isn't that just like Miranda
Trent?" Miss Chattam turned to
her companion. "Keeping him to
herself all this while. I heard the
other day " she lowered her
voice.
S"NE of a group of smart looking
younger women gn'.liered at
the book table turned to stare at
Linda. As Linda picked up her
bundles, she heard the woman ask
in a careless, throaty drawl, "And
who might the little dresden shep
herdess be?"
"His grandmother's maid, I sup
pose," said her companion negli
gently. "Did you see her blush?
Well, Barry always did have a
way with the lower class ... By
the way, Rita, did you know Barry
was to be here?"
"Naturally," murmured the one
called "Rita." She was tall and
lithe, with a warmth of copper
colored hair, a full red mouth In
a pale, too-narrow face, and
heavily lashed sultry eyes which
swept Linda covertly from head
to foot
"I wondered why you got home
ahead of schedule," said the other,
and laughed significantly.
Linda fled with burning cheeks
... So Barry had a way with
the lower classes!
At lunch that day Mrs. Trent
observed, her eyes trailing cur
iously over her grandson's face,
"I hear that Rita Blanchard's
back."
"Our dear Miss Lydla Is still
faithful, I see," said Barry
smoothly. "And where had Rita
been?"
"Here and there. No grass has
grown under her feet I do assure
you, since her divorce was
granted.". ,
Barry's eyes danced wickedly
over his grandmother's face; and
Linda sensed undercurrents that
she did not understand. She be
gan to understand later in the day
when she found old Miranda at
the telephone:
"Of course, my dear Rita," she
was saying, "I will tell the cap
tain you called. . . Ah, you must
mean Miss Benton. . . Indeed?
But she has been with me for
some time ... Yes, very charm
ing to look at is she not? We
both the captain and I" the
old lady's face broke into what in
any one else would have been a
grin of gamin malice "find it
very pleasant to have such youth
and freshness about the house."
Rita Blanchard, Linda reflected,
must be at least 30.
But what she thought has Mrs.
Trent against this Mrs. Blanchard
that she's ready to use even me
as a weapon against her?
' (To Be Continued)
Scientists meeting at Indianapo
lis learned that the teen-age driv
er is moat deadly. Yes, and par
ticularly when he Is combined
with the teen-age drinker.
Countess Barbara Haugwltz-Re-ventlow,
Woolworth heiress, stay
ed only 36 hours on her latest
trip to the U. S. Maybe she was
just checking up on ten-cent store
Christmas sales.
President Roosevelt's advisers
are hoping the Christmas holiday
will put congress in a more "giv
ing" mood toward his legislative
requests.
English vicar complains that
American young men are "cheeky"
when they Invite their girl friends
to dance. Yes, chee ?eky.
Railroads ale c be
fore the ICC that they would
fare better If their (ares were
more fair. Meaning, up.
By Sylvia
T. m. mg. w. a. pat. of r.-
again until you can explain that pink
( SAV, OLDIE, WHV IVE COT ENJOYMENT I KNOW
DON'T YOU LOOSEN WHERE IT'S DRAWING HE WILL,,
UP AN' Buy A PAIB DIVIDENDS.' I CAN'T FROKA NOW
I OF SKATES AN I WASTE MONEY ON I ON HE'S
EN0OV VOUfcSELF. SKATES AND EXPECT RUININ' MY
0i LIKE. TH' REST TO OWN THIS LAKE YOUNG LIFE.
J V OF US? y I SOME DAV DON'T I WHILE I'M
U WOREV ABOUT ME- RUININ' MV
MYRA NORTH, SPECIAL
WASH TUBBS
I 1 WHAT ARE THOSE FOOLS I I SHALL WE LOWE 12. SJL 'jt T
3 COlNGf THERE'S NOT A THE TRAP TO THE WfcV ' ' E!
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CAUTiOUSL V OM THE BLOCK ' S- IM CASE.. J-VEH AM' -l I
tTHElR , nf&rQ ' t lAW
1LENTLY, IN THE DEAD OF
NIGHT, WASH AND EASY SUP
BACK TO CUTLASS ISLANO, AND
DROP OFF IN THE DINGY.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
wo place I weaYiX n
CrA2fi f PILLOW MADE
cold,Jop.ce CUBES'
"S-jT AVHEM I SLEEP,
' -fU-LV, I SLEEP' A
LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE
( NOT A DROP O" MILK LEFT IN
TH HOUSE - NOT AN EG.Q- HAROLT
A CRUMB Cf ANVTHINQ TO EAT
AN" YESTERpAV I FOUND HER
CRYINT- SHE'S BROKE -THATS
WHAT- NOT EVEN A THIN MME
AMt ITS ALL OUR FAULT-
BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES
OH OEASiHtE COWZC, I
KTO.NBMCOtAS .SORMSVMi Ai I
CNJUIMtN I I-.- J
NURSE
VE JUST
HEARD
YOU J BUT
WHO ARE
I'M LOOklW3
FOP. THE
OWNER OF
'this outfit
TbU AMD
WHAT ARE 1
I WAWTTD
TALK BUSI
tOU DOIW& .
HERE? .
NESS MY
NAME'S
BEWTLEY.
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SHE SETS
IT't HAVE
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HEY,
doc!
OR.
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MOMENT LATER THEY'RE
ASHORE.
A LITTLE PENSION-
LASTED OUT TH' MONTH.
f I'M WOT THE JKo'L,MY BOY....OIL.' IT'S MY T 1
OWNER BUT I 1 RACKET, AND I KWOW IT FROM ' j BUT I THINK yEUS: -jq 2AW2IBAP KNOWS ME BY 1
CAN SPEAK FOR A TO Z CROSS -WISE X ! THIS WELL 13 REPUTATION, AND WHEN I WALK A
HIM ! WHAT'S J AUO UP AWD ' tD L'KE i, ; DRY !lT HAS BEEN ) UP to 'EM, THEY BEND IN THE ,
ON YOUR 11 PTHIR
JUST TAKIN CARE O- HER- THEN
MRS. CHANCE ANt TH' BABY AMP
TOU AND I BARGED IN- BUT WILL
SHE TOUCH MY TEN DOLLARS? ,
NOT ON YER LIFE- SHE'S PROUD I ,
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A MINUTE I MY, HOW VJEU.
won ws nowvaN
I SEE? YOU'VE STARTED
THE? NEW YEAR IM LOW
GEAR, AS USUAL"-- WELL
XVE MADE UP MY AAIND
THAT YOU'RE OOIW3 TO
RIDE A JOB, IT YOU ,
EXPECT TO (SET FEED
VVITW VOUR STALL THIS
WlUTERws-SO C3ALLOP
DOWN MAIN STREET
AMI? OPEN DOORS
UNTIL YOU FINC
MISS OPPORTUNITY
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WORK,
MA0OR?
gUPPEWLV. A THE CsMO STRUC-.OLES WITH
THE LAC-PEE., A POWERFUL STREAM OF
ICV WATEC CRASHES-THRU THE WINDOW -
SO FAR, SO GOOD. BUT WE'RE
N (kSPOT, PCOMER. WWOtVEtt.
tviuaoi-ro. TUic let hLlr le.
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PLE4TV HOSTILE THEY RE
GOING TO H00T FIRST.
AND INVESTIGATE LATER.
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HM-M--3HE WOULDN'T
QO WITH HER- BUT I KNOW- SHE
WANTED TO GET TO TH" POST
OFFICE AN GET HER PENSION CHECK-
THEN WELL EAT---BUT
LONG. WITH ALL THIS
cccrkY nu.nu.. Mvt
COMES NOW
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BUT, M'DEAR, WITH
THE PROFITS OF MY
LAST BUSINESS venture;
X SHALL. SEEK A
NICHS THAT WILL FIT
6
THE1 TALENTS OF
A MAN OF MY
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inclination
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BY BLOSSER
BY HAROLD GRAY
FAPIN
OH, JUST THINGS
1 L II
J iftA HI !
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LIZARDS.'
WE NEEDED- ER-. I
SHOULD HAVE DONE 1
MUST'A'
IT LAST WEEK-BUT
1 1 BOUGHT OUT
THE SN0W--ER-I PUT
STORE
II Ol-h-- ALL RIQHT,
uunnme - i nANKS-
THAT WILL BE ALL-
BY MARTIN
'. OKO OOC YOO OV TO f....Vt
CAN'T 6ET ON THfc COOO tAt
TH WAY '.NO SEt .AL. THE"-.
WTLtfe IN THE WORLD VOOOLONit
MAVtE ME CHA.N&E MY 09NOM Of
OLO "HYEW
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