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Newspaper Page TextSERIAL STORY LUCKY PENNY BY GLORIA KAYE COPYDISHr, IMf. NBA InVICK, INC. I'KNNY'N I'l.AN KKVHIAM'H CIIAITKIl X "IN wlngl feet, 1'i'iiny rnrrrl townrd tho olllce. All nronnil lid HkIiI WI'IO Iji'kHuiIhk Id pop Into window. Iliintlly (llf-wcl houfichotdm'N poured tint nf thrlr hnmca, iind noon n atrirum nf pco plo wim rualiliitf to tho areno. Tho Klrlilown Klin Drpiirtinrnt lind nprrdlly rouard lUclf. Kh hrnrd Iho alri-n m tho eiiKlng aped iilnnK C.Vntrnl nvmuio. It aocmeil to her tliut lioura hod passed lo foi n alio rrm'liril tho Courier olllro. Klio ai'nrcliwl tha facca at tho p.vll of ilia fun. All eternity rndfd when alio miw Jim nufo. 1 1 In turn wnn 11 Mudy In bitter minor. 1 tin llpii wrrs tlflht, Ills tirnd liumhrd low between 111 broad fthniildtM-N. Jlm'a tltita woro bo tightly rlenrhed Hint Ida kmicklea allowed whlto. Penny proaaod buck trttia. Then nnifcr overwhelmed nil other rmolluna. Mho ahurnd Jlm'a bitierneaa. Bho wnllted ovor to him, looked up Into hla cyea. Shn ottered him comfort without anylnK n word. . "I.el'a go, Penny," ho anld, flnnlly. Thry puslicd their wny Ihrouiih Iho crowd, towurd Jlm'a rar, 1'onny ahlvrrcd, despito Iho wnrmtli of thn iilnht. Jim peeled off hla cunt nnd wrapped It around her shnuldera. Thla la It, Penny," Jim anld. "Oirilro hna nskrd for n allow down. He'll know he'a been In a Unlit before I'm finished." "Plenae, Jim," alio plended. "Pleiise, for my anke, ilon'l do nnythiiiK you'll reijrot. 1 know whnt you'rn thinking. 1 know Cii.hIio hna It romlng to him. Thera nre other wnya. Don't apoll It now." Jlm'a amllo wna bitter. "A lot nf people hnvfl tried nppenaement. It doesn't work. You can't talk pence with n guy who Inn n gun atuck In your rlba. Thla la wnr, Penny. It'a time to givo Cnatro ' the only kind of Ircntincnt ho un deratnnda." "I know, Jim," ah anld. "I feel the aiime wny. Cmlro la going to get Juat the kind of trentment ho'a entitled to. Listen In me, Jim. I wnnl yon to henr my plun, now." ttnpldly, tho wordn tumbling awlflly oul, she presented her Idea to Jim. As ho listened, alio wutrhed the ehnnglng light In hla even. "Penny," ho enthused, "you'r- genius. Hoy I Walt until they aee our paper thla week. Your atunl will workl Why, Cnatro hna wnlked right Into our nrma." lXCITKDLY, ho planned with l i her. . "Klrf.t, we hnve lo aee how much iintngc hna been done to Uio plnnt. it w cnn'l print ouraelvnj, I'll tnkn tho Courier Into tho city. I hnve n friend who'll be tickled pink to hel. me out I'll get Lou MncDounld lined up. Tills la ann aiillnnnll" Jim couldn't atny depressed Iter Hint. "I'll tnko you homo, Penny. You need aomn rc-t. Mennwhlle I'll check In with the flro drnnrlment. Heslde.i, I'll hnvo lo get a ftory on the tiro. I wnnl to find aomo eye wltneaaea. I hopo no ono wna hurt. A I'd of windows were amnshed by the blnst." Ilia hrakea atpienled n ho tor tured them to n atop In front of Penny' door. "Good night," ho anld. "Don't worry nbout anything. I'll aeo you in tho morning." "Good night, Jim," aho anld, reluctantly. "Tnko It enay." Penny knew Unit If Mldgo hntl returned n light would bo shining in tho window. She knew tlmt Mldgo would hnvo much to any and mnny cpiestloim to ask. She wna glnd the house wna dnrk. At the door, alio aloppcd, listen Ing. Sho thought aha henrd the fnlnt Bound of footsteps, apeedlng lightly nwny. Sho aensed, rntlier thnn anw, a ahndow fnding nwny. fumbling for her key, Penny at llrst didn't aeo Iho nolo lacked on tho door. When aho did notice Mm rugged slip of pnper, n chill rushed through her. Cautiously, aho unfolded the mnaanRe. In big red letters, hnsllly scribbled, Cnatro hnd delivered hla winning. "Shut up or else. Take a tip from ua. Lenvo town tonight." WHEN Tenny arrived at tho " Courier olllco next morning, Jim was In ovcrnlle. Tho aim fil tered through tho broken base ment window. "Hello, Penny," Jim greeted happily. "Wnlch your atcp there. Some of Iho nnlla nre pretty rusty." "CJood morning, Jim," Penny nnswored, as cheerfully as aho could. Hours before aho had de termined thnl no note of anxiety would penotrnto her voice. "The damage Isn't an bad n I thought It would bo," anld Jim. "Tho ofllco got tho worst of It. It'll talto more than a bomb to blow up that old press. And our llnolypo hna gono through worae Ihnn n little lire. Tho boya were down as soon ns the firemen would let them In. Wo have moat of tho mess cleaned tip already." Penny looked ovor tho damaged room critically. Desks and counter were shattered apllntera. Burned pnpers soaked with water nnd rhemlcnls wero piled In a comer, ceiling high, Sno wondered If tho mcior would cvor lenvo tho bulld lliiR. . "You enn't work hero today, Jim," sho observed. "We don't have to," ho answered cheerily. "Wo hnvo n real ofllco now. The bank Is going to let us uso their conference room. It's n lucky thing Cnstio didn't pick Thursday for his llttlo gnmo; We'll hnvo plenty oftlmo lo clean up before wo go to press." "Jim," Penny said, "I know I'll Just bo In your way todny. Do J'0U.niJl)riJI-tfllto-t4io-day-ff?'!- "I was Just going to suggest that-mysejf," said Jim, ' "Go out nnd iiavo a good time, We'll bo ready for work by tomorrow." Whim Penny ranched street level, alio noticed two men, np jminliUy iibanrhrri In conversation, at tho opposlto corner. They paid no attention to her.' They wnlled tint II she waved to Iho bua driver to alop. Then they dropped their clgnrela nnd walked nwny. Sho know they would re port to Cnatro thut aha hnd left Klrklown. Ponny aloppcd briefly at tho Kirk ratato. Sho luxuriated In a cool shower, dreaacd, nnd guided (he rodl-r to a parking pnc9 In front of Iho building which hollaed tho ofllroa of Johnnthnn and Jonea, architects. Chnrllo Jonea wolromcd her de lightedly. Ho cleared a apace for hor to alt down. Then ho awnmped her with drawlnga and plans and blueprints. "When can you -tort actual eon atrucllnn?" Penny asked. "Tomorrow," ho said. "Qo ahead," Penny ordered. "Got storied." . "We're all set to go," Chnrllo Jonea told her. "Tomorrow morn ing the nlcnm ahovola will be on tho Job. Hoy, hnve I got work to dnl I'll telephono the contractors Immediately." "I'd bottor get out of hero be fore I'm run down," Penny laughed. "You really move when you get going." "You bet," ho nnawered. "Wo'vo been waiting for your algnol." Next, Penny did some shopping. The flrat speech alio had ever mado from n public platform was acbedulcd for Krldny night, Sho needed an npproprlnlo dress. And while she wna at It, sho might ns well hnvo a now hat, alio decided. After that, and lunch, aho felt better. An Inviting theater ot tered relaxation. Sho enjoyed hor aelf eomnletelv. To keep Cnsl-0 guessing, slit decided to apend thn night at the oafnlo. She would hnvo n aurprlao In abiro or him Friday night, (To Ite Continued) HOLD EVEHYTHINQI - 'HI , Ml mm. mt t . (it S m. , "No, I can't give you my phone number It's a military sccrctl" FOR YOUR VACATIONl The New ZKNITM Portable Tho 3-way universal portable with rcmovablo "wavc-mng-net" ploys on trains, In cars, In planes! ' ALSO . . . zi: XITI! ' Itiidio-I'liono 1'ombinntioiiN , Available at UIILIG'S 102S Main THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson ':C BOCK Of GIBRALTAR PRODUCES IT.V OWN .', " IT DEFLECTS WARM AIR, CAUSING IT TO RISE. TO HIGHER. Lf VFLS, WHItRr IT COOLS AND PORMS INTO CiOOOS,' THIS Pt-Cl'tJAR. CLCXID FORMAT IUN, KNUW1M AS THE AKCUr," MANfrS OVfcR THE ROCK MUCH OF THE TIME . Ctv is A AfiSiSAftS6r BSPECIALLV DAN&UROUS AT THIS TIME WEAR CUT TAS AS FAST IN TEMPERATURES OP OO CjeGPS AS IN TEAPERATURES OF t u aco. u a. r ofr. ANSWER: "Lapsus linguae" means a slip of the tongue and one slip theso days might tell .in axis tpy all ho wonts lo know. 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