The Tobacco Jar
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"Hallo. Oh, is that Wardour 10257 Is Mr. Givan in? Mrá, Wentworth. Thank you.”
And, thank God, he was at 'hemel She moved round to the other alde of the telephone table so that she could watch the door of the sitting-
room.
Trevor? Oh, I'm so glad. Listen. What's the matter" with. CHfford?".
There was a perceptible pause before she heard Givan's reply,
"Clifford? Why do you ask?" "Well, didn't you see him to-day? Wasn't hi}]?"
"Not to my knowledge. He seem- ed perfectly well when I left him, How do you know he's 11?"
"How do I know! How do I know! Trevor, he's in the siting- room now and he's he's not at all. well,"
"But he can't" another pause) "why don't you send for a doctor?" "Oh, please come round first and
ses him and advise me. Do, Trevor. I'm alone, Alice's night out. Please, Trovor."
"
"Of course, Mary. Of course 1)
will. Ten minutes."
Mary Wentworth said "thank
you" to a dead wire.
Ten minutas She couldn't go back into that room again.. Not] until Trevor came, Not so frighten- ed, really. Just helpless. She would go through into the kitchen and mess about with the cold sup per which Alice had prepared.
She moved allently along the passage into the kitchen. Cold sonp. Cold chicken. Salad. Creme carn- mel. All there. All ready to eat. And the thought suddenly, struck her: "My God! do mad people eat?":
room.
Must keep her mind off the pitiable, tragic figure in the sitting- Better make a salad dress. ing. Trevor would know what to da about the the other thing. Trevor was capable, though he had Icon. rather vague un the telephone, ... What had he said? How do you know he's 2 Who should know Habe dan't? Silly, that! Not like Trevor Givan. And then: But I can't--" Can't What? Can't be
112 Oh, Trevor, he is, he ist
The front door bell pealed. Mary ran-fast, this time.
Trevor exnie into the hall, a black soft hat in his hand. He spoke" lightly.
"Well, what's all the big noise about?
Then he saw Mary's face.
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I THINK I HAD BETTER GIT ME MONEY OUT OF THAT VASE I HID IT IN-1 DON'T WANT ANYONE TO SEE ME TAKIN' IT OUT-
MAYBE IT'S
FOR YOU, MOTHER- BETTER GO ANSWER IT. I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO ANYONE IF IT'S FOR ME-]
OH YOURE IN HERE! WHY}}
THOUGHT
YOU CLEANED:
UP IN HERE TWO DAYS AGO!
NEITHER DO 1. YOU BETTER GO AND FIX UP YOUR ROOM IF YOU, HAVE NOTHIN' TO DO.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1935.
Bringing Up Father
MISS LOTTA PEPP WANTS ME TO JOIN HER AT BRIDGE: TO-DAY- IT'S LUCKY SAVED SOME MONEY AND HID IT IN A VASE I'LL NEED IT FEL GO AND GET. IT NOW-
OH! BUT
I DIDN'T FINISH THEN-
YOU KNOW, I
COULD DO ME WORK BETTER
IF YOU'D GOTH GET OUT OF
HERE-
HUH! SORRYLI DIDN'T KNOW ANYONE WAS.
IN HERE-
I'M WAITING
FOR LOUĻSA TO FINISH CLEANING-
I'M GOING TO DO
SOME READING-
:
BY GOLLY! THEY'RE
I THINK TEL GO:
SHOPPING TO-DAY, SO I'LL GO GET THAT MONEY I HIDAY IN THE VASE IN THE LIBRARY:
I'M AFRAID IT'S GONNA *TAKE A
LONG TIME
TO FINISH, MRS. JIGGS-
- ALL WATCHIN' THAT VASE-
NOW I KNOW-THEY'VE ALL HID MONEY IN IT- WAIT UNTIL THEY FIND OUT THAT IT'S EMPTY:
MOTHER!
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO SHOP TO-DAY!
OH, PSHAW! HERE COMES SOMEONE
I'LL HAVE TO PRETEND I'M CLEANIN' IN HERE UNTIL THEY LEAVE-
FOR GOODNESS SAKE: CAN'T I CHANGE MY MIND IF I WANT. TO? LOUISA THE PHONE IS RINGING-GO SEE WHO IT.
MR. WILLIE KICKBACK TO SEE YOU, MISS - JIGGS, AND MRS. HEDDA HUNCH ON THE "PHONE FOR MRS, JIGGS. THE GROCER 15 AT THE DOOR TO SEE LOUISA-·
TELL HIM I'M
أنا
AND I'M NOT IN TO ANY-
ONE
I CAN'T HEAR A WORD OVER:
THE PHONE I'VE GOT A COLD-
YOU TELL THE
GROCER T CAN'T STOP ME WORK" RIGHT NOW.
"Nothing seriously wrong,
1
hope? Where is ha
Mary pointo.. "In there," she "aid. "
Did he pale? No, Trevor was strong, capabla..
She led the way into the sitting- rman. přeparing her upching speech as she went. "Oh..Clifford dear, Trey's just looked in. I'll get the drinks."
But the room was quite empty- and the toliceo jar was still on the floor..
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"Wait a minute," she said breath- lessly, he must have gone up-
stairs." She thought Trevor's mouth was going to smile,
He did smile when she came down
again, having searched every room;
of the small house.
"He's gone," she said, "but not out of the front door."
think you'd better-go-to-bed," said Trevor. "Clifford's probably called at his club on the way home."] "But, Trevor, he was sitting in that chair. He spoke to me. Ife knocked that tobacco jar over."
"My dear Mary, you dozed off and you've been dreaming."
Mary turned to him quickly.]'. "Answer me this, Trevor. When I first told you on the phone that he was ill, what did you say?"..
"Lord! I can't remember." "What did you start to say? .Don't you remember? You auld: 'He can't- and then you stopped."
"I honestly don't know. I was! rather taken aback.”»
"You're hiding something, Trevor, aren't you? Aren't you? You were going to say he can't be ill"] Why? How did you know he) couldn't be ill? When did you see) him last?
"Oh, at about five-thirty. I ex- plained that he appeared to be quite) Et then."'
"What was he doing?? "Writing at his deak, a far as remember."
"And then, Trevor, you asked me how I knew he was ill. Are you mad, too? Are we all mad? Why did you ask how I knew?"
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WELL! I'M GOIN TO
TAKE THIS VASE
OUT TO THE KITCHEN AN CLEAN IT
Rosies BEAU GEDM-MANUS
Registered US Paint Office.
BUT FOR HER. SAKE, I'M SENDING YOU ASHORE WITH THE PILOT YO "FAT-HEAD- GO TO
THE SECOND OFFICER-HELL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THE SUN PILOT LEAVES:
DO YOU THINK THE CAPTAIN'S IN A GOOD HUMOR
Gras, Britain 1ʻghts pe
BUT THIS VASE
NEEDS CLEANIN-
NEVER MIND CLEANING IT-PUT I
BACK ON
THE MANTEL-
DONT YOU DARE WASH
VASE-TLC TAKE CHARGE OF THAT VASE- PUT IT BACK AND BE QUICK ABOUT IT-
1955, King Features Syndicate, Inc., Gent Britain rights reserved.
I NEVER SAW HIM IN A GOOD. HUMOR IN MY LIFE HE'S IN
THERE AND HE WANTS TO SEE YOU-
•NOW.SE GET OUT:
OF MY SIGHT:
YES BIR
NOW, YOUNG MAN! WHEN YOU HEARD THE MATE SHOUTING" "ALL ASHORE THAT'S GOING B ASHORE” WHY DIDN'T YOU GET
OFF THE BOAT? IF IT WASNT
FOR THE YOUNG, LADY, WITH YOU, "D. PUT YOU IN
IRONS-
YES,
SIR.
HUH HE TRIED TO ARGUE WITH ME. (BUT.) INSISTED
ON LETTING US CO ASHORE WITH THE SPILOT
ARCHIE-YOU, ARE THE MOST. WONDERFUL MAN IN A THE WORLD:
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BY GOLLY! THIS Ís
·GONNA BE GOOD · WHEN THEY FIND OUT ALL THAT
MONEY 15 GONE- WOW- WOW!
CONTINUED "
HOW TO KEEP FROM GETTING OLD
1 WONDER WHATS IN THIS BOTTLE- MAYBE
COUGH
MEDICINE DRINK SOM „AND FIND OUT.