MUTT AND JEFF
I HAVEN'T SEEN MY WIFE-
AROUND THE PLACE IN
WEEKS! I WONDER IF SHE'S
HOME OR IF SHE'S
́STAYIN' OVER ÁT.
HER MOTHERS!
I
NIGHTS ARE STILL TOO CHILLY TO SLEEP IN THE PARK - IF SHE'S NOT HOME WE COULD SLEEP
THERE!
WONDER!
I WONDER HOW WE
CAN FIND OUT!!
HERE, TAKE THIS LADDER, .CLIMB UP AND PEEK IN
THE WINDOW! SEE IF
SHE'S THERE!
WHY
ME?
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..
IS
SHE
THERE
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Meat Loaf
HERIFF FELIX BRENDLINGER
SHE
was just about
to his supper when
to
"Chris, mind callin' Elvira an' tell-
sit down ing her I'll be home shortly an' to keep the telephone my supper hot? I left it in a hurry. at the instrument Meantime I'll take a look around here.'
Chris shot a quick, sharp look at ruefully. Before him was a heaping
rang. He looked
plate of meat loaf, fried potatoes and the officer, but Felix had already begun So the caretaker fresh green peas. There was nothing to browse around.
meat crossed to the desk, picked up the re- Sheriff Felix liked better than
ceiver and began to dial. He had loaf, the way his wife cooked it.
Felix sighed, glanced across at El- whirled out two numbers, when sud- vira, then moved to the wall phone. denly the lights went out. "Hello," he said.
"This is Chris Verne out at the Row- land camp,
came a low and excited voice. "Someone's just broken into the front room. I'm hiding in the library, but I may need help.'
Felix hung up the phone and reached for his hat with one hand and his car- tridge belt with the other.
Meat
"It never fails," his. wife declared. "Upon my soul, it never does. loaf, too."
Felix cast one fond look at the table, said, "Keep mine hot, will you, Elvira,' and went out.
"Hey!" Chris yelled, startled. "Who did that?"
"Keep right on dialing, Chris," Fe- lix said from the doorway, "Fuse mus ta blown."
"Don't be dumb. I can't dial in the dark.”
"Try it," Felix insisted. "Are
thing."
a
you crazy?" I can't see "Good!" said Felix. He snapped on the lights. In his hand he held the long barrelled six-shooter old-time that had served him during his many years as law officer. "All right Chris, nemmine dialing any more.'
It was five miles to the Rowland
"Say, what is this?" The caretaker camp by way of the river road. Felix made it in eight minutes, despite the replaced the receiver on its hook slow- ancient vintage of his rattely touring ly. There was uncertainty in his face. "We'll take about it later, Chris, an' In the car. Lights were burning in the 10-
around for the bonds. room lodge, and when Felix came to a look
By Carlton James
You steaming halt in front of the door, meantime, you come with me. Chris Vane came down the steps to can spend the night in the lockup an', by jinks, without no supper, too. That's meet him.
"Too late, Sheriff. He got away. We what you git for makin' me let mine had quite a tussle, but he whacked me get cold." on the melon and I was out like a light
✡
Chris blinked, "What the devil are for three or four minutes." The tall, you talking about?"
"Come, come, Chris. Play actin' rangy caretaker gingerly felt of
ain't gonna do you any good. I got a bump on his head.
you stole them bonds, "Get away with anything?" Felix hunch it was.
and busted the lock on the front door, asked.
"Don't know yet. I was looking too. At any rate you didn't hastily when you drove up. Come on in and dial my number in the dark, like you we'll see."
said. You just settled your own hash An' the by proving it can't be done. library. The room was in a clutter; speakin' of hash, come along.
(Copyright, By The chairs upset and rugs wrinkled into shapeless masses and one of the window Newspapers). curtains torn. The door was swinging open. The caretaker went directly to the safe behind the fireplace.
The Sheriff followed Chris into
"Hell!" he ejaculated. "Well, I can kiss this job goodbye. Rowland will never keep me on when he finds out those bonds are gone."
"Bonds?"
"He was up here over the week-end. He had a lot of negotiable bonds and left them in the, safe, Figured this would be the last place anyone would look. Well, he figured wrong."
"Did you get a look at the thief?" "Not much of "a-one." It was dark. I was in the kitchen getting myself some supper, when I heard a noise in
front. I switched out the light and
listened. It sounded like someone was trying to pick the front door lock. Thinking of the bonds, I sneaked into the library. It was inky dark. I hast- ily dialed you, then went groping for the the rifle Rowland keeps behind safe. It was right then something hit me on the head, and I went out. Next. I knew I heard your tea kettle coming up the hill.TH
"Humm."Felix stood in the center' of the floor and looked around the room. The dial telephone was on the deak, with the receiver dangling on its cord. Suddenly Felix goten Whiff of whatever it was Chris had been cook- ing for supper. It brought to mind. the Juldy meat loaf he had left behind. The picture tantalized him."
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GERMANY LEAVES DOOR OPEN British Interpretation Of Dr. Funk's Speech
Repudiation Of Austrian Debts Qualified
London, To-day.
Germany wishes to leave the door open for further negotiations in the matter of the Austrian loans.
This is the interpretation placed by several leading London newspapers upon the pronouncements made by Walther Funk, the German Minister
-200,000
CAPT. BOSMAN'S
FOR ROOSEVELT BENEFACTION WEDDING
Nahant (Mass.), To-day.
President Roosevelt yesterday arrived at this picturesque New England village for the wedding, on June 18, of his youngest son, John, to Miss Anne Lindsay Clark, of Boston.
Over 800 guests have been in- vited to attend the ceremony in the village church, and the po lice anticipate having to deal with a vast crowd of 200,000 spec- tators-Reuter.
for Economics, in the course of his Bremen REMNANTS OF
speech.
The categorical refusal of Germany to recognise LOST DIVISION
the Austrian debts, writes "The Times," is
qualified by the hint thrown out by Minister ENTER FRANCE
Funk to the effect that Germany would like to see the negotiations with the guarantor powers lead to a settlement satisfactory to all con- cerned.
It is perhaps best, this commen-, as a bargaining instrument to ob- tary goes on to say, to regard the tain certain economic advantages. speech as an attempt to reduce poli- The paper concludes by declaring tical principles and commercial that in no case could an Anglo-Ger- practice to a common demoninator. man agreement on the subject be The "Daily Telegraph" says that envisaged which would be detriment- although declining to accept any al to the interests of third parties." legal responsibility for the Aus-'. trian debts, Germany shows herself nevertheless prepared to make com- promises in other directions.
GERMAN ARGUMENT
A Berlin message says that in an apparently inspired leading article the "Volkischer Beobachter"
Paris, To-day.
TO UNIVERSITY
During the months January to March this year the C
Colony had interesting visitors in Captain Walter Bosman and his wife. Captain Bosman, the bearer of a name once known and honour- ed in Hong Kong made his f
first return after an absence of 51 years during which he had made for himself an honourable career as an engineer in South Africa, first in the service of the Gov- ernment and afterwards in the
mining industry.
He received his early education in Queen's College and it was a scholarship gained there that en- abled him to get the necessary training in London to qualify him for his profession.
Captain Bosman's quality was shown in the adventuous mode of travel he adopted for a great part division" of the Spanish Republi- Accompanied by Mrs. Bosman, two The last remnants of the "lost of his journey to Hong Kong.
can army which had been cut off other ladies and a chauffeur, he in the neighbourhood of Bielsa travelled from Calais to Agra in have now crossed the Pyrenean India by motor car and trailer:
remarkable feat for any man, but frontier into France.
a
The main body of 8,000 troops astonishing in a man of his years. was preceeded by some 300 women It is confidentially hoped that the and children who were first taken story of his adventures by the way to Arrean and then transported to will before long be published in book-form. Those who know some-
Tarbres.
They had made their way across thing of the story look forward to the snow-covered 2,900 metres high reading a full account of a triumph mountain range in their desperate of spirit over almost intolerable effort to reach the French frontier. hardships.
Upon their arrival in France the PEACE SCHOLARSHIPS
Captain Bosman deve-Republican troops and the refugees
remembered NOT QUITE CLOSED
whether what the Colony had done for him. lops the arguments put forward by were allowed to decide
his years of education. His Walther Funk's hint in this con- the Reichs Minister Funk for Ger- they wanted to be sent back to Re-in nection is sure to count on response many's refusal to accept liability for publican territory or to that occu-contact during his professional life as far as Britain is concerned, see-the Austrian loans and at the same pied by General Franco's forces.- with people of every race and stage of civilisation made him almost ing that nobody in England wants time indicates the German stand-
fanatically an advocate of under- to see compulsory introduction of point regarding the Anglo-German-
standing between peoples as the the clearing system as long this can negotiations on the subject.
basis of peace. be avoided.
Trans-Ocean,
There can, according to the paper, JAPAN'S NEEDS paper AFFECTING THE
union
..
After consulting Mr. Ho Kom- tong, he decided to endow what he wished to call "Peace Scholarships" to be held at the University of Hong Kong. Since his return to
WOLFRAM MARKET South Africa he has sent the first
London, To-day.
The wolfram market yesterday ruled strong, with a good general consumer and speculative interest.
Even the city editor of the "Daily be no doubt as to the political char- Herald" contends that .Herr Funk acter of those loans. The has not quite closed the door but writes that in 1931 Austria was on has left the possibility of arriving the verge of bankruptcy and fol- at some sort of compromise.
lowing a moratorium then granted On the other hand, the "Daily the question of a customs'. Mail" believes that the British with Germany. Hereupon negotia- Government will now be compelled tions in view of loans were imme to introduce the clearing system as [diately commenced. the German attitude... excludes all The paper asks whether the lend- possibility of reaching a settle-jer States were really under the illusion that Austria was solvent or The "Daily Express" says it is did they, although fully aware of to ask higher prices... largely true that the Austrian loans her insolvency, grant the loan in were granted in order to buttress order to support those circles who Austrian independance. Neverthe-were hostile to any idea of a union less this fact should not keep Eng- lwith Germany and who were swept especially as it is believed that Japan land from taking all the requisite | from power by the national revolu- legal measures with the object of tion of last spring. recovering the money lent by Bri- tish investors.
ment.
·FRENCH RESERVE
In Paris, political and
financial
The paper says that the German | Government is less concerned with the amount of money than with the legal principle involved.
TOTAL OF LOANS circles manifest marked reserve re- garding the Herr Funk's speech, and The Austrian loans, according to evidently prefer to await the effect the paper, total some 400 million produced by the speech in London, Reichsmarks and annual interest on before expressing a considered opin. them amounts to 28 million Reich-
smarks,'
ion.
With buyers following up the advance, sellers were still inclined
instalment of the scholarship En- dowment Fund, a sum of £3,000, half of the total amount that he proposes to give. The general con- "Peace Scholarship" was discussed dition governing the award of the
in the Colony. Certain details with Captain Bosman while he was
have still to be settled, but as soon that present circumstances warrant these, the University will be in a as Captain Bosman has assented to high levels for some time to come, position to make the first awards. is likely to be inquiring for further | supplies shortly.-Reuter.
Market circles favour the ` view
sequent international agreements." Under the terms of the ́ agreement in question, Germany purchased a greater part of British herring| haul as well as 800,000 tons of coal yearly although Germany had her self adequaté supplies of both.
COLONY'S HUGE SURPLUS BALANCE
A surplus balance of fifteen and The paper continues that Ger"a half million dollars, the greatest many is sufficiently realistic are in the history of the Colony, had |cognize that it would be very re- been achieved by April 80, the of- The "Journee Industrielle' writes The paper then recalls the nego grettable in the interest. matheficial financial statement to... that that despite Herr Funk's utterances, tiations betwen England and Ger- reconstruction of world economy and date, issued this morning reveals. it is probable that Germany will many in autumn of 1984 on the from the standpoint of Anglo-Ger-⠀⠀⠀ April revenue exceeded expendi- make concessions to the British occasion of the German transfer man economic relations, if that ture by over $600,000. point of view.
amoratorium. An agreement regard. agreement was to be terminated. The Government now has an actuat At present, says the paper, It ing the payments was then reached, paper emphasises that for these rea cash balance with the Accountant- would seem as though the German says the paper, which has not only sons Germany earnestly desires to General of $4,644,527, as well as Government is anxious to make use worked for both countries but which come to a satisfactory settlement.- over $2,000,000 in the Joint Co- of the question of the Austrian loans has served as a model for sub- Trans-Ocean........
lonial Fund. -