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MUTT AND JEFF·
YOU POOR BOOB, HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE PROMOTED ALREADY WHEN YOU HAVEN'T EVEN MADE A PINCH YET?
WELL, NOBODY'S DONE ANYTHING SO I CAN MAKE A PINCH!
THATS WHAT YOU THINK! THAT SHOWS HOW ALERT YOU ARE! THINGS HAPPEN RIGHT UNDER
YOUR VERY NOSE BUT YOU DON'T KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN LIKE A GOOD COP SHOULD!
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| HEADQUARTERS. S'LONG!
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TO DO SOMETHING
TO SHOW THAT I'M ON THE
JOB!
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The Sacrifice
WATCHING Hal Lyman from the window of the inn, Teresa's small hands clenched until the nails dug into her palms. Accompanying Hal was the red-headed girl who had arrived the night before and whom he had in- troduced as Prue Dewey.
"Known her all her life," he laugh- ingly explained, "Kids together. She heard I was entered in the cross-coun- try ski run and came up to give me the raspberry.”
прож
Hal looked at her levelly, soberly. "I see. Very well, Teresa, I shall withdraw my name at once."
Teresa's triumph was exhilarating. Standing with her father and a group of young people, including Prue De- wey, near the finish line of the cross- country race, she was gay and bright and generous in her compliments to everyone. Wait, she thought, just wait till they know. I guess. Miss Redhead will understand then how Hal had seemed innocent enough much he loves me, about it, and so had Frue Dewey, but The starter was barking an Prue was tremendously attractive, and nouncement. A murmur ran through she was altogether too familiar with the crowd. It soon grew into a roar. Hal to suit Teresa.
Hal Lyman had withdrawn from the race. He had quit. He was afraid of losing his title to Joe Gibbs. He claimed to be sick. Well, that's what happens to a man when he becomes famous. He gets yellow.
This morning, for example, she had gotten up early and gone out with Hal for is practice run, while Teresa, be- ing sensible, had remained in the warm comfort of her bed,
grew
an-
"He's engaged to me," she thought Words, cries, condemnations, oaths. fiercely. "Doesn't she realize that? drummed against 'Teresa's ears. The Doesn't Hal realize it?”· Her anger roar of disappointment of anger of be- as she reviewed swiftly tho wilderment grew and grew until it events leading up to the engagement. drowned out all other sounds. She It hadn't beer an easy task to bring looked into the faces of the people Hal to terms, He was handsome and near her. She saw resentment and popular and the best ski runner in the shattered faith and hate. And sud- state. In to-day's meet he was repre. denly she realized what she had done," senting the Sunnyslope Ski club, and realized what a selfish little fool she big things were expected of him. had been, realized how much these resa was the club's newest mem- people were depending upon Hal, her and the daughter of its oldest Hal member. She had been studying "Tommy!" She cried, turning to
be
By Meredith Scholl
didn't mean it."
I'm sorry. I
abroad. When she saw Hal Lyman, Tommy Gough, "Quick! Run up to the and heard about him, she decided that inn and tell Hal I here was a conquest that would not only prove interesting, but would, if successful, elevate her to the popular. ity which her vanity craved.
"And no red-headed hussy is going to cheat me out of it," she told her self grimly.
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She was in the lobby when Hal and Prue Dewey entered, red-cheeked and laughing.
"Hello, darling!" Hal exclaimed at sight of Teresa, and st thrilled to the eagerness in his voice.
The contestants were ready. The announcer had finished his last order. The starter held his pistol poised, and suddenly someone shouted on the edge of the crowd. Others took it up. Cheering broke out, and through the excited avenue of faces Hal Lyman burst onto the scene, his skis across his shoulder, his face grim. He look- ed neither to right nor left, but jog- ged up to the starter, talked a minute
• and then began strapping on his equipment.
"Oh, Hal." She smiled at him languidly. "And Miss Dewey. How "He got here soon enough," Teresa nice that both of vou are early risers." thought.. "He must have been expect-
The implication escaped Hal entire ing I'd send word and was ready." ly. Prue Dewey smiled and headed Hal Lyman retained his title that for the stairs. "I'm off to change. day. Amid the wildly cheering throng See you both at breakfast.”
"Isn't she sweet," Teresa said. "You 300 yards ahead of the runner-up.
of spectatora he crossed the finish line have such attractive friends, Hal."
"Glad you like her, honey. I want you to like all my frienda."
"Hal, I've a very special favour 1 want to ask you."
Teresa, eyes shining, waited for him at the foot of the slope. But when Hal saw her he didn't smile. "Sorry, Teresa. You made me realize some- "Why, honey, just mention it. You thing. Or Prue did. he came back to know I'd break my neck if it would the inn when she found out and we make you happy."
talked. I I guess all bets are off "That's just it." Suddenly she was to-day how things stood."
with us, Teresa. I didn't know till tender, but firm. "I don't want you to break your neck. I don't want you to enter the meet this afternoon."
"Not enter the meet? Why, honey, I-I've got to. They're depending upon me. It means everything."
"And it means everything to me to have a whole husband. Hal, I insist that you withdraw."
"But, darling, you don't understand
"I unde stand perfectly. After all, when a gir accepts a man she expects some consideration, some sacrifico: as proof of his love. This is a choice between me and and something
you want to do."
He turned abruptly and started up the hill, eagerly, toward where a red- headed girl stood waiting.
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