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MUTT AND JEFF
IT'S GREAT THE WAY THAT GUY BEATTY TAMES THE LIONS! AND ALL HE USES ISA CHAIRI,
JEFF, YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A GREAT LION TAMER! I JUST FOUND OUT THE SECRET ORMION TAMING!
{WHAT IS IT?
"A CHAIR! NOTHIN' TO IT!; HERE TAKE THIS CHAIR AND SEB-WHAT YOUCAN CDO WITH THAT NEW LION! ILL SEE YOU AFTER'
MY ACT!
O.K.
THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 15, 1939.
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THE DAILY SHORT STORY
SINNOTT EXPLAINS
A diamond bracelet had been stolen cellar, heard voices, seen the necklace at a party given by the wealthy Van in the moonlight, shot the man who Horns. Young Nate Sinnott and Toby had it and retrieved it for himself." Lamb, who had been sent down from› "Nope," said Toby, "that window's headquarters as watchdogs, and who too high up for a man to stand on the And the shot were in
the house at the time the floor and look out. theft occurred, left immediately by couldn't have come from the door be- automobile in hot pursuit. The Van cause it's on the wrong side of the Horn gardener had seen two shady- house. Also, the bum ain't got no gun looking individuals making a hasty on him,"
"any-
getaway in a dilapidated looking car. "Sure," said their prisoner,
Young Detective Sinnott was cha- body could see I didn't do it." grined. He had ambitions as a police Sinnott studied the interior of the officer, and the fact that this robbery cellar with his flashlight. The floor There were nose was thick with dust. had occurred right under his bothered him a good deal. Toby footprints everywhere, indicating that had Lamb, who was fat and easy going their suspect or somebody else and whose mind operated rather slug- been there. gishly, was less concerned.
Suddenly Sinnott walked over to the "A diamond bracelet's been lifted. window and stood beneath it a min- So what? It's insured, ain't it? And ute. Then he looked at the furnace. the guys that done it got an hour's "Toby," he said, head start on us. Don't get so hot furnace." about it, son. Gettin' excited don't get you no place."
"If I bring back that necklace it might get me some place," Nate re- plied grimly.
"Mister," crazy!"
"the gun's in the
said the bum, "you're
Toby scratched his head. "By gosh, I think he's right, Nate."
"Open the door of the furnace and The Van Horn's was a country place reach inside," said Sinnott. and the roads round about were not Toby hesitated, then crossed to the much more than wooded lanes. Ten furnace, opened its door and thrust his miles from the Van Horn estate the hand inside. "Ouch!" he cried. "Say," two detectives came upon a dilapidat- them ashes are hot! Some one's had ed car parked beside a cart road that a fire here."
wound off through the woods. Thoy "I had to keep warm, didn't I?" said parked their own car, and, at Sinnott's the bum.
By Richard Hill Wilkinson
insistence over Toby's objections, started off up the cart road.
It was a bright moonlight night, so they didn't use their flashlights.
They had progressed perhaps half
.
"No," said Sinnott. "It's a hot night. Fish beneath the ashes, Toby."
Toby did as requested. A moment later a surprised look came into his face. He withdrew his hand holding
a mile when they came to a clearing. an automatic. Beyond the clearing was a deserted "Well, by gosh," he began, and just house. In front of the house was a then the bum bolted for the door. The man. Lying on the ground was an- gun in Sinnott's hand roared and the other man. Sinnott whipped out his bum brought up short, cringing, hang- gun and advanced. The man who ing onto his right arm. was standing jerked erect at his com- "Now, wait a minute," said Toby, mand. He was a seedy-looking indi-. "How about this?" vidual and frightenechi,
"It's like this," said Sinnott. "The
He threw up his hands and began bum's story is okay up until the time He to bable excitedly about finding the he heard the two men talking. man there on the ground dead. Sin- wanted to see without being seen so nott searched him for a gun while he dragged a box over to the window Toby looked over the man on the and stood on it to look out. I know ground. In one of the man's pockets that because the imprint in the dust Sinnott found the diamond necklace. on the floor shows clearly where a In the prone man's head, Toby found box was standing. The bum saw the a bullet wound.
bracelet and shot the man who had it. You," said Sinnott to his frighten- The second thief got scared and ran ed prisoner, had better talk fast. away. Now, the box on which the Otherwise you're headed for the hot bumi stood is missing, and as it would be a hard thing to hide, the only
"It wasn't me. done it!” cried the logical way to dispose of it would be prisoner, "Me, I was sleepin' in the to burn it in the furnace. And the cellar of that deserted house. I best place to hide a gun that had kill- couldn't get in upstairs. I heard ed a man would be to place it in the voices and Inoked out the door and furnace first and let the ashes of the here was these two guys arguin'. Sud- burned box cover it up. Get it?" denly one of 'em pulled a gun and shot "I get it," said Toby.
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"Why didn't he take the bracelet, do you suppose?" Sinnott asked.
"I reckon it was because I let out a yell and scared him. I reckon they thought I was the police."
They must have been pretty stupid if they thought that," said Sinnott. "Come on, we'll take a look in the cellar. Toby, keep this man cover. ed!!!
The collar was dark and cold. Sing nott switched on his flashlight. Its beam revealed a room almost bare of furnishings, save for an old rusted. mace against ono wall. There was ow in the opposite wall course of saff" Sinnott,
ould, have been in
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