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Colonial Library series are some really excellent novels, none por- hops of greater merit than "Give Me a Ship," by Charman Edwards. Him and RV4 Wong Thin On have StrengthConstables R93 To Lai This is a clover character study of been taken on the strength of the Captain John Macalister, a mariner Chinese Company, as from November who meets atrange women in 8th.
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POODLE
IS ON HER
WAY TO
HARRY REDFIELD,
A OUT IN
CASABA, ARIZONA, AND THE
BOYS ARE MISSING
HER, *ALREADY..
SHUCKS! IT'S NO. USE FOR US TO FEEL THIS WAY ABOUT POODLE, FRECKLES...SHES GONE, AN' THAT'S
ALL THERE IS
TO IT!!
YEAH...I GUESS SO.... BUT, GEE! I'LL MISS
·HER-I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING HAS JUST GONE OUT OF MY LIFE, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF NOW!!!
-AW, LET'S SKAP OUT OF IT... I'M GONNA INVENT. SOMETHING SO I'LL HAVE NY
MIND ON SOMETHIN
ELSE BESIDES
POODLE!!
INVENT SOMETHING! ANHAT COULD YOU INVENT, OSCAR?
OH, YOU'LL SEE WHEN I GET IT
INVENTED..
I'LL BE
SEEIN
YOU!
WELL POODLE
15 ON HER WAY
TO CASABA,
Pop!
OH, DON'T HAVE SUCH A LONG FACE, FRECKLES... BY THE WAY, “THERES A PACKAGE IN /THE OTHER POM FOR. YOU !!
FOR MET IT DOESN'T RATTLE-WHATEVER. IT
18 IT'S KINDA HEAVY...
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