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bke off, staring in dumb ent into the Corporal's level- gut.

poor fool," said Carson,' "Stick 'em up!" He re Mulligan of a gun and four

ads of paper money.

what's the idea-?" blus.. Julligan at last. "You dare-

I tell ""

nothing!" shorted Carson.) Hago was out of hospital in an a week. There's nothing

He was ripping off mitts) ercoat as he spoke. "Now, "he gritted, "I'm going to u the biggest lambasting! every likely to get.

pen for you."

Then

next Ave minutes Mulligan' were the worst he had ever, cvd.

going", commanded Carson. kicking a bloodstained and cursing Mulligan to his feet. in front of the team.

No

bother about that manager body'll let him loose."

Je uninitiated the wearing of s appears to be one of the bubtful aids to locomotion vised by man, At the end hours of stumbling along in deepening snow Mulligan's elt so hot as to be almost ring. Bands of steel had his leg muscles. The one hich seemed to have been go-was when they had ex-

clothes. Mulligan neither! jor cared which way they bing; his one desire was to In 'and roat. Whenever le kl. Carson's long blacksnake! out, stinging him with the of ten thousand hornets. even the blacksnake failed: Je him.

right," said Carson grudg

gleam of sympathetic hent lighting his eyes, "ten

Mulligan had recovered. htly to proceed, Carson point- the sleigh. "Grab the gee-|| he ordered: "I'll break trail.

you try any tricks. ped his holster significantly, nffer atarting the team, he in front of the leader and briskly along, while a weary ritless Mulligan chung tena to the geo-pole.

another hour the procession ed, silent except for the ng of webs and sleigh-run- hd the occasional bickerings huskles. Carson seemed to elaxed his vigilance, for he his head to glance at his, at increasingly wide inter-

a

gan, now openly riding the'

saw Carson trip over ged root, pick himself up,' nge doggedly onwards, but something where he had which gleamed dully against bw. Mulligan's heart leapt

throat. A gun! As gun! | g off his right glove, Mulli- oped and grabbed the gun as¦

gh moved pist.

*

e was

* 狮

a report, sounding

ly dulled in the snow-laden

with a choking cry, Carson forward on to his

face.

in fired once more at the

Jess form.

ble-cross me, would you?” he pushing the smoking gun pocket.

triumph was marred by the ige that he was incapable of]

g the dogs, and would, there- avo to abandon the outßt. oney, too, he reflected dis he would have to leave. Difi-

ough to find his way to the If he were caught money stolen by a Mountie dead

fuivered at the prospect wat double charge of murder obery. After a hasty glance he plunged forward along the

minutes later Carson, ahak- thxilent laughter, scran

NOW-I5NTITNICE TO STAY HOME AND ENJOY A LOVELY:- QUIET EVENING? IT'S SO NICE TO BE ALONE-

THEY ARE STILL AT THE FRONT DOOR-DON'T MAKE A SOUND SHE ALWAYS CALLS AT THE

•WRONG TIME-

HOW DO YOU DO,. MISS JIGGS?

THREE HOURS LATER

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Bringing Up Father

GRA TH

HO CAN'

WHAT DO YOU

MEAN BY

AN

ALONE?.

EVERYTIME SHE CALLS IS THE WRONG

TIME AS FAR AS I AM CON- CERNED-

WE JUST CALLED AT YOUR HOUSE, BUT NO ONE IS HOME: IS YOUR DOOR- BELL OUT OF ORDER?

I'M SO SORRY THEY ARE

NOT BACK- I GUESS THEY WENT TO THE OPERA

WHY: NO!

AND MOTHER'

AND FATHER [OUGHT?. [TO BE

HOME:

OR MAYBE TO THOSE HORRID

MOVING- PICTURES,

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ARCHIE!

In his right

tridg

which the

from Mulligan's gun ann

THESE

with!

IN-LAN

HEREN

COME

DEAR!

IT IS GETTIN LATE

KE

JUDGIN FROM THE WAY. THEY RING THE BELL ED SAY ITS

A BILLE

WHO:15 IT?

KIN YOU

SEE?

ITS THAT STUCK- UP MRS, WILL-B. HERD AND WHAT A CHEAP COWN SHE HAS ON-

SH!!!

COLLECTOR

DO YOU THINK THEY ARE STILL AT THE FRONT DOOR?

SHUT

QUICK! DAUGHTER IS COMING IN THE FRONT

DOOR AND SHE HAS

SOMEONE WITH HER-

MOTHER! WHAT IN THE ARE YOU.

DOING IN. THERE?

HUHULL NEVER SPEAK TO ARCHIES

AGAIN: HE CALLED ME UP

“ONCE TO-DAY. AND JÚS BECAUSE I WASN'T IN GOT ANGRY AND. WOULDNT CAL BUP AGAIN-1 WO HIM-IM

CALL

YES-AN IT SOUNDS JUS' LIKE MR: AN'. MRS. HERD

DO I LOOK AS IF IT. WAS LEARNING TO

FLY A KITE? WHY IN THE WORLD DID YOU KEEP THOSE

PEOPLE SO LONG? WHERE IS YOUR

FATHER?

SHE

ON

THERE GOES THE PHONE-

SHALLI

→ANSWER

JT?

GET AWAY. FROM A THAT PHONE-IT-

MIGHT BE THEM "PHONING FROMUWA THE CORNER DRUG- STORE JUST TO CATCH US-

WELL IT IS

PLAIN TO BE SEEN THEY, ARE NOT HOME

HERE I AM!. WHATA

NICE QUIET "EVENIN' THIS HAS BEEN-

WELL! IF YOU DON'T

MIND-WELL WAIT A

LITTLE:

WHILE-

YES-T WOULD

BE QUITE DIS- APPOINTING

NOT TO SEE THEM

FATHER!

SHUT UP AND COME. BDOWN!!!

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