1935-07-26 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1935

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Under The Skin

(Continued from Page 9.)

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-I've had enough lip from you. hane. Keep your mouth shut from zow GIL An angry flush had come to

bas weathered cheeks in all the years they had known each other, Kane could not! recall a row with this man, Irvine!

2 close friend of Kane's mother, who was never more pleas- ed' inan, when Kane brought him to stay with them at their Berk- shure nome Kane's young sister, Claribel, was inclined to be roman- te about hum-Kane realised that as they were planning this trip. Ar unreasoning rage swept him now that they should be fighting when they each of them wanted! everything they had got to win, through.

"Who are you to tell me to keep my mouth shut** he shouted back. "You haven't, the guts to keep yourself awake. You-a pilot! Don't make me laugh." For a mo- ment Irvine's great hands worked, bunching themselves. "When I've landed this crate." he said, "I'm going to step up to you and sock you. Maybe 1' catch some- thing from hitting you, but I don't!

care.

-You should have a chance t bitting me before worrying about! that... You talk pretty big, don't you, Irvine? If I couldn't lick al big, fatfooted softie like you, I'd

The back of Irvine's neck was turkey-red "You! A `cock-eyed Ittle devil, with

Fie

trailed off. "Oh let's forger it,”: he yawned, and, hunching his shoulders over the wheel, stared abead at his instruments.

Kane, seething still, became con- scious. that he had forgotten about sleep. He was vividly awake. It was then that the, idea came to bim. The flare-up between them had carried the many miles nearer their goal. Insults had roused Irvine where coffee, tablets, i and everything else had failed.

"That's it! Let's forget i£**; he began anew. "What I would i have expected from you.”

The man at the wheel shook his bead

wearily. "What dyou

mean?"

"You never could finish any thing you started.”

"No? What have I started that you know I've not finished ?**

For half an hour Irvine carried

it on, fighting every inch of the ground, Kane raked up from the Twice the pilot went to past, sleep. and twice Kane slapped him 'back to consciousness. As they drew nearer to Sydney, even- în-: sults began to lose their barb. Kane searched his mind for things to hurt him.

The third time Irvine fell for- ward over the controls. Kane grew desperate

"You better keep awake, Irvine, for the next few minutes!" he warned. "I've got something to tell you before we reach Sydney— if we do."

"I don't want to hear anything from you, Kane. Now, or ever.”

"You'll listen to this," Kane in- sisted quietly, "if have to break your jaw."

"You? That's good!”

"Tve known a good many years now, Irvine, the sort of low hound you were with women. But I didn't bring this particular busi-! ness up before as I didn't want to wash this trip up.”

He saw it take effect on the pilot. With these big men, shy with women, and carrying into manhood chivalrous, schoolboy ideals, he knew that, there was one sure way to get under their skin. With Bill Irvine, though, it was a shame to do it.

"If your private life's just about as rotten as it can be." Kane in- xisted, “that's your own affair, ali though it's the sort of thing that makes most men sick.”.

"I'm going to knock your fool little head off!”

Not until I've had this out, with you." The navigator figured that twenty minutes would see them at Sydney. "Up to a month ago I didn't care what you did; But when a man can't draw the Tine at decent, womenfolk, even when he's stopping as your guest, in your mother's house, the time's

"The zizain's turned you potty. What are you insinuating 2′′

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DON'T LIE THERE AND LIE TO ME!

I SAID YOU ARE SICK AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET OUT OF THAT BED! 'I'M GETTING SICK

OF TALKING TO YOU ?.

IS IT VERY

| SERIOUS.

DOCTOR ?

GOOD NIGHT.

WELL-HOW DO YOU THINK -1 FEEL FROM LISTENIN' TO

YOU ?

YES- BUT 1 AM GOING TO TRY TO PREVENT IT. I'M SENDING FOR SOME OTHER DOCTORS TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN

DO

WHAT

MRS.JIGGS

A TOUGH

NIGHT!

Rosie's

BEAU

GEMMAMUS

Registered LL S. Patuit Ofici

I HOPE I CAN CONVINCE ROSIE THAT I HAVE BEEN"

11.1

AN TO THINK EMUZ ONCE A LEADER OF MEN

Bringing Up Father

I'M GOING TO GET" DOCTOR WILL SETBONES] HE'S A MEMBER OF THAT SWELL CLUB 1 I MADE YOU JOIN-

HELLO - HELLO

OH, MY POOR HUSBAND HE DOESN'T REALIZE HOW SICK HE IS

"RIGHT" THIS WAY, DOCTORS-

I'M DR.SETBONES- WHERE IS THE VICTIMS I MEAN- THE PATIENT ?

RIGHT: THIS A "WAY DOCTOR-

I'M SURE-HE IS VERY ILL

BOO-HOO! I WISH I HADN'T SEEN SO CRANKY AT TIMES. TO MY HUSBAND- I JUST CAN'T THINK OF HIM SUFFERING- THEY'VE BEEN IN, THERE FOUR HOURS

WELL, WHAT DO YOU SAY- DR CUTTEM?|

OH DEAR-1 CANT HEAR A WORD THEY SAY AND THE DOCTOR HAS BEEN" IN THERE FOR ONE HOUR

. I CAN DO.

NOTHING- LET'S HEAR FROM DR: ILLENWELL

IT'S BEYOND ME, DOCTORS

DID YOU HAVE. TO OPERATE, DOCTORS ?

NO-BUT-1 WISH WE HAD

BRACE UP MOTHER- 1

BUT THE DOCTORS DIDN'T SAY WHAT. AILS HIM- IM 'AFRAID THEY ARE HOLDING

KNOW DADEY || THE SAD NEWS IS ALL RIGHT FROM ME.

FOR GOODNESS SAKE- WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT DID THE

DOCTORS SAY ?

THEY MAY BE GOOD DOCTORS, BUT THEY CAN'T PLAY CARDS! AN WHAT THEY SAID

TO ME, MAGGIE DARLIN,

I CAN'T REPEAT IT TO YOU BOY, LOOK AT THIS CASH/

DOCTOR-1 MUST LEAVE THIS HOSPITAL-MY SWEETIE, ROSIE, DOESN'T BELIEVE I'VE BEEN SICK, TM.GOING TO SEE HER

AND EXPLAIN

HOW ILL TVE.

·BEEN – IZET BE BACK

"YOU SAY -

ROSIE IS

2:100

GUESS YOU CAN GO OUT

6-30

I GNVE

UP

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DMCMUS

GET MY THINGS, BELINDA-

FM GOING TO THE HOSPITAL TO SEE IF ARCHIE IS ILL-

THINK HE HAS JUST BEEN FOOLING ME-1 DON'T THINK HE SILL AT ALL

SURE SHE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO SEE IF YOU WUZ REALLY SICK

OH, SO HE WENT OUT HUH I WAS RIGHT? HE EVIDENTLY ISN'T VERY SICK GOOD-BYE

IT'S THE GYPSY IN ME

TAKE IM OUT- HE CANT PLAY BALL!