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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 16, 1938.

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THE DAILY SHORT STORY

Sister Complex

JIMMY couldn't understand why some Jimmy gasped audibly. He hadn't and fellows were lucky enough to be expected this, or was he prepared for born without sisters to contend with. it. He had hoped that Aaron Take Butch Osgood,, for example. Bette would immediately vacate, leav- Butch only had a kid brother, and when ing him free to attend the meeting. he didn't want the kid brother around Jimmy never forget what happened he'd tell him to stay home, and the kid in the next few minutes. Butch bris- brother stayed home or Butch slapped. tled and advanced threatingly, an at- his ears down. Also Butch went fish- titude designed to make Aaron cower. ing whenever he liked and could wear Instead, Aaron let go a straight arm old clothes all the time and didn't have punch that set Butch on his heels, to sneak out, behind the barn to smoke Butch roared, advanced, was struck his cigarettes. He smoked cigarettes down again. He spat, blinked, charged right in his own home and his mother once more. Aaron neatly ducked

Butch and father didn't give two hoots. Butch wild and. ferocious blow and landed a also had the distinction of being able beautiful jab to Butch's jaw.

sat down and didn't immediately rise. to lick any boy in the district.

He started to; then decided to crawl Jimmy wasn't so lucky. Jimmy's toward the bushes, reaching which he folks didn't allow him to smoke, and rose and plunged off hurriedly. they made him attend school regular- Aaron dusted off his hands.

a

"I'm

ly and he could go fishing only when very sorry I had to do that while you his home work was done. And then, were here," he said to Bette. worst of all, Jimmy had Bette, his "Gee!" said Jimmy, and swallowed. twin sister, to contend with. Jimmy Blank incredulity. was on his face. lamented his lot. Most of the time he Aaron, swung towards him. was miserable about it. Like to-day, "Jimmy, why don't you go fined your for instance. To-day Aaron Burt, the friend and enjoy yourself?" son of one of Jimmy's mother's friends, "Y-y you mean," gulped Jimmy. was coming to Fairfield for a visit, and "that you don't want me around?"

"I was Jimmy's mother decided that it was Aaron arched his brows.

up

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By Karl Grayson

to the family to entertain him. under the impression that you didn't Worse, it was up to Jimmy and Bette, want me around.".

because they were all the same age." "B-but then I didn't know--1 Jimmy didn't see why Bette couldn't thought ".

do the entertaining. Gosh, a chap "And because of what you thought, with a name like that was probably you called Butch and outlined a plan used to girls anyway. And, besides, which you felt would remedy a situa- Butch had called an important meet- tion that to you had been distasteful. ing of the Secret Pirates Club for that Jimmy, I think your sister is swell. very afternoon, and Jimmy, because he If she's agreeable, I'd like to take the Was first lieutenant, should really canoe and explore the river with her." He glanced at Bette. She nodded hap. ought to attend.

Aaron Burt was all that Jimmy had pily. feared. He was slight and dark, im- Jimmy watched with the hurt look. maculately dressed in flannels and of a disappointed heroworshipper while their sport jacket, soft-spoken, perfectly Bette and Aaron gathered up

Up mannered. Jimmy Wis disgusted things and headed for the canoe. When, Bette suggested that she put up on the hill behind them he knew Butch a-lunch and they take a canoe ride up would be returning to the hut, where the river, Jimmy thought that was the Secret Pirates mét. Any minute swell. "You two will have a: marvel- now the meeting would be called to ous time, he cried. "Shy, I'll bet order. But suddenly, Jimmy had no Aaron will like that.

taste for Butch and the Secret Pirates. (Copyright, 1988, Ry The Associated Newspapers).

wwe,

," said Bette, looking daggers at Jimmy, "will do our best to entertain Mr. Burt, won't we, Jimmy?”:.

Jimmy saw at once that he had put GUN FIRES 7 MILES

his foot into it. He became sullen.

Aaron offered to paddle the canoe and

Jimmy, despite Bette's meaning” IN THE AIR

glance, let him.

A half mile up river, Jimmy had an

inspiration. ⠀⠀⠀

**** He suggested to Bette So powerful is the latest anti- that they land at Sawyer's Sand Spit aircraft gun now being secretly for their plenic. Unsuspectingly, Bette tested that* gunners eardrums agreed.

The gun Wear

The spit was a small, curved beach would be shattered every time it with dense growth behind. They land- is fired were it not for the special ed there, and while Aaron and Bette helmets they were unpacking the lunch, Jimmy dis-

the 4.5in high- appeared. He re-appeared ten min utes later, and there was an unmistak velocity gun and it is being suppli- able look of triumph on his face. ed to every anti-aircraft brigade.

They were half through the lunch Its effective range is between when there was a crashing in the 35,000 and 40,000 feet, and the shell bushes and a moment fater, Butch ap-

peared on the sand soit. Butch's face it fires has an explosive spread of wore an ugly look, resentful. He in at least 200 yards. The concussion. formed the trio in no uncertain terms within this area would be sufficient that the sand sult was the recognized to crumble up the wings and body territory of the Secret Pirates Club and tresnassers, weren't allowed to k

Bette glanced at Jimmy and the-

of the strongest built bomber.

thick concrete emplacement

whole thing immediately became cleaked wacked clean through when

She was on the verge of telling Batch the first shot was fired from the gune

she thought of him and

"when". Aaron"; roso;

to

Experienced artillerymen, stand- ing behind the gun, were deaf for days after