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MUTT AND JEFF

UE TO LACK OF SPACE WE ARE

FORCED TO START OUR PRELIMINARY

·BOUT A FEW DAYS

AHEAD OF THE LOUIS-SCHMELING BATTLE! THIS WILL. "GIVE THE BOYS. PLENTY OF TIME IN WHICH TO DO THEIR STUFF!

WE HOW FIND JEFF. IN HIS DRESSING ROOM

RECEIVING FINAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE ENTERING THE RING.-

STOP WORRYIN', WHEN YOU GET IN THE RING JUST SAY TO YOURSELF

I'M GONNA WIN AND YOU'LL WINKS

NAW THAT WONT WORK,MUTT

WHY NOT!

BECAUSE

KNOW!

TATIAN!

AWFUL

LIAR

I:AM!

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TOLD YOU!

KEEP THAT LEFT OUT THERE

AND DON'T LET HIM HIT,

YOU WITH HIS RIGHT!

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THE DAILY SHORT STORY

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BENNY

ENNY got a big kick out of eaves dropping on the sheriff. It smack ed of adventure and the wild life he loved. He got a bigger kick when he heard Sheriff. Conrad mention Slick Dearborn.

denly swerved his mount and home the spurs.

struck

shot.

Thora came the sound of a

a scream The second outlaw uttered

A se- and plunged from the saddle. cond shot followed, and Slick's mount Slick Dearborn was the smartest went to its knees, butlaw with whom Conard, had ever Bewildered, Benny sat for a moment He saw two men had to contend. He was Benny's idol, staring blankly.

Then he for he represented the dangerous free galloping up the canyon. dom of which the boy had always heard Slick ordering him to dismount dreamed. One day three weeks ago and follow him behind a pile of rocks. He Benny had seen Slick in the Faraway Automatically Benny obeyed. Saloon, and something about the wor- noticed that there was a wild, terrific. shipful. look in the youngster's eyes look in the outlaw's eyes.

Thought "You dammed little rat! you said nobody followed: you out of town?”.

had attracted the outlaw's attention. Slick swore violently as Benny Like all men of his stripe, his predo- crawled up beside him.

.In minating weakness was vanity, Benny he immediately perceived an ad- mirer, and it occurred to him that a boy like Benny could be mighty useful to him in his future plans.

"Honest, Slick

"Shut up!" Suddenly Slick seized Benny had been almost speechless him around the middle and leaped out with gratitude when the outlaw spoke of plain view of the two coming up the to him. They had a long, conversn-canyon. The pair reined in, holding tion, and when it was over Benny their fire as the outlaw, using Benny.

By Richard Hill Wilkinson

knew a sense of importance that was as a shield, began shooting rapidly, at almost the fulfillment of his dreams. the same time moving across the floor

Far glued to the side of the building, of the canyon. Benny held his breath while Sheriff Sheriff-Conrad and Joe Hicks, sen- Conrad and his deputy, Joe Hicks, sing the bandit's purpose, flung them- carried on their low-voiced conversa selves from the saddle and scurried tion, The boy's breathing did not for shelter.

become normal until he had backed Benny suddenly understood the pur- away from the building--and was-con--pose he was surving, knew that SHck, cealed behind Darl's stables. There was using him as a means of protect- was a wild and startled gleam in his ing his own hide. A terrified scream

escaped his lips. eye;:.:

When Benny opened his eyes he found Sheriff Conrad and Joe Hicks bending over, him,

Fealing better, da?” “ wire-e-dants Locall right.

Slick?"

Where's

They'll At 4 o'clock that afternoon Benny Slick! Slick! Lemme go, drew rein in the secret canyon where blast me down in cold blood!" Slick was hiding. He gave the secret "Shut up, you rat." Slick brought whistle that he and the outlaw had the barrel of his gun down crushingly agreed upon, then waited breathlessly, on the boy's head. Benny gasped, 2 Minutes passed and nothing happen- struggled feebly, then went limp. ed. Benny moved down the canyon and whistled again.. Suddenly two men" "energed” from behind a boulder, One of them was Slick Dearborn, Bénny,shouted at themi #wslick, I just heard the sheriff and his deputy talkin' They found out it was you who held up the bank last week, an they know you're hidin' up "Benny@you better get home afore your herean' they're comin' to get maw begins to worry, You can say you helped us run down Slick. Dear- born. Fact is, you did. When we saw you talkin' with him three weeks ago we figured somethin' like this, which is why we did some talkin' so you could lead us to where he was. Son, I reckon you're like a lot of other kids. Difference is now you'll know enough to behave hereafter, eh!"

yuh."

Slick and his companion exchanged glances, The outlaw leader looked back at Benny smiling thinly. "Good work, kid. Get off your horse an' come with, uses

..to

"Don'tcha want me, to go back town? Mebbe I can find out some.. thin' else."

Sad Youtcome. with us," said Slick shortly.cal

en" care of Sheriff Conrad eyed Beniyittently.

"Listen,

Gosh!" said BannyThere were tears in his eyes. For the first time in his life he realised what a perfectly

Benny dismouted and, leading *his! horse, went in behind the boulder..well guy Sheriff Conrad was. Slick's companion begun to scramble, up the sloping side of the boulder, and Benny guessed that they had been using its summit as a lookout, "Nommine keepin' ✨ guard, called, and the other outlaw alid back the ground,We gotta get out of ere and it fast., Kid, did anyone see you leave town?"? May

Slick

H.M.S. SUFFOLK AT WEI HAI WEI

According to information from the

“No, Bit: Not # soul. “I done jest Naval Authorities, H.M.S. Suffolk has arrived at Welhafwel, and H.M.S: West-

pod. 3. Kou're comin' with us.”✨{cott at Tsingtao.

blood ran hot. Honest. The Flagship of the Commander-in- ent will you take me alon't chief, H.M.S. Cumberland, with HMS. 16 Git onto that “Dorsetshire, H.M.8. "Adve turo, H.M.S.

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