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MUTT AND JEFF GOSH, SOME T

BABIES ARE FUNNY LOOKIN' KIDS, AINT

THEY?

HA-HA!

THAT ONE

IF I HAD ONE LIKE THAT

I'D HIDE IT!.

WHATS THEM" THINGS,MUDGUARDS

OR EARST

LOOKS LIKE

A FISH!

Tride Mark Kay

HEY POP!

UTAMI SHT.

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FAIR TRADE

THE development

ask said. "I'll have to of this story ring," Noel doesn't so much depend on coinci- you to say nothing about this to any- "I'll not dence as you might think when I tell one." you why for awhile we all thought Count Orlando was responsible for the disappearance of Mrs. Niles' diamond ring.

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The facts are these: Six of us, in- cluding young. Count Orlando, Made- line Niles, a young and gorgeous wi- dow; the Jason Smiths, Rachel Burdon and myself, had come up to Bald Cliff Lodge for a bit of roughing it and some spring fishing. I believe we were Noel Millard's first guests of the sea-

son.

"I refuse!" I said flatly. stand by and-"

Noel sighed. "Very well. I'll take you into my confidence. However, if I prove to you that Count Orlando didn't take the ring, will you refrain from talking?"

I didn't get what he was driving at, but I promised. Otherwise, I'm afraid the business that followed would have gone ahead without me, and I am rather a curious person.

This

Madeline and Count Orlando came in Madeline, of course, had a cabin by to dinner together. They were laugh-

ing and apparently very happy. herself. According to her own story was surprising, for I had believed, had, told in a shrill and excited tone to in fact, told Noel, that all was over be- Noel Millard, she had unpacked, re- tween them. It occurred to me that moved her diamond ring, placed it on Count Orlando was craftier than her living-room table and gone into the bathroom. She was in the bathroom she perhaps fifteen minutes. When came out, the ring was gone..

Nothing else was disturbed. Nothing else missing. Just the diamond ring, which was valued at not less than $10,000.

thought.

Following Noel's instructions, I felt the dinner table before the others, and found him. waiting on the verandah. We cabin. went over to Count Orlando's Noel switched on a light, produced a shining agate from his pocket and laid it near the fireplace. Then he told me I helped Noel and Pat Myer, a guide, to sit down. "Don't dare mové a mus- search the cabin. On the floor near cle," he said. the door we found a monocle. It was Count Orlando's monocle. It

We sat there for fifteen minutes. I was was becoming impatient and disgusted.

By Richard Hill Wilkinson

We

as familiar to me as Count Orlando Then I heard a scratching. I looked rat himself.

behind the fire-place and saw a Naturally my mind jumped to con- emerge from a crevice made by one of clusions.

The rat had something in how the stones. explained to Noel Count Orlando had been paying atten its mouth. It hesitated, then went di- tions to Madeline ever since her hus- rectly to the shining agate, deposited band died the year before. I told him its burden, picked up the agate and fled. 'all knew that he was after her. I blinked. Noel sighed. "That," he money. I remembered that they had declared, picking up Madeline's dia- quarrelled on the way up on the train. mond ring, which the rat had left, "is And I hazarded the opinion that the the luckiest thing, that ever happened count, believing he was going to

be to me." unsuccessful in winning Madeline and her millions, becoming impatient and needing the money, had stolen the ring, figuring that in the excitement of un- packing, Madeline would not notice the loss and, when she discovered it, attri- bute it to her own carelessness,

"Listen," I began.

He smiled. "We have around here a species of rats known as trade rats. Shining objects attract them. They al- ways deposit whatever they are car- rying and pick up the new object. One picked up the Count's monocle, leaving

To me, it all added up fine, but Noel a white pabble, and traded it. for Mra. wasn't so sure. Noel was maddening- ly deliberate and calm. "I'll have a talk with the count,” he said. -

Niles' ring. It was just a stroke of luck that the same rat returned with the ring in search of something else in "I'll go with you," I told him.

this same cabin. Do you understand "If you do," he said, "don't say a why I'd rather you wouldn't talk? word. I'll do all the talking. Remem- We'll return Mra. Niles' ring, saying

ber, don't say a word." He looked at we found it on the floor of her cabin me steadily. I nodded. Thinking of it where it must have fallen. It would afterward, I could understand how never do to let my guests know that Noel felt. He couldn't afford to an- we have rats here. It'll be a week be- tagonize a guest, let alone accuse one fore I can get rid of them.” of robbery until he was absolutely (Copyright, 1988, By The Associated positive. It wasn't good business. Newspapers);

Noel and I walked over to Count Orlando's cabin. He was dressing in

an

outlandish sportsman's costume;

had apparently just taken a shower.

ALI BABA SAID

He glanced at Noel impatiently. Noel "OPEN asked him if everything was all right, found He replied: "Yes, yes, yes. Why?" wealth.

SESAME I" and he himself amid untold

Noel smiled courteously. He glanced We say "OPEN KELLY, and

around the cabin. He said this was

the first time this cabin had been used you'll find yourself amid untold this season, and he wanted to make knowledge!"

sure that things were spic and span.

He walked over to the fireplace and KELLY'S DIRECTORY

picked up a white pebble that was ly- ing there and tossed it into the re- place. Ho straightened a rug and squared off a picture that hung on the wall. Then he nodded to me, smiled at Count Orlando, and wont out...

enelis I declared. "'Aren't at the man? Ho'll

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