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MUTT AND JEFF

NOW THIS DAME I'M GONNA INTRODUCE TO YOU AT THIS AFFAIR IS WORTH ALL KINDS OF DOUGH! MARRY HER AND. WELL BOTH BE RICH!

AH, MY DEAR, YOU' ARE A BEAUTIFUL CREATURE! WHEN I GAZE INTO YOUR. EYES IT SETS MY HEART A-

FLUTTER!

OH WHERE BID-YOU

LEAVE YOUR WINGS?

YOU'RE LIKE AN ANGEL THAT FELL FROM THE SKY!

OH.COME, COME! NOW YOU'RE LAYING IT ON A BIT TOO THICK! I'M NOT

THAT BEAUTIFUL!

BY BUD FISHER

LOOK AT MY NOSE-HOW

BUT YOU ARE? LIKE AN ANGEL THAT FELL FROM }|| FLAT IT IS!,

THE SKY!

OH WELL, IT WASNT

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"NOSE!

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JE could sell Dusty," Sylvia said.

Joe stared at her. "You don't mean that!"

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Joe turned. A car had stopped at hoped, a possibility of being taken for the curb. A small rotund man with a a walk up the slope behind the house friendly face had emerged onto the where rabbits frequently ran and of- sidewalk. Joe nodded. "Pure bred fered no end of excitement.

Springer, They're all smart.” Sylvia laughed nervously. "Of "Are they?" said the little man. His course I don't. I was only joking. We eyes twinkled. "Like to sell him?” wouldn't sell Dusty for a million dol- Joe said nothing. He felt a queer of his skull.

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one of Dusty's flooping ears around her "Like to sell him?" said the man forefinger. Dusty lolled his tongue and again. sighed in contentment. Next to chas- "How much?" said Joe, not looking ing rabbits, there was nothing he liked at him. better than having his ears twisted, unless it was hunting a glove or an old shoe or pocketbook that either Joe or Sylvia had hidden.

"Nine hundred.”

Joe swallowed hard. The man knew dogs all right, Dusty came over and sat down on the toe of his shoe and Joe lay awake that night and lolled out his tongue. Joe reached thought about what Sylvia had said. down and Dusty licked his hand.. His He felt guilty and ashamed, but when .ears went back then pricked up. He you haven't enough to eat and you own wanted Joe to snap on the leash 80 some property that would bring an they could continue their adventurous easy: thousand dollars on the open mar- walk.

ket, you can't help thinking about it. Joe thought of Sylvia. She was pro- Sylvia's aunt had given them Dusty bably hungry. She'd be hungrier to- the week before they left for Holly night. The only alternative was city wood, He was seven weeks old, a pure relief. A man has his pride. He re- bred Springer spaniel, black as coal membered the hug Sylvia had given and intelligent.

Dusty before they left. He thought Dusty had been a great comfort to of the way Dusty would nip at their them after they reached Hollywood. toes when they were getting dressed He took their minds off the business in the morning.

of wondering when Joe was going to He shook his head. "No!” he said. get a break with his voice in some big "No! Not for twice that amount.” picture. The odd jobs he picked up at He snapped on Dusty's leash, night spots and private clubs and mob The rotund man laughed. "Then singing in pictures was barely enough how about hiring him? You, too, of

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to keep them alive. They had hung course. We're making a picture that on, hoping for the best, teaching Dusty requires a cute dog who will go find tricks, until now their last hope was things that have been hidden.'

" shattered. Joe had practically been Joe threw up his head. "What?" promised a part in Moonlight Love.. "Think it over," said the rotund They had exhausted their last re man. "Pay would be $25 a day. Here's source, waiting for the picture to be my card." He smiled. "Hope I didn't cast. And this morning word had insult you with that nine hundred of- been received that the casting was fer. Your dog's worth two thousand, completed, and Joe's name was omit if a cont. Never

saw a pure black ted.

Springer with those lines. Be sure to They were broke and hungry, with to look me up. If $25 doesn't suit the rent and telephone bill due, you, we can probably talk terms."

The next morning Joe decided to go Joe stood on the curb and watched down onto the boulevard. Sometimes on the black limousine recede. He glanced the boulevard he met someone he knew at the card, then down at Dusty. and would start talking and perhaps Dusty was watching him expectantly. get a line on something. He put Dus- He wanted to walk some more. Joe

ty on his leash and started out. Sylvia slipped the card into his pocket and gave Dusty a fond hug before she let started up Vine street at a pace that him go, but she didn't say a word and rather surprised Dusty. neither did Joo.

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All the way down town he kept Newspapers). thinking about what. Sylvin had said,

while Dusty ranged at the limit of his leash and wagged his tall and sniffed

and looked up at Joo and really had a RUDDIGORE"

fine time.

Joe walked slowly up the boulevard. People turned to stare at Dusty. They always did. He was a pure bred, a

The Hong Kong Philharmonic

magnificent specimen of his breed. Society announce that the Gilbert Joe turned down Vine street. Just and Sullivan Opera "Ruddigore" below Selma, some children were play will be presented on ing on a lawn. One of them was cry-

14,

Ing. Joo stopped to see what the trou-15, 16 and 17377,oratood

ble was. A little girl had lost her rag that the production is to be in the doll. It was somewhere about, but she hands of Cyril Brown. |couldn't find it: ́ Dusty licked the littla

girl's hand. She cooed happily and Rehearsals are commencing on patted his head. The other child-red Thursday, September 1st. in the crowded about. Joe unsnapped Dusty's China Fleet Club Theatre.

loash, held the little girl's skirt to his nose and said: “Go find!" "

"""Ruddigore" is tuneful

and

Dusty let out a yip, and went bound spectacular and has enjoyed in- ing away. Two minutes later he came

back, holding in his mouth the ragcreasing popularity at home during doll. The little girl clapped her the last few years, 1