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MUTT AND JEFF

HEY, YOU! STOP!

(WHAT'S UP

JEFF?

THAT GUY THAT JUST WENT INTO THAT APARTMENT- HE WALKED OUTOF A RESTAURANT WITH MY

UMBRELLA!

HEY! IF THE GUY WHO TOOK MY ¿..

·UMBRELLA DON'T RETURN.IT I'M GONNA CALL A COP!

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It would be a It would prove that the thing could be done.

could make on convert. start.

EING a missionary is tough, espec- ially when your heart isn't in the work because it has been forced on you. This was the way Anne Stanley

And then it happened. Yotox, regarded the situation. It was all cloth merchant, who sat crosslegged in very nice, two months ago before they the market place from mid-morning were married, to listen to Robert's to high ngon each day, agreed to be stories of a faraway land, of bringing come a convert, Robert was jubli- religion and goodness to a heathen lant. Yotox was' an influence in the tribe, who craved to have Christianity town. Others would follow. thrust down their throats. It

had

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Yotox came to the mission every

been quite thrilling to talk of a cute ·

inter- little bungalow in the faraway land, day, and listened to Robert's

He seemed interested where they could live and love and pretations.

and impressed. He contradicted Robert could carry on his work.

nothing, and even urged that Robert provide more intricate details of the Faith. Robert's enthusiasm knew no bounds. "We've done it, Anne!" he he cried. "We've done it! Yotox will He's tell others of our teachings. really converted!"

Reality was different.. In fact, was positively disillusioning,

The bungalow was a hut made of straw. They carried their own water from a spring fifty yards away. The climate was hot and sultry, and filled with bugs. Bugs inside and

A week after this one of the town's That outside the straw hut. Bugs in the most important citizens died. atmosphere. Bugs that crawled and night there was a great celebration. flew and wriggled and looked at you Dressed in weired and fantastic cos with evil, ugly-eyes

tumes the populace gathered in the The quiet, peace-loving contented market squard and proceeded with people that Robert had described, their strange rites to speed their dead proved

to be dirty, and noisy and comrade, on to the heathen ignorant, and were forever holding Robert was not a little disappointed crazy celebrations

"religious to discover Yotox in the gathering. rites," at which a real honest-to-good- Early the next morning he summoned ness contortionist would have blushed his convert and sought an explanation, for shame.

Yotox shrugged. "When a great man' explained, "his And then, after a week of this, Ro- dies," the heathen bert had had the audacity to ask his friends must clap their hands pretty new bride if she didn't love it dance, else he will never reach all.

Anne's Great Land of Peace Anger mounted in breast. Hot words rose to her lips. beyond". Then she looked into her husband's

called

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"But, Yotox, I've tried to explain to

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It doesn't It's" Robert spunt

eyes and saw something there that you how silly that all is. checked the outburst. After all, she mean anything, thought; it wouldn't last forever. She an hour explaining. had married Robert because she loved Yotox listened unblinkingly, nodding him. She'd love him anywhere.

"You

Robert warm- at regular intervals. true ed to his subject, His convert, who It was good philosophy and loyalty and all that sort of thing. But had erted on the night, previous was it didn't still the ache in her heart returning to the fold.

Robert finished and smiled. She wanted to go home, where things

white. see what a waste of effort and time it were clean and people were

You understand, don't And after a month of "teaching she is, Yotox?

you?" told Robert as much.

Yotox nodded again.. "Yes," ke Robert stared in amazement." "But,"

"Yotox understand. honey, think of the wonderful work said at length. we're doing here! Don't it give you Yotox very good Christian now." He a thrill to know that you are bringing paused and frowned. "But when Yotox Christianity into a heathen country? die, you have all the people: clap for

Anne stormed. "Heathen What him, just to make sure."

Robert sighed and looked at his right have, we to call them heathen? We have the audacity to tell

wife. Yotox he couldn't understand,' people they're wrong we're right! but the look with which Anne scanned his face he could. Yotox scurried Why disturb them? They seem

There were more rites to pre- happy enough. What else matters?" away,

And Robert 'slipped his pare for. "But Robert was dumbfounded. Anno, I had no idea you thought of it arm about Anne's waist and watched in that light. Certainly, you don't him go. He was wondering if she mean that you think these people are could pack their things in time

catch the next day's boat back home, better off than we are?"

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"Why not?" flared Anne, recklessly. "The lives they live are as satisfactory Newspapers.) to them as ours is to us."

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Robert was. silent. Anne's burst had taken him, completely by surprise. He had no idea that this had been her attitude! And in truth, Anne was a little surprised at herself. When it was over she felt a twinge of. regret. It was cruel to talk to Robert no frankly.

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