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MUTT AND JEFF

I'LL SEND THESE LETTERS TO

ALL MY FRIENDS AND THE

BIG SHOTS TO LET THEM

KNOW I'M IN BUSINESS

FOR MYSELF NOW!

DID YOU RING MUTT

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YES! RUSH THESE LETTERS OUT AND MAIL, 'EM! HERE'S' MONEY FOR THE STAMPS -- DON'T LOSE IT— YOU MUST LEARN TO SAVE AS MUCH'

AS POSSIBLE FOR THE

FIRM!

MUTT, I SAVED THE MONEY FOR THE

STAMPS!

DID YOU MAIL THE

OH, SURE! I RUT 'EM IN

LETTERS? THE MAIL BOX WHEN NO ONE WAS LOOKING!,

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OLD age is usually associated with house till the end of your days, enjoy

inactivity. Inactivity, when a man the fruits of your work."

has spent a life filled with work and Old Charlie laughed bitterly, “That accomplishment, is associated with sounds a little like mockery, Robert. misery.

'Fruits of my work.' Why, Bob, I It was so with Old Charlie Morgan. haven't accomplished anything." Charlie was forced out of business at Robert's eyes were suddenly filled the age of 70. He retired, so to speak. with pity and shame. It came to him "I can't retire," he complained to his how during the past few weeks he had sons, Robert and Donald. "I haven't neglected the old man, failed to pay any money. I'm broke, flat broke. him the little attentions that old age How in the world can I get along?" requires.

"That's for us to worry about," Ro- Haven't accomplished anything!" bert told him, and Donald said, "Good he blurted. "Why dad, what are you heavens, Dad, we'll take care of you. talking about? What is it you haven't Don't for one minute think you can be- accomplished? No man, as far as I gin all over again now. It's about time can see, could have accomplished more. you took things easy.

You've reared two sons, who aren't do- This was fine as far as it went. Old ing so badly. You've educated them Charlie. did take things easy for. a both. You've done your duty to your while. He puttered around the place home and to the community. You've and spent long hours chinning with old led a good, clean, honest life. You cronies.

have the respect and admiration of

The boys, Robert and Donald, saw to every man in town. Haven't accom- it that the old gentleman had every plished anything? Bosh! You mean thing he wanted in the way of necessi- you haven't made a lot of money. ties, but they were in business for Why? Because you've invested it in themselves and were having a hard your sons and your home and your time of it making both ends meet. They town. And.... I want to prove you've did the best they could for the old mn, made a wise investment. I want to and he appreciated it. But the feeling pay you dividends. And mostly I of independence was lacking. He was want you to settle .down and dependent, and the thought made him enjoy your income. To me you stand miserable.

for everything that's fine and honest

When winter set in, and there was and worth working for.”

By Richard Hill Wilkinson

You

no longer any "puttering" to be done, Old Charlie gulped, tried to speak. Old Charlie was forced to spend a good "You-you mean that, Robert? deal of time indoors. Hence he found mean all that you said?” more time to consider his predicament "Mean it! Say, I was never more and allow his thoughts to drift back serious in my life. Old men's home. over his past life.

Say, aren't you satisfied with this home The result wasn't satisfying. He here? And, moreover, Marie was just grew morose, and began to feel that he saying last night she wanted you was in the way, useless, unimportant. help her about making some alterna- Then Donald's business took him out tions in the kitchen. And what's more, of town and Robert and the old man I received a letter from Don to-day. were left alone in the house. Shortly He's made some money and he's com- after this Robert annouriced his inten- ing home. He wants to build a gar tions of getting married.

age, and wants you to help with the

to

It won't make any difference with plans. In the way! Say, you're more you, he told Old. Charlie. "Both important around this joint than I Marie and I want you to live on here. am.” with us. We'll have a great time to- Old Charlie grinned and brushed a gether, the three of us."

hand across his eyes. His vision was

was

Old Charlie smiled, and felt more a little misty. But his heart miserable than ever. Robert's decision pounding. There surged up inside of to get married had a double effect on him once more the oldtime feeling, an him. First, he was glad that Robert almost forgotten desire to live and didn't feel obliged to postpone his work.

wedding because of the old man. On. (Copyright, 1938, By The Associated the other hand, he was pretty well in Newspapers.) formed as to young Robert's financial standing. He knew that the youth would have hard sledding for a while, supporting a wife and a father.

More and more Old Charlie came to realise "that he was in the way. He had failed in business, and now he had to load himself down on his son. It |wasn't right.

Robert, whose mind was totally oc- cupied with plans for the forthcoming

DOWNING STREET CONFERENCE

London, To-day.

At the Downing Street, confer............ wedding and business matters, failed ence, which was attended by Sir to notice the change in his father, failed to perceive the unhappiness that Neville Henderson, British Am- had come to the old man." Youth can bassador in Berlin, and Foreign never comprehend the sadness of old Office experts yesterday, the age, can never fully appreciate the Czechoslovakian crisis was re- hopelessness of a future that seems viewed as a preliminary to to- black and empty.

"I've decided," Old Charlie was say day's meeting of Ministers..... ing, "to go away, Robert, and let you It is still expected that the and Marie live here alone. I'm an old Prime Minister, Mr. Neville man and I'll only be in the way.

can go up to the old folka' homo and Chamberlain will proceed to Bal- spend the rest of my days."

moral to-night as the Minister in You'll do nothing of the sort," Ro- attendance on His Majesty, re-> bert declared hotly. "You'll stay right": here and look after Marie while fra maining there until the end of

You'll live right in this the week. Beuter