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MUTT AND JEFF

SAY, CHIEF, HOW ABOUT A JOB IN

A RADIO CAR?

YEH,WE'RE TIRED OF BEATIN' THE

[PAVEMENTS.

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A JOB IN A

RADIO CAR

OUR

MUST BE

OH, WE KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A CAR!

FEET

UNDERSTOOD!

AND WE KNOW

HURT!

HOW

TO TUNE

A RADIO, TOO!

YES, BUT SUPPOSE YOU WERE CRUISING AROUND IN A RADIO CAR AND AN AUTOMOBILE FULL OF HARD-BOILED,COLD-BLOODED KILLERS CAME SHOOTING

UP THE STREET AT

SIXTY MILES. AN HOUR--

WHAT

WOULD

YOU DO

??

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By BUD FISHER

WE'D DO

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"This 'peace on earth, good will to and buy her a lot of clothes this ward men' stuff gives me a pain," merry Christmas?

I suppose that's Darl said. He laughed cynically, what one does." looking down into the girl's troubled But instead of driving back to the eyes. "It gets me how you got hook- city, Pam across the railroad tracks ed into it, Pam. Why don't you look and into the desolate, ill-lighted the thing squarely in the face and thoroughfares of Jaytown. Mrs. Kim- realize it's the bunk!"

ball chatted incessantly.

Darl gave "You don't really mean that. do only half an ear. He was wondering you, Darl?" Pamela asked.

what drama Pam had in mind to im- "Mean it? Of course I meani it. press him. Listen, Pam, it's false. It isn't real, It isn't natural. Nobody's going to give something for nothing."

•

At last they stopped before a dilapi dated tenement house. They entered a dark, cold hall, mounted stairs and rapped on à door. A weak voice bade them enter.

"You must be blind!" Pamela cried. "There are thousands and thousands of people who give things, do things The room was warmer than the hall for others every day of their lives and outside, lighted with a kerosene lamp, never get a thing in return.”

A woman lay in bed, a child cradled Darl studied the girl's face, her in her arms. Mrs. Kimball · matter- smoldering eyes. The words that he of-factly stirred up the fire, produced wanted to say were never uttered. candles and lighted them. Pamela After all, he wasn't a fool. Pamela straightened things in the room with was the girl he was going to marry. surprising officiency The woman in He loved her. She was serious about the bed watched from hollow eyes this business. And what difference did while Mrs, Kimball unpacked her it make? Why destroy her illusions? basket, set out a pitifully small supply "O.K., honey," He smiled. "We of foodstuffs, some strings of popcorn, look at it differently. The way I figure the green bough of a pine tree, an

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it, a man never does something for orange, two apples, a bottle of milk. nothing. If he isn't rewarded with The sick woman's eyes were eager, material gain, then he's rewarded by grateful as the things appeared. In having his vanity salved. There's no time at all the pine bough always a selfish motive behind a so- arranged on the table, the strings of .called act of kindness, no. matter popcorn draped over it, oranges placed which way you figure it. But it isn't at its base, two candles on either side. important. What is important is Darl looked around. He looked at that it's Christmas and you and I the woman and her child. Some thing of hard was in his throat. He reached

toward his pocket.

are in love and we ought to think celebrating."

"It is important, Darl,” Her voice "No!" said Pamela sharply. "Mrs. was suddenly vibrant. "It's important Kimball found her. She Mrs. Kim- to me to show you that you're wrong. ball and I have been coming here I couldn't be happy with a man who had every day. Don't deprive her of what those ideas.” And then, seeing the she's doing, Darl."

expression on his face, her tone soften- Darl's forehead wrinkled. He saw ed. "Oh, I know it seems silly to you the glow on Mrs. Kimball's face, the She was poor. -quarreling about something so trite, sparkle in her eyes. But to me it isn't trite. Oh, Darl, let She was doing all she gratitude and me show you how wrong you are!" warmth of feeling and love.

Dari started to speak, changed his mind, then smiled.

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"It works out just the way I said," honey. Darl thought when they were

more in the coupe. "You take this She's big-hearted and Coloured Mrs. Kimball.

The streets were festive. lights and greenery showed in every all that, but she isn't doing it for. selfish. window, Lighted trees were on every nothing. She's gratifying a street corner. Pam stopped the car motive; she's salving her vanity." while a group of carol singers trooped They left Mrs. Kimball and drove by. A girl with a tambourine thrust back to the city. They stopped near asmiling face against the coupe win- the park to listen to the carol singers. dow. She dropped coins into it and Pam looked at him. "Did it mean smiled and said, "Merry Christmas." anything to you, Darl? Do you see

Darl, sitting beside Pam, watched what I mean?"

her face. He thought how wonderful Dari thought of the woman in the it was that she could get such a kick bed and Mrs. Kimball., “It's a selfish out of stuff: like this..

motive," he thought. And aloud he They left the gaily lighted streets said: "I never thought about it this behind. Pam turned into a side street, way before, but isn't it nice we have She stopped before a house and sound- such' selfish people as Mrs. Kim- ed her horn, A moment later a ball and Pamela Tripp?”

small, middle-aged lady came bustling Pamela nestled against his shoulder. out. She carried a basket. Pam "And Darl Holloway," she added.

opened the door for her, and in- (Copyright, 1988, By The Associated

troduced Darl. Her name was Kimball. Newspapers.)

**Well!" said the little lady. "This

is nice. I suppose you're the young

man to whom Miss Tripp is engaged."

"Yes, we're engaged," Darl said. 'He wondered what she had in the basket. She was so poorly dressed, so frail and appeared' so undernourished. But there was a sparkle in her eyes. Darl smiled to himself. He thought: "Well, Pám picked out a good one to arouse my unselfish instincts, if any 1:I wonder if we're going to feed her

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