1939-03-28 — Page 8

MUTT AND JEFF.

MUTT, WILL You

DO ME A FAVOR

WHAT

AND SAVE ALL.

∙FOR?

YOUR OLD

"RAZOR, BLADES?

IN THE SPRING I'M GONNATRY PLANTING RAZOR BLADES WITH. „POTATOES SO THE POTATOES.COME ALL: PEBLED!

I SUPPOSE NEXT YOU'LL BE TRYIN'

TO CROSBA- WATERMELON WITH A CARAWAY SEED!”

| NO, BUT LAST YEAR

I CROSSED A POTATO@WITH

'AN ONION!

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 28, 1989

By BUD FISHER

YEH? (HOW'D IT COME OUT

NOT SO GOOD!

POTATOES HAD

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THE

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NO ESCAPE

Jill knew the moment that Gyshia depth of his feeling. She took his Hearst came into the room that Neal hand in hers. "All right.; To-morrow was going to be impressed. Neal was at the Savoy at 1." always impressed by spectacular look- He was there at 1245.

The same ing girls. He would have been annoy- eagerness, the same.depth of feeling ed if you accused him of thinking a was still in his eyes. He glanced over girl was spectacular; "glamorous" was the dozen or more women waiting for the word he would have chosen.

escorts. She wasn't among them. Dis- appointed, he looked at his watch, Still But whatever, Gyshin with her gold fifteeen minutes to wait. It seemed earbobs and fanned-up baircomb and that years had passed since he had dark skin against which her teeth kissed her good night.. It seemed as flashed whitely, was the type who ap- though each minute he waited was an.. pealed to Neal, Jill had thought he other year still had gotten over his impulsive liking

for new women, yet, watching him to A woman who had been sitting near night, she knew, with a curious sinking the centre table crushed out her cigar- sensation, how mistaken she was.

ette and rose, He had noticed her, vaguely, because she was striking look- "He's going to make a fool of him. ing. Striking in spite of her grey hair self," she thought. Then bitterly; and oldish figure and not young com- "She's old enough to be his mother. plexion. Oh, the blind, simple-minded idiot!”.

She came directly toward him. White Casually, appearing not to notice the teeth flashed against her dark skin.

"Hello, there!" she said. eager light in Neal's eyes as he mono- polised Gyshia, Jill picked up # Neal stared. He started to remove cigarette. Light flashed from the dia- his hat in respectful tribute to one older

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mond on the third finger of her left than himself. He stopped with his hand. A little pang shot through her fingers still clutching the brim.. heart, "He's mine! He's engaged to....

her in the cold, grey, light of day!"

me! He gave me this ring! He swore Gyshia!" he whispered. “Gyshia!” there'd never be another woman! Oh, what a fool be is! Wait until he sees the grey showed.

Her hair was combed differently and His eyes travelled the length of her oldish figure and came She crushed out the cigarette, con back to her face. He wet his lips. And scious of Noel Hardin watching her, curiously, there flashed across his mind conscious that her hand had been shak- a picture of Jill and her fresh and vital ing, Anger, annoyance at the all too youthfulness. Something, a queer sen- understanding look in Noel's eyes came sation of being cheated, of gullt, of re- tover her. She forced A smile. Why morse, came over him; was replaced by

didn't he stop looking at her?...

a sudden and insistent urge.

Neal Flake danced twice with Gyshia "Excuse me!" he said." "Just for a Hearst. Then they left the ballroom moment, I've a phone call to make." and walked along the hall and into the His hand trembled as he dialed Jill's conservatory, It was deserted and

dark. Neither of them spoke until number. Her mother answered, they reached a spot behind the palms. "Neal? Why, Neal, haven't, you Then Neal turned. He took her almost heard? Of all people!" K.C.M.G.savagely into his arms. She yielded,

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"Heard? Heard what?”

"About Jill. And Noel Hardin. They "You're beautiful!" he said hoarsely eloped. Last night. It was a shock of when at last, the kiss ended.

course. They've loved each other for ages it seems. Just discovered it. How She smiled, her expression guarded, romantic!" watching him from behind halfclosed lids.

"Romantic! Yes,” said Neal. "Ro Vomantic!”.

He hung up. He stood for a minute staring at the telephone. He turned,

"Tell me more more and funnier." "You think I'm only saying these things. I'm not.. I'm serious. I was and through the glass door he could see Gyshia standing in the centre of the never more serious in my life!"

Hobby, waiting, She saw him and "Did Jill believe you when you said white teeth flashed against dark skin. them to her?!!

Neal opened the door and stepped out. There was no escape

- “I didn't.” • He geatured impatiently; (Copyright, 1939, By The Associated "Let's not talk of Jill She had nothing Newspapers.)

to do with "us. This is different. So very t different."

"How?”

"Because because there's some- thing about,na that fills a need in the |other. -I mean I mean, it happened the, minute I saw you. You gave life's meaning. Here, To-night. I can't ex- plain it. It Just happened

hough I'd been waiting for you for

left lips. She kissed We'd better go back,be-

ight. A suppose (We meet ma to-morrow.

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