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MUTT AND JEFF

JEFF SEE WHO'S

AT THE DOOR!

FUNNIES

IT'S THE

KNOCK

BOSS!

KNOCK

KNOCK

YES, IT'S THE BOSS!! WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU TWO? YOU HEVER COME TO WORK

ON TIME OR YOU DON'T COME TO WORK

AT ALL!

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS

WEEK I HAD TO COME AFTER YOU AND FURTHERMORE YOU'RE NO BOOD! YOU DON'T KNOW

HOW TO DO.

ANYTHING!

WHEN I HIRED YOU YOU TOLD ME YOU WERE HANDY MEN!

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 19, 1939

WELL, WE ARE!

WE LIVE JUST

ACROSS THE

STREET!

By BUD FISHER

SURE!

WHAT COULD BE

HANDIER THAN THAT?

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THE

DAILY SHORT STORY

By Comparison

He

When Bill Douglas first saw the After that Bill sought Laura Nor- school teacher of Haley's Gap his mind bert's company more than ever. immediately conjured pictures of all found that being with her had a satis- the unattractive, unsophisticated, stern- fying effect after a day alone in the purposed backwoods girls he had ever valley bottom. It also helped him to heard about. Her name was Laura forget a certain dark-eyed, dark-haired Norbert. She wore horn-rimmed girl named Karen Edwards who lived glasses and cotton dresses and cotton in a big house back in Memphis and stockings. Her hair was an off shade who was very gracious, and lovely. of yellow and her eyes were a faded blue.

Bill decided she wasn't going to make any more interesting the two months he expected to have to spend surveying for the new dam,

Presently, without realising it, Bill Douglas found himself thinking of Laura Norbert in a very serious man- ner. He found himself thinking what a fine wife she's make, of her admir- able qualities, her strength of charac- ter. He saw things that he hadn't no- Before a week had passed he changed ticed before, and the things that he his mind. Except for the dozen child- saw made the little school, teacher ren who had attended Laura's school, beautiful. she was the only one of the commun- ity's citizens who could read and write. More, she had had contact with the out- side world and could talk Bill's lan- guage.

So Bill, realising that he'd be a fool to pass up such a good thing, asked Laura Norbert to marry him. She looked at him, smiling a little, search- ing his eyes.

"Are you quite sure you love me,

After the first two weeks of his atay in the valley, Bill craved the com- panionship of someone who could talk Bill?”. his language more than anything else. When you've lived in cities all your in my life," he told her soberly.

"I was never more sure of anything life and have a degree from one of the

largest universities in the country, Bill prolonged his surveying job un- you're pretty helpless (and miserable) til' Laura's school term ended.

By Barbara

Ann Benedict

Then

socially speaking when thrown into they went to Memphis, and Bill in- contact with a bunch of people who stalled his bride-to-be with some thought you were calling them names friends. That night some former pals if you referred to Shakespeare.

So Bill, first in defence and then with a certain keen enjoyment, cultivated Laura Norbert and was grateful for her understanding and companionship.

dropped in to see him, and they tola him they were planning a party fo the next night. They wanted him to come, and they wanted him to bring Laura, and he promised.

!

The third week after he had moved took Laura to the party, and the min- So when the next night came Bill into the Gap he asked Laura Norbert ute he stopped inside the door he be- to go to the dance with him at Ike gan to feel uneasy. At first he thought Selby's Tavern, They got there at it was because these,gay, gracious 7.80. At 8 o'clock the first fight start people, the bright gowns and the soft ed, but was quickly stopped because lights and everything else had too long the evening was young and no one was had no part in his life. Then sudden- yet drunk enough to thoroughly enjoy ly he knew that it was Laura. it. At 9.80 Nate Palmer and

She Orion was different. She was so much more Niles, ancient enemies, met near the different than he had ever dreamed she door and instantly leaped at each could be. She did not belong here. He other's throats. This battle lasted saw again her unattractiveness,

the twenty minutes and was enjoyed by all. coarse lines of her face that bespoke the At 10.15 Bill was thanking his stars he country woman, her awkwardness her had learned something of boxing, be- shyness. He knew in one horrible mo- cause a big red-nosed chap from down ment what a fool he'd been, He had the valley, uproariously drunk, demand- been blinded, blinded by the lack of ed to dance with Laura and Bill had to comparison: That was it. defend her honour. He knocked red- Haley's Gap he had had no one to com- Back in nose cold in thirty seconds, then grab- pare her with and she had seemed bed Laura by the hand and hauled her beautiful; outside.

"Let's go home,"

he said.

They walked up the hill toward the shack where Laura lived. "What I can't uni- derstand is why you stay here"

Then Karen Edwards came in, all softness and loveliness and beauty, and Bill felt wretched.

Someone touched him on the arm. It "I was born here," Laura told him outside. There was a moon and the was Laura and she wanted him to come quietly,

moon fell across her face.

"So what? So are you going to bury "Bill, it's no use. I thought I loved yourself the rest of your life among a lot of ignorant hill billies who don't you, but I don't. I can see that now. want to know anything better?" My work comes first. I wouldn't be. happy unless I could continue, and you

even

I know how you feel' about them, wouldn't like that.". Bill. I felt the same way. That's why I went outside and educated myself Bill swallowed. He tried to think of and then came back. No one else car- something to say, and couldn't. So he ed or had the courage.".

merely patted her hand and looked They had stopped on the brow of the away, feeling grateful and relieved and- hill Moonlight flooded the girl's face, happy. He did not look into her eyes |He could see her even quite clearly, again, so failed to see the tears that

(Chomhsan intensity - glistened there.

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