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BUT

WE'RE BROKE!

MUTT AND JEFF

NEVER MIND THAT! WE'LL GET ON THE TRAIN AND ACT VERY IMPORTANT,

YOURE MY SECRETARY. JUST LEAVE IT TO ME!

YOU DIDN'T FORGET TO WIRE H.S, ON THAT STEEL CONTRACT?

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NO,

BOSS!

I SAID, TICKETS

PLEASE!

TICKETS? MY GOOD MAN, DONT YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 16, 1989.

By BUD FISHER

„NO, AND I DON'T

CARE! TICKETS

PLEASE!

GOOD! I GOT STRICT ORDERS TO PUNCA

ALL TICKETS!

MY DEAR FELLOW, ON THIS

RAILROAD

MY FACE IS

MY TICKET!

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THE DAILY SHORT STORY

Mr. Spender Spends

Sunnyfields resented the arrival of more concerned with his family back- Mr. Spender into its quiet, unexcit- ground than-than making.

money," ing community. Mr. Spender was a She clasped and unclasped her hands. westerner and there was about him "We have bills that are pressing and the bluff, hearty manner of the great now that he's away well, we have open spaces-a manner that caused some antiques that are very valuable members of the conservative old and I-I-" families that inhabited Sunnyfields to She looked at Mr. Spender pleading- wince inwardly and outwardly.

iy. Mr. Spender reached for his hat...

It became evident that Mr. Spender During the weeks that following Mr. was a man of means soon after his Spender found occasion to visit the arrival, He boasted that he was Matthews home almost every day-to worth not one but several millions of look at antiques. Each time he saw dollars in cold cash and proved it by Mrs. Matthews he thought she was spending freely.

more lovely, and it appeared each time Mr. Spender had made his money she saw him-well, he wasn't made in oil. He was only 38-felt like 28, unhappy by the way she appeared to by jove!--and had a hankering to see think of him.

what the rest of the forty-eight states At length he was unable to restrain looked like, especially quaint old New himself. "Mrs. Matthews-Anne-you England, steeped in the traditions of and I, well we see alike in a great its Puritan ancestors. Later, he would many ways. You like nice things- sail for a trip around the world. things that money can buy. Your hus- No one knew why Mr. Spender had band isn't, shall we say, £ very selected Sunnyfields as his headquar- business-like person. There is little ters. No one cared. They resented, likelihood that he will ever be able to his boisterous, boastful manner. Mr. give you all that you want. I mean-" Spender became aware of their re-

"Are you suggesting that I divorce sentment the same day that he dis my husband?" asked Anne. covered Pocket Lake. Pocket Lake

Mr. Spender cleared his throat. was a quiet, lovely sheet of water, "Atme, I love you. I love you. I have nestling between green hills and millions. I could make you happy." shaded by deep groves of pine trees. Anne seemed to consider. "On what Mr. Spender began to dream. Pioneer grounds could I ask for a divorce from blood was in his veins, the longing Joei?” to do things.

Mr. Spender gestured and smiled in- Another week passed and residents duigently. "Why, my dear girl. Non- Sunnyfields became annoyingly support, of course." I could vouch for

of

By Richard Hill Wilkinson

aware of Mr. Spender's presence. Mr. Spender. My husband is-well, he's Spender had made surreptitious in the fact that you came to me seeking vestigations and learned that Sunny- funds. It would be simple." fielda residents were long on tradition The next day Sheriff Ode Adams and pride and short on cash. Most of presented Mr. Spender with a court the farmers who owned land bordering summons. Mr. Spender was so amazed on Pocket Lake were mortgaged to he couldn't speak. Finally, however, the hilt. Mr. Spender, employing a he recovered his vocal ability and call- front man, had succeeded in buying up ́ed on a lawyer.

shuddered

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enough of said mortgages to make "In this state," the lawyer explain- him owner of a sizable piece of lake ed, "a husband has cause for action shoreline when they fell due. He against a person who influences the planned, he announced in his hearty, wife to seek divorce for non-support." bluff manner, to start a development, Mr. Spender wasn't sure of his. and interest summer visitors.

ground, Not at all sure. He called Sunnyfields

"Blast the on Anne Matthews. at

it, you thought of cheap summer visitors haven't any proof that it was I who cluttering up their landscapes. Their put the idea of suing your husband for resentment against Mr. Spender turn- divorce into your head!"

Anne smiled sweetly. "Our house. ed to hatred. They held a meeting and wondered what could be done and keeper, Martha, has

been with the decided nothing could be done, blast family for years." it! The only thing they could think of was to send Joel Matthews down to Washington. Joel know a couple of Senators and he might be able to get those Senators to help him.

Mr. Spender fumed and fussed and thought of the hard-headed New Eng- land judge before whom he would ap- He also thought of his trip pear. around the world.”

"It's blackmail! What'll you settle out of court for?"

Anne without hesitation.

"The mortgages you've bought,” said

certain types of

There were people, he decided, (Released By The Associated Newspapers.)

Now, Mr. Spender did not know why Joel had gone to Washington. He knew only that Joel was away and that Anno Matthews, Joel's wife, Mr. Spender settled. was about the loveliest creature he had ever seen. When she appeared that just aren't-well-broadminded. in the office he had hired on Main Street one morning he had difficulty in concealing his delight. This deligh": knew no bounds when he learned that. Mrs. Matthews was in distress and wanted help.

"It's about money." She smiled at him worriedly. "People around here' don't like to talk about money, Mr. Spender. They think it's beneath

them."

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"So I've noticed." Mr. Spender agreed, wondering what was coming.

Mrs. Matthews lowered her voice. "You mustn't tell anyone why I came hore," she said, and when Mr. Sperider assured her solemnly that he wouldn't dream of such a thing, she continued: "We're in terribly difficult straits, Mr.

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