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MUTT AND JEFF

TAKE THIS STEAK BACK!

BUT I CAN'T,SIR! Look How YOU'VE

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TAKE IT BACK. I SAID! AND BRING ME A HAMBURGER!

YES, SIR!

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KITCHEN

SORRY, SIR, NO HAMBURGER!

WHY

NOT?

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Johna came through the waiting- "Bill," laughed Jo, "I'm afraid your room door of the railroad station and past is coming to life. However, I stopped. Bill, as usual, was ahead of don't blame you for not telling me time, She saw him leaning against about Miss Mather. I'd have been the counter, reading his evening pa- jealous of such beauty." per, Johanna watched him for a mo- ment. He

80 was so good looking, Kay's brows went up in surprise. genial. As always, viewing him with- "Bill, let me congratulate you on your out his knowledge, she wondered why selection of a life partner. I'm sure he had fallen in love with her. He if I were engaged to a handsome man could have had his pick of a dozen I'd not be broadminded enough girls. Long ago she had decided it was compliment an old flame." worth having to be on your toes, alert, ready to cope with any situation in or der to hold him. Yes, it was worth all that and more to be engaged to a man like Bill Anthony.

Johanna had started toward the in- formation desk when she saw a girl pass by Bill, look at him intently, re- trace her steps and finally speak. Bill looked up.

He stared at the girl; then his face lighted in happy recognition.

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"Look," cried Bill with a hopeless gesture, "will you two dames stop com- plimenting each other. Kay, for the last time, where are you stopping? For gosh's sake!"

"Darling," Kay laughed, "there's nothing I'd enjoy more than spending an evening with you-and Jo-talking over old times. I'm stopping at the Hotel-But here, I'll write it down for .you."

Johanna with growing apprehension, watched them shake hands warmly, Kay rummaged in her purse. could almost hear their words of de- suddenly clapped one hand to her head,

By Barbara Ann Benedict

Jo

lighted greeting. The girl was a blond, grasped Bill with the other hand, ut-

a soft and lovely blond. She was bet- ter looking than Johanna, she had a better figure and a more engaging man- ner. Johanna admitted these things to herself without rancor, because she eyes. He looked at her wildly.

tered a moaning sound and collapsed.

Bill caught her before she fell. An expression of fright came into his

"Jo! For gosh's sake, what's hap- What's the matter?. Lord!

had learned that to admit them gave her a certain advantage. Yet in spite pened? of herself she was disturbed at the she's dead! Help! Somebody, help!"..... ́obvious“ genuineness of Bill's delight

in meeting this lovely blond.

The station was filled with people; it was the rush hour for returning com- Johanna came forward quickly. "Helmuters. A crowd gathered in lo, Bill," she said. Bill turned, His time at all. A policeman's whistle face lighted:

shrilled. A woman screamed, Men cursed. A siren sounded.

"Jo! Gosh, am I glad you got here! Just bumped into an old friend of mine, Kay, this is Jo Bond, the girl I'm engaged to marry. Jo, this is Kay Mather. We grew up together in the same small town out west."

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"It's a pleasure to meet an

old friend of Bill." Johanna smiled, ex- tended her hand cordially.

Kay Mather laughed. "It's indeed a pleasure to meet the girl he's going to marry." Her laugh rippled. "I was that girl once."

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Blue-coated officers elbowed their up the unconscious girl and carried her way through the crowd. Bill picked through the avenue made by the police-

man.

He saw two men in white coats approaching, The men were bearing a stretcher. :

In the ambulance, Johanna, moaned and sat up. She smiled at Bill. "I must have fainted. What a weird ex- perience"!

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"Are you all, right now?" 'Bill ask- ed anxiously.

"As good as new." She smiled and patted his hand. "What became of Miss Mather?"

"How interesting!" Jo smiled. "Hey, hey!" Bill cried. "Don't 'Holy smoke!" declared Bill. "I embarrass me, girls, Gosh, Kay, it's never did get her address." His face good to see you again! How long are clouded. "What a shame! I haven't. you going to be in town? Where are any idea where she's staying and I you stopping? Where are you living don't know where she lives. I'll pro now, anyway?"

bably never see her again." "Oh", said Jo, "don't you live in the same town that you and Bill grew up in ?"

Kay shook her head solemnly. "Bill got a job in Chicago and, went there, to work, promising to-er-return sometime.", Her eyes twinkled, but there was faint accusation behind the look.

Bill laughed. "Say, lisen! I did return! I came back the next year and you and your whole family had moved out of town without letting me know."

"If you'd written to me I'd have an- swered your letters and let you know.”.

"Well, look!" Bill was serious, .."T was pretty busy that first year. Hang it, let's not get into one of our old quarrels. I'm too delighted at just seeing you again. We simply, must got together. You and Jo andme. Kay, you're more gorgeous, than ever. Look, where are you stopping?"

"Oh, dear!" said Johanna, and re- laxed.

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