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MUTT AND JEFF

1 GOT ENOUGH OF YOU

WELL, EVERYONE

TRYING TO TELL ME HOW] HAS A RIGHT TO THEIR OPINION! TO RUN THE NAVY!

SUCH STUPIDITY!

YOU DON'T HAVE

SUCH IMPUDENCE! TO SHOUT AT US ANSWERING BACK YOUR SUPERIOR OFFICER!

LIKE THAT!

BAH! GET OUT OF MÝ

SIGHT BEFORE I LOSE MY TEMPER AND THROW YOU

IN THE JUG!

WHERE YOU

GOING?

16-19

WE'RE NOT

DEAF!

one briga higher Mamerať

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 27, 1989.

WE'RE MAD

AT YOU!

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S the roadster nosed over the brow terday, and the country air smelled of the bill the lights of the Coun- good. Bill tried a short cut along a try club winked through the darkness dirt road, and when they were miles below. Darthea said: "What kind of a from nowhere the roadster's engine "Can you party is it going to be, Bill?".

coughed and went dead. Bill Rollins said with a false hearti- beat that!" Bill cried in disgust. "I ness: "Samo old thing, probably, De- forgot to gas up this morning." He pends upon the crowd." He reached was thoughtful a minute. "The picnic over and squeezed her hand. "We will be over by the time we can get They'll be up the moun- won't have to stay. We'll find some more gas.

thing to do that will be fun."

tain."

said Bill. He

Bill was right about the crowd. "Let's forget the picnic," Darthea There were only a few present whom said. "I've brought along some sand-. both of them knew. It was a pretty wiches. Let's stay here and have a dull affair, with nobody seeming to be picnic by ourselves!" "No fun in that." Darthes would having a good time. have been content to stay, because it grinned at her. "You're O. K. to be was cool here, and the quietness of the such a good sport about it though, affair was good for a change. But honey. You sit here. I'll go get some about 11 o'clock, Bill said: "Look, let's gas. Maybe we won't miss out on all drop around at Tony's. There's sure the fun." to be someone there,"

Bill, was gone more than an hour.

So they drove back toward the city He was hot and dusty and but of sorts, and stopped in at Tony's. The place but his spirits revived when they final. was practically deserted, because this ly reached Wayside and found that the was a hot night and Tony hadn't gone gang had decided it was too hot to They had a gay in for air-conditioning. They drank a climb a mountain. beer each, and hung around, hopeful. time talking and playing gamės until But nobody came in who was any fun. dark. At last, they started home.

When they finally got back, Bill said,

In front of Darthea's house, Bill laughing: "Swell fun, eh? Nice crowd stopped the motor. "Sorry, honey, out there to-day. By the way, have Everyone's out of town, I guess." you written to your Turkish friend

She squeezed his hand. "Oh, Bill, it yet?" was nice, just being with you." He Darthes nodded, without smiling.

By Barbara Ann Benedict

kissed her, and presently Darthea got "Yes," she said, "I've written him, but out and

went into the house. Her I'm not going to mail the letter, Bill. mother and father had gone to bed, so I'm going to Turkey." she stole upstairs quietly and sat down He laughed loudly. "Gosh, honey, by the open window in her room with- what things you say to get a rise out out turning on the light. She delayed of your boy friend. That's a hot one!" as long as she could turning on the light, but at last she did so, and almost

"I'm sorry, Bill. I mean it."

He stared a minute, half smiling.

at once her eyes turned to the desk "Say, what is this?" where an addressed and sealed. en-

"I don't think I can make you velope lay.

understand, Bill, I could never be I She went over and picked it up. She happy with you. I know that now. stood for a moment, holding it, think- mean-oh, Bill, don't you see! You crowd ing of the Turkish government repre- depend upon people so. The sentative. He had been sent to Ameri- makes all the difference in the world ca. to study dentistry. His studies to you. You can't be happy with me were over now, and he was returning alone. And you don't seem to realise to Turkey, bringing with him two that this crowd you talk about American girls who would operate the you're part of it. It's your fault be- clinic that was to be established in cause they're not fun. I'm different. Ankara. Darthes, having just finish. I can't help it, but I am. That's why ed her course at Whitney, had been se I fought my way through Dental lected to head the clinic. Her salary School. That's why I'm going to Tur- was to be $100 a week.

key, Bill. I want to be depended upon, Darthes had worked and sacrificed not to depend upon. "

hear She didn't wait to to attend Whitney Dental.

•

his

long

She had wanted to do something on her own, to harangue, She knew by looking at

and. be independent. Six months ago this him that he didn't understand, offer would have excited her beyond never would. And suddenly she was measure. But she had met Bill Rol- glad because she had freed herself. lins, and Bill loved her and she loved (Released by The Associated News. Bill, and they were going to be mar papers.)" ried, When she told Bill about the Turkish government offer he had been highly amused.2-1.

That's a hot one! Say, you'd hv FRENCH CRUISERS

have

A swell time over there-living with a bunch of heathens!”

Sa she had sat down and written her refusal, and the letter had lain for "didn't. three days on her desk. She d know why she hadn't mailed it.

The next day, was Sunday, and Bill

IN BERMUDA

Hamilton, Bermuda, July 21. The French cruisers Georges ques, La Gloire and Mont-

The vessels, which

called her before he was out of bed, calm, arrived here from New York "Look, "honey, there's a gang driving yesterd out to Wayside for a picnic and per haps a bit of mountain climbing. How took. about it ?!!

“Oh," Bill, I'd love to!”.

In the excitement of seeing Bul she forgot about the letter,

The called

Rus and Sally Turner are going

@Bak and LIDESAW

hotter tha

tivitie

days

2

the World Fair fes- will remain here for five.

British

cruiser H.M.S.

her departure the French them with