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MUTT AND JEFF

AH, THAT

WAS A GOOD

HLIGHTS SASAP!

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 23, 1939

By BUD FISHER

NOT UP

INGRE?

WHAT RE YOU LOOKING

FOR?

BEATRICE, QUR ELEPHANT! CHE'S DISAPPEARED!

I LEFT HER TIED. TO ATREBLAST NIGHT AND TAIS. MORNING SHE'S

*GONE!

FRANK BUCKS PRIVATE ZOQ

ALL OUR YESTERDAYS

"Good party last night, wasn't it ? "* "Er — 30s — I suppose so. Somehow I don's seem to remember things very clearly. I've got a vague recollection of somebody wearing a fox:"

“Yes. That was you."

"Oh, I see. Tell me, Philip - do you. remember me being dropped head downwards from a great height on to a concrete floor, by any chance ? "' "Slight headache, eh?"

"

Philip -I wish I had your flair for understatement. I feel as though I had lived on an exclusive diet of iron filings and broken glass for the last five years. What amazes me is that you seem to be

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so disgustingly cheerful and bright this morning."

"I know. It must be very exasperat- ing. A medicine man warned me to stick to 'Gimlets at parties. So I always take the precaution of bring- ing my own bottle of Rose's Lime Juice. You may cock a sceptical eye- brow, Edwin - but it works." "How ?"

"Rose's Lime Juice is the latest thing in therapeutic agents. It restores the metabolic balance. In simple non- scientific parlance auitable for a mind such as yours, Edwin - it prevents hangovers.” "Why-oh why — didn't you tell me this last night ?”

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THE DAILY SHORT STORY

COURAGE

As usual, when Jerry saw Butch thought was this: Butch was bigger Holden, he hesitated, wondering whe- and more powerful, yet obviously he Pitman. Why? ther to take the long way around to was afraid of Miss school, or to advance. boldly in the There was only one answer. Butch hope that Butch was in a friendly was a bully and all bullies are co- mood. Ever since he could remem- wards. It is only when something or ber, Jerry had been afraid of Butch, somebody runs from a bully that he and Butch, being an inch taller and is brave. the bully and leader of the Stacy The thought kept recurring to Jerry |Creek district, took a fiendish delight all through the day. Why, he him- in tormenting the smaller boy.

self was bigger than Miss Pitman. He no doubt that if Miss Pitman Butch was standing on the bridge had with Red Miller and Chuck Parsons. appeared to be afraid of Butch, he'd her The three of them were intent on beat her. It was her manner, watching something in the creek. Jer- assurance that terrorised him. ry advanced with caution.

got Jerry thought and thought and fin- abreast of the trio and in another ally he came to a decision. He de- certainly not minute would have been past and cided that he could breathing easier. But Butch sudden- make the situation any worse by be- ly whirled around and snatched Jer- ing bold for once, ry's hat from his head.

So Jerry was waiting on the bridge How about fishing that afternoon when Butch Holden "Hiya, Percy. my jacknife outer the crick, eh? You'd came along with Red do me a favour like that, wouldn't There were several yuh, Percy?"

He

Red and Chuck leaned against the bridge rail, grinning broadly.

"Aw, please, Butch, don't make

I'll me. It's icy cold. Maybe pneumonia."

and Chuck. others waiting with him, for Jerry had made a boast and these others were eager for what was to come.

he

The minute Butch stepped onto the get -bridge Jerry, though he was trem- and bling inside, stepped forward "Now ain't that too bad?" Butch said: "Hello, funny face." Then grinned wickedly and with a flick of grabbed Butch's hat and tossed it into his wrist tossed Jerry's hat into the the water. "Let's see if you can swim, water. "Gawan get your hat an' windbag."

don't come back without my Jack- Butch was so astonished that for a knife."

moment he just stared. Red's Jerry knew that to disobey meant Chuck's mouths fell open.

By Stanley Cordell

and Sensing

what Butca did not, they stopped short-behind Butch.

that Butch would keep him in the icy waters of the Creek until the schoo" bell rang. Tears of bitterness in his eyes, hating himself for being a co- ward, he went down under the bridge and waded in, while Butch and his two companions hooted and yelled snarled. "Go get that hat, you little from above. The knife was lying in rat."

"Why, you" Butch stepped for- ward. Then he too stopped, for Jer- ry, though it took all his courage, did

retreat. Butch not

stopped and

two feet of water and Jerry retrieved But instead Jerry's fist drove out And it without trouble. But he had more and caught Butch over the eye. difficulty with his hat. By the time before Butch could recover his senses, he returned to the bridge his legs he hit him again.

He

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were wet to the knees. Butch and. For just a second Jerry got set to his pals had gone,

run because he thought that Butch

But was was going to charge.

Butch The bell rang just as Jerry turning into the school yard. He had didn't, and courage surged into Jer- to run to make the line before Miss ry's being like warm sunlight. Pitman appeared. Butch and

Red stepped in again, and his fists beat a sneered at him when he entered the steady tattoo on Butch's face. classroom, his feet squashing with Blood appeared. It splattered every step.

Butch's half raised hands. He looked Jerry spent the morning brooding at it, and suddenly, he burst out cry- over his lack of courage, scheming ing. He howled and he pleaded for bitter revenge on Butch Holden. He

The onlookers whooped, urg-` was opening his arithmetic book when ing Jerry to finish a job they all wish- something hit him stingingly behind ed they had had the courage to start. the ear. Involuntarily. he cried out. And Jerry did. He knocked Butch He looked up to see Miss Pitman down, picked him up and then knock- striding down the aisle. For a mo- ed, him down again. Then he rolled ment he thought she was heading for him to the side of the bridge and over his desk; then he knew that she had into the water.

A spitball. seen Butch throw the warm glow began to burn in Jerry's

heart.

in his Butch was cringing back seat. Miss Pitman, her lips pressed firmly together, grabbed him by the coat collar, jerked him out of his sent and marched him up the aisle. Some of the pupils tittered.

It was rather ridiculous picture. Miss Pitman was a full two inches shorter than Butch, and weighed less than 100 pounds. "Yet Butch cringed away from her. Fear dwelt in his eyes. Each time she slapped him with the ruler he shrieked in terror and pain.

Watching, a curious thought occur- red to Jerry. He wondered why it had not occurred, to him before, for this was not the first time Miss Pit- man had taken hold of Butch. The

mercy.

Feeling like a conquering hero he turned, seeking Red and Chuck But Red and Chuck had disappeared.

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