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THE HONGKONG...

NICKI Frames

UNCLE

LUDO

T wasn't going to be much of an afternoon Nicki could see that. It would be hours before Eleanor came back, but she didn't dare go but. She had been warned not.

to leave the house on pain of severe punishment.

Nick yawned out of boredom-what a life.

sheet

Her eye fell on the picture of her- aelf as a baby sitting on Uncle Ludo's lap. This photograph hadn't seen the Ught of day for many year. Only yesterday had it been dug up, dusted off, and given pro- ninence. Uncle Ludo, rich, infire, and with no next of kin excepi Eleanor, had come for a month's visit from America.

NICKI took a few listless' steps and, lopped in front of the photograph. With a slow deliber- nto movement of her hand the thumbed her noso at himu. (Too tender a ngo, alas, to appreciato the virtues of feeble uncle with money bags), Then, with her tongue between hatt

arted

known

ACCORR.

ps he gave him the well "raspberry "without much In spite of many hours spent diligent (private) practice the art the Brix Cheer “cluded her. At best she was able to accomplish unly a flot buzzing sound. No volume, 30

wer; maily biling her tongue in The bargain and dribbling down her

chin.

For some unaccountable reason the photograph of Uncle Laudo aroused a Kutherio undiscovered portic urge, Or raspberry" WAS ng the abortive

the thernlive-th any event she made

we tunt for a pencil. Fifteen minutes Est

To-day's Book

concentrated

AFRICANA

GARI GARI

By Hugo Bernaleik

. (Constable, 103, 66,3

ND no farewell to the Anglo-Egyptia

Sudan,

and of broiling sun nud friendly tribes." So, if it were a alm travelogne," would end this superficial account of a dilettante journey,

Bernatalk's

"The letterpress of Dr. 1ook is not worth anybody's' while ex- <ptar casual entertaiment. Although e seems to have visited several little. Lnown tribes, he does not show hire the outlook rid the training to make

my deep discuveries.

But the 116 plates with which the Touk "15"" illustrated ̈äre "very “nearly worth the penny or se each at which tury work out. They are almost all tiposed studies of Dinka, Shilluk and Liner people at their daily tasks or ghneing at Icasts,

Tivess photograptis show, as the anthor writes. that the women of

M. 11.

these regions have a beauty which does not escape European eyes.

by

Shirley Bishop

effort gave birth to the

following lines:-

.

Unki lade has a funny

Ince,

i wish he had cum any

pince

but here.

Unkl Judo has a funny

hed,

it would be nice I he

died

in our bed.

The ringlus of the phone put an abrupt end lo Inspiration. It was Eleanor. She wanted to know whelker Uncle Ludo was still asleep and how Nick was amusing ber. Delf.

"I'm writing poetry About Uncle Laun."

A

Why, Nickl, how pez-

Whni fectly lovely. sweet Chught. 12 $ away, dear, and you can show t to him when he

kets up."

Nicki ad she didn't think Unele Lado would like it inuch, but Eleanor thought the, was being modest. She,

· told Nicki the'd be honie in two hours. The hung benvy or Nicki's hands until she caught sight of little Bobby, who was having his morning airing in his pram. Then she came to life la a Havsi She made a quick dive under ther bed, dragged out her box of toys, and, after flinging them out one by one helter-skelter on the Boor, the con to her most treasured (but for- bidden possession. The pea-shooter, Armed with ammunition, the raised the window, and placing the pen- shooter in her mouth took alm. A

nill's-eyel

O

→

ITTLE Bobby didn't know what.

had hit him. He jumped a foot out of hils pram, and raising a bewildered little hand to his bald beat, howled like a scalped Indian. lekt followed up by a volley of 1918

Bobbing up and down in his pram and covering in turn his hend, face and neck with quick successive move- iments of his hands, Bobby looked like an animated puppet;

His mother heart his shrieks and came rumably out of the house, cryhu munder, Nicki ducked beiind the cur taina

Mrs Lewis utok onu luak at Bubby-- shrletding, is then covered with red spots; and thought he was having a ht. Terrified, the leaned over the pram:

Nicki'a heart skipped a beat-what A target!

SHE adjusted her pea-shooter and scored another bull's-eye. Mrs. Lewis straightened up as it she had been shot, Then light

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Her aye foll on the picture of herself as a baby sitting on Unclo Ludo's lap.

dawned. She looked up and saw Nicki's grinning face. It served only to fan the flame of her fury, She was so mad she couldn't speak for a min- ute. Then~~~

*Nick!! Eleanor or no Eleanor, I'm coming up to give you the best hiding you've ever had in your life!"

You can't."' called Nick). “I've not mumps," and ate pointed to an un- usually full-blown and putted-out ince, She lowered the window,

Nicki's exuberance wore off in a short me, and again boredom took possession of her. A knock at the door brought a renewal of hope.

It was a tramp. He wanted a hand- out.

He wasn't slow to size up the altua- tion when Nicki told him that she wRA alone, and her mother wouldn't be back for two hours. He said he'd come. in and wait.

"My mine's Nicki," she volunteered, "And mine's Montmorency Astor-- but just coll me Dopey. Put it there Nicki." and he held out rty hand

"AY, this is a pretty swell joint you've got here. Who's the the Tummy-looking gent with walrus moustache, the old man?"

"He's my rich uncle Ludo. He looke like a dope, doesn't he?"

Well, he don't look too bright at Mat. Does he live-here?

No, He lives in America. But he's here on a visil-he's asleep in our guest room,"

Dopey got to his feet.

Say, Nick," be said in reproachful tenes, I thought you said you was alone."

“Well, he doesn't comi," said Nicki. "he sleeps for hours in the afternoon

esides, he's deal."

Dopey sat down again with a sigh of rettet.

I guess he don't count. Theil. Just uch dead weight, you might may." "Yes," agreed Nicki.

*America, eh? I spent a good bit of the there myself. Born there. Ever heard of a place called Ossining? No? Well, there's a big house in Osslunur. bigger than any house in London-a} sort of building you might say-called Sung Sing. I lived there for a couple of years.

Is it a club?" asked Nick!.

I

Yeah, that's it, a club. We must a lind about a thousand members. guess. Say, they were great guy's, Nicki. That is all except the prest dent-none of the boys liked him much. He used to go about ali puifed shout bein: the president of the club, and because he had all the keys to the privatė rooms. Never let any of the boys hava a key, you know.

SOMETIMES you'd find your- self locked in and couldn't get out because the president had the keys. Come to think of It, that happened about every

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night, Well; one of the boys got sore once and tried to kick the door down-funny doors they had, too-made of iron. And if It hadn't been that he had a saw he'd 'a' nover got out. Well, he

was so mad at the president that he sawed

a hole big enough to get out of and he quit the club.

"We used to play a lot of swell games there -Cops and Robbers was a good one. Bay, Nick, low would you like to play Cops and Robbers?

"Sure, but I don't know how."

I'll

"Oh, that's nothin' I'll tell you It's easy.

we'll do. what phone a pal of min and ask him to com down. He was a menz- ber of the club, too, nu he knows all the rules. besides he can bring down all the things wi need for the game."

1

Nicki told him he could use the phone in the hall. He dialed a

and

In number, minute was in touch with lls fraternity brother.

1ello, Dutch - Dopry. Listen, second house on the corner with the white shutters. We're gonTRA play Cops and Robbers, iring some rape and Gomething scft, ke

crowbar jimmy or Uncle Ludo, who's here from Amerien with a wad Do you get me?

for

pipe. Inside co-operation -plo isn't the word for t Five minutes? Okay."

He hung up and turned to Nickl, who was stand- ing by with gistening

cyca

"Now, Nickl, here's what you've got to do. You junt alt in a chair, se?? Then when Bulch comes, Jala and me go into Uncle Ludo's room. Uncle Ludo's got to play, too, 'cause we need four for this game. Then Butch kita Uncle Ludo on the bean-not hard-just a little tap, and then Uncle Ludo makes ng if he's un- conscious.

We frisk hum, I mean, we take its and nome ringa, if he's got money them. after which we tie him up. Now, here's where you come in, because you're the cop. Well, when Dutch and me are you we begins to mi, ace? We'll run around the block twice. the meantime you'll be untying Uncle Ludo, and then when we come back we'll play it agia Okay?"

Okay," and Nickl. enn I hit Uncle Ludo when we play it the second time?" "Sure thing. Here's Butch now- Butch, I want you to meet Nickl," Nicki and Butch shook handa. "Well, I guess we can begin now, Now you won't forget what I told you. will you, NiCE1? "

NICKI led them up to Uncle Ludo's room, and then, her "yes sparkling with excitement. ran back to sit in her chair as she had been told.

In less than a minute she heard a thud, followed by a grunt that sounded Unable to suppress ke Uncle Ludo. her excitement any longer, Nicki rau

into the rant.

Uncle Lado had certainly entered into the spirit of the game. He waY knocked out cold.

There," sald Dopey after Uncle Ludo hnd been botind so that he looked like an Egyptian mummy, "I guess that'll hold him."

The boys were barely outside the door when Nicki spied Uncle Ludo'n watch, overlooked apparently in the ex- element, Nick! picked it up and flew to the window,

"Hey, Dopay," she called, "you for gal Uncle Ludo's watch-catchi"

NOVEMBER 6, 1936.

ROUND ABOUT by

W

The Showman

THAT about some fine,

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Very well, you shall have it.

The counter-counter-counter revolu- tion had broken out. The Dictator wAR alone, waiting. What had happened? The morning had shaken to the thunder of guns. Now there WOD allence....

Then the Chief of Blaff, entered, raising his foot in salute,

"Hal" barked the Dictator,. "Ilava you any newn?"

"Yes," repiled the Chief of Staff. "I thought you would like to see the following."

What is it? "

"Well," murmured 10 Chief of Biaf, at the present moment it con- alsts of mo."

Sida Issue

THE Man With the Iron Teeth has guessed correctly. It was from Kents int I cribbed the fine words ni the start of the preceding paragraph. Yes, Kenis, whose "Ode to a Scot " contatus the unforgettable ine

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Toorul Rural!

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A record.

in

Has the someone never heard of my Peroxide? pet novelist. Mr. Peter Why, four-leafed clovers ECOTER throw themselves into his arms for a good-night kiss. Daffodils purr and The rub themselves against his legs. Lesser Milkwort burdles in ecstasy as he pastes un his whey.

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(NE of my revered contemporaries

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"A Certain

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*

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