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Tuesday,

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April 9, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

NANCY

SOMEHOW, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT --- I WONDER

IF IT'S TRUE ---

OH, TEDDY--CAN

I BORROW YOUR

LITTLE PET

FOR ABOUT

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SURE, NANCY!

THA

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MARK-

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ERNIE DUSHNIALES Pa vana

MAR-2

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ANDY HARDY GETS SPRING FEVER

AT THE auditorium door, Rose Meredith bade the last of the "actors" good night. She had already telephoned the light com- pany and everything would be fixed by morning. Then she turned. "Last as usual, Andy?”

"I guess so."

He leaned against the wall. "Gee, it was a terrible show, wasn't it?"

She spoke comfortingly. "You know what they say about bad dress rehearsals. It means the show will be good."

"MMhmm."

Then

he leaned forward and

there was desperation in his face.

"Rose,

will ya let me ask a favour?"

She didn't reprove him for the "Rose" this time. He hadn't even known he had anid it,

"Lemme walk home with you to-night," he bogged,

She looked at him know- ing that he was waiting for the sick, awful disappoint-. ment of her "no."

Then she said, quite impersonally "all right. Let's go."

They sauntered down the

street and suddenly they

were at the Carvel Park Gardens with its while fountain all silvery -In- the moonlight--- Andy-looked-uji

at the sky. "Gee, It's a night."

swell

She quoted softly, "How sweet the moonlight sleeps

upon this land,

...Look how the floor of heaven. Is thick inlaid with patines of

bright gold...”

per-

He was staring at her, fascinal- ed. "You know," he said huskily, "I used to think Shakespeare was all a bunch of junk. But when you say it, it sounds different." Hie face clouded with honest plexity. "Now isn't that peculiar." Suddenly he reached up to the bridal wreath above them and shook the blossoms In her hair. "You look beautiful like that." He gazed at her in wild warship and said hoarsely, "I wish it was or

chids."

Why, I think this is a lot nicer Andy. Orchids are a little obvious don't you think? They cost a lot of money, yes, b

but there's more poetry to these."

"I never thought of that before." His face twlated and suddenly he seized her hand. "Gee, will I ever

meet again anybody like you? Gee, when

I'm

I only grownup, cuppose meet the orchid kind? I want somebody like you, Rose." He bent suddenly and kissed her hand.

*

THERE was pity in her eyes. "Andy dear," she said casually, "let's sit down on the bench."

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I have any kind of a chance with You?"

She groped for the right thing to say. "You're a very ultractive boy, Andy, but my dear, there are so many barriers between you and me."

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"But you like me. know you do. Oh don't you understand he cried. "I'm trying to ask you to With trembling fingers marry me. he brushed back a lack of hair. "It's kind of an important step I've menn. to take, isn't it? I never thought about marrying be- fore. And I've never asked any- body before, either."

"Thank you for the compliment Andy," she said slowly, "but I

nust be honest with you--"

He jumped up. "Don't don't. I know what you're going to say:" He struck one fist with the other.

I have to be born' "Why did I younger

"Andy, itsten to me

"I won't listen. I won't go on with the play, I'll hop a freight out of town, I'll do anything but stay here, I won't stay here,"

She rose and grasped his arms Jittle shake, "Now and gave him stop that." He was quite still and she smiled at hin. "Don't ever try me, that you'd be a und fool quitter. Five hundred people aro coming to see us to-morrow night and we're going to give them the But we won't best show we can. do it if we get confused and emotional and, tied into knots to-

They faced the pool with its night." water Hilles Roating on the sur- fRCC.

"Are you going to lecture me?” Andy asked.

"Why, I think that would be very unkind."

#Then can I talic? And can I be sure thint you won't laugh at me?"

"Have I ever?"

He shook his head and tried to s his young pounding heart, "That's one of the things I Ilke about you. Well," he didn't dare took at her, "Rose, can you be- lieve anybody my age can be in love?"

"Ye can."

:

His volco was stendy. He was speaking almost like a grown man. મ want to got a job this sim- mer Rose, start earning my own living. I'm younger than you, but you're not much older than me. What I wanta know "He set his jaw and struggled on. "Could

1

"I know"

"Listen Andy, to-morrow night after the play's over I want a few minutes with you alone. I want to tell you a story, Andy,

must and then you

make your own answer to the question you out asked me to-night." She put her hand. "Is it a deal?"

He grasped her fingers. "Ok," ho said quietly. "It's n deal."

She turned away "Now I'm going down

from him. the path

to my house, alone. I want to think. Goodnight Andy,"

WHEN she was out of sight,

he began to plod home- wards. But as he was walk- ing up the front steps he realised feverishly that he must talk to Dad again. Now he had something really im-

portant to say, now there was à decision to be made.

_As, usuni_at_tls hour, the Judge was in his den. This time Andy wasted no time In coming to the point. "Dad," he said directly, "1 decided it was only fuir to tell you-I'm making some plans for the future,"

From the heaviness of his own heart, the Judge forced a smile. "Coine young fellow sit down. Now then, what plans?"

Quieldy, Andy told him. He was going to get a Job. He had a few things in view and he had decided not to finish high school, College, of com

course, was completely out, There were more important things than that in life.

The Judge stroked his chin ner- vously. "Well, maybe you're right Andy" Handling this, he realised, was going to

touch and go. "May

making I ask why you're these changes?"

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"I wanta get married,"

I see. Well, Andy, your mother's going to ask this so I might as well. To whom?"

"Rose Meredith." "Hm."

"The Judge digested this gravely, "She's a nice young lady. of course, but don't you think the difference in your ages--?”1

Andy got up and began to pace the flour. "Look Dad, what's a difference of five or six years? I'm

pretty near Seventeen and she's

twenty-three. I'm thinking of the future when we're both past thirty und settled down to

grow old

gracefully together."

The Judge's eyes were serious but warm with affection. "Andrew, listen to me a moment. Do you want to take on premature respon- sibilities? Do you want to grow up suddenly, instead of wisely? Do you want to make that transition in one foolish lenp?"

"The sooner you get married. the sooner you grow up."

"Thousanda of young people have tried that theory and crippled

for life."

them know what you mean,"

דיי

Andy muttered.

"Oh yes you do, At forty you don't want to find that you were trapped into being an adult, you don't want your to filled with the bitterness and tragedy that passes through my courtroom every day, you don't

Andy stepped back an if he were at bay. "Dad I do know what you mean but it's just as though come thing inside me keeps saying, 'he's

wrong, he's wrong, don't listen.'"

The Judge's gaza bold infinite nity. "I know what that voice is It's Springtime,"

.

Andy's face

long Was

with nusery. "I guess this is once you and I just don't hear each other

Dad. But you're

swell guy and-"

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"When are you going to ask the young lady?" The Judge held his breath. Maybe he'd been wrong about that girl. Maybe this was one of those things that he wasn't going to have any way about, after all.

"I did. To-night. She's gonna answer me to-morrow night."

"Andy, I hope that no one gets hurt."

"Andy's smile was tender and far off. "Oh I wouldn't hurt her." Then he looked at his father. "Gee, I wish it was to-morrow night."

"Andrew, Andrew," the Judge cried. "A year from now you'll remember this moment and you'll wish

see it my ish you'd tried way."

Swiftly, Andy went to the door. He turned once. "Goodnight Dad," he said sorrowfully and moved toward the stairs.

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LONG past midnight, Judge

Hardy was still sitting there in his den. Andy, tho board meeting-it was all jumbled together in night-

mare.

Toward dawn the door. opened softly and his wife stood there. She came to him and put her hand on his head. "What's wrong. dear?"

"Everything." His voice was thick. Then he began to speak in miserable confession. "Emily, I've been a fool. I smelled soma lilacs in bloom and I got to dreaming, For the first time in my life I got greedy,"

"I don't see any harm in that," was the staunch reply.

It.

But I've lost a lot of money. And you know how hard it is and how long it taites us to save. Half of li belongs to you and I've lost But that Jan't the woral. I've led others in this town in with good faith because I endorsed the deal. And there's no way of pay-, ing them back their money," he went on brokenly. We don't have enough. Yet I'm responsible,"

"James dear," she said, "there's always to-morrow. There's always another chance, auuther opportu- `nity, to fi»il nome way out,"

He groaned.

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"Does It? Suppose you come with me and see." She drew him to the window. Outside, for, fur to the east, the sky had puled to a shimmery grey. "Darkest before dawn, darling.

"Then you you think I can Ag- ure it out?" He was begging for her belief.

"Think? I know. Of course you * can."

*

SOME hours later he was on

his way to the Court- house. So deep in thought was he that he hardly noticed Don Davis' gresting until the man's second try. Don but- Lon-holed him.

"Say listen Judge. I'm a member of the Citizens Protest Committee and we need some legal advice." "Protest Committee for what?"

little "We're going to raise a coin with the Public Works Com. mittee in the charge of the rond building campaign.**

Here we're paying expen- sive taxes for all this work to be dune and you know what Jeff Adams

that discovered? That thumb committee Is importing gravel-get that bringing grave! in from another county to be used on our roads at a price that'll make your hair curl."

The Judge was thoughtful. "Bringing in gravel...

"You'd think, they were buying guld dust the money they're pay ing out. And who pays the bills? We do, the taxpayers.".

"Did you say-gravel?" Judge Hardy asked in a curiously hushed voice.

then Don "Why yes." And thought the Judge had clean gone crazy. "Sny-what the

"Gravel" the Judge yelled and he began to wave his arms like a madman. Then, without a word he turned around and began run- ning back to his house, his coat talls flying behind him in the breeze. For, one hour he toiled feverishly over his law books. Then he left the house to pay a few visits. His Brat stop was ut the headquarters of the Protest Committee. Next he went to the Public Works Bureau of the Town Council. And finally, it was time for the Board Meeting of the Carvel Aluminum Corporation.

head of the Standing at the head directors table, he faced the men the who had been his partners in venture:-"Gentlemen,"- gravely, though for the first time in days, his heart was light, "Mr. Wills and Mr. Hansen having been called out of town, it is my unpleasant duty to bring you bad news."

said.

"Bad news,. Judge?" Benedict asked suspiciously.

over.

"The City of Carvel has issued us an ultimatum. Either we tell the aqueduct property to the town for its nominal value as a souren of gravel or the town will condemn the property and take it That was the idea he had worked out in his den and the Public Works Bureau had heartily en- dorsed it. It remained now to con- vince these men that it was the only thing to do,

But all five of his partners ira- mediately started an uproar. Hig- ginbotham was ready to tear the town apart. Anderson wanted to night. Miller yelled that they'd carry it clear to the Supreme Court. "Just a minute boys," Benedlet said quietly. "Frankly, I'd agree to fight to protect our money

by fair means or foul if" he turned to the Judge and smiled, "if you Judge, weren't in this with us Isn't that right men?" There was n hesitant murmur of assent, "I don't think any of us wants to sea honest Jim Hardy fighting tax payers of Carvell

Judge Hardy moistened his dry lips. That's a mighty Ane senti- ment but now he forced the truth from himself, "gentlemen, what 1 have just told you is true -but it's based on a te. I've been trying to save my own face but I can't go through with it. Willls and Hansen have disappeared and taken our seventeen thousand dol- lors with them."

There

WAS A

horror,

gasp of

• "But what about the chemist's re-

port?" Benedlet demanded "The land has eight per cent of alu- minum."

The Judge nodded. "I checked A friend of that yesterday with mine in the State University. The entire surface of the earth is eight

cent, aluminum,” Der

He smiled

grimly. But It's commercially impractical to extract it."

6. "Well, I'll be figgered," Iggin-

gasped.

Judge Hardy wiped his forehead. "The town will buy the land for gravel. We've been saved by the skin of our teeth."

"Buy nothing of the kind," Bene- diet sald warmly. "You can't tell me you didn't dig up that idea of selling to the city."

The others heartily backed Bene- -diel up. Then they rallied round

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That remark, it seemed, promptly reminded Benedict of his daughter Pally's debut in the school play: that night Then each father there proudly told of his own off-spring's share in the play.

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"Represented? Why my son An- drow wrote the play," the Judge boasted, "and he's acting the lead- Ing male role. Not only that, gentlemen, but he invented a vol cano for the third-act, warn you Carvel can expect anything t happen to-night."

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