Show ION CORNER PET PEST ny by ROBERT DENNIS footsteps loot steps came down the 1 city room and ad halted at the door Li office penny alder d down on her boring it 1 1 yes eyes ol of typewriter r orah gh the barrage rashe she was sending up something 10 wt tout clint lipton put a chip on her lamch alisi alder the voice was too 0 o belong to her pet pest la 15 ati glint t comin back today s she looked up at the old man who aj n the door OL ot glints room a serge erge suit bagging around his stooped figure like a piece of lettuce she nodded an ailed riled ted vj had troubles 1 ant t society editor ell let clint lf lapton take care if the OK sports department and his pests old old hughey lawler was j tr a be old fellow touched the yet yel saw brimmed straw hat aped aped down over his thin fringe chite I 1 alle hair ave got some news about the clint to wr write ite up he said y j jo lor r tt be crossed the narrow narro w aisle isle oh 0 penny pro re replied piled helplessly the ne kid old hughey about rit idras was puia wd stand and gab forever course ive got to give it to at ive been keepin clint right g to date on the me kid he md nd it something 0 so o bes be he s told rne me with dull tas fas she watched the old felti telle felle apple climb up and ti i adams app jj catbe the stretch of turkey like neck tare the oversize over siz size collar clint clant also raid that at the next time old ail j atsy aha y ild tried to told fold his ears back k k was MS going to D did d I 1 ever show you the picture ta N i kid sent me when he was aia out on the coast hughey dad postcard post card portrait under 3 nose cose a while you walt photo sti ro of a young fellow in sailor M ts his bis hat cocked at an angle as g r one belligerent eye line A ne lookin boy miss alder aider did seen the tace face belore before her text strayed stayed in through the open office to where a in w of 0 clinta fat iiii of 0 late afternoon sunshine a photograph tacked on bivall a bare kid in fight epise 1 pose led always looked down her tat straight raight tt nose at those pictures brawn and beet beef friends 3 2 gai with tin ears and b bent ent oil the guys heaving forward pas the tough he guys tal clint upton with his head rusty hair and that habitual 11 ahro wedged between his deeps deep S set et M p yes eyes was part of his must muscle le fagerle ta gerie gerle as far as she was con ad sly my grandson miss alder aad ad have thought the scrappy kid lahe lh tailor sailor suit was an admiral M a the pride in old hugheyp Hug heya heys at ti you ask clint ff U the kid amt on his way of being welter 1 champ before he wanted to c up ill bet he was penny comment dropped like a pebble into the deep pool ot of hughey lawlers Law lera pride he gushed words penny alder actually was glad to see sec clint aunts rust colored head appear she almost welcomed his deep frown crollin fr ollIn when he spotted her caller old hughey turned to clint ive got something tor for you to write up clint clients dints nod toward his office was w as about as friendly as a an urn umpires pires thumb 1 I can cian only give you a min ute sur the old fellow turned penny found the lipton frown aimed at her youre a pal he f A I 1 t F i 11 N 0 you got your hat on said clint gruffly 1 I supposed sup means its another no date accused you know that old guy gets me down she looked up at him and that chip was on her shoulder for holding him he scowled youre going to break down and go out to dinner and places with me tonight Is that a pass or a penalty take rake your chelse only get your hat on he wheeled away penny stared alter after the back of his sunburned sun tun burned neck why could he be annoy her more than any other man shed ever known his very vitality the way that shaft of late sun put sparks in his rusty hair everything about him bothered her lets have it fast hughey clint said ive got a date P what he thought she closed her typewriter desk with a bang she looked in again clints clients frown frown was concentrated on that latest picture of the kid he reached tor for a yellow telegram old hughey held out 1 I come to tell you first clint the old fellows shoulders slumped beobi became we the md kid would want it written up on your page where his friends could see it he aint colln back clint penny get it at first and then her chest went all tight tor for that old man in there the way he stood the tone of ids his voice said that everything hed been living for had bad been wiped out by a telegram sent to the next of kin clint kept frowning you know what to say about the kid clint old hughey prompted tell em about that sweet left of I 1 his and how nobody ever got past it the old fellow talked on and on clint listened his face deadpan penny alder aider listened too she was still at her desk when clint and hughey lawler came out that picture 1 the old fellow said anxiously I 1 want to lose it 21 ill get it back to you clint w was as letting him go without even one word of sympathy sure well thanks I 1 guess I 1 wont be comin around any more clint I 1 mean there wont be any more news about the kid clint glowered as hughey lawler slowly started away then suddenly he strode after him you cant just walk out on your friends like that hughey he gripped the old fellows arm hard drop around anytime you feel like talking about the kid kd penny doubted her ears but the smile the old boy gave clint was real enough sure I 1 will clint clint lipton turned and came back to halt at her desk you got your hat on his voice was gruff 1 I suppose that means its another no a date 1 I she began her eyes searching his 0 K go on say it so I 1 gave him the brushoff brush off by hanging out the welcome sign shed never tried to look beyond that scowl he always wore like the kids left it easy to get past his guard you really like old hughey lawler she said abruptly sure if I 1 like the old pest I 1 let him bother me would I 1 17 but you understand you never give a guy a chance to see it if you can like him for a moment penny matched frowns with her pet pest she could feel his puzzled eyes follow her a as she stood slowly and moved toward the coat rack he was right she been able to understand W why shed let him bother her but t it wa a becoming cliar clear she must have liked the real clint lipton all along even when she was carrying a chip on her shoulder for a tough guy who exist when penny alder turned she was va smiling and had her hat on |