Show TELEGRAM SERIAL FOR YOUNGSTERS j jFRANK FRANK PRANK MERRIWELL AT FARDALE I IBY BY GILBERT GILBERT PATTEN PATTEN SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING INSTALMENTS When Bart Hodge a vain supercilious supercilious supercilious super super- cilious youth of 16 alights from a atrain atrain atrain train at Fardale he stumbles over overa a half blind dog and in a rage kicks the animal The owner of the dog Tad Jones a small shabby boy de denounces denounces denounces de- de him This nettles Hodge and he slaps Tad Frank Merriwell an orphan of Hodges Hodge's age prevents him from further molesting Tad He and Merriwell came to Fardale to attend the Fardale academy While Hodge consults Joe Bemis truck driver for John about his baggage Merriwell and Tad start walking to house Presently the th truck with Hodge driving rumbles down the road and kills Tads Tad's dog Occupying a room next to Merriwell's in the home is Barney Mulloy who dislikes Hodge They become good friends That night Hodge crashes a party given by Belinda for forthe forthe the Ule beautiful Inza Burrage and other girls Hodge sings and Inza plays the piano when Merriwell seated on the porch with Mulloy sings a comic song Hodge rushes out accusing him of insulting Inza She steps between them telling Hodge that Merriwell is too cheap to deserve his notice I i INSTALMENT 5 A Time of Suspense Frank Merriwell didn't sleep well that night He couldn't forget the look of scorn Inza Burrage had flashed at him before coaxing Bart Hodge back into the house She had called Frank cheap and the queer thing thin about it was that she had hadI I made mad him feel cheap He hadn't hadn t foreseen that she might resent h his s little joke as a personal affront There had been another unexpected ed kickback in that joke It had given Hodge a grand chance to play the gallant hero and he lad not missed the trick Like Inza no doubt the other girls at Belinda party had been filled with great admiration by his excellent per per- In Franks Frank's room after the affair I Barney Mulloy had said it was his I belief that Hodge had been praying for somebody to hold him As Barney Barney Barney Bar Bar- ney saw it Bart had been trembling with fear while he was roaring like a lion But whether this was true or not he had played the lion and got away with it It was his turn to laugh Barney had been disappointed He had iad looked for something quite different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent from what had happened when Hodge had accused Merry o of lying Maybe it wasn't a nice place to do it Frankie he had said buI but bu butI I never could have detained my fist fis from popping him on the nose Now what'll he think of ye But what Hodge would think hadn't put the pucker into Merriwell's Merriwell's Merriwell's Merri- Merri wells well's forehead He was annoyed at himself Let Hodge think what he pleased and be hanged Frank could laugh that off But the sting of being made to feel cheap by a girl with with a pretty face and a head as empty as a hole in a doughnut was what got him down It never had happened before So Frank flopped around in bed quite a lot that night and punched his pillow 20 times though the pillow pillow pil pil- I low wasn't at all to blame Then having wasted the most of the hours for sleep in such foolish gymnastics gymnastics tics he fell into a soggy doze just before dawn and had a tussle with a bear that caught him and shook him until he awoke The bear proved to be be Barney Mulloy who had a hand on his shoulder shoulder- Will you never wake up lad said Barney If It that's the the way you sl sleep ep you need an earthquake for foran foran foran an alarm clock Bright sunshine streamed in through the open pen windows There was was W-as a sea tang tans in the clean morning air This was was another day steel springs spring's seemed to shoot Frank out of the bed Great snails he exclaimed It must be late It was the bell for breakfast gok Ime me up some time ago said Mulloy I I thought you'd beat me to it but you wasn't there when I got down down so I came back to see what was wa keeping ye e I 1 0 Frank Well go rIght 1 back again said saidI and ta take e my apologies to I the te Si cook and waitress altre Telf Tell them Ill III be l there e before they can boil and ami serve a C couple of eggs three minute e eggs He came down smiling but Belinda Belinda Be- Be linda Si smile gave him no answering when she placed the three three- tK minute eggs before him The There response re- re to his pleasant Good o mornIng morn morn- Ing WaS a slight nod that s seemed emed to be worked ked by remote cOntrol But she br brought fried Wed bacon and hot r rolls and wild strawberry jam and fragrant coffee to keep the theand eggs company and that at least was cheerful Barney winked Theres a bit of change In the K weather he re re- re marked Its cooler this this this' morning mornin mornin Merry didn't let the change spoil il hIs appetite He treated that that breakfast breakfast break- break sp fast last right Nor did he seem to notice the absence of Hodge from the ta ta- ta- ta ble He got along nicely wit Ut him there ther anyhow 1 After they had left the dim room Mulloy explained that Bare had eaten earlier Then g ga a brief chat with Miss lath front hall he had made DIU scarce J II I II I stretched my ears and heard heards a word or two of what they were taTing ty taT tying y ying ing in the hall Barney grinned lIl was something about a pi picnic nic No Noa is it another spree they're cook c cooking ok oking ing up 9 Search me said Frank l I Jl Well if it Is Ill I'll give you odi od we wont won't be in on it it Jl 11 Dont make me cry Barney h hsuch W such a lovely morning II Later Merriwell got on the pho and made an appointment toon toc to on Professor Scotch in his study t 11 The professor would b free to talk with him at that hou bout Did ye mention me md m Frank Fran Frank asked Mulloy anxiously j INot I. I Not over the phone but I Ii i when I see him Didn't I give 1 my word j But I was a bit fearful J forget oret I i dont don't forget my friends ol old man man Still maybe its it's not a al alcan can do for me Oh cheer up Frank gave gavi gavia Y Ya a stiff slap the back Im gins goll to pull pulI for you Barney Im I'm a asel guy and I want you for a rp rO mate c cA A smile leaped into info the Irish M bor t I face Its something Id I'd though I myself he confessed but r seemed a little too pleasant to c co con true 1 I IThe d di dis f The mystery of Hodges Hodge's I 1 was unsolved R we was still Merriwell set forth to keep hIs Kw tP ar with the professor r Ber I 1 Iney ney walked down the road vf w to the I cb a far the as as gate A grounds I with 0 around Ill be hanging I heart in me mouth when you CO cos I out f JL Frank he lie said I You wont won't have to w wait it lo M tn V VIll I 1 cheering said Merry with a Ill make it snappy i J I But it was almost half all as be bb g gand and it seemed half a year rear to M MAt MAt I At last l st he saw Merriwell and anOy But he was walking slowly an i face was the face of a P w dop t right moved ved 1 Barneys Barney's heart m his shoes shoe sh es from his mouth Into to SI Well W ll he forced himself himself and t when Frank en came up j slip me the bad news lad Can you take it iU T I J than be no worse b. b Well I hope hoe y you u won wont won't t me I broke an an oar pulling fort for Professor Scotch had to asked sk d me me t to send you to s sat see ee at 4 o'clock this afternoon wha t A Aw w said Barney mer use 2 better ga But maybe you'd With L' L Ldean talk told me hed he'd have a dean Then Franks Frank's t tone e add ana ands bh 3 finished 1 and he ner changed b fl l ly And said aid he was sure 1 y he said th tbt be t on back be be able tp get you list i Mulloy staggered You scoundrel he cried shale fag It t tat at it Merry's laughing face T h down and out had me me- you Is 1 even for that or my name I Hodge th me ma Now that makes i something else said F Ft FraD fl i to know now where Hodge wen went t t shod I been seen making a visit to the theS I That said Barney 5 Merriwell's Merriwell s shoulder is some outs fOU found d rye Ive just this minute foul Je tie self Hes He's coming out o 0 of this bi thiS walking behind you and And nd he looks s as pleased a a b bird rd ar that's hafs swallowed a canary Continued Saturday Saturday- 1 c t I a Te e Copyright for tor The Tha 1936 |