| Show TELEGRAM SERIAL FOR FOR YOUNGSTERS FRANK MERRIWELL AT FARDALE BY GILBERT PATEN PATTEN PATTEN Synopsis of Preceding Instalments Arriving at Fardale to attend Fardale academy Frank Merriwell prevents Bart Hodge from beating Tad Jones a small boy who re reproved reproved reproved re- re proved Hodge for his dog Shag As Merriwell and Tad walk to John house the baggage truck driven by Hodge runs over and kills Tads Tad's dog Next day Merriwell rushing to a nearby nearby nearby near near- by picnic with his friend Barney Mulloy stops a mad dog from attacking attacking attacking at at- tacking Inza Burrage whose brother broth broth- er Walter is captain of the baseball baseball baseball base base- ball team Hodge terrified runs away Later Burrage tells Merriwell Merriwell Merri Merrl- well that Inza is disgusted with Hodge But when Merriwell sees Inza he is puzzled by her request that he overlook Hodges Hodge's actions Hodges Hodge's friends led by High Bascomb Bascomb Bascomb Bas- Bas comb fullback stage a fight between between be be- i tween Hodge and Merriwell in which Hodge is badly beaten A re report report report re- re I port is circulated that Merriwell de declined declined de- de I de-I Coach Kanes Kane's request to join the football team because he is afraid On the day the Mayfield I eleven defeats Fardale Merriwell helps Tad get back from a dog dogcatcher dogcatcher dogcatcher catcher a Scottie that Inza gave him and later captures a man who stole Inza's purse INSTALMENT 24 2 The Whistle of the Limited Frank had a knee jammed into I Ithe the small of the robbers robber's back when I th the fat night cop arrived puffing like ike a wood-burning wood locomotive of grandfathers grandfather's days With his left lefthand lefthand i hand he was gripping the mans man's left wrist which had been twisted backward and thrust upward between between between be be- tween th the wretch's shoulder blades His right hand had grasped the chin of the snatcher purse-snatcher and turned it to the right That tied the fellow up so h he couldn't do a thing Hey panted the fat policeman IY You U dropped that bird like you'd hit him with b both th barrels shot He fumbled some some businesslike businesslike businesslike business business- like handcuffs out of ofa a pocket Let me get these bracelets on to him There was cheering now The fellows fellows fellows fel fel- fel- fel lows on the school truck started it and others took it up A crowd of excited persons swarmed around They stared at Frank asking who he was He picked up Inza's purse which the thief had dropped as he fell and spoke to the officer This be belongs belongs belongs be- be longs to Miss Burrage Ill I'll take It to her Her eyes looked starry as he approached approached approached ap ap- ap- ap but maybe that was caused by the gleam of so many electric lights Heres your purse Miss Burrage Burrage Burrage Bur- Bur rage he said She took it from his hand without glancing at It Thanks she replied a a flush spreading over her face It was nice of you to save it for forme me but bOut I think you were a meanie to give me the air the way you did After Sunday morning services inthe in the chapel the anvil chorus became a tocsin at Fardale It resounded through the dormitories and echoed over the campus And as usual the hardest hammer swingers were fellows fellows fel fel- fel- fel lows who had registered zero when it came to making a mark anybody could see without a magnifying glass They were the common denominator denominator denominator de de- de- de nominator minus Bob Gagg belonged In that classification classification clas clas- below the line and he was wasas wasas wasas as busy as an ant patching up a anest anest anest nest that had been kicked to pieces Though he hadn't seen the g game me meat at Mayfield he could tell anybody who would woud listen just what had been the matter with the Musketeers Musketeers- s and did He scurried around In a perfect dither of excitement and self Scurrying around like that he saw something that set him wondering wondering won won- dering He saw Coach Kane and Frank Merriwell go into Professor Scotch's little white cottage er But even Barney Mulloy could not net or would not tell what that meant when he was asked about it So Gagg formed his own opinion and peddled it The professor was a football fan He followed the team when he could and he had come back from the Mayfield disaster looking all shot Now seeking to plug the gaps he was putting his nose int into Kanes Kane's business by trying to get him to use Merriwell as one of the plugs That was Gaggs Gagg's guess Running into Hodge Bob asked him what he knew about it Why how should I know anything anything anything any any- thing said Bart flushing I dont don't waste my breath chinning to either Merriwell or Mulloy But Merriwell is one of Old Scotties Scottie's pets and you may be right Still I should worry Kane wont won't use a freshman on the team if he can dodge it even with no rule to stop him Its It's my bet that the best Scotch gets Merriwell is a chance to be knocked around on the scrub That's what Kaney handed me Well Yell he wont won't last long at that If the stuff about him being a quitter quitter quitter quit quit- ter is true said Gagg Its as true as a line bee-line Hodge asserted Bas Bascomb comb dug that dope up about him He puts on a flashy show when he can and gets his name into the newspapers but hes he's saffron when it comes to football That's when he lies down Bascombs pretty sore about the way Merriwell tagged him with the name Grand Canyon Why not Since yesterday every little s calling him that and it wasn't his fault he missed the posts for those two points The Theline Theline Theline line was weak as cambric tea It stopped the Mayfield l rushers just the way way wayn a feather duster stops bul bul- lets He says says says' so natural but I guess hes he's right Its It's my notion Tom Kanes Kane's pretty well washed up around here as a coach Now low youve you've said something Putting Putting Put Put- ting me on the scrub when Im I'm a better man than any any of that bunch of new players he used yesterday But if he thinks Im I'm going to stand for it long hes he's got another think coming Hodge went on his way and Gagg continued to scurry This was a day when after services services services ser ser- vices in the chapel Bart had little trouble about avoiding his heartily detested roommates Also he kept away as well as he could from fellows who would be liable to speak o of Merriwell The that way showoff showoff show- show of off was getting himself talked about was sickening He He had a date to go riding again with Inza that afternoon That would be something pleasant any any- how She was a great kid She was riding another horse around in yard when Bart got there and was watching her doubtfully The horse was a hands handsome me spirited creature Barts Bart's mount and the one Inza had usually ridden were tied up to a hitching rail ran both wearing saddles Im going to beat you when we race today she called laughingly as as ashe he came trotting into the yard But I dont don't know about letting you ride Satan Inza said the worried wor wor- I ried looking farmer Hes pretty skittish and fiery I saddled him up for Merriwell I Hodge Hodge stopped and stared that he asked sharply Who did you say say say- say 1 3 Oh Franks Frank's going with us Bart said Inza quickly I challenged hir hii to do it last night in town took me up up H 1 HOh Oh he did did he Hodg caught his breath with a hissin hissin sound He would Hed He'd jump dump at agi i like a a trout at a fly But he can can put that one over on me M J He ran to his horse unhitched th animal and leaped up into the s sad saddie d die Come on he cried alongside Inza Were going aw awn awa from here now now I f fOh Oh be a sport Bart she begged If hes he's will willing in C to to- to 1 II Too loo late J John hn cried warning Bart had leaned over sac ant struck Satan sharply on the rum rumi with his open haId The an anima leaped almost throwing Inza Barely Barely Bare Bare- Barely ly saving herself she managed stay in the saddle as the horse sho away with the bit in its teeth f I You foo fool cried the farmer Catch her That critter run run- run run-i i But Hodge was in pursuit alre already He whirled out of the yard and ant turned after fter the runaway animal headed toward town I II m Merriwell had seen this happ happen He had almost reached the turn tun into the yard when Bart went tear tearing tw twing ing fag past him Dashing to the third horse he tore it it loose from the hitching rail was shou shouting something at him but he didn't didn hear it A bound carried him astride He turned the animal on a e. d dims dime i e and was away riding like a cow c boy m mOn On the road he saw them p pass passover over the crest of the hill Inza sn clinging fast to the saddle and Hodge urging his horse in the effort to overtake her I 11 m Frank talked to his horse enco- enco encouraging d aging him and the creature seemed seem to understand It took the bill hiU h Jl grandly It had stamina as wen well wenas as speed 9 II Coming over the cre crest t Merry sa saw them again Now Inza was fighting her frightened horse and Bart w wat S gaining Again Frank urged his fl lye fly flying ing ing- mount to fly still faster A And the splendid creature flew still S1 faster I IThen W Then above the staccato drum ming of the animals animal's feet on the t taj e ebrown brown road he heard another soun sound that gave his nerves a nasty j jIt je jerk It was WM the distant whistle of a loco motive The whistle of the e d dt J t that at every Sunday went whirls whirling through Fardale without slowing down 9 There were crossing gates oi course but Inza's horse now V craze craned and blinded by terror would crash cr crasa into them unless stopped or turned turn The The picture of a frightful tragedy impending V brought Franks Frank's heart Bel hear into his mouth I But Hodge was gaining fast now t i He was close Urging his moony Of l with hand and voice he was draw drat drawing draWing ing alongside He reached for the i bridle of ot Inza's horse horse and and missed n s h M hadd d I it The animal he bestrode swerved Off he went to sprawl the dust of the road V The Fardale wa Sabbath quiet of shattered by the mad clattering horses' horses feet on the towns town's J m In street Persons astir were elect electrified fied as they saw the runaway wt t Inza still frantically fighting t t check it go tearing along th J street toward the railroad crossi They shouted or were dumb Wl w the shock as they saw v the pur boy his face white and set tun to urging his straining horse horse horsey greater efforts close to tomile The limited making for th mile a minute whistled crossing 1 Continued Monday Copyright 1936 for The Tele |
