Show TELEGRAM SERIAL HT Hous 1 I HAYWIRE L VV Jl I Bv By EDWIN RUTT RUTT- BUTT CAST OF CHARACTERS KINKAID PARKER hero Handsome Handsome Hand Hand- some jobless he be has just Inherited Inherit halt Interest half Interest In a vacant Connecticut home SALLY BALLY PENNINGTON heroine Blond pretty she has Inherited the theother theother theother other half halt of ot the home Together they turn It Into a Yesterday Kinks Parker Is 15 about to step through the window of ot his house when a cry stops him He turns to face tace the prettiest girl he has ever seen CHAPTER 2 She was tall and slim Her hair was russet and gold and she had wide blue eyes the kind of eyes that invariably made a sucker out of Kinks Parker But just now the eyes were looking at Kinks Kink's contemptuously contemptuously contemptuously con con- as if he were something something something some some- thing down below E deck of an angleworm What are you trying to do she said sharply Kinks grinned amiably Just trying to get inside here he said And Im I'm doing all right Ill I'll make it in another second He pointed triumphantly to the window windowsill sill which he now bestrode Well she said almost threateningly threateningly threateningly threaten threaten- you can just get right out again I never heard of such nerve Listen lady Jady said Kinks it was this or nothing I rang all the bells I could find I rapped smartly on all the por portals aIs It was no soap I Iguess Iguess Iguess guess Annie doesn't live here hele any more Why the girl asked was it so essential for you to get in Kinks reflected To explain who he was was would clear up the matter matter mat mat- ter te instantly Tha irl rl would th sh-o sh show hI him the the house house house- and after alter that there would be nothing to do but depart And he didn't want to de de- de- de part He wanted he found to his amazement to prolong his sojourn in this girls girl's society for as long as humanly possible He began to prolong it with small talk Well its it's like Jike this he said While I was waiting for someone to pay attention to my ringing and rapping I peeked through various windows and keyholes Bad form of course A hangover from my childhood I 1 suppose when a knothole knothole knot knot- hole in the fence around the ball ballpark ballpark ballpark park was as champagne to the dip dip- And I Why All The Fuss Oh for heavens heaven's sake Interrupted Interrupted interrupted Inter Inter- the girl impatiently cant you tell it without all this fuss Im telling it said Kinks in ina in ina a gripping and graphic manner To resume peeping through hr gh the these e door doors door s st and keyholes I discerned wha t looked to me like some marvelous s old furniture Now old furniture is isa isa isa a weakness of mine Try as I 1 will wiIl I 1 simply cant can't pass old furniture So when I 1 saw these antique pieces I knew that I 1 would have to go inside and fondle and and er er fondle them or go stark staring mad I 1 think said the eyed blue girl that you went st stark rk staring mad without fondling the furniture You wrong me woman said Kinks That wild gleam in my eye merely denotes the true antique lover For a moment there was silence I 1 know what you are the girl said suddenly Youre a burglar Kinks looked at her reprovingly It is a pretty pass for a man tobe to tobe tobe be brought to he said when the worlds world's most beautiful girl utters truths half about him To some extent extent extent ex ex- tent of course I am a burglar But never before sundown Between the hours of 6 a. a m. m and The blue eyes heaven Ye gods you ought to enter the next talking marathon Will you for Petes Pete's sake keep your mind onit on onit onit it long enough eno to tell me who you are What Are Are we we going to swap names Well when you come right down to it I dont don't know who you are are Ill tell you said the girl And I maybe it will stimulate your magi magi- I nation Im I'm Sally Pennington Im I'm that that is I 1 was companion to Mrs Preston Mrs rs Preston Pr ston used to own this place She died recently Sally Pennington It was a swell name Kinks thought Just the right one for this slim lady with eyes like a couple of blue dreams That was neatly put put he said sald Just like Jike in a nutshell wrapped up in pink cellophane I congratulate 1 late you Miss Pennington on your conciseness With most representatives representatives representatives tives of your womanhood conciseness concIseness conciseness concise concIse- ness is fast becoming a J st arkYou art ark j You however A Very Swell Swen Move Sally Pennington stamped a nar nary narrow row foot in a white black-and-white sports SPOts shoe If you dont don't tell me who you ar arand are and what youre you're doing here this minute she said Ill Ill I'll scream Let us us h have ve peace and quiet 1 said Kinks soothingly My name is Kinkaid Parker Im I'm sorry about the Kinka d. They me with it when I was defenseless But when a girl like you calls me Kinks I well I simply sit beg Sally Pennington gave a little cry Kinkaid Parker Sure said Kinks the matter Doesn't one mention his j name at Bide wee Bide wee a-wee or Sans Souci Soud I or whatever this place is She was staring at him 1 But you you youre youre you're It she said Sorry I lost track But I 1 re remember remember remember re- re member now We were playing tag You know what what- I mean said Sally SaIly Youre him The man The Theman Theman man who was left half halt of this property prop prop- erty right he said The Parkers Parkers Par Par- I kers always come clean in the end Im I'm the lord ord of the manor Half of ot- it anyway Sally Pennington looked at the ground suddenly A little frown creased her wide forehead And I suppose she said reflectively reflectively I lively that you'll want to sell seU it itHer it iL Her Tone Is Obvious From her tone it was obvious that she didn't want it to be sold And it was just as obvious to Kinks Kinka that the way to drag out this conversation conversation conversation conversa conversa- tion was to assume the role of prospective prospective prospective pros pros- seller seIler And a most hypocritical hypocritical hypo hypo- critical role it was Between Mr Parker and the sometime home of Mrs Martha Preston it had been beena a case of love Jove at first sight He no nomore nomore nomore more wanted to sell seIl it than he wanted wanted wanted want want- ed to fly to the moon But it was necessary absolutely necessary togo to togo togo go on talking to Sally SaIly Pennington Why certainly he said with exaggerated negligence Im Pm going to sel sell it Just as soon as anybody offers me a de decent ent price The scarlet line of Sallys Sally's lips curled You would she said Why of course I would said Kinks a fellow like me want with an old trip fire-trip like this Listen If I 1 were 80 and had ad a good steady tead chauffeur for my wheel wheelchair wheelchair heel chair I 1 might stick around aroud here But Im I'm Im I'm only only 26 Im I'm full of vim vigor and vinegar And if you think Im I'm going to rusticate out here in inthe inthe inthe the youre you're we well I youre you're nuts that's all Sally Pennington didn't reply reply right away Carefully she took the i market basket off her arm and set x xit it on the porch rail Her fingers clenched once or twice Then very suddenly she took a step toward Kinks Her blue eyes were blazing Now you listen to me Kinkaid Parker she flared Youve said your piece and its it's my turn Youre You're J not going to sell this place Youre You're not going to sell seIl one stick or straw off it This has been my home for t six years Six Sit years when Ive I've been satisfied and contented and and and-and and happy And you come breezing up here like a silly young young young-young young 1 billy illy u goat oat and talk airily about selling it t tWell Well WeIl you wont won't do It You'll sell this his property or any part of it only over my dead body And you can u t paste that in n the looking funny I thing hing youre you're wearing for a hat Do DoI I make myself clear i Kinks Parker gasped at her What Y ty a girl She She She-she she was magnificent He wanted to shout Hooray or w Hear hear or something similar But he He had to prolong F the conversation l lOh Oh yeah he drawled And 1 J. J who's going to stop me from selling selling sell- sell n nI ing tag it I 1 am snapped Sally I- I Is that 20 so And just why do you ou think you can do th that that- t N Sally looked at him coldly for the space pace of one second d Because she said I own own theother the tat theother other ther half of it it I III Continued Wednesday Copyright 1938 for The Telegram AS fJ Pyle |