Show JL JL Il NEVER KNEW P Pi i I TOM SIMS S START HERE TODAY 1 Thank You Who Wh kilted killed Bill BlU I That was the question which was upon upon the tip Up of every tongue The sheriff p polished his bad badge e. e but still the mystery remained unsolved unsolved The sheriff bought a new badge He bought two new badges He bought nine new badges one of them gold The mystery was uni un- un i One day a little woman entered j he office I did It it said she The f sheriff h was about to arrest anest her But Buthe L he ate saw It was the murdered mans man's wife te This however has nothing to do with i the present story In They Never Knew a young youn couple are on their honeymoon The ht husband is Is JImpson Weed eed His wife wiCe formerly formerly formerly for for- for for- merly was Pearl Handle Pearls Pearl's father Cather objects to the them m match He hires two detectives to break It up Mr 1 and Mrs Sirs Gum Gum- shoe But to no avail The storys story's complicated Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- haps you'll understand It ft NOW PROCEED CHAPTER CHAPTER A fA A As f the last Instalment Instalment ot of of this grea greaL seri serial 1 ended limp and and Pearl we were er standing upon the thee brink of th the thi Grand can canyons canyon m p Detective Defective Gumshoe as as' you may remember re was upon his knees making love to Pearl P Perhaps also you'll recall the fact that Mrs Gum had her arms ar around und our Jimps neck loving him s. s Vo Would ld It be to too much to ask sk you t f remember that Pearls Pearl's father had hadIs hadis hrs hr's Is pistol in hand and was about to tosho sho shoot t at B Base se creature growled i f Pearl kicking Detective Gum Inthe in In the eye How dare you ro make love to a rw Lied woman in public L get you ou alone sobbed Detective Gum Pearl Tearl Pea I knew was listening o So Sor she kicked Gum into the Grand Grandc c pyon Please remove your arms from around my neck just a moment moment whispered to Mrs Gum Z I vont cr cried tho ld she she-d she devil vU I love vou you o jr P iI I know im all allright right But Wife 11 looking And he Jil he T s my Collar ollar button is pinch- pinch ipg in I Ij t j B By BJ y this time me Pearl hart had rushed o oy r So she picked kicked ed Mrs Gum pum fJ n Into tu tile t Grand canyon on P Pearls Pearl's arl's fa father thel confronted the tire Inv lov Invers ers You kicked mv my two best de detectives te into the Grand canyon a d he And as he said it he point pointed ed an accusing pistol at Then Ill I'll shoot her husband huband That'll make her sorry she was as so M hasty cried the old man the blooming scoundrel But before he could shoot h ot Time was a upon him So 1 larked kicked rim him Into the Grand canyon i. i Leaning over the side Pearl Peirl I 1 and watched their victims fall Down Donn down down flown they went vent be quite some ome time before they hit the bottom said Yes said ald Pearl who felt downright downright down down- right sorry for her falling old manI man I She was wall so 10 grieved she picked afew n a J few wild flow flowers ers and threw them J I y 3 dr 1 rUh Y v f 1 1 l 07 4 cr I lt it t i y 0 L t z M f z a a ae A R a e V. 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S Dotted line shows show's route taken by Detective and Mrs Gumshoe e and Old Man Handle when kicked into Grand canyon into the canyon after him lImp was a a careful husband nd Hen He ITe n noticed ti ed ail aill the little d details t Us He Heb had lived with Pearl so long he sensed she slie was was a worried d Dont said he taking his lovely bride in his arms I I wouldn't your worry vorry about your father ir if irI I I were J you Maybe taybe hell he'll be killed after awhile awhile a a. while when he hits hils the bottom sobbed Pearl glancing a at at t th the falling fall falling ing figures again Hell have sense sense enough to land lanel landon on his head said All three of t them hem n wi will l. l Then they wont won't b be hurt Comforted by this this thought Pearl felt relieved relieved relieve She She and and amI w wan wandered n der dered d v a away y fro from th the brink of ot the canyon But the they planned to to return return return re re- turn In time lime to see their three victims vic vic- vic victims tims Urns hit the bottom H Hov about renting a couple of my mj blooming do donkeys lys said a fellow fel fel- 10 low who just chanced to happen 1 by that way ay W What at for asked limp ats at's what everybody does out here spoke the fellow t the use of being at the Grand Giand danyon dan dan- n yon ln if you dont don't rent donkeys donkeys' The The argument sounded reasonable reasonable reasonable reason reason- able t to and nd his lovely wife So much to to the donkeys donkey's evident disgust they to took k a couple managed his all allright right ight But Pearls Pearl's feet dragged She tried putting her re feet t in the the- but bu t the tire darlings darling's knees poked her chin at every step er never do exclaimed she and her husband agreed It remained for forthe the owner of the donkey to find a a away way way out of the difficulty He procured two pairs of stilts from some place When these stilts were strapped upon the donke donkeys donkey's s feet eer everything was was h Pearl mounted the donkey Gid dap said she said io to his d donkey The pair pall trotted off down the road shouting outing and laughing like the gay children of nature they were We Ve mustn't forget to return in time to see to-see see father hit the bottom of the canyon canyon P Pearl arl called over her shoulder to lImp Ill remember answered the voting yoting husband And kicking his beast in the ribs jibs he forced the animal 2 to overtake the slender young oung Ie teed reed d who was was his wife Ill race you you ou said said he to her a go cil cried d Pearl And away they th-ey went But it wasn't quite fair Pearls Pearl's donkey was do on n stilts and won easIl easily turned a curve In the road and found her waiting for for him The lovely girl was sWe sweating profusely o. o Wed Ved better go back now suggested suggested suggested sug the husband Your YOul father and the two detectives should bo be hitting the bottom of the can canyon on soon Its It's been about an hour since We kicked them over over ver the brink Hurrying back to the spot where the fight had been they looked looked- into the can canyon on They were Just in time to see the three falling faIlIng figures figures fig fig- ures hit the bottom and get up and walk away There safe sarc smiled Pearl All three are safe I knew father would have sen sense sene e enough to to land upon leis his head but I didn't know mow about Detective Detective Detective De De- and Mrs Gumshoe Anyway they wont won't bother bother us for a while laughed her husband take them a long time to get out of the canyon anyon 1 Heres my three donkeys said the fellow from whom hom lImp and I Pearl had rented the he animals sauntering sauntering sauntering Up Your three donkeys exclaimed Pearl clearly puzzled We Ve have only two of your donkeys You have three said the fel fel- fel- fel low I see them Pearl laughed and laughed and lm knew w he had lau laughed hed While she mistaken her husband for one of his donkeys she wasn't offended She often otten made the same mistake herself to His error was soon explained him and he Joined Pearl in her mirth I I thought sure your huband husband husband hus hus- band was one of my mY animals said he chuckling as he departed Their private airplane had been circling around overhead so signalled the chauffeur The machine machine machine ma ma- chine landed nearby the Where shall we go go asked young husband Ive I ve got to go back to Chicago replied his beautiful wife I left leCt my powder puff purl in the hotel there there Hang the powder puff exclaimed exclaimed cx- cx ex ex- claimed lImp who had three million million mil mil- lion llon dollars in his hip pocket Have you ou ever been to the north pole No I haven't said the girlAnd girlAnd girl And I owe it a visit You know it t winter with came and spent last us in Ohio Then lets let's go suid said opening opening opening open open- ing the door to the airplane Do you rou realize we haven't sent any postcards back to the folks in Ohio right I forgot it And AndI I doubt if we can get any at the north pole It might be night when we e arrive there Then all the drugstores drug drugstores stores would be closed And their nights are six months long we better drop by Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellow Yellow- stone park parI and get some asked the darling wife Yellowstone park said limp to the chauffeur as he threw his wife Into the plane Yes sir Yellowstone park sir replied d the aviator stepping on the o gas The fhe plane started with a jerk limp and Pearl learl were thrown into their seats looked at Pearl Pearl parl looked at Both had pained expressions on onn their faces They squirmed uneasily As the plane rose into tIre the air Pearl burst into tears lImp she cried I cant can't sit any longer That donkey was the horse I have been on in years Same here sobbed But we cant can't get up The Th wind would knock ck us out of the plane Even that would be better than sitting wept the darling girl in great distress She stood up The plane was 2000 feet In the air all The wind wind caught our Pearl Pearland and she fell over ovel the side sid To be continued |