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Show SQUAWK M'GUFF AIDS BEAUTY IN DISTRESS f .vv- a- ' )i- In twite if Mr af th Meofc-aaaa he4. i I TKEverfrenWildcUtf JAMtt W. tOAN. mm0tprtm AafMli fHtrm bis. I FOUdOWIMH nf. I U my i lobter. Hlaff fnr lr-tr hfn vjn.fnnl 10 th j I m fmm rihi r. Mr V". fluff Tkla ! Ianl laikdJiAr tt aj am at th MmirwMa. It w tf. ry lv.eirta-4i whv. turfl ttnaf." f rn4r-ft rn4r-ft Mr airpriM. 11 li'irry tight ovr "Tkaan ytA, much. Mr. MfHiuff" fn liunff up H a f-w ntlnuti Uior. I waa al'llnu APlit tfec rharmlaf Mim han4ir In Ittwlorl tntnt of h Jyjnlra. rm4r fr hr ti t)hH. Th irl a lvtiy vr, ut i4r4 att "I fl lhai lrW you. p4 that fait rm frt4 V.Ima Mr Hr. -r ' aha taTina. t new ihal Jy Curilt-- ' lla rt ma rum on thia Juoar runia Btuff, ma. .af.4Ur" I ou-it in "I Ihoiifht I vara Uotnar Him ftJiwI lha oy n favor -ho I a -. t alio Hraoator to )uln my lm. bit r II hanaawf f fallow what to think no Therti pil af m mry btm, and It 'ft mr nanay I man. it fuoa m. M!-a rSartfllar - ' I un1trtitand, Mr MJ-iff ' h tmiloa lutia. ' I mmv lo abta to lar up a f-w ihinara althouch f am in tha dark M In aortt artlrilar I think I im . lha trail of aomthirt thai Mr. irwiif a Hon Id know. a") afraid ha la notnot frtfidlr lth ma mny lonar. and nrhapa I ran t blam him. No I am irvin to anllat our aid In frmna; M n hia atinin It a a Hout Ihoaa niMfr Hiptarry mruii.i" tlood I ajariiia. "That a:uv baa at tha nunrh by lha aara lfx loajr al-radv al-radv Imi you know who ha la. Mia Chartdlar No. I da not. Mr Mrwluff. nn I think f tll, bafi.ra vrv long Hut 1 ruc-aa iomi taplanatkona ara In vrdar ftrat." "nil rliiht. Mloa I'bandlar- U alt." aha aava "I prauma yu know that Vat Hrtairtr and I wara on tha wra; of a,o anwaTmant laat aprina? hut bul I rouidn t nulla mak ui my mind. I waa afraid h had nma trail a of rharartar to whlrh I rnuidn't haroma raron'liad. much aa I likMt htm. Ard I at til la htm ihnajah I m afmid wa va dr.ftrd A Ion 4latmr an.irt thta atimmar. "Thaa l;a anberrv mfaaair' a'arlM mm In a o him A ft rat i hav mad h im ltd Hut moan and Inanltina; aa th? wara. ih had noma truth In tham. and I think Val raatlaad than how lira a aoma nf him fuita ara 1 1 haaan to han ara alooW. aithounh ha waa furlntiPly anarry at tha maaaaitaa "Ttta fight f lha uraJuallon ail wr auarraiad (laorfa Oatn, t ha junior mom bar of tha firm of f'urtla and t'raln. who hand la tha Tlrawatar aatata had haan py InaT aoma attention io ma. and al aniirv . Ha aald I'urtla and ('rain wara croon and wara aa-rraily aa-rraily piotllna to dfraud Mm of hia aatata Ha aatd Ma fathar on hia dln bad had warnrd him nualnat tham and thai ha had haan Inrattaallna;. 'Anry and unbaliavina bat au aa 1 hallavrd f knaw tha reputation nf 'ur-tia 'ur-tia and Oaln. I rabukad htm and our dlaaaraamant followed Ha awnra ha would prova what ha aald and laft ma quite furioua. "A fl rr my f Irat hlttarnaaa paaaad, 1 haaran lo-wonder If lhara rould ba in truth In hia mad atatementa J raaolvad to do a I lit If detartlva work. I fonnd out lhat J'idr- t'urlla had baan an-loua an-loua l aand Hrawatar aav on thia t rip. and anna of t ha raanirna ad-.anral ad-.anral by (ircrir Cram dldn t aouad Juar riartit to ma I be Ran to auapat "Thrn 1 pla vad a a a ma myaalf. Mr. Mrluff. Althnuch I nad navar ra-nardd ra-nardd him aa anything but a frtand. I lat ti'orff t'ra'n pay attantlona to ma I pratandad to have oet all raard for Val, and I td Iika a parfat-t Iittlt rat otirr I kltvW Val will ner tr-giva tr-giva that " "Ha micht If ha uadaratood." I van-lure van-lure "I'm afraid not. Val Brawater la an proud.' aiaha tha a;lrl. "Wail, anvwav. Mr. MrCuff I triad to ahow my frtand-linara frtand-linara at tha t'uuntry t tub) tatar. and ynu know what happenad Ha rut ma dead. HUH, 1 au.'poaa It arva rua qutta rlRht. "I haa played tha aneak until I am much a aha mad af m vaalf, but I haa rot tan into tha ronfidrnra of (laora Cram and I know ha la a raaral. Mr. MrWuff 1 J tut a: a c'lirlla and ha ara play. In a; aoma aam Home daap a;arna, and ihv ara nit alona In It. Val Hrawatar hna a powerful my, and thoaa Kaap harry maaa.iiaa ara part of a plot Homrona la try In if hnrd to ruin that boy! Hut tha aoluMon of th myalr haa haan ha yon d nta." "Ilaan'r Hrawfter baan amplo Ina oe tarttvea hlmaalf' "I think ha haa. And ballava Judice jrtta, hark homa. and Oaln. who hara, auapat aomrthlna: nd ara work-Ina; work-Ina; ary amoothly) Thav ara try Inn lo maka Val beliava (he Caapbarry mra-aaaaa mra-aaaaa ara Inaplrad by a vrtmn on-ttraly on-ttraly Innorant. I am poaltlva of thia. and I ballava thav hava aucrradad to a vreat daicraa. oh, It la a fin llttl achama aa Ion a aa It worka' "And whn la 1 hia 1 1 nor ant paraon thav ar hoplna: to maka a victim?"' I tn'julra. jk "Maalf"' romri th filrla blttar re-ply. re-ply. (To h rontln'ird I |
