Show f ti THE DUCHESNE COURIER COURIER 1 i Sally a ez By J f ts rs M 4 J 2 t L JC f I j I FJ t f qt t w r t tb 1 I l IV- IV AJ b M If- If J Prosperous communities a art r r often built on the spent home spent dol dol- lar Jar Patronize home industry sibly descend to playing second fiddle to that faced baby doll doll well well Elmer you are n a sweet fool food Why Im I'm the whole orchestra I suppose Elmer r. It Itne Itneyer ne never er occurs to you that J am a designing designing de de- signing scheming farseeing selfish girl where you are concerned He laughed derisively ely Tell me another another another an an- other jol Joke e he pleaded Youre a hopeless Idiot Elmer You will persist in making an nn angel out of a human being Well have one little dance with me mc and then well we'll go home and commence your education When Elmer dropped Nellie oft off at ather ather ather her home he had the audacity the monumental rna masculine assurance to attempt to claim a good night kiss Nellie laughed at him Ill not kiss you good night she declared because because because be cause Im I'm not particularly desirous of kissing you yon and youve you've forfeited the right to ask It He lIe drove away chopfallen chop chop- fall fallen en to a degree The Instant his car had turned the corner Nellie ellIe came out of or the house and ran all aU the way to within a n block of Elmers Elmer's bungalow As she passed down C street and turned Into Hazel drive she observed a n man and woman seat seated d on Elmers Elmer's front steps with a suitcase and a ba bag reposing beside them Elmers Elmer's garage stood at the rear of the lot and opened on Hazel drive so Nellie walked boldly up to the door gave the prearranged signal and was accorded Instant admittance waiting for him said Detective Detective Detective De De- De- De Sergeant Fahey out of ot the corner cor cor- corner ner Her of his mouth I saw them Elmer will be along in five minutes Nellie gasped Is la everything all aU right Right night as a fox said Detective Sergeant Lipowsky Elmer will come down C street In Inthe Inthe inthe the direction of Hazel drive Hes He's expecting expecting expecting ex ex- ex- ex them so there will not be any talk on the porch Hell He'll take them hem inside inside inside in in- side Immediately However one or both of you might go out to the corner corner corner cor cor- ner of the house and listen The two detectives waited five mins minutes minutes min min- utes and followed her suggestion Presently they returned on velvet feet All AU he said was Good evening Please come Inside and well we'll talk All AU the woman said was You know It I 1 Nellie wrote that brief record in shorthand Detective Sergeant Fahey clamped the receivers over her ears and held the flashlight for her as she spread her note book out on the front fender of the flivver leaned over It It and prepared to take dictation The Tho two detectives w were re also listening In Elmer Elme unlocked unlocked ked his front door switched on the light and walked ed on into his bedroom to put away his overcoat and hat before returning to the stuffy little parlor where his Nemesis awaited him Nellie thrilled with a vast pride as his his' first words same clearly to them via the concealed concealed concealed con con- The eyebrows of the two detectives went up and Detective Detective Detective De De- Sergeant Fahey dropped his jaw jaw- jawIn in Ina a comical grimace for without an instants instant's hesitation Elmer Elmer El El- mer had seized seize the Initiative by going directly to the attack Well Veil Colorado Charley old settler set set- settler tier he began blithely how about a little drink to wash wasl the dust of travel out of your lying hing throat I mean a drink of water I wouldn't waste liquor on a skunk like you Say y Colorado Charley came back at him where do you get that stuff Draw it nut ut of a faucet chirped Elmer cheerfully Doris or whatever your real name Is Is you wired me for a conference but hut you didn't tell teU me this confidence man was com coming In with you Lets Let's understand each other Doris Your boy friend here Is out of the pl picture ture Charley if I hear one peep out of you Ill I'll knock you for forr a double loop That being clearly understood say your say Doris and then get to blazes out of here before I throw you yon out Followed about five seconds of profound profound pro pro- found silence then Hands up Charley harley my boy Dont Don't pull the gun gun please There that's ever so much more sensible You dont don't suppose Id I'd be boob enough to togo togo togo go Into conference with Doris In your presence without heeling myself do you Qu Stand up now and back slowly toward me while I help myself to that little pistol of yours Heres Here's the gun Charley Ill I'll keep the cartridges Well Doris dear lost light of my lIfe life you were about to say something 1 TO BE CONTINUED |