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Show December 9, 1937 It 'k'kit'kirkit-k-kicklrirk'k'kit'- Ji Gilbert Patten - - coifett The Original Gilbert Patten Burt spare time. It was his hobby and were very wise," continued Profesrecreation. sor Scotch. sought to protect m node. vln youth of ix- - They were admitted by a tidy col the students.'"They as as possible, far train at Pardalt. h. ored maid, who took them to me from undesirable outside influences. blind do and In a With that In mind, they chose this anlmaL The doga owner. professors study immediately. . ff mother, denounce Tad. Bart and he ulSwell. Hdge nh ofmoleatin um from further tt two do not com to - widowed 'P '2S y aneerlngly .Hf wSS their difference .iwH !jnlal Jf 7 Uter. He to Fardal L had com academy. While Hod driver lor John ftaoMSggage. Merrtwell. ao Wtd Snodd- Ml. - d hla do. Sha. pUc. driving. Hodge Preaent-twkTwl- th Horace Scotch was not the sort man Barney had expected to meet As plump as a partridge, he had the twinkling eyes and cheery face of k Jolly boy, though his hair that bordered a spreading bald spot was turning gray and he was sixty The way he shook hands with Mulloy made the Irish lad his friend at once. "I took Franks word for you, my boy," be said, "but I thought it best for us to get acquainted right away. Frank uncle and I went to the same college Yale. Yale! he repeated with pride. "I still think its the best university In this country for a young man to graduate from." of Tada roed and kin. Merrl-2&2dd room next to ie home to Barney Hodge. They become MerrlweU offer to help Tinto on of the cademy ppeahn to Profewor Uncle friend of Merrtwell that f A tbej leave the hou to Inra Burrage. lndr He appeared to take Barneys VdBdlnd Snodd. Uter they T who now ha another do. measure with his eyes, and then he irM Bart Hodge craabe a party at a little dock on the manndinda Snodd. Hodge ting and glanced the piano. tel above the fireplace. etrto Burra onplay the porch with jartwefl. teated "So Fve talked to the dean," he a comic ton. Hodge L itog went on, "and weve found a way to Iniultin of him auL accusing 'cm tepa between them, telling take you into the school In spite of I that Merrtwell to too cheap to I W notice. Next day Merrtwell its crowded condition." on John "Oh, thank you, Professorl juiloy rush to a grove a (arm to warn a picnic party that gulped Mulloy, flushed with relief. Gleason gave dog which Slla said Professor Scotch, "But, mad and running amuck. Hodge b convince Inza that this to Just "both you and Frank will have to attempting be discommoded a little. You will ttt Merrtwell. Inza, 'p the maddened animal. Injure terror. In Bee ii. Hods hold off the mad dog have to occupy a room with a third net inza. John Snodd aboota the Mul-Stolll- IS 1 -- ; Merrl-nrle-hind- ed Wte R III Continued ifa not so easy to Frankie. I have to face the music." 1 dont like the tune." U ;t howll you get away from 1 find one of them babies, me that, now. Ci've got to help 'him away." a what can I ten teQ 2 tt me, Barney, him?" him something! Ten him Tell him Tm sick! Tell dying! Tell him Fm dead! care what you tell him. Just iit reporter away from me, y. Stand between us with a ll sword or a brick." y, I believe the lada fright said Uulloy. "Such modal rare aa a Scotchman But ha promised to do the could, and departed. a while later, he came back. ling. "It took a great amount ncing," be stated, "for such jtical fish I never tried me a before." yon got rid of him?" said t breathing easier. id by following your ins true !lt UJl iai i. "Weve Found i Way t Take Tea Into the School." I told him you were boy, and the quarters will be cramped, for the room is not really large enough for more than two. t was the first one I tried on The other boy Is due here now." Would you believe It, be Even as be utteredthe words the 4 to doubt me. So I modified door-be- ll rang again. ft. 1 said "That must be he, said the proyou were dying and my boy. r ft be interrupted." fessor. . It was. The colored maid ushered stared, his Jaw sagging. 4 when I saw he wasnt aatis-t- h Bart Hodge into the studyl that," Barney went on, 1 me last card. I said you CHAPTER IT sngerously tick and confined bed." The effect on the three boys might tat down heavily on a have been made by a sudden Well," be said, laughing, crackling release of electricity. Mulrare did follow instructions, loy stiffened with a Jerk, Merri-well- a reverse order. How did he eyes widened sharply and it last one? narrowed in a moment, Hodge a doubtful," confessed Mulloy, turned pale. For the length of clock of little the breath the Wa ticking my limit and I stuck mantel founded He had to lay off you. but he on the professors of a strokes swift like the to everybody tiny hamelse except and hed talked to him if he mer. The professor smiled and rubbed (Mve found him." a Bodge hasnt shown his hands together softly: "Youre up Bartley Hodge?" be said to the lad body lamped him since he who had just come into his study. Bart breathed again. "Yes, sir. Quiet stroll by himself Jhe dog was Dean Graves sent me to see you." killed. ' fiwell had ceased to laugh, "WeH sit down, Hodge," invitnge," he said. "I wonder ed the smiling man. "It was my t become-fhihim. suggestion, f s something thats worry-f- a and he mentioned that you. like your youre nut," said Barney, two friends here, had been delayed fmr see him again ItD be in arriving before the autumn term opened. He laid you would be a thinking, now. of his greatly disappointed unless a way M he had looked a few mo could be found to take you into the before he had slowly turned school. 'led away from the scene of "Thata right. Professor," said with the dog. But It Bart Outwardly he had recovered Ido no good to tell Mulloy he his composure, but he was still disturbed. "1 had no idea aomething tragic and pa-Barts face. The Irish boy there would be so much trouble understand that. about It Wa still absent when "Weve never been so overcrowdBarney left the house, as ed, my boy, and I believe you were aPProached, to keep the very late in seeking enrollment" fanent with' Professor Scotch. "Let me explain that sir Hodge hours were over was bethen, and requested hastily. "It l some was uncertainty -cause there grounds presented a nd pleasant scene. do. But Boys about about what I would settled as .wag. t that soon ,?yng--aboueverywhere or Just as L? Poupa under the tree my mother got some very important r the buildings. All the persons to write letters" re in use. The foot I know, I know. Ive seen them. v But letters dont make any more out of the streaming fi"! the distance, to jog room in the dormitories, and it s a or of practice. rule here that all students must re( ? not cheated out of my part side in our dormitories, where they Mulloy, hia eyea thin-i?- u will be under proper supervision. Til owe It to, Frank." Perhaps you know that this was Scotch, who had been formerly a private military schooL ! long time, had the Well, the rule worked so well then living in a small white that, it was retained when the t grounds. There were change was made to the present shrubs around the system." a4 ,Tr which were cared for "Yes. sir." rWesri own hands in bis "The founders of tills academy Atwell il & t , tw: rf- - d Ml j. I m m L F1 hid-den- V fl ,d r I soe tih fc -- I g HT 1 it Xr If- - r I ly location and bought up or put under certain restrictions a gTeat tract of land all around here. Thats why we are not today surrounded by shops and stores and movie theaters and dance halls, and all the harmful distractions such a settlc-JnewouliTbrlng." Yes, sir, said Bart again. - But he was giving little attention to what the professor was saying. His mind was busy with a speculation. Why had the dean sent him here at a time when,, as be probably knew, Merriwell and Mulloy would be present? He told himself there was something queer about it and that he didnt like it He felt as if something unpleasant were about to blow up right in his face. Horace Scotch rattled on cheere fully about the advantages at academy, the most of which would have been rated aa disadvantages by Hodge. After a long speech which he seemed to enjoy much more than anybody else, he came to what Bart was wondering about "We have found we can taka all three of you boya in, he stated, "but you will have to room together In a room that was intended to accommodate no more than two. It was out at last Hodge swallowed nothing at all, but it felt like a dry lump as big as a golf balL He had been keeping bis eyes off Frank and Barney, but now be shot them a look. The Irish boy met it with a sneer and Merriwell seemed to be trying to hide a grin. Fine fellows! Wrath struck at the pit of Barts stomach. He would tell them where they got off. "Its possible, Hodge, said the professor, "that you won't like the arrangement, but its the best we can do." Then Hodge got it It was a trap. They were sure he would refuse, and that would let him out He would be told ao at once. Just in time, he held back the words that were boiling to his lips. And he got a good grip on himself before he spoke again. "Why, thats fine, sir, he made himself say, forcing a sickly smile. With that he shut his mouth hard to keep from saying too much. Once more Horace Scotch rubbed his bands together, and beamed. "Then it aeema to be all nicely settled," he said. Still taking pains not to make a false step, Bart ventured: 1 suppose these these other fellows have agreed to it already. Professor Scotch" "Oh, Td barely mentioned It to them when you rang, Hodge, but Tm sure theyll be satisfied, condition being as they are." "How about it, Mulloy?" Bart challenged. "I can stand It if you can, me lad, was the reply. Frank put In quickly: "Its all right with me, of course." "Now thata the kind of talk I exsaid the pected from you boys, professor happily. "Its the right spirit The way to get along In this world is to make the best of things when you cant have the best of things. Now there's only one more hurdle to Jump." "So theres another catch In It" thought Hodge, on guard again. "Youll have to pass a special Horace Scotch exexamination, plained. "Its required of all late arrivals. He stood up. "Ten oclock sharp, Central building. Room 13." "I dont like the number, aaid Barney. "It never brought me a bit of luck." Still beaming, the professor shook hands with them and expressed that luck would be with them. nt Far-dal- con-flrtpn- LStandish it By 600,000,000,000 gal- lons of water are required annually to quench the thirst of the iron horse and for other purpose in connection with the operation of the railroad systems of this country, according to the Association of American Railroads. This huge quantity of water would be sufficient to fill a. .channel. IQQ extendyards wide and 9 feet deep, FrancisSan to York New from ing co and return. If spread over the ground 1ft .ft depth, of n. fQtend skating frozen. It would provide rink nearly 54 miles square. It would meet the needs of the inhabitants of New York for two Washyears, or a city the aize of 1? for years. ington In volume and weight, the quanrailroads tity of water used by the each year Is greater than D ether meet their water necessary materials combined. In order .to provide the kind of needs, the railroads of the nation $50.000, OOC spend approximately r4 cost replacing each year. The it it it ? it . it 'fr VIRGINIA VALE will do Deanna durbin Broadway early Outside, when they reached the in the spring if all the experts end of the walk to the cottage door, concerned with her upbringHodge halted and looked Merriwell ing agree that it wont be too and Mulloy up and down. "Maybe much of a strain on her. you two alick worker will have decision affecting her welAny more luck in Room 13 than you did has to be pondered over by fare with the gag you Just tried to pull her mother, her on me," he said. her vocal I "Now what do you mean by manager, the 'and teacher, that?" asked Frank in surprise. Univcr- at physician "Dont play dumb, Merriwell. You cal studios and they thought you had ltall planted to are-a- ll rethrow me, but I was. onto you. Id about luctant adding had to walk the plank if I'd refused to room with you two birds. any further public appearance to her A fine little frame-up!-" That stirred something hot in already very public Frank. "Are you insinuating that life. Until recently, Professor Scotch would come In on Deanna could go about anything like that, Hodge? motion-pictur- e at work her old He a soft custard. "Oh, hes and radio wouldnt see through it You only but studios, lately uch crowd have had to get him to put it up to me the way he did. That was what followed her wherever he went that it is a source of worry to everyone. you thought." Merry stared at the fellow, and All the tumult and hysterical shook his head. "I don't suppose AUrna return you can help it, Hodge, but it's just shouting over Fred to his radio program does not mean too bad youre built that way." Walter OKeefe la being neglect"And now," said Bart, "maybe that or ed forgotten. OKeefe eo enset for me there's another dead-fal- l himself to radio listeners deared in Room 13." he was substituting for Fred while Barney pulled at Franks elbow. that he could have walked "Lets go, he said. "Whats the Alien into another big program, but right Idea, wasting your'breath on this bihe demanded ft vacation first. . J light-heartedl- "Oh, go on, both of you!" blazed Hodge. "But remember this: If they do pack the three of us into one room youll have a sweet time with me as a roommate." "Happy day are here again," grinned the Irish boy as Bart went striding off alone. The boya took the last hurdle, as Professor Scotch had called It, In full stride. All three of them were passed by the board of examinations.' That placed them, automatically, on the roster of students, and they were told that they could move Into a room allotted to them In Union hall, the old brick building that had housed the plebes in the days when Fardale had been a military schooL Hodge still bugged the belief that he had dodged a trap. H had scented the thing just in time to sidestep it In the professor's study, and then he had let Merriwell and Mulloy know he was wise. Maybe they had already played their last card, but, anyhow, he had shown them he was too clever to be caught napping. He was feeling much better when they came out of the Central building after the test was over. A Jubilant smile lurked at the corners of his mouth and there was a gleam in hi eyea. "By the way, Merriwell, he said, "how do you like the new suit Im wearing? "Why," answered Frank, surprised. "I hadn't noticed it." "Well, look it over, Bart invited. "Would you aay its 0. K.?? "It looki well on you." "But Its really on you, you know. Youll get the bill from the Varsity Clothing store, in the village. Of course you havent forgotten as soon as this that you ruined a suit of mine by feeding the coat to one of Tad, Jones pet dogs Now Merry smiled a trifle. "You don't lose any time about collecting your debts, do you, Hodge" "Not when guys like you owe me. I made this collection yesterday. Of course I had to take it off the pile, but then it could be worse. Forgot to call your attention to it when we were having our pleasant little chat after visiting old Scotch, but I hope you don't mind the overvine-covere- d sight 14 Frank. "It's "Not at a!l.M all right "Glad you think so," said Bart bis good humor seeming to increase. "Itll set you back only sixty-fiv- e bucks.. A mere bag o shells. (TO BE CONTINUED) the 18,000 water stations now maintained by the railroads would be lxl excess of $400,000,000. of the water f More than required to meet the needs of the railroads is used for steam purposes. By the chemical treatment of this water in order to remove harmful Ingredients which cause rust and scale to form onJhe inside of locomotive boilers, the railroads have, brought about increased safety and efficiency in operation as well at. a. saving, of . millions of dollars . annually. ' While remarkable resulte have been achieved, the railroads are participating in a series of scientific studies to determine what further improvements can be made in their water supply. one-hal- blest Permanent Perfume Bsse ... The most permanent perfumt jaie is musk. If fine musk is spreac n thin layers upon any surface anr ully exposed, to e changing curren ,t air. fragrance will last Lrom su o twelve months. ft y ped?" Rail Engines Use 600 Billion Gallons of Water Each Year, According to Reports Approximately : it Movie Radi WNU Sanrlca SYNOPSIS STAR DUST 5 know, Milady, that yards of 39 inch material; In medium length CVit yards. and hava joined forcea to make Pattern 1422 is designed for ), Medium this the brightest, charmlngest sizes Small Plain and Larga Christmas youve ever known? Yes, its a fact I And you whove apron requires IT's yards of 33 tried ao hard to ba good (and Inch material for medium size. never a little naughty) are going The dressy style requires 1 to be rewarded to the full. Gifts yards of SOpinch material for from Santa medium size, plus 4 yards of maby Claus to you. Hera's what you chine ruffling for trimming, as picmay expect (but remember, "Do tured. not open until Christmas"). 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