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Show THE SAUNA SUN. SAUNA. UTAH M o 0 CHAPTER VII Continued -Z- - I Frank didn't tell Tad to send a taxi after him. He didnt wait for (anything. Out of Union hall he shot, and even the long hill 6n the jump, slow him down much. He got his second wind after passing over the top of the hill and went Iflying down into the village, where jthe lights were gleaming in the first hour of darkness. A man told him where to drug store. Tad was waiting in front of the tore. Where have they taken your dog, tild pal?" Merry asked as he up. They got him in the town man- agers office now. Hes Sid Hawk- ins. He tells 'em what to do bout dogs they fetch in. Its just around the next corner. Oh, gosh, Frank, Im glad youve come! The agitated boys eyes were red his cheeks had been streaked ?nd tears. Frank patted his shoul-de, r. Well this up before you can cay eeny, meeny, miney, mo," was Lead me to that his assurance. town manager's office." Tilted far back in his swivel chair, 6id Hawkins was chewing the soggy end of a cigar. He was a languid man and his feet were bedded in their favorite resting place on top of his desk. He was talking to Mike Dugan, whose bowed legs supported a bloated body that looked heavy enough to make bis feet cry for a rest also. Dugan was holding fast to the end of a piece of rope that was tied around the neck of a small black Scottie. The whining dog was pulling at the rope. . But you told me, Sid," Dugan was saying, that I'd g6t'50 cents for every dog I picked up that wasnt wearing a license, and this dog didnt have no license on." Well, that was because I hadn't got ground to it, Mike, was the lanMiss Burrage guid mans answer. paid for his license, but I was just o pushed with other things that I forgot to tell the clerk to make it fix 77i o o purse-snatch- day morning," promised Hawkins. But I want my 50 cents just the same, cording to the understanding that Id get it for every dog I caught without a tag," 6aid Mike Dugan grimly. Taint my fault you forgot to notify the clerk, Sid." They were arguing over that when Frank and Tad left the office with Sprise, joyously released from the rope that had been hitched to his neck, trotting at their heels. Sprise must have a collar to wear his license tag on, Tad," said Where can we get one?" Merry. Fullers hardware store. They carry em -'long with sportin goods. But I ain't- got no dough to buy one with." But maybe we can squeeze over that bunch, old pal. Show me Fuller's place." Already Fardales wide and main street was beginning to take on its usual lively Saturday well-light- Well, then," said Merry, advanc- ing, it 6eems that Ive broken the sprinting record over Academy hill for nothing." The town manager slowly dragged his feet off the desk and let them fall, with a clumping sound, on the floor. He pulled his bent body up straighter and gazed at Frank with interest. Now I guess youre the young feller that kept that other dog from chawing Inza Burrage up in John Sn odds grove, aint you?" he said. Unless Ive Merriwell nodded. got a very bad memory Im the fellow," he admitted. Well, I hope you didnt make any mistake in thinking you wasnt touched by that critters teeth," said Sid Hawkins, for we got a report that he was mad, all right. The way I look at it, said Frank, it took a long while to get that report, Mr. Hawkins." The town manager pulled the wrecked cigar out of his mouth and yawned like a hippopotamus. Well, Weve not exactly," he answered. had it quite a few days." Have you?" exclaimed Merry in Thats odd. I havent surprise. heard about it before." Well, you see we decided it wasnt best to worry anybody till we could collect up the loose dogs round here that the critter might have bit, and put em out of the way, explained Hawkins leisurely. So we put Mike, here, on the job right away, and now nobody can charge us with letting a lot of unlicensed dogs run loose as a menace to the community. Oh, I see." Merriwells smile And you was dry as starch. werent sure whether 1 had been scratched by the teeth of that rabid beast or not. Maybe it didnt occur to you that by this time I might go a little mad myself?" Huh?" Hawkins stared lazily. But you said you wasnt touched, didnt you? John Snodd said so too, didnt he? So did Inza Burrage, didnt she? So did Tad, here. Well, I dont believe in stirring some things up too much and getting a lot of fussy people on my neck. Ive got a position to hold." That explains it," accepted Frank. Even now," the town manager went on, Id be for letting folks forget about it if Pete Smith hadnt found out about the report and put a piece in the paper today. He makes you out to be quite a hero, young feller. I spose youve read it? No, said Merriwell, still more surprised. Ive been much too occupied with other things to look at a newspaper today. Then you better get one and o night appearance. Everybody was getting out in town early. Autos of and vintage, every description bringing people in from the surrounding country, were finding parking spots. The sidewalk would soon be thronged. The big electric signs of two movie houses made splashes of color on opposite sides of the thoroughfare. In the hardware store Merriwell selected and paid for the best collar that was adjustable to Sprise's neck. He also bought a metal tag to be attached to the collar, and paid for the stamping which would give the dogs name, the name of its master, and the license number. "Gee, Frank gee!" gulped the laughing boy, wiping something out of his eyes. Its just swell. Its just grand, aint it, Sprise? The dog barked and tried to wag its tail off. The big school truck, loaded with a somber bunch of football players returned to the academy, was rumbling down the street as they came out of the store. Nobody was cheering the team as it passed through. But suddenly a girls cry, sharp and startling, slashed the air; Stop, thief! Nobody had to tell Frank Merriwell who she was. He knew her voice before he whirled and saw Inza Burrage pointing at a man who was running away with her purse in his hand. He shot after the fleeing rascal without a second of hesitation, and the gaping witnesses were given a greater thrill than either of the local movie theaters could provide that night. Pete Smith, who had come into town in a private car just ahead of the school truck, beheld something that made another good story for him. He was doing very well today. Watching Frank cut down the distance between himself and the running thief. Pete knew just how he would describe it. He loved strong phrases, hackneyed or .not, and he would say that Merriwell burned the air." He hoped it wouldnt get the blue pencil, for nothing else he could think of fitted quite so well. Coming up behind in full stride, Merry dove headlong and made a flying tackle. His fingers, bent like hooks, caught both of the man's churning legs at the knees, which was a trick to start future arguments every time an should happen to mention it. Down those hooked fingers slipped without losing their hold, and down went the man on the hard asphalt. Frank had a knee jammed into the small of the robbers back when the fat night cop arrived, puffing locomotive of like a eye-witne- ss wood-burnin- g L STAUDISD Ruth Wyeth Spears Oilbsrt Patten er the right. That tied the fellow up so he couldnt do a thing. Hey! panted the fat policeman. You dropped that bird like youd hit him with both barrels of buckshot." He fumbled some businesslike handcuffs out of a pocket. Let me get these bracelets on to him." There was cheering now; the fellows on the school truck started it and others took it up. A crowd of excited persons swarmed around. They stared at Frank, asking who he was. He picked up Inza's purse, which the thief had dropped as he fell, and spoke to the officer: This belongs to Miss Burrage. Ill take it to her." Her eyes looked starry as he approached, but maybe that was caused by the gleam of 60 many electric lights. Heres your purse, Miss Burrage," he said. She took it from his hand without glancing at it. she replied, a flush Thanks, It was spreading over her face. nice of you to save it for me, but I think you were a meanie to give me the air the way you did. After Sunday morning services in the chapel the anvil chorus became a tocsin at Fardale. It resounded through the dormitories and echoed over the campus. And as usual the hardest hammer swingers were fellows who had registered zero when it came to making a mark anybody could see without a magnifying glass. They were the common denominator, minus. Bob Gagg belonged in that classification below the line, and he was as busy as an ant patching up a nest that had been kicked to pieces. Though he hadnt seen the game at Mayfield, he could tell anybody who would listen just what had been the matter with the Musketeers and did. He scurried around in a perfect dither of excitement and She Took It From HU Hand Without GUneing at It. 4 Original WNU Service CHAPTER VIU out." arms. o read about yourself, but dont let it grandfathers days. With his left hand he was gripping the mans left fly to your head." Thanks for the advice." Frank wrist, which had been twisted backNow ward and thrust upward between smiled again, differently. His about Tads dog. When will he the wretchs shoulderblades. right hand had grasped the chin of get his license? and turned it to Ill tend to that first thing Mon- the half-smok- ed Coming in just then, Frank had checked Tad long enough to hear this bit of conversation. Now he let the boy go, and Tad scampered forward to fall on his knees and gather the excited dog up into his Gilbert Potion DDQT o o S By rv Scurrying around like that, he saw something that set him wondering. He saw Coach Kane and Frank Merriwell go into Professor Scotchs little white cottage together. But even Barney Mulloy couldnt or wouldnt tell what that meant when he was asked about it. So Gagg formed his own opinion and peddled it. The professor was a football fan. He followed the team when he could, and he had come back from the Mayfield disaster looking all shot. Now, seeking to plug the gaps he was putting his nose into Kanes business by trying to get him to use Merriwell as one of the plugs. That was Gaggs guess. Running into Hodge, Bob asked him what he knew about it. Why, how should I know anything?" said Bart, flushing. I dont waste my breath chinning to either Merriwell or Mulloy. But Merriwell is one of Old Scotties pets, and you may be right. Still I should worry. Kane wont use a freshman on the team if he can dodge it, even with no rule to stop him. Its my bet that the best Scotch gets Merriwell is a chance to be knocked around on the scrub. Thats what Kaney handed me." Well, he wont last long at that if the stuff about him being a quitter is true," said Gagg. Its as true as a Hodge asserted. Bascomb dug that dope bee-line- ," up about him. He puts on a flashy show when he can and gets his name into the newspapers, but hes saffron when it comes to football. Thats when he lies down." Bascombs pretty sore about the way Merriwell tagged him with the name Grand Canyon." Why not? Since yesterday every little dipsiedoodles callinghim that, and it wasnt his fault he missed the posts for those two points. The line was weak as cambric tea. It stopped the Mayfield rushers just the way a feather duster stops bullets. He says so." Thats natural, but I guess hes right. Its my notion Tom Kanes pretty well washed up around here as a coach." Now youve said something. Putting me on the scrub when Im a better man than any of that bunch of new players .he used yesterday! But if he thinks Im going to stand for it long hes got another think coming." Hodge went on his way and Gagg continued to scurry. This was a day when, after services in the chapel, Bart had little trouble about avoiding his heartily detested roommates. Also he kept away, as well as he could, from fellows who would be liable to speak of Merriwell. The way that show-pf-f was getting himself talked about was sickening! He had a date to go riding with Inza that afternoon. That would be something pleasant, anyhow. She was a great kid. She was riding another horse around in Snodd's yard when Bart got there, and Snodd was watching her doubtfully. The horse was a handsome, spirited creature. Barts mount and the one Inza had usually ridden were tied up to a hitching rail, both wearing saddles. Im going to beat you when we race today, she called laughingly as he came trotting into the yard. But I dont know about letting you ride Satan, Inza," said the worried looking farmer. Hes pretty skittish and fiery. I saddled him up for Merriwell. Hodge stopped and stared. Whats that?" he asked sharply. Who did you say Oh, Franks going with us, Bart," said Inza quickly. I challenged him to do it last night, in town, and he took me up." Oh, he did, did he? Hodge caught his breath with a hissing He would! Hed jump at sound. it like a trout at a fly. But he cant put that one over on me. He ran to his horse, unhitched the animal and leaped up into the Come on!" he cried, saddle. swinging alongside Inza. Were going away from here now." she Oh, be a sport, Bart, If hes willing to begged. Too late John Snodd cried a warning. Bart had leaned over and struck Satan sharply on the rump with his open hand. The animal leaped, almost throwing Inza. Barely saving herself, she managed to stay in the saddle as the horse shot away with the bit in its teeth. You fool!" cried the farmer. Catch her! That critterll run But Hodge was in pursuit already. He whirled out of the yard and turned after the runaway animal, headed toward town. Merriwell had seen this happen. He had almost reached the turn into the yard when Bart went tearing past him. Dashing to the third horse, he tore it loose from the hitching rail. Snodd was shouting something at him, but he didn't hear it. A bound carried him astride. He turned the animal on a dime and was away, riding like a cowboy. (TO BE CONTINUED) Gretna Green, Just Over Scottish Line, Still Popular With the Runaway Couples A Bandanna Doll Has Old Time Charm IF YOU want to make a very big as at F to define the waistline. doll, use two hanks of yarn and Thread a large needle with white darning cotton and make the mouth and eyes with several stitches made as shown here. 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In ye olden tymme, runaway couples who couldn't wait for the bans to be published in England, or who wished to avoid mention in the society columns of the day, or who feared to face father, went swiftly to Gretna Green. There, according to the Scottish law, they could be married by any Mac, Jock or Sandy. But because the Green smithy was the nearest thing to the border, the Green smith became the favored marrying priest at the Green. It kept him busy in between horses. Time has wrought change ii. Gretna Green. Though marrying is still one of the principal industries, the smithy has been outdone. We note in sadness that this is no longer the horse age, and that motor cars now wear most of the laurels once reserved for Morgans and thoroughbreds. Statistics show that more persons travel to Scotland by auto- one-quart- er gas man traffics in the commodity on which the Green smiths grew famed and opulent. Over his stand is a sign: We have performed more than 10,000 marriages. 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