Show Lu Lucky UC ky Day Dayo o 4 oBy By Dr WILLIAM J. J MURDOCH l McClure Syndicate Features 1 TV OST men menvill will vill work If It they have to and most men have to John Anders should have worked but he Rather than them labor at a steady job or profession even if it he had learned one in his 52 years John Anders played hunches As he climbed up on a stool in Charleys Charley's Diner and distastefully ordered what seemed to him his I millionth bowl of soup John Anders had a hunch that this was to be his lucky day This is the thc last time lime for or a long while that tha 1 Ill I'll have to take your blasted soup he grumbled as the scowling proprietor set a bowl of ot the steaming stuff on the counter The Thc d dishwaters dishwater's shw free if it you'd rather have it Charley grunted you owe me Anders was used to being sneered at and ridiculed P People aple thought he was a bum because he spent his time lime and what money he had working working working work work- ing up hunches on horses lucky numbers also titles catch and slogans sloe gans gars for contests Sure they thought he was a bum but only because he never won Lazily Anders toyed with the thc soup Thoughtfully he stared at his spoon A few alphabet noodles clung to it and almost without knowing it he called them off oft P I L T That sounded familiar pm Anders sat 1 IlL little tIe straighter Pitt PUt Plat He jumped to the ground That was teas it the big J This day hed he'd show them advertising slogan contest sponsored several months before by department store Anders had forgotten all aU about itHe it He Hey Charley he hc shouted ex ex- Hows that for Cor a hunch Charley glared from Crom the gas plate Stop shouting like a 1 wild wildman wildman man he growled bitin biting you now But John Anders wasn't listen listen- Ing He stumbled out the door and fairly airly streaked down the street for or his rooming house two blocks away Maybe the mailman had left him hima a check for first prize Man oh man What a hunch hunch There was a letter for Car him allright all allright right and it was from department de store Anders's hands trembled as he took it from his landlady It had all worked out so beautifully the hunch the sign and now the letter It was almost too good to believe He finally managed managed man man- aged to get the envelope open It was Just a typewritten sheet not a check Anders felt as if it hi his heart were rolling around on the dingy hallway floor But as he read hi his spirits rose The note said that he had won a prize and could call for it any time at the store office Anders scurried back to Charleys What if it wasn't first prize Second Second Second Sec Sec- ond prize was good too too 2500 2500 And third was 1000 And there were three prizes of ot each Come on Charley let s take a alook alook alook look Anders shouted shout d from the doorway waving his letter Remember Remember Remember Re member my hunch Here it is is r ready ady to pay off At the office Anders Ander identified himself to a stenographer and presented presented pre pre- his notice The girl gil disappeared disappeared into an inner office and came oui out a moment later with a short headed bald mar man He went wait over to Anders and Charley beaming hi his pleasure Con Congratulations he said to Anders and from Crom his coat pocket he withdrew a long ope ape Just big enough to hold a nice fat check Anders thou thought ht as he took it and he wanted to dance His fingers wouldn't work Char Icy ley led him to the thc elevators looking at t you ou as if youre you're crazy he said Here Ill Here Ill I'll open it Quick Quick please please Charley withdrew a letter He Hc shook the envelope open end down then glanced at Anders's stricken face and shrug shrugged cd Wh Wh what is it Anders croaked You won prize awarded by Distributing Co Charley said almost bellowing I buy all aU my alphabet soup fr from m them he added deliberately Oh no no sur surely ly I didn't win win- Soup No Charley replied with witha a tigers tiger's purr You wont won't have to tobo bo bother het me me for credit any more bec because be bee c cause use you won something you'll like even better than soup soup 24 24 pound one packages of for quick grease cutting dishwater |