The Washington times., 1926-01-15

squads frame-up
Ma Harris. Danny's mother.
actor. Joe never yelled Tor help
II. his life, They'd think he was
cheering. But even II he could
make 1t sound like his throat was
cut, that wouldn't stampede EN-
none. Joyriders. Barker'd stick 70
his post.
there pinned under q car and dyinS,
Derhaps?
ooh, he'd send a man up there
IL Cunningham didn't happen along
about. that time. But his JOB If
chasing rnm-runnersnone Of this
reseuing dan1sels in distr hat r
Ii. Now we got II. Give 'er q
fed Of gas. boy. We're in q hurry.
whats the rush?
Were going after some of that
glue. know where there's n
hundred and twenty-five pounds
OF IT..
A girl9''
"SheIl fetch Fem.
Count me out.
Maybe I'd better let Joe drive
and you do the squealing You're
pretty good at 1t. Only you're
starting too soon. You're two
hours ahead Of schedool Aw, cut
ii cut, kid. Cant you take a little
slammin'? You couldn't sQueal IL
you had to- that's what | told
Mr.. Bowdcin when began looking.
you up last Saturday. Take It
easy, kid. You don't know this
girl. She's Just about the cutest
.sAnd you want me to drive her
into a mess like this2'
Aw, what are yOu giving Ms.
Where's the mess? You leave her
two miles this side Of IL. The
rough stuff doesn't begin till yOu
hit the pike, and it's thousand
tO-One shot there's no rough stuff
at all.
You take her for q drive out on
the pike. Nothen out the way in
that she's been out here before.
She knows this place better'n what
you do. You leave the road and
bump the gate at the Allen place.
All right--that's fun for her. Bet
tern q movie.
Then you hop out and beat 1t,
and she has chance to show what
a fine actress she is-welI. that'll
suit her all the way through. You
don't suppose I'd do anything to get
my own niece In Dutch, do your
Shes your niece, is she?''
Sure
Cant help it. Tom. If we can't
put this thing through without
calling on a woman for help, we
might as well quit now"
Let Girl Decide for Herself
Here's what well do. kid. Wen
go round and put 1t up to her. If
play it alone. can't say fairer
than that, can I? I'm putting my
opinion In the pool, and you're COW
who wins Don't be q crab and
stick out for your own way all the
time, kid. You can be wrong same
as anyone else.
All right. I'll take you at that. /"
Fine business. Now up Madison
Ave. Third st, to your right. Now
to your left. That's it-second
door from the corner. This is my
sisters joint, but I'm boss, see?
Josie'n be in, all right. She gen.
orally does like. say
Josie was in-no possible doubt
Of that. could hear her en-
thusiastic welcoming of Uncle Tom
before had seated myself in the
dingy-looking but comfortable old
leather armchair that Tom waved
me to before he mounted the stars.
The rumble of his deep bass was
silver-mounted by Josie's iridesceT.t
laughter. 1t fairly filtered ana
sparkled down the stairway like an
avalanche of soap bubbles. "A
rather vivacious girl, this JOSIE"
thought.
The rumble grew articulate as a
door opened. Better hurry. No
time to fool away"
"All right, Uncle Tom. 1 won't
Dc but moment. Ma! Ma!
Throw me my fur coat. I'm 20.
ing out with Uncle Tom"
The thud, thud, creak, creak of
solid, substantial number elevens
was oVertaken and passed By 4
rhythmic pitter-patter that waited
Josie well into the room, her eyes
focused on me from the time she
passed the door-sill.
oh, is this it," she called ont.
isn't 1t cute! Can l have It,
Uncle Tom?' "
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
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