The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-24
In a Name
By DAPHNE A. McVICKER
g Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service.

w brawny black haired giant
sneered. "What can the cops, what
can anybody do? Take this prize
bandit, this Jasper Beedon that
shot up the hotel the other night
and got away. Suppose you ran
across him tonight. What would
you do? Chauffe him meekly wher-
ever he wanted to go, that's what
you'd do"
The small girl in the white coat
whirled, her dark eyes blazing.
"Is that what you'd do, Court"
she asked the lazy huddle that was
Courtney Frazer, back in a corner
of the country club porch.
Not at ALL" his good humOred
voice was careless. Il should use
guile ON this bandit. That's my
middle name-Guile. Courtney G..
Frazier, Guile, Inc. l should out
smart Mr.. Bandit, being short of
physical prowess, and"
"Oh!" the girl stamped a white
kid pump. You all make me sick.
Ted makes me very sick. A great
big heman like Ted saying he'd let
bandit rOmp off with him. But
you make me sicker making joke
out of everything, Court. I'd be
ashamed to own to your name, If
you don't mind making fun of it,"
Presently Virginia was at the
wheel Of powerful red roadster,
spinning up the long hard stretch of
sand with all of the motors
strength purring under her fingers.
When she slowed down to turn into
the main road she stiffened and the
car lurched. A voice came from
the rumble seat.
And don't jerk the car around
that way" it said. 1T upsets my
cOmpOsure, among other important
details. Oh, did 1 frighten you,
jimmy? Didn't you know 1 was
back here disguised as suitcase?"
"The disguise was impenetrable," "
she told him between clenched
white teeth. "Just something that
has to be carried. Full of empty
air"
He had climbed over into the
seat beside her and he bent a look
of whimsical remonstrance upon
her.
"NOw, jimmy, a mouth like that
was made for sweeter things"
The car lurched violently as the
figure of a man loOmed up in the
darkness. 1t was a white, SCARED
face, with the angry impatience of
a trapped animal and the voice that
came from it was an animals tone
less snarl.
20. X. there, stop the car" he
said Move over, Sister. Get
out, Buddy, I'm taking your place.
And make it snappy."
A small sound came from Vir-
ginia's parted lips. But Courts
voice was steady.
81 wouldn't do that" he said.
There's a car coming"
The man pressed into the seat be-
side Virginia. "Scram," he told
Courtney.
The moonlight showed Courtney's S
face, blocked off into white planes,
his eyes shining blue and confident.
Listen" he whispered, 1.-The girl
can't drive. I was just teaching
her. Move over, Jimmy. If he will
have it, We'll take him. All right.
Bother, keep the peace. I'll take
you where you want to go"
Viciously the car ate the miles,
farther, farther, Virginia moaned
to herself, from home and safety.
Suddenly the car slowed. There
was a barrier across the road, a
row of flaring scarlet torches.
Mems black forms loomed up be-
side them.
Then a man spoke as the car
came to a stop and Courtney's arm
moved Virginia's head down
against her knees and he bent over
her.
Jasper Beedon?" Virginia heard
the voice say, and the creature be-
side her threw himself up into the
car and tried to climb over the car.
Get him." Court called and then
there was scream of brakes, a
cry a great thudding in Virginia. S
head
HE wasn't killed." the other mo-
torist said, signing thankfully
"Sure, I know he's a bandit, but I'd
rather the state would see to him,
not my car. But l stopped him neat
as a whistle till those other fel-
lows could get him. But why did
he try to run?"
Court laughed. HE thought he
heard his name," he said. IT'S Jap
anese Beetle inspection along here
you know. All cars stopped to see
if there's any vegetation. l thought
they'd say Japanese Beetle - OF
course l could only guess that he
was Beedon but l thought it was
worth taking a chance"
When they had answered ques-
tions and turned the great car back
toward the direction from which
they had come, Courtney laughed
"And still they say, whats in a
Name""