Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-04-21

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By LUKE SHORT
Published by Special Advancement with The
Chicago Tribune-New York News Syn
dictate. Inc.
IN TWO PARTS-PART ONE
JODY MEETS A HAND
SOME TARTAN AND GETS
ALL BAWLED UP OVER
BRAWLING, BRAVERY
AND BRAINS.
n USUALLY, Jody Hart was
II absent from MERGERS Bust
ness College only two of the
long eight hours, and that was
from two to four in the afternoon,
when she was DR.. Gargan's recep-
zionist. End of the month, how
ever, when Doctor Gargan's state
ments had to be mailed, called for
whole day. So eight o'clock Mon
day found Jody facing DR.. Gar
gan's stiff and shiny typewriter
alone in the locked reception room
with the venetian blind up and the
sun raising beautiful hob with her
golden hair.
She was having only little trouble
was upstairs on three key or four key
when she heard the knock, firm and
demanding, on the door, Immediately,
the knecker tried the knob.
Jody hesitated only moment, then
, rose and crossed to unlock the door, a
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for this small room.
Whatever she had framed by way of
answer to that knock faded as she
opened the door and the man strobe
past her.
Good Lord!" Jody greeted him.
you're in the wrong place You want
hospital, don't you?"
| He was over six feet and he had two
perfect black eyes, matched in sunset
purple. with only two tiny Sits for the
impudence OF his gray eyes to show
There was bump on his left jaw
bone, cut on his right cheekbone,
but his lips were untouched. and they
were smiling, utterly without sheepish-
ness. There was dried blood on his
coat. He had to hold his head back to
look at Jody through puffed eyelids.
I'D take my hat off only I'm afraid
it would make you SICK" he said grim
nlng
What do you want?"
DIR. Gargan."
But he isn't in"
Get him, then. can wait" He sat
down on the sofa.
But DR.. Gargan isn't in his office
in the mornings. He's at the hospital"
Get him on the phone and tell him
it's Bill McComber'
Jody looked a little doubtful, but
went over to the desk to phone. DR..
Gargan wasn't at st. Francis hospital,
waiting for the operator to get him.
she looked at the man again. About
! 25. she judged, with the light of the
devil in those. gray. eyes. He had
pleasant face from the eyes down His
nose was a little turned up, a little
head sat his shoulders in the approved
fashion of a rangy half-back'S
attention. Hello"
This is Jody. doctor. There's a man
in the office named McComber. He
wants you to come over right away"
whats the matter with him?"
Jody looked up. Whats the matter
with you?" she asked McComber.
Tell him a fight"
sP F;sbt e. ip 1sSt the phone J0dy said
right over"
Jody hung up and McComber said,
What makes you think lost?"
You couldn't win and still look like
that" Jody answered.
But did, McComber grinned rem
iniscently: 1T was a nice little scrap.
all in all"
Where did it happen9 Inside a
riveting hammer"
McComber rose and came over and
held out his hand. How about
Jody gave him one, even lighted it
for him, then handed it over
What are you?" Jody asked sudden
ly. "a bouncer?"
McComber's look was plying That's
just like a woman" he observed Sourly
"A guy can't have any fun without get
ting women in his hair"
You call that fun?"
Il do"
"Why?"
"1-well. it just is A man is meant
to fight. If he doesn't something goes
wrong. He gets plastered and starts a
fight and makes a fool of himself Me,
I don't get plastered want to enjoy
1t. start a fight every so often just
for the fun of it."
He grinned disarmingly again when
he was finished. Jody decided he was
likeable sort. She thought of Dan
sitting over in the musty room that
Kramer, Strosnider, Pollinger and
Workman, attorneys at law, called a
law library, and her full mouth turned
up at the corners in a secret grin.