The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-19

Mahoney ideas.
Late that afternoon Jonah
kept his tryst with Hildy at the
Tai Mahal. He entered Wildover
ghosted from bush to bush, anc
arrived safely at the rendezvous
Hildy was on deck. But She
seemed listless.
"Hiya, PAL" said Jonah, ir
sprightly fashion. "Tve seer
your boy friend and it's all set
The jer-I mean, Mr.. Saxon -
will make a perfect three-poin'
landing in these preserves come
Saturday night"
oh" said Hildy, and her tone
was preoccupied. Thanks, 10
nah"
Jonah blinked. He had ex
pected touch more enthusiasm
This Saxon" he said, goini
into detail, was a little-well
hesitant at first. But ! put the
case strongly"
A girl in love, informed tha
her swain had hesitated, nigh
have been expected to prick ur
her ears. Hildy's ears never ever
twitched.
"Oh, we'll, that's all RICH
then" she said.
"Hildy," said Jonah, puzzled
Il sense in your attitude, an un
dercurrent of distraction"
She was silent moment. 9.
guess you must" she said a
last. We've had trouble here
today, Jonah. And now the mos
terrible thing Is about to hap
pen. At shutdown tonight, unles.
we get a miracle, Uncle Cal i:
going to commit suicide"
Jonah started. "Uncle Cal!
You mean the goofy little birc
with the Henry Morgenthar
| touch?"
Eyes. He's going to cut hi.
throat. The last time l saw him
he was on his way upstairs tc
hone his razor"
But, good Lord" Jonah ex'
claimed, whats brought thi.
on?"
Its that horse of his" Hildy
said. "Bucephalus. We had {
little fire here today. Nothing
very serious. One of the sum.
warehouses; burned down, that:
all. But it did create quite lo'
of confusion. Ar, during the
excitement, Bucephalus com.
pletely disappeared"
Forward, Mahoney," said 10.
nah Logan.
Mahoney, laden with photo
graphic impedimenta, practical.
ly fell out of the Ford. Gee
Chief, have l got to climb that
tree with all this stuff again?'
Silence! Stop whining! You
climb no trees, Mahoney. We
enter like Nero, through 9
breach in the wall"
Mr.. Logan spoke lightly ano
with joie de ivre. Actually he
felt anything but light. Once be-
fore at Wildover, he had com.
pared himself to Sidney Carton
And now, about to make every.
thing lovely for Hildegardt
Charming and Chester Saxon
his mood was Carton-ish in the
extreme. -
To make matters worse, thu
night that swirled around the
firm of Historical Panoramas
Inc, was Friday night. On the
morrow the race between Mr.. H
L. Channings Black Moonlight
and Bucephalus, Calvin Meggs
owner, was scheduled. And also
Jonah thought moodily, not long
after the race one Chester Sax.
on was scheduled to drop in by
airplane and bear the only girl
in the world worth looking al
off to the altar. Sidney Carton
decided Jonah, had had breeze
of it.
well, Chief said Mahoney
I'm waitin'."
Jonah strobe somberly to the
little door in the wall, the key
to which he had thoughtfully
acquired from Hildy Claiming
In another minute they were
quietly slipping quietly toward
the Tai Mahal.
Hildy was awaiting them.
JONAH" she said, with relief
Il thought you were never COM
ing. / got the note you left. What
on earth is it all about?"
Before replying Jonah issued
orders. Inside, Mahoney," he
said. land set up the apparatus.
We'll, JONAH" prompted Hill
dy, as Mahoney departed.
Jonah drew a breath. "Hildy,"
he said, this isn't easy to say
l have come, Hildy, to fix ev-
erything for you. Mr.. Fix IT.
that's me- He INDUCED in a
sepulchral laugh.
JONAH said Hildy, ARE you
Tight"
Far from it," Jonah assured
her, Now, Hildy, give me your
undivided attention. On Wednes-
dav last. / undertook commits