t Horatio. save way to the lam-e primitive Rlfl. Rod the vindilztive carom desHte er. - - ' oondescension. _ wont?" hdesk had m ‘must look rath . iorm had ucht was bringing o siderable contribution to fhe Popu- lar Socialist nwveuient in the aha e o! his natural eloquence. rapid oo - rel-tension an enei . -I-le ound Lord Horatio lncapa. le or up realm-Ling any gift; but his own. rd Hardin was seated beiore a great, ornamental. umbusinesslike esk wl h a large lnkstflnd and im- pessive Dlp€1"WBiQ'hii-S and neces- nories. Ee was posed as an eighteen- th-century Whig gentleman. But he was smokm a. cigarette and there was an r -tra_v of stubs and a selection oi ciguefte paokagw among the more nwnumental desk ll tings. He was wearing a. flogged purple velvet Tuxedo. His w lte nhirt collar was open to reveal his neck picturesquolyhTo his lelt wu a large table a litter o! ~ pump lets. press cu tings, memorandum pads and even ks. and looking over this borri of a small, spe cher. who had been takinfi down lnrdshipls wrrfimu nce. She rose to go at Rod's entry. ‘ “No. no." said Lord Homtiv- “Vii-h ‘u restrnining gesture or 5:1 elegant hand, we shnn't be long. He lmd given Bud the benefit o1 his profile, the mddy tomlook. the Corinthian nose, the mher under- hung Jaw. Now he halt turned w farm. The expression of his rather too closefy-set eyes was designed to convey hypnofio netration. "Well." he sai "What do you CHAPIER XVI‘! LORD BOIIUN lord Bohun. indolent behind his ode no suagesion that mm should sit down. Bud had an , impulse to seize a chair and plant hirnse h- His ti. but there was no cha . B . the ihmrnnhg thought that he mu pm" P“ ginwsfinder- 8113f a Y‘ 0T 0n. “The Pvfino‘ do: zwhalt 9m you do?" " ve you been trained?” ' “I've debated in the Union with suowss. “But in the real world I mid. you been trained? Our speak- "If you mean that poor little list ours-J’ For koiprosandconsoiy onogonud wins at a. losshiaor wonifit " you nncy ve a - nelltyixqgoid lord or- ntio. " wonder. How tall are you?" There was a pause. 1! Loni Hor- Slory of alWorlB Dictator ’ ” ' Bi n. o; wms .whh 81”‘- w taking in . m munists gag hold tio hod not been so ooeuip sonol nity oi the lace “I'm two inches taller than Nap- oleon." said Rod. "Remarkable! But ior platform work you xeqtuire more thana w- incidenoe o! hut sort. You want n definite. commanding 1 I have hod to st and myself. ou - have to dominate. Frankly I think u’re too short. questions for ln ooh- n and obedi . He turned the wonderful hypnotic gaze of the leader lull upon the new adherent. bkt it did not have "But do ou know who I om?" " youiuiawwtntican He turned to o and then thmqht oi something t?) "Why the hell don't you have c rs here for gle to sit downs" he asked. He went toward u» door. " moment, my. boy," he heard ‘m him. , “Qlg .. 3‘.‘§'fl““tf"' mo... d 0P5 0 W88 I B11 looking very seandosiired arldupstem 3g‘! not h ' um hfitpoosibfll; the chairs. Salute?" IArd Horatio lifted hiodhlnd sad End zeclprocated. Inr droppedhishuxid andaodidfltid beiore him. I across this» peo~th Hora o a The N rth Ailhnedulnoi he non-end nod um ‘ tum w he o nuchdskueeiim in h: mailer Bolton: e i1 therein The . W W1“ "mute. but tg: B ‘s Socialists soemod to be do now shout it. Ihey were y was on influence opportunity. Run! found Droed on duty a: the Pur ie House and he hod no difiouity in the sanctum on the making lower mom-S. to second in wiflwut floor. He woi mm n’ tlo sittl z hu desk. He xfi twwoozmzelncs laelore him. One porteutous and do noth ng about either o! them. T e dossier was the result oi confidential en~ uuries by Capmln Smike. whose duty t was’ to report upon the in ernal disoipluie of the Party to th . ‘lhe last entry noted that Bud had not yet dimmed the matter or! training whh Hogsin. In addition Smite had some heartay abo Steenhold’; lists-he had thought it r, he.said. not to show himself there until he knew that somothm Was really brewing __ and his ohie tact was that Rod sometimes talked very small and Miecively. " o idees, plentliul it’ not round. He has a certain force. But so rar—-'ust talk“ The rest 8i thatmcmw is mos y coma ons wl nsy bum y“ "W (So Smlire. ‘Ilhe Popular Socialist: were always very loud and soomiul about pumice-whatever pansies mizht be. "Oar-notion" seems to have been smikds own original un~ aided term for a mitigated “Red".) Loni Horatio h back his lips from his teeth on mg‘ kgslmaginary tunes upon them wi r nails. when change’: l-n stimulat thought " ideas?" he sad, and was tam his teeth and regarding that speech of his schemingly when Run with a. certain b s; m‘ in. “What the dnvil!" exclaimed his lordship "What . do you want? Where's the salute?" “That mlutelfll cried End "Oh! How does it go Bohun tell into the trap exam. "Don't you trouble about a chair.’ sniduflaid. I can say all I have to say wal n3 about the room. But I must know before you leave Landon what we are going to do about the American trouble. Mexioo? And the shooting in Booth Carolina. Pur- ticularly the ahooting in South Carolina. It’; the grandest op r- tunity the Party has ever hn . of a i Before the Com- o! lt. Sin uainst the riovernmait and wit all the natura instincts of the peo- ale behind us. What are we going d0 He “Owed short and stared at Mrs Oran-lb. She had flopped bask in her dmlr quite eudlbly. Her - brown hod risen a iluil two ino ea to esecmted by trippe s. "You l: hlolslgarty is goring to dolwaisie liisn - d hreithina miles. l0d um-‘QhHnJJam \ It: v l, whhmd _ Oriana???‘ limp in her "I was n1’ d--you might him." nil? disci . lard H brook him m . I've deit with tougher lbuii n . . . . ve ‘u ordered the our? Hotel? No. ‘m staying DEFEAT oi the Purple» BUD TASTE! Rod went out out oun wsv if... . tiled “ '91» our lest 1mg‘ fin‘ l‘ JGMQO nfi oi th l . - €i§t€¢‘€§§' known - to m‘ plain! V 800s ifilpaskndm . to {lilo ten," said Rud. "I'll have o er mm B)? J. R. Williams *- git/m» ~ ‘- Major Hoopla ‘MEMBER Now, YOU euvs ARE WITNESSES THAT r ONLY aomeowso SEVEN DOLLARS oN THAT s-rur: ' volts ulvncg. m, h c. u. s umon "_~1'HE scooP aov, we ear our-z “ PAWS ON ms STUFF LEGALLV NOW AND HELL PAY us as“ 2am: mos WHATA W” -//‘ COIHCIiDEHCé “rs-am was ' ,. % cAu HARDLY WAIT "ro sss / YULETIDB ls ‘THE MAIN. oer/or- 2 WHAT vowve BRouén-rr HAH -HAH.' sup new 2r. awe nun-m 1o s. nammzmsts mveN-nou ‘1HAT_WILL succoR HUMAN- rrv oowu rrwnaueu was AeEsMn-é COLOSSAL ! ~9¢HI~1¢¢ZLs OF Youszs was. 7x035 I lsnvsscmmm. . AND %§\. aoow "r0 ., “m”? " Y ‘IH"TOP or= ‘m’ h} . ' wrlii . l \\\\ o. \\ l * d» . l\\\m ~ III FEET IIIIRT? ‘H; J. A. saith)“ . Cldroporllsb-Podiatrir: u: Gt- Geo. at. bhuhmwn All‘ 16am u - and. ohleifiwllyfilfiil? a h‘ -lunhinnolnmmm ‘ l! below the iroenin -P""?'"=!'_.¢ dll°i>vilm. Will win-rot. as-r ‘rukwonto "/1 \\\&§\\\\\\\\\\ A E . 9555f.‘ Hglglgg Us % SOMANYGREAT mo smwerwpus 5 ; w’ cmmnsv -r¢ aecoae HE 651-5 ‘ 111E155 ‘wig; mAvfisu-aswev-rgg: _ Brunt: m‘ Ffs some]... ANY OF ‘FHS counss AM Bu ~ - P‘ ‘ "1" ' STUFF BAéK! - uscmwkAFF-cokowF-FTT-‘w _‘ 1Q. AQ- . ~ _ _ A ; s . ,,>‘ i 4a. " . / " _ iuuthw ‘/,_ CHQEYMAS ~ V 1.‘. '70 ALL-r-i BRINGING up FATHER oH-uAulet-neo- ' JIGGS- we Mus-r-"gueew-ENDS we h1g5 kll-g-ivvv-Igu, JusT SOMEONE A:ND.TSA'T'I whéNfi PPY we AQENPI‘ IN ANY A vEs-Mtzs. VAN TIZUCKEN - - M sorzev-Bur- M91156; DAU HTEIZ-TELL HER THAT , TOO Bus ' DRCEJWED $OCIAL. CLU ME T EATH " ‘-:'%EES‘ESPE% TALK- _ “‘ I A F ‘ilgwili 9H" “AQM-Lggfié 55”“ 5% '“%A‘§§E31EA%%5°§§° cavéun-unuotzso TH sAN 9 h Hllllllllllll scream . Ilord Horatio held ‘up a hand, ve you come here to moire es Mr-Jvlr. Whittle-low? I don't remembn inviting you to do "I don't want to lnl-ke speeches here, but! wunttomaksupeeoh" in I can handle: or you don. fiis aituittlon Ii you ha]: to to Yo}??? . we.» anyh the de Pnrk Pifltfilgl he??? 831x: any. Let me take a line and i0 i. " or . e . migraine his hands. "But 10013:: Lord Horatio looking t Rod. Tm! W" 0f 311:8? he thought. was what comes of what they called ideas. This ymmceter was going w be a nuisance in the Part —prob- Blhly even a menace. His eérontery as . w . With an extremity o: quiet 900m, 10rd Horatio demanded: "Are you ii We want a man o! movement at still very . e1; me tell you, '33 fluid“ T. htwitféi" “i?” um - ioir-enctigs’ Be wintedhis re- marks with an extended time: "We By George McMaET r By Edwina TIPPIE and "CAP" STUBS ' wnv CAN'T | so UPTOWN wrru YOU TO MEET MOM? 1 our mum: sow’ r0 A MOVIE‘. V we ARE. NOT! TH’ OLD DINING-ROOM two ts WELL WHY PICK 0N ME?" GEE- GOING INTO YOUR ROOM——MY wl-uzli . . 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