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TWAT W:5H'5 SONMA BE RAMMED R-1&HT3ACK INTO YOUR MOUTH /

I SEE I SOT MERE JUST IN \ /'YOU'RE A Big MAW WITHTIlAEu'-pOM'T SIGN ANYTHING,) \ THAT SUN IN YOUR HAND,MA1*,' MARLlN'STHE.VAfc.- \ \ BILLY THE KIP. FlSHT MEMINT WHO'S BEEN BEHIND ALL / f. HAND-TO-HAND, AND I'LL

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THE SHERIFF FOUND THETRAPDOOR JUST WHEREYOU SAID, BILLY. ALSOPROMISES TO DEVELOPAMNESIA IF YOU SETTLEDOWN HERE TO RUN THECOMPANY FOR ME.I NEED A GOODMAN.

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PUT SOW, THEY'EEFAITHFUL, HONEST,LCVAi,

STOW IT/ THEY'RE LIKE CACTUS. THEYJUST BEEN AROUND TOO LON5 DRIEDOUT. ALU THEY KWOW IS WHERE THEYSOT BOOTS. LET 'EM OO AT ROUND-UP

TIME.

CUSS ME, YOUNG'UN, BUT YOU'RE HERE AND ALLIN ONE PiECE. JOIN US FOR THE ROUND-UPAND THEW I'LL JOIN YOU AND WE'LL HIT THE

TRAIL AGAIN

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FOESET IT' AFTER EOUNP-UP WE'LL HIT THE TRAIL. I AIN'T AIMINS TO PLAYSCHOOL MARM TO A HOT&LOODEP HARDHEAD. ,„.,.,---

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&EEN BEEATHIN&.THIS AIN'T NOTIME FOR EONS.

I OUSHT TO SHOOT ) I DIDW'T THINK A BADYOU NOW/ GET^^ TEMPERED kID LIKE YOUSOING BEFORE ^\ COULD COUNT TO THREE.I COUNT THREE/ Nr-r I'M WAITING/

WELL BIS MOUTH. GUESSYOU KNOW WHO'S BOSS.YOU EANCH ©UMS CAWuse your knees iw aMAN'S GUT, BUT HOTLEAP WILL LEARN YOU/

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TELL ME SHUGKUE.WOULD YOU LIKE TOCOUNT CVER AGAINWOW, WITH YOURGUN IN YOUR HOLSTER?I'M CALLING YOU / ANDJUST SO YOU KNOWWHERE WE STAND, 1PEOMISE YOU YOURGUN WILL NEVER 4LEAVE YOUR HOLSTER.'

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I WANT THIS DUST-EVTEN EAT i.[ :w C ' Of TOWN,PAP. I'LL BET YOU HE'S JUST. TWO 6TEFS ^rAHEAD OF THE SHERIFF ANYWAY. ^_„__—-"

SHUSKUE, YOUR DAD'S A FINE MAN FBOM ALLI HEAR . YOU'VE GOT A GOOD RANCH ANDFINE CATTLE. YOU AIN'T A SAD 'Uhi, YpU'EEJUST MEAN. GUESS I'LL HAVE TO SOFTEN *3U

UP FOR YOUR OWN GOOD/

IT'S AN OLD CHEBOKEE TEICK, 5HUSPUE.I'M LEAVING YOU OWE HAND FREE TO SERVETHAT JAVA, HOT IN A CUP FOE YOUE DADAND ME . OHE RECKLESS MOVE AND M2J1LHEAR YOUR BONES

DAD, TELL HIM TOSTOP. HE'S BREAK-

ING MV ARM?

I'LL HAVEMV COFFEEBLACK, SON

AND NOW, SHUSRUE, PUT YOUR GUNSON THE TABLE AND SET TWO HORSES,YOURS AND MINE, WE'RE SOINS FOR AEIDE AND A TALK, STEVE WILL SO WITHUS TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO

SHENAWtSANS

/ALL THIS CATTLE AND THE GOODFUT

YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE THATWHEN I BULLIED 'EM, THATEVERY WAY WHEN I SPAT A"

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TW'*gmwm$> WE'VE HAD A GOOD SEASOKI. ALL YOU MGN JOINED INREAL FINE. THERE'S A BONUS FOR ALL OP YOU/NOW I WANT TO ASK VDU MEN, LIKE WE ALWAYS DOAT ROUND-UP TIME, WHO DO YOU THINK DESERVESA SPECIAL SONUS THIS YEAR FOB COINSTHE BEST BOUNCING -UP *

WELL, BOSS, NEVER THOUGHT THE DAY) HOORAY!WOULD COME WHEN I COULD SAYTHIS AND MEAN THIS, BUT %>OL

PETE i. PETEPAKKEB/PIP youSEE? I&EAT 5IU.VFAIR ANP

AWP WHAT'STHAT, PETE?

I /L£.y MAD Aiwayff BEENSUZE OFa welcomeat the tr/ple

heartranch, belonging toolpJUOGE MAST, A LONG TIME FRJENPOF HIS, WHOASKED NO QUESTION'SANP PEMANDED NO ANSWERSBUT THIS VISIT WAS COMPLICATEDBy THREE NEWANP DISTURBINGFACTORS. THE FIRST WAS THEBEAUTIFUL JUDY HART. THE OLPJUPSE'S GRANPPAUGHTER,JLS~RETURNED FROM SCHOOL ; T^ESECONP WAS PETE PARKER, THBJUPSE'S NEW FOREMAN, OBVIOUSLYSMITTEN WITH JUPVANP JEALOUSCF BILLY; AMP THE THIRD WASASANS OF HUSTLERS THAT HAP IN-FBSTEP THE ENTIRE VALLEY-STEALING HUNPZEPS OFHEAPSOF CATTLE. BILLY PIP NOT HAVETO BEA PROPHET TO FORESEETROUBLE AHEAD SHOULD ITBEPISCOVERED THAT THE JUPSE'SGUEST WAS NONt OTHER THANTHE NOTORIOUS BILLY THE KIP.'

STOP IT, PETS, YOU'RE) GOT TO RAYTALKINS down-^/attentionRIGHT SILLY.'DON'T PAY HIMANV MIND,&ILLY.

TO ANY WINDSTORM, JUDY-

NO TELLINGWHERE IT MI6HT

BLOW/

SURE APPEAES AS \ I HAVEN'T PICKED AklYIF YUH'VE PICKED I HOM&RE, PETE PARKER.YER5ELF A COLD- OH, I HATE YOU IFOOTED HOM&RE, / MATE ALL MEN iJUDY-

DON'T SET ME WRONG, JUDV.I HAVEWT ANVTHIN' ASAINSTBILLY PERSONALLY- - . HONEST.ITS JUST THAT WrTH ALL THE5EBUSTLERS A&OUT, I JUSTDON'T WANT YUH GETTfN'WI)!EOUPWITH6ADCOMPANY. AND IKEEP HEARIN' ALLSORTS OF RUMORSA&OUT &ILLY/

HE'S AN OLD FRIEND|OF MY SEANPPAD'SAND THAT'S ENOUGHFOR WE AMP

SHOULD BE FOR M3U,XDU'R.6 JUSTJEALOUS,

THAT'S ALL/

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JEALOUS, AM 1 ? WHY YUH LITTLESOUIRT, THIN KIN' VUH'RE AWOMAN. NOMAk! WORTH HISSALT'D LOOK TWICE AT YUH.'

PETE ( PETE fCOME &ACK— WHEREARE YDUGOING?

ITO TOWN, WHERE

I I CAN SEE SOMEREAL FEMALES,NOT SHORT CHANGECOW &UNNIE5.'

AND THAT'S MY CU= FOR. RAISIN' DUST. TO &ETTER

. GIVE THEM &OTH A CHANCE:- TO COOL OFF. ANYMARRIAGE THEY MAKE IS

' SUKE GO|N' TO &E A. MIGHTY BUMPY BUTINTERESTS' ONE,'

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AfiLV, GLANClNS AT THE ANSRYGXL ZIQ1N6^ NE%T TO HIM, GR/.YNEP SLOWLY TO MMSELF.HE'P PONE MAWrHIMS&IN MS LIFE, BUTTHIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE'P EVES FOUN&-.".aeiFPLAviNe cuPid, the sowanqarrowKIP*

IT'S PETE AWP HE'SFIGHTlMS AGAIW.&JLLY, YOU MUSTSTOP HIM/

WWV? PETE LOOKS MISMTVCAPABLE OF TAKING CAEE OFHIMSELF. I DOhi'T SEE AMVMEED FORMWN' IN.'

ZE A ODWARD,&1LLV AMD IPESPJ-SEC0WACP5/

\tLLY WAS POSITIVE OF IT MOW. UELPlNS THE SC-AZBOW KIP WAS THE TOUSHEST JOB HE'D B

TACKLEP! BUTALL HE COULD PO MOW WAS TO

PETE, yOU STOP'THIS FISHTIWSATOMCE? VDUOUGHT TO &EASHAMED OFYOURSELF/

WANT TO MAKE 'SOMETHIKJ'OF IT? THET LITTLE SCRAPP!PW'T EVEN DISTURB WV&REATHIN' AND I RECKONX COULD MDP UP THE ROADW:TH VUH, WITHOUT MESSIN'MV HAIR/

HOWO0O, NOTONLY\PIC? HE KNOWWHO,I WAS, BUT HECALLED YOU BILLY

.

THE KID. THAT'STHE NAME Of THENOTORIOUS OUT-LAW, ISN'T IT ?

THIS IS THEKIND OFMEDIOWE-HATS GOiN'JTO MAKEME RIGHTAS RAIN/

5UES5 I'M THE ONE WHOSEFACE -yOU SHOULD BESLAPPIW 1, JUDY, reckqwTHAT SLOW ON THE JAWMADE ME THINK I WASDEAD, 'CAUSE WHEW IWOKE UP AND SAWMDURPACE BEWDIN' OVER ME,I JUST NATURALLYASSUMED [T WAS ONE*OF THE HEAVENLYANGELS

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WHEN THE DAY|COMES FOR YOUTO CASH IN\OURCHIPS, PETEPARKER, THEREWON'T BE AMYANGELS BENDINGOVER YOU /

IT'S FIWW THE JEPSE,]MI5S JUDY. HE 5AIDFEE ME TO MAKE5UEE YUM REAPIT PRONTO

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COOKIE \5UEEPO,ftlLLYPOYOU*[OVERHEARD 1KNOW / 'EM MAKIN'WHICH i' THEIB PLANS.

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WAY / THEY WENT /THEY > . POWW DEVILWENT? I BOX CAKJYPK)

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I SUPPOSEYOU'RERIGHT, BILLY,'I AW BEINGFOOLISH

>DlJR SRAWPPAPAMP PETS CAkiTAKE CARE OFTHEMSELVES/JUPy.now you just eoINSIDE, SET SOME-

THIN 1 TO EAT AWPTURNN. THEY'LL BE SACK:FORE Y3U KNOW IT/

E/LLY WAITED UNTIL ALMOST9> PAWN &EFOZE STAST/NS OUTAFTEJZ THE JUPSE ANP PETE.BUT WAITING SO LCN6 MACE NOPIFTEZENCE ATALL, FOZ JUOV,UNABLE TO SLEEP, SAW HIM LEAVE

ANP FOLLOWEP HIM/

AFTEE ALL, 6ILLY 15 A DANGEROUS OUT-LAW, AMD JUST BECAUSE HE PIP GRAND-DAD A FAVOR YEARS AGO, (S NO REASONTO KEEP ON TRUSTING HIM FOREVER.WHY, FOR ALL WE KNOW, HE MIGHT BEOWE OF THE RUSTLERS THEMSELVES/WONDER WHICH WAY HE WENT *

IT'S THE ) ( WHO ARE YOU ? > NOT SO FAST, SALJEDGE'S "^LET ME THROUGH/ / WE AIN'T AIMIN 1GRAND- ]V _-^f TOUIJET Y\JH.DAUGHTER/ / /Ml ft Iif ////'/ A 'LOW© AS YUH

COME ALONSPEACEFUL ANP

IT'S THE LONG-HAIRED HOMBRE THAT WAS FIGHTIN'WITH PETE ... HE'S OWE OF THE RUSTLERSf NO WDWDERHE KNEW JUDY'S NAME AS WELL AS KNOWIW' WHO I WAS.THIS CALLS FOR SOME MIGHTY FAST BUT CAREFUL

THINKIW'.'

3EEn e^-pectw yum,5'LLV, EVER

5IUCE I 4EWJ0>UH WAS HOLIN'UP ATTW6rSlPUE HEART,YEK WELCOME,WW ALWAYSA SCOPMAM,'

DON'T WASTETIME ASKIN'

' SI LLV QUESTIONS.KEEP goinkNDGOtN'

NOW WMAT'MAK1E5 SOUTHINK. I'MPULLIN' AOOU&LECROSS?

I JUST WANTEDTHE GIRL CUT OFTMG WAV,. WHILEYOU AMD I TALKED

BUSINESS.

AIN'T MO BUSINESS TO DISCUSS.ME AKJD AAV BOVS'VE MADE ENOUGHBUST LIM' CATTLE AROUND HERE TOSATISFY US PER AWHILE. SO WE'REEEADV, .TO PULL STAGES, JESTFIGURED WE'D" TAKE THE GIRL 'LONGAS A HOSTAGE 'TIL WE GOT ACROSSTHE BORDER. SUT NOW I GOT MSA BETTER IDEA.

T AMDVthat 15 1

PEOPLE BEEN TALK.IM'PLENTY 'BOUT YUH STAY.IN' WITH THE JEDGE. IF7HEV WAS TO FIND VUHSTRUMS UP.. AMD THEEUSTuW STOPS THE SAMETIME, THEY'LL BE FUTTIN'TWO As; D TWO TOGETHERAMD COMIN' UP WITH AMIGHTY SATISFACTORYANSWER TO THEM AND

TO U5'

CANT TELL WHICH ISWHICH. IF I SHOOT, IMIGHT &E PUTTIN'WINDOWS IN THESkULL OF THEWRONG GUY,

I WOULDN'T SETHINKlN'OF|POIN' AWVTHIW LIKE THAT IP IWERE YUH, VARMINT) 'CAUSEI'VE SOT VUH COVERED WITHJWO VERY DELICATE TRIGGERS/

THAT FIGHTX3U HAP INTOWN WITHLONG HAIRWAS A&OUT«g, WASN'Trr, pete ?

IN AWAY, BILLY,LONG HAIR WAS S^ILL"IN' HIS MOUTH OFF'0OUTTHEJUP5E KIN'MI^ED UP IN THE'ku5tlin' cause youwere stavim' at thetriple heart, i

couldn't "-at anvbopvTALK THAT i , - '&OuTTHE JUDGE NOHOW ANDSO ONE WORD KIND OFLED "BO ANOTHER AND.WELL, YUH SAW WHAT

HAPPENED.

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PETE WAS SO WORRIED ABCLflMY HAVING YOU, BILLY, AS A .GUEST AT TRIPLE HEART THATHE INSISTED UPON US SOW*OUT AFTER THE KUSTLEK5, .ONCE I TOLD HtM I HAP PEF- jIWITE INFORMATION THEY0<SE AT DEVIL 6C*S CANYON. 1SUS5S HE FIGURED THAT IF .'WE CAPTURED THE OUTUWS .3OURSELVES, THAT WE WOULD jSILENCE ANY ANDALL OF

MY CRITICS/

SO THAT '.B WHY YOU WEES LIGHTING,OUT CHASING RUSTLERS AND EVERYTHING. YOU WEREPROTECTING GRANDDADS I SHUCKSHONOR. OH, DARLiwS, I it wasthat vt'AS WONDERFUL yNOTHINOF YOU ? ___ ^-r^wEY, PIP I HEAR

JUDGE, I RECKONTHE SOW ANDARROW tapHAS MAPS1

The Case Of The Bullet In The Leg

By BENTON RICE

TTIS Honor, Judge William H.V>amp-son, looked once about the cr*.vded

court room before he fixed his eyes on thedefendant standing before him. "Mr. Jo-seph Perino," he announced. "Have youanything to say before this court passes

sentence upon you?"

As he stood before the judge, the short,stocky Mr. Perino shifted uncomfortably

from one foot to the other. He was visiblynervous and timidly answered the question.

"Nothing to say, your Honor," he replied,

"The sooner we get this over with, thebetter. Go ahead and pass sentence on me."

A young, athletic looking man walkedup to the side of the defendant. He wasHoward Person Layton, affectionatelycalled by the press the fighting District

Attorney, since he fearlessly crusaded

against crime in the city. "Your Honor,"

he began. "I have a few words to say about

this case." "You may proceed, Mr. DistrictAttorney," said the judge.

Howard Person Layton looked piteouslyat the defendant and then began to speak.

"Mr. Peririo is not a criminal and I be-

lieve he was forced to confess to some-

thing he is not guilty of. His record shows

he is an honest business man with a goodreputation in the community. He has awife and three grown children. He haswithin his power the chance to rid this

community of the worst racketeer it has

ever had. The facts are clear. Fred Pop-

pers, alias Fred Da Vinto, known as 'TheBoss', controls the protection racket in

this town. Mr. Perino was delinquent in

paying his weekly five dollars to Poppers'

'protective association.' This weekly pay-

ment was made by Perino and countless

other frightened store owners to insure

safety to their property. If they kept up

their payments everything was fine. Ifthey didn't, likely as not their property

was severely damaged by hoodlums. InMr. Perino's case, although bis own storewas left unharmed, he was frightened intoconfessing his guilt In the damaging of

the shoe repair store next to his. Mr. Pop-

pers was determined to farther insure hissilence in the following way. He arrangedto meet Perino at Third and Pine Streets

one Friday night, shot him in the leg withhis thirty-eight and told him this was anexample of what would happen to his

family if he ever changed his confession.

Originally three witnesses testified in myoffice to this event. Frightened, however,

they have all since vanished. To makematters worse, we have the .38 gun andthe sworn statement of Fred Poppers that

he was out in the country at that time

taking pop shots at little rabbits. Now ifMr, Perino would permit us to take the

bullet out of his leg, the laboratory ex-

perts could prove it came from Poppers'

gun. And that means a three-year sentencefor perjury for Poppers, Once behind bars,

his racket would collapse and people

would testify as to what has really taken

place. But Mr. Perino is afraid of what

may happen to his family, even though

my office has offered him complete policeprotection for every member of his fam-

ily."

At this point the judge gave Perino an-

other opportunity to speaks but again he

refused. "Bailiff," Judge Sampson de-

clared, "take the defendant back to the

county jail. Monday he will be transferred

to State Prison for a period of not less

than one year nor more than ithree."

District Attorney Layton, disturbed as

he was at the turn of events, was deter-

mined not to think of the case over the

weekend. He'd spend- his time off at-home

—maybe have some football practise withhii twelve-year-old son Tommy, and startthe case anew on Monday. Tommy, how-ever, wa» not at the dinner table whenLayton arrived home, "And what criminaldeed has Tommy done today?'* asked aparent who knew the answer would spellsomething wrong. "This," announced Mrs.

Layton as she handed her husband a small

metal box. He looked at the label for aminute and then he knew the key to thesolution of hi* problem—the problem of

getting the bullet out of the right leg of

Mr. Perino. He dropped the metal boxinto his pocket, linked arms with his wife

and made a beeline for Tommy's room.

A startled twelve-year-old, with freck-led face, unruly hair, and a small snub

nose tried to make sense out of what his

father said. "Tommy," proclaimed the Dis-

trict Attorney, "for what you did to your

friends, I cannot forgive you. But because

of special circumstances, sentence is sus-

pended. You may go right downstairs nowand eat supper. In addition, you may havemy slice of apple pie as a bonus." Tommywas too excited at the thought of having

another slice of apple pie to think about

why he had been forgiven. Mrs. Laytonwanted to know just one thing. "Aren'tyou going to eat supper?" The answer wasa polite but definite, "No, thank you,"

Howard Person Layton watched the

speedometer on his car pass sixty as he

drove down Highway 112. A siren warnedhim a motorcycle cop was behind him. Heslowed down and stopped. An angry StateTrooper came up to the car and then his

expression changed. "Anything wrong,

Mr. D.A.?" "I must get to the county jail

in a hurry," was the answer. "I'll drive

ahead and you follow," said the State

Trooper. "We ought to make it in an hour."Warden Louis Capper shrugged his

shoulders. He was a hard, tough man incharge of a large prison. "The plan sounds

far-fetched to me," he «dmitted. "Ye1 I

guess if I were you, I'd try anything to

get that bullet out of Perino's leg. Since

he's a deep sleeper I'll do as you suggest."

Warden Capper instructed one of his mento enter the sleeping Perino's cell, place

the powder on the inside of his right

trouser leg. He further instructed the en-gineer tn turn up maximum heat so as to

. make the cell as warm as possible. Kinally,

he had the doctor and nurse standing by

for orders,

"What's next?" asked the puzzled «»(

den. The District Attorney looked «c th*large wall clock. It waa five minutes after

twelve. "In about six hours, when the menawake for breakfast and dress, we shouldhave results."

Joseph Perino walked into the large

dining room of the county prison. As hesat down to breakfast, a terrible, itchy pain

shot through his right leg. It was unbear-

able. He scratched and scratched and thenshouted, "Help, Guard. I think I have gan-

grene. Take me to the doctor, I don't want

to lose this leg."

A tired District Attorney peeped throughthe comparison microscope of Ballistics.

"The slug* that was taken from Perino's

leg is the same as the one we fired from

Popper's .38. Notice the markings," ex-

plained Detective Donald Cooperman, in

charge of Ballistics at Police Headquar-

ters. And a tired but happy District Attor-ney forced a smile. "This ends the career

of Mr. Fred Poppers and dooms his

racket."

The rest is now ancient history. Mr.

Perino received a suspended sentence for

his unwilling cooperation with the law.

Mr. Poppers received first a sentence for

perjury. By the time his victims werethrough testifying, he had some thirty-odd

more years to serve.

As for Tommy Layton. he had a justi-fiable complaint. "It was my box of itchingpowder that did the trick. You'd think mypop would at least buy me another box!"

,THE END

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