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THIS WEEK R T S Ay v i The butler announced: ““Miss Amanda Wycherley.”” An elderly female trickled in [Laughing Gas Reggie Havershot discovers that being the idol of | eAmerican wwomanhood isn’t as cosy as might be expected Third installment of a new Hollywood comedy by P. G. WODEHOUSE Illustrated by Wallace Morgan CHAPTERS 1 AND 11 too dangerous; and sweets—too fattening. Brinkmeyer yanked him home, ordered him HEN Ann Bannister, holidaying at But he meant to get even! He was jotting to take his afternoon nap, and Cannes, broke her engagement to down in a notebook, he explained, the names door of his room. While he was Reggie Havershot, he was struck all of all the people he was going to punch on his situation, he heard a yell outdoors, and a of a heap, and decided that perhaps a splash the nose when he got big. most edifying sight met his eyes, — Bri onnvelwouldhelp.ltdid.AtHollywqodhc At this moment the door of the waiting mey i 1. J. Zizzbaum and B. K. Burwash had After t the dentist's gas was a relief in which he kept the of more enemies neighboring offices. In their waiting room When Reggie came out of it, though, and due for a punch on the nose. At the head of Reggie fell into conversation with a golden glanced in the mirror, he had a shock. While the list was Hazel June, co-star with the haired boy who turned out to be that idol he and Teddy Flower had both been uncon- Idol of American Womanhood and chronic of American womanhood, Teddy Flower. scious his soul had tottled into Teddy’s body, spotlight grabber! Reggie was still bleating Teddy’s disposition was sore as his tooth and Teddy’s had barged into his! with horror when Teddy stuck his head back His movie contract forced him to live with It didn’t take Lord Havershot long to dis- in the window for a moment. “I knew there his manager, Brinkmeyer, and Brinkmeyer’s cover that a child movie star had about as was something I wanted to tell you,” he sister Beulah. He was forbidden sports — freecdom as the chain gang. Beulah observed. “Watch out for Tommay Murphy!” must tely and in formed that if the Lord Havershot for whon find this beasel, buddy?" I eyed him with all the cold loathing at my disposal. I as near the outer rim as you could get. I decline to say!” uAh.mm-n “No! My lips are sealed.” His brow darkened. I had newver realized “You'd best come clean,” he said, produc- ing an all-day sucker and licking it in a menacing manner. *“I will do no such dashed thing.” “No,” I'said. “I have never seen him before. But 1 have little doubt that he is animated by a sense of civic spirit and will rally round in the event of any sloshing.” : “I will,” he said. “Before little Teddy Hombepmflnlddofmm