The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 20, 1951, Page 12

LE TIBET sl EE Page 12 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Thursday, December 20, 1951 BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH WHAR IN TH’ BLUE BLAZES (S“BLUE BLAZES” BY PROXY ? PAW! TH “COMBINE CLIPPER” iS ONE THUTTY- ISECONT OF A EENCH FROM TH’ FINISH HESH !! TH caiR AN’ SQUARE JEDGES 1S FIXIN' TO WAKE TH! OFFISHUL PERNOUNCEMENT RIGHT NOW . YOU'RE RIGHT, CISCO. THE LINE IS PEANUT6 NOW. BUT LOOK HERE --- THIS DOTTED LINE SHOWS WHERE ee NEW RAILROAD IS COMING INTO . ITLL BE FINISHED IN THREE MADRE MiA! AN DAGGER IS AN UNBELIEVABLE OUTLAW, CIGCO! You--You MEAN For RECKLESS DRIVING 2? SORRY I STOOD YOu uP FOR THE DANCE -- COULDN'T DRIVE--HAD MY _ (101 LICENSE TAKEN WOW.” DAD WiLL f ACTUALLY EXPLODE WHEN HE HEARSTHAT.” OH!! MY ACHING DRUMSTICKS !!tt' FAIR AN’ SQUARE JUDGES WILL FRY ME IN OIL FOR meee FELLERS--THE WINNER OF TH’ HOOTIN' HOLLER BUG RACE--“BLUE BLAZES” sy proxy THAR CLIPPER A SECONT WE-UNS THOUGHT “COMBINE By Fred Lasswell|| @.7£ | YONDER HE GOES! TH' WINNER OF TH' HOOTIN’ HOLLER BUG RACE!! FER DISAPPEART ALL OF A "“ HAD WON SUDDENT TH’ RACE - EN lipexX ] DELICIOUS a. we THEN OUR STAGE LINE WILL MEET UP WITH THE RAILROAD. WE'LL HAVE MAIL.. FREIGHT... PASSENGERS! |T'LL BE = A LITTLE GOLD MINE! By Jose Salinas and Rod Reed AGOLD MINE, Si. \ OH, IF THE LINE GETS OUT IF THE COACHES < OF MY HANDS THERE'LL CAN GET PAST MR, )BE NO OUTLAW TROUBLE. JAGGED DAGGER! / MR, J.0. WON'T BOTHER \ 7 THE LINE THEN. HE'LL. (a OH, SOME OTHER HOMBRE WILL FRONT FOR HIM, LIKE ENOUGH. BUT HE‘LL SURE BE THE REAL BOSS BEHIND THE SCENES, OR MY NAME AIN'T SAM 74 pil YOUVE BEEN IN Hi DOGHOUSE LATELY ANy- WAY. HE KNOWS YOu % FLUNKED OUT OF SCHOOL); ¥ NOW FIGHTING ANO CRAZY ORINING-- ++ AND HE'S BOUND TO GET REVENGE ON ME WHO IS SHE? ON ACCOUNT OF HER! IS PRIVATE CHUCK, YOU USED TO BE FUN TO Dare.’ BUT LATELY YOU'VE CHANGED * WHATS WRONG 2-1 YOU DON'T TELL ME, THIS IS THE BESIDES, MAYBE TALICING ABOouT IT MAY HELP." te ING IT LOCKED uP INSIDE 1s Die! eEP- LIFE, PEOPLE ~ EVERY- iVING THING ” Chapter Six ne wa) ‘angman's Co that fitted this and better town.” building own coming was counted other, away sought sought to build up, Hathawa; saloonman had put five thou- same can apply to a group of men. The business that it b of parasites who hang upon the welcomed by some. But it will be of quite a different nature from There were startled glances. Hathaway’s eyes were cold. MATA GILSON'S arms were! 1 longer chill tea- white with flour,: with the) of life ou have. hy + gay nectin ang the stove.| Joie ama decent lace in wih She looked: ul and domes-/ to raise your families, free from such influences as I have just al- e . “To get that, z 1 | neta he sath toundtian you're apt t as a name| prise has made a goo wn, a year ago.| only to be twisted to It sab —_ But it wont six ends of one clever tg mont rom now. There will be a new and better name—and a new, that happen here.” Well, the saloon Somehow he believed her. The : railroad was one step in that| that he played Tegeneration, His She and her brother were fooling to the future, Where Hath own only to perpetua' the old, at his own profit, they | Some here to vie ul sand dollars toward the railroad, lappy, “There are some here who want| room, teok a different line. the railroad to come, because it will mean one thing to them.| he demanded. Others among you want it to| you're playin’ a.p; come for quite another purpose.| picture you as lea rings, the] and to hard fighting, hard drinking, gam-| get us, except in bad? Hathaway, bling men who always accompany | he’d be on our side if we'd give a construction crew, and the horde} him a chance.” “That is a passing phase, and} HANGMAN'S COULEE to build homes ip, an % £ 8 32 tic, bar Bat face lelessly in- nocen’ uestion, as Gentleman Jim. . in indeed iki was +e “What Hathaway “os i ted 1 a seems int in} counsel ~inan are trying to do—though | long-range plan, to. not from, quits our angle,” Gen- tleman obsérved, “Yes. But he and his kind have| Purposes, it to or another. lous man, I wouldn’ Hathaway's face. more than one if he wanted it that. way. It had wns fea was ironically ami ESE himself, and nothing cou ave worked better than those few . Ee was Anois, to Pract’ sed words. A usiness men, fou! forty “T i that awaiting what he had to say. Deal sgh ee comi be ¥ igei 2 was one. The sheriff} they were on the street again. was anotl frat Wie exes Snip “Seems’ there's no mistake ere, cious, seal le Hathaway. < Gentleman Jim learned that te ahs te oes ‘The abrupt gu tling. Jim shook his “Why, no.” he star- “A man,” Gentleman Jim said} seems compatible my_work, quietly, “can be his own worst 7 ‘ enemy—and frequently is. The| you did,’ “It might be a good. thi 5 Gilson 58 ning if thoughtfully. Hi in their “What's come over you, Jim?” “Sure, I know ut. I.can’t anyway, what's it Gentleman Jim shook his head fringes —that business will be/ soberly, “You've got me, Happy,” he part. I seem to be sa; ing a lot of things m2 as much as they can you.” confessed. “I guess I’m. re the benefits that others envision.”| actor than I know, at ‘pay a id do- | see beyond the ratlroad. You want| Bill Bender, who had led the cow- Sie i the night before. He was faced and regretful. it to apologize for last pig "r .” he said, “I guess I drunk. I--the res of 7 just out to have PR But i knew better. I'd been sl; @ month’s wages to up your meetin’. I'm payin it back——now. But I wanted you to know.” f ‘And that, Gentleman Jim re- was before Hathaway and tonfabbed! ‘Tenet the tent was crowded. Happy played, and Gentleman i the singing. There was nething about music. It did ql ee to you. Or maybe it was Gilson’s eyes, bright on his was well launched into his when there came again of whooping, yelling, x cowboys, riding at a tun, With most of them, the it before, it had been in fun. it the shouts held a savage lence. : ‘aces lost their color as the rid- ers circled the tent, then the horsemen came surging inside. it these were not cowboys, though they knew how to ride were dressed in range regalia. were faces which the sun seldom had a chance to touch, paaty. shifty-eyed. Hangers-on 4 the saloons, sent by Deal fe ‘Their guns were blaz~ i m9 not entirely at the ceil- ing, tleman Jim heard the errie whine of a bullet just above his head as the horsemen surged ‘toward him. Pulling to a sliding stop, the foremost rider was shaking out a loop in a long cast—aimed for his: neck, “T play rough—when I have to!” Gentleman Jim threw “? his arm, moving fast. But the hood- jum was no tenderfoot where a Tope was concerned. He had built his loop wide, too big to dodge or throw off, and he was narrow~ ing it with deadly speed as it settled. os The next move would he the horse whirling. dragging him off his feet. The jerk would break his neck as ouickly as a drop from By Paul Robinson | | | | | | the long-run benefits will exceed the temporary ills, Some of you! he was stopped on the street by To Gentleman Jim's surprise,| the tree in the coulee. ... and 50c Worth of Electricity, Please! If electricity were sold over the counter—like meat or shirts—chances are you'd sometimes be caught with- out a kilowat in the house! But if you bought kilowats at the store, you’d be reminded often about electricity’s low cost! ‘ ‘Just one penny’s worth, for in- stance, will brew you 20 cups of coffee ... bring you a whole evening's radio entertainment . . . vacuum-clean six large-sized rugs .. . or swish the dirt from half a. week’s wash. Quite a penny’s worth of service, don’t you agree? ; Your friends and neighbors in this company, under sound business man- agement—work hard to make this bar- gain possible. And it's a bargain you don’t have to shop for and cart home. It's ready and waiting at the flick of q switch! {To be continued)