Tip Top Weekly No. 118: Frank Merriwell, Engine Wiper — page 24: what you’re looking at

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a | ‘TIP TOP WEEKLY. eer’s work reports after jobs were finished. ..He looked the report over aud found 33s. ‘it’s O. K. 'd,’? he said. about the centre casting. mistaken, Mr. Merriwell. sa ‘‘f am sure I am not, sir,”’ declared Frank. : ““Well, I will investigate. -Cote.’’ | Away they went to inspect the engine. On the way they came face to face with Joe Hicks. “Mr. Hicks ’’ said the foreman, ‘‘Mer- riwell reports that your truck centre cast- ing is broken.”? Old Joe’s face turned black, and he _ gave Frank an awful glare. “It's a lie!l’? he growled. ‘‘What’s that kid know about an engine! He makes me sick!” “‘Y beg your pardon, Mr. Hicks,’’ said Frauk, quietly; ‘‘I really thought it better to report my discovery than to let you take the chance of heing killed and ‘Not a word You must be wrecking the train by going out with her. in such a condition.” “Bah! You are trying to play smart, but you’ve made a fool of yourself.”’ . “Let's see about it,’’ said Ganzell. “My report is O. K. a **T know. it is, for I just looked it up.”” “That’s enough.” “No! I shall look at your engine.”’ “Allright. But, if it ain’t so, I want you to take this boy off my engine and give ine a man that knows something. I’ve stood it just as long as I can!” Down to the engine they went, and the _ foreman soon satisfied himself that Frank had told the truth. Then he was angry. | ‘What do you inean, Hicks,”? he de- manded, “‘by reporting O. K. when your engine is in stich condition ?”? _ Qld Joe tried to answer, but he could - not do much of anything but swear. **Such carelessness is astonishing!’ ex- claimed Ganzel]. engine. Yow are incompetent!” | That made the old man furious, and the lonk he gave Merriwell was evidence of the deadly hatr@@i seething in his heart. “You shall pay for this?”” he muttered, in a deadly way. oo “No threats, sir!’? exclaimed Ganzell. “Vou do not.deserve an ‘‘Merriwell simply did his duty. You inay go home.”’ So the engineer was laid off because of | Frank’s discovery, and it made. him uate . Merry more than ever. “He shall pay for it!’ ‘- vowed over and over. THE INTERRUPTED SUPPER. | One evening the street musicians came — home in a greatly disturbed state of mind and hurried into Frank's room, where they found Merry. ‘*Oh, Mr. us about everywhere!’ - ‘“‘And—and he spoke to us!” fluttered the blind girl. “‘He’s sucha bad-looking man Y said the boy. ‘“‘He asked us where we lived,”’ said little Nell. ‘*} refused to tell him, and then he got And said we should be anvested as. vagrants. Oh, Iam so afraid of him!” “There, there,” said Frank; ‘‘don't get so excited. Was the man. intoxi- cated ?”’ - ‘No, no, no!’ answered the boy. aes am sure he was not, and still--and still he might have been. drinking. ” ‘*Well, you escaped from him all right, and it’s not likely you will see him again.’? — “tlm afraid we shall, for I am sure the same man followed’ us last: evening, though I said nothing to Nellie about it, not wishing to frighten. her,’ “T don’t see why ‘he should follow you.”? “ANl I know is that fie did.” “Did he follow vou here?’ : ‘Part way, but. I guess we gave him the skip by coming through an alley.”? “Well, I woutdn’t worry about it any mote, If he makes any more txauble for you, I'l] see him.” | ‘Oh, you are good!’ said ‘the girl, getting an arm about Frank’s neck. I feel safe when we are with you.” He kissed her tenderly and soothed her TPs EASY TO GET A WAR BADGE—SEE PAGE 39. We. . shall not need you for the next week, - Mesriwell!? cried -Jack; “there is a man who has been following Glo | COM SS (C(O)