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The Dr. Magpie ChroniclesPrevious chapters can be found on these dates;6/25, 6/27, 6/30, 7/8, 7/11, 7/22, 8/1, 8/14, 9/19, 9/26 and 11/7
.Chapter 12âOk Warbucks, Iâll check it out & get back to you if I find out anythingâ. Tracy disconnected the call and put his cell phone in his jacket pocket. He wasnât very happy with what he just heard from Warbucks. âEverything points to sabotageâ! Tracy muttered under his breath as he walked towards the office Dr. Magpie assigned him to. He was glad he was hired to be head of Magpieâs security while the group was in town. ââEight week run, not a bad gig. Get to earn a little pocket change on the side. Hopefully Warbucks lets me keep itâ! He smiled at his little joke before getting serious again once he sat behind his makeshift desk, which was no more than a piece of plywood held up with some milk cartons. Tracy recapped everything heâd just heard. Seems like two persons of interest both worked on the preparing of Red Raven right before she exploded and were part of the ground crew that prepared the Warbucks plane he almost lost his life on. He shook his head recalling how Warbucks informed him that after one of the two was located near Warbucks headquarters and brought in for questioning they were barely able to escort him to a private room for interrogation before something Tracy never heard of happened. âHis head explodedâ! Was how Warbucks explained it. âYe Gads, Ghastly stuffâ. Tracy recalled was all he could muster. âTracy, itâs unquestionably the handy work of the Blue circle. Be very carefulâ! Tracy had never heard of this âBlue Circleâ organization but based on Warbucks warning he knew it couldnât hurt to watch his back..Meanwhile;.Annie didnât regret for one second taking the bus to Dr. Magpieâs showplace rather than calling a cab. âNo sense tempting fate, no telling how many cabbies are looking for meâ! Annie knew that however slim the possibility was that she would ride in a cab with a driver who wanted to kill her she wouldnât be able to count on someone like Dick Tracy to save her again. âItâs a shame I had to cut out on him like that but this is something best done aloneâ. She thought as she got off the bus at the stop closest to the tent. She appreciated what he did and all but was afraid heâd just get in the way. âLetâs face it;â she chuckled to herself, âHe is on the âold âsideâ! Walking up to the entrance she was glad to see about a dozen or so people lined up for the temporary jobs the traveling show offered. âMust be the bad economyâ. She sadly shook her head while grateful she wasnât the only one on line. âIâll just be one of many, blending in while figuring out whatâs going on in this place. Taking her place at the end of the line she was immediately confronted by the young man standing in front of her who turned around to greet her with a huge smile. âHi, are you here for a job alsoâ? He eagerly asked her. âYes I amâ, Annie responded while trying to ignore him. What she really wanted to say was, âwell duh, why else would I be standing on this lineâ? She quickly realized he wouldnât take the hint as he continued to talk to her. âHey so am I. We have a lot in common. Iâve been out of work for longer than I can rememberâ. âWell I just lost my jobâ, Annie answered, hoping he would leave her alone. âIâm positive itâll be only a short term setbackâ. Annie sighed when she saw he was not going to stop talking to her. âOh, I used to think like that also. Itâs been years since Iâve workedâ. âI always try to look at life in a positive lightâ! âJust when you think things are at their darkest and canât get any worse something good happensâ!Annie had had enough.âListen buster, who are you and why are you bothering meâ? She quickly wished she hadnât yelled at him once she saw everyone else turn and look at them.âSorry, I didnât mean to upset you. I should have introduced myself right away.â âIt was very rude of me not to.â âSince the day they adopted me my parents taught me better than that and to always respect the feelings of othersâ.
Starman1948 over 10 years ago
Good morning davidf42 and fans. So FBI guy works for Warbucks. Interesting. Yâall have a blessed day.
davidf42 over 10 years ago
Morning, Anniephans!
A privateer agent planted in the FBI. Nice.
Hereâs the link to the 2005 Annie story, âLosing Patience.â
bassmanbob over 10 years ago
The Dr. Magpie ChroniclesPrevious chapters can be found on these dates;6/25, 6/27, 6/30, 7/8, 7/11, 7/22, 8/1, 8/14, 9/19, 9/26 and 11/7
.Chapter 12âOk Warbucks, Iâll check it out & get back to you if I find out anythingâ. Tracy disconnected the call and put his cell phone in his jacket pocket. He wasnât very happy with what he just heard from Warbucks. âEverything points to sabotageâ! Tracy muttered under his breath as he walked towards the office Dr. Magpie assigned him to. He was glad he was hired to be head of Magpieâs security while the group was in town. ââEight week run, not a bad gig. Get to earn a little pocket change on the side. Hopefully Warbucks lets me keep itâ! He smiled at his little joke before getting serious again once he sat behind his makeshift desk, which was no more than a piece of plywood held up with some milk cartons. Tracy recapped everything heâd just heard. Seems like two persons of interest both worked on the preparing of Red Raven right before she exploded and were part of the ground crew that prepared the Warbucks plane he almost lost his life on. He shook his head recalling how Warbucks informed him that after one of the two was located near Warbucks headquarters and brought in for questioning they were barely able to escort him to a private room for interrogation before something Tracy never heard of happened. âHis head explodedâ! Was how Warbucks explained it. âYe Gads, Ghastly stuffâ. Tracy recalled was all he could muster. âTracy, itâs unquestionably the handy work of the Blue circle. Be very carefulâ! Tracy had never heard of this âBlue Circleâ organization but based on Warbucks warning he knew it couldnât hurt to watch his back..Meanwhile;.Annie didnât regret for one second taking the bus to Dr. Magpieâs showplace rather than calling a cab. âNo sense tempting fate, no telling how many cabbies are looking for meâ! Annie knew that however slim the possibility was that she would ride in a cab with a driver who wanted to kill her she wouldnât be able to count on someone like Dick Tracy to save her again. âItâs a shame I had to cut out on him like that but this is something best done aloneâ. She thought as she got off the bus at the stop closest to the tent. She appreciated what he did and all but was afraid heâd just get in the way. âLetâs face it;â she chuckled to herself, âHe is on the âold âsideâ! Walking up to the entrance she was glad to see about a dozen or so people lined up for the temporary jobs the traveling show offered. âMust be the bad economyâ. She sadly shook her head while grateful she wasnât the only one on line. âIâll just be one of many, blending in while figuring out whatâs going on in this place. Taking her place at the end of the line she was immediately confronted by the young man standing in front of her who turned around to greet her with a huge smile. âHi, are you here for a job alsoâ? He eagerly asked her. âYes I amâ, Annie responded while trying to ignore him. What she really wanted to say was, âwell duh, why else would I be standing on this lineâ? She quickly realized he wouldnât take the hint as he continued to talk to her. âHey so am I. We have a lot in common. Iâve been out of work for longer than I can rememberâ. âWell I just lost my jobâ, Annie answered, hoping he would leave her alone. âIâm positive itâll be only a short term setbackâ. Annie sighed when she saw he was not going to stop talking to her. âOh, I used to think like that also. Itâs been years since Iâve workedâ. âI always try to look at life in a positive lightâ! âJust when you think things are at their darkest and canât get any worse something good happensâ!Annie had had enough.âListen buster, who are you and why are you bothering meâ? She quickly wished she hadnât yelled at him once she saw everyone else turn and look at them.âSorry, I didnât mean to upset you. I should have introduced myself right away.â âIt was very rude of me not to.â âSince the day they adopted me my parents taught me better than that and to always respect the feelings of othersâ.
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âMy name is Dondi Willsâ!
jrankin1959 over 10 years ago
âForgive me, Mr. Warbucks; my life has been somewhat empty since Scully ran off with MulderâŠâ
davidf42 over 10 years ago
Thanks for continuing the story, Bob! Good to see you back!