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Hello, coach. Okay, thisis Archie. Come over right away from
I don't fly from death. Relax, Untie, we laugh again. The
youngest divisions of readers of Archie ComicsMagazine know and love so well Archie Andrews
and all care. Now for ourweekly visits to Riverdale. It's Saturday morning
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as we're looking on the Andrews homeand at the moment all is peaceful and
quiet. We find missus Andrews workingin the living room. Ye week,
kid, I will and wonder.Oh no, I you that can be?
Hello parmas Alca, Oh, hello, dear, how are you?
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I'm missus andrew Archy home. Weyes, you eg any zoom, I'll
call him you Archie r g Argie. Are you calling mem Yes, Archie,
I am telephone telephone for me.Yes, it's Veronica. Do you
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even know me? Right? Cala? Oh dear, aren't you hurt yoursel?
No? Mom, but I didn'tapprove anything either, said, well,
why aren't you more careful coming downthose steps? She was, Mama,
I was in such a hurry totalk to Veronica. I twit.
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That's all. Well, next time, watch where you're going? Okay,
on my way? Hello, Veronica. Helloaauec m blah blah blah. Because
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he's a very hockey ooh yeah,but after the reading my call, Yes,
Veronica, I'm just gonna get boots. Boots, what's for? Well?
I thought we'd go riding this afternoon. Riding. Uh huh, it's
a wonderful day, card I couldhear the fresh at on sunshine. Would
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you like to come along? Boot? She was Veronica, I don't know
what to say. I I youdon't want to go? I can I
ask reg you? Now? Oh? Those you're that Nica. I'm a
writing with you. Sure, I'llgo with you, all right. I
suppose I call for you boy nowitself? Okay, Veronica? Oh that'll
be fine all right? By ahockey to buy now, Veronica? What
a girl that, Veronica? Whata wonderful one? Can you in me?
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Yes? Mom? I get it? What a girl? So sweet,
so beautiful? Still a little oh? She would judge here, would
you expect a man from out ofspace? Jud Keet? I did not
expect a man from out of space? Or you either? I'm you doing
over here? Anyway? Oh?I didn't have anything to do, so
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I came over to see what you'redoing well. As a matter of fact,
Judg hads, I'm going riding,riding on a horse. I'm not
riding a kangaroo jacket. Yes,Veronica and I are going for a gallop
today, juckhead, And since wenddo you know how to ride? Oh?
Ever, since I was just ata little judgets, do sing?
Do I know how to ride?That's what I said? Oh boy,
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oh boy, I'm not thinking ofa jacket. I don't know how to
ride. That's what I thought.Well, I never thought of it.
Okay, How am I gonna takeVeronica riding when I don't know one end
of a horse from the other.Oh I can tell you that. Oh
goodness, jud don't be funny.I'm a Veronica. I'd take a riding
today. Before I ever realized,I looked like a darn pool on a
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horse. What's the horse got todo with it? Looking for the last
time, quit trying to be clever. I'm in trouble. Well get out
of trouble. Go take a lesson, take a lesson, sure, get
dance with the writing academy and takea quick writing lesson. Sure, kid,
you know something. For once inyour life, you actually said something
that makes some sense. I couldtake a lesson for an hour and at
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least learn what it feels like tosit in the saddle and hold the rein.
Sure, Judge will do it.Sure, we'll get that, we'll
do it. Hey't know. Waita minute, how did I get into
it? Oh, Judge, yougotta go with me. But I care
you've just done it. I'll evenpay for your horse. Where are you
gonna get all that money for myfather? Somehow? But see, I
don't know much about it. Jugyou've got to go with me. Mom
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Oh, Mom, yes, RGWhere Dad at the doctor? The doctor,
yes, dear, he wasn't feelingwell, so he went down for
a checkout. But he should beback in any minutes. Okay, Mom,
Well, Jock, I guess we'lljust have to wait for my father.
But while we're waiting, I wantto go out and put on my
dungarees. These slacks are too goodfor horseback riding. Come on up,
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okay, but remember, if youdon't get the money from my horse.
I'm like, oh is this judOh yes, it's me. Oh,
I'm glad you're home, dear.But the doctor says, oh, Mary,
I don't know why I go tothat fool doctor. He's gonna help
at all. But what he says. He said, my blood pressure is
too high, Well I didn't tellyou that for months. He said it
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was caused by nerves. I've beentelling you that for months. He said,
I got to relax and take iteasy once in a while. Oh,
I've been telling you that for months. All right, if you knew
all this, why did I haveto pay good money to a doctor when
you could have told me the samething for nothing, now said? You
see, there you go getting allexcited over nothing. Mary, I'm not
excited, and it's not over nothing. It is over nothing. And if
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the doctor said your blood pressure istoo high and you've got to relax,
and he's got to relax, Andrelaxing doesn't mean getting upset over every little
thing people say to you. Itmeans taking things easy and starting right now.
Oh me, all right, Mary, I'll do what the doctor said.
I'm too tired to argue with bothof you. All right. Then
you go sit down in your armchairright now and relax for a few hours
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and have a cup of tea.All right, I'll try it. Good.
Now, you get comfortable and I'llgo make the key. Yes,
colect, she says, he isHi day so fine, Hello, she's
hello, jug that should I havefive dollars? Yeah? Gotcha? You
may have five dollars? Five dollarsthe young man, what's the tarnation?
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You'll need five dollars for five dollars? Is the matter? That's what You're
not supposed to be so excited,Mary, I'm not excited. I simply
want to know one and he theboy want five dollars for? But what's
the difference? Five dollars is thedifference? Do you think five dollars grow
on trees? Spread? Do youthink your health grows on trees? But
five? Doctor told you not toget excited? But five? If aren't
you needs five dollars? Given thefive dollars and forget about it? Five?
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Why get yourself all excited over nothingbut five? No fus about it?
Give the boy of five dollars andsit down on that tring. Really
but I he oh me, what'sthe use? Time out numbers? Here
at you? Here's five dollars.Oh boy, thanks, thanks a million?
Thanks your million? Fat never mindall the same. Your father needs
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peace and quiet, so you andJelia just run along wherever you're going.
She was, okay, Mom,come on, jock o boy, we
got some money, knows he thereread you see the boy is happy,
he's gone and you can relax.Now. Isn't that worth five dollars?
Yes, Mary, Oh yes itsure is. In fact, that's such
an excellent system that hereafter every timeUntie wants money, I'll give it to
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him, and in no time atall we'll be in the poorhouse and I'll
have nothing but piece and quiet.Well, here we are, judge,
the Riverdale Riding Academy. I canthink of a lot of places I'd rather
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be, never mind judged. We'rehere to learn how to ride, and
that's what we're gonna do. Ohboy, just look at the swell horses.
Yeah, but why aren't they incages or something? They look dangerous.
Don't be silly. There's nothing dangerousabout a horse. They just Oh
look, here comes the guy inshire. Can I help you? Yes,
sir, we'd like to rent somehorses. Why you're coming to the
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right place. That's all we gothere. Horses talk abouts an hour.
Oh that's fine, we'll take two. They don't get extravagant, aren't you.
I don't mind walking John, don'tget cold feet. Now, two
horses, please, mister, Okay, I take at your beginner's hand,
Yes, sir, yes, giveus a nice quiet horse. Okay,
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you can take this here brown therehere, Oh that's swell. She's a
fine looking horse. And you canhave this hair black gelding. Ugh uh,
don't you have a little slower horse. That one's so big, especially
around the teeth. Our horses donot fight. But if you want,
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I'll give you another one. Howabout this here, prime one? Well,
this is the gentlest horse in astable, sweet as a baby,
and it's just one thing you'll haveto watch out for. I knew there
was a catch. Oh no,no, no, no, no,
no. Cats. The only thingto remember is if you take this horse,
don't petter Petter. I want toride her and not hold around my
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lap. Yeah yeah, I know, but don't let nobody rub her face
or petter o. She can't standit. It makes her rear, makes
her what rear shine away? Standup on her hind legs. But only
if you try to petter, mister, I won't even smile at her,
and she'll be the quietest horse youever sat on. Okay, that's fine,
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miess to. Here's your money,Thank you. I have a good
ride. Oh we will, don'tjacket. We're all set. Let's get
on and we'll just what are youlooking for? A step ladder? Step
ladder, chuck kid? You don'tuse a step ladder to get on a
horse. Then how do you getup there? Pulls hot, chuck head.
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No, you put one foot inthe stirrup right here, and then
you just hop right up and intothe saddle. All right, I got
my foot in the stirrup. Okay, and I'll just hop up. What's
the horse is there? When Iland? Jug Head, I'm holding the
reins. He can't move. Now, go on, jump hard? Well,
okay, I must have jumped toohot. Yes, jack kid,
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you certainly did you jump clear overthe horse. I'll try it again,
and just don't jump so hard.Nothing's doing. I'm not trying that again.
If that horse wants me to ridehim, he'll have to kneel down,
chug Head. Look, look,here's a chair. Stand on that
and climb onto the horse. Ifyou're so afraid to mountain, Okay,
come on now, climb up.We haven't got a all day, am,
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I am hold him still now,I am. I am go ahead
getting the saddle all right? Here? Come on, hey, look they
gave me a horse without a head. Judge, head you're on backwards?
Oh? I thought the tail lookedfunny up there, just turning it around
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right, Hey, that looks better. He's okay, I'm looking on,
Michael. Let's just put my syruplike this. Can I get up the
saddle? Here we are? Well, it's no sense sitting in the stable
all day, Judge, let's goscare. But how kick him? Kick
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him for nothing? Sure, Judge, kick him right in the ribs.
But the man said this horse didn'tlike to be patted on the nose.
Imagine how I feel about getting akicking the rib jug I'm not gonna sit
on the porl horse and kick himwhen he never did anything to me.
Jes what if he kicks me back? Chug? Can we you breathe be
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quiet? Homie? Yes, younow look, I paid four dollars to
rent these horses for one hour,and I'm not gonna waste a whole hour
listening to you who make speeches aboutabout being kind to animals. A little
nudge in the ribs doesn't hurt them. And how else are you gonna make
that horse? Go push him andthen hop on while he's running? I
suppose, Jug, will you pleasestop being silly and just kick him a
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little all right? He didn't budgea little harder. Okay, he's still
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kay, I can't. How doyou like horseback riding? Now? Not
bad now, but for me,I thought it was riding native panswer.
Oh, I knew he'd slowed down. It's the only they got on the
bridle pants. She gladly decided todo this to swell there for too.
We swell about it. The bridalpants all muddy. Well that's from the
rain last night. Jack. Itdoesn't bother the horse doesn't see why it
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should bother you. Oh, Jug, just steer around that thing mud puddle
in front you. Mary. Yeah, but she wasn't. Betty, whoa
boy? Whoa yeah, whoa alittle whoa jagad? What on earth are
you two doing out here on horses? That's just what the horses want to
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know, jud don't be funny,hi, Betty, we're just going for
a little ride learning. How ohgod, I wish I'd known I've gone
with you. Well, it wasone of those last minute things. Betty,
I never thought to ask you,and I didn't even know that you
like horses. Oh, I lovehorses. They're my favorite animal. And
joy you got too often? Niceone? Well you should have seen a
wild beast they tried to give us. Oh, these are the sweet as
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can be. Jug Head's horse isso pretty, nice horse that he knows.
Then he don't touch him, Bettystops. Don't do that, Betty,
he doesn't like it, Dolly,I only cut it is nice,
but he doing hocky. He's tryingto do it some. Jug don't pull
on the rings so hot that makeshim real hard. Jug don't pull the
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round he stopped. Chug Kid,did you get hurt? No? He
This mud puddle is nice and soft. Golly, Jughead, your stopping West
shopping. I'm drowning. Jug I'mp pneumonia. Jug dropped him in.
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See how he likes it? Judgie, will you please be quiet? That
horse didn't dump you in the mudpuddle on purpose? If you keep standing
here shugaring, you will get pneumonia. What do you want me to do?
Guy? I'm awfully sorry, Jughead. I didn't know anybody's never mind
the apologies. Just get in yourcar and drive over to my house and
get some dry clothes. But judgehand he can't ride all wet like that.
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Go okay, Oti, I'll goright now and hurry how now,
judgead Betty will be right back withsome dry clothes for you. So just
relax, I will relaxed, allright, Hoti, But you know something,
Yeah, I'm second thought. I'mglad I keep that horse in the
ridge before. Well, let's see, my bathrobe should be right here in
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this closet. Oh, hear this, and just put it on and get
your tea. Let a minute down, put my bathrobe on. I'll come
and get him now, so youcan bring him well as hot your bathrobe
can wait. Oh fine, allright, the bathrobe come away. But
why can't let's see you wait halfa second. I don't have to drink
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at that hotte missus Andrews dug hadselling him. My butler need something to
god it. There's a bathroom.That's that's the thing for jug head.
Oh, I bet this will keepit warm, just a thing, all
right, all right, so I'lldrink in hot Oh that woman? Once
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everything done is the exact second we'llstill say this tea could have waited,
Like, what my bath roban?Where? I'll just put my bath rob
on? And it's funny, Mary, Yah, what'd you do with my
bathrobe? What's that rope? Mylounging robe, the one I just got
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out of the closet. I don'tknow anything about your roll? Now,
Mary, Look, do you remembermy asking you where my robe was just
a minute ago? Yes, yousaid it was in the hall closet.
Yes, well I got it outof the closet. I brought it back
to the chair here. Then youinsisted I come get the tea that very
minute. So I left the bathrobehere and when I came back just now,
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it was gone. Why, yes, they're gone, vantage disappeared.
Bred. Just what did the doctorssay about your nerves? He said,
I'd probably crack up. Unlet's letme now, marry. What you mean
what did he say? I toldyou what he said? What they got
to do with the missing bathrobe?Nothing, Dear, not a thing.
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Now you just calm down and drinkyour tea and I'll look for your role.
Yeah, but I will get thatrobe wherever it is. Just you
wait and see. But it shouldbe right here, Ray, it just
drink your cheese? Good grief?Was the matter with that woman? All
of a sudden, say, Iwonder if she's cracking up? I knew
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we shouldn't have gone riding with you. I knew it. Now, Jug
calmed down. I calmed down.Calm down. Here I am standing in
the middle of a muddy bridle path, stopping with praising the death, and
you tell me to calm down,Judge. Look look back, Betty.
Now you see I told you she'dbe right back. I told you,
well, it's about time. Hi, Betty, did you get something for
Jug? Yes, I bade.I found this bathrobe in your living room
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and basso bass whole. Yes,it was the first thing I saw.
How am I gonna go horseback ridingin a bathroom? Jug? It's a
loungingell. What do you think Iam a man of distinction? Jug,
I just just because I just hada bath doesn't mean I'm gonna wear a
bathrobe. And that's finally told me. All right, judg h head,
all right, so you're not wearingany bathrobes. But I'm not gonna take
these horses back to the stable now, not when I paid four dollars for
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a full hour. So just putthe bathrobe over your shoulder so you won't
catch cold, and we'll go backto my house and get you some decent
dry clothes. But Aren'tie? Whatabout the horses. I can't leave them
here, and I'm not gonna takethem back to the stable yet. I
guess there's just one thing we cando, take the horses home with No,
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Fred, I couldn't find your loungeand robe, so why don't you
just wear your old bathrobe? It'sjust as comfortable. I don't care which
is comfortable, which isn't. Ijust want to know what happened to the
one I left right here? No, no, Fred, it it really
isn't worth getting so upset about.So why don't you does forget it?
But I'm mad? All right,I'll forget it. It's good now.
Drink your tea and I'm sure youfeel much better, dear. Yeah,
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I'm sure. I'll be in thekitchen if you want. Yeah, sure,
sure. How do I get intothese things? Oh? Well,
maybe Mary is right. I'll justforget it and drink my tea. This
stuff is ice cold, now,Marry, Yeah, this tea is cold.
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It is old, dear. We'llbring your cup out here and i'll
give you some fresh Oh fine,all right, but I don't know why
I have to keep running out therefor tea. You sit down, okay,
okay, we'll get you some rideclothes, so just rid okay,
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But what about the horses over here? All right? Where they are?
Juck? I tied them to theporch railing. Not come on upstairs.
We don't have much hap fine thingtells me to relax, and she keeps
me running back and forth all afternoon. Maybe I can sit still now,
Oh oh, that's better now forthis key? And what was that?
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It's funny? It almost sounded likea horse. It's funny. There it
is again, And it did soundlike a horse, like it was right
outside the house. In fact,Now, how could I hear a good
green? There is a horse outthere? Two horses right on our front
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horn, very very trunk, quickertwo horses. If you man out there
see as much? Okay, thenlet's head back to the stable. We
have very little time left now,okay, But that horse butt it not
drop me in anymore month? Now, man, what on earth you talking
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about? How could there be horseson our front walls. But there are
very two big horses. They're standingright out in the trunk room with their
heads over the porch rating. Andif you don't believe me, come on
over here to the window and takea look for yourself, because let's right
there. See see what that's funny? They were right there. Let me
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see your foreheads, now, Marry, I'm not sick. I tell you
I saw two horses right there.I saw him with my own eyes.
In fact, I heard them fortwo minutes before I saw them. Yes,
dear, what color were they?What saint color all horses are?
What difference make? What color theywere? They were standing right there,
and they were looking around, andI think I better call a doctor.
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Call anybody you wanted. I sawtwo big doctor. What's the pick and
Paul? Never mind here, justlook out the window and see if you
can see those horses again. Meanwhile, I'll call doctor Higgins. I am
not imagining this. I saw horse. Yes, dear, of course you
saw horses. Operator get me aRiverdale four nine three hurry because they were
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right over there. Somebody, butyou do be there? Hello, oh
hello, doctor Higgins. This ismissus Andrews. Can you come right over.
My husband is seeing horses. Whathorses? You know? Id he
have? Who horses? Horse?Oh? My? What color he doesn't
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know? Oh my, missus Andrews, I was afraid of. Keep him
calm till I get there. I'llbe right over all right, doctor,
But hurry there is there isn't asight of those horses out there now,
but they were there. They believeme. Yes, dear, now become
dear, become those naughty horses won'tcome back anymore. Naughty horse? What
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do you mean? Naughty horse?Archie and jughead. I'm so glad you're
here. Mary, I'll tell you, I swear I'm a stack of bibles
in an hour. You don't getfrightened what your father seeing? Thing?
Seeing things? Now? He hasto keep him calm till the doctor gets
to Heree, Mary will help youhead. Don't get dramatic. He's all
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right as long as we don't lethim leave the room. Mary, I
tell you, I am tell youanswer not Marry. Would you please listen
the reasons. I tell you Idid not imagine any of this. Fine,
Well got you didn't have Oh,calm down, mister Andrews. Everything
is going to be all right,I knew, but I tell you I
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saw a horse doctor. It wasa horse doctor. No, no,
no, I didn't mean that.I mean I plainly and clearly saw and
heard two horses. Are horses?Your horses? You what are you talking
about? We dug his nine roundhorseback riding mom, and we had to
come home for a minute a littlewhile ago, and we tied the horses
out front. You mean there weresome real horses out there. They sure?
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We married? I told you so, I told you so. Oh,
for heaven's sake, we never hadhorses on the front lawn before.
It looks as if the whole thingwas a horse alarm. But Fred,
what about the lounging role? Thatwas the truth too, I hadn't it
disappeared? Ma'am. I'm afraid weborrowed that bathroom? You did? Oh
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for pity, sage, And allthe time I was afraid Fred was using
his mind. Missus Andrews, yourhusband certainly seems to have lost nothing more
than his temporary and under the circumstances, who wouldn't jug it onto that flue?
Okay, Oh, Fred, I'mterribly sorry about all this. You
think you would be what I wantto know, really is what the difference
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was actually doing on horseback anyway?Just practicing that practicing. You see,
Veronica asked me to go horseback ridingwith her, and well, I don't
know anything about it, so Iforget. I better learn quick, Ronica.
Archie. See hi, Veronica,I was just talking about you.
Hello everybody. Well he was readyto go. Archie. Oh sure,
Veronica, you're not going riding inthat fancy dress, are you? What's
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well with this dress? Well?Nothing, but well I expected you to
be wearing a you know, ariding outfit, riding out there to go
riding in my car, in yourcar, Veronica, I thought you said
you were going horseback riding. Whyyou told me yourself that you were on
your way to get boots. Idid get boots. Bootshitppringle. She's waiting
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out in the car bootchie pringle,BOOCHI doctor quick do something, Harhie.
Isn't the outdoor type. Now backto Archie. It's later that day and
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he's discussing the events of the morningwith Jugad. Well, did you ever
take that drive with Verennakatchi? No, jug I never went, after all,
how come wouldn't the doctor let yougo. Oh sure, he let
me go. When I get intothat car and started to sit down,
I decided not to go with Usinganother cast of the Adventures of Archie Andrews,
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written by Carl Jampell and based onthe copyrighted Featurepearing an Archie Comics magazine.
Archie is played by Bob Hastings,Juughhead by Harlan Stones, Mom and
Dad Andrews are played by Alice Germanand off the cole Veronica and Betty by
Jane Webb and Rosemary Wright. Thishas been an NBC Radio Network production and
what's produced and directed by Kenneth McGregor. Incidentally, those of you who'd like
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to see our show can obtain ticketsby writing to Archie Andrews, NBC Radio
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Meanwhile, listen next week at thesame time. The more the merry
Adventures of Archie Andrews. And Nowthis is Zick Suddly wishing you all a
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wonderful week. Will we meet again. So long everybody,