Racing to the scene of Rusty's possible demise with Sheriff Bill Hogg hot on his tail (and remembering to take that jack with him), Mark rushes to the sinking car, and actually seeks the assistance of the man now pointing the gun at him (though truth be told, he might not be aware of the gun). I sure hope the Jack Elrod Ball is bullet proof should Bill decide that the only way to stop Mark is to pump him full of lead. Chasing Mark down to the car, the Sheriff finally realizes that Mark was telling the truth after all when he sees Rusty in the water up to his neck being guarded by his faithful pup. Throwing his gun into the water, he immediately comes to Mark's aide and the two set about lifting the car from the now soggy child.
Rusty (and to a lesser extent, Sassy) saved, it looks like Mark has made another friend. Bill even offers to drive the two to the hospital and arrange for Mark's car to be pulled from the water (and probably fix it after all of the damage from the salt water it will have been sitting in for who knows how long). I assume that he'll also be sending someone out to pick up the car that Mark stole from the station. Those things are expensive, you know. (Of course, if he was really nice, he'd also spring for another set of clothing for the two travelers seeing as how the ones they're wearing are now sopping wet.)
Not one to shirk his responsibilities, Mark offers to pay for the window of the store (and he probably would even offer to fix it because that's just the kind of great guy that Mark Trail is). The Sheriff, probably still feeling a little bad for not believing Mark and inadvertently almost killing a small child, assures him that he doesn't have to worry about that. He also takes the opportunity to apologize again, and Mark being Mark tells him that it's okay since they saved Rusty, which makes me wonder what he would have done had Rusty perished. The Jack Elrod Ball, meanwhile, unable to locate Mark, had gone to the forest animals for help, but has just discovered that they are no longer necessary and can therefore go back to their foraging and woodland creature ways while he returns to the two travelers. Thus ends this adventure, and what a short, exciting adventure it was. I can't wait to see what trouble those two get into next.
Racing to the scene of Rusty's possible demise with Sheriff Bill Hogg hot on his tail (and remembering to take that jack with him), Mark rushes to the sinking car, and actually seeks the assistance of the man now pointing the gun at him (though truth be told, he might not be aware of the gun). I sure hope the Jack Elrod Ball is bullet proof should Bill decide that the only way to stop Mark is to pump him full of lead. Chasing Mark down to the car, the Sheriff finally realizes that Mark was telling the truth after all when he sees Rusty in the water up to his neck being guarded by his faithful pup. Throwing his gun into the water, he immediately comes to Mark's aide and the two set about lifting the car from the now soggy child.
Rusty (and to a lesser extent, Sassy) saved, it looks like Mark has made another friend. Bill even offers to drive the two to the hospital and arrange for Mark's car to be pulled from the water (and probably fix it after all of the damage from the salt water it will have been sitting in for who knows how long). I assume that he'll also be sending someone out to pick up the car that Mark stole from the station. Those things are expensive, you know. (Of course, if he was really nice, he'd also spring for another set of clothing for the two travelers seeing as how the ones they're wearing are now sopping wet.)
Not one to shirk his responsibilities, Mark offers to pay for the window of the store (and he probably would even offer to fix it because that's just the kind of great guy that Mark Trail is). The Sheriff, probably still feeling a little bad for not believing Mark and inadvertently almost killing a small child, assures him that he doesn't have to worry about that. He also takes the opportunity to apologize again, and Mark being Mark tells him that it's okay since they saved Rusty, which makes me wonder what he would have done had Rusty perished. The Jack Elrod Ball, meanwhile, unable to locate Mark, had gone to the forest animals for help, but has just discovered that they are no longer necessary and can therefore go back to their foraging and woodland creature ways while he returns to the two travelers. Thus ends this adventure, and what a short, exciting adventure it was. I can't wait to see what trouble those two get into next.
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I don't care how many awards Jack Elrod has received. The fact is Jack Elrod has RUINED the original Mark Trail comic strip. His lack of comprehending how draw simple perspective and his general lack of artistic talent causes the illustrated birds and animals to appear gigantic. I have never been able to understand how any publisher could actually print such rediculious lame storys that seem as if they were thought up by a three-year-old. Jack Elrod should be placed in forced retirement ASAP!
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