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 12“Ok Warbucks, I’ll check it out & get back to you if I find out anything”. Tracy disconnected the call and put his cell phone in his jacket pocket. He wasn’t very happy with what he just heard from Warbucks. “Everything points to sabotage”! 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 Magpie’s security while the group was in town. “”Eight week run, not a bad gig. Get to earn a little pocket change on the side. Hopefully Warbucks lets me keep it”! 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 he’d 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. “His head exploded”! Was how Warbucks explained it. “Ye Gads, Ghastly stuff”. Tracy recalled was all he could muster. “Tracy, it’s unquestionably the handy work of the Blue circle. Be very careful”! Tracy had never heard of this ‘Blue Circle” organization but based on Warbucks warning he knew it couldn’t hurt to watch his back..Meanwhile;.Annie didn’t regret for one second taking the bus to Dr. Magpie’s showplace rather than calling a cab. “No sense tempting fate, no telling how many cabbies are looking for me”! Annie knew that however slim the possibility was that she would ride in a cab with a driver who wanted to kill her she wouldn’t be able to count on someone like Dick Tracy to save her again. “It’s a shame I had to cut out on him like that but this is something best done alone”. 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 he’d just get in the way. “Let’s face it;” she chuckled to herself, “He is on the “old “side”! 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. “Must be the bad economy”. She sadly shook her head while grateful she wasn’t the only one on line. “I’ll just be one of many, blending in while figuring out what’s 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. “Hi, are you here for a job also”? He eagerly asked her. “Yes I am”, Annie responded while trying to ignore him. What she really wanted to say was, “well duh, why else would I be standing on this line”? She quickly realized he wouldn’t take the hint as he continued to talk to her. “Hey so am I. We have a lot in common. I’ve been out of work for longer than I can remember”. “Well I just lost my job”, Annie answered, hoping he would leave her alone. “I’m positive it’ll be only a short term setback”. Annie sighed when she saw he was not going to stop talking to her. “Oh, I used to think like that also. It’s been years since I’ve worked”. “I always try to look at life in a positive light”! “Just when you think things are at their darkest and can’t get any worse something good happens”!Annie had had enough.“Listen buster, who are you and why are you bothering me”? She quickly wished she hadn’t yelled at him once she saw everyone else turn and look at them.“Sorry, I didn’t mean to upset you. I should have introduced myself right away.” “It was very rude of me not to.” “Since the day they adopted me my parents taught me better than that and to always respect the feelings of others”.
Starman1948 almost 10 years ago
Good morning davidf42 and fans. So FBI guy works for Warbucks. Interesting. Y’all have a blessed day.
davidf42 almost 10 years ago
Morning, Anniephans!
A privateer agent planted in the FBI. Nice.
Here’s the link to the 2005 Annie story, ”Losing Patience.”
bassmanbob almost 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 12“Ok Warbucks, I’ll check it out & get back to you if I find out anything”. Tracy disconnected the call and put his cell phone in his jacket pocket. He wasn’t very happy with what he just heard from Warbucks. “Everything points to sabotage”! 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 Magpie’s security while the group was in town. “”Eight week run, not a bad gig. Get to earn a little pocket change on the side. Hopefully Warbucks lets me keep it”! 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 he’d 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. “His head exploded”! Was how Warbucks explained it. “Ye Gads, Ghastly stuff”. Tracy recalled was all he could muster. “Tracy, it’s unquestionably the handy work of the Blue circle. Be very careful”! Tracy had never heard of this ‘Blue Circle” organization but based on Warbucks warning he knew it couldn’t hurt to watch his back..Meanwhile;.Annie didn’t regret for one second taking the bus to Dr. Magpie’s showplace rather than calling a cab. “No sense tempting fate, no telling how many cabbies are looking for me”! Annie knew that however slim the possibility was that she would ride in a cab with a driver who wanted to kill her she wouldn’t be able to count on someone like Dick Tracy to save her again. “It’s a shame I had to cut out on him like that but this is something best done alone”. 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 he’d just get in the way. “Let’s face it;” she chuckled to herself, “He is on the “old “side”! 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. “Must be the bad economy”. She sadly shook her head while grateful she wasn’t the only one on line. “I’ll just be one of many, blending in while figuring out what’s 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. “Hi, are you here for a job also”? He eagerly asked her. “Yes I am”, Annie responded while trying to ignore him. What she really wanted to say was, “well duh, why else would I be standing on this line”? She quickly realized he wouldn’t take the hint as he continued to talk to her. “Hey so am I. We have a lot in common. I’ve been out of work for longer than I can remember”. “Well I just lost my job”, Annie answered, hoping he would leave her alone. “I’m positive it’ll be only a short term setback”. Annie sighed when she saw he was not going to stop talking to her. “Oh, I used to think like that also. It’s been years since I’ve worked”. “I always try to look at life in a positive light”! “Just when you think things are at their darkest and can’t get any worse something good happens”!Annie had had enough.“Listen buster, who are you and why are you bothering me”? She quickly wished she hadn’t yelled at him once she saw everyone else turn and look at them.“Sorry, I didn’t mean to upset you. I should have introduced myself right away.” “It was very rude of me not to.” “Since the day they adopted me my parents taught me better than that and to always respect the feelings of others”.
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“My name is Dondi Wills”!
jrankin1959 almost 10 years ago
“Forgive me, Mr. Warbucks; my life has been somewhat empty since Scully ran off with Mulder…”
davidf42 almost 10 years ago
Thanks for continuing the story, Bob! Good to see you back!