The Secretary was a bald, tired, paunchy man who reminded people of a banker. Perhaps because he had been a banker. He opened his mouth to begin. _"Tell your mother, "Tell your brother, "Ain't no better "Peanut butter!"_ The raspy song came from beneath the table. Archy dived under and out frisked an Andy Armadillo projection, natty in green breeches and prospector's hat. The cartoon sat jauntily in the middle of the table. "Say, kids," he addressed the group, "Teeny-Crunch Peaner Butter really has it. This peaner butter is like going to heaven. It's smooth yet--" "Get out of here!" screamed Archy. The Armadillo eyed him. "Look, Mac, I'm doing an act. I'm tired of being turned off." He began the commercial again. The conference moved to another room. "Better chink the door," said Otto. The Secretary of the Interior began anew. Archy listened closely; there would be a chance to trip this guy up. "It's estimated that 500,000,000 projections are at large," said the secretary. "Here are some things that have happened: "Throngs of the cowboy projections are heading west. They get on horses and chase cattle. The horses buck them off, they climb right back on. Half the horses in the country are so crazed they'll be useless forever. Villain projections are hiding all over the nation. The cowboy hero projections are fighting the villains in a million bar-rooms. Fortunately they can't use real guns, but customers aren't convinced." "Who cares about a bunch of drunks?" said Archy. Everybody scowled. "The Pixie Owens projections I needn't dwell on. They've caused thousands of auto wrecks just by appearing along highways. "The clowns and jugglers have put the circuses out of business by invading at show time. The jugglers get into ping-pong tournaments, juggle the balls. Nobody can keep them out. "The armadillo cartoons have bankrupt Teeny-Crunch Peanut Butter--nobody will buy it. "The projections are claiming U.S. citizenship and the right to vote. The Archy projections are organizing them. They've horned into every village, town, city, state, and national governmental conclave. "Projections hunt audiences. They have disrupted every stage show in the country. They put on shows in people's living rooms, in parks, in the middle of the street. A few got jobs with stock companies, in movies, and so on, but they can only play one part--the one they were doing for Full-Projection." "I'm entitled to a percentage of their earnings," said Archy. "They've all been fired," said Otto. "If the secretary is through--the report is beginning to border on the nature of the projections--perhaps I can make my report now." * * * * * President Conklin glanced at the Secretary, who nodded. "I guess you know their mental properties," said Otto.