Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 April 1938 — Page 16

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EASTER CRUISE] — | Eom) (Mave Me [= ; ; / 7 Bo di SH! THIS 1S GOT ME: SCAIRT i. S Ba - 2 (casTING 1. O " K MY WORD! GOT MY STORY | | TO TRY ANYTHING! THERE p "By Mari Whi t %» ASPERSIONS J, I'VE EATEN SO MUCH ‘Z: SHE IS AND POEM BACK-- ; WAS MOONFIXER ON THE ~ Dy Marion Iie , : J HASH IN THIS HAM- | MAKING I KNOW THEY'RE ROAD TO SUCCESS, DENYING # (Copyright, 1938. NEA Service. Ine.) : 1 yo : : HIMSELF EVERYTHING DO PUT HERE-~THE .\ 1 SAWA STEAK ID [ THREAT | EVERY PENNY N TH BANK--

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JOYCE MILNER, heroine; she took an. Easter Cruise. : ’ SERVED AT KIND OF TABLE HELP SLAVERY! ! DEE RAMEITON, hero; he bumped 7 OUR FESTIVE ORNAMENT LIKE F= - AT THE . 3, Noor: ar YOU ==¢ Sop _ ISOBEL PORTER, traveler; she sought > | BOARD ARE . EXPENSE : : MAKES ME AMBITIOUS a mate, x | CELEBRATED = § ! Jib OF my Yesterday: Dick and Isobel come . sf io YX . MRS, HOOPLEY | : / \ 4 = PrrTANCE / * aboard and Isobel announces their en- : % wows A . : ’ gagement! Joyce is stunned! a es 4 MAID 70 — BY SERVE DA CHAPTER THIRTEEN MHASH THREE

EITHER the Porters nor Dick were at the doctor's table for dinner that evening. Mrs. Porter had speedily arranged a very special dinner in one of the ship's private dining rooms. If there were any doubt about the engagement, if there were any dull apprehension in ; her mind that its consummation in j ; 2 ~" = : = HIN a Havana cafe might not be ade- pr st : > ; — = = : Nw quately formal, she was promptly gl £ 3 | E = NH) oe . : : oA Wo Shei NAVAN iY

correcting the situation. Joyce could A i ; i ici 4 ’ hy : iaminge the thrill of triumph Which | i, / Sy 7) 4 : Ma bo beni . would glorify the occasion. AP 3 5 : ’ 4 : : . id She steeled herself to be excep- > : . : tionally gay. A WL J TTTTTANON

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to visit this island so weirdly pre- OPR. 191 re So sented through the pages of mystery | “We like to think of ourselves as fountaineers, Madam—NOT soda re copR. 1938 BV R books and movie thrillers. jerkers!” "we “Tell you what,” Dr. Gray sug- LI'L ABNER

gested as they ordered dessert. “I'll | FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia wo am : : : TS A \ QUIET CHILLLIN:

have the steward serve our coffee ) down in my cabin, and I'll ask the : EIS - THET } TUS- GOIN |

chief officer to join us. He can tell . THET TAK TAKE you some hair-raising stories.” : E - DON’ >\ IN be: B Si y: K NT So the three of them left the | ; —S JOLIN Tr CH-~ SOM

dining room together, and . a few | A pA : 7 minutes later Mr. Jones, the chief iS, : Zs 28 / 7 i

officer, joined them. in the doctor's cabin. Mr. Jones told them many tdll, tremendous stories of voodoo worship and magic, “What about voodoo?” Joyce inquired. “Will we really hear drums and things like that?” “You'll hear the drums all right,” Dr. Gray promised. “Theyre the communication system of Haiti. My friends in Port-au-Prince tell me that the natives can deliver a mes- : sage by means of their drums more Ns dQ a | ; , wl 7, . uickly than you could think’ of J No : 2 «7 : 2 0 Pa ¢ ; py | telephoning.” : : ! _- . hy a pity,” Joyce remarked , ’ : : —By Thompson and Coll olefully, “that we only have one ; HELLO, JUDGE NO! RECKON IT JUDGE, THAT LUKE BOY, 1 WANT YOU [ : day there.” ; HOW'S THE SHERIFF?) MUST BE SER= | | MUST BE CRACKED? J [70 STEPIN HERE A EN ON Lo ON RE Lo RA InaigS | You can see a lot in one day, | HAVE YOU SEEN MINUTE... TM A-GOIN’ ROOM or... ERATE CONDITION, : AN INTERESTING if you know where to go,” the HM2 SHERIFF 1S CURSED! TO ‘POINT YoU To WILL THE DOCTOR. ELL 5 i AH! HERE'S THAT

doctor assured her. Then, as a : : BU TT 3 § ; 9 d WW, - MYSTERIOUS ENVEL- |

sudden thought struck him, he turned to the chief officer. “I say, OPE OF BLACK LLWE 5; Jones, suppose we all go ashore together; you and I can show these folks around.” The chief officer shook his head. “Sorry, I'm on duty. We're loading cargo.” “Then the three of us,” Dr, Gray insisted. “How about it, Gregory?” “I'd be grateful if you'd like to Zak show us about,” Mr. Gregory re-| “Oh, you must stay for lunch! Fan’s made tapioca pudding . . . and 4 \ BN plied politely. remember, I helped you cut when you had creamed carrots at your % aw YANN Re i : Ea Yi) ¥ “And so would I!” Joyce declared house, pal.” 0 : LL EAN TI SEN) Lod STP) 1000 ocx sinvice qe Tu sho o. o. PAT. OFF.

“heartily. - T was as ator ile} when By Lichty DEY! - ? pen 2 'S ABOUT TO WUK W YOU'RE S\TTING PRETTY, OLD TOP. LOOK,I BOUGHT Vi S (y she finally went down to her own | | fc; 2a ®t 7. ; ME TO DEATH, MISTA. | BACK. THE CASH REGISTERS STILL FULL SUGHT YOUR CAR TB (WHAT OF IT! why, vou DEMENTED ME BACK cabin. FIC RR : \ TUBBS. OH: KAN, HOW fh BILLS, AND TONIGHT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER SELLOUT. pueSEBIRPRY | DOODLE-BUG, YOURE GETTING RICH, ; WOT TH' : She was having a leisurely break- AVE EX ; i | 1 DEM FOLKS LOVES TO / gd i NOT OF “i YOUVE GOT A GOLD MINE #17 OF CAROL MCKEE.... HECK'S TW USE OF \f fast in her room next morning when | { gi SEAN NY : RIDE D1 LIL TRAIN: P., ro T3 £4 : S———— — i 1 HAVEN'T HEARD BEIN' A SUCCESS FOR she heard the first voices of the | | LORY Wh : nr = Ba W0 . : : 7% R SOMERODY WHEN THEY mystic isle, outside her porthole. She | ld ; VI DONT CARE? ] knelt upon the bed and looked out. There, beneath her very window, a dozen ‘black boys were diving from - their fragile crafts for coins thrown from the decks above. There was a knock on her door, vi fe Ts : k and she turned to see Mr. Gregory : . E: > So ; a : yee on the threshold. é ow Te 1 3 } : kv Hal BOR tt Viren “I have a disappointment for you,” : oo N Ar WS J he announced. “Dr. Gray cannot go } ; ashore with us. He has an emergency operation; one of the crew has come down with appendicitis.”

Joyce's face fell. A 2 * “However, if you would care to FN a Jf" a \®) { & P Lt I : come ashore with me,” he went on, EW "> K A NN Gel 1K ; AW, .LISTEN, GALS, BECAUSE IF IT5 Irs EASY FOR “MAYBE HE CAN, ; GosH! FIFTY Bucks FOR ¥the doctor has given me an outline | Hgl: HR} ¥ | : 7% WHY DO WE GUYS HAVE J A FORMAL 9 | A GIRL TO SAY BUT YOU SHOULDA A SUIT TO ATTEND A TWO-DOLLAR. of what to do and where to go.” ie Ef £: Til TO WEAR TALS" TO AFFAIR , ITLL HAVE THAT , BUT HEARD HIM HOLLER 3 PARTY ! \T'S NUTS! THE AMMUNITION - “I'd be delighted,” she said, forc-| gay § E00 SNGEN TF 2 .R_THIS HERE SHINDIG? TO BE KEPT WHERE CAN YOUR || WHEN I ASKED FOR COSTS MORE THAN THE GUN! ing a smile. She wouldn't be de- - "NY FORMAL! ‘A GUY LIKE TWO BUCKS FOR A ’ lighted at all; Mr. Gregory was : : § > Ng : ME SNAG CAN TICKET TO THE PROM! & dull companion. However, there | | <_ hi NG a ONTO A AFFORD || WHAT'LL HE SAY . sure in going s 5 ) : ! MONKEY SUIT 2 |'To BUY || WHEN 1 ASK FOR would be no pleasure in going off 3 : Tr . I Bucs oR herself, a lone sheep, without pur- ; A y a 0 AN SIT pose or direction. » : ee \ Ist 4 : 1 YA » - ~~ < They went ashore in the first > 2 ’ _ Small launch. Just beyond the wharf, a veritable army of chauffeurs offered their services. Mr. ‘Gregory called the name of the chauffeur whom the doctor had : fecommenided: instantly seven eager 2 75Y tives responded, ; 71938 by Uni > “What will we do?” he wondered, Pn Lamb de looking at the seven black faces. “I haven't required any financial backing for my expeditions sinc ... She laughed. “It must be a name started charging the natives 50 cents he ere my ie : Copr. 1938 by United Feature

like John Smith,” she said. “Easily = : : vi TR ‘duplicated.” THIS CURIOUS WORLD ~ By William Ferguson HERE YOU ARE - 1 EXCUSE MR MR Pity. MR, SCAULT2 Ta MARY-I'M PROUD OF SOMETHING ~

_- Eventually they chose the driver EDGAR BOWEN — MORTON = BUT Pry ar Be NAME ) w ER MRE eo, i AME -BUT I “TWO THINGS -- I'M PRoud THAT MR eR a : a = CongmataLATONS, J YOu HA IS BOGAR BOWEN )/ SIGNED PAPERS.) | |)SCHULTZ, WANTED ME To BE is Boy - - car, 7 5% of re i A ERE ARE Boys NAME = Now #e’s MY Bo¥- =AND I'M PROUD THAT You THOUGHT A fR. GREGORY was plainly \ THE CHeckS 1( ol) : : — EDGAR SCHULTZ T WAS WORTH HELPING : ™Y troubled, but Joyce laughed : : NG : UY fn IM KIND 6 ‘him out of it. “We're going to : : pu— \ 2 > 55 ; Prac, Tie ‘have a day of surprises!” she . i : = Ai PPA a ED L . prophesied. . 7 a : J i’. She pointed across the street, to ‘where a tiny locomotive puffed its ‘tranquil way along a single track. ‘In New York such a piece of equipment would have caused a riot if it were seen any place outside of a ‘museum, but here it fitted into the general scheme of Hhings. A . i “If you ask me,” . Gregory ; " ) 5 offered presently, “I think this city ; BO : | : ely Martin ] 4s filthy’ : LET'S DRINK TO BILL, ves! 1 s - — wl 1 Ti) * Whersver they went, the natives LT SE Te Sl ae et me Sy Exc Ton es Ae ee | [Bh S00 | SER SIT RPESTSRR | RUT AS Test stopped in their tasks to wave a ON DISCOVERING LICKING 2b HAPPENEO | AF ALL, WE ONE B\6,HAPFY FAMILY, Ww MEAN 2 ? GOES THE WEDDING ‘friendly welcome. They were lov- V TRUSTED ME = Nl YOU CAN 6\\VE A : RY TH E A MARCH | COME eer : THE PLANET N ” N S08, E ie > DEAR CEC \S

‘able people, Joyce thought, despite 7 QA ) 7 / : N Q VANS ING + MERCURY vl Me AN, ADA

their poverty. : . - % A tall, elderly darkey strode along ; AS A MORNING 77. % ENN ‘proud in the glory of a full dress Ba STAR, NAMED 7 S : NRW WN “jacket, its black tails hanging down - T.A4 £0. / Ao 3 rover ‘blue cotton work trousers. Hi : edna i ARVN e s NOT KNOWING 7; ; SNR

AM i \ ! A N AN feet were bare, but on his head he NN QAM N \ N NR XN 8 NN

‘wore a high silk hat, the top of BT — IT TO BE THE N\ WN

which had long since been bat- Regu SAME OBIECT \ NG \

{tered through. The women strove THEY ALREADY! Li [Y NN JAK { \

‘for only one detail of elegance— # ) variety of color. f Hap NAMED - : A ; V2 © Ei IN NN . In the central square of the city : \ f AN EVENING | ro ? Ee)

\ ‘they left the car for a few min- STAR. 1 X AN

‘utes to look about the Government | : — ’ A i ‘buildings, to view at close range PR. 198 9Y NEA SERVICE: Ne - : . . tr » og he vasions MOHments to the ; ; : I : . ie . —By Raeburn Van Buren ' { ~heroes o e republic. : »" gp ; ; E RE: y #2 ow : es i - FP IT SAYS THAT THE ATTACK AN THEY COULDN'T SEE HIS Y—y Sinn ; : { A S they walked back to the car, . ; 'S THE SECOND ASSAULT LEFT THE NIGHT WATCHMAN FACE. HE WAS MASKED. BUT. # gna ui eRe | % +L \. Joyce a little thoughtfully, she a A BUD] | THEY BOTH DESCRIBED HIM La ‘was startled out of her day-dreams MOUNT RAINIER, NATIONAL PARK : ao E MAN, by the pitter-patter of bare feet| HAS F/FTY-FOUR KNOWN SPECIES OF MAMMALS. behind her. A little girl came up, : Yond : %.20 Holding out something in her hand fing explaining volubly in unintel- the b : ligent phrases. Sed e bracelet around it twice, then | Very much later, when the shadows “Why, it's my bracelet!” Joyce snapped the link. “Pour toi,” she|of darkness were enfolding the mysexclaimed, taking the offering. “I|exXplained in her textbook French. | tical island and the drums were bedropped it. Thank you,| "You're foolish!” Mr. Gregory ad-| ginning to beat their tom-tom my dear. i, I mean merci, she | monished, “She'll lose it or throw it| through the forest. When from a corrected in French. . . |away in a few moments.” mountainside five miles out of Port“pd never have missed it,” Joyce| ‘Joyce shook her head, “You don’t |au-Prince they heard ‘the last whissaid, grateful for the child's hon-|understand the female mind, Mr.|tle of the Empress, Mr. Gregory was -esty. Then, impulsively, she held it | Gregory. Why, when I was her age, | to remember the importance of a opt. “Would you like it?” she asked Id pve Sten my right arm for a|silly bangle bracelet. Ll . : ‘| bangle bracelet.” - gan 3 rs

SSION--OH/ THE POOR, POOR MAN