Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 April 1938 — Page 21

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SERIAL STORY— “By Clyde Lewis | OUR BOARDING HOUSE OUT OURWAY lh By Williams EASTER CRUISE mE | OA weuo! wie mez lon im BEEZ) JERE COMES CURLY ANY / WELL HE By Marion White g CRU “YES, THIS IS TH! HOOPLE 200/ (ZZ A DAMEZ 1} “| AGIN'. T WONDER IF IT | \) COUNTRY : : , MRS. HOOPLE .2 NO, SHE'S OUT. .- ‘ASK HER IF J] | \ COULD BE ANOTHER BABY | TODAY (Copyright. 1938. NEA Service. Inc.) : RA “GUNNING FOR A BEEF .STEW [wv ‘Go’ : _ PEER ER ANTELOPE? 5 : 1 CAST OF CHARACTERS : | Bh | whole CALLING 2. MISS Abw Ulan de ded : oY er a JOE en, heroine; she took : i: wd | 77 SAY, HAVE You aor ANYTHING | DICE HAMILTON, hero: he bumped | of ON FOR TONIGHT 2 «OH JIN 4p ISOBEL PORTER, traveler; she sought H J : : ANSWER TO AN AD FOR HELPw~ | ; ; : ; : "SURE, COME ON WP! I'LL BE if) WAITING IN" Ze Vi

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a mate. : Yesterday: Five miles out of Port- A - 3 1 ; fr } J ZA Ne . au-Prince, hearing the last whistle of hd : E ul \ TW PARLOR/ od D 4 the Empress, Mr. Gregory remembers | : / : > \ : Pp % / the importance of a silly bracelet. ] Li . © : \ —~ 1 /- 8 by : : \ CHAPTER FOURTEEN | fo 1 \ “ O you think we should venturc CE \ . out of the city?” Mr. Gregory asked uncertainly. They were finishing their lunch.at the British Club, and he seemed loath to leaveq its cool splendor and its conservative protection. “Why not?” Joyce asked lightly. “We have plenty of time, and Dr. Gray remarked particularly that the drive to the Petionville Club was a worth-while sight.” “I daresay the road takes us through the jungle.” : His tone conveyed the suggestion that she might say,. “Oh, never mind, thank you,” but she didn’t say it. She wanted to go, terrifically,

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were out in the country, climbing| “I rounded up a couple to prove I know my stuff. NOW do I get that : » a mountain road which overlooked cowboy outfit? Ver W( , SM ’ HOPE SO,LEM, | ~ WITHIN THE GRAY WALLS > - BUT-LUNCLE \ NJ ‘DUN 2 ’ OF THE STATE PENITENTIARY.

harbor. fe mile Tr two out they passed | FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia

a section of roadway undergoing “repairs, unusual because it lacked the attendant bustle of concrete mixers and steamrollers. Along the shoulder were piles of small rocks, on top of which stalwart men sat in tranquil indifference, chattering cheerfully and breaking the rock into smaller pieces with occasional cracks of Aneir hammers. “Here's your Utopia, Mr. Gregory,” Joyce commented. “What matters capitalism down here, with three meals a day ripe for the picking?” Her companiorr frowned. “Even here the wealth is not shared.” “But the bananas are. And the coconuts. And there’s £ place to 2 | : sleep under every shady tree.” SY lL : # = = = & l : VES, NURSE -HE TU ACT) oi aera [7 FE iE Tae ! ; SS INEV ALTO ; YOU'RE A FULL- WHAT'S MY FIRST YOU WITH BRINGIN' TO JUSTICE: a ov he : THIS SHEET OF P WAS EXAMI TT © i FLEDGED DEPUTY ASSIGNMENTZ A] || TH PERSON OR PERSONS EY oe RATHER THORBUGHLY FER FINGER PRINTS - | SHERIFF OF | || RESPONSIBLE FOR NFLICTIN' shoreline, and they could see the sé — | Sa RESPONSIBLE Fo Ni

1a » Empress lying at anchor in the har- TIF : 7 AN' SECRET WRITIN bor, her white outline a dazzling —— contrast to the opalescent blues of sky and water. At the club, they sat on a cool veranda which overlooked a colorful world of tropical splendor, and sipped frosted drinks from tall glasses. : “I wonder why none of the other passengers discovered this place,” Mr. Gregory remarked, “The women are never willing to DB 3 WZ, 4 Sg 7 #; stir off the main street,” Joyce re- hE —_ - 77 Meee ah Zr Z Bn Ro } minded him. “The minute they're]. LE RRO 7 TT - my Li - off the ship, they swarm into the| “But Chief Chuck, I can’t start a fire by rubbing two sticks!” Ugh, A a. STAND | VISITING AUNT ARIEDE HUMP! vaUVE HEARD: THAT YOUR | ROAD WAS BLOCKED. OID OF A TEAR. HE THERE! sul LEFT. FOOTY shops to bargain for all sorts of | Paleface squaw heap dumb. Use one stick kindlin’, one stick match.” A ANOTHER MINUTE Be EE LSWLTUBES HAS —— HAULS PEOPLE THERE Ru, ER NOW | YOU-AH, WELL, things théy’d never buy at home. ort ens hl ESS! AND NOY JOU-AR Well

That's all they seem to go ashore for | GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lich HE'S BEEN RATHER-AH-/ TWAT HE HAS BRAINS, /UNPACK CAROL. —to buy things.” n . y ty SUCCESSFUL, I HEAR. 3 7 HE Hn PERHAPS THE LAD

“As a testimony, when they get \SN'T AS DUMB home, that they were . actually AS IT THOUGHT. abroad.” - Across the hills the colors were beginning to deepen in the late |, afternoon shadows, and already the heat haze which blurred the horizon was being dissipated by the cool breeze from the sea. Mr. Gregory looked at his watch. “What time is it now?” “Five-thirty. ~ Suppose we have one more drink.” ig was nearly 6 when they left hel \ £ o ; : : ohm y : : the club E * B.S : TH : : 1. 5 : WE'VE DECIDED a SO Am 1! Gosh. | {i 1 THINK ITLL BE ‘ 2 WE'VE GOT TO HAVE This lime_ they did not have to ’ Pk : TC HAVE ONLY IF WE WERE GIRLS, JusT TOO, Too DIVINE, HOT MUSIC ! HOW: ABOUT | aren for their ihree muskejeers; & 4h § COMMITTEE 9 FORMAL WEAR SEEING YOU IN c 2 . THE JAZZMANIACS, FROM BUT IT SURE the boys were in front of the club, iF ig “ MEMBERS WEAR / WOULD BE EASY! (11 223 HILTON © DOES ANYONE : - _AINT awaiting them expectantly. TAILS, WITH q| JOST SEw a codeLe | fil > : 0, KNOW WHAT THEY FOLLOW THE “Big ship go soon,” their inter- DINNER COATS A OF SHOULDER STRAPS | : : / 7 PLAY LEADER! preter reminded them, with an air Ok TALS COMMITTEE]| ON A SIL HANKY, | : Za _p / : of responsibility. OPTIONAL FOR MEMBER ! AND PRESTO! \ 3

“Yes. We must go fast” Mr. Tue OTHER Gregory settled himself beside Joyce. “Some car,” the driver announced with experience as» they drove off, “some car go seex mile in seex minute.” He placed the accent on the | syllable of “minute.”

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OW the third boy, the guide Eebiciu - who spoke no English, raised| “I'll just wait and let the other man weigh out my meat. He has such his voice in question; in deference small, dainty hands!” to him they resumed the argument . in their native tongue. Words flew| THIS CURIOUS WORL By William Ferguson

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lightning pace of about 50 miles > Te a Ea € : ; al TA an hour. Toa PE may Kora a : ; J : ; The driver bent forward to catch the eye of his doubting associate. His words were uninteligible, but his : Se ; : AA ; 4 ! tone said distinctly: “There! What AT | REE se | O T PLN he PT i g id I tell you?” _ WISTARIA VINE A | a FAN \ ASN PAA ; 5 ies ad ER Ga “Hey!” cried Mr. Gregory. “Wait FF Hk . RDN =\ JF. 4 BE Hey gory , GARDENS, , 1M : Pe : ZL di 2 A NW 1 - 5 The driver turned - and smiled, SIERRA MADRE, . ~ Sn 24 Rr ail ~ 2H ih Sar : <8 = — mistaking the order for a compli- GOPR. 1933 BY NEA SERVICE, INC, { : = \ : Ni “rl Hel SLL \ ment. : etd : el A pif was fe motor which obeyed " ; NN ‘ J En \ : Ee « is command. It gave one deep RESNIT 3 Rt hor AS ; i gE xt . Ew -r Sia spasmodic choke, followed by several y G < a \ ; AE, =} : - - iirc puny put-put-put gasps; then, with : Pe CAN BE FORMED ONLY,” 2S 2 : - a : | — . 2 a long whispering sigh, it died out UNDER PRESSURE! | Pomme STE FECOETDED ST rrr EN TE errr re To er Se fem 5 IT AT THE SURFACE, WE TNGUREDIN J] ERACIONS Bk EMT VITTLES. \y NOT {| MISS SALLY AND ore ef Es oyce remarked woefully. eel ’ : : HIS. i SALLY AND \ i Treit. @eiver (aaieely disproved KNOW GREAT MASSES OF TOWN FOR 4] AREN'T FANCY HER " THEY'RE) ENOUGH! : SLATS re Save that theory by the old expedient of : 5 poking a stick down into the tank to measure. It was half full. Mr. Gregory loaned his superior intelligence to a study of the situation, but his knowledge of me-| . . chanics was quite obviously limited. Nothing brought a response from AN ENGLAND... the exhausted motor. ATONE TIME IT WAS. ILLEGAL “We'll have to get another car!”| «TO DRIVE AN AUTOMOBILE NE JEEEOLY yried sxeitedly. ALONG THE HIGHWAY, UNI hh LESS PRECEDED BY A MAN : wv : E mopped his brow nervously; |. WITH A 4 RE D FLAG. : shad. hl oh all fhe 102d thete was no . ; ; re i. 3] any other v e. : were the center of it. The dull,{word; then something ‘about “le But what will we do?” There was | primitive tom-tom of the Haitian |navire,” the ship. rE 2H, a tremor in his voice. drums. ; “We'll have to walk!” Mr.. GregNow that darkness was almost! Mr. Gregory was walking about|ory insisted again, his voice srhill upon them, the country was sud-|the car” frantically, wringing his|and high-pitched. “It’s five. minutes denly stripped of the glamour with | hands. “We've got to get away!” he |to 7.” sie P , : ; jo. : which the sunshine had endowed it. | cried. “I won't be marooned on this| But at that moment ‘the ‘child Jn \ 4 vie Boley : BR : iL All at once, in strange and’ ter- | island.” : was back and following her ‘Joyce : : » =m soe oo : ret h Halt en rifying comprehension, Joyce heard| There was a rustling in the |saw a tall, tremendous Negro, his |} ; LL = : , © ® RB rr CH ERRY the sound which had haunted her |bushes behind her, and Joyce turned | heavy features shadowed By: the [§ |. Nz 5 fi iy Si gu a gn gery KE : mB ; Pint ih Ra

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