Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 July 1938 — Page 14

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- MYSTERY atthe LAZY R

By Clarke Newton

CAST OF CHARACTERS NIKKI JEROME, heroine; blond, popur, is engaged to six-foot black-haired “STEVE MALLORY, hero; who is accompanying h on a trip to Nikki's aunt and uncle on a Wyoming dude "ranch. Nikki’s father, : | PETER JEROME, is a wealthy New

Fors jewel merchant.

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at the bottom of the steps to wrap" Nikki in a thoroughgoing embrace that left them both breathless and laughing. Aunt Amy was a grayhaired woman, slender, almost angplar "with a quiet deliberateness

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HERKIMER HOSSCHILD,

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NOW, ROCCO - OUR BIG MOMENT HAS COME / SURE YOU GOT “THE RIGHT TH FROM THAT SEAMAN WHO WORKED IN THE REMOTE CONTROL LABORATORY?

SURE THING, CHIEF-1 | YI | COMMITTED IT TO MEM- == spn) ORY. IN CASE ANYTHING §

“Scram over to Mary’s and see if you can dig out the woman's angle on this. - An’ if she won’t talk, ask her little brother.”

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which seldom saw a change of pace, .COPR. 1830 BY NEA SERV : hrm i Du I B 2 sme “The wife is coming home this afternoon.” J “My, my. Such a grownup lady. : : nia) Why Vine last time you were out| FLAPPER FANNY , By Sylvia | LI'L ABNER ; here. . . .” E FRONT PAGE OF A N.Y. NEWSPAPER 1 “Now Amy. Nikki knows how 13g [@)N TH S| TWO was five years ago. Sure shes i Srown up. Never sick a day in her ORPHANS REVOLT LEADS life. Just like her cle. But she | needs some ranch kin’ to put a TO INVESTIGATI MN ; file heft oni ner” sel Oe SHOCKING CONDITIONS REVEALED: Jim, looking her over Critic . Nikki laughed and Kissed her bald, VULCHERS IMPRISONED boisterous relative. . | 5 D BY LIL ABNER YORLM, THE INMA OF THE. | “Wait a minute, you two,” she REVOLT AiG PE PHAN AS ek | tox said. “Don’t you want to meet the AND HIS) WIFE, WHI THE TINY RISER M0 | Ere) man I'm going to marry?” Steve . SHY : TIVE WORK, B¢ St pe Co. ib. Ban HEESNAS RECT {heh E S CHAI TN ASYATE HERKIMER HOSSCHILD the club car inciae - : : : DISCOVERED Ot og cident, argey be ~ ERA FE | pass WI 0 Ys > - 0 er S cause Nil) Bad wisely decided to ED THE A AE THE VILCHE RS Hk RELL ARY view E.lIT 1S EX stay out of the lounge. EE TeST NERD, ARLY . .# a # A EE SRE SERENE IE OF THE SHIRT | ER NTIS WILL INHERIT TOW she led Steve over and in- \ S HAVE. : { BROUG HT AGAINST THE VULCHERS N troduced him to her aunt who ASYL S M N JAN kissed him, and to her uncle who \ MYRA NORTH, SPECIAL NURSE welcomed him largely. Nikki saw : : - out of the corner of her eye that ) [ Goooey, LILEE - TONIGHT . “yo . Bancroft and Sarto were standing : WE SINK YOUR BEEG, NEW 7 several yards away by their lug- EA GsLP TEN VEC | : 7 gage, waiting for the family group et Jo: yf MEL i N 7 to break up. Steve hadn’t seen HARKS = 7 them. Uncle Jim finally walked — 7 over to them, shook their hands and brought them back. “Amy,” he said, “these gentlemen are Mr. Bancroft and Mr. Sarto. They figure on going out to the Lazy R for a spell. Reckon you must have met on the train.” Uncle Jim kept up a cheerful, noisy conversation all the 15 miles to the ranch, telling Nikki and Steve about the improvements and - some of the guests already there. “Hey, Rance,” he yelled as the station wagon came to a stop in the drive before the ranch house. “«Here’s Nikki,” and a tow-headed young man in khaki trousers and shirt came" strolling up from the corrals. q “Rance,” said Nikki, and kissed him enthusiastically. Rance drew back, completely covered with a fine cloud of pleased confusion.

«I,00ks like a lot of kissing goin’} |)

on,” observed Uncle Jim. “Rance, your ears are redder than that cow barn.” : “Hush,” said Aunt Amy. “Rance and Nikki were practically brought up together,” she explained diplomatically to Steve. As they walked up to the ranchhouse Niki was amazed at the changes. The old house had a new wing on the south which almost doubled its size, and a wide patio ran completely across the front. . She saw several men in ten-gallon hats, high-heeled boots and bright neckerchiefs over brighter shirts.

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NCLE JIM pointed out the o cabins to her. There were six of them. “Four we built just to accommodate two people each,” he said. “The other two will hold as many as ‘six. Theyre for the family groups. All with hot and cold rynning water,” he added grandly. Nikki learned that the new wing held several private rooms and a big dining hall. Uncle Jim dropped back to explain something to Steve. Rance fell into step with Nikki. “It's awful nice to have you * back again Nikki,” he said gently, and Nikki knew that Rance loved her just as he always had loved her and that he probably would never dream of telling her. Rance was -the son of an old partner of Uncle Jim and when the partner and his wife had died, Uncle Jim and Aunt Amy took the boy: into their own home, reared him as _ their own and sent him away to the State University. Nikki breathed deeply and turned her eyes to the purple fringe of mountains to the west. She let her gaze linger over the distance and lost hep troubles. Nothing . very wrong could happen in such a setting. | ! “We've just. time to change and ‘have a short ride before supper,” she called to Steve. “I'll beat you dressed! Rance, may we have a couple of horses? How about Marquis and the Palamino?” ? “Both a little old,” said Rance. “Remember it’s been , five years.

But I've got a couple of good ones

saved for you.” They returned from an- hour's ride ravenous and after dinner Steve suggested a walk. The sun , had just set, a huge orange circle that left the indescribable beauty of a soft, western dusk. They were both still in riding togs. Nikki linked her arm through Steve's and they stolled silently, both lost in the magic loveliness of the twilight. 2 ” 8 HEY stopped at the corral fence, their figures hidden by the shadow of a shed. In a swift motion Steve took Nikki in his arms and their differences vanished like the outlines of the distant hills ito the lowering night. thus for many seconds, . Jocked, obvious to the the world. Then they heard a man speak and Nikki stepped back. : Bancroft and Sarto were standing not more than 20 feet away, unable to see them because of the shadow of the shed. The first words they heard were Sarto’s. “I know you're the boss, but I'm tellin’ you this is no spot for us. Let's get away.” Steve started to take a step out into the light and reveal their presence, but a warning pressure on his arm from Nikki stopped him.

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THIS CURIOUS WORLD

By William Ferguson

| COPR. 1938 BY NEA SERVICE, we

WHALES CANNOT BREATHE UNDER. WATER.

BOBBY JONES FOUR=PLITTEL FROM 25 FEET PURING A ROUND OF THE 19=7 /

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FEES HAVE FOUR CLASSES OF COLORS: :

RECOGNITION AND SEXUAL

croft was answering in the same low, smooth voice, but the under-

rising.

“I .know what I'm doing. The girl saw the money, I tell you. I don’t know how much she knows. Suppose she wires old ' Jerome. We've got to keep an eye on her.” “Is that the only reason you want: to keep an eye on her?” asked Sarto

sareasijeally. “Wouldn't you like, |

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the way he said it. “You're not smart, Sarto, but you're too smart to say any more. And don’t think, either, Sarto. Don't even try. I've always done the thinking in the Jerome affair.” : ; : “He walked away. Sarto. followed .after a moment. . The magic of the night. had changed and’ become

strangely sinister, . : : (To Be Continued) - nts, n “¢

THERE. I KNEW IT. GET THE )Y SOME OF HS ) SEWING BASKET. T NEVER [SHIRTS NEED A SAW A BOY YET WHO SBOTHERED\ MENDING, TOO. fs TO DARN WIS SOCKS.

HE TURNED WN BA! SOME DAYS

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DONT YOU WORRY ABOUT O.D EASY, SON.) ITS A WASTE OF TIME. JUST TO PLAY N SAFE, THO, TLL SEND OUT SOME

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FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

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