Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 August 1938 — Page 14

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HAYWIRE fl romain. 4 i PETITION TO US?! CUR. : : er | P44 #2 reeevtmLESULS . 2 © TO AN EXCLUSIVE FRAN: HOUSE By . CHISE WITH THIS CARnt’ : i NIVAL += HME § PUPP § ° re ey o. 7 i I'LL USE MY INFLUENCE ~~ By Edwin Rutt va AND GET A COURT : NIUNCTION PROHIBITING

CAST OF CHARACTERS =. | . PARKER—h | i THEM FROM DOING

ero. Handsome, | , jobless, he has just inherited half-in- . si ; : : BUSINESS /

terest in a vacant Connecticut home.’ q SALLY PENNINGTON—heroine. Blond, pretty, she has inherited the other half of the home. Together they turn it inte a “Restatorium.” :

Yesterday: Mr. Harkness begins to wire the house and Wilton is coming over for dinner. He has “something very imporfant” te tell Sally.

CHAPTER SEVEN B= Z PON leaving his father’s office, | 4 Wl Wilton Ames had thought bet- : FEE ter. of his impulse to dash to the | : ] ) ; Se Sd : Preston place and find out what % Ex > | NG : - oo) 5 : i nas ig ee ~ ral was going on. He had seated him- k : ; wh : , FOR — 1" Y Whoo SCOR maa : : self at his desk and considered the ; : > (id = Eg y = 8 Lk re i EY ; : matter carefully. And cogitation . = : . ; NT i Re NR 41 AHL doy A H—— had led to the conclusion that his 5 con } ea mat . o ; 2 st oy 0, etd 0 Vege | : rll) = = , 4

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earliest opportunity. A shrewd deal with Farnsworth Hotels, Incorporated, would materially increase Se 8. . Spencer Ames’ wealth, And Wilton . = ; a Tis emg his “Sorta tender there, huh, Mr. Installment Collector?” : COPA 193 BY NEA S NG 1. st. u.0. #7, ore. TE 8-15 . : = - ane J] % Having decided this he phoned : ] RE . an : Sally, he with her at length FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia LI'L ABNER : : ; pb : and was gratified to receive an in- \ AE : . a vitation to dinner. And before | . : ; 'UR HERO TS Prk HAMMER Spze ff PITCHERS © EM -50 oO leaving the bank, he took pains to | ; PLANS TO PRESENT || RY 77 AH WILL DESCRIBE’EM | GING ie ascertain the amount of Sally’s bal- | - 2A ,A CHECK FOR THE. T'YO'. MAMMY WERE =nce. : : ENTIRE HOSSCHILD VURRY BOOTIFUL-SHE It ‘was surprisingly low. Ninety- : ! ; FORTUNE TO THE . HAD LOVELY EYES, A eight dollars and forty-seven ; : SLCIEER AND PANSY PURTY SMILE AN’ WERE . i id some quick fig- ; : - Tal! “nome ror weary | Ww Tv ENTRANCE QUITE ATHLETIC . : MM, AND AH DESIRES A STATCHOO tion on the mortgage was six THE. : M PILATE hundred, due now in about 14 days. “as : 3 > MY AN’ PAPPY He knew that Sally had no means THAT WILLOCCUR IN ELC FOLKS" of increasing her money appreciably TWO WEEKS. !

within that time. : : ] : IE ANY THING SHOU : HAPPEN NT ER: WEEKS

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house in good season for din- ; THE. SERPENT IN WILL INHERIT EVERY»

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stock of that gentleman in a pal- NA lid, but discerning, manner. Unless — PENTINOS ARE. LOOKhe was way off, Mr. Parker loomed ING AFTER HIM- ilo ZZ 4) as a menace. At the dinner table, ; | M CAREFULLY] |, : aU Z Z v 2 he Dated 2 while Kinks was making himself ' hn OLA resceve . poe, . agreeable to the Harknesses, Wil- : ; : MYRA NORTH, SPECIAL NURSE : L : —By Thompson and Coll | joy slay ap ae OK, | ME. LANE / TM GLAD T0 SEE | ([ E4t aut, Me. lhe - To begin with, Mr. Kinkaid ) : NT a BA. : | | | we hve Riso REParker appealed to him as a too- DOWNS IN AC . : . REMENTS imaginative person given to quick and violent action. He had been in the picture for scarcely 36 hours. ; But in that short time the idea 2 : : of this ridiculous Restatorium, or . : : AIRINGS + whatever they called it, had been ‘ : ” \! 3 EARLY conceived. Further, it was ,begin- i : & MORNING ning to do business. Beyond that, i : WHEN according to Mr. Parker's enthusi- - : MYRA MORTH astic small talk, he had caused the 3-15} : }- 3 fT. 0s TL place to be advertised this very : Tal ; ( AGENT JACK LANE

a I “Dick married! Why, he can’t keep the wolf from the door.” Te | g . . “He says his girl can cook anything—maybe she’s got a recipe iis ONG IP A NG fl : . - y ’ AN Cl _~

He was pleased when, after din- ¢ 1. ner, Kinks erased himself unex- | or WoilL

pectedly. It seemed that he and : ; Mr. Harkness were devoting the eve- | GRIN AND BEAR IT ’ : By Lichty

ning to a discussion of electricity. : “Oh, Wilton,” she said. “Please : If VIRGINIA LOOKS LOVELY, DOESN'T SHE? NEVER, I HAVEN'T TH' HEART, tell me what you have to tell me WR. TUBES, HAVE I SEEN HER SO HAP ; 7 DAUNTLESS. AN' THERE'S | AND EXCITED. + ONLY ONE WAY OUT» J

this minute.” ro. Tarte : s TAKW ANOTHER a Wilton refused to urried. ; b 2 14 He had planned to approach this N° . GRRL INSTEAD. ;

2 £6. U. @ PAT. OFF.

matter step by step. ; “Well,” he said carefully, “you've always intimated that you wanted to keep this place.” «I certainly do. I can’t imagine living anywhere else.” “That's what I. came to talk about,” said Wilton. “I've been going into the details. And unless you've got some money, Sally, 1 don’t know how youre going. to avoid selling it.” ; ; i 2 8 = : id N : A 7 ) 7 N the darkness Sally bit her lip. A KN , : : yy 8 FY But she kept silent. ; ; : i p) x. : Z; Zul “Of course,” Wilton continued, - ji Wig fe ) ; FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS “I don't know how Jou se Jes. ; il ; ; ie ; But it occurred to me tha is > - J ; . NX chap Parker might . . .” | : 2 Just BET You ol She interrupted with a short ie Fil a J / Hg : ane : 3 SaN chRe laugh, "Kinks? He hast ®) Fiend EERE LE 12 KOT Fa 2 | Yu! WAITING FOR. ME, AND otf —- NO GIRLS A Wilton’s breath of relief was in- Ne RB | ; wg r | SS PINING AWAY | \ UA A) NICE» RUSTK, SIMPLE ure! | audible. = SM : “Well,” he said. “I don’t see how you're going to clear $600 in less than a month by taking in boarders.” “I don’t either,” Sally said. “But Ki—, that is, Mr. Parker, is all full of plans. He . . .,oh, I don’t know if he’s very practical, but he’s an

® —an enthusiast.” : : ‘ : : 1 Nt / “The trouble is,” ‘said Wilton, | |g 1 ; CO. 308 52 ilied Pactrs rations’ the. \ TT \ Wy 4 4 ? \ : 7 -

“that my father isn’t going to listen to an_enthusiast unless he’s | “As I understand it, 72 is a pretty good score—tiomorrow, we can come

got money to back his enthusiasm.” back and play the second hole.” . LITTLE MARY MIXUP

“I've been wanting to speak to . _ you about that, Wilton,” said Sally. | THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson FRONT OF THe BoYSs cAMP. | TUST SORT oF TuRBY AND LOTS ~MAYRE TurRnNY WOJLD HAPPEN TO OF ROYS Ther

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about.” | ail “But couldn’ you make him | Fil) see reason?” | Err rf na woul He any in this— (hati queer kind of hotel you seem iy Ia be Suing. However, | may be | Hi Tee INDIAN n e to help you. Now then, your wAaTeR. [i problem is to raise money and » * x # R/UIFFFALO u “J \ON'T be so ponderous, Wil- 1S A GOOD MATCH : PI : : | : L) ton,” sally interrupted_im- a : Wb BONN. COME ON = PANDY. 1 WOGW CA TO TRL I || 1 AAVENT: ANY: SAMY, NOW) patiently. “For Pete's sake, get to| Mf "C= 2°, LR Gey Bos DANCE’ WITH ME | to Tims YOU'D TELL. ME ‘VE EVER UR || FATHER Was THE LAST = fhe important thing you spoke! [L a SAD eR a NE ILL TEACH YOu WAY XA Cf | OF SUCH THINGS] MORE, ABOUTMOUR-| | DONE ; NC wf| THAT'S ANOTHER THWNG JOM Li » . CA AN Las nT he a SEF! WOW) =-+ 2 ~ HASN'T : Tm getting to it” said Wilton. TT WITH EASE. ? ae 3 : SOE : LES TARE A BOAT GANGS ~-A\\. ORN Theré’s a low-priced stock on the &SR EH : NG A Se ve DEY 50 1 COND GEN A | Curb Exchange that looks good. A | BYE YA ] | || AFFORD _JI No ONE Wh ONEY 50 1 COULD GER A ] broker friend of mine recommend- PAU = : M¥p5 ME SIAESE EV ho. ed it to me. Well, you might be J ; : able to double or even triple any money you have before the pay.ment is due.” : Sally was silent a moment. | “What is this stock?” she asked | finally. - “Great Divide Copper,” Wilton told her. “You can get it now for half a dollar a share. And they think it’s due for a quick rise.” red can right, Wilton,” she said. Wi: . . es 5 RT “You can have your broker friend ; 21 SLA’ + ar ag LR er Hid : saan Sh. Raeburn ' uy 20 D_Lare your Bs : | : ABBIE AN' SLATS ; ; a CERN iad AA ~By Raeburn Yan Buren ] “Okay,” said Wilton carelessly. i ; vee SLATS -~ SLATS: WHY b TT ! : ” CORRES «Pil ‘ste ‘about it, tomorrow. You | + oo : g CL er Y DID oh 3x Yr PTE : T )l | APD NE: : ; know that neither Dad nor I want : : LL pe : : (CHOKE) BE ; > AN Hs #7 1 /y you to lose the place. : CA ph v \ : k | / ; 1/7 * 8 = | C8 N hour later he departed, well 8-15 : : : satistiedswith himself. He did ANSWER: The letter is “Y” and the word is “syzygy.”

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not feel that he had. ascribed too Bc SpoTidnes eo Sally's capital, Sally found. Micke : p as was. Sally. was a re- y foun n reclining on |in uick % sourceful person. It was just pos- | & sofa in the living room. Mr, —_— iecesion. on came th sible that she might have figured | Harkness had evidently retired. A second later feet were pounding. Sie _2ole way 0 ineregse er well. she inquired, “what did |on the front porch. ore the due date of the |you think of Wilton?” : Sally and Kinks ran. mortgage interest. - And with this| “A polite person,” said Kinks. hall, They were oy Foi id he Parker fellow on the scene, they | “But cold. I can’t see why you |men fling themselves through the might have scraped up enough be-| go for him. I warn you, it'll be | doorway, slam. the door, bolt it / tween them to pay it. But if Sally | like being married to a cash .,.” and brace their combined weight | & bought. these copper shares he| The sudden roar of a motor cut] against it. Si would at least know what she was | him short. ' Nearer it came, evi- So LEE goaiac ue doing with her money. A wise pre- y racing up the driveway. A] . .. (Te Be Continued)