Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 September 1938 — Page 17

PAGE 16° SERIAL STORY—

PHOTO FINISH

& By Charles Parmer

CAST OF GHARACTERS LINDA GORDON--Heroine, She gave np Manhattan te jreturn to her Blue Grass,

BRUCE RADFORD— Newspaperman. He {

would give up anything for Linda. UNCLE SANDY—Hoiseman. He would give up anything, too, for a good horse. MONTE HILL—Rich tracing devotee. He also wanted Linda.

Yesterday — Through the old notes of Sandy Gerdon, Linda learns what a thoroughbred Bruce Radford’ is. She calls him but learns he has left ‘home for quite a spell.

awakened rexi

woman's

INDA morning by a voice calling: “You Norman! triflin’ stable-han’! Come here an clean the Miss’ car.” A man answered from the stable: “I's busy with this here > “Ain't no sech thing feed an’ rub him. You and clean this car; poung may want it today.” In'nda was going to for :t—sooner than she Un-le Sandy met her in ‘the dinina® room. “Norman and me been gettin’ along,” he said tantly Linda\glooked across the table I'm , paving wages,

Sandy,” she

wall

Kitchen

was

col You done come on Miss

thought.

her announced opened: a woman, aS large as Norman was cam in, bearing a of bacon and eggs. She smilad broadly a¥ Linda “I'se Callie Tompkins, Miss Linda! Gordon squirnagd in his chair Linda smiled at; the immaculte Callie. “Then I shan't worry about the house, Callie.” He needs a lot! o’ stirrin’ up, Miss Linda. I—" slye broke off to answer the plone. “Telegram for ° Miss Yes, sth, here she is.” the receiver to Lind % The station agent 'in the neares

y telegram, ana

Uncle The door brown

small, platter

Sandy

sho’

Gordon? Callie gave

town was saving: ’ he wants an answer Read it, please was asking herBut it wasn't read: MAN O' WAR FiOBS INTO LIMELIGHT AGAIN STOP WILI YOU GO TO FARAWAY FARMS GET EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH HORSE STOP" THIRTYFIVE HUNDRED , SNAPPY WORDS. NOTHING TRITE STOP WHAT DOES HE THINK OF IMPROVING BREED ©OF MEN TO KEEP STEP WITH IMPROVING BREED OF HORSES STOP RUSH ANSWER.” The name signed was “Moss The Moss who had offered* to make her staff writer on magazine Linda drew in a deep breath. Last night she had wanted to threw it all up. go back to New York. Now here was a chance to slide back I'll take your answer, don.” The answer is “Just one word

from: Bruce. It

his

Miss Gor- ’ she hesitated said: Yes.” = 2 5 ~ HE made her decision in a flash S she wasn't running out! Uncle Sandy looked up inquirwhen she returned to the “Uncle Sandy, I'm leaving for a week or two. He glared at came to stay.’ “1 gid ut this is a pick up some cash. “How? She laughed. War talk.” He leaned back, “What you talking about? She explained. “Of all ideas!” He shook his head She got up. “I'll make a hundred or two.” H-m-m! There was money in this writing business “Now, Uncle in such forceful tones that J dropped; this young ‘un was taiking to him like a millionaire owner! You get Golden Toy dition to run in Jockey Stakes at 1

but

ingly table “Thought

her you

chance to

“By making Man o

hands on table,

the fool

Sandy.” she

spoke

his jaw

in conthe the Downs this She looked sternly at hi has never <oft I want to win first out Understand? We're going to sell this colt

colt started.

spot. ime one of these davs, and if he has a winning record = » = INDA staved at a hotel in Lex1. ngton that nigl he next appointment — drove out to Mr. Samuel Riddle’s Faraway Farms, a few h of Lexington. Though

sight -seers

morning—bhg

miles nort

daily was Man the

the hundreds of were iving, she services of

groom,

given the exclusive 0 War's eray courtly Will Harbutt Old Will went into his spiel: told of the stallion, now 21 vears old, beBelmont

ire

ing from August for $5000 as an 1 2-vear-old First, Will insisted on showing two of Man o° War's great sons, Crusader and American Flag. He empty stall: “That's waitin’ for War Admiral to come home and be with his pappv. An hear’'—with a sweep of his arm he pointed to a fourth stall in the immaculate stable: "Heah is Man ©’ War hisself!” } Linda saw a flaming chestnut turn in the stall, approach the door. Will threw an arm around his neck. Said “Listen, Miss, here be Man o War, the greatest horse in all de wide worl. As a 3-vear-oid he run in 11 races, win am all, an’ bust track records North an Got so other horses skecred to run ag’'in him “As a 2-vear-old he start 10 times He lose one race—an’ de what rode him is walkin’ now. Does Man o0 War ever Will?” Linda asked seriously, “Talk? Why, Miss, he Jetters! Yes, ma'am. He done writ a half dozen to his son, War Admiral. Ain't you, Red? “* "Member when they call off that Seabiscuit match race? ‘Cause Seabiscuit had the rheumatiz or sumpin’? An’ then they didn't ist War Admiral run in ‘cause his trainer think too sloppy—an’ evbodv git mad? Then next Monday War Admiral, he start in the Queens County Handicap at Aqueduct?” = = »

mntried

pointed to an

ies

this Sih South

jockey talk

writes

the Suburban

irack

the tne

ES, Linda remembered. She had seen that race—sitting by Monte Hill's slde. Monte was rooting for the Admiral that day. Linda had it! Unknowingly, old Will was giving Linda the backbone of her story. “Now, Miss, we turns him out Someone was running up behind them. Linda stopped as a hand vw

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“Yes, we're twins, but my brother

delivered pies for the bakery all

summer.”

FLAPPER FANNY

By Sylvia

“And that's the guy who said he a million.”

wouldn't marry anvthing less than

“Well, every man has his price—but his has been marked down

several times.”

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FROM A SPECIES OF SEA-PERCH THAT “ZA4Y

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Wh [HAT CAUSES THE

LL IN A POLICE WHisTLE 2

ANSWER—The whistle is a double pipe affair, one producing a note of

arm. She wheeled around. It was Bruce Radford! “Hullo, there!” he called, a broad smile on his face, as though nothing had passed between them the night before. “Oh, hullo, Bruce!” | He held her hand an instant! “Look here,” he seemed slightiy|

caught her

{on

10 to 15 vibrations more per second than the other.

puzzled. “Why did you come home?

To visit Mr. Sandy, to buy a rac- |

ing stable, or—or—" “Or what, Bruce?” “Or to scoop me? I'm here to interview Man o’ War.” (To Be Continued)

(All events, names a haracters in this story are whoRy fie fous.)

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OUR BOARDING HOUSE

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With Major Hoople FIVE DOLLARS? IT'S A 2) DEAL / THAT PILE OF BASE - 7 BALLS REMINDS ME OF THE 74 TIME I WAS AT THE FOOT OF MT. VESLVIUS DURING A * TERRIBLE ERUPTION! THE EARTH TREMBLED SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT SHOOK ALL THE APPLES OFF THE TREES AND THEY CAME ROLLING DOWN THE SIDES OF THE VOLCANO IN A MIGHTY AVALANCHE THAT BURIED OUR HOTEL UP TO THE BALCONY!

LI'L ABNER

THAR'S NO STOPPIN’ \ WE'LL JEST PAPPY SINCE HE FOUND] LET HIM OUT HE KIN GIT AWAY | GO HAWG: WIF ANYTHING HYAR { WILD. LYIN' BY MERELY SAYIN HE \DONT GIT IS A FRIEND O' YANCEYS.) NOBODY | TSK-HE DONT NOWHAR. KNOW YANCEY? HE'LL. LARN HIS LESSON!, ca = po a TERETE) J

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OUT OUR WAY

- WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7, 1938

By Williams

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YO, PAPPY

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DAWGONE'

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—By Thompson and Coll |

Nl THE STEWARDESS KITCHENET, MUCA SPEAKS SOFTLY WITH WHITEY I THE PILOT'S COCKPIT

“AY BACH HERE, HITEY - BUT BE ON GUARD - I'VE A PHONY LAE

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WASHINGTON TUBBS II

MY HEART. od WELL.

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FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

DIZZY SPELLS, DOC. I THINK \T'S_)

| BE FRANK

TT 7 McKEE, TL IW WITH YOU.

ER - PARDON ME, MISS, WHY, TLL BUT I WAS JUST WONDER- SBE, MR, WG IF YOU COULD INTRO - AMBROSE

DUCE ME TO THAT MOVIE PE STAR WHO OCCUPIES THE ( LITTLE ROOM FORWARD

YoU Z_8UT TVE GOT TO LIE DR) MAY LIVE XADIWVA, AT LEAST LONG TEN YEARS.) ENQUGH TO TEACH YOUNG MAYBE A J TUBBS SOMETHING ABOUT WEEK. / RUNNING MY BUSINESS. HE'S TO MARRY MY

PALGHTER SOON.

JUST AS YOU SAY, MISS

NO-NO! I'M MUCH TOO SLEEPY. MAKE LIP MY RERQTH. TELL THIS AAANI I'LL GIVE HRA AY ALTO - GRAPH IN THE MORNING

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WELL, WELL! YOURE TO BE CONGRATULATED! TUBBS |S A SPLENDID CHAR SPLENDID! VERY CHARITABLE AND UN- — SELFISH... HAS A HEART THAT'S OF GOLD. JUST THE

Be al So GO ON ---- CRY ON ¥ LONG, =’ HIS SHOULDER AND | PORKY--- | THEN LETS GET / IT WAS GOING ! A

GEE, MAYBE WE'RE SEEING IT FOR THE LAST TIME | MAYBE WE'LL NEVER COME BACK / LEAVING OLD FRIENDS AND THINGS ALWAYS SEEMS SO === =<=S0 FINAL!

EIZING HIS OPPORTUNITY, AM BROSE SLIPS INTO THE KIT= CHENET, WHERE HE BUZZES SPARROWS S/GMNAL..

ANY CHANGE N) THE COURSE 2... GOOD)! THEN WER ALL SET!

—By Crane i

ANY YOUNG 10107 COULD GIVE AWAY MY MONEY. ENOUGH GUMPTION TO HANG ONTO IT!

I WANT A SON-IN-LAW WITH

J —By Blosser |

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[rs rae FIRST pAY OF ScHoou NARY CAME EARLY AND HOPES THAT TORBY Witkl RE GIVEN A SEAT NEAR HERS

BOOIS AND HER BUDDIES

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"Miss PLUMPER « LI CAN'T SQUEE2E INTO THIS SEAT

TURRY HAS REEN PrOMOOTED To THE NeXT

THE BOY NOW, June ! PROBABLY FEELS BADLY |! |\. CARAMEL J] AND IT5 HARD es To TALK WITH | [T 1 A LUMP IN YOUR THROAT /

Ir HE HAS A ; LUMP IN HIS THROAT ITs NOT SENTIMENT-

HE «== ITS A CHOCOLATE

—By Brinkerhoff |

ACCOUNT OF HE'S SO FAT.

[ THERES NO GETTING AROUND IT, THAT | L\TTLE BOOTS TRICK \S9 A RNOCK-0LT., BUT BEFORE 1 WASTE ANY TIME WITH HER ,T THINK TLL LOOK HER

OP a ” ; oN Ea

(TRIS FINANCIAL WHOS WHO AND HOW MOCR"” 1 CARRY AROUND WITH ME , CERTAINLY COMES IN HANDY | LET'S SEE

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SURE «=~

THAT DOG, GENTLEMEN, |S HERE YOU

MINE! IT JUMPED QUT OF THIS CAR. HAND IT OVER! al A

THIS PURP ACTS LIKE mS) ABSURD! i's SCARED O'YOU. PURPS «” MY DOG, | TELL DON'T ACT LIKE THAT TO } YOU” GIVE IT TO PEOPLE WHICH OWNS ME AND TAKE THEM AND WHICH THEY ) THIS FOR YOUR

A HUNDRED DOLLAR

/ JUST AMINUTE! L< DON'T BE

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—By Martin |

SHE SAID A BROTHER BILL WAS THE ONLY RELATIVE SHE HAD « WILLIAM «. SWILLIAM WHERE RE \S «1 GREAT SCOTT |, HE CAN'T St «1 CAN'T BELIEVE wn.

(HE'S wcx BROTHER!

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—By Raeburn Van Buren |

KEEP YOUR MONEY/ THIS 8 LITTLE PURP IS PLEADIN' wiTH ME-=-- WITH HIS EYES AND HIS BARK---NOT 10 GIVE HIM TO YOU. | DON'T BELIEVE HE'S

YOURS! ) =

GIVE---ME-~ THAT--DOG!