Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 October 1938 — Page 14

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the sensational swing band leader. ROBERT TAIT—Hero. Newspaper photfographer—detective. | ANNE LESTER—Myrna’s closest friend. | DANNIE FEELEY—Officer assigned to investigate Ludden Dombey’s murder. Yesterday: Tait and Anne find Myrna in an abandened cabin and oring her back to the city te face the music. Tait vows to help her until the end.

CHAPTER SEVEN LMOST three hours later, just; as the little coupe was cCrossing the north city limits, Myrna awakened on Anne's shoulder. The dawn was breaking into full day, and the spirits of the trio rose with the sun. The black hours in 7. Eo ; and near that hillside shack gos : |.7 — eX A = > : i. WIND - BLOWN

seemed to Tait like a bad dream. 3 | / eS ey a He turned to Myrna. “Fecling Ca CORR. 1938 BY NEA SERVICE. INC. 1o-la BNR aN 2 y : Bd £77 PAPER =—» better?” “ Seti 4 . : “Nga ib a : - a : Oh, Albert, isn’t that cute? They're welcoming us with 10-18) 57 to BP $5. AAN) CVERROARD® coh EG us ey ony EY WilLamg iJ

Yes . a little. | one of their folk dances!” : “Anne and I have decided you SOMEHOW AH HAINT 9 MEBBE AH KIN TAME IT AN'_KEEP _ | { TH BEAST IS QUIET should sleep some more, though—: FLAPPER FANNY By Svivia | GOT TH’ HEART T'SROOT TH’ IT FOAPET IT'S ASTIRRIN! NOW in my apartment. Another 20 y sve PORE. BEAST. MEBBE AHM BEIN AHWLL LET IT GIT JEST CON-SHUS | : xinutes and we'll be there. L JEST A SENTIMENTAL FOOL-BUT 7) ‘NUFF T'"KNOW WHUT'S HAPPENIN'-! Tait hurried up the back stair- IT SEEMS ALMOST HOOMAN ZN =AN’ THEN AH'LL START ATEACHIN'| way of the apartment, slowing T IT THET AMM IT S MASTER down only when he reached his PR ¢ A , / \ i ietly he opened the door Ad \ 7 4 3 k

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artled Tait. “You—you're not YOu _ FAVE THAT WANGLE Guy ; LATELY, FRECKLES! // AND TRAINING / TON ! ing me warning, are you?” 7) A PIECE OF / GO DIPPING INTO ——— ’ WHY NOT ? 1 FOR FOOTBALL } Sd ay COME To A : CANDY, ) IT! I BOUSHT EG / / RE PLAYING ALL RIGHT =< PRETTY PASS, ‘ Q not > Harris ROZErs FRECKLES J * v= HE ; ; HAS KINDA KEPT FOR_A DANCE I'LL BE WHEN A FELLOW lisparagingly. “It’s just a > ; OR A | | i sz AT THE OLD DANCING CANT EVEN SEE nd x oA => . / \ f - 7 ADORE TEA WITH HIS GIRL WITHOUT

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cause of—of Mrs. Dombey. Poor rv | THRU THEES DOOR, MY MYRA! THAT BWV sumems |] ENSON = 1 THINK | wi ‘Lud is dead. I dont know who NOS SLAD TSEE vou BURDENS aRppR || Wore weve WE'VE COME TO WEEP REL ne cilled him aq 1 to get my “Ido hope there isn’t a general war in Europe—I'm boycotting enough 8A. PA AMD a C= Ad 1 by: A INTHE Do il “8 HELP YOU QET Ji WHITEY GOES BACK FOR TH' a Hn hoi countries as it is.” WHITEY, SCOUTING rs = -- JACK, QUICK ! \ ws 0 ol MONEY 2 TENE WA SURE nt to keep things going for — ; THE SPIDER'S" Wa TT 2 = NN, 7% z / HE'S COME BACK! he loved. And I'm telling] THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson BORDER HIDE -OUT A Nos! : if they start investigating IN AN AN - / R r the place there'll be a bad | A i RC 2 TIQUATED TRAINING 7 »f publicity. That wouldn't b WEB CAN i PLANE, ARE FORCED or either the girl or her busi- SEE FARTHER. i DOWN JUST OUT ess AT NIGHT “ * ones Her business?” AN IN THE hh EL ss Press Of course you didn't know—but 7 i TENDS THEY'VE COME Bomber mede Her & Partner in DAYTIME, TO FIND OUT IF JOMDE maaqe her a paru a8 LOVIE LAVERE, WHO 1S Swingateers. Shes liable for the Po BENG HELD FOR debts of a corporation, and there are AT NIGHT \ | RANSOM, 1S ALIVE (ue plenty.” Rogers held his palms up-| WE SEE THE a

“I tried to control Lud, but] STARS ] | L s impossible when he was on th 0 3 ————————— ; i 3 3 WHICH ARE a spending spree. Never realized | a ! w " - 1t the money couldn't last forever TRULIONS . SAY BOOTS ~ THANKS i fr ese I NEUER § 1 DONT KNOW WHAT i SE SALW Ty ARENT | [ wi, OT ONE OF TEM a t y luck, Tait, I can bring OF MILES AWAY, XOU SURE GON ME WEL) , You SAW £0 TO GAY | GOSH , \T RIS PS OF WN ERESTEO NN THING ABOUWT TRE STUD\ES I'M TAKING , nto shape. keep Myrna from WRILE DURING BUY OF & a ote Re WAS AWFUL | HOUR , NANON 4 RE a Ee Ne LIKE THAT} into a mess, and probably THE DAY WE _ | = ur Ey +) RESCLING AROLND 7 f rr Z : ELERV G\R\L WNOW WHAT TO LNOERSTAND her we altng CAN SEE NO \ # “ F ONE MAN gE 2 ¥/, > ¥ 7 . NN CO\L\R GE THIN \Y photographer smiled. “Inj \ *, ND —Y IN ALL ANS . \& TRROBRBISW words, you figure that the] FARTHER THAN N\ 7 MY Wve Bs SEV a ABOUT NOU \ THE SUN... F 7 3 x } , aE NE LN AREN'T wou

who are ‘interested,’ as you 3 ! » ? a mement ago, the less OX MULION ASHAMED ? chance of getting the reputation of Dombev and the band dirtied up.”| 1 precisely. I thought t my way.’ |

» = = shook his head. "But I ! see it vour way. Rogers. ; COPR. 1038 BY NEA SERVICE, ING A first place, the most logical] X = | ; PAZ that the police have right 4 NINE -TENTHS | 2 pds 3 ’ ee Sisters shes § OF ALL "A [TF SOME MIRACLE COULD |WAPPEN TO PREVENT a — on can get some leads elsewhere she's) ~ of X I" INDEED THEY'RE PERFECT’ going to have a bad time, In the a. iil DRUGS THAT COLLAR FROM BREAKING AND THE EASY NOW, THE COLLARS SHEE JI! My WANDS ) CAN== | CAN GET A FIRM GRIP second place, I'm not at all certain 7 | ; ARE OF VIAL INSIDE 11 FROM RELEASING THOSE UNCOMFORTABLE -BUT=JUST HOLD STILL YOU GET ME A PAIR O' I'LL SNAP IT LIKE IT WAS she’s interested the money| : IECETABRLE ORIGH : v7 To can make Yor her with Lads | TW 1.8% Veer ORIG. 8 PEOPLE «== Z HAND GLOVES, COUSIN ABRIE? A TOOTHPICK reput-tion and his band—" ! 4 ‘ Do vou know her well enough to be sure of that?” Rogers wanted to

know. “It occurs ‘o me that their x acquaintance before marriage Was HAT HAPPENS IF A rather short.” ot HORSE HAIR Ignoring the remark, Tait pro- IE KEFT FOR. A TIME.

ceeded: “In the third place, Rogers, | . all I have is your word that Dom-| IN WATER

bev's affairs are in a mess and that his past might not look well In ANSWER—Nothing. Pr 3 doubt my word Is “And you doubd \y word. s ; A ) y " that it? Q. What fish is the Oyster's No—not just vet, at any rate. i h You might give some notion of worst enem 4 (OT. - i . : what you mean and then Ill be J : : : ; : Eh Pat OR AR righ ramered glad to tell you whether I'm willing : to believe it.” Rogers’ face darkened. “All right, Tait. I can tell you plenty ‘ » The manager of The Swingateers dropped indolently to the arm of the chair. “I think that when I'm finished you'll be reaqy to forget that Lud Dombey was killed.”

(Te Be Continued) tec and characters in this story sll even are wholly fictitious)