Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 October 1938 — Page 22

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CAST OF CHARACTERS : : a MYRNA DOMBEY—Heroine., Wife of i Vu : < the sensational swing band leader. # . ROBERT TAIT — Hero. Newspaper : ? : ; i OH s- ’ photographer—detective. FEE ’ — ANNE LESTER—Myrna’s closest friend. 7 { DEAR! 3DANNIE FEELEY—Officer assigned to : TOS : Le / * 2 investigate Ludden Dombey’s murder. # \ %

Yesterday: The girl with the exotic perfume is Nelda Starr. Tait decides he must meet her at the Golden Bowl.

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

RCHIE MACKEY, the gossip columnist, rotund and merry, greeted Bob Tait cheerfully. “Well, well, Mr. Tait—and where’s the picture box tonight?” “I'm not working tonight, Archie, in Are you? With you night spot col- oe : o umnists it’s hard to tell.” “I see Vincent is going to work Park Avenue tonight.” x UTTING Mackey sighed dolefully. “That’s = ; : ~ what everybody says. ‘You don’t| FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia AND TWO TOGETHER : | really work for a living,’ they all ' ; : = MAKES JAKE = A : RWILiaMc, say. ‘You just play and play—and x. 2 & i — " ; - 10726 get, paid for it!’ That's what every- nA : body says, and now you say it.” The i: LI'L ABNER : : —By Al Capp gossip rites motioned to an empty 2 \ , : y PP chair. “Sit down and I'll buy you a 2, Zz SHOOSH!’- GOOD /-AH COULDA MARRIED om drink.” : 2 P5SSTT- HAS YO’ UP LI'L ABNER AN’ TH’ Thanks,” Tait said. Tonight I'll : : SAM SEEN BLACK STRANGE GAL.ON “SADIE make it ice water. 3 . RUFE, THE TERROR HAWKINS DAY“ ONLY AT Archie Mackey shrugged. “If you : ©’ TH’ HILLS, TH’ LAST MINUTE BLACK insist. But in the Golden Bowl of AROUN'P- gd | RUFE CAME A-SHOOTIN’ the Pacific-Plaza ice water costs al- : : : . 5 AT ME.,S0 AH HAD T'LEAVE most as much as a highball. But if ; , WA, TOWN-TEMPORARILY- - you insist . . .” Mackey signaled a : % © waiter. Then, carefully, he lit a cigaret and watched Tait over the blazing pocket torch. “Bob, why don’t you give me the inside on the Dombey business?” - d a one Joon Tenn, Archie. I | [ on’ ow e.” ig b B isi SecReTAR

8 = » ACKEY snapped the lighter shut, slipped it into his pocket. “You wouldn't kid an old friend in the newspaper business, would you? I have it straight if Th Bn from the feed box that youre in i il \ Cont} Bi : —By Bushmiller

the Dombey case up to your ears.” il “And,” said Tait in a level voice, wl : ae “it Zi print that I'll break your : hi = I Po DOWN neck.” / i i LAR RR 4 RO \ Nh “I won't print it, then, Mr. Tait. uw pl J Picw Op MY Con Peary ——————— I dislike having my neck broken. [dL AE : : i, & Q | Y

But you can tell me off the record.” “I can’t, though. I don’t know anything.” Tait fingered the frosty glass of ice water which Mackey’s waiter had set down before him. “Archie, do you know that girl over : : : there . . . the honey blond? 1Isn’t| “This detective agency is gonta fold unless we get some business. You her name Starr?” go send out some rumors while I send out the bills.” “It most assuredly is. And when I say Starr I mean Starr. Her old] GRIN AND BEAR IT man is Aaron Starr and he doesn’t use tax tokens for money, Mr. Tait.” - L : ; wf } : : “You know her then?” a J A : 5; 2 i > “Of course. I know everybody.” Rts Lavuk : - “Introduce me?” j : 1 ; : : —By Crane .

“It's as gpod as done” Archie| ia FPR) ti : i ; | BE A ar a ik EY ! | WOT'S YER EX-SWEETIE KN CALL BULL DAWSON A : 0 Mackey said. SAT = ¢ AN WOT MORE, Wos0BY 1 ON A LIAR, | (/ A ROLL OF GREENBACKS! wel, When Nelda Starr and her dark] is ; \ Bi A : : WEVER WANTS TO SEE YOU 8Y THUNDER! IM CWEF OF CUCARACHAS WE ELS JUST TO MAKE SURE partner danced near his table,|, hed 3 ; TOOTH, THA'S] | AGW. SHE'S AST ME TO RUN CARO : SECRET PO om | \ YOU ANT IN A POSITION TO COURT | gl Ey a . aE MY MOTTO. | ha VE OUTA TH’ COUNTRY. A GUEST OF TH PR ices L us ; / y ; ZO =

Mackey said, “Come join us when|! 7

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the number is over.” PAIN 4 op fiign P. S ” The blond head nodded almost % 34 pe (5 = BY IN | a(S 7 1 SUCH A 7 imperceptibly. Mackey smiled at|: 3 AY : fe ; | Os . 37 Tait. “There you are. In a mo-| 1 RB Cal RS (C\. O88 A Pe A440) - > ; : < ment you’ll be acquainted with Nelda | ! i: 18H" 2 A fo Sa BAN ) é) Ak =, : : 'v Starr. But I warn you...” 2 5. || BG a os En : ’ 2) 7 Y ; a : : g “Of what?” “Miss Nelda is what is known locally as dynamite. She is a spoiled, unstable creature who creates considerable trouble for the male of the species. May I inquire your interest in the lady?” Tait grinned. “I'm interested in her perfume.” r # % =» HE columnist’s eyes widened. sith ‘ +5 7 - , “Since when,” he inquired with 4 \ =F i wlll 7% 0) love [8 sword] 1 cuess irony, “since when has a news-||3 g ! ¥ y Ill SAY HE ow [1 oud] HELL BE A B®

paper photographer grown esthetic? 13d g nl : LEE SR i as 119 1S | SOMETHINGS "I can tell you right now about her 1 ort SEAL > ey A : GOTTA BE DON perfume. It probably costs $50 an { ; vo ek 4 ON You! ABOUT IT/ ounce if it costs a cent, and some : rumors place it at $175.” 4 “I'm not going to buy her any,” Tait said. fH : ; “Then shell have no interest os : ‘ : + |

whatsoever in you, Mr. Tait. One ¢ buys things. for Miss Nelda Starr. 3 be, a #3

If. it’s only perfume, then youre [Nn __ aa oF oom. =.5 — lucky.” “You should have explained everything to me before we got married, | B> |

1 Yat did Ludden Dombey buy Ma—then I wouldn’t have been such a fool about the alimony!” or her.

Mackey looked coy. “You pho-| THIS CURIOUS WORLD William Lo tographers do get around, don’t /

A / / > 7 : yl se s i = A B tr 7 N ] you? Lud bought her an eight- “I / : / =I - TE - /S.

. And : ori er cylinder roadster at one stage. An MYRA NORTH, SPECIAL NURSE. —By Thompson a

at another time he was thie Sti ski lodge on Har- : Cleon Mountain. But I — VAN MAANEN'S FTW Y [EE x — EEE STAR,

rison Mountain. But I've never PERC ATE DE = : : | p= y : 'S WHITEY'S Be you vied Lud - . Dn THE RUN FOR THE NS NING J ve FORCES : 53 ! £, FIGHT 1 Dombey a fine young man.” 3 THE SMALLEST SS aanen ; 4 Now Mackey shook his head. “Oh, 1; : RINT "i NASAL OL no. Lud Dombey never gave her % © OF ALL THE Fane what she really wanted.” 3 i 2 ; M 0 “What was that?” So , ot ED “A spot in his band. Nelda Starr hl S, wanted to be a swing singer, fea- i 0 Ss ABOUT tured in Lud Dombey’s Swing- we THE x gigers.? pp pe A 0 SHAKE Tait was silent a moment. “Well co Ses pF

3 wly. “Progress isn’t WHITEY'S . +.” he said slowly gr AS OUR. Ls

made in a straight line. She might | N % / Raa S 3 PA) RIO make it yet.” EARTHS attack) | NOMS 5 LY ee DUELS Nelda Starr shrugged and the Ne A NN 2 SD rs slight gesture disposes 2 the gars So man with whom she had been danc- ; ing. “Archie—please let- me have a OCANDELION BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES

Martini.” : TAP ROOTS : 7 9 c : Of ors, MI a SOMETIMES HS PERSONALITY MES THE MOST POPULAR FIGURE IN

very old friend of mine, Bob Tait.” T 15 Mo HS MOCESTY + Wis LO\CK ro TREE FEET meee Sy || eee ase I MARVELOUS Ji STUPENDOUS ata at] | wore : - 3 \ y «we 54 - RERE OR SEE ANVY- BE A S he acknowledged the intro INTO THE any BEFORE SOMEONE EAE nN A

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girl’s chair out from the table, Tait 2 HANDY BEWWG MADE! caught the faint perfume. There HE'S A NATURAL ANDO

was not the slightest question but \¢ HS LIFE \S NO LE e scent he had = o 4 CAPTIVATING ¢ \X's that it was the sam TD Par op

detected in the Millbay district. And he was certain that this was the girl (A 0) Shes To Ree » chad Seen leaving the Claremont A SX Be Senet “Tell me, ‘aren’t you the new man- SN . _% | A. ager of The Swingateers?” a : ea “Only temporarily,” Tait said. : ene “You see, managing a swing band ; RECOG ew WS isn’t really in my line. I'm doing v LAN WOOD

it only until—until Mrs. Dombey : 177 , : DPR. 193: eh si ME. § can find someone else.” : ea ABBIE AN' SLATS =e - ; di Foe : —By Raeburn Van Buren

«It’s a lovely band,” said Nelda I'VE SEEN IT GO BACK ON HIM

Stare i SR TL ANSWER—The guanay of Peru is recognized as the most valuable HEART OF WE HE! OR CORE i. singer?” bird in the world, due to its production of guano, a most precious and ONE -=- WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS OLD : GAYLORD--STHE TEN Tait ignored Mackey’s oblique potent manure fertilizer. : | TOWN AS ITS NEVER BEEN PONE MILLION DOLLAR DRPHANY glance. “You know, I'd been think- ny yee) THE"PAPERS CALLS HIM/~

ing the same thing.” Q. What is the highest A. Mt. McKinley— = \ ar Y NG /{ Av Tare

Nelda Starr asked: “Why doesn’t

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«It was wonderful,” Nelda said.

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that song it was like nothing hu-

: Tait heard her words re-echo in V, his brain: It was like nothing human. | J2

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