Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 November 1938 — Page 18

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Yesterday—Weeks, the musician, deds a place in the band. Tait folows him away from the hotel and di“aeelly to Harris Rogers’ apariment!

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. "CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN A PPARENTLY Harris Rogers _ 4A had scarcely let the down-‘amd-out musician into his apart-

| mint, for Tait could hear their Wu . : : voices clearly just beyond the door.| “I think Dad is mistaken. He said Bossy had ticks, but I can’t

. “Why shouldn't I come here?” hear a thing!” ll Tait heard Weeks ask. “I've been ( pulling chestnuts out of the fire for] FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia SY & : OS 7 “7 RW vou long enough!” : \ NR : 3 , 6, PAT. OFF, CT TRWILLIAMS, N y “Of course, Of COUrse~~., ” Rogers 938 8 SERVICE, | v. REG. U. 8. DAT 4 ; = : Lian \' voice was conciliatory. “Is the gir $f alright?” vi STATIO gSure, she’s all right. But I'm no WK - | guaranteeing you that she will be . KAD A roa | all right if you're going to treat me ON (HE Al R : IS ALL ISHED FLINSTEAD OF like. tramp just because I happen > Se LYRE Re ULF DNA Bg Some hire. ol ; BARE-KNLICKLE. FIGHTIN, Tait heard Rogers Vole gore & URSERY TS a though the paneling of the door. > hs : f J It was a voice gitlenyy ght, wi f 1 sme REY. Z ) ' | Tp Poor R-'} / fear and anger. “Look here, Weeks, CR Sh 5 aN : , / / rr ed 7 l if you harm that girl it'll mean the ; g i; 7 HIM LEAD . bs | eHair for you. Do you understand BLACK at?” :

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: 3 : on Loli, hi YL % “yes,” George Weeks said. “You J : ] ! FL A A A y vy 7 IN 8 is ~don’t need to worry.” — Wg 7 = ; ; uo \ ia 5 & \ a “How do you know she won't mc 7 // 0 ‘raise the devil and get you into] trouble?” 2 . : : Tait - heard Weeks’ moronic > OH DEAR =-- \ 7 : : : , chuckle. “I've been over that with I HOPE AN Me nL, i - : & I CAN'T TELL her. She doesn’t know when I leave I'M NOT LATE WISH YOU'D CLEAN : ; Ie TIME BY the other room. And I showed her FOR SCHOOL! A L YOUR WINDOWS : : YOUR i! ICIEN g, gun.” ONCE IN A , YY: “Then what are you here for, any- . WHILE ¢ way?’® . Weeks’ voice grew indolent. “Just to_see how you're getting along, and 0 whether you might not want to let. 2 id me have a hundred.” “Any requests tonight?” “You'll get what you have coming “Dozens—al y 5 ; when your job is finished. You'd ozens=-all of ‘em fo shui up an’ go {0 hed” better get back to the Belvedere and. see that the girl is all right.] GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty What's wrong with you, Weeks? : - #8 Have you been drinking?” > re { } Again that moronic chuckle. “No, | 7 i : . oe . AD es BAItelt ER a pve Rogers. But it might interest you ] Y : | i$ \ WASHINGTON TUBBS II ; : —By Crane

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tured tonight with The «Swinga-| Hi VY... 4 sy bY ACK : | = NRL=W at do you mean, you § I {a Ny y HONE WERE GOES A FULLBACK! LETTER FROM \ TO BE A TRIFLE WILD, JUST | § | foe : Wy 2 : £3 ! TOUCHDOWN! : ROWDY SPLEN- \ RECEIVED A LETTER FROM] # | “I mean that I'm going to play rs “= he : Es | DIX, DADDY. NOW, | HIS DAD, THO —HE SAYS | i “The Cat's Meow’ in a feature spot.” Fl $ ; od ERE) jb NY a er D D : WASN'T THAT ROWDV'S SETTLING DOWN] $Look here, you idiot! Stop bab-| | K&S N A iF, IT 7) SWEET OF MORE AND MORE } bling! What have you been monkey- | Ms be g of Ro Aw ; 1 0\ . 1 E HIM ye i EACH DAY, ing with The Swingateers for? And, EN R_Y 7 a WRITES :

what new song did you write? You |g" BR Fi : NE ; ol —_— couldn’t make a tune that would set | ° iS SAS oe ; : : A Mother Goose to music!” fp Ny a = th. hil ZA “They think I can, though,”| = 5 ! . = Weeks said. be ; = iis - Q

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ed to hear no more. He fled, lit- Sg 2 hg ’ ie elled Li erally, fearing ao HL iy oe x» xr % ? $4 3 _ » i f RD FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS v : —By Blosser Tt moment George Weeks would be oN FARA KE ; , : : I) TTT > x vy ill / , SS You sAY _ Yep, AND HE'S WAITLL { catapulted out that door by an in- | { Co} #0 THIS Mc@oosey | SUFFERING DELUSIONS! | | FRECKLES | AND TH 7 STAND WHERE ou 1 d H R | AN : ND THE Hewo! ARE, MG GOOSEY =e stairs at the curb he hailed RAN ou DANGEROUS / FOOTBALL PLAYER! OUTTA SAID THEY'D BE ME GOOSEY AND g un a taxi. “Do you know of a hotel RN A an gf IF You SEE AM,BE BACK BEFORE THR ! | A IADED : i § oN _ CAREFUL | I WONDER. WHERE | oun PEACH > Fuzz) Th Tr 1

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“1¢'s all your show, Cap,” the S ’ ? ) AT HEADQUARTERS, { STARTED’ THERE’ 0 ) A driver said. AN A > J S YOU'RE TORTURES T'VE CLICKING - ANID BE SURE YOU CA . Almost inside the doorway Tait 22 3 ’ LOVIE ® AND VOL, Sl 1, OLLAR, My SAFE! ENDLRED- (64) | | ALL OF THE PATHOS AN TRAGEDY § Nee LITTLE PUBLICITY § STUDIO'S PUBLICITY OF HER EXPRESSION { Y-- BUT IF YOU INSIST, was stopped by a frowsy, gray- STUNT IS ALL pee CHIEF, WAITING PERHAPS I CAN ARRANGE haired woman who wanted to know = OUTSIDE ! mtu HOLD Y TO ave HER Pose. FOR. A business. Fa En : . : HARMING ROGUE'S J : GALLERY STUDIES!

“I'm from headquarters,” Tait said. “I want to get into the room of George K. Weeks.” “Weeks?” repeated the woman, her face reddening. “Weeks it is. And don't stall. If I don’t get some action from you I'll take you with me.” Protesting bitterly the innocence of her person and her house, the woman led him to the basement floor. Fumbling behind her apron she produced a skeleton key and opened a door near the bottom of Ihe Haisease “There you are,” she (roo Vor : | . “And you'll find nothing amiss WU IVE SkEN, OW ,O0NT BE 1 WisH You ! oY [¢ \ RR pa eS per NE On Sous Bt 1 1.2m vou 39. [GEL wen 1 SUGHT HAVE KNOWN | [OW = COME BACK! : = INDISCREET AX T\MES, | NS EY amna AN A A oe ) Tait strode to the door-across the BUT THAT'S OLER - S, S0%H | |{ CAN OO A MEAN \T, JOSH YOU CARE ABOUT ME! OWAX'! 1 THOUGHT| | SOMEROW + AND | “¥oom. “I want to see in there, too.” LETS FORGET {hi 4 |] LOX FoR You, ; 1 COULD COUNT ON MY OWN BROTHER! | | HERES FIFTY CENTS! B “I haven’t the key to that,” the COPR. 1938 BY NEA SERVICE. INC THAX AWD ‘ ll 1 HAVENT HAD A GOOD MEAL WN A ITS ALL 1 WANE, 2% PALS ol rl WEEK , BUT + ON, WELL ++ JUST FORGET TAe 1 pati 3

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stepped back, then crashed bulk dead against the flimsy door, The lock gave, shattering the 25005 020 sainp BERNE Ey door frame. Even as he pushed SAREE Oh open the mangled door he could SE = eer the woman’s hurried steps on -q :, Sh . stairway. But he was not inter- Xo fo WHAT BIRD po THE in the escape of the frowsy : a 2 2g FOLLOWING LINES BY 7 2» hy z= = 2 LL. Zerg TENNYSON REFER $ a A i h lay revealed on the bed in TR LE SAEs, pg cass | Ad fhe windgucs room Twas yma | SH FET | Son SRRSL0 gh | | ABBE AN SLATS stir re ly hen pe Wom 0 | AZURE WORLD, HE STANDS THE GIRL WITH THE IT's WONDEREUL--YOUR NEVER REALIZED BEFORE WHAT shoulders she looked at him vaguely. ANSWER Cape / | | GREAT ScoTTY BEING HERE/ ONLY IDONT | 1700 YOU. CHRAMING OLD PLACE THIS 16. “«Bob . . . Her voice was weak. ~—Gray sea eagle of Europe. THEN | DIDN'T DREAM : UNDERSTAND: DIDN'T | BETTER SPEND MORE en Piaiily she had been Jape, either ; JAE YOu lows Lagy TIME HERE --A MORE t leeks or by the vile, stuffy air ’ x ! ER Spooks or | s Q. What isthe world’s | A. Simplon Tunnel, YOUD BE HERE ALL THE

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