Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 November 1938 — Page 28

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Asx - CAST OF CHARACTERS MYRNA DOMBEY—Heroine. Wife of PAS . “ile sensational swing band leader. 5 ; : 7 -. "ROBERT TAIT—Hero. Newspaper pho- : : pher—detective. T E LESTER—Myrna’s closest friend. : 2 DANNIE FEELEY—Officer assigned to vestigate Ludden Dombey’s murder.

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fag her out of her basement prison } when Weeks bulks in the doorway, gun \ \ e ‘in hand. . A E =

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-sician’s gaunt figure plainly, framed | F==., : 3 . = = in the doo —but he knew that i gt 3 SS 3 : Weeks or certain of nothing Brat ge j 1m 2h RN : : NX IN TR except that someone had gained en- > ; | re TO TE : WA > A \ \ !

trance to Myrna’s prison room. Pe : BONE = i a His fingers biting deep in Myrna’s| 2: 1-3. corn. vosswy nes service. we - THE TAKE-OFF Fe 1938BY Lr , shoulders, Tait pushed her toward| “I’m gonna see the mayor and’ have you fired! You're letting the = the side of the room, and at that : ‘boekies run wide open around here!” : ; moment Weeks’ voice roared out, ; AC AN’ T'MORRY-MARRYIN' WAL-THEN-WILL YO BE. “Come on . . . out here, or Illi FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia SAM'LL BE HYAR T” MAH BEST GA shoot.” . MARRY YO UPZHM-M, Almost immediately a shot aa : DER EF HED, MARRY / \ AH GO BEST MAN AH M BEST A-PLAGLUIN' MET'GIT. crashed into the room through the c= A n, . ABRMER UP ME. AN’ DAISY AT TH’ Ye : GAL MARRIED LIP-AN’ NOW . open doorway, and Weeks, bewil- : / : SAME. TIME. IT'D BE ALOT H ST . : E IN AL AH'M GONNA . dered and blind in the darkness yw rs == ERR ~\ CHEAPER THET WAY” - WARN'T P THESE HILLS SO IT'D BE RID- D> OM HAPPY DAY! eI followed the direction of his revol- A E> / IKERLUSS T'TRY T'FIND : ~ ver. From the side of the room ONE NOW” - Tait rushed out. In his hands was thé only weapon he had been able to discover—a chair. With all his strength he brought it down across the, neck and shoulders of Weeks Then, grasping in the dark for Myrna dq finding her clutching, trembling 2k fingers, he started for the door. “The Claremont,” Tait gasped. ‘The sight of the stairway and the silence behind him were the greatest relief that Bob Tait ever hall known in his lifetime. Half dragging Myrna beside Ln, be y . ' : _— » I ea a= ANYTHING "OH, AUNT | : "WHY CAN'T THE MAN i out into ine street. The taxi was ELSE, MISS FRITZ! ER To YOY SRG Top gil] there! : ; \ 4 ~ RITZ? A CAN OF , 7 : HERE FOR ORDERS "EVERY ~ They had gone six or seven blocks X ol BA vk . OAY, THE SAME AS THE when he realized that he was clutch- Pek E / Zz. I~ BUT CHER AND GROCER ? ing Myrna tight in his ms Em- g z in barrassed, he relinquished his nerv- B X = ous hold. “Are you—are you all : : \ R right?” She nodded slowly. “Yes.” She | managed a smile. “I'm still scared, § A : S$ 2 5 2 3 $ q : B . So > i « \

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was a foolhardy thing I did back] there. But I didn’t want Weeks to recognize me.” “Weeks?” Myrna looked at him, puzzled. “How did you know his SEE ; : name?” 2 LR RX 3 | oF 4 : 4 . Reg. U pas. OF Al richie resin

oi her of the pversunsn: “You think algebra’s hard—huh! You oughta have to work ; - - newspaper, and of how he had lis- second grade arithmetic.” : SNO USE TRYIN TO READ A HE JUST SITS THERE. NO FIRE. ’ : BOOK. ALL I CA ak OF NO SPIRIT. FORA WHILE AFTER

tened at Harris Rogers’ door. “How GRIN AND BEAR = By Lichty FRACTURING HIS SKULL, I THOUGHT

Tait laughed in sheer relief. “That E.B= Nov-

WHAT'S | THEYRE JUST UNLOAD) +7 WHY, YOU'RE SHAKIN') AT? [SOME PIPE. SAY, WOT'S LIKE A LEAF. YOU'RE . 2 EATIN' YOU? “ILL CRYING! PLEASE, NN] 1 0 WORSE THAN I DREAMED!

-did he manage to kidnap you?” HE WAS GETTIN' BETTER cee

BUT HE'S NOT! He's EVEN AFRAID TO FIGHT.

eu » | “J WENT for a walk,” Myrna said 2 « “There was a car at the curb and. this man was in it. He pretended he was ill when I went by. } iF : I went to the car and the next|| ak thing I knew I was in that horrible TA Ww Y =v] room. - He—the man is cracy. I was id oy pty --gfraid to move.” Myrna suddered. \ 3

“You're all right now,” Bob Tait ’ 5 said. “When you were in that room g Tie Wi) LEY : \ i, a TT SE S\N Sr a. “Wess fi ool Og : RoW a Ga a SN a 00 er ead. “ ce Ie : N . - 2 8 SN 38 ‘ « N NS oN didn’t have any visitors, except|f & f/ RE EA “in 2 4 : P ; em) pi Leonard Macy.” i Coo 4 YEA AF Bay BAN | | | YESIREE , I HEARED ALL fli™ 1 KNow wou are, _ Z FOOTBALL PLAYER, EH / ~ “What did they taik about?” WRT any } ABOUT YOU! WOULDNT SURPRISE AN’ BY JINGOES YOU STAY Bur 2] | THATS WHAT Trey TOLD AM ; «I don’t know. After Macy came IF YOU WAS A BANK ROBBER ) ‘RIGHT HERE TLL TH’ CANT! 1 ME YoL'D SAY! 7 Hol HO! THATS fo and introduced himsell. Weeks OR SOMETHIN'/ Im {Pouce come For you ! ET {| PRET FUNNY) IF lowered his voice and so did Macy. FRECKLE STAY WW /}| BATS FLYIN’, SONNY,

I couldn’t hear what they were say- Me Comey MELT = ¥ “ou THEYRE IN YOUR ing. ’ | : Tl OWN ATTIC!

“Tait frowned. “I wonder if that HONEST | fake criminologist isn’t mixed up in this, and trying to palm off the blame on you?” “What do you mean, Bob?” Tait’s arm went around her shoulders again. “Forget it. You've enough to worry about. The thing \ ans you to Jo is get back to the S aremont and show yourself to : 3 15 2 / : ? Anne. She's frantic.” i ; 43 3 Nd re 4 7 NN 77 “I can imagine. She warned me EE : am V4 NS not. to leave the place alone, but ; WH 3 A: i A a“ .- Pe : I insisted and said she was foolish.” 8 | Bs x g: ; ! 5 + A GOSH, MR. LANE ~ DANGEROUSLY CLOSE FURTHERMORE, LOVIE'S STAY- y NOW JUST RELAX MYRA! MAY L NOT NOW, DAR ~ ~The cab stopped with a sudden Mw 2 x ¥'DON'T MEAN TO TO IT, MR. HOLLAR, 1] ING RIGHT HERE UNTIL I MAKE 4 YOUR PROFILE, SWEET- 2) COME IN2 ITS LING - WE'RE ; A ; ; 7/1 HEART- WHILE I FIND JACK! GIVING WHITEY

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familiar outlines of the Claremont. LON “I won't go up with you, Myrna. LICITY MEN AT Oh COMIN, ALONG] .I want to talk to Feeley. Listen,| 3 : . : can you and Anne come to a little| « think Er — : : CE : : fool 4 : 3 I your ‘Let’s-look-at-the-record’ speech was a mistake, Chief! - Sg 7 HH : ARE tonighh wt the They dug up YOUR record.” : y fy N Z PR ”» 3 . % Gaye eudsimed Myma: 1 T1415 CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson “Well, it’s a sort of a party. And ; it’s important that you come. Will sou?” “Of course, Bob. Only—" She stopped, put a hand on his arm. “You look so tired and worried, Bob. I'm afraid I've been a fright-

ful nuisance. After all, there's no y reason why you should—" [oe (WONDER WHAT 05H HAS BEEN UP | [H10,100L SAY, THIS'S A RIGHT NCE He stopped her with a look. HOWS HANDY , COACH 2 HES BEEN ACTIN SORTA FONNN TH o NE De “Weve a date, then. Only Im | % EUERYTMING OWAY 2 > LY a A a no oe NE ARGON AND || SRLS 10 Tr PRESIOLNY TOORY rj SS ! OOA : ’ ee asking you and Anne to meet me at INS OE ARSUND FoR x : 220 TO" (LES IE MIND ON WHAT | IT 1SNT SATE TO LEANE HM ALONE L(| T SUST WANTED 10 MAKE SURE 4

the Golden Bowl. I'll have to make | (EBVFF0FF—7r fone 2hmigeineus Say -at ‘9 OF She Dhivs a HE WS oon me : SPOT! ES R\6NY, oc oc ” % ~ & ; B 7 QA \ K “Nine o'clock,” Myrna smiled. = = : 2 - | of 3 { A orp Not until the deers of the Clare- ES ae i Fn eq ess ) : i ; A ol mont had closed behind Myrna did 8 _ 4 ==/ £ 2 Bob Tait give the tax driver the signal to go on. “I want to go own to police headquarters,” Tait said.

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” » #8 ANNIE FEELEY greeted him| “qa ane VN angrily. “Look here, Tait! “nh , Where in the devil is Myrna Dom- JUNO. . ) ’ ; - ! — J bey?” BUT NO ONE SEEMS : i j : : : = l/ Ca EN Ry : 38 BY NEA SERVICE TNC. 7. W. RES U. 8. PAT OFF. " a ag Clarsninlmhons she TO KNOW JUST HOW : ; 2 Ri : ; en = > : : ives,” sald: THE NAME STARTED NTE THERE --*YE CHECKED ” YES --TURN UNBELIEVABLE/~ J MR. SPEED VAN TELL MR. VAN ALSTYNES Sen Youve lust taken he OR WHAT IT MEANS. NN : ALL TE EINANGIAL STATE) A BUTIT ISH ALSTYNE'S SECRETARY )| | SECRETARY THAT MR GAYLORD BT ot I Bat ESTATE. IS THERE ANYTHING KNOW IF YOU'LL JOIN TO ATTEND! MR. GAYLORD WILL BE ¢ EVER 2 | MORE | CAN DO FOR YOU PROEILE 1S MR. VAN ALSTYNES PARTY | | BUSY TONIGHT AT HOME STUDYING 0 : AS PER AT TWELVE TONIGHT AT FINE ARTS/ fb HAVE THE LEFT AN

anyhow she’s there.” “But she wasn’t. That’s the point. THE OPENING OF THE NEW

Barkley’s been here, Bob, and he’s the works and putting a prop under them. He found out - Myrna had flown the coop—and you left me all unbuttoned by not telling me. I didn’t know it. ~. “Barkley said he’d been made a fool of, and now he’s going to make = one. out of me. It might interest yoy -to know that he’s going to ~~ spring a story in the papers tomor- - : i ¢ row. And that means Myrna Dom- ANSWER—The Earl of Sandwich, a gambler of the 18th century, ££ : \ 5 ) rag 2 ; soba + bey’s goose -is cooked.” had food brought to the gambling tables, in order that he might not I er \ ; eR EN % \ = "detective regarded Tait sour-| lose time . . . and he had meat placed between slices of bread, to do ~~ Sad “Ny AD a PR RIERe rly . away with eating utensils. B N COR g . BRR coo L238 7 United Fesars Sradicae ~ "“YWhere was she? On a little va- -

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cation? Did you ever happen to| Feeley’s eyes widened and his|Rogers, Leonard Macy, Nelda Starr

draw her a picture of the fact that|ample jaw dropped slowly. —and yourself.” : : apes Sharps at Cg a giving a Siile poriy long “What about your screwy musi- YZ LONDON BRIDGE? a Q : eorge | Tait went on, “and I'd like ve |cian? 1’ = a 2 : A : ped g ave cian? Surely you're going to in ap No—just the daily parade of : SR v 0)

Weeks,” Tait said. “I followed |you come, Dannie.” vite him to the party?” ; : eeks this afternoon—and he| “A party, is it! This mess and| “Have you forgotten, Mr. Farns ETSY 45,000 Polk bottles getting 21%; Z APANPARY j weit RS harm, 2 Sven yous [giving 2 pany! I Pitas polis He's going to. be featured a minutes of soaking, . scrubbing, : re ; : 7, eal ; a.|it’s in honor o a going to the |tonigh i is k oh scaldi ing, i or lr: b d shad her hidden at the Bel- |chair—and me losing my. jobl" ight with The Swingateers!” = |} NORE scalding, steaming, polishing, . to a La otatoty adte .“I hqpe not, Dannie. I'm. asking| ! d) TNIYS AY re pe L 1 gr : ; ; eon ind hn a

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