Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 November 1938 — Page 26

SERIAL STORY ‘OUR BOARDING HOUSE

LOVERS Py - AWEIGH

SAN MORITZ IN 1896 By BETTY WALLACE

HAS NEVER BEEN EQUALED“AEGAD, IN THOSE DAYS WHEN ‘THE NEWS WENT ABROAD CAST OF CHARACTERS ~ JUDY ALCOTT — Admiral’s daughter. - She faced a choice between two Navy ‘sailors. :

‘THAT 1 WAS ON THE SKI RUN, IT WOULD BE 7 - DWIGHT CAMPBELL—Ambitious lieutenant. He faced a choice between his

LINED WITH PEOPLE WHOSE NAMES MADE uP THE SOCIAL REGISTER “KAFFE: KAFFES EVEN ROYALTY wife and duty. Tr : JACK HANLEY — Flying sailor. He | | MN faced a test of a patient love. : - . MARVEL HASTINGS—Navy wife. She / ) iL F faced the fest of being a good sailor. 7) : Yesterday: At Marvel's party Judy and Jack Overhear Cary Tennant pre-

dict that Marvel will not stay long with : 5 Dwight and Navy life. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN -“ ER housewarming was even ; worse than it would have been.if no one had come,” said Diane. “I, for one, am through. It was bad enough to be laughed at by those phony celebrities. But to keep ; : trying to make Marvel see the light | | ; 7 + Just because Dwight’s unhappy— : i : 2 that’s too much!” Judy was forced to admit that Diane was right. She said, “Forget it, Diane. I'll never mention it again. I know you tried, and that was sweet of you. I promise to torture my friends no more.” “But how about yourself? Satisfied to keep torturing Judy?”

‘ Judy dropped her eyes swiftly, and’ Diane said, “Sorry.” . For weeks "afterward, the wives! on the station talked about the! party. But then it died down, and’ Judy was glad. Dwight did not telephone or come to see her. He had finally realized, Judy felt, that merely telling Marvel wasn’t enough. Anyway, she didn’t - want anyone to tell her. She was running her own.show. : The first sharp pain had settled into a constant feeling of emptiness. Judy tried by seeing Jack every 4 1 , ; : ; night his ship was in, to fill that y / 3 . void. And then, just before the Tex- A for e——— ; NA ’ ao. : Sriana yas S18 lo suis on lo : NO DAILY DOUBLE TODAY-THE ROLL 2400 Bremerton to be laid up in drydock for overhaul, Chris Whiting, “Jack’s |

OUT OUR WAY

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RAFFLIN' OFF TH' GOLF BAGS IN TH’ FALL IS TH! ONES You CAN'T MIS~ TAKE --TRYIN' TO CONCEAL ONE OF

THIS 1S A BAD TIME OF YEAR TO HAVE A GAME LEG=-- THEY ALL THINK YOU'RE HIDING A SHOTGUN, AN YOU HAVE TO TAKE A

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By Sylvia —By Al Capp

RECKON HELL BE AWRIGHT IN A WEEK OR SO.DUNNO HOW THET MURDERER GOT YO, SALOMEY. BUT YO’ IS SAFE IN MAH ARMS NOW/OVE IS ON MAH

classmate, asked her and aboard the ship. | ~ | 4 8 i HE had hoped that Dwight would. » not have the duty tonight. She . did not want to see him, but if he was aboard, she knew she would. However, she had not expected to Marvel. Yet when she entered the ward room, Marvel was the first person she saw. “How nice to see you!” Marvel said. ‘But her eyes were hostile at once. : f‘'Judy!” Dwight. held her hand tightly. “Marvel and I have been meaning to get over for a visit but—" ‘You must be very busy,” said Judy, smiling. It was comforting to know that Jack was close. She nv i me a } WASHINGTON TUBBS lI turned and greeted Chris, and the > 4 : moment passed. SE = i: Rl i /. * At the dinner table, Judy sat be- G0 tween Jack and Chris. Marvel and Dwight were oppostie. But Marvel paid little attention to the other girl. She saved her smiles and her conversation for the men. Judy was relieved rather than. offended. She listened to Marvel telling Chris how difficult it was to make up her ind. |After dinner, Chris said that he had some new pictures he wanted Jack and Judy to see. “Spanish stuff. I found them in a little shop NA on the waterfront.” 3 AL ARE : 9 Z 4 KK OH [Marvel said quickly. “Oh, mayn’t! 4 1b ky ME iy. Sel b ) INN FN 2 ; ; XS RR, NR “a we come too, Lieut. Whiting?” ? i W & ; MR AN \ BS 1 OPR. 1938 BY NEA SERV N be HABEAS “Delighted to have you, Mrs. : Campbell,” Chris said politely. But he wasn’t delighted, and neither was Judy. The whole evening ‘ould be spoiled if she had to remain under the unfriendly glance of Marvel's green eyes. 2 2 = WIGHT'S wife exclaimed over the pictures. She said, “Some y I'm going to have a great big ; ¥ : : i red-roofed house like this one, oer! 3 46%

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PLEASE HELP THE POOR!

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chased for her. But when Chris anded one of the pictures to Judy, arvel lost interest, and drifted ward the curtained doorway, as if patient to leave. | “Doesn’t this one remind you of

“Nope, I didn’t sell it—just got married!” alboa and the Conquistadores and - all the old romantic history of Cali-

THIS CURIOUS WORLD fornia?” Judy asked. | “That's why I bought it,” said| EE

Chris. “As art it’s no great shakes.” ROAD MAPS | “Chris paints himself, you know,” Prey TRU ARE NOT A MODERN ack explained. “At the Academy | FNS RE IDEA THE ROMANS

e—". | Suddenly they were aware of WERE WELL. SUPPLIED voices from outside. Someone was passing along the narrow corridor and saying clearly, “I'd tell any wife of mine where she got off! Dinner aboard is all right once in a while, but every night for two} weeks is too much. Talk about messroom bills—" * Another man’s voice replied, “Oh, YRTON |

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MYRA NORTH, SPECIAL NURSE

YOU SAY MAJOR GILDER'S AFRAID OF CLOSED SPACES? THEN HE'S A VICTIM OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA ! THIS SHOCK MIGHT SERIOUSLY AFFECT HIS HEART!

By William Ferguson

l/l QUICK! CARRY HIM TO HIS OFFICE ... PER-

WE JUST PULLED THE CHIEF ER THAT SCENERY, BUZZ... BUT HE'S OUT COLD!

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He'll' put her wise as soon as—”" They were gone. Out of earshot. 2 8 = : HE picture in Judy’s hands fell to the desk. She looked at OO WOU SEE Jack, whose face was a study. Chris HANDY TOOAY 2? made for the doorway suddenly, as ¥ A . if he wanted to overtake the NS speakers. Judy noticed his sleeve. “Don’t,” | ghe said. “It would only make a scene.” But Marvel, standing as if rooted to the spot, was livid with fury. “How dare they!” she cried passionately. “Dwight! You know who they were!” Dwight was pale. He said slowly, “Just a couple of ensigns. They —it was unpardonable, but they're young—" ‘ “There’s too much hot air about these young squirts fresh out of the Academy!” said Chris. “That! BE 3 ; <<

Was raw!” ABBIE AN' SLATS

Judy remembered that In the : Junior Officers’ Mess, as well as yy mer ey > LE 1p ENING FOREVER-+- HATING ME! WELL-

“N'KNOW) ,BOOTS «RES $0 DERN ORCENT, NN STUFF «« 1 CANT FIGGER IT OUT , BUT KES TH ONLY FELLA NOU'LE BLER BEEN LIKED BY THAT 1 RALENT SEEN JTALOLS OF

MULION MILLION MOLECULES.

GOODBYE, BECKY! TO HAVE KNOWN YOU FOR

WHAT ANOBLE HEART! - NOBLE HEART SHE LOVES THAT RED OI ALTE MLE VAS NOE

HEADED KID--AND YET OUT OF LOYALTY SHE WAS WILLING TO MARRY ME CouLD MEVER LOVE:-- =

TURNING ON HER--LALIGHING AT HER---WAS THE

> i { in the Wardroom, everyone paid his ONLY ii COULD MAKE HER THINK | DIDN'T

share of the expenses. Messroom bills took a large slice out of an ensign’s small pay. Entertaining } would make the figure jump. ‘If a man had his wife constantly

ANSWER—A cornhusker’s glove. Cornhuskers of the middle west use reversible gloves, with two thumbs.

Marvel said evenly, “Won't you| “Listen!” Marvel said tightly.

to dinner, that was almost like asking his shipmates to pay for her meals. She understood the resentment in that unknown young man’s voice; and she realized that Jack "and Chris and even Dwight under-

stood, too. : She turned to the pictures again, and said something about them, as if nothing had happened. Marvel was still biting her lip when they left the rooth, but by tacit consent, everyone else had dropped the mat-

come, too, Miss Alcott?” Judy understood that wanted to question her, She was right. “Do you know who those men were?” Marvel asked, as soon as they were alone. - “No, I don’t,” Judy said truthfully. She looked at the other girl's snapping green eyes, at the way her exquisitely shod foot tapped the deck. She said, “After all, although they were very illbred, it is true that constant company at dinner makes

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didn't know hat.”

“You know just who they were, and that’s the sort of thing you've been saying about me yourself. You and your friends! this: I.never liked you, I don’t like’ you now. I hate the Navy. You're in love with my husband—you're just waiting around to pick the! bones of my marriage.” comb she had taken from her handbag snapped in her fingers “I'll show you up yet!”

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