Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 December 1938 — Page 18

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JACK HANLEY—Flyiag sailor. He faced a test of a patient love. MARVEL HASTINGS—Navy wife.’ She faced the test of being a good sailor. Yesterday: By accident, Dwight meets Judy again, relates his troubles, how ~ Cary Tennant dated, kissed Marvel. The talk is painful for Judy, still torn by her old love. !

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE +“ A NOTHER man’s wife!” “The : .. words drummed in Judy’s ‘brain. She stared at Dwight. Had ‘he actually said that? Did he

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ared—that Dwight had seen him, ~~ Kissing Marvel. : EMONSTRATING “THE ~ She remembered the time she ART i HOOPLE FOOL- PROOF and Diane Bell had glimpsed Mar- CE & Ph 3 ING. 12+ DOG CATCHER = vel and Cary Tennant in that ; ] : = : » wo \! ‘downtown San Diego restaurant. “K-keep yer h-hands up or Pll d-drill ya with this here c-coffee! 3 | ° 1 ” iid a Hing ih FLAPPER FANNY | BySyv LIL AENER gers. The smile that had shone in TTT TT TTT Marvel's eyes—the unaccountable, yu L | || CL 2D, | ath Mn mre -| (XX) : . the incredible air of flirtation EF IT COMES there had been between the two 4 TAILS THIS TIME, of them. She and Diane had called | JJ ] / Y : AH WILL BE A ” WANT TO CHASE themselves cats, Judy remembered. NS : 4 ; TOSSING A COIN y *MILL-YUN-AIRE "f= : IRE-ENGINES” Cats for being suspicious. And yet Br : / BORROWED FROM OH HAPPY Now : = . 2 7- WHERE. IS THAT —they had been right. Except that || = CRA! NIU a 2 rm) | PENNY 4 | WANES then| Marvel hadn't been Mrs. / | A > TO HAVE A LOOK Dwight Campbeli- yet. She had : merely: been engaged. But to be! engaged is almost the same . . . Anew, Judy seemed to hear the | voice of Cary Tennant, as she had | heard it that night at Marvel's housewarming. She and Jack Hanley, standing close together. “Marvel's just having a little fling,” Cary had said. “It won't last long.” |

2 2 ” D GHT was saying: “I couldn’t’ make Marvel see it my way, Judy. She kept insisting that she must be allowed to keep her old ~ friends. They understood -her, she . said. My friends were impossible. ~ She hated them! She said she hated the Navy! And I always knew—I couldn't help seeing—that iin rvel’s old crowd, a little phi- : Tandering doesn’t matter. They ex- . pect it. It’s the only fun they have! None of them works—more' money than they know what to do with— Why, Judy, that party on Carey Tennant’s yacht was—wasn’t decent!” dy %knew what he meant. ktails to excess, and laughter 2 | excess. il inge—. mm mtn > oll § anny odie “What'll we do? We get off at the next. corner an’ he isn’t half Z. _ row—the deuce with what happens! through. bo AN Zo Ll ZZ ~ ; wil ~All she could find to say was: “I'm : SA \ : = —EE -_L SSN Zag ne GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty| | femme 2 Pot as ! 2 \ Xm ~ L__— “That might have blown over,” ; . Gia & : . ; es

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ted to buy Paris clothes, travel the most luxurious way. When- MY FRIEND, ever I said I couldn't afford a $300 gown, or $25 hats, she always flung k that I couldn’t stop her from nding her money.” His face was drawn. He said at tiredly: “Well® arvel left me no doubt about at. She’s going to Reno. | z J J ; bly in Cary Tennant’s private car!” ¥ Bs ; § : 19): " ni Vl 0 Sit GA) : I Mayve it'll blow over,” Judy|| “2 : vot Y J SIE aR I BB | W, aid, trying to sound cheerful. Ob J ; ? FZ RS } 4 ol x % oy ‘Maybe Marvel will change her a VEE : ay WA J 3 WER 8 , 7 iii G / , ind.” She asked herself in- Ret] Shel TN iF q § : : ardly why she was bothering to F wi Lo : 7 vf FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS —By Blosser omfort Dwight. ! As 7 i ’ NARY A ONE / EEE be ve GOT “In a way,” said Dwight, settin 4 CHAN ° 3 ; 2 49 #4 GG . pe z ‘VE © Ge PERSO his jaw, a want ge to ioe fe i) 4 2 h7 ; > J PEOPLE ARE SAVING Ive Ggorta GET Joes T JUNE A RE} 1 RS ONALLY BO over. All these scenes, and so 2 id | = . LINED UP FOR. THEIR MONEY © BUY RAISE MONEY | | WHERE ‘You BUT WHATLL 1 "FACING A SERIOUS many things interfering with my g |} EN A : 1 | Pa THE BAND ? CHRISTMAS PRESENTS! FOR PRESENTS| [* REALLY HAVE : FINANCIAL. CRISIS | J work on the ship, are making hash J yl 3 | “4 : ; : i om : IN or rons, = of my career.” || : 3 we, 4 Ed AEE :; | 1 How I

# 2 2 ’ OR a moment they both sat in DREAD IT, silence, and then he said heav- : “If she wants a divorce, I won't oy (© fg I can start over. She|| ¥¢ J : GL ThE. © 4 i | wasn’t cut out to be a Navy wife.” =, | 4 i

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“I'm sorry—" Judy said. Her | hands were clasped tightly. He turned toward her with weary appeal. “I don’t know why I thought I could ever make her over. >” - nr 8 ; g People never make other people elle / i 7 ed 5 4 J | over, do they? You're a typical Navy THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson 22. li J . hi cll I girl. Everything a man in the serv-| (ES ea ; ; ice needs. I knew that. Yes—" Then IF THERE WER NO MYRA NORTH, SPECIAL NURSE

s he said, “I was a fool. I—I didn't ] ’ : ? : ; WHY IN THE HECK WOULD IT FE TO GO IN ; BUZZ: MIS, : i aL hE you 0, 0 OCEAN CUR . HE HAVE HIS DOOR: Now > THE POWER'S 'S NOT COME QUICIK t SOME dn't mean to. But I—I was so ieee] TO CAUSE C/RCULATION, ® KNOBS E1ECTR/FIED, OFF ; BUT THE PHONE'S STILL OFF, THING'S HAPPENED TO blind.” z A ALL BUT THE UPPER UTSIOE ANYWAY 2 AND THE RUG IS RUMPLED . “No,” said Judy in a strangled SAN | AYER. OF : MA JOR — : . : WHERE HE DROPPED Jr tone. “No. Dwight. You—you never ES 3 THE COCCEAN 4 GILDER'S = ) \ : eg TO THE FLOOR! hurt me. You mustn't think so. I—| [EEE : WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY Xx OFFICE, Fad + : Tm fine!” == Cg WITHOUT LIFE. MYRs Bute His hand touched hers. “Don’t,| [EE= Ea es . GILDER'S ~ Judy. I know. I tried to pretend to| [R= ¥ =o al SECRETARY myself that all those dates of ours ; P WAIT FOR were only friendly. I told myself a| |i THE STUDIO _ man can’t love two girls, and I was| [8 rR crazy about Marvel. But it was an| | ; SS : Wor ED ~ infatuation. All the time I knew | [== : : 3 g EC OFF SO THEY - you were sweet and good and what | [a : CAN I wanted.” : ENTER So had it been with herself, she | | oo g knew, with sinking heart. Jack| (ig oa . fo : : - i ‘Hanley was kind. He was sweet : : RE == BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES : : —By Martin

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pelt of the rag, crazy way she wanted Dwight. THERE A \ : - ENOB GH ¢ “You shouldn’t be talking to me| - IS . FACTORY ; Coe J ; om : : ’ sl

Be this” she managed to whisper. THAT BUILDS : eyes were’ very honest. “Why RT shouldnt I?” he demanded. “It A HL ’t too late to make things right. | Is it, Judy? Is it?” FOR.

2 # 2 ER heart leaped, denying the, pride ‘she ought to strengthen: herself with. But her pride was there, It was part of her. It was an outraged pride, hurting bitterly. |. She said swiftly, “What makes you think I want to pick up the pieces, Dwight? No—” she pushed at him gently. “Don’t put your arms

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nly made her Leak Te hur- : ; : YEARS jedly. “I've always - been good f T ds with Jack Hagley. You : - Os JANICE H/E CLM ow—for years he’s been th - : re ot et oriond T naa, But 1 see | IRB LENSTR GER 4 1 BNET TCR ETL LT DESERVES didn’t know, Dwight, that I— . Tm engaged to Rim!” longest tunnel ? Switzerland e looked into his eyes steadHer will, strong as steel, forced | § tumult inside her to ebb. To| ve nothing but this sweet feelof ‘having paid him back for hing he had done to make her “I'm going to marry Jack ley, Dwight. We're to be mar- : just as soon as he gets out of Be Continued) ; Sars ; -— 2 Ul» A} AS Nd 1 : HE

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