Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 December 1938 — Page 20

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Yesterday: Corey returns without Dan, explaining he went home since it was late. Little does Sally know that her chance to tell Dan the truth may be lost forever. ;

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

ALLY thought it was rather odd, the day after that nearaccident, that Dan did not telephone. Of course he had sent his excuses for not rejoining the party through Corey. But Sally rather expected him to make them in per- |’ _- - WORLD HAS BEEN | son. : i PR. Ne. 12-30 fe | | EN ——a ® NEEDING war BUT J. Row in Liarag - She kept listening for the phone,| «why shouldn’t I hit him when he’s down? What do you think I got N eee tue. 1 —— : NOT VERY MUCH = 2-30 J) hoping each call would be one from i him down for?” bmn 2. RALQEF. 3 Dan. But the day wore on without | — : . : —By Al Capp Bs fopelbeing realized. Sally still| FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia 2pp The following day, somewhat re- | | : pe Puf-? HOUGHT Z Hn AN WHO'S : AEs ONE. IN TH’ Ld THAT'S FINE! STON MY = (7 re BABE Wo (QO

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luctantly, she kept a luncheon]! ; | appointment in the city with Babe, ¥ NTH HOUSE, ¥ sy ra ! : EH ?- [ AH LOVES MOREN BE COMFORTABLE |. though only after leaving strict in- MAMMY YORLIM ? % 4 DA S\ LI'L ABNER - AND YOU OLD . struction at home to have every @ ; : C =~ V/{ CLEAR OUT! telephone call marked down that » : ER i a rr \; ; came in for her. Babe wanted to ; o look at new fall fashions. She thought once or twice of calls . ing Dan, but she did not like to call his office. If there was no message ‘from Dan when she got home she decided she would put pride aside and call him at his cousin’s. * Alison, the maid, reported that there had been two calls for Miss - Blair. 6 “Yes?” Sally said, her heart lift- ll Il

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ing eagerly. “Was one from Mr. li Reynolds?” ® “I'm sorry, Miss,” Alison returned, 2, . . ; for she knew by this time what ) J a. SRE: lt : : ; ; : Sid, a "|, —By Bushmiller

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most interested in. “Both calls were 3 7% oo 8 A " from Mr. Porter. He said to tell v3) WELL---I'VE MADE ME HOOEY/! you he woud be out this evening ; St FS Ses | .NEW YEAR'S REVOLUTIONS-- : WID T right after dinner. About 8:30, I a ; I'M GONNA BE TERRIBLE - : : OLUTIONS¢ ‘ believe he said, Miss Sally. . Ue

J 2 t-4 ” “ A RE you sure there wasn’t any other call?” ‘Sally persisted. “Yes, I'm sure, Miss Sally. I took all the calls, myself, just as you ! asked.” |Alison’s look was faintly |. reproving. ‘Her young mistress ought to know her orders would be | carried out faithfully. “Naw, not me—the only reason people keep resolutions is because they

“That's all right, thank you, Ali- | havens got any will power.” son.” Sally made up for that mo- GRIN AN : : > ; y : 8 2 ment’s doubt by a sweet smile of | D BEAR IT By Lichty |} = 2 . | ee eT apology. : y= i She would not—could not—wait Leh © or hope any longer. She would put A BEE : = | in a call at Dan's cousin's house Woy mE (TOW, WO, ME ANDSOME BUCKO! SO VE 2 CHARGED WITH OBTAININ MONEY UNDER YR ( THAS A LIE! YOU GOT 6/8150 IN PANAZUELAN She asked Alison to lay out her & B- Ag _ _ 4d YOURE UNDER THOUGHT YE'D GET THE BEST OF OLD ALSE PRETENSES, PROFITEERW, AIDIN' MONEY FER TENTS WHAT LEAKS AN' HAY | IEE. tor her, the cobwebby silk 5 ; | _ _ ARREST, / BULL DAWSON, HEY 7 AN EVE FER | ENEMY, HIGHWAY ROB'RY, SABOTAGE, WHAT MAKES HORSES SICK. SPEAK UB] z _ / £1 | AN EVE AN A TOOTH = AN' TREASON, BY THUNDER! oUILTY YOU TRA\TOR, AFORE I THROWS YE

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| coral organza frock with its rows and rows of tiny ruffles. : Once Dan had told her he thought she looked more like a princess than gver in that lovely dress. She wished, though, as she put in her

| tall for Dan, that he would not ; ne fant : . | fA | think of her as a princess. Good- = i ll ee i : a : 2 ness knows she wasn’t; she was only : 2k : 4 ~ : ad gee a mortal maid. When love stepped 2% 2) JN IX =

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Dan. ; El IN 1 i ; “I'm sorry. Dan isn’t here,” this 3% eg 7 7% Cin 5 : 2 . : : : ue unknown girl’s voice said. It was ¥ wl Lf 7. Ig : ; : | —By Elosser a pleasant voice, young and gentle. 3 dn A 7 7% k : : ; - 2 A “Do you expect him this eve- | 4 5 aE } : v- He WOULDN'T ning?” Sally inquired. Her heart [...-=-""_ 7 voy. 3 iY @8¢ HERE! THIS IS hammered so loudly that she won- {— sy 7 X ho) 0% y THE NSIGHBORHOOD dered if it, too, could be heard |= iif i ir ARE La | | cHurcH SOCIAL HALL! ¥ over the wire. Ea x oq: ie " J ” \i SEAN 8 THIS IS WHERE HE FAILED b ' _ “Why, no . . .” the voice seemed To sHow UP! & to hesitate a moment. Then con- : tinued, “Dan isn’t staying here any ‘lofiger. He left the city yesterday.”

” ” = L EFT the city!” Sally's voice was incredulous. Her heart no longer hammered; it stood still, el seized once more with that chill geld bb <2 premonition. Copr. 1938 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

“Yes,” the other girl's voice held w«pye never seen it to fail-—every time I have a car washed and polished 8 note that might have been sym- the finance company takes it!” \. :

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Sally asked. 4 : 'M GLAD 1 RAN INTO You. - Ul AIN'T HERE -ON TH’ LEVEL! “No, I'm sorry. He didn't say/ | B a Do aE : pes 1 SAW HIM, BINGO WAS DRIVINY uU THEN THAT MEANS where he was going, he didn’t leave Co ; NOT VIOLATING YOUR PAROLE! HIM OUT TOWARDS TH' STUDIO? in QRDERS THE MAJOR'S IN any forwarding address.” > . ¥ MIND ANSWERING A FEW / . ) 5 GRAVE DANGER! “Oh, I ...1I see” Sally's voice ; : \ QUESTIONS? j | did not attempt to hide its hurt, its : : :

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much.” She did not know that she remembered to say that, out of in- ’ . nate politeness, before she slowly ‘replaced the receiver. She scarcely | ‘knew what she said, or what she A ~ did, or what she was thinking. AZ 4 Sis ‘Dan gone—without any word— IN ™ hout telephoning to say he was MN BUILDING E Jeaving. Without coming out first WARD to say goodby to Sally. But she D] TUNNEL, couldn’t—she simply wouldn't be- ~ HT \ | IN SOUTHERN = ZA 7

ve it! It was too impossible. Too antastic. It was not like Dan at : ; ll. He could not have done this ; = y ; . : ; to her. > EC —— 2 aA “T77]1 SWAN LHR ut ghey Dan would not know s THERE Wa % &s: {| MISTLETOE! “wha lid to her. e weight it \ - placed on her heart, the aching ARE nse of utter loss, hopeless futility. or, of course, Dan did rot know! t Sally Blair was in lave with

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” ” ” [=] E knew, though, Sally thought LN Le hours later, dressed in the Ze of Jovely coral frock, looking her pret- a ~ tiest for Dan who would not see her, - knew that we were friends. ely a friend would not go away, suddenly, without any word or sage. Not if friendship meant at all. . : ere must be some explanation. might have been \called away y, unexpectedly. He might i 1), y i recrived word of an illness in ll 9% 14 BECKY IS MY GIRL. DON'T fam back home. NM JN g TRY TO MUSCLE IN. GO FIND f course there was a reason. A “VT | |ONEO'YOUR OWN i reason. Sally told herself this Wg | tically, almost sternly. She ANSWER—Penguins do not need protection from polar bears, for they

not listen to that small in- x woice that insisted something are found at opposite ends of the earth.

gone wrong, that. persis : ; tion. persistent he best to go away without saying| Perhaps he would know where Dan

. girl who had answered the|200dby? h had gone, and why. Perhaps he ne at Dan’s cousin’s home| But all of these questions were could help her solve this bewilderto uch of a riddle for Sally’s pret-|ing riddle. . y head. ecially with suc e must have left on the day|nheavy i rE th Sis ’ BS Sally jumped up eagerly. hurrying the smashup in Corey’s|heart. to greet him. Corey had seen Dan Fig er net Sroning A A joar turned in the driveway — last; he had been with him during B em. | her heart leaped to her throat. Then that j ning. : nown then he might have she bered, that would be kn pi : [He wae sure =i - £ 5 Had that been | C y |, } oned 5 > —-

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