Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 March 1939 — Page 18

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| om | Lait Ll Li ee 1 HAVE HERE, ALVIN, MY INGENIOUS z } ; | WES, I DON'T THINK BEST THING IN MW 3 oI INVENTION FOR UTILIZING SMALL ODDS | WE SHOULD EAT AT TH'\ [TH WORLD IF HE . . : i. AND ENDS OF SOAP “THAT WILL CUT THE ; SAME TABLE --YOU CAN STAND IT--NER ; Rt : j ; NATION'S SOAP BILL IN HALF wa HMw Mua RIN aT TH WORRY WILL 2 i “THE SOAP TRUST IS IN A LATHER TO GAIN AN’ DC MORE THAN By TOM HOR | ol p AND THEN WITHHOLD IT FROM x GIT FAT =- MY EATIN’ / \ TH’ RIDIN' AN’ DIET CAST OF CHARACTERS RE = = Use! EeAD, THEIR OFFER, RUNS INTO ZO SIND © SOTHERS. ; 21a ARRER-Amiition young : : : ; : g MILLIONS oe HAR-R-RUMF: BUT A HOOPLE E YOU, DON'T IT2 oO REN._Alan’ ; i Pact k R i WOULD NEVER ACCEPT SUCH AN OFFER : EMILY WARREN—Alan’s wife Bie AND DEPRIVE HUMANITY OF A BOON

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. LAN ripped the envelope open. He read it, then he handed it to her. “LETTER RECEIVED,” she read . “IMPORTANT THAT YOU COME AT ‘ONCE. TO SIGN CONTRACT. LEAVING FOR EUROPE AT NOON TOMORROW TO SERVE ON INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION . ASSIGNMENT JEWISH PHYSICIANS OF VIENNA AND BERLIN HOSPITAL TO STAFF OF AMERICAN MEDICAL SCHOOLS. EXPECT YOU BY NINE A. M. WILLIAM PETERSON.” “What's so bad about that?” Emily queried. “You can catch the ~~ Nr li : midnight train and be there in| 3:2! S = - : il Freon plenty of time. Sign the con-| «J want a car that speeds away the moment you jump into it—you = i Cow tng. Dr, Peterson says. =» - iow, Bike the Jong yon Il bo presi) vi k [TH FusT PART" BT Y-YO' MEAN- NOZ-WHAR HE Wi we 7? AN ; TH’ NOTE HAINT / WHAR LI'L ABNER|I SAYS -* GRAB \ ily I

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swered. He 77 AN ’ “You can’t go tonight!” Emily YO -~BETTER GRAB HIM echoed. “Why?” QUICK “Mrs. Howland is in the hospital. Grandma Frank may not live through the night. . . . I'll wire Dr. Peterson—" “You will not,” Emily ordered. “You'll call Dr. Farrel and tell him to look out for Grandma Frank and to take charge of Mrs. Howland.” “No, Emily, I couldn’t do that. These people are depending on me.” “Grandma Frank is going to die in spite of anything you can do,” Emily countered. “That's true . . . but please try to understand, Emily. = : ; “Maybe it sounds silly, but I know A N 2) : ¢ SURE —-- TY rT o

this is my duty.” SEE : A “This is no time for your ‘knight ; : 3 youd Joon F COURSE in shining armor’ philosophy,” g ; . : Emily broke in angrily. “You're too idealistic, Alan, too ethical. This is a matter of dollars and cents. . . . After all, you have your own life to live, Alan.” ; “A doctor can never call his life his own—" 2 ” 2 T would always be like this, Em-| ily knew. There would always, be something like this to hold Alan here. He could not break away. He 4 \ 3 would not. He never would. The] : . al a a y ties were | too strong—no matter ke } , 11 . i what. i] 3.21 cor. 1939 BY NE wl 7 Sl ee A raisresld | CUS fmm = A |.

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Although she wanted to scream “Kleptomaniac!” — out her hate for Sumner, for its IY ISW'T THAT 7 WOME AND CAROL WAS WVITED YOU i ( WHY, . NO, INDEED! I JUST JUMP OUTA BED, ) WELL, SOAM I, SONNY BOY. I - people, even for Alan, she strove for| FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia I'M ASHAMED OF | ZA MD YOUR FATHER TO SPEND THE ; PAPA, TDONT \ PUT ON MY SHOES, AN' IM A ANT BIN SASHAYIN' AROUND self-control. She knew this moment : W| MY FATHER, EASY. WEEK-END IN THE COUNTRY? J BELIEVE YOU | A-RIP-RARW 1060! PAPA! THE | With KINGS AND QUEENS OF must be the turning point in her : A| JTS——WELL E'S / AFRAID, ei WASHED YOUR : McKEES ARE Lt ti CONGO ‘FER NOTHIN. lif ! CHANGED. HE'S NOT |. / IM AFRAID A leace This AK H AWF'LY HIGH

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H e. A thought of Eric flashed through : her mind. | She quickly put him from HIN WHEN I WAS her thoughts. This was her problem | | dBi ; —and Alan’s. ; ; Dg ’ 4 i E : NV

She wanted to cry. This was the showdown. She had to know what sh / y 3 ; g £3 & FE _ Alan wanted now, tonight. : : - NS, 7 a y a AE SER NK That she loved Alan, she knew. ; : But whether she loved him enough to remain| here, buried in Sumner, she was not certain. She buried her| |. OK 0 8 mam |o&7 % P ; face in her hands, tried to think \ Z } 7 _ : x 1 | clearly, | : S y A / % wi | # = » SZ LAT xi : LL J i rr LAN realized, too, that a final ” noi 4 : . on . n . decision must be made tonight. 7 Zr .. PLATO ONCE SAID— 9 | BUT THIS A MERE TRIFLE! TL i | 5 \ MY FRIEND HERE ) If he failed to comply with Peter- mo \ L; A p / “DONT JUDGE A MAN CAR SELLS FOR EXPECT A ROYALTY PX HAVE To INFORMS ME THAT son’s virtual order to appear tomor- $ ¢ “yy 3 Z BY HIS GARMENTS! EVEN $3,000! CHECK OM MY SAY IT )SPUT IT TWO I GAVE YOU THE row, there likely would never be an- : A BURLAP BAG CAN HOLD PUBLISHERS. AT ANY Hl CAMEZ {WAYS ! EIGHT WRONG ANSWER TO other chance. PURE GOLD J” I MOMENT | if How BUCKS Petersen was placed in an awk-| MUCH? | APIECE) Wp €

ward position. With a vacancy on his own staff, a refusal to accept one or more of the refugee physicians might be construed by the international commission as antagonistic, and any excuse he might offer would seem ridiculous. And what of Mrs. Howland? And Grandma Frank? They had a voice in this, too—a pleading, persistent voice. : bs = Suddenly Alan knew what he eg — : ys Ea i 1 on VI nic would do. He squared his shoulders, : iy ; g x A f. M. REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. faced bis Wile. LET ME RUSH HIM TO THE HOSPITAL. | |ALL RIGHT, YoU TWO -INTO THE : OKAY, DOLLY-WHILE 1 TIE THEYSE CHARMING NH >

” » » “ , i »| “Ig i : : MR. LANE = THERE'S STILL A FEW HOUSE - AND KEEP THOSE PEOPLE UP SO THEY CAN'T LEAVE US 0 9 ’ 9. 0 . HAT are you going to do? Is it valuable? I bet I've rescued this outta the trash a dozen times.” | MILES LEFT IN'DAISY - | BLOODY PAWS HELD HIGH ! SUPPOSE YOU TAKE THIS SKELETON

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said. “Now, listen to mine. Tm going to St. Louis. If you won't AND, IN come, I'll go alone.” GERMANY, 4 MLE - — . “Emily!” His face was white. BEE-STING 7) | : SUT I THINK TLL QUOT TW WELL NOW) , SAY we X ! “This can’t go on,” Emily went on SECRETION : | ZA Soa til SEER ST ovo a ANA RE 1 y i RE EN OFF swiftly. “You can have Sumner— a ° ™M LE XOL ,TOO | = i WRERE NO ONE 2 but you can have it without me!” CAN BE | > X E = g : SOME WO BS “What do you mean?” Alan’s lips BOUGHT IN AE RAE ; fr % tried to set in a thin, hard line, but they quivered, involuntarily. “I mean that were through, Alan. I'm leaving. I'll arrange for the divorce—” ; “Emily, what are you saying?” he shouted. “You ean have your patients— they mean more to you than I do.” “But they don’t. You can't do this. Think what it means.” Alan g ‘ was finding control again. “Omr > ; E : \ : he, A778 % 0)

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what you're doing.” O cman “I have thought—I've done noth- Ch . 7 4 COPR, 193 LS ing but think—for months. I know enna anaes ; : . : : De LARGEST D'SCHARGE ME - YOU SEE-MISS BLAN AN’ YOU WELL--1T’S NOT SY LOOK MISS TASKET--| | | WANT TO DO THIS H | KNOW hat Tm (doing. 1. con’. beleng S. .---—-—- BIRDS LIVING TODAY BUT WHY 2 DID 1 DO '\ DONE VERY WELL INDEED] | IS COMING HERE AGANST ) / | AIN'T THAT'S JUST THAT Y&R | NEED THIS JoB-- | | ~AND IF MY JOBS TO KEEP YOU WiLL The jingle of the telephone in- Recemeeeeeee- ARE ABOUT Soysnne | OUGHTN'T Ie ay pos n ie ae Eo aL BNoua 2 SRP wes FEEL SR Bs x 3a ine aay Ba N Ts Schoo SLATS ? . PORTS - MONEY--TO | | YOU CAN BET YOUR SH! ferripied her. She paused as Alan Scceeeeeeee | 160,000 TIMES ING THE SCHOOL--WE | | FIRM WILL. SHE WILL IONAL GUARD LL oor “It’s Mrs. Howland,” he said as es at — i ———— LARGER. ~\[~ Cn WILL NEED THE SERVICES UNQUESTIONABLY ATTEMPT: Ts > » Yd he turned fo her again. “I'll be at ©) THAN THE AN ETON OFA RE SONAL TO LEAVE @ the hospital.” SMALLEST refs A ¥ 5 Byen now—Emily thought after ; : fod fe e had gone—when his own mar- : Hage hangs in Joe balance, onl COPR. 1939 BY NEA SERVICE, INC: ; call and he goes! ANSWER—Reading f i telobh : : : g from top to bottom, weather symbols indicated Ta, zo am arn are: Clear, partly cloudy, cloudy, rain, snow, and thunderstorms.

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“He's out on the dam. Can I have call you?” him ot i you ant Dhelt T speakito Answe rs Q—Who is the youngest member him immediately. Please call him,”| Q@—HOW much does it cost the Of the presen: Congress? Emily replied. There was another national Government to hold a| A—Lindley Beckworth of Texas; prolonged wait. Presidential or a Congressional 25 years old, “Oh, it’s you, Emily. Sorry to keep election? Q—How rpany persons died in batyou waiting. Having a little trouble| A__The Federal Government does|tle in the World War?

—this rain— not bear any part of the cost of| A—1,553,600.

“Eric, I'm leaving Alan.” She |elections. : spoke evenly. “I'm going home. Q—How many persons died as a

need you, here, now. Will you com Q—What is the order of the let-|result from burns in motor vehicle down tonight?” : fos = the alphabet ‘according to|accidents in 19372 say uen : : ; Ba Comino YO heh they wis) a tw