Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 March 1939 — Page 34

" MRS. DOC

By TOM HORNER

CAST OF CHARACTERS ALAN WARREN -—' Ambitious young

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OLR STARTLING OFFER TO GIVE ONE LOT FREE WITH BVERY LOT PURCHASED WAS MADE ONLY TO PROMINENT CITIZENS LIKE YOURSELF, MR. HOOPLE! JUDGE RENCHLEY AND MAYOR FATTLE TOM, FOR EXAMPLE ~~ (ONTRACTS ARE

READY FOR THEIR SIGNATURES ~~

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OUT OUR WAY THAT'LL BE ONE HECK OF

A FLOWER GARDEN, WITH A COUPLE

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YOU'D THINK Y THAT'S My A GUY WITH | TROUBLE--T SUCH A LOVE | HAVE TOO FER FLOWERS | MUCH LOVE WOULD HAVE [FOR HUMANITY A LOVELY TO RACE DISPOSITION / FLOWERS--T'WARD HIS / T'0 NEVER

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PEOPLES EFFORTS

: ;. country doctor. : EMILY WARREN=--Alan’s wife. : "ERIC KANE—Construction engineer. a — Alan’s elderl - Sih PAREELL;~ Alau’s Slurly a0 MEMBER ~~ NO DEPOSIT IS

_ Yesterday — Dr. Farrel warns Emily 1 ; REQUIRED w~JuUST YOUR _ that - she ought te .adjust herself to NY Re & - EIA \ SIGNATURE ~~~ : . Alan's life, that she ought to be ‘Mrs. i rs MeAhE hi oa _ Doc.” Then Alan strides in, says to 5 A : : > A ¢ 3 ; fo 72 ~ Kane, “TI want to talk to you!” 3: ; ; ; : : 4 X (

: CHAPTER FIFTEEN _T'OR a moment there was a breathless pause. Even Farrell was taKen back. . “Oh, it’s not that bad,” Alan said, “quickly, noting their faces. “I'm sorry if I startled you, breaking in so abrubtly. I'm a little upset, a dittle tired. Mrs. Howland—" ~ “She’s all right, isn’t she?” Far-| Tell asked. © “Oh, yes, she’s all right, now. We had a few bad minutes, but she’ll live and so will the baby.” : “I'm so glad.” Emily's relief ‘was sincere, “What you need now, darling, is some food,” she| {5.o added. “You haven't had a bite since breakfast—" : : “I think we could all do with a little coffee,” Farrell said. “Come on, Emily, I'll help.” 2 ” ” EFT alone, Alan and Eric were .silent. Alan was the first to

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“—and if I talk while under ether, all names I might mention are en-

tirely fictitious and no reference to any living person will be intentional!”

BUT -AH'LL NEVAH MARRY ANYONE

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speak. - “Well, Kane, what have you to say for yourself?” “Emily called, told me; I came as quickly as. I could. She needed someone,” Eric explained. “She told me everything—" - “Nice of her. Thoughtful, too.” Eric ignored the comment. “There is still time, Alan. Emily loves you. You must do something,” he went on earnestly. «Just what would you suggest?” Alan’s voice was hard, sarcastic. “Alan, what you think of me doesn’t matter,” Eric continued. . “But you have no right to be unfair to Emily.” “Do you want her to stay?” “Frankly, yes and no,” Eric said. “You've been my friend, Alan. Youve trusted me—and whether you believe it or not, I have not betrayed that trust. I love Emily. If she gets a divorce, I want to marry her. . .. But when I found ‘out that a dream girl was real, and that the fact that she was already married did not make me love her the less, I went to the dam and stayed there.” _ Eric’s sincerity cooled Alan's anger. He had liked Kane and he was loathe to blame him too much. “This is entirely. between Emily| and myself, Kane,” Alan said, inore kindly. “For what you've tried to do, I am grateful. . . . There's nothing to be done, now. I eawy nave ErSoresT ¢ nS, Emily stay here and be unhappy. 2 , Nor can I do what she wants tu. By Sylvia WASHINGTON TUBBS Il If IT gave un, went to St. Louls, as THE NERVE \ FOR WASHS she asks, it would be the same. I've OF THAT \SAKE, DADDY! tried to make her happy but i'm INSOLENT PLEASE afraid I've failed. This is the ray JounoER! CONTROL Emily wants it to be.” (NG | ' “This is the way she thinks she MUCH MONEY / TEMPER. : I WAVE! wants it—" gS \ “She has to fad out—one way or the other.” - “I'll give you my word,” Eric ~ sald earnestly, “I won't see Eniiiy| _ until she is free—if she ever is free.” “That's for her to decide, too. No, Eric, you and I have to s'and by until Emily makes her chcice. If she wants to see you, if she wants to get a divorce, marry. you, or if she wants to come back here —it’s up to her.”

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ENSION eased and small talk of weather, gardens and vacation | plans kept conversation during supper in safer channels. Emily's. sandwiches were good and all of them—Alan, Eric and Farrell—were ; hungrier than they had imagined. . 3 1% ) Le

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WHO ASKED YOU EVENING, DEAR! FOR YOUR

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“Young man, I want you to stop exaggerating. . . . This makes 40 million times I've told you about it!”

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HE COULDN'T HAVE HURT

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Countless unspoken thoughts held | MusIC 5 each mind, yet each one of them ; strove to mask real feelings under a forced lightheartedness, “I think we're safe now,” Eric said. “The rain eased off a little today, and the water level dropped a half inch.” : 2 ” ” “NTO, Emily, not another bite—| and no more coffee, thanks. One cup is my limit at this hour,” Farrell said a few minutes later.

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“Yes’m, only five other customers have already had their pick.”

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By William Ferguson

“I have to be going. I'll stop at the hospital on my way home, Alan, and look in on Mrs. Howland and Grandma Frank. I'll call you from there. No need of your going out again. : “Good night, Emily. Good night, Eric.” Alan saw him to the door. Farrell's hand on his shoulder, and the grip of his handshake said more than words. . “I have to be getting back up the river, too,” Eric said as Alan returned. “Tough day tomorrow.” “Alan, you still have time to make the midnight train,” Emily said. “Mrs. Howland is all right; Grandma Frank won't die tonight.” Alan shook his head. “Must you be so stubborn, Alan?” she asked. : “I'm. not being stubborn. We've been ‘all over that before. The decision has been made. I'm not going to change it.” * “You've nothing to hold you back now.” “Yes I have. A hundred other Mrs. Howlands, a hundred other Grandma Franks. The answer is ‘No,’ Emily.” Her last trump played, Emily saw defeat. : . “Then here is my final decision,” she said resolutely. I'm going to St. Louis tomorrow. I won't be back. . . . And after the divorce, I'll marry you, Eric.” As simple as that. . Three lives, 50 closely bound together—yet so far apart. Eric could find no words. He wanted to tell Alan he was sorry. He wanted to tell Emily how happy her promise had made him. But still there was nothing to say.: Apparently Alan felt the same, for he took it, without comment. Farrell found them thus, silent and staring, yet avoiding meeting each other’s eyes, when he burst into the house a minute later. His face was white, his coat open. He was panting as if he had been in

“Dr. Farrell, what’s wrong?” Alan said, rushing to him. ~~ “Ars you sick? My God, man. what's happened?” This from Eric as he’ jumped to his feet. “The dam-—-ihe dam—" Fa:rell

“The dam has broken,”

THIS CURIOUS WORLD

IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, TIS ALMOST A : WEEK LONGER FROM SPRING EQUINOX To AUTUMNAL EQUINOX, THAN FROM AUTUMNAL EQUINOX TT

SPRING EQUINOX.

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THAT DOES IT, MYRA! THE COUNT WAS REALLY URSA'S HUSBAND ALL THE TIME!| AND HE'S WANTED FOR. SHOOTING SCRAPES IN 5'STATES - INCLUDING THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA!

WELL, MR, AND MRS, REKAF, OUR CASE IS COMPLETE! THE F. 8.1. REPORTS THAT YOU WERE RUNNING A HOTEL AND TAVERN IN

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AN ERVICE, INC. 7. M. REG. U. S. PAT.

YOU WiN! THE DARLINS WERE STAYING AT OUR HOTEL. AFTER THE ACCIDENT WE KEPT THEIR TRUNK . THEN WHEN THE KID GOT FAMOUS, WE USED THOSE OLD - LETTERS TO FIGURE OUT THE CUSTODY

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PERLI, DIFFERS FROM ALL OTHER. SPECIES IN ITS FISHING TACTICS! IT SEARCHES FOR. FISH EROM THE A/R, WHILE OTHER CORMORANTS DIVE AND SEARCH NLER WATER.

ANSWER—AnN elephant’s ears serve as a cooling system, since a network of veins runs close to the surface throughout their entire area.

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Questions and Answers

Q—What is the average cost of educating a pupil in the public schools of the larger cities of the United States?

. A—In cities of 100,000 population

more, $112.08.

Clouds With Sunshine” and “Broadway Melody” sung? A—Nick Lucas sang “Painting the Clouds With Sunshine” in “Gold Diggers of Broadway,” and Charles King sang “Broadway Melody” in the picture of the same title.

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