Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 June 1939 — Page 14

"PAGE 14 __ a — a : ea. THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES — a MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1939 SERIAL STORY — GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty| OUR BOARDING HOUSE With Major Hoople OUT OUR WAY by Willams

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By HELEN WORDEN ¢7 STIR hasta TO PURCHASE A NEW $10 LEGHORN CONTINUE ON WALKIN fo] vo K 0 Ro 1 MEAN TODAY! HORSEY LIKE DE HOUSE was 1 CAN PUT MARY FRANELIG ar Cater, TTT aU A § : > AN ICE CREAM CONE? z 7 UPWIF’ HAVIN' MAM HAT DUKE MARTIN—suave night clad J BORE cae ) » 5% Ny Ne Ay . 2 DEMOLISHED, BUT T'M 25 Pa SAVIN' MAH MAID!

gangster, JANICE FRENCH-—society deb, JIM SHIRLEY -—plavboy.

Yesterday: Martin is found murdered "and the officers take Tuckie Thompson to headquarters Mavbe I did de it” she whimpers as she is taken away. The gun is not found.

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE HEN MARY walked into the Gazette next morning the city room was functioning mn ats quiet way. Dog-tired, she slipped unnoticed to her desk. She was aware, however, that everyone was reading copies of the paper, which was unusual at this hour. The first edition did not come out ordinarily until 11 o'clock All the copies were marked 7 N\ % “Extra” and all bore the same ban- | \ # FE & i oe. Be PN | eRe OA ner head in bold-face type across; a Po BY ewe ; : a ee” AAAs the top of the front page, “Duke aes ha AT TR \ oe. $39.60 FOR$S2 = Martin Murdered; Girl Suspected ; : ; It gave Mary & Ditier Senshtion “Nope, she's the star—I just take character parts!” | of pain to be back in the office] ae ———i—— LI'L ABNER where she had spent so eh Xie HOLD EVERYTHING By Clyde Lewis in such close association with Tom Ca - sad Sh It as if he were dead a NO.DEAR-1 Y-YO DIDNT TEE-REE’- THE ONLY TT TTS Lista set A she at down at her ] AE DIDN'T JUST WIEST SAY= OF ; *SPIRRUTSY IN THIS EXCOOZE. ME.. tesk and Ring | oun | 4 SAY OYEF . PLEASE ,COME- NIGHT CLUB ARE. IN BE Ee Te {| [2 ; OUTSIDE. WITH \> <. SF; THERE. IS SO BOT TLES/- REALLY ARENT T alin a ins wl ais il; | = ME. A MINUTE, =~ LITTLE TIME”? SBE. YOU JOO INTELLIGENT Ll) IN

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page After Mary had collected enough chatter she began writing ner column, but It asn't easy to concentrate Her heart wasn't in her work. She picked up a stray letter in her mail box The Mot 1 was interminable; two s until noon Could she stick 1 = = si EAR about our mysterious phone tip, Mary?” asked Crossie, walking over from the city ACR ER b W 3 3 > ; ) “Re had been up all night and his ) Rata Saal SNF A AY | - . . N rat 3 aro ut eves had a glassy brightness as he ? \ fixed them intently on her He = : RED RYDER veh wore umplen 7H hit QY ; WEALTHY 3 YOu POOR THING / 1 WON'T] he rm No. what was it?” she inquired ; | TESS MORGAN, LET THEM SEND You 1 : VISITING || _A¥ 0 A HORRKR\D 200 at would ¢ RED RYDERY : ribed the [- RUA: DOWN » ™ HOMESTEAD,

scoop on the mn r. Mwanight- . RE TOOL NY the voice of strange Wo EE ar TS Fig TY We beat all the other papers % A = 3 MOUNTAIA by two editions he added ex- ; 2 3 = LION JUST citedly but we don't Know yet TESTE CAPTURED who made the mysterious call OF ; 8 . REO Mac Rogers savs she had a swell oi © © COPR 1030 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. ; Rod Lrne voice He stared at her The “But I had to bring him to dinner, dear—! ran over him on my way TEAVER. boss phoned a e ago. He said home!”

when he got down he wanted to ——m™ rene see you FLAPPER FANNY As Mary strolled ack to her desk, Ladd can dashing through the city room, indifferent to his

By Sylvia

good looks, eager, impatient, lov-

able. Her heart beat quickly He 2, 3 J WF SY HOW'S ABOUT J[ NO THANKS, SLUGGO --- ' EVER SINCE SHE GOT DAT I'LL LOIN, Yj not see her Eo fa ey j rT 9 A MOVIE, I'M. HAVIN' TOO MUCH DOG, I'VE BEEN OUT IN HER A J Hier When He passed Bei \ & J 2 me Ti NANCY 2 J FUN WITH MY f.\_ D'COLD --- HE COMES (i? LESSON? nee exasperated ; her — t ) le as | \ Puppy FOS EVERY ime : a make 1t worse, he was un- | 2 | : aware of it As he stopped to say somathing to Crossie, it was evident that his

one concern was the murder of Duke Martin I want to talk with Mary Frankhe said irritably But before | i to me been

L ous of Mary, he strode across the room to his office. Rogers J ] WS -— » + OF; Distr A — ERNIE - a followed nf Te a. J , ~ —~ : LUNE - « BRUSH LL ET = What's the latest on the Martin | shooting?” demanded Ladd, impa- 3 : AE | | WASHINGTON TUBBS II tiently shoving aside the opened \ | | ’ o : = . or Bod hh LE Seactary hia | i ——AWWELL, THEY JES NACHERLY WP come 7 SO YOURE THE BUM | te) WELL FER MERCY SAKES!) (~~ THAT MAN \S | wv, \ *R\ (L)/[7 ) of bis Get. == 380° @@ Tis Foop ANT NOBODY KIN FRY CHICKEN ON Wa! WHO RAIDED OUR Wen ) 9% Lp? NO, NO, IRWN! DON'T) YOUR FATHER!) Ml: ON a 1 148 102 . i { | ; ' a0) .“W “AUG 1 : s : ‘ , “Tuckie Thompson has been ar- | | DIDW'T TASTE \ Ee Or SONY ¥) EX al } . T= DARLINY | N¢ rested.” A faint grin etched Rogers . 3 i | \ A QUITE AS : x ¢ Pr ? tT [oN face 8 GOOD AS T (Eds -—_ | / al rr —

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h for the present.” REE : J essed the call button at —By Blosser

the side of his desk as Rogers leit \ \ : “Tell Miss Franklin I'd like to see yer 3 7 / 7 (= - : 2 her NN / 7 Boy, WE WERE l Gora Go : q | i GEE, THATS 7 CERTAINLY LUCKY THEY HOME AND TAKE Me Too ! IF Por I'M SORRY THOSE fil THE MAN WHO

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ARY walked in slowly She AN 4 ~ RY Nid now. or Ke GRAN OUST, AN A FINE / OUTFIT, HELL RAISE MR. GIMLET, BUT ( HALF-BAKED NITWITS! JGIVE ME A JOB-— a somali Ba slid N SUCH AS A 7 F CAN |! Iw HAVE YOU'RE WELCOME TO --=- AND “WAS” |S face bore An expression of deep FLOUR ’ \ 8 TO SNEAK IN A SHARE FRECKLES’ QUITE A LONG distress. There was concern in his » 3 ¢ CNL) . Z x X / WINDOW / ROOM TONIGHT / WHO \ DISTANCE eves x IS AS xX \ N 5 2 N_, : WERE THEY 2 | From “is”! You look as if you hadn't slept EE SUBJECT TO . i \ LWA = TR 4 : / / { much last night” she said quietly = EXPLOSIONS \ \. ey oe ra 17 Then, "Did you want to see me? -- AS > Yes, you know more about this = AM murder of Martin than anyone Zz ETHANE else Why in the devil are you 2 GAS. trying to protect that little tramp, Clem Shirley?” He stared at her questioningly His heart was hot with anger q/ (dy ADNAN : (Un 2 3 Sa 7 x 0 ot — \ i : < as he mentioned the name Shirley. ; : : —_~ ) BD {lily [AS OR MoREC, NE or

He remembered Jim Shirley I'm not trying to protect Clem AUN COPR. 1339 BY NEA SERVICE. ING BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES —By Martin Shirley,” Mary insisted defiantly MN RET U5 Phu. ofr, fo ” , rr y gre—r— Then give us the story. GOOVY® ! NOW [CORA w= \6NT OW, SAN = HE'S HE HAS NO CLASSES MI6S B00TS » | [ S50 FAR AS WE FNOMLSTEAR AS |) “I don't know the story.” 8 ” LOOW Al ER TRWNG6S THE PROFESSOR | GETTING A B\6 TH\S MORNING, 50 JI \S \T SHO NUFF KNOW , OPAL | AR KIN SEE OATS “You know it too well.” he cried ze a DUST DARLING fl WiC OUT OF HES SHOWING KER 50 OAT HER BUT WE ALL? 'BSOCT Ot ONLEST violently. “The whole thing's a JOCOTE MARANON WHILE WITH POG 2 [| HER BEWG AROUND —) | PAPPY ANT || MUST BE SO ff TANG SHE farce. Who are vou working for AN EDIBLE Fi y iM GONE gly 7 - ~~ { ' ThE f é ) NO MO: mE 0 PONT KNOW me or Jim Shirley? You even 2) OF Eo, es fo HEIRS | Fora | 1 y T= wij | VY £5 P= LEY HER Pe HIE IAR | =A ee Bo 5 Cd | WNOW

know who the killer is “I don’t.” Mary was too angry GROWS ITs SEED

to cry. She faced him, eyes fiash- \ ON THE ing, cheeks red WR f OUTS IDE. Ladd jumped up. tired and overwrought. “You were the last person in Duke Martin's apartment You called his office and tipped off Mac Rogers and you hung up the phone before he could ask you any questions, but he recognized your V4 voice. What are vou trying side- V7 Jo ying lo side Cl uar IS THE He waited for her to speak. She | WORLD'S LARGEST Fo = said nothing. He seized her arm 2 . Furious, she drew back “Let me \ MAMMAL, 5 ASEIE AN SLATS go." she protested. —— COUSIN ABBIE WON'T BE LEADIN' A LONELY Y ALL OF WHICH DESIRES TO CORRES- | BP YES THERE'S A Qual THE LIST #/ NOW | PICKS OUT THE Youre fired unless you write ANSWER—This distinction belongs to Sibbald’s rorqual, a whale | | LIFE LONG. | WRIT TO THE CUPIDS MESSENGER POND WITH A MAIDEN. IF THERE'S LETTER FOR MISS 3 ) MOST LIKELY NAME, CORRESPONDS WITH that story he said sharply 4 whose length may exceed 100 feeb. | | CLUB, AND THEY'LL SEND ME A LIST OF TWENTY A ANSWER --| GOTTA GET IT OFF THE ‘ Ax HIM, AS ABBIE --AND WHEN EVERYTHING "Very wen then, ': fired” she, em : ' | ELIGIBLE BACHELORS: MATRIMONIALLY MAILMAN BEFORE Bee IS ALL FIXED FLL SPRING IT ON cried. | ; rR | | INCLINED ~+- a ; y d : go» HER /"!-- CHEE ! WILL Again he reached out a hand to = EE Joo \ R ; SHE BE GRATEFUL detain her, but she'd gone. He / " Zz 5 braced his shoulders, moved away WK from the door. Pausing for a minute, he stared intently out the window, then rang for his secreiy | FOR “Get me Commissioner Fenelon

rp the receiver, “Hello, | this Sign me IY | ; gS UT : Fenelon ¢ BE 1s Lea & Wan you ” : \ 7 5, or \ ! iy 14 arrest Mary anklin for S : 4 3 ar of Duke Martin n ’ this Borrie y PI Dh Zia) 3% > a | | 8 NRE. An even it us ie) story | TOM JOYCE TU jo COM PANY 'S {A doe : \ . :

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