Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 July 1939 — Page 14

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GHOST DETOUR

By OREN ARNOLD

CAST OF CHARACTERS ROSELEE DALE and CHRISTINE PAL MER — Partners in a summer tourist venture at GoMerest. DICK BANCROFT and FRANKLIN LARRAWAY — They alse found an interest in Geolderest.

With Major Hoople OUT OUR WAY

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girls mystified.

CHAPTER THREE

ND so that’s how it is, Mr. Bancroft,” Roselee Dale was explaining, ever so seriously. “Christine here is my very dear friend, and when I bought Goldcrest she

agreed to be my business partner. We can put up a big sign there on the paved highway, and I bet tourists will be glad to pay for a visit to our ghost town—don’t you see?” “Swell!” he exclaimed. He was still sitting on his heels beside the bag of money. “We had to do something,” Christine put in. “Just had to. We're out : y of school. We couldn't just sit and | Copr. 199 by United Featare Syodieate, foe. — loaf, and jobs are scarce.” | “She's a cat, and the next time we’ . “You're telling me?” he answered. | so to rye searing terms I'll tell her Then he pointed at Roselee. “But vou've got something! Sa-a-ay, vou HOLD EVERYTHING can contact the travel agencies in a Los Angeles and San Francisco and y Denver and evervwhere—you know,

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“1 hadn't thought of that!” Roselee spoke happily. | “Yeah, and with 2 World's Fair = : 4 ah on both seacoasts this vear the 3 ES ) JN Ea =X JAB ‘ summer travel will be the heaviest] C,. AF : We y “11 : b= ; ever, east and west both. A ghost Z : town is ideal for attracting people; who have read about the West and—" i All at once he halted as if suddenly remembering something. He swallowed, looking first at one girl then at the other, his young face! very serious. Then he stared off at 2 hlank wall of the old bank vault} Yes.” Roselee picked up the con-| versation. “Youve given Us some grand ideas.” i “Um.” he sighed. “I guess 1 washes up my own plans, though. I —well Franklin and I had it all doped out for a keen summer to- | gether. You know what I mean.| We thought the mining corporation | still owned the place.” | “Were vou—yvou—you expected to work here for them?” ! Well, no, Not at first. Franklin | goes in for books. He's smart. Hes) a swell guy. he is; understands all} about English and American litera- | ture and all that and he was going/| to read & lot this summer here, while I plug along in dirt.” you plug mn grt," echoed, wonderingly. | FLAPPER FANNY

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|S THIS OH, YES-- HE CAN FIX TAKE MY ? aw Bp panuated from the Texas | / REALLY DR. SLUGGO ANY THING : WORD FOR P2 GONNA HAVE School of Mines. A FIRST \\ |S THE BEST THAT'S WRONG J] | > HE'S THE MY AUNT FRITZI “I know it,” Roselee said. A\D IN THE CHAMPEEN TAKE "How d you know? ! ‘IN BUSINESS -- FIRST AIDER I—Christine and I saw you play | football. Your team beat ours. ! iN Jip Ses Youre famous. Tiny Bancroft. Richard Bancroft.” Yes. No, I mean: I'm not famous. Just a fullback, forgotten now. I want to be a mining man.”

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- OU expected to—to mine around Golderest?” Roselee was in the glow of the fAashlight Christine held She looked little and lovely there “Yes. No, I mean. But I was going to run a lot of tests on the old ore dumps here. You see, there] have been a lot of advances in mining methods. Low grade gold ore can now be worked profitabiv. I was going to run some tests and try to sell myself a job with the mining | corporation that owns Golderest. RB Did own it I mean.” “Um,” Roselee was thinking. “Yeah. Well say, it's dark. You | girls better come eat supper with | me and—" | “We've Christine, “Listen, Mr. Bancroft,” Roselee put in, impulsively, ignoring the; other talk. “You spoke about a job |

—well. would you like a job at once? | «y , , y as \ Couldn't you start helping Christine You bet I'm mad! Pay a fhe Spite on it’s so dark inside we didn't

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FOR FIVE YEARS I'VE WONDERED) MORE THAN A WHERE HE WENT, MIGHT A VE VOLCANO. i HAVE KNOWN HE'D PICK A ig TH ; ? : DIZZY HIDEAWAY WHERE LAND OF THE DAMES ARE WPPA- HULA, BEAUTIFUL, . we Ye. THAT, MR, SQUEEGE

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“—and when we got it running smoothly vou could go on with your | ore tests and mavbe it would—" i “I'd have to see Franklin first. He and I are close friends. We thought about hoboing to China on a tramp steamer, then we decided to come here. I—I'd have to stick by him, and—" “What's he like?” that. “thunh*” “What is he like? animal is he?” “Hex swell, I tell vou! Franklin would loan vou the last dollar he had and fight for you and help you with vour studies and he was editor of the vearbook and he can make grand speeches and dance like nobody's business and—' “Wrap him up.” Christine commanded. wryviv., “I'll take him.” “Hunh?®" “Sign him up. We need two men, Roselee, with a ghost town and a cack of money on our hands. I'm getting interested in this project!”

» » » © thats how the deal was made The two girls and Dick Bancroft, who was handsome and huge and vibrant with youth's enthusiasms and confidence, conferred for another half hour, happilv and seriously, and agreed to : g | = meet there again bright and early a i /, : 0 ; : ¢ 5 A - : : g Nm Sa COPR. 1931 EA SERVICE, INC. T_T REG. U.S. PAT. OOF:

next day. { | ABBIE AN’ SLATS —By Raeburn Van Buren

They talked, foo. about the] money. Talked excitedly again after having already discussed it; at length. They agreed that the CHEE 1T8 SO TT $12,000 was doubtless robbers’ loot. | / NICE OF YOU TO WAS JUST THINKIN’ T YOU But what robbers? And what | | Ask ME TO JON we Join 0 WT XC would they do now, and what should | | YOUR Clu: : J on 2 HERI be done with the money? { ASOT HOW TE OPS K1 Tiny Bancroft solved that last] Re, probiem. -P “Listen—T'11 stuff the sack with waste paper and rocks,” he explained, “and well just leave it like it was in the vault—I'll {ry to erase our tracks in the dust—and we'll hide the real money some-

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ine adventure at hand. “He's the Tiny spoke enthusiastically again. best-looking thing!” Roselee was "Sa-a-ay, we got a job on our telling herself in that swift mo- hands!” ment, staring down at him. “I hope; Christine sighed, elaborately. nothing happens to spoil iti” She "Just one of those lazy, languid

where.” “Where?” “I dunno, I we'll think of something.” Christine spotted his face with the flashlight. He was obviously; thinking hard, but his expression | was thatiof a boy who had a genu-|

SAW no reason to be wary of Dick Bancroft just because he happened

summers.” she drawled. “Whew. If vou and the fullback friend plan anything else exciting, Roselee, I

to scare her and Christine silly at/warn yon I shall stand right here

their first meeting. ghost in good faith, to say the least Weal, anc work out a plan to ambush the robbers, after that,”

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