Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 August 1939 — Page 14

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‘watching : Christine. . "GEORGE WILMET—Employed Christine. as a Boardwalk artist. . 3 RA—Leooked inte the future— the past. :

"ond into’ [.= : . CHAPTER ONE AS the train pulled into the Surf t A City station, Christine Thorenson was almost sure that the : Bare-headed young man across the .aisle: was on the point of offering to take her bags. During the ride down the coast| > a " GT AER K , she had been aware that his eyes| | “Egg (@ £I &™ rll Naa ony As frequently strayed in her direction. | § EEN IOI CEE. TR ye I & . &JLOSE THE DOOR

She liked his broad shoulders, his wo b 3 ; X : Yo NN ON YOUR WAY bronzed. skin, and -the sunburned — ou ft : » 3-14 a < Doth coer T.M_REG. U. 5. PAT. OFF. _ i oh CONSTABLE f A look of his hair, as if he never wore : 3. Re. 1 a ic + o . : ; ; a hat. ° Christine; who habitually \ Cs - Tee x LI'L ABNER. —By Al Capp

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But even if the bareheaded young| man were Sir Galahad in person,|. she could not be explaining strange young men to Cousin Emma at the depot. Cousin Emma did not be--long to. a school that welcomes _ehance acquaintances. : And a great deal depended on this visit "at Cousin ‘Emma’s- pleasant shore house in exclusive Beachmont, a|. few miles down the Broadwalk from Surf City. . : «If Cousin Emma, should suggest a Joan ‘to cover the last year at art school, life would be much less complicated. : ? A year ago, Christine would in-|’ dignantly have repudiated the idea of borrowing money. That was be- _ cause, until the advertising firm for _ which she had been working during ; T . TI . ; . ~ / 2 777] 1 LIKE YOUR SKEEL GOVERNMENT intervals of her life classes had RYDERS < AND rey GRWNGO, Wa EES BRINGING SUT WHAT \F Cy HT HATS EN PStneo folded up, she had never realized. i : 4 AND WEEL COME 1© ONE MEELION DOLLARS 1 REFUSE, ; HE WEEL JOIN MY FORCES! just how hard jobs were to find. Ca ) OT 7 THE 0! EEN GOLD=--- I NEED . YARWI OOE 2 . At any rate, the young man did 4 # HAS _ md YOUR NE TO GET not offer to take her bags. ® : : IX yy : EET, SENOR! “When Christine looked about the . : g 7 depot platform for Cousin Emma’s : i ; wa . plain, severely tailored figure, it| - : ; a4 7 D 2 A was™ nowhere in sight. ed A> + “She’s probably sent Jasper to 3 ? REQUEST, ol 7 meet me,” Christine thought. RED ENTERS “But Jasper, Cousin Emma’s butler—the punctilious kind of butler a SECRET Cousin. Emma would have—was no-| | Se HACIENTDA. where in sight. No one on the platform seemed to be expecting her.

" A voice said at Christine's side, See g-1¢ : ig Z “1 suppose someone will be here to _COPR. 1939 BY NEA SERVICE. INC. . Je. meet’ you?” : “We've decided we don’t want to be rescued—we've just heard the |X

i Christine turned to find the bare-| latest news broadcast from the outside world!” : NANCY headed young man standing beside ” z : : her. - He was older than she had| FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia| I NANCY/-— I TOLD TF "HM---I TRY TO SAVE ON SE pr TTS 04 TG 3 =— | P>(. YOU NOT JO READ OU 2% N THE ELECTRICITY AND I ““Oh, yes!” Christine said, with Pale > Ye X, e { IN A POOR LIGHT/--- | GET NELLED AT---just the right smile to suggest Td 2 Ce. / a I'LL SPANK YOU po THAT'S GRATITOOD! amused surprise that he should] |, es 4. “ol A > : HN ; imagine anything else. ’ : ; - : x CI 57 / THAT ’ Yet even as she spoke, she knew | f., » > Ta oo AGAIN! ‘her first qualm of uneasiness. . . . Sp i Suppose the message she had sent telling Cousin Emma when she was , coming had not been delivered? '‘ The young - man continued : to stand there. “I only thought”—he went on— “it is late—hadn’t I better wait till your friends come?” s AN ; f ; he — ee ; : r “Why—" Christine found herself 3 . $ ; : = 2 == A rei: disarmed by the straightforward oe BX f Res. l a ; _ Busiicirs Ere way he spoke, as if they had known ; = He i . each other for years, “thank you; \ xs ss Ra ; : =-by put somecrie will be bers any mun. | | : : LET | [FF TE WAY WR. SQUEEGE DISAPPEARED 1s ED 7) (OR NOTHING, HONEY 50 WAS (YOU KNOW __ WELL, F¥ J0U HAD THE BRAINS OF A GOAT, ) ute now. ya A : Loa hE Ak MIGHTY SUSPICIOUS, BELIEVE ME! Jamel WHA < |LAME. TWAS JUST \yo WHAT I THINK ? HEN she saw an unobtrusive-| NZ a XS A ) § 2 - oN IT \S THAT CAPTAIN Sik looking, spectacled person in a | WEEE FERGIE a id % EASY AND MR.TUEBS /

ARE 60 INTERESTED neat gray suit come from an en- IN DAMES.

trance and move toward her. It = 4 : 5 1 Fen Rs x 7 7, no P- . wasn’t Jaspar; but possibly Cousin|| &Z = : : i 27% 1) 1c : : / / J Emma had a new butler. "2 “3 oA i i ; ee : J . -As the man came! up to her, Christine asked on |a swift imse, “I wonder if |youre looking: for. somebody? I [ong perhaps Mrs. Talbert sent you to I'm her cousin, Miss—"

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- “If there is anyth y I can do—" he began; but the bareheaded man- cut in: :

young ; | “He oughta do it for half-price. There’s nothin’ to do now except - “Are you, or are you not, here to clean the works an’ put ’em back,” meet this young lady?” = re cx “As’it happens, no.” The man’s|TH|S CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson smile was faintly amused. “I am| og a | taking a train.” } ¥) =

‘ SOME lil wry sHouLD NussiIN | 7 a GORE 15 Be moot Al | SN HOR We Lon? is AMY ! Zz : i { Christine, who was {used to con. | ; \ Bs COOKED |! SHUT / J | re. NG El Ne HIM ducting her own affairs, turned hot- AW Sn ; vi Alii 7 ON THE FARM SE ' \ 3 = : Pa. [| 7 OR SOMETHING / “Sorry,” he said. “But do you [8 ry i ¥ ; 2 Se ; TR rem PICKED , DUG, - usually run around | telling your| |R 5 1 x * A : i. a |! ; nT HRS CUT OR, ; n . . 7 il 04 ~ i 1 Y 4

affairs to strangers? You really do cur of need someone to look after you.” Because Christine could not ; . go guess How absurdly young she RASS ; : , ‘ Jooked, she was furious. = oy ._“3f you will execuse me,” she = bi said with what dignity she could ge" 5 CARNIVOR THE

~OUSIN EMMA'S telephone was| ~~ USE THEIR. 7A/LS J . : on a rural exchange. Chris- IN TEACHING THE YOUNG TO BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES : me * —By Martin

~#ine ‘had to call long distance. STALK AND SEIZE GAME TY Tere | Ew oMES | THOS ©] WAN, COWBOY 3 K \L THERE | [ MESEE © Rast

#Beachnions 1246,” she directed, ¥ ie AO /) CH, FoR GOSH SAKES we COR Nase ,PARONE We hi to sat Em wir | PROFESSOR wwomme- IEICE C ERE COMES of 22 Eo WwW COMES || To YEW LS NY 4 = y. bei ABOUT VONSIEOR SEANNE IBOATS soem > 2 Ls i 3 x Soetor spoke: Please exes th ge. 1°, | FRrEeorcH > 33) : : ; = pF [ro \SLAND . erator spoke: “Please excuse the | 1 EDR 5 | : lay. I'm new at this exchange; but : A WL 2 ' here's the other girl. Shell talk to i : B : S Le » | ! OLR yo second voice asked, “Who is ‘ ; DISCOVERED A palling Mrs. Talbert, please?” p= Bt is Mrs. Talbert’s cousin— MEN conn Miss Thorenson” Christine an- WA . HI EVE VER : swered, surprised by the. question. aR ““4Bn! . . . Well, the other operator didn’t know, Miss -Thorengon, but Mrs. Talbert’s service has - | pen discontinued.” . ge ; “Discontinued?” Christine gasped. aT LE : {2 [ \

© “Teo days ah el YN La ABBIE AN' SLATS ‘eByt—there must . : I: : = : D \ as to visit her.” | - | MY--YEW LOOK OH,THERELL BE HONES, SLATS YOU'RE LIKE | TOLD YA A Sake. 1 sno mistake. Mrs. Tal- | Es MIGHTY PURTY, MAM. | DOZENS oF MUCH | | SWELL TO TAKE ME TO } MILLION TIMES, are closed her house. We had : YEW'LL BE THE BELLE / PRETTIER GIRLS AT THE DANCE-~ BUT J MARGIE-- BECKY Hiotice os aye. i she is?” ~ . “4 LARRY. ITLL GIVE YOU AND IM (CHOKE) JUST “, oT am sorry. I cannot tell ycu . ANSWER—Canaries are extremely sensitive to foul air. .They | - A WONDERFLL CHANCE SONA ORT re: that” - ie i ‘ 5 quickly succumb if poisonous gases are present, thus warning miners of AEE Fon OUGHTA HELP Christine, who. realized that in| impending danger. : | ; ; . X . talking: this much the girl had ex- Te ; : ceeded her authority, said, “Thank| «please don't talk—" the: gifl's|before 5 p. m. Ask for Lucille, you,” and. was. about 10 hang. UPlvoice was tense and hurried. “Just |and—" vA iN . , when the operator Calle, ' /Al 8,5, ©. yr anyone is listening,| Trouble?’ .. Who is Lucille? minute! . . . T'was to. tell you,” she e 5 WETS | “Please! Write it down! : went, on hastily ina lowered tone, this may cost me my job. i Something in the frightened “if you aye the house while I was| Christine, who knew only too well gency of the other girl’s voice sent on duty, that in case—someone yng¢ it meant to lose your job, said 2 little chill down Christine's back. On wet in touch with you at Ey es Job, - {pork 8 Writing it” she said. “Main once—" . or jw tell you,” gli hurried 22 Ron, : “Someone?” Christine interrupted “jam to tell you,” 1 iT SO ORO? » » « Ale JOU quite on, \hat if there's—any trouble—| . (To ‘Be’ Continued)

‘She’ waited — interminably, it |