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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES | SATURDAY, SEPT. 16, 1939 SERIAL STORY — | GRIN AND BEAR IT : By Lichty |OUR BOARDING HOUSE By Williams

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v o) WOR “0 ib, / 7 HOW SOON WiLL YOU x orem Cath 71 AM PREPARING TO SELL IT TODAY, PERHAPS NEED A COOP? LISTEN ~ | | SE eure 8 IT 1S SAFE TO DIVULGE THE SECRET wn JX / IN FINE MINUTES 2 | 7A THE HOOPLE-1ZER (5 AN UNPRETENTIOUS Y . 54] N/ YOULL NEED MNFE, 7 IVES ERNE ra NON. NTT / WATTLE PERFORATED CARTRIDGE THAT FASTENS |/\'9 ? FORK AND PLATE 7 | WF el RE [A IN THE EXHAUST PIPE OF AN AUTOMOBILE AND //2) / Sit i BE RAE a [A TRANSFORMS NOXIOUS GASES INTO SUCH 7) By LOUISE HOLMES CRE Top | PLEASANT SCENTS AS LILAC, LILY-OF-THE = | [2 | IEE 3 7 \ VALLEY, BAY RUM OR ATTAR OF ROSES vy Ay ICD MARIAN MARKNEARACTERS wit gh . er JR Wr pyr, \ A NES ng wife, | f f 777% DAN HARKNESS—her husband. | A ! — ALSO, TH ARH b | ; ; / , THE HOOPLE -IZER WILL FILL THE Wier intiy TP RVESS=Oan's | Wives 2 A —— Nn | AIR WITH THE SAVORY TEASING SMELL OF LLY \BUAKE—an ambitious youny | | 8 / Ne oP | / CHIL\ SAUCE OR APPLE stenographer. | Rney” ; | BUTTER COOKING IN ray: Marian’s guests arrive for | |" 88 , “iN AN FASHIONED anniversary party—C i Iden | a. af ; ay ve id par pe a lace | i Le BEMT oy 14 -N\ & COPPER KETTLE, fn their success: Randy Means, hand- p \ 3 — A Cy : \ some, likable. Randy's interest in Car- | ma fades as Dolly is introduced.

CHAPTER ELEVEN

T= dined informally and with | much gaiety. Over coffee, when | Marian had admitted that it was an anniversary dinner, they called upon Dan for a speech. He arose, smiling upon them. “Friends and fellow citizens,” he began ceremoniously, and Marian SNES F PIR hs / T= : gazed at him with pride in her fA ¢ NN bd ie » | : 7A BE TS % 2 Fi A 7 eves. 3 Ns a » ) - / Pin | ; & ve 3 = I 9 = N >. ~ b : 5 0 7 LL 2 “We are gathered together—" Nh rE |Z Yr ZA £ a VR ” ~LffPer a AD > gz 47 ag ne the wedding cere- “ RE “ZX \ / 7. a ARE NI CORNED “HHS < sm 77 Z 7 mony,” Amy Ellen put in. Kona 27 “i Rd 7 on) | / v | INE NE BL nn = “Well, listen to it, my good Wh : wetaoflo NN MAA 0 {! = = woman, and mend your Vos. Lz. hE Te : : & $27 x 7 BEEF AND CABBAGE | \ GEA eB Ne LE OES A They all laughed. Carma gave § TW 2 A { A COPR 1939 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. T.M. REG. U. 8. PAT. OFF, 1 Vv Ni ERVICE, INC, Randy a carefully prepared smile. ™n : . . . LI'L ABNER : He smiled fleetingly and returned| “See, I told ya not to eat that kinda cereal—all their planes are his gaze to Dolly’s sweet profile. obsolete!” ' " op vp ” Involuntarily, he leaned toward ~~ - | oy VEO TRING - You DON'T LOVE * N, LL THROW \—/ UNLESS her. He said something and her HOLD EVERYTHING By Clyde Lewis| | Nee pt: RE. ei, ™ LJ Mn 3ashs dimples flickered. | | ALWAY: N YOUR - *) LIFE MEAN TO ME | "UNLES y Dan thundered, “May 1 have | § WOVE /- SOCK ME,SWEETHEART- WITHOUT YOUR LOVE! % ’ Y : your attention?” | RIGHT IN THE KISSER LIKE. ww i NT All eyes turned back to him. SOL LSED TO IN THE “We are gathered together in 00D celebration of an event the greatest event of my life.” His eyes| caught Marian’s and held them.| “Twelve years ago today two people | entered upon an agreement, the| man to provide, the girl to keep his | home. If the agreement has not| been carried out to the letter, it is still there, waiting to be fulfilled.” | There was an instant of silence | around the table. Amy Ellen glanced at Bill and he nodded. The | nod seemed to say that their agree- | Ag 7 p ment had been fulfillea. Randy : fh ; . ni Tre EA hh “i vy: 8 Y 4 dropped his gaze from Dan's serious | 7 y po ii a oo. ” la A face Carma twisted the stem of | N : RED RYDER ~By Fred Harman her water glass, Dolly's troubled anit ) _ ; * : HERE'S PEDRO AND “HE OTHER AMIGO MID --- A AND NOW, SENOR RYDER: WEEL | NO, CAPTAIN M SWE? Youn YDE OS BNDEZ © WE'LL

eyes turned to Marian. : i : YAQUIJOE BANDIT LIELTEN ANTS MEXICO WEEL BE YOU AND LITTLE BEAVER COME ORT M ACK, BD N Dan threw back his head. He, wn CAPTAIN MENDEZ ’ «2 yn) = You EE we A ERS pi Bo AD ME RBR. EINE Beomnine ; ov E €

laughed, his voice lightened. “After| |w : 4 - A N ; YAQUI DORs RQE\GN THEES BANDIDOS 2 THA 12 years of married life I want tof . : i : OF TERROR 7 INTERRUPTED / WEREWOLE £0 on record as saying that I like it, : oY _ : LW or darned if I don't.” He sat down | J : : 2 - u z \ ‘ on 7 . — WOLF amidst hand clapping and shouts of “Hear—hear—" ” » »

URIOUS tears burned behind Marian’s eyes, but her lids did! not relax their smile. Dan's second, | light-hearted remark had not suc-| ceeded in wiping the first from her mind. So he was to provide. was he? Well, why hadn't he? And she was ||306 8g 3% ,1939 BY NEA : to keep his house. She had. And «Sonny, go tell your dad I was delivering these lightning rods he she had paid for half of everything ordered when the storm struck.” in that house. Because of her ef- | i. | NANCY

forts, D had lived in luxury—, . | or an had lived in luxury— FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia OH, SLUGGO === THE ®%/ WELL, BABY---IN OH, DEAR--1 Fim NANCY WINS!

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well, semi-luxury. She bit back) angry. condemning words. VOTING [S ALL A FEW MINUTES HOPE TERRIBLE They left the table and the party FINISHED --- THEY'RE I'LL BE D’ MAYOR HERMAN NERVOUS, 2 RN . F | { J ’

separated. Amy Ellen and Marian COUNTIN’ THEM Qf | DOESN'T sat down on the davenport. : JIN NEIGHBORHOOD! WIN! HAW === “It can't be 12 vears since 1 saw ) § ; NO 7 AIN'T

vou.” Marian began. ’ . GOT A “I hate to think of our last meet- | / Hn p / a / . J on. al a DEY / CHAN Ei ing,” Amy Ellen laughed. “Gra-!| | ? BS T == - Ciel] e | 3 cious, weren't we in a mess?” p— pn” | 4 Marian nodded soberly. “How did vou get out of it? Do you mind telling me?" The picture of Bill

had remained with Marian foi 12 long vears, obstructing her vision, “I don't mind telling you that it got a lot worse before it got better,” into one room, we scarcely had | ; enough to eat. I can't remember | / 3 \T 1S A SECRET, 0 EXCELLENCY, . ON THE CONTRARY, O WELL, WELL! /'COME. WE WILL TAKE ) el have. Unless you were crazy vou'd | IN HPPA HULA. y WE ARE n 3 NORED voy you JQ Ye Beauty 0 HAVE YOU. nn 0L MAY SEE EVERY- _ 77 ; 2 THING FOR YOURhungry.” She said, “You cried that BE 2 i “ . , OUR day—you were frightened.” | oP sie Nig 4 / 4 : 9 “Only for the baby. He was ours, ; 3 ) Qo + oo 7 4% into the world, we couldn't let him | suffer. It was good for us to have, “The worst day was when Bill sold my engagement ring. That was the | oranges and cod liver oil and milk.” “Why didn't you go to work, Amy thing to do. Why didn't you get | 9-16 someone to care for the baby and “I suppose you're all settled i hool b on ’ a Ia FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

and Amy Ellen in their dark flat influencing the pattern of her life. Amy Ellen was saying. “We ‘moved | that we minded much but we must | hd; : ONLY TO THE MEN WHO LIVE ILLUSTRIOUS VISITOR, THIS 1S SOFTER | YOU TO THE BEAUTY mind being hungry, wouldn't you?" | p 1 aloo 3 | MOLY / HEY, > “I don’t know-—I never was / : ; 2 wow ABOUT 7 Bl THAT BEAUTY a 7 Bill's and mine, we had brought him him. We might have gone coft. last thing we had to sell. We bought Ellen? Girls can always get some- | y | @ help out?” She had to ask. “Yeah, pretty good—I've stayed in twice this week.”

Amy Ellen moved uncomfortably. | | 1 WHOO «Oh, I don't know.” THIS CURIOUS WORLD By Wiliam Ferguson [27 Is June weauy [ff orem -.- aul pw Marian put an insistent hand on | 4 9 &: 4 APPEARING IN A STOCK ! THEY Nag Mino 0 PEE! 3 HE SUD oa Team Bit an insistent, nd on —- : : PLAY 2 J| ORGANIZED A GROUP WROTE / ITS HERE WE SO pv IN THE SAME BASKET/ ing my feelings. There's two sides | ~~ IN SHADYSIDE / CALLED GATHERING NUTS y :

to the question. I want to under- "ELOPEMENT IN FOR TWO!" !

stand your side.” | y = SS : : Prem A “I had to let Bill do it,” Amy : <Z re NN 7 hl THEY BREEN REHEARSING

“Did Bill feel that‘ way, too? When the money gave out didn't THE COLORS he want you to help him—for the WE SEE IN baby? vw A FLAME MY ELLEN shook her head. “I & ARE CAUSED os A 5 4 +71 | A think he would have given up. | ; i : . “ok Rilo “2g Men have pride, Marian. If you| : COPE. 1930 By NERETRVISE TY M. REGU. §. PATTY Y ws

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licked. Bill was never licked. He kept trying and trying and I kept | COPR. 1535 BY NEA SERVICE. ING. : : pt lrying Pp 7 T.M, REG U. 8. PAT. OFF [STEPHEN X T OONT TRAN £0, (REALLY, 1 FEEL SORRY FOR THEM) ( ME L NO hee” Nv

waiting—he cheered me up and I| DIES Te : fa ; » | / | ~o \ OR ' x ’ x ’ ’ ' tried to keep up his courage.” She a —) 1 TREE ANS SRE 1 X vv : \& TREN 'RE NY Wy RN ae NR laughed with a little catch in her — A= ANNTHRING 4 TRING AROUT THE ), pe . WAT A OVWONE / ABOLY voice. “It seems funny now.” BDA Nt Re WE ceuw oO { OLRLESNES kt VA 1 A Arn SY 1 “And then he got a Job?” A OO BEFORE , «Just a little one at first. I'll [2 JaR< - SRR never forget the first Saturday | FREQUENTLY HOWL. | ARR\ =

night. He brought his pay check | home and put it in my lap—we PRIOR ™ , bhi y hs had steak and custard pie—there| EAALLTEAK SAIS, pi ; LI Q never was such a meal” She| y smoothed her dress, not looking at | N

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Marian said nothing. That Was | ’ : : ; achievement. She and Dan had no OF / 3 , RY ; \/ \ moments like that to remember. | h {| NEARY a . " / - WO) y : ot 3 h ) PT ar y a na \ / y / / f | : WA KY 4 > 8 2.

Marian looked at Bill, his head bent over a book. “And now he's! UY successful,” she said, half to her- ) ROWE)

self. | “He has to be,” Amy Ellen|

ed. “With a wife and four A LK chr DOES THE LIGHT ) ( HOW kN ANYTHING ODDEST CASE OF SOM- (YTS SETTLES

“Pour children—think of it” | -— vs “They're cute, Marian.” Her eyes | =A " — IN' IN My BLEEP. IN MV SERVED ” ABLE TO MOLD A)” ALWAYS INTERFERshone, her smile was soft and sweet. | | L/ CONDITION, | DON'T KNOW CONVERSATION AND YET IN’ WITH My WORK:

“When each baby came along, Bill] ) . ALY : bf dD RAK ; : NUTTIN # or TEL USCONSO 0S ru oy gl feet v rr I% | H d on ha ® Jo oer } Suppose th ANSWER—A furlong is one-eighth of a mile; a rod is 16; feet; | } {pea : / y 7 WOE. oro] baby Bill went up another step.” a fathom is six feet, and a meter is approximately 39.57 inches. hi — is A v

“Will he stop now—if there are no!

I Sods, io. ie, Wilts ‘Wie ‘tol Questions and Answers |

have more help, he's thinking about| Q_what is “cat gold”? ‘program on May 17, 1938, and a

Poles... and = house with six beth _ ame for gold-colored Hiloa, | Cotmercisl program on Nov. 15,

./and also for iron pyrites, which is . Marian clasped and unclasped her | sometimes mistaken for gold. | Q--Was Hamilton Fish, a member |

hands while her eyes looked into | | Amy Ellen's life. The joys it held) Q—When was the radio program, O° {he TOUER [HIACS Who was killed

—the richness. | “Information Please,” first broad- lated to Hamilton Fish, who was

en cast, and when di - (To Be Continued) fe did it become com Secretary of State under President

ts, « | NAR ‘events. name nd Saracters in this! oy: first ‘ecame a sustaining, A—He was & grandson, a

‘ ory are wholly fictitious.)