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CAST OF CHARACTERS Sa Wy MARIAN HARKNESS—a working wife. / : 7 ay, ARK NESS her husband. | | x ; : 7 ALSO, THE HOOPLE -IZER WILL FILL THE ARKNESS—Oan's widowed 4 : 7 < 1 AR WITH THE SAVORY TEASING SMELL OF

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stenographer. || Des j >» 1 4 BUTTER COOKING IN Yesterday: Marian’s guests arrive for | |° : a - N. i AN OLD-FASHIONED the anniversary party—Carma, golden | (SS ES gea/T Bl : & COPPER KETTLE ! and brittle; Amy and Bill Sands, happy 4 ; 3 : > :; As | ( in their success: Randy Means, hand. | [8 some, likable. Randy's interest in Car- | ma fades as Dolly is introduced.

CHAPTER ELEVEN HEY 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 SN 3 y i of 7 / gazed at him with pride in her NE A aA, i = Bl eyes. : X i gs 1 ia z ”. “We are gathered together—" “Sounds like the wedding ceremony,” Amy Ellen put in. “Well, listen to it, my good woma#, and mend your ways.” YA | \~% 1ey all laughed. Carma gave 5 Cone, 1990 Vy Uniied Feats vndtentn. Ine. : : Randy a carefully prepared smile. as : "LI'L ABNER —By Al Ca He Frlleq Reeungly and Totten “See, 1 told ya not to eat that kinda cereal—all their planes are Y “i Nis gaze to y's sweet profile. obsolete!” ' A Ey i Involuntarily, he leaned toward fl Si LAED Ly a AF Ks \ her. He said something and her HOLD EVERYTHING By Clyde Lewis | . y w . Qf - { LIFE MEAN TO ME

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All eyes turned back to him. “We are gathered together in 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-| ment had been fulfilled. Randy | : : > dropped his gaze from Dan’s serious : face Carma twisted the stem of | % : bo Ik RED RYDER —By Fred i 8 hihi Sass uy Ss troubled HERES PEDRO AND THE OTHE R AMIGO MIO --- A v NO, CAPTAIN MENDEZ © WELL [a yes turned to Marian. YAQUI JOE BANDIT LIEUTENANTS, MEXICO WEEL BE Broun VER COME ESCORT MISS RAQUEL BACK © | | BEGINNING Dan threw back his head. He] , CAPTAIN MENDEZ / € OF YOu FOR STOPPING E EX RNS ME BBE --- FINIGW NEYT WEEN : laughed, his voice lightened. “After| | . = : : YAQUI JOBS REIGN DOS 2 OUR DANCE THAT Bivro ’ 12 years of married life I want to } : 7 OF TERROR 7 INTERRED! go on record as saying that I like it,| darned if I don’t.” He sat down] 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 |

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mind. 3 So he was to provide. was he? : S § ‘ / ” ; 4 & : Well, why hadn't he? And she was | oe tau 9-16 corn 1930 BY NER : wv NY L— 7 Rw . > oa ay to keep his house. She had. And «Sonny, go tell your dad 1 was delivering these lightning rods he = / % / EY COPR. 1530 By NEA SERVICE. INC. 1. M. REG. U. &. a) \ Hh) she had paid for half of everything ordered when the storm struck.” in that house. Because of her ef- | wc NANCY —By Bushmiller forts, Dan hag lived 2b usury FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia [TSH SLUGGO --- THE WELL, BABY --- IN OH, DEAR--1 Fim BE CALM--- : arin; | VOTING [5 ALL A FEW MINUTES X HOPE TERRIBLE JN IT'S IN

angry, condemning words. > They left the table and the party [ FINISHED --- THEY'RE I'L BE D’ MAYOR HERMAN NERVOUS, D' BAG E DI 1 | OOESN'T

separated. Amy Ellen and Marian COUNTIN’ THEM 5 sat down on the davenport. . J] NOW.’ NEIGHBORHOOD! WIN! HAW === “It can't be 12 vears since 1 saw + J % ; 3 HE AIN'T vou,” Marian began. : ! | VT cot “I hate to think of our last meet- TAN 4 / 5 \ / \ ox RN & 35) me / Coty ing,” Amy Ellen laughed. “Gra-!| NX Y | fy NLL a Vo CHANCE! 4 cious, weren't we in a mess?” if SS {a 3 Marian nodded soberly. ‘How did vou get out of it? Do you mind telling me?” ‘The picture of Bill and Amy Ellen in their dark flat had remained with Marian foi 12 long vears, obstructing her vision, influencing the pattern of her life. ; i “I don't mind telling you that it i ! | a Nr od got a lot worse before it got better,” | A ! he = ian AOA ee Amy Ellen was saying. “We moved into one room, we scarcely had] ; enough to eat. 1 can't remember i 0 THEY DON'T SUSPECT WHO WE ARE. I \T 15 A SECRET, 0 EXCELLENCY, ON THE CONTRARY, O WELL, WELL! /COME. WE WILL TAKE | that we minded much but we must Lg { | | : | WAVE A PLAN, WASH, THAT MAY GET THEM J ONLY TO THE MEN WHO LIVE ILLUSTRIOUS VISITOR, THIS 16 SOFTER [ YOU TO THE BEAUTY Eve. Ue yO ly wo. ; HOLY \CAPTURED ‘BY REAL HOLY : A. yr] WE ARE HONORED PICKING THAN | CEREMONY $0 THAT mind being hungry, wouldn't you?” 24 HEY, . | _ 0 TO HAVE YOU. ; me YOU MAY SEE BUERY‘I don't know—Il never was og : | 9 i 2 HOW ABOUT yl 7 _ va Uy THING FOR SCOGRhungry.” She said, “You cried that Js ; : | / THAT BEAUTY < ” i. SELVES, , day—you were frightened.” | 7 on “Only for the baby. He was ours, || Bill's and mine, we had brought him into the world, we couldn't let him suffer. It was good for us to have him. We might have gone coft. | “The worst day was when Bill sold | my engagement ring. That was the last thing we had to sell. We bought oranges and cod liver oil and milk." “Why didn't you go to work, Amy Ellen? Girls can always get some- | thing to do. Why dlant you pet 9-16 : someone to care for the baby an “I suppose you're all settled in school by now, my dear?” help out?” She had to ask. “Yeah, pretty good-—Te stayed in twics this Week.” FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

Amy Ellen moved uncomfortably. | = ” RR : ~~ “Oh, T don't know.” THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson Zz 2 IS JUNE REALLY 1 Neau--- FALL J am NG ) ZONY LOoKe TO ME LiKE Ea an on] wy || APPEARING, NA ff STOCK ! THEY | MR. WAYMAN WHOOPEE! SHE COULD PUT HIMSELE her arm, ‘Don’t be afraid of hurt- jE Aa PAY ORGANIZED A GROUP WROTE / ITS HERE WE GO wx IN THE SAVE BASKET ing my feelings. There's two sides 4 vo od IN SHADYSIDE / CALLED GATHERING NUTS WN : to the question. I want to under- < NY J) ELOPEMENT AJ Te ria stand your side.” | EERE Vo of : C Mrmr FOR TWO!” “Ey PAN “I had to let Bill do it,” Amy ; : / ee 7 7/ THEY BEEN ? ¥llen said. “My mother went out - { =z ' i REHEARSING and got a job when the going was | 2 FOR hard for Father. 1 saw what it did : ( ITSELF 1S to hi | | COLORLESS!

“Did Bill feel that: way, too? 1 When the money gave out didn't ‘ THE COLORS

he want you to help him—for the WE SEE IN ii "yy A FLAME MY ELLEN shook her head. “1. | ARE EoD Te A X a A think he would have given up. | f : ; " x j Rilo Sag Men have pride, Marian, If you ig : po : BOPR. 1930 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. LM, HEQ,U. 8. PAT, QPF] oD ik take pride away from theth they're PROPE | . licked. Bill was never licked. He BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES By Martin

kept trying and trying and 1 Kept ss OR EN Rv: a. | [STEPHEN .T FL OORT TRAIN 40, (ONG BUST §OR,LLD LET MRAGH (REALLY, IL FEEL SORRY FOR Them!) / (XS ME | NO 3)

waiting—he cheered me up and I, [ ] WONDER. CORD OF : " ’ ' & i : » | : Wh \ COURSE N . ow VANDOLE THAT \F THEY'RE IN THRE (WRONG , TREX OES SOMEPIN tried to keep up his courage.” She 1S THERE ¢ WANENT CONE A 7, r= SUFFER. € ML UOE ALWAYS // ARS GOTTA hE laughed with a little catch in her ANN TRIN 6 TRING AROUT. Ths N = ’ a’ FELY THAT A OWWNWE ) 1h AROVY voice. “It seems funny now.” : : WE CCWULO | CLVRVESNES | VR = HE VEX RENCE SEES Oo VY

Rm / ce. 0 00 QErort \ / on all =" Tame 0 vo § X : And then he got a Job Puts Ta 77 da 7 = (WN THER ; CREA

“Just a little one at first. TM : EATAE 2 Sh : ] 3 chee © <6 3

never ~ forget the first Saturday ‘eESps Ee NE, > night. He brought his ‘pay check | 55g iow. hr : | oi

home and put it in my lap—we Ads is WE had steak and ‘custard pie—there | ESQ RT XEN MANES, iW i C

never ‘was such a meal” She] smoothed her dress, not looking at | Marian, Marian said nothing, That ‘was achievement. She and Dan had no| moments like that to remember. Marian looked at Bill, his head | bent over a book. “And now he's] successful,” she said, half to her- |

self. | “He has to be,” Amy Ellen

lS: hr ith & wire wit YOUN { : FR Sel] [toes me ver HOW «IN ANYTHING ODDEST CABE OF SOMchildren—" ! . : ’ | BH | JN s H . . “Four children—think of it." er — \ > {| 4 | i 5 k i] DISTURB YOU © Helen ye ho i NRRL \ yz a . Tey Ee NE rar a am | Tl) | al Pes Slat CONDITION, | DONT ®NOW | | CONVERBATION AND YET IN’ With iy WORK: shone, her smile was soft and sweet. | A LLL | AR" 3% NL NUTTIN ## COMPLETELY UNCONSCIOUS )/ IL WAVE TO PUT “When each baby came along, Bill Ne 17 Shall ls) WA , gs ig JN Lor wis actions THE BUG ON THE

had to do befter. 1 suppose It I NNSWER—A fiflong is oie eighth of a Wile; a Tod is 161 feet; | if rvavE dl Nh Ng WHOLE FAMILY")

ty Br thier, neyery) a fathom is six feet, and a meter is approximately 39.57 ‘inches.

“Will he stop now—if there are no!

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have ‘more help, he's thinking about, ‘@_What is “cat " Bh May ] : | gold"? |program on ay 17, 1938, and ha | college and a house with six bed- | A—A name for gold-colored ‘mica, [commercial ‘program on Nov. 15,

rooms.” land also for iron ites, wh [1938. | NE and ed sometimes mistaken for ole, ae Q--Was Hamilton Fish, a ‘member | Jandy Nill Sr Ses JookeH Ht "Qi ‘of the Rotigh Riders who was killed Amy Ellen’s life. The joys it held| Q-—When Was the radio program, ; ihe Spanish American War, re- |

—the richness. (“Information Please,” first broad- | ju saq to Hamilton Fish. Who was |

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