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| WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1039 THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES ¢ SERIAL STORY— GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lckty| OUR BOARDING HOUSE With Major Hoople OUT OUR WAY

WORK] NG 3 SEN FV ero, BAXTER, T MUST EXPRESS A § SO THAT'S WHAT'S ©) | SMART PEOPLE, HAW? : ; aE MEASURE OF GRATITUDE TO YOU AND BEEN SMOKING _ [/ | TH SILENT RAZZ BERRY, aa Cre Ris YOUR SMOKING AUTOMOBILE FOR MY UNDER YOUR WiG/ 0 (HH HAHZ WELL, THAT DON'T WwW IVES Rey, fe NW = | ll NEW APPLIANCE TO CONVERT EXHAUST WELL, HOOPLE, IF YoU {/ |

[lit THANKS -- BUT AROMAS! HAK=-KAFE?Z T HAVE BEEN TO TAKE THE HOT AIR J oh h MORE BUTTER By LOUISE HOLMES 1 Li TRAN |} SUMMONED TO PRESENT THE IDEA TO OUR 4 OUT OF LIP STEAM, / Hin''y AND 5 KNEE , ! RR LEADING BANKER, AND IF YOU DESIRE #500 J T'LL BE INTERESTED! Y) Ls NEARY WORTH OF STOCK IN THE INVENTION, I _ ¢71 BY THE WAY, WHERE ARCCLOF CHARACTERS ne 0 fa SEES ai 1 ll MIGHT ARRANGE IT NOW HAR-RUMPH/: Z| DID YOu MOVE TO RAN LISRENESS =k Suking . Fei ~~ - 4 “NF A YOU KNOW, MRS, HOOPLE AND [ WILL BE 72 THAT TIME WHEN DOLLY HARKNESS — Dan's widewed ; x “3 P : ‘ . LEAVING THIS : YOi! PERFECTED sister-in-law. - : oe PLEBEIAN THE CAKE OF SALLY BLAKE — An ambitious young A 38 5) NEIGHBORHOOD : WATERPROOF stenographer. CAEN S13 n SON LY 1A SHORTLY YS »

FAZE ME A IT! HEY ~— GAS INTO SWEET SCENTS AND APPETIZING EVER INVENT A VALVE

Yesterday—Marian awakens to a dull Sunday, She is ill. Dan has gone to play golf with Bill Sands, leaving Marian alone on Sunday for the first time since their marriage. Dolly suggests | that Dan's contacts with other men | may improve his business.

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press. ot ive 4s Wve COMINEY Mar “We've two dollars left over this week, dear—there MUST be some UN /nat e 1s 3 C { - i » . » LA & : SP — rr e——— San asked: installment we forgot to pay! \ A RY " J ere) “SQ > tl i rt y SALE KEY, \. = T.M REG U.S PAY OFF =e WHY MOTHERS GET GRAY Ph IILY, HOLD EVERYTHING sis

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ready.” Marian would have al- 3 lowed hours for preparation. GAT! *THE YAS'M “BRAIN - I'LL WAIT HERE “ THANK YO! “BRAIN Y " “I'll have plenty of time.” She DLDE HAS BEEN \AH'LL DO THET FOR YOU. HERE'S ) BUT AH DON'T MEANS AM WILL DO giggled youthfully. “This is fun, a ES MAKI OUBLE! /IMEE-JUT=-LY - HIS ADDRESS NEED NO ROD = ooT IT WIF MAM Marian. Tt takes me back—away Moni : =] WANT YOU WHAR 1S nb E> BARE HANDS! -

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“I should think you'd be thrilled to death.” Marian tried not to be envious. “An attractive man, din-| ner, dancing, a drive through the| mysterious dark.” “You make it sound terribly dramatic. I'm really too surprised to be thrilled. Why should he want to see me again?” Marian wondered why. She said, “You're a pretty nice person to know, Dolly.” “Maybe. But I'm at my best doing things for people. If Randy had a few socks to be darned, or a dress tie to be tied—" She sighed at her own lacks. “I don’t scintillate very well.” i He's probably a little tired of a > No wil | RED RYDER «By Fred Harman

that sort of thing.” x lly es k, : : FTN ~ 1 [YOUR MUSIC EES VWKE THE Me. 59. A DONT GET SENTIMENTAL, RAQUEL -=+ 2 ” wy oo fe te Tn at WE TE a PY || HEAVENLY STARS, RED A “= {CAUSE LITTLE BEAVER AND r EL) ENS HIS D HV i 0 Carma. He Ww ik ie NY ; 1 : RYDER=+= PLAY MORE? . LLIN’ STAKES SOON ? meme’ CANT FIGGER WHAT KIND OF . > as supposed to like Vs EN ey her. She needs him and I don’t.” ———— ’ om rE) ang Mgatidy Bi - » ow ~ : . el ; : , WOO Music ¢ THIS TIME O’NIGHT / . / ] wy Ny 5 =r ey ME MAKE NRL waited while Dolly otf , / ad . ; 3 A bathed and dressed. a NN os i! é : Sd USN HO MALE Dolly wore a pink felt hat. It was | 8 el : Rs i AY i, 2 Sone, DOLLAR ¢ wide. the sweep of the brim most | becoming. Her sandals were soft | gray kid, her coat gray broadshoul- | Bune dered and short. LBW 4.20 corn. 1930 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. Marian, still in the robe and slip- | 3 pers, wandered back to He gir > Vd a Ps. apartment when it was time for i ; i Randy to arrive | FLAPPER FANNY cl rt By Sylvia ——c ; Ser Sa Dan arrived at 8 o'clock, his IK | J ™ TTT m| , 18 Hh IN 1 | / &

skin ruddy from the wind and sun. Hl | ih | 4 _ ’ ly : @ a’ By = ¥ 7 ’ \ golf bag into the hall closet. “Gee, 0 I AN | | | | A {| oF V

“Y’ better come back tomorrow... . Toe much static!”

“Hello,” he said, thumping his I've had a swell day.” He seemed | | Tad 11 Tl TN : to bring part of the crisp outdoors |/| HL TH Und === AND THIS IS MY POLICE A -== AND THAT'S MY --= AND WHO'S with him. (§/ | 1 | | 4 HE i ho CHIEF “we AND THAT'S a FIRE CHIEF --- / THAT 2 Thats nice. I've been bored WITH if | i I BPE® | MY STREET CLEANN' . AND THERES MY 5 fegth ® in UY =" ij inl B a COMMISSIONER -= = HEALTH “Too bad.” He bent over and f | 1h (VT Ml - re COMMISSIONER? she turned a cool cheek for his kiss. [Vf | I H il! ah ml Q \ J “Thought you'd be glad to be rid | | | | SOC g ENE . . of your pest.” Curiosity made her ask, “Where have vou been all day?” [1 “Played golf from 9 until 1. Had dinner at the club with Amy Ellen and the kids. There's a swell bunch of kids, I'm telling you—" Marian's brows arched. “Amy Ellen came out for dinner?” “Oh, no—she played with us.| Hi JH 7 4 \ Whe 3X That littlest kid—" Dan broke into {|| LY FL { : , 9 an amused laugh. i]! COT Ri il (A RAR [44 “But Amy Ellen was up most of Tm Bee the night.” HH EH - "| \| | “She and Bill play golf every Sun- (dl \) (1 fill } Nl | | Af Coy Tnoraing." ii atl 1S A Li | | UP AND AT "EM, PODNER! YOU TakE “Oh.” A | LH Hi ll ® VAN SCAMP AND TLL HANDLE RUBY Marian didn’t mean to say, “It s I i! {| $7 | { would have been nice if they had asked me for dinner,” but she heard herself saying it. “Amy Ellen did speak of it.” “Well?” “Great guns, Marian’—his goodnatured grin vanished in a frown —“you haven't wanted to go anywhere on Sunday for years.” “Mavbe I've never been asked to| go to the right places.” Her voice | dropped rapidly to the freezing] ‘

point. | THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson

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“Mary told me all about it weeks ago, but I promised not to tell until it was announced formally.”

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sleep until noon—it takes you two] TIT | — —. A . D7 4 . (T ‘ 1 3 ‘ | t p - COPR. 1939 BY NEA STRVICE; . T.M . OFF. hours to dress—the club is 15 miles ff | To. a E-INC. T. M. REG. U. 8. PAT. © out.” HH “I see—too much trouble.” HH

fii i | — I TRED © FIND OUT ™ -) 2 =» = iii! in FIVE FEET TALLUH HHL WHO YOU WERE THROUGH EP DENT ile | Y_YE flung away from her. Hands! \! {Hi YOUR PHONE NUMBER, BUT = TERY | AH fry 28 a Cie San UPSTAIRS X 1 in his pockets, he stared from : it I THE OPERATOR. WOULDN'T Do SILLY, DON'T 24 A =--- AND I'VE | PHONE. / the window Hi TELL ME / ; : ! BEEN ToD 1 Look \ : “After dinner what did you do?” Ps aii NT / \ KNOW You * i ? EXCEEDINGLY WELL IN

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mind. Underneath lay chilly fear.| [| | TRAVELERS, ACTUALLY ARE 3 Pret ; J \& BES y i +r} = 22 AA \ Dan swung around, glaring at her. | | A POPULAR MYTH’ RECORDS re go , ~~ [] E> “It’s none of vour’—his jaw tight-| SHOW NO INCREASE IN GALES

ened as he bit down on the words. | | . : : z “We fooled around the club, then DURING MARCH AND SEPTEMBER . ; f SEN REG U.S PRE ORE

I took the two older kids to a RIOVie 8 Western” corn. 193 8v Nex sesice we BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES “Big hero stuffi—riding and shoot- ile Ahh ™M y - [ a a se (EE TREE eon sas hwo) Re seas EE) SR Gag the surface of her mind, but it was | MOST ALONE FOR AWRWT WwW AROLT GUORPRDIAN OF MY ESTATE ! Tow Tow! WN? EE ES white hot. “That's about your % MOVIE STARS P THE DOQUESNES| | 1 WOLLON'T RANE BELENED WT OF . speed, Dan.” She was half stunned | | HAVE e ? BE AT ONCE HIM | OF COURSE NE WAS NEVER 1 bv her own insolence, powerless to 4 ™ " TTP De ; MY FRIEND = BOT EVEN $0 ww © X ALWAYS SETTLE MY stop. The scathing words said them- NEA LETTER "R a ‘ ; f OESTS WN Fowl selves } IN THEIR. ‘ ] Rg’ NC = a i Sk : 3k 2 A COME LET OS

Dan said nothing, but there was a white line around his mouth. With rage scorching her blood, Marian lazily patted back a vawn. | “You have never grown up, Dan.” she said. “You are still a little boy, playing with other boys. It's just my hard luck that I expected something better of you.” 1 Ss on y a; scowled and answered “MOUNTAIN CANARIE ” Had Dan forcibly taken her in| HAVE FOUR LEGS == PAE, his arms, she would have cried if! \ AND WEIGH SEVERAL - ABBIE AN' SLATS out and been soothed. Both hands| || AINDRLELY ALOL/NES. AS n . remained in his pockets. Fran-| | 5 ; | HEARD AN' HERE WE ARE --A AN--NOW--| SMASHES THAT'S WRAT tically she goaded him. ANSWER—True. “Mountain canaries” are those faithful old |} . SOMETHIN’ FROMN NICE QUIET FAM'LY OPEN THE SAFE-AN' LATER= \\ YOU TWINK # “You're so smug, Dan,” she said, burres used by mining prospectors. ‘Fo THIS ROOM == PARTY == | BLAMES THE WHOLE THING witheringly, “so sure of yourself |——— ——— - : ——— SL hb — SET - ON THIS POOR DUMB CLUCK —it's written all over your face— (EF RA : OF A GORILLA Dan Harkness can do no wrong ; : FE : pt ho —he's a spineless worm who never 1. Z ks ; turns—" Catching her by the elbows, Dan stood her on her feet. He held her, facing him. His eyes blazed into hers “I've wanted to turn for a long time.” he said, his lips scarcely moving. “Now you have made it

very easy for me.” IN 4 \ He let her -o, caught up his hat, BLUES AWAY \\\ ae and left the apartment. - - = (To Be Continued) 4 ; ' Distributed

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