Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 November 1939 — Page 17

HERE ARE THOSE THINGS YOU TOLD 1 ME YOU LOST, MRS, HOOPLE fuss WHEN 1 HEARD THE MATOR CRACKING WALNUTS “9, LOOKING A ‘IN HIS ROOM LAST NIGHT, I DEDUCED HE { FOR THESE WAS USING THE POTATO MASHER, FLATIRON § THINGS FOR AND ICE PICK / war YOUR SPECTACLES Jf DAYS! sare 7 ARE STRONGER THAN HIS, SO HE USES J) | \ THEM TO READ THE LOST-AND-FOUND p77 YOU > ADS wun AND YOU WILL FIND THAT <7 EVER= SPOOL OF WHITE THREAD AND NEEDLE ) Z» IT'S . } . IN HIS ROOM was HE RECENTLY UNCANNY REPAIRED THE BLACK TASSEL 4 + young wife, a hb OF HIS FEZ. WHICH thea a Sav sea ; a Ue Nm GOT CAUGHT ina ¢ . ; ) JOEY DI TORIO—Night elub owner SEE TRA A } IN THE |CE-= and gangster. ARA JOHNSON--The mystery girl. JOHN DOUGLAS—A young mining “engineer, in love with Ara. :

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__ YESTERDAY—Dawson sends Flynn to ha \ 3 R Ba xy hE a ~~ find the taxi driver, Nick Smith, then I ia Ti 4 we. ; J HR : questions Mrs, Benthorne. She admits | | 3 0 Age py RL : 1] © il -- that she had quarreled with her hus- | | a "3 gE 4 OF AN fF kx j : J Mes \ 4 band, had sent for her father. She also | julie, Saft 7 EL F : A == : admits she is an excellent pistol shot, 5

CHAPTER FIVE .. I AM NOT ACCUSING anyone *.. of Arnold Benthorne’s murder—yet,”| | ‘- Captain Dawson said. “The fact - that you once captained a pistol

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ords anyway, but I prefer to have BEA rf J : = i you tell me.” > | fae EN area rs LI'L ABNER | on tee eer on Made wen derful practice—h ford d then, to tell 1.THAR 7” BO 2 “Send that butler Jameson, here.” e NAS & wonae praciice—hne can amnord, now an 0 eon : . »” « : ? re’s nothing wrong with him.” 3 - B al 7 SCOTT. - “You called for me Captain Daw a patient there's g wrong : Ra SE: AGE BER? ARE. Nr, LB, SE SHELF ©. “Yes” he snapped. “Where were HOLD EVERYTHING ; By Clyde Lewis NN AUTY/-HI, THAR” , KNOW THE iF ---GONE” ° you when Benthorne was shot?” Coos ; “I had just let Mr. Alston in the ~~ back entry, sir,” Jameson said. “I -= Wanted to take his things—his wet : coat and hat—but he seemed to be in a hurry. I knew Mrs. Benthorr.; was expecting him—she had asked me to be sure he got in the back ; way all right. He— Mr. Alston— - gemed quite upset, if I may say so,

“He started up the back stairway —it's closer to Mrs. Benthorne’s : rooms—and told me to go to bed. «++ And he told me not to tell Mr. Benthorne that he—Mr, Alston— was in the house.” = i : : ‘ . : So ¥ “And then what did you do? 2 A : aN - . J a went directly to my Juacians, f ; a / By Fred Harman : . . They're on the ground floor, be- Se & ’ HAT'R . Re LESSONS > 1 RECKON HE'S RIGHT, 1 COME “0 APOLOGIZE TWAYL THATS VERY NICE © youd the Elichen, Danis, the . J =» | Rep RypeR| (W : or Sd On TANT Sun LITTLE BEAVER , BUT hess’ PETAND 10 MAKE. AMENDS Ju SUT 1 : auffeur, was there. e’d been : : iF WE [) ER? ; IN® : ~ having a few drinks. Daniels will : Ee PLN ) , 'R op : HOSS, KID? YOU'RE MOVEMENT FOR AIR) tell you—" x : b 7 Xe DY 7 : STARTIN' TO SCHOOL ¢ “How about the front door?” IN SCHOOL, { § ny : . » * Dawson turned on the man. “I or- FOLLOWING _- dered that front door left unlocked. : THE “But when Flynn and Krone tried to : SUGGESTION get in—" ’ 4 OF “HE NEW “Habit, sir, habit,” Jameson apol-| | . . ih / : | | TEACHER, ogized. “I've been locking up Mr. .! ‘Benthorne’s house for years, sir, every night at 10. \ “Mr. Benthorne seemed to be expecting someone, sir. He told me to unlock the side entrance—" “What side entrance?” : “I thought you knew, sir. It looks lke a closet door, sir, It's right across the hall.” He led Dawson : : " out of the study, opened the door- — om : a nS MY ray She Sox men I WONDER BW OH, BOY /!--- 3 on - HELLO === MY NAME ed down a long passageway. “It | | WHAT'S # A BLONDE 2 IS MINNIE--o¥ opens directly on the street, sir,” he 2 2 WHAT'S - explained. ea 1 : Zs UuGGo A 4 fa YOUR'S ? “ABOUT HOW LONG, Mr. Alston, : ] were you in the house before you heard the shot?” _ +. “Not more than : five - minutes, _ Captain,” William Alston replied after a pause. : . Dawson nodded, waited for Alston | * to continue. It was clearly evident -- the man was not well. "Now, at 65, he was an old man. His step had lost its vigor, his dynamic energy seemed to have de- ~ parted with the control of Alston : ._ Motors. : js : = “Jameson let me in the back way, i» YOU Err A Till oh Ta, : : WASHINGTON TUBBS |i ! . ; ; « —Mrs. Benthorne—my daughter, i : AR! a I DIDN'T \ ILL BET HE SPENT THE VERY I UNDERSTAND SHE'S A NEEDY SiR: HOW DARE YoU ; Bad called She una Arboid Sed bX 1 \ \ : WIDOW WITH A STREAM-LINED \ LUCILLE IS APTER MY MONEY LIKE ALL N THE SAD STO THESE OTMER PE: ’ —

: 1 could hve found out fram the reo {Sf i WV $ SRE. ~ | | AROUND THE HOUSE. 22 20 J i SSO 2 (BORN THIRTY YEARS T00 SOON _ tmmsuanfes 720) E a —By Al Capp |

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* “I dismissed Jameson and . up the rear stairway. ; ; “I had- just reached the second landing when I heard the shot. I was terrified for a moment for it - seemed to come from Helen's room. « I hurried on up the stairs, came ¢ - down to Helen's room. I searched ov through her sitting room and bedroom—even looked into her bath—/| “Se what if your cook is French? Ours leaves more cake frosting in afraid that I might find her body. the pan for you to scrape.” ” Then I came down the front stairs a and found your officers and Helen By William Ferguson at the door of the study.” = re - — 2 Aah y C KING. T. M, REC, Ui § “I can imagine your feelings, Mr.| [i= : : A an " 278 : : : = : =n ~ Alston,” Dawson observed. “Tell| : Sh / \ FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS Ee : —By Blosser | ¢ me,” he went on, “was Mrs. Ben- —— So i : = . = I. ' thorne angry or hysterical when she i NS 2 oo ia PN : ; sons = NN

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IFN WE'D WAITED called?” : HR - ’ LAS NUT Alston, leaned forward, nstantly| [Rs Ba > BE YOu SDA GONE” | : 0

alert. “I can see you're not a HOME WITH THAT AWFUL. father, Captain,” he explained in-| J E NY x CORE LET- DOWN FEELIN] dulgently. “When one’s child is hurt| | : a SN Agatly ! : a storm makes no difference. : ; ._ c=’ Jf! aly SCOREBOARD s =» = | Z , a ii ; : a READS ¢ “DA N ’ " | d : - 2 = “tamping 1 carerully. thes lighted it ll A FORTY-PouNnD BEAVER. Eg dl || KINGSTON -20 A cloud of smoke dimmed his direct| [ll CAN HANDLE A SAX7V-000N0 BP -5 SHADYSIDE-26 |' a Ba | LOG ON LAND, AND A p =A ou didn’ old Benthorne| [lf ARXNADRED -LO oe very kell, did you, Alston?” iN DPD kL

“You're wrong, Dawson!” Alston countered angrily, meeting the detective’s eyes. “I was very fond of Arnold. He was my son-in-law, my 3 partner in Alston Motors.” : - er ———— ela “You mean you married your aaa BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES daughter to him to save your pre- 2 ; ) : piss y Ls pgpe—— om) — cious Alston Motors!” - GEE 15 A SWELL Y YEW, \F N'Oon'y | fil ao [STEN VA FLOP GOSH, T WHY, - uldn’t put OAY TO WALK! NO ARED SHORT. YES. 1 wo put too much faith : " Vo - €OPR. 1939 BY NEA SERVICE. INC. W'S SEASTIFOL WIND , AN : ’ in what you read in the papers, - T M.REG U. S. PAT OFF. FOR. OMER HERE ON Alston laughed, without mirth. 2 DICE THROWING THE CAMPUS ~ “Helen married Arnold because shelf" ' ¥ COMES FROM AN loved him—she’ll tell you that her-| }" s EARLIER NAAAE,,

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1..trol of a large block of Alston Motor 5 . stock, enough to become my partner ’ a not enough to buy my daugh“How much does it mean to you to have Benthorne dead?” Dawson fired & shot in the dark. Alston's sudden start told him he had scored & hit, : EE a “You might ss el tow, Captain,” he owly. “It will come = ) tout with the probating of ‘the will. Can YOU NAME YOUR, Q ; Upon my death full .control—my|{ STATE BIRD AND ae Ke ABBIE AN' SLATS Shares—of Alston Motors ere to go| | STATE FLOWER 7 3 Pa bo : 3 to Arnold. His—his death returns ‘ ; MOOD! X NAW #2-n0 CHANCE FORA KID YI 088 WWI | THATS THE BEST PART!ITS iis Holmes lo Ine; we had arranged < ANSWER—-If not, learn them. If your state has no official bird | a Airlie NG ¥ LIKE you, SLATS //--BUT-FOR A J Jing HONEST 8UT IF ThE SREASS ; “way “for en—and any| or flower, help develop the idea. : 3 ; : ~veaarl | FAN ] 3 BELLER WHO'S WILLING TO GAM- =] | WENT BAD: IT'D BE LILIE children she might have. No out- re INTO J FiGURe out oF Wis B16 CTV 22TH | Ke KNOWS WHERE He CAN. / BLE FOR BIG STAKES -HIS LIFE- ) ASWNG | | FOR You’ GET THAT 7 pider Will ever own. Alston Motors.” IT8 YOU= YY GU -.| ousHTA SLAP You town | | GET PLENTY OF : THERE'S PLENTY O'BIG MONEY” A AS IT WAS L +1 See. ’ BIGSHOT // FOR YELLIN’ THAT kID/ BUT ILL | EY! - : #3 HONEST / 7 “My attorney arranged the de- THE RACK- LET IT PASS BIGSHOT 1S INAN a 5 en = Ll . tails. Hell show the agreement to ) : ETEER/!! % ; : 1 ‘ 5 - 1 I} d

. 7 Vid ) “The slamming of the front door| AU interrupted him. A / el PeHere's Torio, Captain,” he an-| «’E2 : nounced. “Says he’s got an alibi. | NEFF: RS S7oV/8l ' . Better make it good, Joey!” And pe: i a he. shoved -the angry, glowering | Kala Nelial/ : proprietor through the

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