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MONDAY, DEC. 4, 1939 THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES PAGE 19

Serial Story— GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty | OUR BOARDING HOUSE With Major Hoople Out OUR WAY By Williams

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YESTERDAY — Douglas searches the study, finds Ara’s letters and pictures hidden beneath the clock. He looks for 2 place to hide them. finally goes out the window. Joer tells Dawson how he | hid in the living room, then heard Benthorne’s shout and at last the shot, “1 | looked around the edge of the doorway fike this, and—" A shot ends his story, | He falls to the floor, dead. i

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN > FF an SEE PC | ka NER Y// Fx DAWSON'S AUTOMATIC flashed WB | p 3 ; MAGIC\AN'S a \ a CA \, 3 : into his hand as he leaped over 8 fF MOST EMBARRASSING | WWW : J zt = Joey's body and ran up the stairs 5 = MOMENT = 77 \\} Ne LT ad . FRwLAbe two at a time. By Pp | Fac : Lie Lamhy ad by "= ; 5 LI'L ABNER —By Al Capp

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asieep—or almost so—when the shot ~ was Bred. | Accioenr “Whwhat happened?’ she asked | INSURANCE hesitatingly. Alston's eves opened, slowly, "Get up, get downstairs, at once!” Dawson hurried from the room, turning toward the back stairs He collided with Helen Benthorne, running up the steps, at the landing. “What — what's the matter?” Helen Benthorne panted after she had regained her balance. His face 4 was flushed and she gasped for air. ! —_— [ , : 3 “You gave me quite a fright, Cap- ‘ y . | 122] tain. I thought I heard a shot.” RED RYDER —~—By Fred Harman When he reached di Torio’s body, ; | y he found Krone standing neal gr” | | | RED RYDER 1F WITHERS WAS KILLED, WS IVE GOT TO FIND HIM / CAN'Y THE OL’ BOY PUT UP \ GET OVER THAT SOFT “Just like Benthorne, Captain. A = | | FOLLOWS BODY SHOULD BE HEREABOLTS, IDE TH’ TRUTH FROM POOR QUITE A PATTLE, |FEELIN,SHARK? WE well placed shot, in the center of the > 3 [} HE OLD NEAR HIS HATS MEBBE HE MRS, WITHERS MUCH LLUCKY/ DOGCONED [GOT A NEW SCHOOL forehead.” Krone expliined X | \ { COACH STARTED HOME ON FOOTe== == BUT IN THAT CASE No —— LONGER! IF 1TDIDNT KINDA J HOUSE T'BUILD WITH “Get, the coroner's office and tell ROAD \N ID SURELY HAVE — ; X HATE JO CLONK HIM SOME OF —

BI Ta on ; | | ||SEARCH oF yy TT 4 yl SEEN HIM, UNLESS oS Toe Tro AHI5 MONEY? ordered. “Wheren hell is Flynn? + F WITHERS, aA % HE'S WOUNDED ! HEAD j- ; In ¢

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Did he think I wanted him to take UA WAS | . \ AND CRAWLED a vacation?” pen. : ROBBED Pi IR es »” IN TH SHADE OF Ha He ‘iS - rt \ oe CATTI.E ARA, dressed again, and looking MONEY a little more refreshed. was coming ’ ri WHILE down the stairs. Alston followed - 7 2 5 RETURNING her a moment later E To Hs “Theres been another killing, TH CT ——— INVALID right under our noses,” Dawson be- : i gan, as his eves searched first one Nine then another of the group. "Di WIR 12% cok 1939 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. TM. REG US. PAT. OFF. Je WR ot Yay "What kind of an outfit are you running? Yesterday I bought accident Oo > "wm { ih this house, Was afraid that he insurance, and today I get run over by a truck! | 7 7 oO i . TY { 'S 2 { - - re ' ’ ) & Z - = ls A= meh. The' pereen FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia I HEAR WE'RE YF AW-+ WHATS D 2 GOOD MORNING, SAY = PAY ATTENTION 2 aa “I believe the shot was fired from 7 “3 GOIN’ TO HAVE DIFFERENCE --- THEY'RE J 4) CHILDREN =-- LTO YOUR LESSONS OR ZZ1 TSK, TSK-+ EB A NEW TEACH: ALL D' SAME «= 7 : I'M YOUR NEW 5 YOU'LL BE KEPT “( WOULDN'T £4

upstairs—from the top of the steps —but it is equally possible that it | | / /s TEACHER! AFTER | 1 J 7 : SCHOOL ! | / { | |

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was fired by someone standing here in the lower hall, someone who jumped out of sight before I could | | | get out of the living room. You'll Bo all have to give an account of where | vou've been for the last 10 minutes Miss Johnson!” Dawson barked | out his words “I was resting, as vou suggested, fn Mrs. Benthorne's room. I guess I was almost asleep . . . IT jumped up when I heard the shot—it seemed to be very close—then I;

heard you shouting and running up! alll J : 2 ” 2 the stairs y | 3 y Lo : v t " 3 \ SAY Av hd ET a

“Would vou have had time to get | : | \ | WASHINGTON TUBBS II —By Crane

from the head of the stairs to Mrs | : Befinorne's Yam aloe Tuned) NOL i | at —T00 LL OW THAT WE GIRL MAS RETURNED z ER. Ek WHY, UNCLE LINCOLN! WHAT ARE 7 SWW’ T'S LUCILLE... ND bh iat 1 VRCOH 18 a ere ol [enf=iS — VE EROM EUROPE AND HE HAS WIS JOB 1 aT VOU HIDING THERE FOR? WHAT / BID You S'WELP ME, WASH: sufficient interval between the shot | / ; . BALK, WASH \S SUPREMELY HAPPY X a3 A i WAPPENED ? pm CEE a INGTON, { DONT and the instant I topped ithe stairs, | a | A - poy — . x Rss A — WOMAN SEE WOW SHE DONE for you to have made it back to the .N p ps . 7 A . : 7 ere \ Sioa ToGHE POLL To fe " j ; A od 7 pn fl ME HERE! SHE'S "Why-—why, ves. I suppose =o.” / ~\ 2 2 . , 5, 7% 7 ALT Sa J - RENTED A ROOM “Good!” Dawson's searching gaze | tf I o - . ZY 273 4% / Y 7 ig 3 iH JR | ms ACROSS TW STREET focused on Alston. “I suppose vou | : / : \ 7 3 nt”, 7 / a ms TR slept through it all. Mr. Alston!" / Dawson said sarcastically. “You probably wouldn't have heard the gun if it had been shot under your| pillow!” | The older man smiled, a bit wanly, almost condescendingly. “Ta tell the truth, Captain, I “The lucky brat! Imagine—gettin’ excused from school early every | didn't hear the shot. This whole afternoon because she hasta go to the dentist.” By William Ferguson |

Dives Sleeping tabietes "| THIS CURIOUS WORLD | “That's right Captain, Krone (v2 ; TE , | FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

broke in. “I gave him the last one § not more than 15 minutes ago. And LNA y . Ee a— X | WKY 010 You J =) ¥ Looe WELL , SORT | IF YOU CAN PRODUCE A PRIZE, | WANT T° FND A Youd THINK FOR. A OF! I FELL HMMM! SORRY, Oleary ! BUT UNTIL YOU DO THE

I staved there with him until he asked me to." WEARER FOR THESE IL WAS SILLY i il 7 a IN LOVE WITH BUT YOU CAN'T OFF--= AND PERSONALLY I THINK

went to sleep , . . Mrs. Benthorne : 2 SHOES ? 1 ToLd You! A GIRL_\WHO RUN A PRIZE YOU'RE A LITTLE THAT WAY went on, vawning. “Please excuse NHN ’ £: hy " % SEARS SaaY CONTEST AND me if I appear feightfully dull . ” NLR I Zn dN WR f hl TEE WAS TRYING PRIZES / ILL “You were pretty sound asleep : Sr. BT a” fi It 748 « ee / : 22 o (ag | Bf 7 ‘ © FIND HER JUST KEEP THE Ss ~ | HE agree SHOES /

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when I tried to awaken you. Alston.” » RY - IR 2 Dawson looked at Benthorne's part- [I AN BP op ner speculatively, and his glance let fad 4 RIA =< it be known that there was much left unsaid. “You had to be, to miss N aa SPIDERS ; a revolver shot, not 20 feet from ARE HAVING A DART your door.” He went on to Helen QF 1M IN THE \AAE 7 Beatinrne, And you, Mrs. Ben- \ THE “CROSS - HAIRS * ; . ww ES USED IN TELESCOPIC PRS ' SUN AND BOMB FY Qe ) AT “r HAD GONE to Jameson's | . Hi 8 Rh y \ quarters to use the telephone there.” SIGHTS, RANGE FINDERS a if \ - ? not! li sly 1930 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. T. M. KEG U. 8. PAT. OFF.

“There are other telephones more & : / ET ARE MADE OF’ BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES

ir on il A , —— —— me Sr <7 es, Captain. But with so many - ’ SOON | TAS 1S T\@ «== SAY , LLL ME DARLING AND YOu NA people in the house, I preferred . nN | = = 1 RELKON | DONT | TARE TWAT NOB! WMO Oo CAN START TO WORW i using Jameson's, It ‘is on a line 4 os 0 A 2 Poe : { BANE MOCK Chock \ FNC ._, SEE ABOUT RGEE NOW! TLL SL separate from Mr. Benthorne's. It N PA TWENIN BUCKS |) \ a et ’ i —— . v2 ON MY RO\WG TOGS is also possible to cut off the up- ; : -, LAA ORRIN rf ruse AND QE WATWG FoR AF stairs extensions from Jameson's ” [OR ETTT ba. abe din. re) TA Nl ), wane room-— i. 1 a . ’ | he | | 1 a“ LA “How long were vou there? Where VATICAN PRALERES AR | b st © | cjy WS was Jameson!” ! ITY, HIE NER E = DNL “I was there about five minutes COMPRISING ONLY | ol — C SWS I had talked to Jameson and the 08 ACRES \ KK [Ry cook in the kitchen. I left him 1S THE SMALLEST | NE rh 1 Nd E 77 NN IWR ll IE: )

there.’ | “Could you have made it, without STATE Jameson, from the butler's quarters ; y

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li being seen by either the cook or, IN THE WORLD. gh to the rear stairway?” |

Mrs. Benthorne eved him icily. 1 r -. ics / : \ . pr 4 = iH 8 x x J WIP dont Know just what you mean, "1 — d C f Ea 3 Bat End Si = SPU a : @corr 1939 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. T. M. REG. U. 8. PAT. O99. J

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that 1 could have sneaked upstairs ! without being seen. But I could] TAKEN FROM “DECEMN" op — oy | mn AND + WERE YOU BLA =r hardly have run back down, then up| MEANING 725/V DO : x STH Cease " Podroe. QUIET ae or TOR ee AEE 51 KNOWN Y EVER IN RAUPLR Joure BS ; again, as 1 was doing when we col. ILL SCUTTLE YOU WERE YOU EVER AS BATHLESS GROGGINS | INDIA--IN THE SPRNG| | THERE'S A MESS 0 4 lided, without arousing some atten-| PLEASE JUST ONE ; KNOWN AS BATHLESS TO THEM AS REALLY OF '93-2 BROKEN SKULLS IN tion. That's silly! BABOONS nm | KNOWS ME // RAJPLR- T/TESTIFY “Not as silly as you imagine. . . . . : ’ . , T/ THAT /// Now, Douglas, where were vou?” | F or “Right in the study, where you , CHAS, letf me. Haven't moved out of the] > chair. . . . and Captain, I'm sure PUTS the shot was fired from above. I 7 would have heard anyone who went { PF P by the study door.” y “So you haven't been out of the INTO chair, huh? Just sitting around, e7 f¥3 [20077

waiting for things to happen.” Daw-|

son’s voice turned dangerously soft.| BLUES AWAY » THAT “Then how do you explain that! a GLASS |

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(To Be Continued)

events, names and characters in this - story are wholly fictitious.)