Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 December 1939 — Page 19

MONDAY, DEC. 18, 1939 THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES PAGE 19 SERIAL STORY — GRIN AND BEAR IT - OUR BOARDING HOUSE | With Major Hoople our OUR WAY By Williams

Sinan cate, In - ol Phy 74 REALLY, MR, BURSTON, EGAD, MR. BURSTON, \ A T WISH THE oP HAH! CHRISTMAS NO -- THIS IS WHERE ]

s : or Z , PRESENTS, EH? KEEP THE LIGHT BULBS FL ASKING #5,000 FOR THIS [ZF ONLY A MASTER OF GAL'S NOSE FROM MY ROOM WHEN

Sa nta Cla us SE : a MASTERPIECE 15 LIKE PRAXITELES' SKILL WASN'T BASHED IN = I OUT = Trier Groh PRAIA RS 3 bo A p GIVING IT AWAY waren COULD CHISEL INTO SHE LOOKS LIKE 47, : ALWAYS TAKES MINE 0 SI |, Ah Hl ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU COLD STONE SUCH { SHE FELL DOWN- 14 WHEN HIS BURN Brown PE a ; hp STOP TO THINK THAT GRACEFUL REPOSE fuss STAIRS — BUT IT 777 (72 out! x : A 2300 YEARS AGO THE AND TAKE NOTE OF GUESS IT'S THE 7 A

be a MEE {l GREAT DIOGENES Al THE DELICATE 2 ME COV! waa By MILDRED GILMAN aE fe : SEEKING AN HONEST “\'| GENGITINE HEADwww | 7 WELL, WRAP IT CAS. OF CHARACTERS EL AR N 4 MAN, PROBABLY PAUSED | HAR = RUMPH/ § -\ UP, AND GIVE ME A I IN HIS TRAVELS AND A PEN ww T'LL

SANTA CLAUS BROWN — Beloved a i 2 : friend of all children. | 3 ; s 3 » W 3 p LEANED ON THIS WRITE YOU A

iy BAASmA Brelty: Younp sehodl iY. : |) IMMORTAL : CHECK! JERRY DONALDSON — Pampered son ; 3 Sy GTATUE A as ~~]

of the city’s richest merchant. AN BETTY CARTER-—Awaits the coming \ of Santa Claus YESTERDAY —Alice Banks walks home with Mrs. Brown, who alse lives at the Deakin boarding house. They find Mrs. Deakin about to eject her oldest board er, Mr. Middleton. Alice pays his rent. When she goes (o the store for Mrs. Deakin, Alice runs into Jerry Donaldson,

CHAPTER FIVE RUNNING INTO Jerry Donaldson in front of her boarding house | was the last thing on earth that Alice Banks had expected to do. She could only stop and exclaim: 1 “Jerry! Where in the world did | Si o TN pat | NG 2p 2 i A NN 7 i - = you come from?” RE ¥ wb NS : , 3 I 17 . me An : “Alice! Well, still living on this; ga \ j . \ aN YL. : } y NU i —— awful street—in the awful boarding | Wl “ope r. HAVE LEANED ; AF RRC NT bi) 4 i house! Beautiful girl like you!” | ey Blt : oF PNT IS : {6 ne BE res They both laughed. Jerry slipped £h 3 Bo ON IT HARD ! \ AR : IX a on AI \ rec us mr om. WHY MOTHERS GET GRAY opm ep av wea sevice, me noe J

on the snow. ied ‘ { \ “Jerry,” Alice cried, “youre no ot ay CAR 4 2) Xm | --tight—are you?” ’ i | LI'L ABNER J —By Al Capp “Quiet!!! The best family program on the air and I can't hear a AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR'S CONVERSATION:

“Darn right I'm not,” he 8h swered, indignantly. “That's why ) 's to ord of it!” TRY T-THANK TOO SMART AW IS J Ere he hed rr AMA Y-YOu NOWADAYS! M MIGHT APSSTL-/S HE (IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE GEN’ RALLY DOIN’ ANY HUMAN 5s ’ CONSID 5

liquor, Can't face one of mama's a ne " : oh Ly HO ND FVFRYTHIN Bv Clvde Lewis N AGAIN . SHERIFF R RACK 2 y HAA | x as rar Erroune | | nrery aunt A THoM

-- 1.11 SH Rr — N td

Christmas Eves cold sober, can I? “Besides, there's gonna be fa- BE | 0! 'T / SUR NTELLY Jnr \ ther. When he finds out quit | E y ij i ’ Y= -TELLECK- | WHICH college he'll he mad. Especially f° + | ) ARE ALL THE FOLKS Sc when he finds out I won't stay|f® : ‘ ; y pt # You IN TOWN/, here and run his two-by-four hick fi. department store. No sir!” Help: laughed. “Father's going to stake his little boy to a South American cruise.” | Alice shook her head.

“Same old Jerry. Mama's spoiled [i : ‘A NW pn f ” 5 “What's that?” Jerry laughed. 1 \ AN a . a] | pps a L . BP “Honest working girl condemns | LN Poy rE , = : ’ 3 = A. £20 bo A ¢ rich, worthless playboy?” SE 201) & go “Something like that. Well, I {3 {NV 111] \ ” Sf \ s+. - ; £ have to go, Jerry.” | A = : R= Z PR Be Sn Jerry suddenly became serious. He —) | : - grasped her arm. y _— +1 | D “No you don't” he begged. . y TE a 1% RED RYDER “Can't get rid of me. Got to save [NE — 1 [ ucky HERE GOES { Bee ES M7 Yk A | Now-- IF WE JUST K me from"—he waved his arms WA AN ee ; RYDER AND | 2a 2 : is > 0 PX Me 77 | |OoURMOUTHS SH, WE GOT disgustedly—"all this Christmas xd Ty A ; hi CRS ETE <0 7 0 $7, 7 NOTHIN' TO WORRY ABOLIT! spirit—phooey. Listen, I'll go back EES . ANGE us 7 P ; : i . 7 7 and tell father off; then I'm com- ’ : S < g ing to pick you up at old lady Deakin’s. He went off dizzily, and Alice 2 i watched him, shaking her head. a“ Ny a == a / ei Was it going to start all over again, | 2 Y | S ” . . . 3 x 3 1 4 , { 7 %Z . at

she asked herself? Why did he _— Bt A , always make her feel the way she N je Se Lo ) a) ; ~~ aw T° did—why couldn't she forget him pos seh oe fl R gon ~ 8 - ld. ¢ y as any sensible girl would? She ; Ee i 4 p — So =

must still be in love with him—in \ : : spite of everything. She felt forlorn ’ aS : , 7 oY

and depressed, walking uown the FLAPPER FANNY : ? 3 , street towara the store. | 3 . ah

» ” s

WHEN SHE had returned and ko. ; Hh a RIS left the lemons in the kitchen, she | frie Le ’ \ LQ Ay . ; " went upstairs to her cold boarding | RE \ Ff He kis. ¥ OH, NANCY !--- OH, GOODNESS /!-- BS HM=--- SANTA CLAUS And sous and spread them our over| [PoE Eo Nh Reef Aeanr A Now HE MAY NOT » a chair to dry, then went to her kt. Hit EAN | p YOUR TEM 1G Ho You 7 NT little bookcase, selected a book, and | BEesiiil iS bis i to wriig ie Lis A CC Ran | ot by 7% TOYS FOR tried to read. It was impossible. fi. % PATE TIN — S 777 CHRISTMAS! She got up, went to her closet and] f. ath SE es a | Z Z : took out her flowered silk dress. / There was a knock on the door. “Come in,” she called. Mrs. Brown entered. “I saw you come in,” she said. “Did you get the lemons?’ She] broke off suddenly. “What's the|} 1 matter—you look as though you've| pi if; ; A 3 = Hr - seen a ghost.” Lp ; . S “I have.” i . Bb a pz A Mrs. Brown stared at her. “Not| |: HE : 5 3 = : ee. Come EN —not that good-for-nothing Don- | 0 : - - A TALLLE a N aldson boy?” oh “Yes, I'm afraid so,” Alice ad-|]. :% : ’ ibn oar msisasie oars i oieas. sir mitted. “He said he was coming| pri” - Ber PX # @) DONT BE ALARMED, & WELL, YOU SEE, N CASE LUCILLE I THOUGHT \ WITH TH' NEIGHBORS ALREADY for me tonight. But he's drunk. || dis o) 3 : bela SAA. ® / WASHINGTON, \T'S JUST GOT TOC WSSTENT ON GETTIN TT MIGHT THINKIN YOU'RE CRAZY- HOLY He won't come. I don't even want Esta ¥ \ : al | | VY, AN OLD SKELETON I BUT \ MARRIED, I WAS GONNA LET SCARE HER / SMOKE! WQT IF TREY him to.” he he i Brae , ] BOUGHT Or ag . WOT TH | HER THINK I WAS SORT OF Mrs. Brown was silent. Alice! [ud i OA Fas Oc DOCTOR ONCE WHO J : slipped off her dark woolen dress pf |: i & . \ NEEDED MONEY and slowly put on the flowered silk. | “I feel better in this,” she explained, | then suddenly burst into tears. Mrs. Brown threw her arms about the sobbing girl. | “Don't—Alice, dear—don't, please.” | “1 can't help it—Mother Brown . UES —I just can't let myself begin| oF EN ; 12-18 thinking about him at ain ins | { |

“Last summer I decided I wouldn't b'lieve in Santa Claus any more. | But I guess Christmas has got me feelin’ kinda sentimental again.”

THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson

sweet he can be, when he's away from that mother of his. She's ruining him. Oh, it's wicked —I—I—" Alice walked over to the window and looked out. In a moment, she motioned to Mrs. Brown who tame

SH oA i and stood by her side. J vs rer “Look,” Alice said. “The Carters.” : : NS IM SURE GLAD You 7 | - ; LADIES -AND GOSH. DO You SUPPOSE HES . 2 Tam BN |S eeu rd often Pad || Somer | | CORR NENT Fo = — THER | IN GRUBBLE BETTY LAY CURLED up on HAR i \ DANCING A STRAIGHT, : NO FUN GOING WITH THE | | WISHES, AT THIS TIME, ENGAGEMENT * her mother’s lap. Pete and Joe sat | PROGRAM WITH HILDA. / DAUGHTER OF A POLICE T© MAKE A FORMAL, Im CAPTAIN / HE ARRANGES || ANNOUNCEMENT /

at her feet, trying to be indifferent | 5 > to the whole Christmas idea. { or SEN EVERYTHING AND "Sy aa te 777) | MAKES IT STICK /

Mrs. Carter's soft voice read: mes, the night before Christ- GIVE THEIR “The stockings hung by the LIVES chimney. . . .” : \ FOR EVERY Betty bounced up and down with \ POUND excitement. “Just like ours! Just like ours!” oF Then she looked worried. “Mother, RAW SILK. we shouldn't have a fire. Santa Claus might get burned.” “Aw, can it, Betty,” Pete, the | “EER -18

10-year-old broke in. “Don’t tell : gi 11% poy me you believe in all that tripe— BOOIS AND HER BUDDIES

youre six! Time you caught on. " : ER) - 3 % WL THERE TREN GO ww WELL « TLL GET A OATE WNTWY HM w BEY, BOOTS «+ Y WHY, PLUG L RoW —_ p~—=B|/ OWMW «.. 1 DUS Te’ : a.

eee?

A SNE

rr a — TTA

7” a

Ain't it, Joe?” ’ “Peter, watch your language,” ’ WP = ANS HER Ruy oc EL Tt 1 Te COMIN’ DO You wow 0 SEEM LATE A i ; 3 uage, : oo \ [OV ' \ RIE WAN WITH MEN Mts Garter st monished him. “Your | v ; a LETS SEE « HOWLL 1 MANAGE 2 Joe, aged 8, was more dubious yl than his brother about the exist- IN 1804, ence of a Santa Claus. THE UNITED STATES “Gosh. I don't know.” he sdid CAPTURED THE

hesitantly. “You shouldn't take| TOWN OF DERNA any chances—on a night like this. IN TRIPOLI ’

i be around—he might NORTH AFRICA,

“Fat chance,” sneered Pete. “Pop WHILE COMBATING hasn't had any work for months. What's he shoveling snow so hard for today? What's he so glad it began snowing yesterday for? Think he's going to be able to get us many toys with the dough helytales Si0v- / - ANIAAAL co : = Sf . : eling snow? He's gotta buy food : us ) : : y IS KNOWN IN ABBIE AN' SLATS Raeburn Yan Siren

with that.” . Mrs, Carter asked sadly, “Do you STORY BOOKS AS | | — - u want me to read or don’t or ALLEN INAS ©) THAT SKINNY OLD DAME EXCUSE ME, PLEASE, SO .-yOu WROTE THE ONLY HARDWARE “Yes,” said Betty eagerly, “but . | | WRECKED MY CAREER // MISS SCRAPPLE/] | ME YOU WERE IN THE |.HE WAS LEARNI § let the fire die down—don’t put any ANSWER: The Fox. IF IT WASN'T FOR HER | YOU, UNDERSTAND ~~ ——— 5 BIG CITY LEARNING ABOUT-- WAS A REYOL more wood on—please.” —— — COULD OF PUT THE SLUG BUT IN MY BUSINESS Fil Co h THE HARDWARE VER! THIS CHUCKLE - - ON YOU AND BEEN WELL ON ] 2 A MAN HAS GOTTA ae HP X BUSINESS / HEADED SON O'YOURS ” LEFT TOWN TWD (. “

It was easy to grant Betty's re-| . . quest, as there was very little Nou Chaser ut The Ag of a GO0D / Ws A BIG TIME otf BUILD UP A REP- eh Ny y RF TOWN TW) left anyway. A . eu & - ~ b L : ; 5) \ 6GO, . 0) 3 4 ——— Nd y J . : ) J d io x 122) BUT |) Nye bl Lr PN 4 - * Ee A \ / .

OVER TNGHRT

Even Pete looked impressed by| \ 2 = the child's faith and stopped teas-| g ” = e 3 + (h \

ing her, da. ¢ V4 3 “Take some kind of miracle to, / : VE ie &

bring Santa Claus to this joint to- A\Y/ night,” Pete remarked. : /

“St. Nicholas used to perform miracles for people like us” said Mrs. | Carter.” Maybe—maybe—" | She shuddered a little, and turned back to her book.

(To Be Continued) , (All events, names and characters in this story olly

Union Made and Distributed

are wh fictitious.)