Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 December 1939 — Page 23

TUESDAY, DEC. 19, 1939 _ -

i ajor © : By Wii SERIAL STORY — GRIN AND BEAR IT With Major Hoonle v Sve

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CHET TUE CHIEF WILL BE GLAD TO GREET AM AN INNOCENT . CAST OF CHARACTERS | vr ee Xo { YOU JUST SLIP ON THESE DOPE wwER = T SANTA CLAUS BROWN — Belove & ¥

3 : ' Mige/ MEAN DUPE wae friend of all children. 3 a Fo WRISTLETS FOR SIZE AND WELL :

ALICE BANKS—A pretty, young school yA 4) J BE ON OUR WAY. ww AND T'LL 4 IN THIS MATTER teacher. : Sa > Ug 7s TAKE CARE OF YOU LATER, JERRY DONALDSON-—Pampered son A ¥ / ‘ . — MAJOR ’ 0 of the city’s richest merchant. J g 5 ; . . BETTY CARTER—Awaits the coming : { oF 1,9 : \ of Santa Claus, : . SY B

PE oa YESTERDAY: Alice meets Jerry Don | £ ; . N \ 7 SS oN SS : - . : CL . 7 \ : 4 iad 2 Gr aldson, realizes she is still in love with | : 5 LK Y b ‘ 7 , N 2 , » pp UTTTIN NR him. He urges her to go out with him : i x : EY 6 \\ kK 72 ; = ar / 7) / NY to get away from all the Christmas fes- | ) 3 , Ty 1 x _ \ i Z : 7 / tivities. In her room, Alice watches the Carters, listening to an old, old Christmas stery.

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: 7. ] y 77) yr Sb / | 3 Rt ; = X LSP YN 1 | fot gd fA // 4 mi): i Th, [7 Lom” | he Donudeun living room. Mrs. | ¢ 4 \/ % ; § La et \ X A f I v = AT ETL Ji rg HT TH vil “Illy onaldson & near, weeping : | 4 SB Bg : Sn ARS yo J 4 | — : J ai Ti 7 // TT : Sparc dibly, : . SAE NEC “A bd EN Ads 2 | : — A) IN Tn i A show you've made of yours] & bo " 3 3 =z (1585 NR = ITY = : / lf ih WILT “Whi J? self,” Mr. Donaldson said. “I lis-

| RR mI) et \ i ) — PZ | x % Il IEFANY oy z ' mae Wy / 1/1) ui —— tened to your mother, gave in to] : ge. RRS Z ; i AD 1 il TWIGGS GETS 7.5 rn, ~~; 4 [7 0 1), her, let you study law—" | CR : ) $ a Yo) ih INNS I / 2 A, ’ ¢ J RWILLIAMS “She wanted me to study law,” | € § Sri Rt dae ie | NN // NY ASEAN : A SG. ou, aT 77 BORN THIRTY YEARS TOO SOON Jerry reminded him. “I didn’t want: Lo J A 3 , : ki : 3 SN NEA SE to.” ; ?

VCE. ING. 1. M REG. U. 8. PAT. OFF. /2°/%, PR. ne.” o. ; Wl C§ Ta. oh — v YASSUH/- AH KIN CH YEAH’ “Then what in blazes do you : A HRT 5. A ’ 777 \Y.”- WHAT'S TH’ IDEA UH, y ’ —e wie i= b Wp wen [SEES SunRRA Y miner [Le SE Wg AE, Fo betes Shift Nur Poke otto sachet 0 he | | ERMA OR HOUR Mn Edu, Amor gus || SAP soars TE Ww vere | | SR ah HERR all a he af bring - “hing babies she won't give them up!” | SAFELY” MOST LNSNORANY WANTED LA NT \hArS SHUT UP. Sun. Ta ’ dren is to send 'em to expensive HOLD EVERYTHING By Clyde Lewis | V i Er ERVRR OF.” HERE 7? y ’

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2 EM? schools, send ‘em to expensive A a A ; ye U©)1o) camps—keep ‘em out of sight.” He E : . : Pa 2 started toward the door. “I don't { J : want anything—except not to work STATION at the Palais Royale. . . .” ZPQI “That's just where you are going to work, young man, right in my | department store,” his father re-| torted angrily. “I've spent my last cent staking your pleasure tours.” | He handed Jerry a bunch of keys, \ EX) 7/ dl v “Here are the keys to the store.! \ oN : ! Com fou can open the place up from NN ES ’ | De. bf now on—starting aD You'll 3 : a : - — Lz; begin at the basement and work AB, oo — up. Maybe make a man of you—get ; ' | i . ~ - y ; . V (Py = AND THUNDER HIS you away from your mother’s | 7 ) , Do ; oe 3 Ra 1 “oa 7 4 Vig PA TE apron strings.” > : 3 : = > Sh : ; oe EAILIAR. Mrs. Donaldson sobbed as Mr. 4 oe. ea g Pais rn dy Donaldson thundered. Jerry put the keys in his pocket, | absently, | “As you say, pater, only’—he smiled craftily, “I don't think youre going to enjoy having me around—even in the basement!” He walked toward the door. past the (ree, the holly, the cheery fire. He stopped and looked at

the mistletoe draped over the RED RYDER TUGS IN : ; SONNE Soi door, then reached up and broke VAIN AT THE ROPES AND N a LP '» Rs Ba wi Soha Back A OR. off a piece, absently, went outside | SACKS WHICH BIND Ne Y ee 2) \ HELP PIERCING THE MIGHTY ROAR to his car and drove off in the : SAIN OA y i HIM, GN, BJ 7 OF THE RIVER. == direction of Mrs, Deakin's board- Jas sx “ AN SS Laer : EY RN AW. zz ing house. ST er — a Eo , — — ALICE KEPT glancing at ti ee eae Rr Jus), Rh ER Pick OUT : iy PERFUME NANCY TEN NRE | 2 LIC ancir a 1e Jay ] } - HER PICK : . . AP clock. Jerry wouldn't come, of [Sab 13-1 SOPR. 1939 BY NEASERVICEWC. TM REGUS PAVORE. ee] | NAS To ye SOMETHING AND ONLY TEN OO Be didn't van him to “And now Senator McFluff will give you his offhand, umpromp.u | YoU A CHRISTMAS I'LL PAY THE CENTS! clock Wo rown watched at Ye/ opinions om world affairs.” | GIFT --BUT SHE ONLY DIFFERENCE, “It makes me nervous to have! FLAPPER FANNY Bv Svlvia | HAS A DIME == MR ERoWN, OH Mr. Brown working so late these! = " | [ait] : ! nights,” she said. Ah ! VY 7, [79 °B. il ~~ BOY! As the minutes ticked by, Alice y \ sat in silence, Finally she said hestantly: | “I'm not very good company to-| ; Vi kx X 7 night. Would you mind if—I'd kind Ah" N40 4 LOE | “A (7 of —like to be alone, a little—" [ |} b's. PIPE l= : \ & “Of course, dear,” Mrs. Brown

said, understandingly. Nr NN |S aR, = 3 77 A 5 ; 5 WA

COLD WATER. BRINGS CONSCIOUSNESS BACK,

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“I think I'll go over and sit with Xr ct f ; opr 1978 by eatare to, tne = ; mmm « - Mrs. Carter a while,” she announced. | [\\_\( & ’ % Ih 3 Tae RR rs ||} 40 : : ea. ss....B “The children have gone to bed. : § dors \ \ - , iti ’ / 3 ' OH, MY GOSH! THIS IS AWFUL! PLEASE, UNCLE She's waiting up for Jim.” | . 00D TH YOU DIDN'T TRY TO SCARE LUCILLE L\STEN, WELL, IT KINDA SHE WANTED TO " She pated p Alice's shoulder { 7 ] eA NG HOLY SMOKE! \F YOU'D PRETENDED UNCLE WNTED TO ONE OF rd, Oh Ey WACON, po ha 9, > 4 THAT SKELETON. sympathetically and went out I A > p ~~ YOU WERE A BLUEBEARD AN THIS SKELETON LWCOLN, | | TH NEIGHBORS g | RE CRAZY ANYWAY, YOU MIGHT J “I hope you won't be cold in| ki © ’ Ig WAS ONE OF YOUR FORMER YOU DIDN'T | THAT I'D HAD FAST, AND 1 SAID, YOURE CRAZY \

YOURE RIGHT,

wanted me to put out the fire.” She! ) ™ COLICE J : ao Rn : Ne THEM" smiled. “Afraid of burning Santa! \ , ( — DID YOU AB Claus. I feel guilty not disillusion- | : Beet | vx / = || vy, ? ing the poor youngster. But’s it's so 3 8 4 i 4 : : he hard to do.” \ | Rk v 1 3 N 4 They sat down before the fire- | place, getting what warmth they could from the faintly glowing em-' | bers. |

TLL TAKE IT OUT TONIGHT AN' BURY IT

here,” Mrs. Carter said. “Betty "WIVES! SHE MIGHTA CALLED ry " MENTION TWELVE WIVES “THEY DIDN'T HAVE A PT CET INTO TROUBLE WASHINGTON »

y ® =» | THE TWO WOMEN talked far into the evening. Finally Mrs. Brown 1 / 7 - / 4 , 2 said: \\ \ I = ERE © 3 4 > } 4 : i “Papa ought to be home soon— \ | PRR y y WRT i 2 iii : Cae it's nearly 11 o'clock. Wd iE El 2 P WELL, MAYBE I CAN “Our daddy ought to be home, Sf y BE JvE HAD A BUSINESS Dip You HEAR THAT ) 7 ) too,” said Mrs. Carter. “Poor dear. \\ 5 i: ; OFFER, AND ITS SUCH IM EMANCIPATED / NO 7 i co © ScE HER QNCE he’s been shoveling snow ever since \ \ rr | AN ATTRACTIVE: ONE | LONGER, CAN HE Frio eo Mn IN A WHILE | the storm started. He wants to make \ Oi —] ny A Ive DECIDED J TINT ; / / 85 MUCH 8 Fe CAT to Be IN MY BADGE / WIT HIS DAUGHTER ! BUSINESS | 7 7 “Where's he going to buy toys < ] ;

this time of night® Mrs. Brown |

Maybe you'd better wait for me in the hall where it isn't so crowded.” “He'll find them somewhere — I mee a. hope he isn't too desperately tired.”| THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson “I ought to go home,” said Mrs. ! to at rere amoneme: “But I hate MUCH ADO ABOUT “NOTHING” to sit there alone.” COPR. 1939 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. T. M. REG. U. 8. PAT OFF. She went to a window and looked

out, then sat down in a chair near| Jae HINDU the window,

“I've been worried about him late- | INVENTION OF THE

ly,” she went on. “He takes it ar Zz ERO er all the time, not hearing from Frances. He wants to take time off| |l SYS OL

ii WY! = : V rx, it {1 Hi v J » LAM | SWELL, TIP \S A to go to New York to find her. But! TO REPRESENT HE yb Boe Na } = WR) ROW ARE :

asked her.

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’ RE GRAND TEACHER. we, ; iy Ar | ! Tur BLOE.EVED © HEAP ME SUPPED! Low GETTING JAND Koo ARENT SO I tell him when she wants us, she 1 NOT INE : BOTHER | L TR TL DOWN, ALONG WITH / BAD YOURSELF ,\& write.” She sighed. “We haven't| H\\ Ac THE mosT Eman } GWE HER SOMETHING | DARLING . NOUR NOOO GET WHAT § heard for five months—that's the| Ee TY) TO THK a A : LESSONS © )N MEAN longest time yet.” | IMPORTANT » ABOUT i 3 A : “They never realize till they have | ADVANCE v children of their own,” Mrs. Carter| J EVER AMMADE comforted her. “One of these days! IN THE she'll remember you—all of a sudden, and regiet her neglect. But you | SCIENCE OF won't mind, when you see her| COMPUTATION. again.” | “1 won't—mind—how long we wait —if she'll just come sometime,” Mrs. Brown said fervently. “Alice and IT have a few little

things for the children. We'll bring - them over in the morning. Good | DOMESTIC

night!” CATS a. :

AR a CAN DESTROY Wo AN’ AWFUL LOT WITH A GUY COULD GO INTO BUSINESS -- AND A GUY COULD GET Mi re ee one ae] RRA 7 TLESINALES Sih TREMEN- | | $3000.14 8LY COULD. DO- WELL MAKE A MILLION" A GUY COULD BLY A MARRIED She ore to peep into the chil- | y WITHOUT BEING EVERYTHING’S CLEAR- | DOUS AMOUNT OF | |A AL, GUY COULD GO ON A dren's bedroom. | | BE PRESIDEN" DR ED "8 5000 * NEY AN TRIP AROUND THE WORLD A GUY - Betty stirred in her sleep and | ” & - COULD awakened. She sat up in bed, full | 5 NT of excitement, alert. Outside an alley cat knocked against a garbage | can. The cover slattered noisily to | the ground. Betty thrilled with excitement. A | verse ran rapidly through her mind: | ——

- i I lator ., there arose such a cla Wo SAID TP

She rose from her bed, ran to the NRA TEAAN Fh L moonlit window and threw open the | SAEED” CLAY” \ i NG blind which hid the front walk from | { £A=A 722A A \\ 7 <i YZ % 4 7 | IR alld. her view. Unmindful of the cold, | am CE Zz or) & | 3 she stood before the window in her | a n ; a : . d nightgown, a transfixed look on her | ANSWER—Henry Clay. face. | . At that moment, Santa Claus citedly. “I heard the sound. I saw her window, so that its contents i Brown, too weary almost to walk, him. rattled onto the Carter roof. | came into view. He was far up the! She started to call her brothers, At last Betty fell asleep, a happy |

, clearly visibl ainst the hesitated, decided against it. She look on her face. Bok " » SWEET Coffee Oream Se wr om the Be 1S alone would know the secret. | Except for the sound of an auto- PN For Besl Christmas Cooking, 7 Whi in Cream to Mrs. Deakin's boarding house. Again the words of the poem Mobis San > Wd phe a A CREAM Pp g ill wore his ta Claus suit. d d in her ears. A noise on outside the Carte , everyt | ; ™N Bt a oS oe rT i Te on Park Ave. was again “as still as § \&q 1 Be Sure to Have Plenty of Buttermilk

Claus seemed real to Betty. She| There was a patiening Sound gn a mouse.” TE a Ea or Hy QS p ‘T SUPPLY, GET OF YOUR POLK ROUTEMAN, OR TELEPHONE CHERRY 7183 ad the covers tight around her unaware that the indignant new (To Be Continued) ed - IF YOUR GROCER CAN'T SUPPLY, neck. : cook at Deakin's boarding house (an events, names and characters in this | : > “He's real,” she told herself ex- had emptied a wastebasket out of | story are wholly fictitious.)

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