Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 December 1939 — Page 25

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~ Ten NOT RBED PAYING SUCH His ANOTHER. LIKE HIM TH PRICES | TWIE6S THREATENING | AM v DISTY er 7] PRICES WHEN RIGHT AFTER LESSON WOULDN'T DROP AFTER

| wh ~~ . Rf saan Bg : YOU WHEN HE SAID DESTURBED MUCH! BUERY 7 A Sa nta Claus lee Hl "TLL TAKE CARE OF Jf BUSTER! MY ROLE TIME TOSCRAPE | [7] (ULL Tame Ama DROP? || Lok on | \ Shun my RE ay an wy | be 8 VOU LAYER"? WAS THAT OF AN SOMEBODY TUE SCALES To MY EOLKE DON'T MIND WITH Ba LIEE ON A SHDVEL BUT Br 0 | ; A Ry HOPE HE'S NOT INNOCENT BYSTANDER | WALKS PAST OFF THAT 71 WAITING FOR PRESENTS - HEARTS 1 HOPE I NEVA R GRY A WwW | 8 | To - : ON HIS WAY BACK, if HOODWINKED BY A THE HOUSE RICH 73 IN FACT, THEY'RE A AN' NO LOW ENOUGH TC n {3 S. FR peal BRINGING YOU A KNAVISH SWINDLER ! A WS EVEBROWS Jf FISH FROM 7 ND J, CHERT SANITY, By MILDRED GILMAN | ® — Wl = WARMERS ONE OF THEGE = FoR a. | = 1 , é WRIST ERS Zz N Nana . - CAST OF CHARACTERS CR 3 ; [) $4 FOR * LEGAL VOLUMES SHOULD THE TODAY HE . NN. a NUS BROWN — Reloved aN SHH 12) wiv CURISTMAS! OFFER A LOOPHOLE wv MM! SM ATTIC b> ON THE TICE Bh een - ; LA was WHAT DID HOOK A VR Se * » FH A ; wt . d we BANKS—A pretty, young school B a ON TWISEGS MEAN, IMSELE! JERRY DONALDSON — Pampered son Le 1 \ ; : ANYWAY T cg f

of the eity’s richest merchant, BETTY CARTER—Awaits the coming of Santa Claus,

YESTERDAY--Mr. Donaldson angrily orders Jerry te start work the day tol. Towing Christmas in the Pak ix Royale, He is through spending money on his | Son, Mrs. Brown leaves Alice, goes to Carters’ to wait the return of Santa Claus Brown. He is late. Tt is almost Midnight when Betty awakens, wees Mr Rrown coming down the street. She an hear his reindeer on the roof,

i CHAPTER SEVEN | JERRY PARKED HIS car in front of the Carter house. The Street was deserted, except for | Santa Claus Brown stumbling | = homeward, so tired he ‘was hardly | able to walk. Across the street Bone a : Co -_ from his boarding house, he R \ EL , — oc - —_— 2 Stopped and leaned wearily against He § fa a | wee to rest. Alice and Jerry “

did not see him. : Fo g > Y 3 im SM >. DAR 4 | | -By Al Capp

“This isn't where I live—this is Pe pb THAT'S Ow MU 11 g r a » 3 3 > mn NN 3 \ a “i & » ® Carter house,” Alice said to Lp. RR RRIBL AY “ANb You "ALL GOTLERT i

Jerry { \ : ’ " y “RR) a . | “Now, don't get a stroke—if you think they're too expensive I'll take * LENT ni Well, you live right next door | them right back after our dinner party next Sunday!” > ASRRISLE AN GARY ALL Bh - M THERE. HOW [ 1 w

~8na I'm parking here. I want to | ——— i YOu ”. Jelk to you, and not have all those| HOLD EVERYTHING By Clyde Lewis _ Ne ( at Wi Boel Oarders listen to me.” | : Fie k : > / - "Sure vou just want to talk, ANTS » ay Jerry?” she asked. = “Yes,” Jerry said. Then he embraced her suddenly. “And look | I want to tell vou I really think! em youre a swell girl!” | ; J } er el pirat | 4 7 oN NA AV - ~ A / ol . [al * “That's all over, Jerry. You're | , 2 . :

Just—arunk.” | / ) org? ) \ ) 4 : 3 ~~] 4 ’ "All right, if that's the way you! Ya i Ad ; 7 ~ A b § A / A 5 gi feel about it,” Jerry said bitterly. | ; ae ” TAN psy ] 4 YW

He started the motor again, “Thanks for the lovely evening, Prince Channing.” Jerry looked at her hard. | “Going formal on me? Okay, home for vou.” | He started the car suddenly y \ Neither of them saw Santa Claus | . ; Y === {| RED RYDER Brown as he started to cross the | : : street to the boarding house. The - CI ee > , Hearne RED car shot out, bore down on him D — \ , RVDER'S FAMILIAR, There was a grating of brakes, a a J -~ - WHISTLE, THUNDER. sharp stop, then silence. = — BOLTS TOWARD Alice and Jerry got out WY GS THE RIVER.~~ “You've killa him—you've killed Santa Claus Brown!” Alice screamed. “Oh—Jerry Together they bent over the old man | “Darling. it wasn't mv fault—he walked right into the path of the—" Santa Claus Brown opened his eves with a little moan. | : “Don’t blame him,” he murmured ¥ ~ A TT : : ~ se “T was tired. I could hardly see, I ; a ; m i * \ TROM TUE BANK ABOVE, walked right in front—of—the—." \ ! ~ oa UNDE | His eves closed and he lay still. | — COPR 1919 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. YW REC 0 8 wav opr, D120 Wi | F : RE NE, Rs . iw ap LEAPS TO RED RYDER'S AID “Alice—help me—take him to the| «an don't sce how you all stand this weathah without me’ clothes!" " : - hospital,” Jerry stammered. - ; - — d She helped him lift Brown into FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia the car, They drove off in terrified MMs CAN'T ) silence to the hospital, FIND NANCY'S ) * » = ADDRESS NEWS TRAVELED FAST through A TOO BAD the small town. Santa Claus Brown " AN TOO BAD whs a favorite character. When \ Alice and Jerry came out of the hospital, there was an anxious crowd outside waiting for news. As Jerry appeared, hostile murmurs ran through the crowd in a rising tone, Another murmur went through the crowd, less hostile this time. Mrs, Brown appeared on the hos- BS pital steps. Mrs, Deakin and Mr. A . yr J : Middleton rushed up to her from WN SR \ 7 2 7 Ba " the street NN AN ; Ko - ’ ’ ER a " ; 73 Pd Tree ts Te he enienia Ine. I. “No need for you to bother phon- pA " . - ing your daughter, Mrs. Brown.” N RR AW UBBS 11

said Mrs. Deakin excitedly “1 y Rh - 7 wor R on 4 ¥ \ 3 : COULDNT I G NO, UNCLE LINCOLN! VOU GOTTA GET RID J) (WASHIGTONS RIGHT, AFTER) (0 called up over my own phone Th EXPLAN | oF THAT SKELETON, HOLY SMOKE! IW LATE /| | TH WAY I HINTED THAT I'D ¢ / HEANENS

long distance—and I don't want vou ! ? to mind the charges either—70 cents AN HOW 1 BOUGHT Tt TRA DATE WITH CAROL Me TWELY Mgr Mig ta SNR ’ 11 ’ ABOVE " for three minutes. Somebody there RR . ¥F UN D \Y OFF A HORSE . > / Al : 8 UER CA preig ? Is going to get in touch with her, \ L DOCTOR oS v \ L EARD pe ey 0 and send her here as soon as pos- 3 \ \ tl 5 | i of VY wv , \ N

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sible, But from what thev said I! don't think she's doing quite as §} well as vou Mrs. Brown interrupted her. “Her daddy will be—so happy if she gets here in time. Did vou tell them to have her fly?-—get here as soon as she can?” Y2-20 “Yes, I told them all that,” re- ‘ 4 plied Mrs. Deakin sententiously.| “I guess the family doesn't want very expensive presents this year—all She walked past Jerry without a| they've put in my box is 12 cents. : : a | 1X Nord a glance and entered ib THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson spital, 4 As Jerry and Alice turned to fol-|

low her in, a clock struck 12, Christ- | vie. WAR : a A Sn mas bells rang out, merrily at first. WORLD TOR NATE . ' Ww hs SAY! YOUVE GOT SOMETHING but gradually they became deep and IN SUROPE SOS Ha OAL ION 2 POLCEMAN ALL SHE NEEDS SH X BH rere 1 BO You REALLY (HN Sr. THOR WAY IHUIY We A © oes pd po i Ve wd ANY LONGER, I GUESS MH Irs A PITY, IS A LITTLE POL AS HOW To FIX ik You COULD 7 ge. . | 7 Wn Giant | FEENHIDA WONT Se "MUCH /3 [Reckues / B I H FER LAR AND | IN americas | Qiaaatay 10 i | F LARD | (7 aledrNE y

TWO HOURS LATER Jerry and | - FE AS L GAVE HER 'A Alice left the hospital; the street i Z) = OF *y Saialid ha a ] E i p BECAUSE \ — 3 ( € " Tine | FEW POINTERS 2

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ple who still stood nearby, waiting, | ¥) IS | - . Jerry, shaken and weak, made an| ; WHEAT, FARMERS A s ESE — en | : . jv PN) I attempt to be brave. | 3 BROKE i HE Ee gt ) ! xn | 5 EY” { r < by oe “Well--1 knock Santa Claus down | ij SOR ON ALL. fo \ ™. a lk Ye 2 » ETL again.” d ACREAGE, AND (Why fig

--then I try to make him—all well RS ANAILLABRLE - Alice, Wiig silently, doggedly | SET THE STAGE ’ . 5 \ 4 ly dl Wi f ahead of him, did not answer, # \ TA FOR WIND : N eS (QS Lo Wh A

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town,” Jerry went on. “Wouldn't | EROSION. get that turn out if T got hit by a | car. Funny thing, he's just a night | 6. U. 8. PAT. OFF. é _ Sn. watchman--gets a punk salary Ja ’ v BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES y wi of a Ul Pn == ay aie ) — : [ IT POT UT AEVOND WER Joe house of yours, but they com : RNG = Ef” © DOWN WW Hi STUOES | : 111 WOLLON > { RTO TE ie bres Toe am, one : ; eof [oats Boon yy ‘ Te > Ev TE Ou ww '™M J MALE WT ALL PLANED FRE YO EY Ore my : é OGTRES SN SEEK wnsy ARRAY WES GONG TO @¢ WIM BOUNCED OLY i eg HOON, THEN Ee rs ed | W— || NEWS ABOUT \ > . CALLED ON THE CARPET \ x w TE ya . ox ro » a . Pa - - ’ C 5 . € . nN V2 SD ww 0 wiih \ a ae real NiCay |] YW Toomey | A el ———_ y XW | iN BE COMPLETELY AT mavbe he is at that-—-never thought 5 wn | 4 { y 2 HER. MERCY I'd grow up to knock out—Santa | :

Claus—on Christmas Eve-—" Alice turned on him suddenly, HAS LEARNED TO MAK “I didn't either in those days. You RUBIES EXACTLY were different. You had feelings, | LIKE THOSE MADE BY ambitions. You were going to be 2 NATURE, T TE great engineer—remember? Sy fe = ere & an explorer, do big, dangerous things CE AND —vyou had a quality—I don't know | ow TE ETC le what happened to it. You've turned | (NN : he hard—and hateful—and drunken—"| RN . NO LESS COSTA “Alice — don't!” Jerry pleaded { SN weakly. ‘Please!” «I can't help it,” Alice sobbed. 3 | \ | “T loved you—the real you, not this oa N LR ed silly bragging rich man's son—Oh,| ) om Van Jerry — you know Santa Brown § - , , \ _- re : es Rn tl rie crowd ev thing's TE OR A YOUNG aT * Tey or on HEADED YOUNG DONKEY BECKY WILL them tell the Cr rd everything S| ANSWER—One that is between half moon and full. MAN WITH $5000 TO A “RAY 1 ASK NER 77 . Yo 3 all right—he doesn't want to spoil | _____— _~"" "7 : ho | ] a Se m ( ’ their Christmas. He wouldn't let VARRIED »+- Pd IN VE —— J the officer hold you for drunken | oh 2 | IT driving. { ol ‘He loves you and me, all of us.! 4 He's trying so hard to give us all a| merry Christmas—the last thing he can do for us. And you—you—" She ran off, leaving him standing there, staring after her. | “Alice—you hate me!” Jerry said! py » bitterly, “I ‘wish the car had hit CHASE YOUR : A 7 § . £; RS 1C my worthless carcass—instead of— BLUES AWAY : OVA. 4 7 N : 4 . \ W Santa Claus.” | . C. : m He watched her disappear inthe v ’ darkness.

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