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' WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27, 1939 i — : : a = PAGE 17 SERIAL STORY— GRIN AND BEAR IT With Major Hoople OUT OUR WAY By Williams | ” EGAD, BUSTER, WAVE YZ TUAT SHOWS —__ |

: YOU KNOW HOW NICE AN THAT'S WHAT I CALL WELL, THEY AIN'T ot oN § omy | YOu GRUBS NO s0UL FOR > HOW UNWASHED } : << PLUMP IT WAS. WHEN I yaa 1 Eo ac out SRE all 2 A WINTER'S WILD BEAUTIES T | T AM ww Tf C'MON, LEFT, AN' HOW SNUG GETTIN’ DISCHARGED I ENLISTED IN TH ®oTag | [2] was INP = TUGGING AWAY THOUGHT ¥ YHESE PANTS FITTED IN HARD TIMES «+ WINTER AN I GET ° 4

? ; : & : ME Z WELL, LOOK AT THAT WHOLE GANG DISCHARGED Iu TH’ B SP : : 3 HORS: Tus AY A TOBOGGAN WEN ALPENGLOW J ‘EM NOW == AN LOOKIT AROUND HIM THERE WINTER -- THAT'S y RUTH AYRES RE ay , SLED UP THE &K VOU MIGRT PALSE TO WAS SOME ¢ * THESE SOEs From AROUND HM VE Ne ATS 3? ys N 1 § HiLL« OR ARE | REVEL IN THE GORGEOULS BRAND OF ADDLIN' AROUND DISCHARGES IN HIS MANS CAST OF CHARACTERS 5 ‘ i d 3 - i LOOKIN' FER A JOR:* WITHIN TH’ NEXT SERVICE MARY CARROLL — American fashion x 3) RE Ca § YOU SAVING REDDISH COLORING ABOVE U0S FOR AT'S TTBS B Ex JERVIS expert, in London during wartime. ER - xR F hy : YOUR LEGS VONDER du’ wo THIS LUBRICATING Q J 8 GN ™ Ne THAT BAD

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Yesterday—Mary and Vincent hurry | t the hotel asx the air raid danger | Passes. A fetter awaits Mary. Tt cone tains a message giving the hour of sail ng. Vincent leaves. Ax Mary wn. | firesses a card drops from her dress. Tt bears only two words: “At midnight.” |

CHAPTER THREE A SHARP RAP on the door awak- | ened Mary Carroll. “Seven o'clock!" | the maid called, | Slowly Mary sat up in bed. Through her window, she saw the uncertain light of a London morn- | Ing and the silver balloons guarding | the city, This was the day she and’ Vincent were to sail on the Moravia to America, | v LEN : / 20 eS Her blue eves lighted on the card A 3 333 i : 2 \ : 2 = 27 ' a: atop her dressing table. Its so we : ; | ™ : i AG, \ - By mE Sagar ri Yoraer ; SE BA ig gy 1 1d Mother! |\ <om «paves pn 2X il! | | C hat a ridiculous ) p ome 18 Wy : oa " i a Worry I was,” she chided herself - pos Ro Th RG he Sti, . ; *, LI'L ABNER : By A Lapp sie reached for her slippers. | w s S ss, who's up for membership, and Mrs. Sedlitz, §E STARVIN' DOGPA ry . 7 A% 5 = ,. r) a Last night, those two words had | THT i going - blackball Mert ON A TH’ a TERMITE, THA Ps LENE - BOUT TH MAF = NO. rueveirs RICH/- Bm LT RE Lo ) 3 flooded her mind with nameless SSLLNALEN FF_TURNIPS LEFT IN THAR'LL BE UES” Fey LEAVES - A DAY CARS T"SEND HALF O' UST

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seemed Tar awav and ymimportant.! She had barelv closed Ln last EN \ 3 WELL AL BE _” re STAYS T"LIVEON > { THEY COMES BACK-AN' PAYS r 3 ™ = MNALF-STAR ; Zz S / FF TH" MORTGAGES piece of luggage when & knock SS SS S\ & 7 7 SIMPLE RAINTIT ? sounded on her door. 3 aR x 7 ne 21 a > H a “A letter, Miss.” She found & six- ; 3 Z Pence for the bearer and her trembling fingers tore open the envelope She read: } “Sweetheart; Sorryv— had to dash | off on last minute commission. I'l | make the boat without fail. All my i Jove, i

Vincent.” | Mary's lips quivered as she studied the note. Suddenly, all the shadowy Years of last night returned. For the first time since she had known Vincent the chill of doubt struck her. Oh, of course she know he was 3 he fw / | a gentleman adventurer and a sol- \ x X RED RYDER —By Fred Harman dier by profession. He'd never de- | J ns # EN . , nied it. But until this minute Mary {i I OWE MY LIFE TO YOU, GOOD , ( NO, RED RYDER! YOU STAYUM HERE [ MEANWHILE =~ JO JEAN, ) [WILLIES DE) J / CONFOUND THAT MUTTY TLL. had never questioned. Now she / { FRIENDS, BUT ID BETTER GET \ LONGER -- GET STRONGER ~~ WE THE NEW TEACHER PRETTIES | INO LIKE UM WILL HIM=-T | KILL BEVERY fought back her suspicions. \ Ly) & 8 f BACK TO TOWN! GOT A SCORE >. ~r= x PROMISE LITTLE HERSELF FOR A DATE WITH CAT, MISSY DOG IN TOWN)! * ———] At noon, when the boat train from -" 3 j O SETTLE WITH A CERTAN A ] SEAVER we , Jo Jem : A X 2 : ~ - HEAL YOUR 8AD yy; London pulled into Southampton X " : 3 ~ Mary's heart began to beat expect- | . os "Na Ny "1 a X Laat 7 : > RN pu 4 / antly. She would soon be with Vin- i 4 cent. She presented her ticket and her passport and followed the steward up the gangplank “D deck, three flights below and v0 the left.” The porter knew where he was going. “Here vou are, Miss.” He swung open a door. “I beg vour pardon, Miss,” he addressed an unseen person in the cabin, “Sorry for not knocking.”

8 » » “ITS QUITE all right” a low Rs 12.27 conR 10M BY NEN SERVICE NE. YT W WEE 1 ® PAT OFF Quaver came from inside the cabin When Mary stepped in she saw a “That can’t be my husband—he played a saxophone!” NANCY frail girl in gray. Red-rimmed eves ——— —— betrayed YecoRt Years. FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia | I'NANCY CERTAINLY © 7 2 #@ COME, DEAR--*Y. WHERE'S YOUR “Oh, hello,” Marv said. “We're w—— i S PROUD OF THAT BS ge’ ” | IT'S ee ME ? WRIST « WATCH avi LTS 1 guess, Yun Mary TC Ke Li] LwRsT-watew Wf | 2 77 i FOR JT NANCY ? Oe bia " > SHE GOT FOR : L IN / My name's Anna Winters. I live BD ETMAS ¥ In Bournemouth. The boat's so CHRISTMAS, crowded—I hope you won't mmd—" Mary paid seant attention. Only one thing was important—to see Vincent. The girl went on: “I've put my things over here. IN be glad to unpack for vou.” Mary smiled absently. “Thanks.” she said and tossed her luggage kevs ontd the bunk beside Anna. “I'm going up on the deck to wait for my fiance.” There was a bustle of goodbys in tA i : . the passages and the beating of AGB ARE EEE " ¥ h Cope TNIV UNTER Feature Somtieate, Toe om Tay pt ——————————— gongs. Page bovs' calls, laughter i 4 | RES 0% | : Tm Mee 1 Fac OR Ca rene vee | O2 a i LER Dec and sobs all blended together in & f —By Crane

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Afraid she might have missed § a i \ A \\ | , TW BEST PLACE TO 7 N him in the jostle, Mary made her HIE \\\ o = | HIDE A SKELETON 1S WN A | EE aT I GOTTA THERE WAS 2 YOU CAN EXPLAIN WHY YOU WERE BURVING A CHRIST way to the purser’s office. It was iE A - | { CEMETERY, UNCLE LINCOLN. IB ? HAND IT YO YOO, NOTHIN' T3 FT MAS PRESENT N THE CEMETERY, En? nearly an hour before she moved HEN LD THEN, FF ARVBODY FINDS 1T, dil WASHINGTON. YOU To NOTHIN’ mr pm up to the window. Fi \ \* ¥ | THERE WONY BE ANY _ SURE GOT BRAINS, AT ALL ; “Has Mr. Vincent Gregg come , #1 ANY) : a 37. A At \ a?” sh sk the harried I ( \ A ; B - ' | a BR Tr In { v, A | PRESENT WAS He made an expert search x : SMART, TOO through a pile of documents. “His ticket isnt here. Miss” Seeing her disappointment, he added consolinglv, “There's still an hou . — before sailing.” - ———

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companionway and ‘the three) flights to D deck | fl : Ps | “Quick,” she cried to the gray- Hi : \ BNE HEWO , HILDA ! June ~ ITs wor -= BUT Ive clad girl in her cabin. “Give me IHR} - E ASKED ME TO INVITE YOU y 1 | Gonna BE 1 | ALREADY ACCEPTED By CI ey A J TO HER PARTY ! WOULD You | //~"7™ ZS MUCH OF A 1 | AN INVITATION fr _ Z : LKE TO COME 2 )% ran \ PARTY [AIAG 2 Tn : oy oe J p \ A LOT OF > HAE “ ; . i Wy WHY THEY Shu KIDS YOu $ COOK LL : Ne SY R | |

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» » » | ONE GLANCE ABOUT the cabin and Mary realized that Anna Winters had faithfully kept her promise to unpack Mary's belongings. “Oh. I'm sorry, Miss Carroll. 1 have evervthing put away.” “Help me get them together A : J) | again,’ Mary sobbed. "I've got to , x A

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to say, 100.” 3 gs CYPRESS. | From the closet, came armfuls — ‘1: : ’ Pigg of Parisans frocks—Marys trousseau. There was a sudden interruption in the flurry of this frantic packing with a sharp knock on the door. Brusquely, the steward called—"All visitors ashore.” Mary let the lovely gowns slip from her hands. “There.isn’t time,” |

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i Ce ———— | 4 A TR a SOUNDING WITHOUT . ABBIE AN' SLATS —By Raeburn Van Buren a 4 re rewillt CIE Col TOUCHING (IT had wined. Rapeyens Eu 2 | LIKE THE THREE MUSKETEERS AGREED” WE'LL MEET N KEERECT // AND NOW NO MATTER IE BUILDINGS OW MY DAR= ITS NOT A POLICE TAG, EO ra A omed “|| OF OLD-WE THREE YOUNG MY OFFICE FIRST THING BECKY--LET'S GO DO COLLAPSE WE'RE UNG ++ 2200+ | | BECKY T'S SOMETHING endless as Mary rac ! SLATS WITK WIS YOUTH ; TOMORROW MORNING » EIND JUSTICE GON’ TO BE MARRIED . LOOK + THERE'S ELSE" + Tn she reached A deck, the ye so S55 | ANC COURAGE HORATIO ! . — CORNBLOSSOM / TONIGHT -=- AND NOTHIN A POLICE TICKET gangplank was already in the air, .. Union Made SE SS ee 5 A 2 / CAN STOP US 77 ONDRR TWP J llevs easing it shorewards. For LE d Distributed W™ y 4 : pulle) g and Distribute AND |, JASPER WAG ; a a PR WIPER

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sailing.” CHASE YOUR NASIUM TRAGEDY 7 3 A \.] : ; <<) a He understood the emergency at 74 7X LZ) : y x ¢ \ SL (r ) An \ . Z ; ) (€] ! LM ‘ 2 Wy

once. “If were quick, you can catch | the third class gangplank before] 2 > » A . | Ne} i” = jt's lifted. Come with me.” « A) SI >

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