Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 January 1940 — Page 23

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z* CHAPTER THREE ~ “THE “TELEPHONE RANG in Lynda Martin’s library. = -.. “Dorrit,” she called, flinging down thre morning\paper, society side up, A“will you answer that?” ~~ ~~ + It was noon. Lynda, not dressed i a id i ; : ‘for’ the ‘day, had on a frothy pink . 4% a : he ; ; z = ie ES a negligee. Rose-tinted toe-|1{- p bg ; LEE A> f : ~~ . Y , | wr. nails showed provocatively through “wil WS A DFE I 4 EeAYy Be : A , ~ Seloses the gilt lacing: of pink satin mules. || 5 Kx LC : J. ls . Re Yo ! nt Ske yawned, ; XE 4 : ¥ ; : oy J.4. REGU. 8. PAT. OFF. ~~ THE FROZEN ASSET TRWilliams __ “Are you at home, Ma'am?” An || ° Foo ; : cain Erigli sh. maid looked out from the Co, 000 bo Duna Fetors mtn oe, : HIS COORIOSITY COT, : ONE. HOUR LATER = BLINN WHAR YO" = 81L00D [ 7 4 “That, depends on Who it is?” | « = : EN AH SAID : ol rol KE T7 BUY THESE WARM . 9% Ey oy tag teciver.| I. You ad manners, Sefws, youd sip imienupling me with.your , 0. F{ wake ve ranmastic-) 77 | LOES R25 ARMS pony SAY “Miss Martin's apartment. Might |—— : : TH ‘ 1 TNE 1’ SO be THEY SHO’ HEATS + B-BLOOD-RI ask tie name? Mr. Daniel Don-| HOLD EVERYTHING By Clyde Lewis UPMAIl BLOOD Lynda nodded. “Yes, sir. Hif you'll be so good * as to wait, ‘h'T’ll call her.” She detached a removable tele- _ _bhone from the far end of the ropm & ‘and plugged it in at the baseboard ~~ nearest Lynda's chair. ; .-“Hello, Dan.” Lynda’s voice was . Ro . eager. “I hoped youd call. Var- ! net’s making me the most wonderful dress for the party. Want a preview? ‘Meet ‘you at the: Colony for lunch? I'd love to, then we can} ‘go to Varnet's afterwards.” : Shé hung up the receiver and]. » faved fowakd her Detiroom, calling |- rr PO EERE : ; . Dorrit. as she went. : HIE ED ; wis 4 -en ’ Cr eo : vee . 7 5 Door WILL HAVE “10 ge 4: A FATA ie THE BEDROOM, like the library,{ | = ~ — : CI a PASS ME 10 GET 10 i Wi ‘IA HORSES/ THIEVES/ was a fitting frame for her fragile| | -- : A gs THE HOSSES/ EX a8. : ; & ‘ beauty. Her father had handed the - Sa 1 ; 2 (23 VL ; 17-year-old girl a blank check wher ‘he bought the triplex apartment on ‘5th Ave. and said, “Go ahead, baby, decorating is a woman’s job.” Mrs. Martin died when she was .six, Her training had been left in the hands of fashionable private .school head mistiesses and governesses. - ..Once out of school her father reCn Se S| a 2% accor aX Be. her an unlimited bah account and : ” pe iy : : ALY) A Coa : ; JeE-Bef go her 6WR wiv 2 oo a 4 Pr = : STALLION JUMPS ALERT red CONST STAMPEDES BWA Just now, life revolved for her i " : around Dan Donovan, the best Alyoe: re. Se 55 fone} as oy 1-25 cop. 1900 BY NEA SERVICE, INE. T. M. REG. U. $. PAT. OFF. : Juia Tos? A lf. = AND HE MAKES , . s owd. . BE : 3. 0 * 1 ’ _He ‘also had brains, bat ) one, not : J. B. must be sore at his chauffeur again.” WITH THEM. N LADIES’ SHOES ‘even himself, had discovered that] FLAPPER FANNY : By Sylvia MISTER di. : SEN, . AND HANDBAGS, yet. His trouble, like Lynda’s was ; ; Ni. AN sli 2 =1 : OE OR am i ER

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except perhaps yourself, and only |} } : = because youre my son.” : ) : 5 i A | YOU SEE, WHEN GRANDPA, DIED, HE BUT THERE'S OP 7/4 Al {TS TOO VALUABLE 70 ) ~ Dan-glanced in the mirror oppo-|f pa : ; / 1] LEFT 410,000 IN INSURANCE, AND ; y / 4 CARRY AROUND. I HAVE AN site his chair and wondered if he ; / ALONG CAME A SLICK SALESMAN ROVALTY OR A WW $4 my | OY, WERE ¥ IDEA YOUR GRANDMOTHER looked like a waster. Try jas he AND PERSUADED HER TO. .BUY PWIDEND, YOU -§ ve ( MAY LWE ON THE DIMIDENDS .» would, he could neve his red 11 STOCK IN THIS COMPANY. POOR COULDN'T EVEN 7 VET hair so it would stay flat. For an- GRANDMOTHER | SHE EXPECTED TO| [GWE \T AWAY... other. - thing; his face was too LWE ON THE ROYALTIES IN HER ECENTLY af OLD AGE Jp» - t

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Bevsstoat off South Carolina, “Hadn't helped. : ; © His self-analysis was interrupted

‘by. Mrs. William Martin, Lynda’s -qunt; * } She tapped Dan on the arm. “My, “dear boy.' I hear Lynda’s bringing » you to my little party Saturday. I'm| :80-happy.” : . Donovan, had she been pets be = oy : : . : present, would have beamed. Mrs. | _, pg : : } P-- USE MY OLD BARN? : SS a 3 : : Me ing, eset era | | Ser CEE oi £% DST | abtei icin | | BEN AIRE society. If anything, ad been| *.,. an’ next time I get a customer all lined up, don’t ask if she read : ) , i better before she married James in the paper as the big blizzard that’s ed tonight.” ANYWAY} THEN THE ||AND MAKE | AND HAVE E'LL MAKE SOMEMartin’s brother, Will. But it might HING OUT OF have been worse, her friends said, By William Ferguson THIS PLACE |. for Will did have money and he . . -— never forced:himself on anyone. “Yes, I'm meeting Lynda here for: lunch,” answered Dan, a bit selfconsciously, “Oh, Dan,” Lynda’s soft, childish voice sounded in his ear. “I am so sorry, but .you know-what the tele- * phone is, .or don't you. I simply couldn’t get-away sooner.” * .. Dan squeezed her arm and guided

“Her into lunch. “Never mind. You're yd here now.” ; : , V| WOODPECKERS op » 2 = 3 | La b HAVE BECOME THE ; z : - ; : ; - AT EALF-PAST THREE, Varnet h | CONTRACTORS AND YN .BOOTS! ns ; / re : Te Yo v himself was bowing the pair to the| az NY JS | CARPENTERS OF THE BB NOOR TURN | FOR : ( X FEST AD $74, Rom re oY main salon. peat oy J. BIRD WORLDS MANY | GOSH SAKES « ¢ 5 YO hg : A= 4 | TROLGRT I COO Lynda settled back in her chair s SPECIES NOW DEPEND ‘ WHAT'RE You ; > GH

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and puffed on the cigaret Dan had| f BY || ON HOMES BUILT BY BERN THINKIN AROUT 2 Fghted for her. “Varnet, I thought| @ E\ \ THESE STRONG -BILLED, B Mr. Donovan might get a kick out RS \ AMBITIOUS BIRDS ' = : of seeing your place. He (tells me \ he’s never been here before.” ANN COPR. 1940 BY NEA SERVICE. INC. T. M, REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. Dan dropped his coat and hat on AN a nearby settee. “I'm not entirely a ] d / : \ without experience,” he laughed, id ¥ X / YY! a : 5 13 | : glancing toward the models. “I| = =. ' | ROSS Or’ kA RY # N CQ have been backstage at a couple of : . : WA ~N 08 ; zy \ 3; ; 3 PP Yr plays.” : ” Bema oi I eg 1 : ; = 7% : He drew his chair up beside Lyn- 2 pL da. “Were ready. Where's the Bow t clapped his hand 7 ; a ; Varnet clappe s hands. The : ; ca =~ / i i am customers on the opposite side of| fm rn seein a — Te wR — SL CO . T. the room to whom the models were Al OH, SLATS-«NOW Y THERE WAS A CHANCE]] AND | 'COULON'T TELL YOU WERE SO | | KEERECT # BUT THAT'S V/ YES, SLATS- | | CHEE #/--THAT/S-WELL--showing the collection had gone. os , ¥\ ; | UNDERSTAND WHY 'D BE KILLED. | DIDN'T}] YOU - BECAUSE THAT "ALL OVER WITH--I'VE STILL | WONDER- IT'S GREAT, THAT'S WHAT For the moment, no saleswoman was BE ; . YOU WOULDN'T GOTO "\ WANT YOU TO START || WOULR OF WORRIED GOT THE FIVE THOUSAND -- | BULLY KEE-] | IT IS/ NINE O'CLOCK ~ in sight. : JUSTICE CORNBLOSSOM | OFF MARRIED LIFE YOU === ! AND WE STILL LOVE EACH RECT == TOMORROW MGQRNIN'-- . At the sound of Varnet's signal, | : J) ; WITH ME THAT NIGHT-- /: AS A WIDDER--- ; OTHER--ER+ THATS WE'LL GO DIRECTLY TO the enormous white velvet curtain ) ) ; oa [IN vy —2 x KEERECT, ISN'T IT? /. JUSTICE CORNBLOSSOMS. at the far end of the room parted : ; ou ALA MAKE IT EIGHT O'CLOCK and Marie La Porte stepped slowly : , forward. -She was wearing the gown Lynda had chosen. Her young + body moved with passionate grace]. | pn —— FIRST REACH THE “penieath sleek, shinning black, folds. ; z al. 2 NEW WORLD ““fynda gave Dan a bird-like = 7 iy lance, her face paling. “I wanted |. try it on ‘myself, Varnet,” she} ANSWER—Most commonly believed that he crossed the Bering said ‘sharply. “The girl isn't ex-| Strait. ;

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Martin would like to put on the pwn now,” she suggested to Varnet.

Entirely self-possessed, she had not looked at Dan once, except for the first ¢asyial glance when she entered’ tHe room, and yet she was

tely aware of his eyes. ; : ! : ; Sa : acutely aur were. Don't] 1920, HAS HAD NO KING DURING THIS. “Sau 4 DENZIO GRO ERY change it. I have a good idea of| PERIOD. . S/W : : th dress.” ”: 2 Te = a ce < y 5 ¥ > : : : : . : : Rg ight nt) Mare es week gue 17, 0 Vik At [— 816 E. Georgia = Fine Groceries and Meats

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