Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 March 1940 — Page 17

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* | uGUARS BROOKS—dime store counter IRENE TEMPLE—society ‘debutante. . YESTERDAY: Life in the rooming “house gives Ann plenty of cause to # ponder Zeve and marriage, but she cam’ . find the answer. Paul asks her to go . te a fraternity dance. - They decide on . one: grand splurge, Cinderella evening.

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN ‘¢ A POLICEMAN sauntered past “the ‘bench. He spoke cheerfully to “Ann and Paul. | They said, *“Good| morning, sir.” When he was gone, ‘Ann ‘remarked ‘in ‘a thrilled tone, + $T'll have to get a new dress for the party.” . : 5. “Can you-manage it?” Paul asked. - “I will—and evening slippers—" ; i “How about Floss ie I to and ; RB - > oe > = wo ; TAR co nd 3 i “Too stiff. As ac ‘I used . Sr : i CA 4 4 : a . : > ‘ AR >, = N 2 J RWI i ‘wonder how Cinderella was able to 2 ; as A DOG RUNS 8 ) No ui I “ hobble around in glass slippers.” She =i : gs : ws \ ON HIS FEET! | [R17 a0 ov lia sERNCE. Me To cE REC. U. 8. PAT. OFF. Colt mesg J : went ‘on, planning aloud. 3 id Br : SEE % ; Ns Sa — : : fw §Poon dollars—1 KNOW where | | aa yy A WE BUN YO PROM AN ADDITIONAL YO! Y THEY } ROAD BACK? “poo Sipe rR ; ov bv Po i od EY Os O WAS A MOTOR MILL Fe YES , Mi Y son TOA \ * “Spoon dollars?” : : : = : “ ng : BO R Vv ! : ‘ ¥. § ~ i) 2 “I'm buying a set of sterling silver can’t you. grumble about your income tax like other men— ) IM THEM ) WILL, BE THE FIRST || Ean ira : INGE AY Aer 4 oT ARRAS sep spoons. . Don’t think me silly, Paul. ” everybody thinks Pm married to a pauper!” Heo! PICKIN WE ORANGES 1 SEND l

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ON FRIDAY EVENING of that ‘week . Steve Claybourne waited in the foyer ‘again. * Ann, with her arms filled with packages, came hurrying from the elevator: She was going straight to the Center. An evening gown was under Son struction and her excitement knew .110 bounds. ~ She would have passed nad OW Or xs. 7 : 2): 4 4 Steve without seeing him had he" Go Aine a i? : hE RR : . % : / [MEBBE ME FINDUM not hailed her. : 3) sg TYP ) < WANTED FO al SRR IRN, “Speak to me,” he commanded. I » “Must. ‘I hang around this musty place. for an. hour. and then be! ‘snubbed ?” : -» She laughed. “I'm sorry, Steve. My mind was 10 miles west.” “Bring it back and put it firmly on me.” : ~ She described an arc with her hand. “Here it comes. Look out.” ~ “Had dinner?” he asked. ~ “Not yet.” “Come with me.” + “I'm. in a dreadful rush, Steve.” * = “Can’t you spare an hour for an old friend?” ’ ' “Naot an hour.” She thought a | . CET » . . moment. “Tell you what I'll do.|' yy wo Hg NN ¥ ( 4 OH, HE'S ALL RIGHT ---

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He grimaced. He argued. They | : o POOR ’ ended up in a booth in the candy! lees COPR. 1940 BY NEA SERVICE INC. T. M REG U. 3 PAT. OFF. 3-2 ; SLUGGO! kitchen. He ordered chicken sand-| «arent you forgetting the twe cents amusement tax, Mr. Jonés?” wiches and coffee and French .

pastry. ; ° 1 = : “What's the rush?” he inquired, | FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia : OS S. ) “I'm making a dress.” Ee oF nl Se —— “Making a dress,” he repeated in J an astounded tone, “I thought they: grew in windows.” Teoh “+“Mine don’t.” ~~ “Speaking of dresses,” he went on, “that was a stunning model you wore the other night. I saw Irene Temple in one exactly Tike it and— | ~~ this ‘is ‘meant to be Safteryeshe ) i didn’t carry it off like you did.” : ’ Bh a ; : ————“ mem : ) “1 made mine,” she told him. “1! s 3 5 : J : NTO THE MIDST OF THE BRAWL STEPS A DAPPER LITTLE \R i | A : ( ET HERE \ PLA, ce) brazenly copied it from a newspaper || 0 = > TA olin 2 HANDKERCHIEF SEFORE HIS FACE 00 TRYING TO BRING THE | [FOR THE REST OF YOU LOAFERS, CLEAR OUT! || Ou MORGT tai STUPIDITY, 40 MUSCLE picture of Irene Temple. Mine cost : & g 7 STOP THIS Poa UAD 3 LET THOSE TWO MEN ALONE? GIRL INTO THIS HOUSE, ILL TH something under $4.00. ! ; / : a : ? “Well, I'll be—" he ejaculated.! “You're kidding.” ‘He pinched her finger. “You're the cutest kid I ever met.” He A stared at her, frowning. “By the i way-—you look ‘like Irene Temple. Did anyone ever tell you so?” “Well—yes—" “Irene is dark, but enough like you to be your sister.” Ann shrugged. “Just one of nature’s tricks. She runs out of ideas | | now and then.” / i - 8 8.8 : i J g iy; 3 2 ~~ Ef 7 “ 2... : EE 72,8 THE SANDWICHES were slapped i LE By = wo : : RH EEL INC. | down in front of them. Ann’s coffee | \ : s rm : ; : sloshed over in her saucer and | : Ii | Tas NN ST AN - I-< ER---1 KINDA I NOW | ] : ie Steve sent it back. He was quite Li 2 y ; Just DON'T KNOW HOW TO a ¢ | BF LET'S PULL OFF loraly with the waiter and got ex- ; | di : SAY. IT, BUT ..... MEAN ! I'm fh N SAVE All PB THE ROAD A FEW ‘actly nowhere with his tactics. ] wl ‘|| IM SORT OF --- 5 SORT OF THE 2 :f MINUTES AND ILL. - ““Some dive,” he muttered, di ) : NIGHT OF °° SAY, SORT OF --= yr : yi SAME WAY / ) . - MONEY. / E STOP” THE. METER raf “Nice food,” Ann returned. ; | SHADYSIDE'S We oy py —_J Cs we ——c : LT ou KIDS GET “I had a reason for seeing you J FIRST. AMATEUR : : Z i < Y= ; j . TS iS eb ey onight,” he said. ‘The Athens Club % : MOV : - : i BY a ) is pulling a party next Wednesday “But it’s such a sensible hat, Emma~~where will you ever wear it?” "PREMIERE" ; . ii / Le our / i night. I'm : taking you. Thought cE . : you might be interested.” THIS CURIOUS WORLD ; By William Ferguson LE Steve had :been much amused by : 3 his decision to take the little working girl to the Athens Club dance. It was his idea of a lark to appear With a nobody and—put| fl | PARASITE the nobody over. ; : | | CAUSES THE “I'm sorry,” she said.” “I've al- FORMATION OF |, ready accepted an invitation to the MOST j ; — : - : : iy re Athens Club party.” 1 : : ; : shin : w—— te x tree) Steve suffered a severe shock.| § PEARLS. oi \ 5 : BOGE 6 114s WESE oN aw 3 oh Soma )e “Look,” he said, “you don’ have to THE OYSTER RET ThesEns LAL ff bonay BUS DONT BE J SHOWS KBEOLUTELY 2 WOULD” lie to me. If you haven't got the ¥ CBN = 4d AEN OF % y COVERS THE : RESPONS\BILITY NO LAND. clothes to wear I'll see that you get IRRITATING : , iE > : sign by them.” ; : : at : 3 OLR STON %: “Thank you. I buy my own PARASITE WITH : 5 clothes.” : CARBONATE - “Say—is this on the level—are OF LIME... THUS you going to the hop?” ; FORMING 2 “Yes,” Will you call the waiter and ask for another saucer of coffee?”

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; NATURAL SHE WENT to the sewing room ; and instantly forgot Steve. Mak-| | MAPLE TREE ing an evening gown, an. evening \ Sak gown that would pass muster at a : Ty _ : : : the L Athens . Club party, one that| } eo - : y - A MAKING = YOU WERE HIS VICTIM. THE AFTERNOON would make Paul proud, was an -| I'M NOT GOING TO LET VY. SS UP A. HE COLDLY: WENT ABOUT . FTERNOON absorbing task. Ann unfolded the : : UNTIL IT IS GREAT AREER N HOLY WOOD-- OUT or | FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM. | AGREED THAT || HE BROUGHT YOU UP HERE--AND MADE LOVE material breathlessly. It was ; . BOUL ED. | MISTAKEN LOYALTY! JOHN GALLANTRY IS HE COULD HAVE THIS ROLE --|F HE COULD || TO You- | WAS CONCEALED white, a shimmering gold thread : yy. : Ran A CONTEMPTIBLE CUR # : $iac — PROVE THAT A YOUNG, || BEHIND A IN ¢ woven. in and -out through the| J. Le rf a nas Soy ; Lr , =u] BEAUTIFUL GIRL COULD THAT ROOM “«Jength. At irregular intervals the » OF 5 : N— tongs hl : BEE REALLY FALL IN LOVE ANTRY pattern showed "a slight, inclination| { i : ; oars 3: ” $ — IN WITH A MAN OF HIS to veer off. The defect was only ON a TH : : > iE x i : in o noticeable when the -light shone; acrass it in a certain way. It had been enough of a defect, however, to battish it from the place of fine fabrics and Ann had picked it. up mek Fer. 1.1 AMERICAN LEAGUE I'm going to be $4 short on my|- BASEBALL TE 7 budget,” shé’ thought, “but I don’t| ( BAL AMS e care. Just this once, ® don't care.”| ] FINISH'LAST SEASON She She made a lftle slip of rayon— : - : it had the sheer of taffeta. She] = ANSWER--New York, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, Washbought ‘gold’ slippers that had once ington, Philadelphia, St. Louis. : : Bro Bt Um Ee -vunate girl. tae Italian let Nerigrray of 10-cent-store - bangles. shell pink. When she slid the white have them for $12 as he had no call > | ‘and gold dress over her head and for gold slippers with rhinestone Fistabelle came nies he hall, vis: let the folds fall around her gold

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