Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 March 1940 — Page 18

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IF ANN WANTED memories, she made them that night. She stood| FLAPPER 7 By Sylvia out, a bewitching individual, among g Tous : d a hundred girls. Her white and ** gold slimness, the glory of her hair, | _. her expression of naive delight, drew “dyes to her. Girls in the dressing room avid ~ her gown approvingly. At the powder bar they talked to her as if she were one of them. When she re- - turned to Paul he was laughing with a bunch of young men. Ann : bad never seen him so alive. For ; ACRES 5 : ; SE ttle hour he was not a stock j Rei : : yf HAVE j ; CALL IT BLACKMAIL, \F YOU LIKE, man in the 10-cent store, he was | Sef eed = RS NEAT: irony gai RATE My DEAR, WERK SErmiieD ia a college man, fraternizing with his A y = 29a. Ol 2 UMP HEME APS YOU | uy a0 TRIF —LET US SAY=-A EN GEM: own kind, Seeing Ann, he held out - AR L ) : 3 . oie ore LE INDISCREET IF YOU PERSIST. IN TRYING TO BRING US TO his hand to her. eZ nr ; ow. ; THIEVES! ( HAS A PRISON | IrnsesT men JUSTICE, vou'LL Suecsen W SENDING “This is Ann Brown,” he said, ON EARTH ¢ OR YOUR CUM FATHER 10 PRISON “naming the men in turn. She stood : : : ; 2°"in the center of the group, like a kK $ white and gold lily. -ggainst the dark! # tuxedos. She made the right an- = swers and the masculine circle grew. % At last she and Paul drifted toward +. the dance floor. ~ Suddenly they came face to face = with Steve Claybourne. His eyes « ‘slid over Ann in unfeigned admira= = tion. With him was a dark-haired : girl. Ann, glancing at her, knew = that she was about to meet Irene

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“Which category do I come = under?” Paul inquired amusedly. # “De-lovely,” she said, giving him = a glance from under her amazing '% lashes, : The music again. They melted together as if the short separation had been unendurable, Paul said, “Don’t flirt with me,

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I allowed you to be.” = “TI be careful” GRASSHOPPERS “We're friends,” he said seriously. PROTECT THEIR EGGS ! “I'd hate to have you become an| FROM WINTER COLD BY . — SURROUNDING THEM 2 N ® 8 2 IN THE FALL WITH AN HAT ARE THE Fuuy | PASSED the stag line| INSULATED WALL OF FOLLOWING , pped out on the floor. He AIR BUBBLES. S24 SGLA8, touched Paul’s shoulder. Ann found 5 erself in another pair of arms. 3-13 EWE; FILLY, Now and again she danced with * Paul, more often she followed Steve's ANSWER—Shoat; a young hog; squab, a young pigeon; ewe, a well-timed steps. She passed Paul| female sheep; filly, a female colt. : i different girls. Passing, they . : always smiled. too damn hot. Let’s go down to theland my kisses are guaranteed to It was almost midnight when Ann|bar.” melt the most stubborn icicle.” discovered that Steve was quite] “I'd rather dance,” she said, hold-| His feet were not quite sure, his . He had been growing a|ing herself away from his ardent|diction was more than little blurred. more so with every dance with (embrace. With difficulty Ann’ kept her little She saw Paul in the stag line To ou kriow What you make me! guid slippers oui of bis olumsy Way, d signaled for aid. As he shot out|think of?” he asked. arm tightened and she looked s the floor, he was stopped by| “No,” she answered indifferently. He am for pau). Temple. “An icicle—a damn little fcicle.” To Be p was mumbling in Ann’s ear,|When she said nothing, he added, on--let’s get out of here— “I'm going to kiss you, Miss Brown,\ ‘Al

JOHN GAL: | RAMMY AS Ever. u +) GRocans GF | Shy-you “LOVE HE CWATS 2 rs SIBLE 1 | UNCONVINCING & | - THE GINS GIRL ? NG Love “Nori Ne BIFF || PLAYS DREADFUL COMES ON THE MATTER WITH HER TONIGHT 2) MUST ~BE-| h ENE 1A : * DEVILLE WILL BE IN THE SO FAR : ES Nx IER bl DULL--LIFELESS 1) in SCENE I'VE EVER SEEN. AUDIENCE TONIGHT. GO OUT : a AND GIVE THE __ OF YOUR UFE#

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