Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 March 1940 — Page 18

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ERIAL STORY— : oy : j 5 A Haw! EASILY 1 DECENED 7 o rr aii THAT WINDS Tor = ee ghar | Na al Yoni : | ro iG E Bool W UP THERE'S THE ONE I GET of $1 S : ge ; om i SEE: \ YOU SECRETED IN MY BOSOM ; IN WHEN MY MOTHER'S AWAY, AND OF ALL x EE 3 PN ||) PROJECT FOR 1 ISA CAMERA/— WITH THIS, SPIES 1} UP AND SEE You, ZF 7\. 5, THE.LIMBS TO BREAK OFF IIT HADDA BE ae | i NR : ¢ | PIGEONS YOU'RE. V4 OR G-MEN CAN CAPTURE VITAL /] ALL YOU GOTTA SAY 5 THIS OME#1 PUY HOSE TWIGS ON FOR, 1 A Wee : 2 NN || ar . A BUILDING ON YOUR PHOTOS! L TOUCH A BUTTON ¥/ (5 YoU'RE A MUSIC] dl CAMOUFLAGE ~~ I DON'T EXPECT ‘EM = /_ : : : ve ; a of Rn CHEST,OR A BOY ON THIS \ : WE : — TO GROW, THEY'RE | / A : Aa : a: Ps] LORAB THIS FALSE EARPHONE, AND 7 LOVER AND THAT'S : 5 NE JO GROW, THEY AE Zl : By LOWISE HOLMES | 3 ( EW F A : ab OF 1 OF CRACKERS TO PRESTO «we A PICTURE OF | YOUR ACCORDION) 1] 3 2 : 2 oy = > : = B \ | "MUNCH IN BED ? CONSPIRATORS PLOTTING IN ~—— . CAST OF CHARACTERS SS rf | [ “~AND WHY THE SOME DARK CELLAR / ~ 8 ” *{! ANN BROWN—Orphan daughter of ‘a 3 © OF {G8 "3 PORTAOLE SHIRT . teat Jp : : ‘| 4 gambler, alone in an unfriendly city. Tou = \) Sh * AA Ny wo 711 STUD © PRS 5 | PAUL HAYDEN—Stock room boy with ) . AN 3 Se

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re EY, i - CLARA BROOKS—Dime store counter PF Figlnl. i s EB IRENE TEMPLE—Society debutante. | | || YESTERDAY—Ann returns the stolen | | T/'3ewels, asks for a job instead of a re- | "ward. Temple hires her as housekeeper, . | 4 warns her that the house is badly man- | jraged. Ann finds the servants non-co- | .~operative. After a trying day, she i | &.8oing upstairs when Steve Claybourne

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I “rm here all right,” she ad- : gw ) $ — —— | j mitted sitting down on the second | | Fat OB Al rights reserved EA Lie? . ’ ort { FOUND THIS BASIL “Tso an \_____ THE NEXT MORNING — | | step. - iy 0 K SOON i OD en sat down beside her.| “How she got a man is beyond me! Why, she hasn't even got a job!” EE OB rat BAS : N’ 3 PDN ESE ; E OUTSIDE - YO'Z-AH 4 |)KE T/ SHOW VASE.-JUST LIKE THIS APOLLY-GISES iS OFF T' YO’ | TH’ A Bl ONE ~TODAY. | WANT ITe FO'THET? YOU KNOW WHAT

+ EvsSwell to see ypu, Ann.” A T m— . | nodded, resting her chin on| HOLD EVERYTHING By Clyde Lewis . “I'm the new house- | ;

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‘keeper. : His laugh was explasive. “You're « what?” : “The new housekeeper,” she re- * peated! “Mr. Temple hired me to | bring order out of chaos in this tory She set her teeth. “And

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I'll do it—if it kills me.” “1 EF. “Well, Ill be— ' Look,” Ann, 1 * | + thought you were mdrried by now.” Ed i, “Paul went away.” [Saying it, | [she felt the sting of tears. | | FE! “He isn’t coming back?” Eo ‘She shook her head, fingering the . ne little silver bracelet. i oF ie : | i J “I've never forgotten you, Ann.” | s Si

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E louse a ERY) [ YOO RED-HEADED, ? 3 : Plunket would have a showdown in WHAR \S HE, MONTE 7 | / SEE No n w/o, COME ODT! up? Steve still gazed-at her. “Guess — | or oy, Th ee — PLACE 7 : | INR : = A + w= ” 1 oe a . ‘ \ #I'm in love with you,” he said. @ = ~ Lily RAR ‘You're being very silly, Steve.” 4 FS ; \ “It doesn’t seem silly to me.” -He nN N : ; / ) 2 4 ; L 1 ARAN s kept looking at her, a half frightened expression on ‘his reckless = young face. “Seeing you again— % well, I've -gone off the deep end.” . [5 Ann moved up a step. “Well v I just scratch’ the last few remarks | 1/ifrom the records,” she said lightly. | © Irene floated down. the stairs in| 1% white tulle. She touched'Ann’s arm |# with a friendly little gesture as they ls passed. She called, “Evening, mis-

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1a ter.” : 3 i N E Ron i Ct G 3 “Hy'a, beautiful,” Steve responded { . r - os es : 4in an absent-minded tone. See” 3.0 . oN - BUT I DON'T WANT JI ALL RIGHT THEN---WOULD || OR, SURE --- THAT'S FINE ---NOW THIS YOUR HOURS, WILL .BE FROM 3 Ann went to bed and sne did not [ ¥ -29 com. 1940 BY NEA SE Late] a do NG EoLOH POR : gi Saag i JoB As I'LL TAKE WILL BE YOUR OFFICE! FOUR TILL FOUR-THIRTY === Is . . e PR 3 3 » . > : 2... N M & | ’ : Inext morning, she took a Mirmer|: Ya notice how they're bringin’ back all them old pieces? JOLLYBEAN =o IT COULD COME yi Ly Your, ALY Vo, Il

| Kgrip on the management of Mr. .. | - | WAS MY OWN AFTE H SAS | {Temple's difficult household. She| FLAPPER FANNY aa | By (Sylvia FAULT! TER Br : Wy RX om) TT | | |{ breakfasted alone with her em- | 1 bo x ; § :

ployer. . 3 “Everything all right?” Mr. Tem4 ple asked. | fi 3 # t 2 SHE NODDED. ' “It will take a » little time.” “My top sheet was fine.” 5 Ann smiled. She had seen to that herself. “Highball all right?” “Just right. The house feels dif- |g Ln | ’ = ‘ '% ferent, Ann. I feel guilty in dump- Fd : 4 3 Come. 1040 by TT Peete Syntiate, ta. a § oh 3 ing my problems on your: showiders, : a , L : 1 / ZA { [Te Bax. U. 8. Pat 0F—Al rights reserved h B= [Tm { y — ERNE BLISrIre 120 80 |e but I actually relaxed and enjoyed Se GOOD MORNING, MY DEAR MISS ) YOU MEAN THE '/ EXACTLYAAND WHAT \ UNFORTUNATELY) [AW.SMART GIRLY, THAT CHAPS GETTING ) HMM?! LOOKS NESS ASKING WHAT IT | myself last night. Youll be good ; : 3 1 : LETORE. YOU ,HAD A CALLER, / YOUNG MAN WHO | DID YOU TELL THE I WAS FORCED| | N MY HAR. AND BY THE WAY, LETORE, /LIKE ZE FAMOUS LOOKS. LIKE, UNDERSTAND | % for the kids. I'm glad you're here.” \ Bb TRIED TO HELP ME CHARMING FELLOW? /To DENY THAT | | THERES ANOTHER JOB FOR YoU UNDERBILT DIAMOND */ I DON'T LIKE ITS SHAPE — |* “Thank you,” she said with a | Xo : WHEN YoU AND YOUR | I WAS EVEN | Ee ZAT WAS STOLEN | / YOUR JOB'S TO RE-CUT IT INTO | § little warm glow. When the chauf- a C ROAT FRIEND } ON A TRAIN i LAS MONTH TWO SMALLER RIAMONDS AND. | | feur had driven him to the city, she BA KIDNAPED ME FROM | = wee | : || § attacked her duties with new forti- || £¢ tude. She went first to the kitchen. I “I'll do the ordering and planning \Bfrom now on, Plunket,” she said

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[The woman’s beady eyes nar- | rowed. “After this, don’t make the toast . | | 2 until Mr. Temple is eating his fruit. ~ || #Xt was cold this morning. Plunket grunted. : “What food market have you been patronizing?”

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gion opened the | drawer aria[ THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson |: scanned the dates on a number of : : | | = market slips. She chose one. CHUCKWALLA LIZARDS, OF THE SOUTHWEST |i “Bix dozen limes. Why six DESERTS, //VFALATE THEMSELVES IN ROCKY | € dozen®” J CREVICES, MAKING un : i

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{ «° Ann opened the huge refrigera- THE INDIANS E | "stor. Five limes reposed in a little] | CAPTURE THEM \ : A h || 2wooden basket. “Where are the| | BY PUNCTURING . : : (Sou woo % 3 . | | pother five and a half dozen?” she| § THEIR BODIES. 2) SHIP WERE DISABLED, | 90 UNPLEASANT 2 A SELNEVE THE NATILES HALE | | asked crisply. a : CU 1 MIGHT BE o - & PLANNED A CELEBRATION Plunket’s face was scarlet. “I : 7 i] MONTHS ,0R ELEN Rss \ WN YOUR. HONOR * run that refrigerator,” she fumed. |. | 2 HR : NEARS , BEFORE ; — : \ | % “You keep out of it.” ' 87 22 NE ANOTHER SH? “Where are the limes?” : | OY oo MGRT STOP AND Plunket whined, “Me and the| | ww 4 Ye PY US 2 | girls like limeade—" : : 7 J JY \ a] Ann turned away. . “Beginning| now, Mr. Temple will pay only the| market bills which I have okayed,” she said. : = " Plunket was washing dishes. She

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: JASPE : H sner was served that night with| ( < JUST BEFORE rd : cage secky-l | mu : RIN—ITS FOR | | OH, SLATS, ~HES A | BECKY. | DON'T CARE, | |- HERES THE BE R-READY TO | 3 flowers and lighted candles on the No AND AL7ER OR WAN, STREET. 7 FIFTEEN SHES THE. kx Namo, coer rAcerone| | SUAVE DRIVER | ABour ANYTHING | | ANSWER To YOUR )\ C-CATCH ME WHEN 7) IT SWALLOWED | DOLLARS A WEEK # ISNT /MEANEST TEMR| | YOU HAVE ANY LUCK 2 /BUT IT PAYS TWENTY EXCEPT KEEPIN'THATJOB] | CABLE, BATHLESS~ /\ | F-FANT;- ; A GOPHER. | +] THAT WONDERFUL /# ERED OLD HEN a "1 DOLLARS A WEEK // 7 - AN" SAVN' MY DOUGH-UN"| fn _ 1 AT A SINGLE : ls ih = IN TOWN. NO GIRL IY # 3 TIL YOU AND | HAVE ENOUG af SULP. oe ti TTT0T I : SR NN | HAS EVER BEEN ) 3 A § 2 TO SET IT HAD INCREASED LU T= RS) ABLE TO WORK. | | XN -™" Ro Sra ITS WEIGHT A | > « AD AER CEN Fo] ith a little tactful inquiry Ann| NI roa, 2 learned that the Superior mar- ; was owned and opera‘ed by unket’s uncle. And she. knew : ia at war would be declared when / .

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[ HOW MANY WINGS when Irene knocked on the| = ANSWER—Eight. Bee, four; house-fly, two, and monoplane, bro. or. “May I-come in, Ann?” she|' Tif |! NEXT—Big, ugly and ‘dumb! id

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yes—come in.” It had oc-|' Ann frov \d. “I'm st bi earn I ; to her that she was well on to frapiéa. Im in 1 waht HR » Vie own way to being as lonely as she |b0 Telieve him of all that. . 4 { Hving, 1 i e way g nely a 2 Bi a i Ghastly.” They both laughed. been in her first working days.| “Dad’ll get rid of her if he doesn’t | orp, stretehed herself luxuriously welcomed Irene eagerly. . .|want to be bothered.” Irene lighted |on the satin brocade chaise longue, | “Tm to note that Plunket |a cigaret and lay back comfortably | crossing her slender ankles. The t slit your throat yet,” Irene [on the pillows." “It’s fun having | two girls looked at each other, eerfully. . oly another girl in the house,” she said | smiling a little. : d fig her time,” Ann ldughed.| “It’s fun being hare” Consid- (To Be Continued) 3 5 talking to Dad in the li-|ering her day, it was quite a thing :

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