Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 April 1940 — Page 16

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ment, * ; H NE BE” MECHANISM To A BOARD IN THE / EDDIE CAVALIER — A prize fighter Li ; AR q \ ATTIC FLOOR! A headed for the title, has a Score to settle } i E il . , Y with Vai, : $ ; og hY

CAPT. STEVE HANSEN — Skipper of . the Northern Belle. DUFFY KELSO—Cavalier’s manager.

: YESTERDAY: Val tries to thank Eddie - for saving her, but he remains cold. She even offers to release him from the crew when the ship makes port. Back in San Franci Promoter Sam Golden is trying to explain to sports writers, when word comes that Eddie's opponent has sprained his ankle.

CHAPTER SIXTEEN : HERE WAS mild commotion in

: Sam Golden’s office when the promoter made his announcement. |: They leaped upon him at once. When . . . how bad was Massini hurt . . . would he be able to fight? - Sam held up his hands in an s ? : effort to stop the torrent of words 5 = / ) TTS that were being fired at him. GC = £5 Ea 3 o— “Boys, boys, give me a chance to nie x E | F \_ corn. 1940 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. T. M. REG. U. 8. PAT. OFF. . breathe,” he pleaded. “It’s bad. The % 5 oF LI'L ABNER - docs say Massini went and twisted Cone. 1946 by United Feature Syndlonte- 17 4 \ one of them fancy ligaments, or| |™= Reus esos Auris Es PE sting | SO YOU'RE LI'L. TURALLY”-ONLY A PERFECT something, and he won’t be able to| “Can I have tomorrow afternoon off, Boss? y grandmother’s getting ] IDIOT WOULD REMAIN A BACHELOR- A BOY AND A GIRL COULD BE 2 AD 2 Bight for De we nibs: i T Marvieq again” ou APRS TSE Givens 11 WHEN A BEALTIFOL GIRL IS YEARNING] I-IN_ THESE HILLS?- JUST - AN FULT-A GR CouLd a: piled hort agal) | HOLD EVERYTHING By Clyde Lewis Yo HER HEART OLT-FOR A CHANCE. | | THE TWO —IN A CUTE ZA FHAPPY-WITH A

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“And with that advance gate,” he TO MAKE YOU HAPPY” LITTLE CABIN NESTLING ! T- IT ; BOY = LIKE HIM === ‘moaned, “this is gotta happen to . . 5 Pre : ) *! AMONG THE PINES —LIVING- SOUN'S Fs EVEN -A G/IRL= me.” ® Pp ia | : LOVING - LAUGHING” WONDIFUL! : RL LIKE ME--%) Jd * They were relentless. They had 2 ARE : \ = ‘ “~ 9 aH , : to have a story. One of them already. had a death clutch on the telephone to call his paper. . “I can’t cancel,” Sam wailed. “I can’t. I'll never get Cavalier here again.” Suddenly he rushed to the phone. “Wait! I got an idea. I'm gonna call the champ. I think I got an out.” Sam was lucky. In five minutes he was talking to the champ’s manager in New York. When he was : through he slumped back in. his ; f Co —— Cont. I900 by United Pest seat, completely spent. “Well, boys, here it is and it’s a - swell yarn, .. We're bringing’ in Corky Briggs from Chicago. He's : : : - available and in shape. An’ what's : STRANGER: WHER more, the champ says he'll give = 0 ie Z 1 Cavalier a whack at him if he beats eu ’ . ROBBERY, Briggs.” : : ps ) LS TOWN FOLKS GOT MAD. “Jumping Jupiter!” one of the| [X48 x reporters howled. “Corky Briggs isn’t a middleweight any more. He's ‘ been fighting as a light-heavy for three months now and he’s climb-

ing fast!” : ” 12.2 2 : ou ; CREE NTAS SAM SHRUGGED. “I know it, we \ a ; but what can we do? I ain’t got no i * 2D » FREAD ag. alternative. So Cavalier’ll have to|| =e. : give away eight, nine pounds, or so. 3 d 7 -.-It’s his business, not mine, if he | Se ) wants that title shot.” - : > He looked at his watch. “That mud scow of theirs gets into Prince Rupert in a few hours. I'm gonna

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‘| 'me—za- chance to get away from it all.” NANCY wire Duffy now he should call me FLAPPER FANNY \ By Sylvia ; . : —1 EB T ELEVEN Just as soon as he gets ashore. Now| i HEH, HEH--- MR, JOLLYBEAN HAS I'M THE CENSUS WELL -=-MY HUSBAND AND | Bl MAKE J ) Sera, Jou guys, and let m¢ have| | : | ON A LONG BUSINESS TRIP --- TAKER, MA'M-- fT .-- NINE SERVANTS AND | J MISTER --- [ my headache in peace.” = = : 4 ; : IT WITH HOW MANY A BOY --- THAT'S ~ 1 USED TO ; : : 3. NOW YOU'RE IN FOR IT ‘ E¢ They lost im With 2 rush, 1] IT ] | IR\ THAT. CRANKY WIFE OF HIS ! PEOPLE LIVE TWELVE ! — 4] || LIVE HERE! Sparks sent Sam Golden's wire J /1 : I. - W : HERE ? I : ANZ down to Duffy Kelso a couple of / hours later. : “Call me immediately you find a - telephone,” he read out loud. “That ~~ sounds like Sam Golden,” Duff said. Duffy stared at the message again, suspiciously. “I don’t like the smell of this,” he said. - “Well, the nearest telephone is still three hours away. Meanwhile, 4 ; A aa keep your blood below the boiling ; ; A. a po— . A 3 RR. PO: point,” Val advised him. $ Sf liogdnia i, SC 1 hi | ol AN \ BREE | fee]

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against the rail up forward, letting 1 5 / ; | : LETORES the cool breeze fan back into their ; di / : faces. : i “How long before we dock?” Eddie asked. : “Couple of hours at least.” She looked at him sideways. “Can't wait juntil you rid yourself of us, can you?” He shrugged and stared at the curling ‘wake of white which spewed away from the bow.

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“I guess We're PICKING up the pllot| gent, pe found a waterfroht res-| “That's bad,” muttered Pop. “I here,” he observed. He was right. taurant with a pay station and put{dunno whether we can give away ie or ole ney were | SUES through. pounds like that—especially to a altham sound and nos wa . "a = ‘ ’ ‘Duffy Kelso ran all the way|t0Ugh one like Corky Briggs.’

their dock. “We ain 3 ”» got no choice,” Duffy The gangway had hardly been |back to the ship. He was raging “C'mon. were gettin’ back to

; id. moored fast when Duffy Kelso was|and sputtering so much he could! S2 scrambling down. Pop Grimes hardly talk. : [Fis in iy ili » Eddie said jeaned on the rall and watched jum. | First thing Pop did was remove! _JUst' a minute, ed nind “He’ll fall flat on his face, sure,” he [the cigar “from his mouth. Maybe| Sere’ aol a ge PL ne . said dryly. “I almost did when I [this'll make it easier,” he said. ge Ya . kk Sco the stepped on land after my first sea| “We been jobbed again!” Duffy SH Hp” oF ~ “|screamed. He told them what had - (To Be’ Continued) : in ‘San Francisco. Al Hy Ehatinaars, in

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