Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 April 1940 — Page 13

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ak Cast OF CHARACTERS 4 Ul! ’ y aia SRST PR EDDIE CAVALII nese Tor SOARES 2 TEBE ~ Lar sieve HANSEN-. Shipper of the DUFFY KELSO—Cavalier's manager. YESTERDAY! Although inwardly rage ing at Eddle; Val is sweet, explains his | failure to: help her change the tire. Late in: the afternoon a seaplane lands. It brings two more sports writers, determined to get even with Val Douglas. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE THEY DROPPED into an obscure little tavern on a side street. i. ; g of RENN The: Express boxing writer ENE P = & ned A ARI grinned. “Duffy, to begin with, sa % SE 0 | i ]

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you've got to stow us away on your ship tonight, or some time before you sail in the morning.” “Go ahead, Kenny, Nothing surprises me any more. In fact, I know hE ; 4 : ; : . what happens from then on. You iN 8 hy : i ey : ; —-— | start a mutiny, seize the ship and ; NY \ a [A : » ny = B= ERG Toh A. # 3 run off to hunt purple polar bears.” LT ; ETN a= ¢ Sy vn PY L RE ah — el me Bradley said gravely: “Now listen y Ny Re < SE CIE . . . . CIR nS i tome. : “Our papers chipped in to char- - ; ter a plane and get us here in tme| "5 uo reneating myself, dear—what did I say was the matter | | GRAN MAMMY” \' CORN-GRAD-U- | | curr LT HAIN'T WHEN L:LADIES GITS L WIE ME, LI. NI Gor | PAST TH MARRYINAGE -

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some newsbeats that’ll be used to] j—=——= —: PRACTICLY EIGHTEEN, shame us men_for years to come.” HE'D FIND HISSELF A YA ) “You got a right to talk about YOUNG CGAL AN’ “BEHIND YO'-AN'NO beatings,” Duffy mumbled. *“You : ; LEAVE. ¥O ON TH’ 3 HUSBIN’ NOR NO 2in’t heard nothing.” : ; SHELF SIGN ©’ ONE ' “I can guess, from that story she : , ol SHAKE’ did when you were seasick.” ; “It's a lie!” Duffy roared, but / Bradley ignored him. “Anyway,” he continued, “Monroe and I have to get on board that ship and make the trip back with you. We've just got to get in on a couple of those stories. Holy mackerel, Duffy, do you realize this is the first time any fighter ever : A trained for such an important scrap j y ; ; | AV \ ; aboard a ship?” af | a : 4 tn = = : ca. : : : Be oe lini, ton. eee IY “You're tellin’ me,” Kelso moaned. ; hs J . . U.S. Pat. OF —AN righls reserved “Yeah,” Monroe cut in. “And we; don’t dare try to buy passage back. \ a8 : : : - Douglas has too much of an in with| |} : : 8 % i RA c : : this Capt. Hansen.” She'd put the iad : Yo 4 : [ CUT THAT TALK ROSE’ : VERY WELL, BRING ON) \ 0 NOL MAY HAVE 10 : - YOUR HANDSOME COWBOY!

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Duffy,” Bradley said eagerly. “We've got to be well out to sea before they discover us. It'll be too lale to do anything about it then.” Duffy closed his eyes and a beatific smile stole over his face. “Boys,” he said, “this is wonder‘ful. This gives me new life. "This is . . . aaahh, but that dame will throw a fit!” : . Bradley grinned. “Attaboy, Duffy, iE i i — # ees TARNS A: _4 I knew you Sonlan't let us down.” : > 2 GRRE : ay PRECIOUS our . Duffy frowned. “If ain’t gonna be | 1940 BY NEA INC. 7. M. REQ. U. S. PAT. OFF. Bs 2 = / : a Aa ROTHER-- THIS | easy. It might take a little dough.”| — ore : ze 2M J BP OF DREN . “Whatever you need, Duffy, we've “It’s okay, Butch—dis guy’s me mouthpiece.” ERT, ? A 0D Z > : : : ! . : - ui x . ids comm 1940 BY wea STROLLING, Y.m %¥0. 0.9. PAT OFF. 4-30

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: DUFFY KELSO was bubbling over : \ : : so that he could hardly talk when ; WISH WE HAD WW BOY! DAT'S D LIFE! | |\\WENNY SAY! I KNOW he returned to the ship and collared LAWN MOWER JUST SIT DOWN AN’ | | m3" B&F WHERE I CAN GET Pop Grimes. He explained every- \ LIKE THAT! RIDE AROUND Ap ONE DAT WOIKS thing, ; \ > ; WHILE YER LAWN JUST LIKE IT/ _ “But we can't_even tell Eddie”, : - m GETS CUT! ~ ; he warned. “I ain't so sure he'd! be on our side.” And so it was that when the Northern Pacific nosed back out in- : 2 : to Chaltham Sound and into the|| : % 5h will | 9 “ = 4 7 Wr hin, straits the next morning Ken il ; : ll : : oo > ~ ’ hy, Bradley and Bob Monroe were|| /’ : 5 i \ ® | NN ~ kK HD "%. 4 among those present. ‘It had taken : a / 7 j i 1 Ng / 4H / MH dh lian o ticklish wor’: and two $50 bills to : a Al $ ~ : WIR, Te Ji pli ne UA convince a couple of good-natured : AAR. / os - == 7 . : ¥ iia tirins seamen that it was a gag. ¥ A YR Oa 2 Ton Boer U8, Pa Of richie sescryed, a ALY . — EPA BLT AS At pl, eee ; ais 1 . Val was in the chartroom with ER / NY FE STA AT 7 Lr : " Capt. Hansen when Barney Mac- = \/ b : : >t es ++ < ==By Crane Gregor entered. / > pret : . yr os “ure? THAT FALLA IN : #15 THATS ALL IT WANTED TO KNOW. % 8 i THAT FOOL OF A RODE i or the stowaways he ehnowncsd Bi } : AIRPLANE MUs' BE i RODERIGO TURNED NTO THE CYPRESS || BZA 8 “7 A HERE HE COMES IN BROAD 2 ys, hy TEN ; jail ; *RAZY. HE FLY ROUN' ey 4 SWAMP AT THE BEND, THERE'S A WISP | |v : DAYLIGHT! ay. v / SO NRE g S 7 7 ‘N' ROUN' ‘N' DON' id : OF SMOKE 100 YARDS AWAY — | 141 . We got what!” Hansen bel : A SNEED 27 KR Va) GO ANY PLACE PROBABLY FROM DUKES HIDEOUT | [ANETTA tr EE lowed. 4 . A 7 ; ? > A / NN : | V7 a i “Stowaways” Barney repeated ’ ; wearily as though it might have been something he had been expecting all along. “And what do you think they are — reporters. They walk outa number four hold, just like that, if you don't mind, and say to announce them.” “Reporters? Who are they?” Val p= asked quickly. Es “Names are Bradley and Monroe.

Know ’em?” : 3 | " “Where are they?” she asked. “I goldfish in one hand an’ cold spaghetti in the other.”

know ‘em all right.” i emo . EL “Down talging with your young THIS CURIOUS WORLD ; By William Ferguson AND HIS FRIENDS - er. , what do we do eR ; : : : : with ‘em i [ Sa. ina aaar, RUMBLE AT LEAST Svwvias | \ LOOKS --= LOOKS --- LOOKS / Val didn’t wait to hear Hansen'’s| | GAT ISN'T VERY BUT SHE'S FACE IS ” ; “us J nswer. She flew down the com- : 5 | : ERED, p DIFFERENT a She flew down th s / COMFORTABLE FOR A WASNT | cov LOUGH YoU WERE panionway to the lower deck. They . BRR GIRL TO RIDE IN, IS me L BB TS [ac BUT , were seated on a hatch cover with ALLE - ; A LOOKS? 4 ; WRONG / Co Genti tf th h a jd” \ / “Gentlemen o e press,” she ha elgg J WV % cooed. “So you puffed a swiftie, : ry / : XN ORVING Ran hey?” : “well, if it isn’t the blond blunder,” Bradley grinned, extending his hand. “Mind if we cut .in on your party?” “Dan’t talk to these eggs, Eddie,” she said. “They aren't nice people.” " “I find ‘em rather charming” Rode Stinhed. “The ‘boys are old } iends of mine.” . 4 pb ~ i ey \ / “Let's get down to cases, Val" : . LR rs : \ . COPA. 1940 BY NEA SERVICE INE Wl RPC 0: S PAT. OPT) ) 4:20 C MolliGe Said quiely. ou OR Ny | BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES Tn Ty a » =» : \. itis CAPTAIN FOGG AN WS MEN we [GEE WWZZ ! 1 GOTTA BE THOUGHT 50 | THAT CAE IS THE ONLY WAY OR OUT }LNO fo VAL SAT DOWN and clasped her SHEERS or “IN TW BOTTOM OF A CAREFOL. AN NOT BE SEEN |) Xue NEVER CAME BACK. TO TH’ BOAX / y =r > UR Dus WONDER 2 knees. “Sure, but wouldn't it be : ; : a ad : _ * | tough if we denied you the use of the oi radio room?” she murmured. Bradley stiffened. “Don’t worry, boys,” Eddie broke] NATIONAL BIRD in swiftly. “She won't.” OF AUSTRALIA,

“And why wouldn't I, Mister Ca- CANNOT ALY,

valier? I'm still running this show.” " “Because I won’t let you,” he said quietly. > His gray ey&s looked square into hers, and it was her gaze that faltered. =v ’ ! She smiled. “That was a swell rm mS = : *% HE : piece of work. Ia Hue to know how i LE varitte =" : SANG SAAR ? . oe 0 Ei SERVICE, ING. T. M. REG. U. §, PAT, OF ou mugs swung it?” ; Re Some ; : ; piss “eagerly. ‘ : OW S WAR ALL RIGHT” \ ‘HE'S THE ONLYa ure she sald quiets. ——— a : INCREASE THE MENACE DISTRICT SEEN THE IVE JUST BEEN ; AW A TAR SR iE Par Ma G00 Oe MLL TAKE 7 | ONE Gor ! POapte Hansen cal THATS J0Ms COPA. 1540 BY NEA SERVICE, WC ICEBPRES IN HARD MAN, SLATS! STOP LEARD EVERY SXPERIENG ); |HORATIO- { NO CHARGE | WE-- MIGHT AS of financial arangement with your : me... 4-20 THE ATLA ; : 4 pee 9 Sh Tiga respective offices. And we won't rob TL ANTES / ED LAWYER IN TOWN "iF BECALSE WEL [BUT TINK \ OF GLReE: / WR.

you, either,” she promised. “See you| ANSWER—Ships of belligerent nations, wishing to keep their 4! 11¥, f LAW SGHAOL later.” 2 whereabout secret, are not co-operating with the ice patrol in report EE TR L Svat J | ; ~ 8uT SHUCKS SHES “Say,” Bradley said curiously.| ing bergs. . : || GRILD~WILL GET HIM 9 NAO , Seed GUILTY AS SN JILL “Have you got something on that : THERE // ( 1 Hb td | LOSE TWE CASE /” Game? Brie could have im eVery-| Eddie stopped and came over to|take this message to Miss Douglas 8 - ps E> A ; ou 8 7 “Want to watch me work op the|tNem: “If you give me your word fof me?’ Vl NW a\E : sg Dag? HALE. rene on of honor you won't print this, I'll| “Sure” he said. He meant to give Corky Briggs is in town.” M tell you something.” it no more than a casual glance but ; FON | rmey nodded something made him look closer. roe volunteered as Eddie whaled y n . Eddie didn’t mean to be aose away at the bag. : “Ill knock him out in eight | somebody named Rodney poi 14 “Yeah?” Eddie replied without rounds.” They whistled softly as he would be waiting for Val in San “Yeah, Looks sweet, too. He's| A few hours later Sparks called | with “love.” a tough boy, Eddie, And he can|to Eddie as he passed tha radio : do himself a lot of good by belting|room. “These reporter guys have (To Be Continued) you out.” me swamped,” he said. “Will you (All events, "ire Gybnils chariciote in ths

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