Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 May 1940 — Page 26

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race horse, Pepper Boy. \\ 45 / 2% ; 4 ’ rs PAUL WHARTON—A rival owner, @e- jo “RNS 4 MEMORY RETRAVYS ME! LES GAYS HE'S LOST

termined to teach Sherry that racing Is not & woman's game. SHEP GRANT—Young gentleman rider.

WILLIE BOND—Sherry's uncle, & tart “adviser.”

YESTERDAY: Pepper Boy's first work. out at the Downs shows him in fine conditfon. Sherry enters him in a Derby prep race, hires Madden to ride. Shep Grant wants te ride Pepper Boy, and when Sherry refuses, he buvs a horse, enters the race against Sherry. Sherry is | ANETY, but Willie Bond is confident Pepper Boy can win.

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

SHERRY AWOKE with a start next morning. She sat up in bed, blinked her eves. It was full day-| light—must be at least 7 o'clock. | and she should have been at the! stable by 5. She must get to the track—without delay. She swung her feet] around to blue slippers waiting by | the bedside. Then she jumped at _e sound of sharp rapping on ik oor. HEROES ARE MADE—NOT BORN Sig oo =

“Who's there?” she called, throw- | Be ~ 0 — ThE : ing a quilted robe about herself, Ra J aetiey a 3 YO' DIDN'T RUN , TS “t's Ted—me—I!" Cope 1840 by United Feature Synitichte, the ® i WHEN YO’ SEEN COMIN ON NE n oN net AGHA LOOKED ae i “Whoa, Tillie! Youll get indigestion again!” RS TILIN AL SR THA AH DIDN' 7 ~BUT-AN DIB NOT | ee it : The school teacher, fully | HOLD EVERVITING 2 . ” A NOTICE YO SEE YO’. IT WERE == <7 / pom was cheer itself. “The Major said gy C 3 4 g oe : ~=AH WERE . 7 : . . you must be taking what he calls : y lyde Lewis N 7 SER aN Fs. 4 : WAY 7F ” THINKIN’ OF = -AH~ : £7 ve NOT a nap of sleep—he's gone to the ; AP > 7 E VERE " M-ME ==

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Ehe said: “I'll take it back on one FJ : J - - : wi condition—you promise me that if \ Be ; nd — BIORRENTS OF WATER FALL IN ACLOUD- ) [HE RAN. . \ Fo’ 7 WERE NOT SAVED) > dh (fy. THEIR THIRST MROVGH SwoLLES Tra. | [RR Sr) Co) 5 ROSE * WHEN « 8 (1) = ;

Pepper Boy doesnt win, you will take this loan.” SE Sa “I promise—that if Pepper Boy Le doesn't win, IN take the loan, and give vou a piece of Pepper Boy to boot!” Sherry smiled. a =

SHERRY WAS THE FIRST owner in the paddock that afternoon for the second race—the Derby Trial, it was being called. Not a horse had been scratched; ten fast colts would fight it out, each inch of | the mile and 70 yards. She wanted) fo see that every detail was perfect | 8 fi | before her Pepper Boy went to the | ; a - by = = SR Rake 9 0 :, 3 | . > a. : _— SNL : z i SNOW ZR oe 9 NA - CORR. 1940 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. T. M_ REG. U. 8. PAT. OFF

Sam had taken the blanket off p= is the colt, and Elijah was leading) “Mr, Tweep will now give his celebrated bird imitations” 4 GOODNESS!) = NANCY! << WHAT 15 3 —eOH-ERT him around the ting Wher, Wor.| FUAPPER FANNY HERE COMES “4 | THE MEANING OF over To Te x (SPEND SOUR TIRE 0 ak a toon "on Tt Mace, The rider [sm MY TEACHER!) LL | TWIS RIDICULOUS wf | CARNIVAL TRYIN' J Jy TLL SEE You N ER was resplendent in his new silks—| ” Le = 2 . y BEHAVIOR ? 23 | TO MAKE A MAN > THE MORNING, . / 7 =X V7 7 orange jacket, ebony cross sashes, \ SN a i YOUNG LADY 7 Uy. / 7 sleeves and cap. He raised his hand Loa eet ~~ Xo YG aN 7 Nas TN f od fee — 7 in salute, said WHAT = 7 VY WA "Wt \ v : ERY Yo “Hello. Sherry. Since I own my . a : 7 mount. they let me out of the jockey | room ahead of time—to supervise saddling. There's my bay, being led in, now.” | “Yes” said Sherry, looking at Grant—not at his horse ‘Sherry, I know were racing against each other—" “I know it, too.” » “But here's luck” Grant shifted | ) ? ,_ ‘il

his booted feet, “and may the best | horse win.” | 7 GETORE 1 OAD wn COULDNT GET X75 NEVER ape YTER 4 t = t © Y 's y " oe i, } p . IM ee n't the best horse alway J WOE TO LEARN SEE AN ANSWER NEXT ) OUT ON TH FIRE ESCAPE, RY hs ul dian) J a ; WHATY HAPPENED 10 eek dh + DO VOU KNOW | VOUNG MAN, AND YOU'LL her perhaps look here, you Yl Sof 2 , : N | : WASH, TL MAVE 10 ¢ WO : WHEN MR. SOUTHERN'S ) “Mad “about what?” | , OUT SOMETHING ABOUY Ak SOUTHERN | 7 OFFICE WIL BE “Why-—er—about my riding against BE AND 5 your horse?” i HIS IMPORTING ; ; BUSINESS

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western nag of yours can beat my | colt, why, go and do it!” { ” = ” | THE OTHER JOCKEYS came into the paddock when the saddling bell rang. Sherry said to Madden, | as Sam was adjusting the leather to Pepper Boy's back | “You know this colt, Madcen—| get him off smartly, make no mis-| takes, and win.” \ : 2 : : Ra Ss r “ in’ | wr ; Mpg indy ong me = T BRING UP AS MANY FELLAS AS NOU : i Ss way. That Castanets, the brown “Gee, 1 don't know what te de! Didn't any directions come with it?” FAD UP NUTTY, AND COME ON UP : ee THE CARS WORTH ABOUT TIME AT SO¢ AN un, is speedy: and that Monitor— ~F HR OPA Ac NEED HELD © GET mY ' ) FIFTEEN BUCKS / rit TAKE || HOUR, THEORETIC~ dAch eR. “Te | THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson JALOPPY ACROSS THE CANYON J IR SIDE j li . FOUR GUYS SIX HOURS TO ALLY, IT ADDS

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This here's on the flat.” is CAR WORTH MINUS

At that moment the bugle blew. | calling the field to the post. | |

Willie Bond called up to Madmen: “Odds against you are about six to one, lad—you're third choice. | But bring him in first.” Madden nodded, and the colt filed out at the end of the line. | “Excuse me, my dear—business to! attend to,” Willie Bond said, and| dashed off toward the grandstand. | “Well, I hke that!” Sherry was . | saying to herself when a familiar) : | ANE @R « AND WRAL ) voice spoke at her elbow: | | { . HANNE TO WORK TAGT, | EN A AND CAPTAN ARE GONNA STAND “Come on and watch this one / A | WHALE THE TORS WN | THE NOSE FOGH \\ NOW THERE ’NOWENT AND ss WORERE se IN | GIMME NOUR CAP BANOY- LEGGED, AN BIRD-BRAINED

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Paul—where've you been Xeeping vourself?” She was really glad to] see Him. “Might ask you the same” he smiled. “Been busy—as you've been; but come on—they’ll be at the post in a minute” on BEES The horses were going into the SETINGER, stall-gate—in front of the grand-| 18 ABOUT LOO 7TMAES : stand—-when Sherry and Paul EINER. THAN THe = 2 / ’ 3 J Ee Wharton reached his box. FINEST NEEDLE 2 ; . = ] - A EA) A roar went up from watching MADE. A : ae 2 2 (__T.M. REG. U. 8. PAT. O 2 "7 ) (COPR. 1940 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. kt as the fie - \ . ; CHOMIAHAS 35.0% ely Yoneq Yor %. \ OR/1~| SEE YOUVE F YOU WANTED || NO-PERRAPS IT 1S BETTER SNES A BEAUTIFUL ORL~ IF YOURE WJ [NOT IF ORE «Sav!® Paul Wharton ex- AT BROUGHT SLATS- 4 TO SPEAR TO BECKY | THAT YOU BE HERE INTELLIGENT SHE LACKS ONLY | THINKING OF || WENT WITH SOMESa) C3 (ANE oo ScaAN, v 1 WANT TO WIN POLISH. THE SORT OF THING A | SENDING KER | | ONE GHE LOVED1 1 ~ ¢

Jaimed. “look at your colt—he's . . ; 1 impr 3 THE LOVE OF MY DAUGHTER] | FINE GIRLS’ SCHOOL CAN AWAY TO SCHOLL | | AND TRUSTED. NOT MR STONE-IM AFRAID] | IF SHE WENT AwAY

mproved!” > : Pepper Boy, breaking from the 7 oo ~~ # a N . 2 NIKKINIKIQ, | WANT TO | | GIVE HER SA extreme outside, was shooting : " : \ \E PREPARE KER TO LIVE Y. oN NIKKl-NIkK WONT | | TO SCHOOL WITH ahead—Madden was trying to cut PELAGIC BIRD : bk THE SORT OF LIFEs- * T9 CONSENT. SHED || YOU, BECKY a long diagonal line across the | : ] CAN GIVE KER BE~ SCARED"

field—trying to get to the rail at | J & 2) 74 : Lig Y 7 the head of the turn I § ; ! A \ ric tr. Now, as they reached the first| ° : ’ : Z1 1 x MULE LEE hz turn, the field was split into two 4 : 7 | plz ; divisions. Three horses in the ANSWER-—One that li : 48 Na 3 / = first group; Shep Grant with Moni-| gulls and terns. Ves on and about the ocean, such as the ; b got 1 A \ X ( tor on the rail; Farwell on Casta- : ! : PA

pets next to him; and Madden run-| aH | ning alongside on Pepper Boy | tanets—was shooting at a space be- —and was Pepper Boy catching up

Seven horses were grouped be- tween Monitor and the rail, ahead. With him?

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hind. : j " “Theres Madden going Into con- tied. “Madden almost got in that furlong} ee, at en

tention—now,” Sherry said. & |opening—but Shep has an eye in per Boy leaped forward. His nose [the back of his head. See, he's was now at Monitor's neck. but Cas THE POY WAS starting his run drawn close to the rail himself.” |tanets surged forward on the out-

with Pepper Bov. He lifted his| So he had. But Madden was tak- side—even with Pepper Bo : se reins at the three-eighths pole, as ing Pepper Boy out—now they were! The three ONS close together | ‘ ; u Plenty of

they went into the far turn. straightening down the home that a handkerchief could have al-| Sherry knew he was clucking to stretch: Monitor in front by a most covered them-—swept down to! 8 Fa r Pepper Boy—she saw her game lit- | length —Pepper Boy second — and the wire together. Now they were| St b : tle colt spring fbHraard—Madden the brown, Castanets, coming up head and head, nose and NOS raw erries ! ¢ was shooting into a space between) fast on Pepper Boy's flanks. They flashed under the wire, :

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