Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 May 1940 — Page 13

ig 14 THE ‘INDIANAPOLIS TIMES SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1940 AL STORY— ; OUR BOARDING HOUSE With Major Hoople OUT OUR WAY By Williams

) \ 7 JASON, THE MAJOR HAS BEEN ¢{ YAS'M, MIS' HOOPLE, AH'LL | \ YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID! YOU'VE HAD © on ove iy UNUSUALLY MOODY LATELY. ww ff SHADOW HIM LAK A BIRD » \ ALL YO'RE A-GOIN' TO GIT FER SUPPER

I'M AFRAD SOME WORRY HAS J} DAWG! HE TALK KINDA COMIC RS A rary! AT ra By CH | 9%, ) ; AFFECTED HIM via WILLYOU p77 TO ME SENGE HE BEEN AWAY YOU'VE GOT HALF O TH’ MEAL ET y CHARLES B. PARMER | WATCH HIM, AND TELL ME KN wanYESTIDOAY HE SAY, "JASON, BEFORE YOU SET DOWN TO IT TVE ft ~ WHERE HE GOES, BUT DON'T J{ EGAD,D0ES YO EVAH HAB THE PUIPPARED Oh. SLIPPER FER. YOU aren AST OF CHARACTERS 194 | k 24 \ LET HM KNOW IT ? | COMPRESSION YO' I$ THREE ON Sai AGO Pace horse, Pepper Boy. girl owner of £0 A — DISTINCK PUSSONS ©" ww MAH : | I PAUL WHARTON—a rival owner, de- y x 2 : UNCLE DIFPY USE TO GO ON I ll

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CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Sherry flung open the tack-room door, looked inside. Willie Bond, his face haggard, his hands shaking, was backed against the moom'’s side wall. An infuriated Ted was facing him, but a new Ted. Her hair stood out in a halo of brown curls, as if she'd just stepped from a beauty parlor. Sherry stared. The change

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Sette aware of the door’s opening.| FE AY : ARE na ny a SHADOW HM! “ ¥.M. RES. U. 8 PAY, OFF Sh ite same time they turned to CA! : oe 3 FEIN RN ! m ea y. Yoahalt 6 SPEAR TN Ey —By Al Capp “Well, this is a pretty kettle of k 9 & feats, Tne. , { Na * » 4 : 8 looking at one, then the other. “I'd rather have this one, dear. It'll hold more dirty dishes!” bt) UA pocae RSI VORRY CHUN, SOND Jy YR thes ahd | NF AL LUNE ne ‘You,” she spoke scornfully to — — rns | | TONIC Th RE AE a | TURRY, & »- MIZZUBLE HEARTWiilie Bond, “persuaded this ignor- . J7-IT MADE » EVENIN'S = MIS RY IN : CRA AEARTACHIN HOLD EVERYTHING By Clyde Lewis | [ME cropzs) very J B TH STUMMICK LOVE Y — — HAPPY J. SON » :

ant girl—to bet on one of your sure i 2 hE i 2 < ings. wow A AAR ry . Z 7 Cu YO’ GOT LOVE ?- “And you,” she looked at Ted SESE RR ae 0 TA C5 N-7% EAT LAST WAPAIESY THING Duncan Bond, “with all your college 2 A Ee SH : GA ZZ A WORLD? learning and degrees, believed you " could beat the races! “Maybe this will teach you something, Ted. This the first time you ever het?” The girl nodded mutely. “Glad you were cleaned wut. Maybe you'll have sense enough not to try it again.” She turned on her uncle, “Now you, explain yourself!” “Please, Sherry!” Ted broke in. He didn’t persuade me—at least, not much.” “How did it all start?” Sherry Wemanded. t i “Willie and I had planned to} 7 You JUST [TM NOT M = 000 g 4 write the story of the thorough-|} HHT } aoT QUICKEN. ARTIST, LITTLE BEAVER, Ww Fa SEAN bred—" she hesitated; Sherry : he HEARTED! PUT I ALWAYS WANTED JL LIKE NEW MARSHA! RYDER? LETS prompted, “Go on.” 10 DRAW WHISKERS SEE THAT

“I saw that—well the book had ON REWARD infinite possibilities. But we'd be months writing it—and we'd need money to live on. He said that he was—er—strapped, he called it— “Willie had told me a lot about winning on long shots—and today —well—" “That's enough” Sherry interrupted, “I understand it all. He touted you, persuaded you to bet on a horse of his choice—”" “Sherry!” Ted flung her arms around Sherry. “You mustn't say such things about him.” COPR._Y940 BY NEA SERVICE. INC. T. M. REG. U.S PAT. OFF. “Well, I like that! And why not, “Nj r a 3 y may I ask?” Nice spot | for a soap ad, Jones. william Bond stepped forward with great dignity, spoke clearly:| FLAPPER FANNY © YEAH === “Sherry, Theodosia has honored me HUNCH WE'LL)[ THESE OUTFITS by—ah—becoming my flancee.” MAKE OLD <'| OUGHTA WIN a 1 us D' FIFTY

UTTER SILENCE for one long moment. Then Sherry Bond sank down on a locker trunk. “For the luvva Pete,” she ejaculated. : } 5H 2 2 . ! “Well, children—my blessing and / Y = = TY ZS $B (T = x 7 4 all that,” she said. A 2 Ae ) 8 ENDED “We were going to tell you to- 79 : gos | | #4 7, ‘| LAST NIGHT night, Sherry. We had planned to Wy 1 = oy fT EA Cedi] Yg esesasnnnne be married after the Derby.” Lhd = J aA PPR a ) /| WATCH'OLD 1358 “Had planned,” Sherry repeated. 3 Z Ys / = A A 74 GROUCHO “So—you were going to parlay that ATMEL : na, gy A LAUGH FOR jasc $700 into a million, I guess, by that ACY wp ld ¥ 5 / Es EVERYBODY time. You still love him, Ted?” NK ; ZZ J ‘ CR TODAY “Do 1?” . y 2 7 X 3 3 A A St” Z “Don’t say anything else. You, / 7 & \ OM <7 ie Willie?” ; N44 / ; ==By Crane RDORBRORE, of aaOtT ew SY HA, ; NO. JUST LOOKING "Wi Sr WELL, OF COURSE IT ANT NONE OF MY NOW, TAKE THE FELLA THAT “That's swell! Now listen vou ; WA FY BARATARIA Bl AROUND. THERE'S AN RENE BUSINESS, MISTER, BUT IF I WAS VOU AN BUILT IT, FRIMETANCE ooo two, you've both helped me out I AHH HP, eA 0 /JEEEEN OLD PLANTATION PLACE FRY JUS LOOKIN, AND 60 SOME PLACE WE WENT CRAZY AN Kil “n ise vou this—in ap- J \ FIGHT CALLED THE "B\G MOUSE’. II 7 ELSE TO LOOK HIMSELF IN THE PARLOR. Now I promise you thi p ars 7 / : J ah ®)\ Vou CAN DROP ME AEE Y / / THEN LARITTE, THE PIRATE, preciation, and as a wedding pres- ? 2d YT 1 3 OFF THERE 3 2 ” | TOOK IT OVER. EVER i ent: 10 per cent of the purse if NL 1 TRE \ 0 bens oN Dat SINCE, IT'S BEEN TH' HANG! | Pepper Boy wins the Derby. Now Ee NE 0 | Ai % 7 9 77 Ww, SE —— E compton _ ol OUT OF SMUGGLERS AND EC of you. I've got figur- \ 2 J | 1 ) 7 1 ; . 73 7 4 . a : > i : UM RUNNER: s NTL 0.” ' \ NN / / 7 Y % A / wt EB 2 < py A _ sou ” a rey veo hory Bond hadn't been alone 10 ; \ NL 8 MX _ 7 i Z 2 Ak : _ ih 2 y % : DONT LIKE FOLKS SNOOPIN' : VLR \ I) X ’ 2 JR A _ ; / lid 7 77 2 7 i py ) : YZ AROUND, THAT'S ALL 2%) " 4 ww V PA 7 0

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minutes when Sam appeared at the opened door of the tack-room. “Miss Sherry, that oii-talkin’ man’s back ag’in, an’ askin’ for you.” She put paper and pencil aside. “Bring him in; I'll see what he wants.” The man came in, his hairless skull gleaming like a yellowed bil-

: II. His thick brown lips| "+++ and a month after the divorce, she married him again!” “If ar Fe mallet Th he she does it three times, does She get to keep him?” FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

'O¥Miss Bond, 1 be about 20| THIS CURIOUS WORLD By Will Fe f Go Ne \ “Miss Bond, there’ abou liam uson LLY , MISTER , THAT 7 ; 8 we THERE WERE entries in the Derby this year. ¥ y EMAN 'ACROSS ‘THE CANYON [ HES With THE WORK ONLY SIX ==» SIX BOLTS a

MORE WIRE~~ Your Pepper Boy has one chance| f = = - County ! SM NO ; AND FOUR PIECES OF |WHERE'S | BUT 1 HAVE = wi STRONG

out of 20.” f it) = : Ea NTH THE “Well, what of it?” : = EE E J) ' “Why not play safe, Miss Bond?” = TEER A DEPARTMENT. S { . . i Farr bn From a pocket he drew forth a wallet. Counted out a sheaf of bills rapidly and laid them on top of a jocker trunk. “There's $5000 — and it's yours, now, if you give me your word you won't start Pepper Boy in the Derby.” i Instantly Sherry was on her feet, "you take up that money—at once!” He did no such thing. He went on: “The Derby is eight days off —many things can happen in that time to a colt—to keep him from starting.” a: i. “There's nothing Wega) in what *S, F£H£, 000 TIMES, | AT WASNT ONG, AFTER CAPTAN FOGG AND WG MEN MADE THER ESCAPE, PEOPLE CAN RANE Fm asking, Miss Bond," his voice «os YET BOTH ARE AAAMMALS, BEFORE. MR, BIG WAS DISCOVERED , BOUND AND GAGEED § QUICKLY THE | ONLY ONE HEAD MAN! came now In 8 silken purr 1 ve OLDER MEN OF THE ISLAND GATRERED ABOUT WM | ONE, WHO SEEMS TO NE NAVE TO @ represent a group of future book - “WRES. V on BE THE LEADER SPEARS wees STAD. MER oon amblers— " » - a ~ Q = ad . = > RIA 5 ’ i » \ = € “But we made a mistake this year, Nail ’ She Nog ra g AR \ HWE Miss Bond. We misjudged your [ LR Ls WAG TRICKED | colt. We laid odds of 50 to 1 against wy A SR Np a Rt at him. Frankly, we don’t think he ¢ t } LAL oe can beat Castanets or Monitor at - : N : SANS : {; #4 Enh > Derby distance —and we'd almost x RY REL DLE ; oo Ep A AN Na NAY) NR swear that he can’t beat Wharton's VT cE 3 2 . oS AE REM Se Red Soldier. But, of course, there's : OR 3 \ : §$ : wa ME BG ee one chance in 20 that he might—" : t «And if he does win-—how much are you out?” Sherry demanded. “More than 50 grand. To pay safe, we're willing to pay you $5000 to keep him in the barn.” “f see — I see” said Sherry,

huskilycs “Pretty neat!” IVE COME A LONG WAY T'GEE | WELL=I Uy | GOOD, LAD-GOOD AYE, LAD BUT | MAYEN'T SAID IT

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congratulate you. \ \ : Your word Is good, Miss Bond.” aii ® s, A) _ HONEST ¢ WHICH MIGHT--0R MGIT NOT “You're right it is,” she managed ANSWER—Van Diemen’s Land. ' In 1853 the name was changed d HAPPEN 23 TE

w et out of here In. | to honor i discoverer, Abel Jans Tasman.

stantly—and take your filthy money with you—I'll call the police!” encounter with the thick-lipped,| Suddenly an idea struck her. “Now, Miss Bond, this is merely goggle-eyed gambler. Sherry jammed her foot on the a business transaction—"We'll raise She walked to her roadster, parked | starter—rolled between the barns, the ante to $7500.” at the end of the barn. An im-|drove until she came to a building crazy?” Sherry almost ported car, gleaming in its almost-| with a big sign hanging down: “CGiet out before I have newness, it gave her a sense of well-| “Money to loan on autos—no mdtly, She had] e a ——— as fine | (To Be Cont

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