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distinctly saw him lift the reins— ALE 2 AL E/N w— ; fT GUBMARINES! then his whip-arm rose— and fell. || P ; A y . He jerked the reins up again. Pepper Boy shot out from the pack. - The crowd, jammed from the top of the stretch to the near turn, . went wild: the favorite, Pepper ~. Boy, was in the lead at last. Suddenly, Sherry’s heart seemed to stop. A horse, colors of yellow with blue stars, was sweeping for- ~ ward—was even with Pepper Boy. It was Castanets. Paul Wharton was muttering at Sherry’s ear. “You, Mann-—come on—, Get going if you're ever going to!” Mann, too, appeared to hear; he lashed out with his whip—once— twice. Red Soldier shot forward on the outside—Red Soldier swept past Castanets and Pepper Boy at the furlong pole. Red Soldier was burning up the 4 gf [W . 2 track. One furlong to go. 14 : s . \ 1

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winning—it's you!” : : : — A CTHERES A Api. N i : ; Oi LE ABNER ep ADNER, “ oy YA AN SL OREN Leaning far over his mounts ‘How should I know if there'll be any cute men going on the cruise? o/c MAGNENS HEART BREAK Al ies OH, LI'L ABNER — A neck, Shep Grant was putting up| HOLD EVERYTHING By Clyde Lewis PAIN = AN’ WHEN YO' IS WIF ME, 4 ~~ Ox one of his powerful finishes. His| ; SO A So oLhands were shooting forward with the horse's stride — were shoving against Pepper Boy's neck—they left Castanets behind—they were passing Red Soldier—Mann was lashing out with his whip, but Red Soldier had nothing more to give— while Pepper Boy's stride lengthened—he was tearing up the ground. Pepper Boy went under the wire —winner by a full length, Castanets was second—the tiring Red Soldier third. » " =

“PAUL — PAUL DEAR, I won!” Sheryy cried. “You don’t mind, do you?” i “Mind? I'm happy for you!” / ; RED RYDER “I know, but you were trying so : . Y Rous MY CHANCE "BD GET

hard—and you gave me every ad- 2 RYDER BEFORE He TELLS - i“ \ vantage — even advised a heavy : y So ONE IM AN OUTL-W STEAD ha ] ; ANTES rider" { , ! L OF THE MARSHAL ! HL TD 1 TALK WIT “Hush!” She saw the light of RA” E § 1H > gl BD OL A MINUTE ? “joy in his eyes. ‘Come on—you've : ; : : got to lead the winner in!” “I—I want you with me!” He grinned. “No can do. You're the owner. I'll take you to the fence—no farther.” He walked with her toward the finish line, The horses were coming back. The loud-speaker was blaring: copapoad . ~~ Ps EE “Will Miss Sheridan Bond please| “Dad, meet Bill and Joe—they want to get and I told them | come forward and lead her winner you were a banker.” in? Miss Sheridan Bond, please— \ : make way for Miss Bond, Cras of FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia \ ; : 5 J corm. the winner of the Kentucky Derby!” : | : “And that means you, my dear! They think you're in the boxes—" 5 . 5 “And I'm out here — and scared : SAY, YOUNG MAN-- J®3 I SURE DO --- (BUT I DIDN'T WELL, AS LONG AS You WELL, THAT to death. I simply can't go out 33 3 YOU LOOK AS IF _4 THREW A STONE MEAN TO AREN'T KNOWN IN THIS NEIGHBOR WAS AN there alone, Paul!” : YOU NEED SOME )@( THROUGH A LADY'S DO IT--- HOOD, AND You DIDN'T DO IT EASY PENNY But, honey, you're not alone!” y ADVICE ! f ON PURPOSE, I'D JUST FORGET EARNED / “Then say something—quick!” , 3 | ALL ABOUT Her lips were trembling—her eyes E> # / were moist. “Sherry, I love vou!” “Say it again” she whispered. His arms were about her; her face was buried in his shoulder. “Look up, darling!” “Miss Sheridan Bond—Miss Bond -please! Make way for Miss Bond.” “Oh, darn it, let ’em wait.” Sherry raised her face. Paul Whar- £0 i ; 3 ton smiled shyly, then quickly his | { y 1 ye § eal u ar aa lips were on hers—in a long, cool ih i 9 : \ did ETE Gone. 1908 by Died Fenrir Sn caress of sheltering love. i \ b 4 26 walt Wu hi 2A Tra Ree. U. 8. Pat OF —AN rights reserved . i , ~ } | “Come on, Paul.” Now she had : ~ ~\ WASHINGTON TUBBS II Sy Crane his arm, and together they ran x TC > Nop Chm \ ™ ih toward the gate leading to the track. ; a WASH? NO, I AN Aid L Ou EMBER, ALL DAT TROUBLE Aca 3 YOU WOBBLE -KNEED SOFTIE,

“Here she is!” A gate-keeper % YR) BRE 3 SEE MEEM, SQUINT- . To TREE YOU MEMBER ALL DAT TROUBLE vou GRACIOUS! | WoT |N THUNDER DOIN' HERE? shouted, spying Sherry. “Back folks 5 EYE, AND I DON' KNOW J — EEE HA" WID HEEM DOWN HEAH BULL You —back! Let the winner through!” 8 ! ANYBODY NAME' SOUTHERN, Vf 1a pp \ ¢ / HEAW BEFO...AN'-/ I KNOW, & BUT VOU BE CAREFUL NR 2 Ah | ER _ BULL AIN'ONE TO (JACKIE. I'VE HAD #2 = = Es FU DAT BULL DAWSON, BIS * LS rr PS 7 TROUBLE WITH SHERRY FOUND HERSELF on : : YOU YAIR? HE LUIN' AR \SEIpra a _ : HIM SINCE, the track-—alone. Sam was lead- A HEAH IN DE BEEG ' wid : Ww 7% ing the colt toward her; Shep on . y ; gE Grant was lifting his whip in sa- >, 7 i / / lute. cy BR oP 1} 2 HINT “Here be yo’ winner, Miss Sher- / ge B ry,” Sam, bursting with joy, thrust | 7 § gE the reins into her hands. “Thank X you, Sam.” She looked up. “A| RX SR QAR great ride, Shep!” “Gee, this is nice! Wonder what it is about a lawnmower that makes The band was playing the Tri- a person feel so la-a-azy an’ good-for-nothin’?” rmphant March. She was leadin 711 on Boy into the winner's ihe THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson cle—a lot of fenced-off grass, re- — served the entire year for this single moment. . — - . Then She wat TuwnslY. estorid ee } SNAP OUT OF IT, THerE'S HiLoa / (Ps-s-sr! rua! I WE'LL HOLD CLASS HERE , BOYS === IF nip he winners siang--te Derby % —r LARD ---- YOULL BE LATE J GOSH, THAT SWEEN HEY =--- LOOK OVER HERE MAHOMET WONT GO To THE MOUNTAIN. WE'LL cup, emblematic of victory, was ; — pe 'Y POSMVELY A SECOND ---L WANNA I= BASEBALL BRING THE MOUNTAIN © MAHOMET being placed in her hands. A ra- | ‘ ASK YOU SOMETHIN' J AROUND WITH dio microphone was held in front WHATCHA DON' TONIGHT © YOU ON MY of her: : p { , ’ MIND ALL THE “ .. and now, Miss Bond—ladies TIME / and gentlemen of America—will tell you how it feels to win America’s greatest horse race, Talk to Amerfca. Miss Sheridan Bond!” Sherry was cpeaking into the microphone, speaking from the

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of the crowd drowned her next 210-GA = TIA A MR / "GUNS : SPLENDIDLY LWELL To [1 THE MEANTIME, JANE L BY TRE WAY, HOME | J 1 SAY, A BT OF A LAGGH WHAT? Tas oAY, 1 appeared from nowhere, and escort- / MEN GETTING £ SOON HALE ENERY = WE'RE LWMPING #1 NEGLECTED TO TRIP WAS FOR POS HEALTH BUT AS \T'S LB HALE A BROWEN ed her across ihe Pack a ARE M/SNAMED, RONG WKS TANG a 6000 AY BONG MAING Y ASH NOL Whew GEE TURNED OUT, \X Who A S00 ye ARM WHEN WE clubhouse. Here a telegraph mes- h CTUALLY THEY ARE THE ‘ : | ; 2 AR bg gener thrust an envelope into her{ $§ WF AO ~ CAL NEBLAR on CAPTAIN Pe be YOeH\BLE, GO NOW 8 : ae WAS O\ON'Y L ands. “ e. . < , _— ! “w Opn it, Paul, and tell me what Ba AT He ripped it open; she saw him frown with puzzlement. “Say, this is nice, but it's funny. I don’t quite understand.” “Read it aloud, Paul,” she said. He read: “To the Blue-eyed Owner of the Derby Winner: k A “Congratulation and thanks. Entire squad bet early on Pepper Boy THE CORE OF THE : st good odds and we won plenty. EARTH IS THOUGHT TO BE: You are a swell thoroughbred your- (A) AN IRON = NICKEL. 1 gelf and you told the truth. Tele-| (ALLOY; (B) HOLLOW Br Roeburn Von Berar graph when you return and entire| }C) SOLID GRANITE ph oy vb ~ : w. “MSS >. THE \ — Se Wl Tally, ANSWER <Xegts soci 50 andiuate thut the core of the earth is an CR, BECKY, TOMORROW” OF COURSE : TE QU TERS FOR SPLENDID Gens |: 18 WS DAUGHTER! ALTHOUGH | “Motorcycle Patrolman | _iron-nickel alloy. : REAL SOON WE GO AWAY TO MISS IT WAS SUCH AN EM- || SHE'S BEEN BROUGHT UP IN mr, CHUTNEYS SCHOOL = 4 | N ORDER, MSS _/BARRASSING SITUATION | -| SOME WILD ISLAND IN TRE

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