Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 May 1940 — Page 17

TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1940 THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES PAGE 1 SERIAL STORY— FUNNY SIDE UP By Abner Dean | OUR BOARDING HOUSE With Major Hoople : By Williams

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YESTERDAY: Larry rides the black on a second attempt, winning Barnes adMmiration. But Monnie insists that he be put te work building fence, After a day of back-breaking work, Larry is ready 3 Ww » E ) / . to it, y is Bent- bo ft : EA quit, Two men ride up. One p \ ey = = MAKE

ley, neighboring rancher. Bentley orders | ’ . hii i J —— = a aN Larry te put a gate in the canyon fence. : ay SR : ”) > HIM BARK, 7 3 SN —

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CHAPTER FIVE IT Was AFTER supper when $ H Ee NN ss) =\- : / ZY \ =. \ \ Larry brought up the subject of the 3 1 . : : a: g : ; } ays 140, ZW 8 ; NE AN gate in the canyon fence. He and . : he = A f “ . SAN er AN AN Pete Barnes were sitting outside the H EE i : ; \ ". BE Mm. \ AR - ra PR AS, bunkhouse, smoking | 5 \ 3 a . Lo # - 2 _—— ng rl = a ., “Pete, a fellow named Bentley \ ¥ on * 5 : EIS Lp : JEWS came through the canyon today,” SN ] bi | \ ; / a 5 BANGS AND PANGS a Larry began. “Said he wanted a : VES p . i A Tm 4 2, A Son (340 BY NE SERVIER ING, TW. via par oie D “2 gate put in there. Said you ought to A 3 J : i :

know about it and that the Colonel | would want it.” - 5 E ] WAAL = -AH GOT A “What did you tell him,” Barnes “0 Heh "> FE YI” - ONE WOULD LI'L JOB TBO TONIGHT. asked, noe over lightly , . . ne starch! You K T Sa RY | You MERELY A BASHING T “I told him he'd have to get some : AH GITS A QUA

“ ’ ’ orders from Col. Miles or from you| HOLD EVERYTHING By Clyde Lewis pA LIKE T before I'd build any gate on his say- ———— WOUL BN” ’ 80.” ; FR ; NIGHT DO AS WELL © “Good! It's ahout time someone was telling Bentley where to get off. But you better get ready to put & gate in there tomorrow. Bentley's | up at the house now. By the time] he goes home, he'll have the Colonel | sold on the idea, “The Old Man’ll probably be raising sand about not putting it in when Bentley asked you to—but | don’t pay that much mind. The| Colonel still runs the Hayhook, and | he don’t like the idea of Bentley giving too many orders, even if he does agree with that four-flusher.” | “I take it you don't like Bentley,” | Larry said | “I don’t and nobody else does, except Miss Monnie. He wants to] marry her, 1 guess.” | “Who is this Bentley? Where'd | he come from?” Larry interrupted. “Claims to be part Spanish, but| he can't talk it and he don’t act it,” | Barnes answered. “Came up from the Southwest about four years ago. Bought the old Circle-Cross and set up as a gentleman rancher. Raises polo] ponies, fine horses. Runs about 200 head of good cows-—fancy stuff. | $i Is SRE Ff of b y mS : r y od “He's got about 200 hands work- ] ; Boo, aad A : : p < p

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with lights and everything, just like » AM a regular mirport, about hall ® mile|_ “I'd hire that act in a minute if the girls could sing. WiLL HAVE SHOOTY SAILING! Oa FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia a — — - . Js. \

a big barn he had built for it.” ! “Must do a lot of night flying, if | he's spent all that money for lights,” | Larry commented. | = ” » |

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“GUESS HE does,” Barnes agreed. “He's always going off on hunting trips, down into Mexico. Runs up to St. Louis and Chicago to see a show, now and then, “I don't like him marrying Miss - x / Monnie, either. But he seems to Va wr 7 a : 2” £4 ~~ Py be the number one man ever sihce ? : Exe iY ae © : rT . eh a TER) ” that accident—" | , {NN I : / , Pat. . hol 7 — ‘What accident?” Larry almost! | WEY —\ HN - an shouted the question | | . v - GUE” Vl Satin» N BARATARIA BAY, TWO OF THE MOST FORMIDABLE ENEMIES ed COMWIG TO THEIR 7 OTEK OFF YOUR CAP, PEE WEE! “The last one she had. She hit | b 1H 4 -l EASY HAS EVER ENCOUNTERED ARE NOW UNMTED IN A NEADOMUAR TERS, LOOKING YOL WN DE PRESENCE OF a cow, on the highway, Wrecked | A\% 7 Res) 2A [ ¥ / ” ; FOR HI FRIEND, WAS RODERVGO, THE BUN. ’ her car, almost killed her. Bentley La Vg [HR hl . 4! Sova % EASY STEDPED WTO A " rushed her to the hospital, claims / | \ B® A 4 he saved her life. , , . Well, guess] I better go see the Old Man about that gate. Want to come along?” | They found the Colonel on the porch. Bentley lounged on a swing. | Monica, her dark beauty accentuated by a severely plain, white knittea suit, sat between the men. | - The Colonel rose as Barnes’ boot sounded on the steps |

. | HESE TWO HAVE PUT J.P MKREE NA HOLE C THO WE DOESN'T NON SY } 7 Jima 27 YET). THEY'VE W . A a 7% asad id : ; ERMAPS any THEY wD. BD . Oh, hello Pete. Glad you came MIM TO WUEST I THEIR. | ([PERNARS ORY § SNR. | Avon WHATS THIS? a up. Sit down.” Barnes dropped j ’ N MPORTING FIRM, WHICH \ om : NEWCOMER ARRWES : hair & \ A 4 , ; , é THING BUT A TURRS, EASY'S BEST hs JP of ER ARRY w into a chair beside the Colonel | 7 El \S NO A) w FRIEND. 1% ALTE OR DEAD EY 2 2 BARATARIA 7 Larry remained in the background, \ Bio 3 i] | mR ELA : f SMUGELING RING \ : : : = ou : leaning against a post. | Ue LL | - CTT mm oma “Mike—Mr. Bentley — has been| } | aS NO 1 (TH oy Sa hat; HER wr telling me about that canyon fence.’| . S : fi {LA HE A y . . THAT LIKE it/° | a YOU. NEED 1S EXERCISE - }

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the old cowman began. “He wants om DPS a gate put in there. Guess we'll 7 Ree have to do it. Got to keep on good os i terms with our neighbors.” | “I know it's your first party, but the boys are liable to think you aren't | “Okay, Colonel. I'll have Larry! enjoyln’ yourself if you keep sayin’ ‘I want my mommy. ” | put the gate in tomorrow,” Barnes Ee RE : te agreed, Larry saw Bentley smile] THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson at the foreman, smp—— i ” “I'm not so sure you want a gate! [ there anyway, Golonel,” Barnes con- | tinued. “That canyon leads right down from the highway into the big pasture. If these truck rustlers get to operating again, itll be easy for them to get in there and take the pick of the calves, “And you'll have every wheat] Sa RE farmer on the plains driving! a Pore Ww. S'uike o through there to the railroad come Wi » TACT OAL aR BRTCE KARE TOBEHIRR IR or harvest. Just as well build a road a ! TE WE HAS x “om : = x J "LAE WME OF and mark it.” \ Re ee RW : : x Sart 3% Bentley jumped to his feet, glared a SNAMES, SAIN Er hy 2 TEE « ARSE [TTR \ RE se ) TE down at the foreman. “Listen, WALLS 1 ; R ; 5S aeiesin hime | F=outusen

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> \COPR. 140 wy NEA SERVICE, INC. T : DON'T WANT _ | | WANT YOU TO 85 [OW | AUNT GRACE RE NC WY ‘DEAR WES YOURE Pete, and open it when Mike gets | OO §f : ME TO MELD OUT Tose ) MIND YOUR OWN HN MR, POTVARD AS WIM 10 |] DON'T VALUE MYy-OBIN CRUTNEY / YOU 0K ready to drive? | RT AES SONS | TWO NEW GIRLS TO BE- / BUSINESS, PETER TO SEE YOU, COME IN BUT | WOULDN'T BET || CHARMING | BUT: THEN: “That's it. You do that, Pete. | : | FRIEND THEM? WHICH 18 TEACHING WBS CHUTNEY INVOLVED WITH THAT PER - YOU ALWAYS DO 1 Monnie's got the right idea.” That'll | 4 - a \ \ ENGLISH LITERATURE | BON --ROTYARD IF | E suit ‘you won't it, Mike?” The = ~ AND, IT15 ONLY BE : | wede Colonel looked first to Barnes, then | | > ) VOU ARE MY NEPHEW to his neighbor, cad oe hb THAT YOU HAVE THAT “Yeah, I suppose $0,” Bentley | — J JOB. DO YOU UNDER: conceded, resuming his place on the a y STAND swing. Monnie's laugh rang out. t = - - . m \ | “You should see that new hand ql B= | A ride, Mike,” she sald. “He likes air ’ ; . N a —Jots of it—Dbetween him and the saddle,”

Larry fought to control his anger, Eri (Re 4A made his voice lazily quiet, “Guess ys . pas Til turn in, Pete. Good hight Miss . AN Monnie. Good night, Colonel.” Barnes caught Np with him half ANSWER There ate no fur-bearing animals oh the Tand within way to the bunkhouse, “I wantee | the Antarctic Circle. to sock that guy, too, Collins. Glad Res SUN | you kept your temper and didn't row. I've some things to attend to |office. The patrol chief was wait- [oo say anything.” in town. I wasn't sure I was going ing for him in the editor's office. | “I wouldn't make a scene before | to stay when I came out here, you “These boys are all right,” Col. | Colonel and Miss Monnie, Pete, But | know.” | Harris told him, ‘“They'te ih oh | I hope this Bentley comes out to| Barnes grinhed. “Go ahead. It'll the know, too, They'll do anything | see ma put that gate in.” make Bentley wait at least one |they eah for you.” | “If he does, make sure he’s alone | more day for his gate.” “Good! Let's have a look at the | before ‘you ‘tackle him,” Pete| Tarty left the Hayhook early, [files oh Miss Monica Miles and | warned, reached town by mid-morning. He | Mike Bentley.” ney were at the Bunkhouse door. | drove to the hotel, changed his ("To Be Continved) “Thanks, Pete, I'll remember, And | clothes and called Col. Harris. Then wg VT say, how about ‘getting off tomor- lie hurtied ‘over to the newspaper | (AM *gjly nme ang ghsticiers in this

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