Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 May 1940 — Page 20

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1940 By Williams

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AST OF CHARACTERS MONTIE MILES-—her mania for fast | » driving almost wrecked her romance, LARRY COLLINS—-newspaper reporter, | * hunting the murderers of his brother, ! . MIKE BENTLEY—wealthy rancher, || ‘w= “OD \ A, p 3 ¢ knew ton much about aute accidents, |] ® J ( OR SAN ne : R " - Al v

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Bentley over the gate, but agrees to put | it in when Monnie insists, Bentley | makes disparaging remarks about Larry, | but Collins takes it rather than make a scene. The next day he goes to town, | stops at the newspaper office, |

CHAPTER SIX , . THE WEERS hurried by. Larry «’ # a : RS \ : : swung into the work on the ranch, hi } I; 1 : \ ; ¥\ nursed his aches in silence, and \ y ) was rewarded by Barnes approval and increasing friendship. Monnie and the Colonel were more friendly toward him, too. Both of them rode with the men during spring roundup and branding and

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the girl worked. She rode as well | SA ; N. : \ as any man, could cut a calt from | aE 5 3 : SA A NN a herd as skillfully as Barnes. WEAR % \ aR N He found Monnie riding beside | F& ces. ise by United Featore Syndicate, ine. RN him. All of the old animosity had © hE disappeared. “Dad likes the way you handle | cows and horses, too,” she said. | She wheeled her horse, skirted the herd at a run. Larry watched her go, hating Bentley.

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THE SPOILS OF SPORT

(AS SHE SINGS TONE a SA Hi 72 ONE, Er AND SHOOT MIM THROUGH TRE MEAD PIT EL BREAK HER POOR HEART.”- SNE 2L

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= = = LARRY FELT like a new man after he had washed off the trail dust, changed clothes, He waited | until twilight, then walked to the | ranchhouse. Monnie was alone on the porch, crisp and summery in| white. She looked as if she were dressed for a party. Larry stopped at the railing. “There's a dance in town tonight. Some radio band. Would you like to go?” ; ny “I'm sorry vou didn't ask me soon- § " A NY L {4 22% we : f A ol er. Larry,” she answered smiling. | i A A FRC CW SAR 2 g | ia li or BUT ANYWAY LETS Ris Nes JER TSH Cop a LAD’ WOULD BE goo

“That's why Mike rode over to meet gy ; NN Yi ~~ Fe : ! vo with | KT: HL , WELL RED, THAT ORNERY : us today. He asked me to go with hk i DR ARSHAL HAS SREANZ ED A : ME COULD HAY R OLTENT ? OR LS ™ MEN ox BE BACK TILL ) (1 SMELL TROUBLE

him.” QUTA OU MORE MER “© “Okay, thanks, Maybe some other time.” Larry started to leave, but] nN; she stopped him. “Come up and talk until Mike] comes, won't you? Dad's working on the books. I want to know more about your secret past.” She moved over on the swing, making room for him beside her. Larry couldn't refuse, “Now, let's hear more about the man who quit his job to be a cowboy,” she commanded. Larry shook his head. “Ynu heard all that this afternoon. We'll talk about you.” | “That won't take much time. Daughter of the toughest and best rancher in these parts. Drive a| car too fast. Don't know much| book-larnin’ but I make tolerable biscuits. Free, suntanned and 21.” | “There's a bit more to it than that,” Larry said. “First place, youre not quite 21—you won't be ; until August—Aug. 26, I believe.” | / =” bp = : 2 R MH ETN “How did you find that out?” J = | V i / v A ( N SRN Monnie demanded, lights dancing aa Co KR \) in her eyes and a smile dimpling WY her cheek. “A top cowhand knows every-| thing,” Larry answered, in mock seriousness. "Let's see, . . Went to school in New Orleans until they «kicked you out. Then tried some “school in St. Louis. Then the uniXersity. You studied some there, made the dean's honor roll, once. | lected beauty queen during your Senior year—" _ Monnie turned to him, frankly puzzled. “Pete's been talking—” “You wrecked one car while at state,” Larry went on. “One boy was hurt—got yourself engaged to an Eastern fellow and a writeup in a gossip column. But you went to | Dallas and forgot him. Been arrested for speeding some eight] times—" “Even Pete doesn’t know that—" | “Don’t interrupt— You roped in * a rodeo, led two parades. You've| “had four automobile accidents and N wyou testified at the coroner's in-| hh quest when this—this fellow was/| {#\ SYound dead In a burning car on @i “the canyon road. . . .” Bn The Colonel's voice interrupted. “Monnie! Telephone, for you!”

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“All right, say ‘Ah’=but for the love of Mike take it easy!” FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia

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LOOK SLUGGO---ISN'T THAT SILLY NEW GIRL FUNNY LOOKIN' ?

WELL, I'M JUST CONTROLLIN' MYSELF == IT WOULDN'T WANT TO HURT HER |

FEELIN'S, Y'KNOW!

YOU KNOW ABOUT PEOPLE'S FEELIN'S

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IN THESE PARTS, ME BOUNCIN' BUCKO, YOUR KIND WEAR

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WAKING PEOPLE UP AT THIS HOUR TO_ FIND OUT IF HES TOO PAT. GO GET HM, HUGO |

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Eat! men " SHE WAS gone only a minute or gh two. “It was Mike. He won't be here until later Something happened to delay him—one of the men got hurt—" she explained, then dismissed Bentley from her mind. “Larry Collins, where did you find out all that about me? Some of it was in the papers, but not in any you could have seen. How did you know?” “Power of the press.” The words slipped out before Larry realized | what he was saying. “Then you're a newspaperman. What are you doing here, getting atmosphere for a story?” we “Something like that. But you'll “Have to keep my secret for a while. “ft wouldn't do for the Colonel, or ‘Barnes—or—or Bentley to find out ~avho I am just yet,” Larry cautioned, ~then asked: “Pete said something about you hitting a cow, getting hurt, Bentley saving your life. Power of the press | didn't cover that, What did you do, “hush that one up?” #~ “WHy, I never hit a cow in my =4ife! Pete was just kidding!" wr» “Tt eouldn’t have been the time +Ahe car went off the road up the| #fanyon, could it?” Monnie shook | mer head, looked away. She seemed

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“unusually disturbed by his question. | “I don’t know anything about any | accident on the canyon road,” she) ‘answered, almost coldly. “But yeu do, Monnie, you do. You| were there, you helped pull the dead | man out of the burning car. You testified at the inquest. Bentley tes-| tified at the same time—" Monnie jumped to her feet, faced | Larry. Anger darkened her face. “I told everything I knew about that— I don't know what youre talking about. Why should I know anything about— What's it to you anyway? What are you doing here, , spying on me?” She turned her) ‘back on him | "His fingers bit into her shoulders] as he tumed her around to face «him. He waited a second, searching her eyes, then spoke slowly, delib‘verately: iv “I hope I can trust you, Monnie, {iyou have to tell me all about that 1'accident. I have to know. I have iia right to know.” + “Why?” 4, “The man you helped pull from ‘that burning car was my brother, {Hugh Collins!” Ni (To Be Continued)

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