Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 June 1940 — Page 24

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SERIAL STORY— FUNNY SIDE UP re OUR BOARDING HOUSE

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By HARRY H. KROLL

CAST OF CHARACTERS ROSSY M’AFEE—went to college to play baseball, get an education and sete a feud. JUDY TOLLIVAR—daughter of Lincoln College’s president. HANNAH SHRIDER— hillbilly girl who followed Rossy to college.

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pitching. Coach Hurd warns Rossy to © pegs ; x Sa % A (ENA or 2B | learn to content hi rmper, Bock ite {Ns : A BN ay CRT NA to Dr. Tollivar. The president decides J : ; i J 2 5 =O LLY = i to go up into the hills with Rossy. / 2 2 x = 8 | CHAPTER TEN LY) ; NN COACH HURD'S ball team|f worked like horses getting into “+ shape those bright spring days. * _They played an exhibition game|} . ~~ With one of the strong high school NN teams in the territory, and got a

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hurt his arm. : J) X N 3 Z The time now was going toward| Dp oor. 100 3 LO : Sn | the first real contest between Lin- Henle A THE RADIO STUDIOS — CHICAGO." | | THE BAD NEWS IS PHONED TO DOGPATCH- YOURE ASSUME” WT AH DONT CARE EF AH

“Her fiance leaves her here when he’s out of town!” Pr ’ . : ob HAIN'T A RADDIO STAR NO goin and Sbyihern, \ WHAT ON EARTH'S ¥ THE SPONSOR “1. FF YOU WERE ZZ OH, YASSUN/-AN.AR | BZA MN MO'= ALL AH CARES ‘BOUT “I'm pitching you, remember,”

HOLD EVERYTHING By Clyde Lewis | | T™ MAS JUST DROPPED I TERRIBLE WILL NEVAH BE. IN IS — HE LOVES ME 7" Hurd told McAfee. “You nurse that|[~ THIN’ BUT A 3 . 2

TONIGHT 7/7 YOU WERE INA arm like it was one of the quin- : tuplets, bub!”

HE DOESN'T MOOD ON .2= 3 > JOY NG IGHT”. =z MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY £ ACC <<) A . Lie==> OH, LI'L THERE HAVE BEEN MILLIONS § CRY ANY MORE - ; > JABNER LOV : { g =.)N5 ABNER” “I've got it laid up in the incu- SORROWFLIL SUE bator, Coach,” Rossy said.

OF COMPLAINTS. HOW q TE = THEY SEL SHER SZ i AN’ THASS ME? 2 & 2157 HANDKERCHIEFS ? ro Rossy would meet Hannah now 41 Ie 29) 22, ; = ANG 3 and then between classes, or stroll- = Ti ELE / og Al 7s ing across the campus in the lovely gv il 4 Na sunsets. hina . . “Hi, hillbilly!” \she would call to him. Since the boys were giving her sucH a rush, she no longer pursued him, keeping the home fires of a former marriage engagement burning. Yet they had never formally broken off that engagement. “Hi, you educated hick!” he would Sis ) l retort. TR ; ; “We-well, in a way—" oN Gi = x BUST MY BUCKLES IF IF 1 WAS A MITE ( WHAT’D 1 TELL. AUPLE MORE ME NO LIKE-UM | “Listen, squirt-gun “she said one SN S55 Lo BABS # SHE'S COME “© HELP SHE ANT CUTE AS A YOUNGER,I'D RE You 2 TH' MONEY MAYBE DAYS ON WHITE MAN'S WILD- | day.” You may not know it, but ; 3 HER OLD DAD RUN THIS LITTLE BABY QUIT HUGGIN' APICK : WRONG AB0LT "I "LITTLE BEAVER, Srgue oLP i you're being taken for a sweet BEATIN’ HOUSE / BURRO 75a i 2 % WNIIDER * sucker. Just wait and see! Going -_ pt WwW. \ THOS to the big league! Like the devil! SHG AXA SI a “I hear tell, Coach Hurd’s pitch- IN Ney De ah, od ing you against Southern. You witht 3 va %» Aad Ga wi. BE Lf a game arm. Well, right there’s| 2 \ : where you | drop your little gum- Nar X Ng Jo) i

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drop in the sand, sweetheart!” > 45 or “Is that so!” SE ox) ky 7, “Yah. For you're going to stand : 0 FRC. up. there and get to thinking about I ; ; them heads you want to bean. It’ll| Fo : : / hb / ay = ly ( a grow on you, and grow and grow. ey WN - ly 8 = iy, 7 3 AR Dey, 1 CT And you'll get wild and walk a mess = 3 J / Ze id ¥ of men, and Southern will bag that : : game. And you'll go ctawl in a : hole and then shrink up and leave| | CoPr. 1940 BY NEA SERVICE. INC. T. M. REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. 6-13

nothing but some gristle and soup “But, Agatha, it was my turn tonight to have the trap!” : HELLO, NANCY? AND I SUPPOSE, AS: USUAL, YOU'VE O.K,---1 IS MRS. j ) : ;

bones. Hy an pncrout ang) FLAPPER FANNY . By Syvia NO, SIR--- SHE HAS| 4 DAY, TO HEAR WHAT THEY Sd

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added, with a hushed portent, and : . wn turning suddenly she fled. | 4 TWO LADIES VISITING WERE" SAYING ---

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” ” ” THE DAY of the game was as clear and lovely a time in the mountain spring as anybody could ask for. The gray, potty man in easy tweeds, with narrow blugleyes with southern sandy light still in “them, was, Rossy knew, Ike Hill, the famous scout. Hurd put him in a good seat on the weathered grand- =, PLUCKING stand. . E - i The band was out in gala dress. ve rrRane =A 2 Hannah Shrider, with the hill music 3 | : - TATE a - . : - In Ber bongs, had made the band Vv! : WAITLL HE COMES HERE Zl Bl ( EASY! 600D OL' EASY! [ICANT LET HIM WALK INTO A TRAP BOT LEESTEN, BULL. ; 70 PELICAN ISLE, BY § 20 SEE TIN | OBOY! I KNEW HE'D - || THO. HOLY : : : RIM! THANK GOODNESS, THIS 1S

and now she was a lean, slim, pretty TLE THER AE Ml 1 out there in her organe-and- ’ . F lie? a Da. p gir ga THERE WON'T BE LONG : _ ONE TIME THEY LEFT THEIR BOAT TUB OUT To DEEP WATER TO WAIT, NOW THAT HE dl —— _ -{_UNGUARDED! : — 5 i : ‘ SINK TT ¢

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cheerleaders. All in white with bits of orange about her — the college colors—she | was giving the cheer section all the personality she had. Rossy warmed up with old ‘man Leacock. With the hour going. toward 2, the noise of warming. up sank up to a sudden calm. Rossy and the old coach came and sat on the bench. “Play ball!”

Rossy walked, with ing feeling of uncertainty, out to e mound.

The first batter for Southern ad- AANA ri “_" : = aN . vanced to the plate with three bafs.| fo: a I HOPE WE DONT ~~ Su a : ; oo J ) = RE, BUT IF SHE WAS | === CHICKEN EN Heo Sigeprat) two and grinned (at) papas ios aT TTT 3 STARVE WHILE WERE: [* Boy, IT SURE WAS E IN" HOLLYWOOD, “THEY'D no How ! | | casSErOLE , PRIME Rossy, who stood rubbing the ball ‘pn “Have you an appointment?” NG FOR THE A SHOCK WHEN IL PROBABLY BILL HER AS A ° I {| RIBS A LA FOUDET=~~ his hip. y ? GIRLS TO: POWDER. SAW HILDA / DID SHE RETTY / DOUBLE FEATURE / 3 : SIDES OF THE

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the catcher called again, “Play ball!” Rossy wound up and the first pitch went wild. ' Rossy pitched again and the umps called - strike one. But the third pitch was wild again, and so was the fourth. Rossy shot a hard b straight ball down the groove for| | . T. M. REC. U. S. PAY. OFF. the next strike, and then it was a| ° sc game of wits and accuracy. Rossy tried to cut the plate with ” ISNTISTS

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tried to crowd the plate for a o pn ——— : MSS CORA ,OR : BOOTS SHOULD AN DUSK AS S00N ASL THE HUMAN OTLEY AM BE HOME ANY || READY AN’ WWN'L FINSH MOWWG , GOSH] | NAME FOR WM | YES INDEED we A

dodge. The fellow’s head was low, ‘ his neck stuck out ever so little. ; BODY REACHES WOME MINGTE DOGGONE ,\T SHO AM TN SURE \S GREAN , MOST COMMENOCARLE. YOUNG MAN 4 Something in Rossy’s soul began : : ITS PEAK AT ; NOW = GRAND, HALWY' ENE 'N- HAMNG SOMETHING TO | HES THE SORT OF CHAP 1 L\WE TO to itch to bean that head, smash . ; ABOUT , / - ONE HOME - MAGNE 00 L NEED PLENTY Ste COME TO CALL ON BOOTS that grin off that gloating face. TWENTY -SiX AGN J) al 1] DINER w J OF WRDIWSORK 0 | He walked the first man to try to ee ABOU Hi savé his lost soul. He walked the next man, too, and ; ; A : for about the same reason. The ; WA » third batter up filled the bases, The o : Fire Sis man coming up was some remote ; : Is / Tock OF WM tribesman of the Tollivers. An- . A other hillbiily guzzling the gruel of book learning to get to play ball, to have a chance at big time. : ny j ‘Sammy Tolliver, and Southern’s| [TIS ESTIMATED Taku es , best batter. : THAT EVERY y a ; : : : rer MEADOWL ARIZ : : ” /; Lh fers. 1940 ov nea stavice, | [SINCE HE WAS A LITTLE BABY \_

ROSSY HEARD Judy's voice cry-| ~~ _!S WORTH ONE A: pg ASE Moni] vec io aicE te Ee TAME h : MVM ORRY, PLEASE, MOMMA | | YES--MY MIKE = HE IS-~ YOU MUST OH YES-~| AM // | SAVE MY MONEY : ing the cheer pattern. “Fan that| DOLLAR A YEAR I SA g | MSS ABBIE< TALK, TALK, ) ROMERS-DON'T |.| COMING HOVE HE RAS B J|| THESE LAST TWO YEARS. ALWAYS I | |LPLanep FoR Wik To BE A

AS A DESTROYER : ! man, fan that man. ...” ; iT ABO IKE ===1 STOP. of NOT KNOW WANTED MY MIKE TO BE A GREAT OF GRASSHOPPERS B | FORGETATAY YOU HAVE [ABOUT OUR BV: | | MiEkE-Br-HEo J ARTIST~TO PAINT BEAUTIFUL «= NAMED H-~ MICHAEL

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“Play ball!” came the cry, .and - roar mingled with a groan. 2» : THE MOON ARE Se 2 / Tolliver‘ snickered and yelled, in 413 | BETTER KNOWN THAN : g 5 : 5 a voice that carried all over the SOME REGIONS OF : a ~ : i grounds, “Bub, my head’s up here!” ja UR OWN E f x i» | He tapped it with a long fingers. 2 WIN Sam No 4 ; Judy broke from the cheerlead- ANSWER—Right. Telescopes give us detailed views of the moon's ¢ ; :

ers. “Knock his block off, Rossy!” 2 i 2 > y That brought a roar .of laughter surface, the heights of its mountains, and the diameters of its craters.

applause from Lincoln boys. and Pp és his time getting ro without name. He pitched and the|terrific baffling curve all he could

for the next pitch. rsharp_curve broke at the plate and| put behind it. He heard the fierce “Come on, steady there, McAfée,” the umps bawled: crack of the ball in the catcher’s came a solitary powerful voice out| “St-str-rike one!” | mitt, saw the swirl of the bat. of the domeful calm. Rossy pitched again, knowing the| ‘You're out!” umps .squalled. —Rossy turned and looked straight|batter would wait him out. “Strike Up went a roar that revived all

at Dr. Tollivar, sitting next to the|two!” the despairing manhood in Rossy : = ; : : man from New York. #That’s the old stuff!” came a|McAfee. He fanned the next two : " ® » 0 In that moment, by a mingling of shout. The cheerleaders swung into|batters in one-two-three order and ) fr Indiana olis Public ‘cunning and clairvoyance, Rossy Now his|had the curious feeling in getting - { - > 1 § 3h

2 action, Rossy grinned. was informed that this man look-|face was cool. himself out of a hole that he had

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cause of his death—or murder. his hand that now he was through (To Be Continued) Rossy drew in a breath. His|f g. - Rossy wound up with Bm any chard : feelings ere strange and deep and mpddening leisure and gave his ‘A ECS James Ard Sharicters in this