Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 July 1940 — Page 17

WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1940 THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES PAGE 17 SERIAL STORY— | FUNNY SIDE up By Abner Dean | OUR BOARDING HOUSE With Majer Hoople out OLR Way. By Williams

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BOASTED TO ALVIN ABOUT WINNING 14 THAT A FUNNY WAY 4 HOOPLE'S #2 fi 80 AWFIL WARM TODAY | OVER. HERE - 7 OLYMPIC HONORS AS A BICYCLE RIDER, § FOR A MAN TO TAKE J UNCLE wan HE'S fit | E WERE JS GONNA | HERE'S A BIG

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J AND T WOULDN'T WAVE FOUND MYSELF JHIE DOGS OUT FOR gf THE ONLY MAN git | RINSE OFF A PATCH OF GRASS N THIS EX / ww EGAD, WHY DID FATE RING 2? 224 THAT ESCAPED #1 E ’ 3 THAT NEEDS

Wonderful ® =a : [eres v ME TOWARD A DOWNMILL STREET ? Sr 7 [reom cosTers 2, FERTILE = : : p : : WHAT ih I OO NOWF® rl NTE \_LheT FIGHT! , "a GE \ d= 3 } - : f um a ) | : ] 7 — % 25. By ISABEL WAITT | R&.. JE (1 11] |( «oops! In = : | § Oo 2 : o 3 N ot 1 | CONTROL wu sop J { 0 f ; : i a es | ME SOMEONE CAST OF CHARACTERS | . AI NRE CC uli] | : r= JT ACE WARREN-—A fi.vear-old frav- > 4 iy \ RR ) AWK . r er en rovite fro Bnston tn s eles ’ , 3 i) C= | / . Ww WN NF ens! reed oy NE | 1 ON » \ J A Is 3 f 4 Peace safelve——a larger order than he exe. | i |

rected RHODA 1LOWEL! Wavne's fancee, thinks Peace a nuisance Doesn't like crossing the country to get mayvried, either, CAROLE LOVE—A movie stat DARBY and JOAN—Peace's pet turtles,

YESTERDAY After a frantic search, Denny finds Peace in Mr. Ogden’s state room, watching Darby and Joan swim Denny dislikes the man, resents it when

Rhoda accepts an invitation te bridge He hac little opportunity to talk to Carnle as the train goes west, Denny

cannot forget how circumstances prac- | tically forced him to ask Rhoda to mar. rv him. Rhoda receives a telegram from Bertrand. CHAPTER NINE THE THREE, Rhoda, Denny and 3 , SAAT Re » J 8 : . , j Peace, stood in the station, watch-| . x a AS £ ron, Ss 3 Ba fr 4 4 z Ee : loon 5 = ing an intent voung Indian ham- : } \ R= , : 2 mer out a silver bracelet

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candy is from Mrs. Ogden. Isn't he } ig a She grabbed the poo, iit cr BE iti ¥ ttre Widnte. Wea. by the &rm, and said ner | LY, . Fhoulder: “Weve Seen eHou O'! “You remember Presto, the robot 1 patented last vear , , . well now || FORTHE LAST | STRANGERS: GREAT SCOTT THEY'VE \ /~ this. Come on, Caleb set's gO HE'S invented something 1” \ SEEN IN THAT NEERNG on Ser back and play honeymoon bridge.” | mmm eee : FIFTEEN MINUTES” 2 Ss RoRo Carole also had bought a gift for; HOLD EVERYTHING By Clyde Lewis } NO HUMAN BEING oi a %-3 NOBODY

Peace, a small Indian doll. “ ‘Caleb!’ Vib } we) ; RR Did you hear that?” she asked 3 Denny and Rhoda Fast worker!” “He isn't the only one.” Rhoda raid Carole turned awa perplexed She might have been astonished had she ard Rhoda explaining sh, { Iv before a i ut 1 he teleg ram Bertrand had ired he wanted Rhoda to wait, too. “What about marrving me and Keeping the fortune in the family? Please reconsider, Bertrand.” And Denny haa been sweet when she told him, although he had not been as &ngry fs she expected him to be NX i haul Denny caught up with ‘Carole. | jase \ | ) ern Ue ae Snes “Wai Peace hasn't thanked you! [

for the papoose. Tell me, has that ; V4 | RED RYDER

old geezer been trying to sell you

well? i OR I. MISSY BABS, ME YES, MISS! [ WANTA P € 30 (( 1 = : ” j ! an oil well N S, MISS. [ COR RED-- HE'S SC M A POOR. SPEECH MAKER, [~~ / RED RYDER. “Ne x ATTA AAA . i 3 CALLUM YOU BACK T-TELL YOU -- WELL EMBARRASSED! I {50 ~ SINT ¥ ——— FL ws N¢ i We Ho wood people are v | |INKITCHEN ‘CAUSE NOD SBE —- 1 WANA BE LITE Ee RY © TLL COME TO T™ POIN ~ ME TALK TO wise. Get baskets full of flimflam. } ] | RED RYDER WANTUM SY THAT - - - TO PROPOSE ! Rut frankly I'm worried about Mrs : / | MAKE TALK! 3 King. She's practically abandoned - i

. 2 v 3 ’ A { \ P Nt { : p y £ VW ) me. Feel as if ought to protect |F : . 3 { \ . Ba) KITCHEN] Vas & _ her She's so gullible And care- - ¥ aa . Foi ¥ i \ fa 3 “3 2 " \ pow v Fi» less! Now she’s lost her husband's / po g ; WEL ~ 9 ~My ; ) "(os 5 INDIAN | / IR last gif nN expensive, gold cigaret / ‘2 s ‘ ) } - f { = / SIG

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look like that,” Rhoda 1 haven't jilted vou, as (COP 1340 wv ra SFRviCT NE YT WL REG US PAT OFF oe iis would sav. But T may ask| «xt's a special job for a gentleman whose relatives invited {themselves — By Bushmiller

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pushed HE. je WASHINGTON TUBBS iI —By Crane rp of pas- : " OA . , a . ; door. wi : - im S32 WE THOUGHT WED HIT A WOMAN, SEE. WE OT) fl 1 DUNNO. MAYBE SO — ONLY SHE'S Go ALL CARS! | BRIOURS LATER: | EVERY ROAD'S 7 THERE! DIDN'T I SAY | the ‘cay eg > He w oe OUT OF THE CAR TO HELP HER WHEN TWO A BRUNETTE NOW, INSTEAD OF for NUN 2 . WILSON wet \ BLOCKED, YET | THIS HELGA WOLFE Calo . | oo. TWO _NMEW RAW UR. AND if A BLONDE WN / WE NOBODY MAS [ WAS A SLIPPERY

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“The wav vou act, vou'd think 1 was a criminal!”

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see Rhoda's heather | “Jil CURIOUS. WORLD p By William Ferguson

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get lost, Caleb! 1 HOPE THIS il ii i i ——— COME ON ==~=== [ Well. IF You can [ Me. kRATS,

(ing. as Denny came | EXPRESSES MY OPINION { | AND I THINK COME ON! HOW SORRY, MR, HEAR. , MAYBE YOU CAN THAT WASNT stop him somebody! | OF You, WISE GuY / (Hi | HAT PAL OF | MANY TIMES DO ~~ A BIT MANLY |

“on, Dennis. He'll die out there | fii) YOURS BW PROB L Have To Tap N \ , 1 the desert iH RIT (it bo !11111} fH ATTEN 1 1 ABLY JUST AS YOu IN ORDER 1 ; [ es Runnin , little way forward, | i {111111 nN | \ fi FRESH / TO GU INE A YOu BRY, AY 4 : - enny cuppt s hands: “Ogden! | l RAHA A : J ! i bP Pai eg i >. § te y » ome back But the flving figure | Mi HH bl : lil N 77% \ , . ¥ 7 J : He said no more trains for him. | Sl il a. JZ. IIR I i ; 7 [1] 'his is his second wreck, poor man | : . Hi = / 1 ne vailed rs C “ Cyr > iil oS 7 \ | ® Eh ean, WE CINGERS C : ¥ ill ¢ | a nt wnat] THAT SRE AZL 7778S 221 ctl | / A bg / A J RB ca Sure it is.” Denny comfort- IS NOT JUST AN! EXPRESSION. " - ly - ; \ =~, J f 4 / V ok Aq,

oc But have vou seen Miss Love? | SOME PERSONS HAVE ALL TI haven't put Peace’s hand in| 7ZVVO=-OOINTED FINGERS,’ her Hang onto her while I find} INSTEAD OF 74REE. Carole |

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over the tram. Everything appeared i IN GASOLINE TAXES tn be in good shay and nobody) SINCE THEIR knew anythin : : INCEPTION IN (910.

“All abo-o-0-0-00ard!” “Me Jost Joanv!” howled Peace. Johnny who? demanded the condauctol 3

Your boy, madam?’ Mrs. King let go Peace's hand and grasped her beads nervously “Its all night, conductor. Just & turtle. But that man running down the track—see? Near that auto- OW DOES h aie : : z == a : mobile—he was on the train.” 2.20 2 ' uth Var Buren “Bet he pulled the brake. But LIGHTNING = ABBIE AN' SLATS ‘ By Rach why—out here in the dese:t? CAUSE THUNDER 9 CORR. 1540 BY Nex Schvice, we. PSST--- THERE WAS A PHONE MESSAGE THERE'S THE. BELL w] [175 WS WikE THATS GONG TO / L-LOOK* HE'S \ “Funny business. All abo-oard! ¥5. 0.5 PAV. I0FF. FOR ONE O'YOU MUGS DIDN'T CATCH FOR THE SECOND # WEAR HIM DOWN THE HOSPITAL IT'S MIM SHES | SLUGGIN’ IT OUT Step lively, please ANSWER~—Lightning compresses the air, leaving a partial vacoum. | Tug NAME BUT | GUESS IT'S YOU. YOUR REMEMBER, SON-* YOU CAN WIN, BY A CALLING FOR 7---IF | DO WHAT THEY THAT # THIS FIGHT WITH HIM ® IT'S Rhoda and Carole both came up Other air rushing in to fill this space forms the wave motion that pro- | Wire's BEIN' TOOK TO THE HOSPITAL -~ DONT GET NEAR DECISION ~/ ABOVE TELL ME -- OUTBOX HIM: ITAL TAKE HAS GOT TO END SUICIDE ™ HE'S fo Wie Denny Wis Sending. duces Ie woe. SHE'S CALLIN’ FOR YOU-~ HIM 2 IF HE EVER ALL KEEP OUT | | TIME. AND ALL THAT TIME =~ SHE'LL ” HROWIN “Where's the infant?” Rhoda de- sis z oe OF HIS REACH ™ RE CALLIN’ FOR manded, stepping aboard. Carole| “II though she was With you. killed! He must keep his wits about followed She let go my hand. Don't be ex- him. “She with Mrs. King. On the ik y “The movie star— Carole Iove! train. Just & second, conductor, cited, Mr. Dennis. Miss Love went , po * oe OO Toole Have to make sure to the observation platform te see girl? Theyre waving.” The conductor signalled a brake- if she got left behind, and now Denny could see two tiny dots, man. who disappearad. “You gt Miss Lowell's gone tno. Anyway. diminishing like Alice in Wonderon. Hell look.” Caleb will find her, in case . . . ” land as the limited gathered speed. Rhoda reappeared. “Okay.” she] DENNY WAITED to hear no “Nobody's going to stop this train called 1 can see Mrs. King.” more. but tore through car after again,” thundered the irate conThe hrakeman signalled. and the car until he came to the observa- ductor coming up behind them. conchictor hustled Denny up the tion. A erowd was massed on the “Late now! Well telegraph from steps tiny platform outside. the next stop.” He hurried to Mrs, King and saw| “She jumped. I saw her!” eo (To Be Continued)

that she was quiet alone, weeping. someone,

“Where's Peace?” __ _ “Who jumped?” Peace would be (an oY a A Sheers a this