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MONDAY; AUG. 5, 1940 | THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES PAGE 13 SERIAL STORY — FUNNY SIDE uP By Abner Dean | OUR BOARDING HOUSE With Major Hoople OUT OUR WAY By Williams : o “|| I vE'S AS RELANED AS FA GIR CECIL PUT THE WJ WAIT TILL HE FINDS OUT : 7 THING TO S ummer w A A 7 ASPARAGUS ON TOAST! £f GVENGALI ON HIM LAST J) HE GNORED THROUGH 4 BUY BACK THERE AIN'T NEVER AT A0T O WoRK--

} T DON'T BELIEVE HE'S Hl NIGHT WITH THAT "WiLD NCOUNTRY WAM, GCRAMBL BEEN IN JAIL BEFORE --HE HAW! GIT BACK SHIFTED A TON OF & ANIMALS T HAVE KNOWN'] EGGS AND WOME MADE =m) NEVER EVEN SEEN A IN THAR!

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ACT! WHEN IT COMES TO { BLUEBERRY MUFFINS | JS RETS | a | IA uate Sue Tue IMPROVING ON THE FACTS, A FOR BREAKFAST! BE vO WON'T By MILDRED WILLIAMS | |esea. Li cui : Nawal: | ||} way HE WAS WHEN GIR CECIL 18 STRICTLY MARTHA REALLY 3 mz \ HAVE A MAN LEFT 1G, CE BR serene BES f [|| {1 WENT UP TO BED! AM Bic LEAGUE PITCHING! Jif SPRANG A FEED HSI INCA HOUR == HE'LL

A - TO ’ CAST OF CHARACTERS | of MH THIS MORNING ! > — KILL HISSELF, o. JORNNY REGAN-—voung man in love | " 1 iL SI . 4 7 S WN . 7 with two girls { oh PH | 7 $0 NY I» ; 4 Z JEAN REYNOLDS — Johnny's sweet. Ned anid - 3 8 x 2 a \i if \ 4 ¥ | /\ ) heart since childhoad | N IN i i JF - R . #8 : - / MOLLY TRAVERS ambitions young Ny RAeliress, { \ h ANDRE MASTERS — the Theater's | leading man. |

YESTERDAY: Yean lets Molly nse the | priceless Reynolds cameos for the play, Asks Johnny te get it back for ber, Molly interrupts a farewell, angrily fecuses Jean of running ant on a job, then turns an Johnny, when he asks | if she's afraid she won't get te wear the cameo. CHAPTER SEVEN HAS ANDRE MASTERS seen Jean?” Molly asked again, with a curious, panic-stricken glance What in the world has Andre Masters got to do with this?” John- ; hy wanted to know. “Jean did say | \& % wp 2 NHR b %

he was being nice to you. . . . Is

that it? SN ¢ G $47 5 = “J Good heavens, after that scene SG ' £ HE : || RR MUFFIN WAS : . ; E ) ROPE. 1940. J RWILLAMS 1 just interrupted—yvou kissing Jean | aan?” <i Na : E \ A of A LEFT, MAJOR= | REL asa bic A TLE : Lr "ua Stavice. ING. BORN THIRTY YEARS TOO SOON --that's a fine note to hand me!” -_ Sa = 3 X ” + . : | LI'L ABNER ~By Al Copp

is lv y oie, . {aH y Listen, Molly, don't get off (the (Copr. ne United Feature Syndicate, nc ‘A

point. Is Andre Masters taking up -= the few spare minutes vou used to| wy b p ‘+o he's ind in his dues!” AZ EF THIS PACKAGE \ SHE SAID, \ WE CAIN'T HOW D DO YOU HAPPEN | CUSS ME EF AM 2 YES. wl ee oe Ee I ole | saan 88 HRS WOVE Tit Oe « « « TEX EtG I HE ee REAL - TH GAL WHICH JAR GOTTA | WAIT T° ?.7P- 4 TO BE GOING IN | HAIN'T 7-DOES YO * 8 VERY MARBY © \S FRIENDS rage which rose within him | LEFT IT WERE Rt An DEE-LIVER |F-FIND QUT! | HOWDY THE DIRECTION HAPPEN T’' BE po TO TAKE YOU HUH P-THASS "ST told vou I havent any time for] HOLD EVERYTHING “AN TH’ 3 -FINGERED MAN \ \T T' TH’ { YO’ BETTER DO, OF THE STATE / GOIN’ THET WAY, &Y WITH ME - FINE 77- AN mance che Snanted. | TX Ihe Vou [rE ——— : [J WHICH=EF YO’ HAPPENS TO JGOVERNOR,\ GO Now. STRANGER! CAPITAL 7? Too ? \ 2 \ MY FRIEND” ) LIKES FRIENDS: mance,” she | — om | - I7r- ry ; =IN FACK A A ee a papyte a -——— MEET UWP WIF -WiLL KILL J QUICK 77-") PAPPY K AH and I like him IT we've got to. . = H-HE |S REAL ALSO = - ID y . ’ NS » LO ES strain that remark—I like you] | WFUL REAL A BOY V4 ND g FRIENDS 7

most “Marriage and love will have to be secondary with me for a long] time vet I can’t believe in any-| thing but the theater. Even Masters is strictly business.” She was speaking seriously. Johnny's hopes dropped She changed the subject abruptly. “You never did tell me whether Jean had seen Andre. He wants the cameo. and I dont want him to know vet that it belongs to her.” It was Johnnv's turn to wheel on her suddenly What are you talk-| ing about? When the play ‘is over, I'm to get back and send it to

her Anvway, it's bad lek for vou.” | HEH | tf oT " HUMPH! TAGHT INOW TOL TOME ‘How perfectly wonderful." said ji = syne Re EM OM HOT IE RANEH | NO ; WEEDS WOULD SHow UP 3 0 : i - Having Y READY, RED RYDER: Re. CHOW TIME / NPA ; : y RUN 2 COME AN’ Tr

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Moliv, plans working behind her —|

eves } ( > : i @ ie : | Rad luck? How fascinating. Tell : CT — N RRS !

me about 1 Johnny shrugged Just an old ston It was fashioned especially for Jean's great-grandmother. Hel fiance was bringing it te her from Tal He wagered the thing In a card game and lost. He handed over to the winne: and the man’s mistress killed him that night. Reynolds got the pin baek. Bad luck number one But it's not unlucky for the Reynolds. It fosters iove, under- : : standing and all the rest of that i _ : : g - : , SOPR. i EC. V NS

muck. But on all the occasions LaSSER 20 AY NEA SERVICE WNC. Y. ; 8-5

when it's ever got out of their . . Let's go out and grab a smoke. Can't smoke in the house you know |

hands. something terrible has hap- . . Ww pened to the one who has worn it.” =the wife claims it smells up the curtains!

~By Bushmiller

--- | NEVER SAW YOU LOOK

# 2 # FUNNY BUSINESS JOHNNY FROWNED "What p= — ww ! have vou got on vour mind, appren- = = St Zs 2% | ASHER Y

Ke / PUPPY LOVE \ CHANGE HIS 15 SERIOUS ! MIND

¥ Zo g \ -- HE othing to get upset about Re- ¥ » NS iia nember what I told you about a 50 yo’ sdge to get In on Broadway? Well ‘dl i . #

dre will love that.” si $ rn mn | & ea | WS 3 SIGH dre will love th she said QODNES ; > N\ SNE PRETTIER, MISS RITZ =e] Lo

E YER HAIR HANGIN' NATCHERAL LIKE DAT --- MUCH NICER THA ™M

Is my wedge. He's interested now because he likes the Bv the time I give the back. he'll be interested in me because I'm potentially a great

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Molly came over to him, held up

her pretty mouth. He kissed her Dearest Johnny, so disturbed \ / nd grim. Love me a little? "FR eg i ——— b——a \ very great deal. my darling. : J J ReaD a CHER ; SO YOU KNOCKED YOURSELF Ve ig = please don't let anvthing hap- 5 0 0 ns . : OUT! HA HA! SERVES YoU 5 w pen te that brooch. It's a very A AN 7] RIGHT, MR. &-MAN famous and valnable antique Johnny, I've been so jealous of Jean Reynolds, but I guess you're telling me the truth. She is a kind of sister to vou, isn't she?” Tohnny could hardly believe] what she was saving “Of course darling, Just a kid sister, nothing else { Could we have another picnic y tonight befor rehearsal? W : X . ’ : 4 missed vou re el vasa Ive n) A 8 of H ' f.c | Een CP, » ! 2 G ps en Johnny's blood Was singing in wr CORR 10D BY NEA SERVE We . 2 Yo “hy, Z : a = ba W™ EASY UNCONSCIOUS, IT SUDDENLY . his veins. He is Yes. Satine. “Get away from that bath, you birds!” 3 \ A V7. J RN ont 0% ON AE eg \S NO nd then he looked TOWARIA The | sss. i ————— - ; ? A 4 Td fs . ] oid nb NP SIU RY NA SEAVIDE INC. T. M. REG. U.S, PAT. OFF | HERSELF... AND SHE QESNY KNOW HOW!

door to see Jean Revnolds stand- N

ing there, a look of desperate] THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson —By Blosser

resignation in her face

M 1% » beg your pardons.” " | the said but Johnnvs such a | I Guess ; YOU'RE TO act [vo TIME TO r BY - BY, BOYS Casanova this summer, . , . I saw REPORT © Tuorp IN AS ATTENDANTS EXPLAIN GEE. AND WHEN YOU SEE Mr Bar)” ; 4 PETERSBURG . WE'LL PUT FOR THE FAMOUS | | NOW ----=s | WE SURE WHAT LIVE LINED Molly stopped smoothing her hai 7 : YOU RIBHT work! > ALASKAN RED THE BOATS HAD YOU uP FOR. YOU, and smiled at Jean sweetly It ; # = a ASOT IS PESSED ae doesn’t matter. I'm sony I was so ( =f fmm vEAVE J WROD YOUR GRATITUDE rude. I'd just come from rehearsal a ; NB mre Too VIOLENT! and was pretty fagged out of : - course, some of us can get the stuff back Jean stared at her incredulously “Mr. Earl didnt seem to think so.’ IN AAALRITILS He blew up. That's why I wat elect- a ed. And here I am, pals, in your ED NALAB AR.

hair again ma? Rut Jean didn’t get in their way AS .

ald not see her again after Saturday. The play opened on Monday and the Cape Cod papers raved ghout Molly s performance as Mrs | | Ix ons. Talent sc Shs pp ake COPR_ 1080 BY NEA SERVICE. INC. T. W. REG. U. &. PAY. OFF - n reer ¢ 3 " " . mushrooms and asked thousands of | w A PLANE \ RN : NOW THE. Q rection A I LESTION OF hin IN SANTA APPROACHING w Et 6 ; ; MOET VITAL \MPORIANCE ee tum YOXE BARBARA, FETE a. ifided in him each clue that indi- | pg» CALIFORNIAN. AG BO ' RO x = : cated any Broadway job for Octo- DURING THE : i hey There were more picnics, but A AY ITS ghe kept the affair as light ag the Ww NR ON gpray which stung their faces \ A BE SEEN He sighed and cursed ambition WR » hf A ND Some day vou may be sorry. How XS ( 7 SE he E re vou and The Wedge? “Op . \ [ter the reviews confirmed it i x ~ » , Z A NEITHER BOOTS > admitted IT had talent. He still : i / 7 : OR WLAE vibe / x \ Bd J >

Ants to buy the cameo. He knows E SL\GNTEGT its not mine, but he still doesn’t - lp w— | or AG rth LC) know to whom it belongs dg ~ NN THE SILENCE Have vou asked Jean about sell ing it to him? Not to him. I told her I like old \ STDIN Fwelry and wanted to buv jt.” That was far from the truth. ’ ABBIE AN SLATS Molly he said angrily. 7 oxy NDBR Sh WH OW AMANY SURE “i GOT HARK YES WITH HIMSELF -- The jad has a fever” | y " se Ne 3 SE NT J i ever Molly OPENINGS ARE THE : NL STAND Wow COVE YOU . NOTHIN’ AGAINST HIM, IT Re IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT

touched his temple lightly t : { i il worry, she isn* phe to sell ah IN A PRETZEL. 8s FELL ROR #i<E ROVERS. " WUGTA BEEN A TERRIEC HE CARS ~ me or anvbody else 3 y HES A SWELL Guy. + SR Baa Bo» AN SWER : The common form of preteel has three, AND A GREAT RIGKTER " LOSE YOU~BUT HE'S STRONG : EE A A sms ENOUGHR TO TAKE IT | THEL.climbed upon their bicv- it. I'm a fool about luck, and it cameo. even for "Molly he couldn't GUESS. HE'S A FIGHTER! cles ang started for home, just as does seem lucky for me. even if do that : “a . they had a dozen other umes. John- I'm not a Reynolds. Often in my | Molly reached over and touched ny wondered sadly what would come dressing room I take the brooch his cheek. Her eves looked into of the summer. Would their happi- from Mrs. Lyons’ costume and just his, deeply and compellingly. ness be as brief, and end as all sum- look at it. wishing it were mine “You'd want your bride to have mer romances ended? forever instead of just a week.” it for a gift from her groom, Johnny sald Molly when they “Why, Molly, I never dreamed wouldn't vou, sweetheart?” reached her porch, having pedaled you'd be sentimental over a thing Johnny's breath left his body. home In aimost silence, “I've heen like that.” What was she saying? thinking | “I am, though, and Jean would | “I'm serious, Johnny,” Molly said. Youre too beautiful to think.” ‘sell it to you. She'd do anything | “I'm going to take you up on that Johnny smiled. “What's on your you asked her to. She told me so marriage bid.” mind? ’ herself” | (To Re Continued) Make Jean sell me the cameo Johnny shook his head. No, he | ¢ x rd 4 I don't even want Andre to have couldn't ask Jean to sell him the ™ "Ft ar anh Bettioney ™ this

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