Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 September 1940 — Page 30

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| SERIAL STORY— | FUNNY SIDE UP By Abner Dean QUR BOARDING HOUSE With Major Hoople By Williams | i: 77 EAP! vane WHAMNOPPLE NEEDN'T HAVE BEEN 17 THERE HE GOES AGAIN wan 2 — : cg sp i. ES | A : / \ PE ee ; OM , THAT ? THAT'S I SEE TH DOCS IDEA « Love On bE ing | ELS a ar ry aL Ly TH GUY WITH TH' AIRPORT X ; -\4[ 1 DON'T FUNNY = {[ HE KNOWS SHOPS 1S

{150 1S AVERY LOW PRICE FOR ONE FOURTH A BEACON FOR A 8CHNOZZLE! |J8 KNOW=TH' \ A DOCTOR \ FULL OF TOBACCO AND N wrerest IN THE "HOOPLEFLOW, Wav NOR DID [EVERVBODY SEEMS TO THINK OF 0: Sem ot WoULON | THAT WON'T | TOOL BUMS, AN' HE'S . WN SAR 0 RE 3 rT. 2 T UKE HIS ATTITUDE IN TERMING (T AN OLD 7) ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT WHEN WHUT'S TELL ME TELL A GOT A EVE FER Th L 8 & SRE CR Nh 7 10EA! EGAD, FROM NOW ON, WHAMNOPPLE, | HE sows OP wa HE MUST BE THI |°] 80 I CAN'T [GLY WHAT [BUSINESS == TLL BET e ine : x a .¥1 . { YOU ARE OFF 7 Ei FOR, TELL YOU / HER TAWIN'| THAT GUYE GOT : | ) i HAP A MEDICINE | LATHE LIVER AND A i ? -— FER . SPOON IN HIS

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By PAUL FRIGGENS

CAST OF CHARACTERS °C ov) YE A La et CARRIE LANE—An Eastern girl who | | {& i 8 ¥ df. 3 § Sag ob 4 N CR Same into the frontier West to find a | 3 > N.C o SR . FOR RAISING ome | : | 2 of 3 RS . MARK DEUEL — A homesteader who | y pL I y 8% ! OR A SOME MONEN keens hiz business te himself y Rd oh i 3 i 1) QUICKLY : ASHTON OAKS—A land agent, with ; J } town lots te sell

YESTERDAY-—Mark finds Ed Tavlor ®t the blaze, learns that Carrie had _come to the Tavlers' soddy. But with the fre across the creek, hoth men realize Mrs. Tavier and Carrie face new danger Mark rushes to Tavier's, honing that the women have taken the wagon to town He finds the wagon overturned. the horses in their stalls, CHAPTER ELEVEN ' NT] Ey 5 : | TERROR FROZE Mark Deuel’s O | 11 oN ol i BH + WH 2 ; “ I ——— SS | - p pl heart as he stood in Taylor's yard, Bs #; 7 © Ni ' NE ” a HTT TT or =< > = {| Mr watching the fire licking closer by WOR a LON TEN . RNR I y 5 pd HHT TT 2 listening to the shrieking wind, and it 3 cr ] ENS i ” y/ HHT g—~ pom WL knowing Carrie and Mrs. Taylor ; had not escaped in the wagon For a long moment he seemed Rtunned | ; ; : ; | Then Mark remembered the 3 NE 3 ; ae a : rd 5 ; |

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out. With the first fury of that | [si SE a oF hie - TE " ee lt storm Carrie and Mrs. Taylor would . : EE —— —— have rushed for the shelter of Ed's ud h NO REASON WHY AM DUNNO HOPE LAZONGA RECKON wer ¥ shallow cellar The wagon had a cakidaecituve\ortibtte Wie E | CAIN'T BE A SUCCESS EXACKLY 1S A-LOOKIN'/- rr x 7\ SHOW LAZONGA | UMC overturned on the heavy door, pin A iT aE am > - 4 AT WOOIN A BOOTIFUL WH E'S GO, SWEETIE ~ ’ ” H E ( hing them in Mark saw it all! «you can keep those love letters I sent vou from South Africa... | SY HEH waa Se NOLO STYLER £ of ) h WOE = “i Cleary Wie Ye hin From nie) all 1 want is the stamps!” CALLED ME REPULSIVE" s i OO - THEY STAYS | uproot With a ¢c™y 1e ran from the rn mn - — RECKON THET MEANS REPULSIVE / XA 8 | WOOED PF ASSIBILIT

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He reached the cellar, saw the

storm had overturned only the

light wagon box and that the doo SX Y was free of the wheels Almost frantically then, Mark tugged at the box, pulling it away. ‘Carrie! Mrs. Tavlor!” he shouted fs he jerked the heavy box. Mark—Mark It was ‘Carrie *That you, Ed came a second

Voice

| - 1 = -~ a ; J \ With one final heave, Mark } AM | ? YV X / . . Ln : cleared the door, pulled it open . ce . . == = a Sand oN Fon . v ) a 0 5

Carrie and Mrs. Tavior, white and . \ v 3 )

disheveled tood before him | 5 . Exactly what happened after that | 3 § RR EC . . ee : _ Mark never knew except that Mrs : Ads (= \ YOU CAN SEE RYDER, AND «= “ET KEEP ON ALL RIGHT, : do IF YOURE CALNTIN ON Taylor was inquiring anxiously |{:" J ; ; 5 ! + ron Fa— J TE "x ONE -EVE i / SAT FAMOUS DOCTAR | 4 ‘ \ 2 ~~ a , ON ol \ { Ye CN Cg grou re Me bE reassuring he 3 : e > NG \ / SA. AND SOU Wank] RP > aN ge i) RYDER 7 it ANY and Carrie, ‘crying softly, was close : ~ ; BE ABLE © TALK Ramee : A COMIN TO OPERATE in his arms [t seemed an eternity 3 MA / ii a ; - by EITHER ? A fe A A ON You? o e

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bered that thev were in greater danger than evel The fire was 1ing straight toward the soddy. crew of fighters could stop it He ordered the women to go 1e house. grab whatever the) while he hitched Ed's team In the semi-darkness Mark felt his way through the barn door in

he stalls The horses, sens

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ing the danger, their nostrils irritated bv the smoke, pawed nem ouslv, backed out quickly when he untied them He led them to the

wagon, hoisted the box back on the “ I . Te Tey nO 2 uid wheelbase. Then he hooked the OH, ER-- AUNT § MM = SHE SAYS YOURE ---AND YOU'RE 3 - traces whirled around the little FRITZ! a HERE'S ES gS MIND IS NEVER ON ALWAYS DAY = ed NY SHE'S A FINE farmvard and rattled up to the A NOTE FROM R YOUR SCHOOL WORK + DRE AMING ! pres” ONE TO TALK == : RE U.S PAT OFF ~ N BR L soda: | Sr menmmam iar > TEACHER! 13 YOu REFUSE TO y LOOK AT MER He jumped down, velled, “Car-| “Yeah, they're drilling—just doing their bit for national defense.” | % Ny CONCENTRATE» 4 , SCRIBBLINGS rie Mrs. Tavior! stopped short 4d [& Ey 8 : ON THE as if shot! It was raining! | FUNNY BUSINESS 4 : 2) hs Mig BACK OF nd hs | . : 1c fr : > JHAT : ‘ { PAPER

IT CAME LIKE THA'

that night at Rock Creek

charged, suffocating one purged, cooling the next felt

remembered that he'd warning drops on his face as

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homesteads, had seemed infinitely ; To TS A LONG TIME Im) ae SEE THAT My ROOMMATE, PUNKY Foie] (PMREE [7 ruats FUNNY. ME'S ) vo “Al al. close) i # Ny OME ACLOCK, WHEN T™ THE SUSPECTED SPY AND SAROTAGER , : HOURS) <riLL NOT IN, HE WAS TO ; ¢ WELL AT LEAST da. XN They were discussing all this, the A 1 os By TO MEET THAT F.B. 1 ISN'T WN VEY. 80 MUCH THE RETTER LATER: GET UP IW FOUR AND A | ISEEEET { DON'T WAVE TO § | i, - 3 <q . A am ' ™ 1 HWOLRS TO Gad TO a PO ANY EXPLANNG, <

lands from Camies ta Tavior's. |

but in the anxiety of the moment | +h o & | \ i 5 . / y ia rye i . a wipnd he had dismissed them I'he fire Te \ ONS To. Roe Par DO AK rents rorirves 8 y \ AL

fire, the cyclone, the experience in| ; . x § FELLA AT THE SUN the dugout, over a breakfast of corn \ i b | : ‘By 4 “8 : FISH RAR. MAY AS WORN... you'd THINK | e— JUST SNEAK DOWN caltes and salt pork the next (HL f a mA WELL GO UP TO THE SURELY MED RE WN A COUPLE OF ALLEYS morning at Tavlor’s. The ra RED BY WON AN MAKE SURE NO ONE'S had started the moment Mark 1! 2 a ! Vy ; Ph ; ) “ . aE WATCHING, THEN WNOCKR drove the wagon up in front of ; A 2g ) { ; . oe . : . * i TWICE ON THE ? N, ‘ | , A RACK DOOR

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the soddy had continued all night. | had completely drowned out the fire Rig Ed, black, snaking wet but happy. had ¢ome home in the! midst of it So the breakfast was| 2 celebration extraordinam Ed, looking out of the window at the black. water-soaked bot-| tom lands, which had blazed =o] fiercely a few hours earlier, began chuckling, turned to Carrie

“Carrie,” he said, winking al 2 . Mark, “think vou can stick it out — %- FR r Sd ; WELL, THERES NOTHING LIKE 8 — now? About evervthing's happened | [cor 19408Y NEASERV! ) \ } t = ENDING A VACATION WITH A ( MR, LASHLEY, a A out here that can happen i FLOURISH [ — SURE FIXED {WOULD THE EXPLOSION HE ATER, s FIRE 4 " IT Sel FIRE TO A 1 faving '” ‘Carrie Ten el “But i ‘h—mv brak . HINGS / F AN OVER «HEATED / , WASN'T LEW UP, THE LACE “TidATE DE ly Witt, VNSY Yo Ek Visi rig tty Timely Wass ATR HEATER BRE APT y AUTOMATIC, | PIPES WOULD FLOODED | _/

Mark. looking at her defiant chin. | aren't working!” : . ; J : TO CAUSE A FIRE ? / . - at / Sa

was infinitely proud \ . y . "™—

Mr or or broke in on ‘the con IS ‘CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson

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versation “Mark, T don't think we can thank you enough for what vou did last 3 3 night. You'd make a ‘mighty fine] { 1 \ li NN neighbor { , ’ 5 SEN Ed cut in, “that reminds (NAPOLEON'S | | me. Did vou ever file on that piece | A h ARMY, of land vou went looking after last| § \ IN ROSSIA, time vou rode out here. Mark? | ¥ 2 T MET OISASTER

Mark reddened Why, ves and | §i | : IN THE WINTER i | c 4 : i 3 1 oR “ tp | A : . - A 0 —— - - 8 PR. 1940 BY N * ING HO: Bd a nud thet Siomrestend, 1 OF 1812 NOT (= ” AN - FN RE" "40 BY NER SERVICE \

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t vou get vour plans chs i for = . . - es . — but vou get vour plans changed fo BECAUSE Or . i WEBW Rat LY i A“'TORE THAY SONOS

you once in 8 while, vou know 3 p ¢ , ——————————————————— a ita hi ; —— an —— a, Carrie, listening closely, looked up y INTENSE COLD, GOOD OLD WILLIE | POOR OEAR + OW ,\ WIS I MOET T M\ SOW NOL SAD WNAIESD PLANE WKS suddenly, a bit startled. Mark knew ; | BUT BECAUSE Al TRE WMERE BE 6 LX SEEMED “6 BEART: [| 18% on ; I Ry oy, BODO a > : chia = | f OF AN UNUSUAL. LESS TH SEE AM GO AND NOT [EARL ROT GES WIRE SOX OF \T TMAAWE ME A

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he had said too much | ‘Change plans? Who's a-changin = THAN YN : N < > OO SOLU L., a yy — WORRIED ? ! ARON

N » LATER. Mark was to recall how | prophetic that statement was. Carhad flushed a bit, he imagined nen we sai it fh Ta neue » ® THIS 1S A STRANGE PLACE, IT | HAVE AN UNEASY FEEL NG | WON'T DRAW AN EASY NONE OF US REALLY helped any, deliberately interpreting | THE FAMOUS Ea REMNDS ME OF THE SETTNG | THAT THE LONGER WE STA) BREATH Ti WERE jppfl WANTED TO COME ot DON'T t in his hn fashion / Asay ROR “COLD BLOOD” A MYSTERY / MERE TWE CLOSER WE ARE X OF wee : ERs PLACE. : ft in his'own fashion. CHALK CLIFFS I aN BLAY | ONCE STARRED N. TO SOME~TERR BLE DANGER ou : 5) I RET PLACE, WE DONT, ell, it's about time” Ed said.| OF DOVER, ENGLAND, {fn A IT WAS A EOP = . N THE NAVE O' COMMON

“you had news for us. Good looking | ARE MADE UP OF TINY : \ , EVGE 16 young cuss like you ought to be SEA SHELLS... SHOWN a NT \R { KEEPING IS Pe and settled down long be- | HERE GREATLY ~ a | \ Pe | HERE LET'S fore this | " « - ? ; LA ’ | Mark has risen from the table, | ENLARGED. . 4 *\ | | gaving he had to start back to town and the conversation had ended | Now riding back to Sioux Springs | in the hot midday sun, he recalled | Carrie's sudden interest in his words | and the thought ‘left him infinitely | happy | ANSWER--Yes , ,. . when in a private park or fur farm, i |

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He was thinking of her and the| brand can be registered with the Livestock Inspection Board. blunt way in which Ed Tavior had reached conclusions for both ofan wap i ] 5 : \ an 5 va PAS ks K's ‘eves ‘were ‘clos SoRD them, when he looked up to see a vards, 10 vards-—and then Oaks Mark's eyes were closed, he scarcely man riding hard, out of Sioux

| fired. breathed. oo 40 hy United Feature Syndtente Tne Springs, toward him Instantly Like that it happened: without “Dead!” Horsely Ashton Oaks Tim Ree, U8 Pas OR ATL Fehh Mark was alert, spurred his own|® Word, a single flash of warning whispered the single word. And horse. [With a shout, Mark raised high in then he looked back. Other riders, BIG GALLON JUG his saddle. lurched toward the left. two, three, five, were now sending

The figure drew closer—a tall ih | oR : rider on a fast sorrel. Mark recog-|HiS own gun roared twice in the up a cloud of dust straight behind \ gv

fiized the horse Tt was Newt |praivie stillness. Oaks’ horse went him. With & single bound Oaks ® ’ : Gale's A second later he knew (down, and simultaneously Mark reached Mark's horse, vaulted inte ) the man. It was Ashton Oaks crumpled from his saddle, the saddle. He glanced at the y Instinctively, Mark stiffened in| Tt was over quickly, ‘Oaks, kick- ground. Mark was stirring. > 14 B 1 3 24 MM I K \ His saddle, ing himself free of an entangling (To Be Continued) ] l i

leaned forward, pressing hard on his stirrups. Oakslistirrup, abandoned his dead horse, rode straight gown on him, 30 yards,rushed Aver to Mark, knelt down.

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