Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 October 1940 — Page 18

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i 3 | YESTERDAY: Joe is still in a critical gondition, may have to undergo an ii ry Worried and weary after her sit to the hospital, Sue Mary reads of Federal agents hunting down subversive elements. She hurries to the Federal building, tells her story to the department chief. He tells her not te worry, to go thrcugh with plans to meet Nick.

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Ss CHAPTER 25. CHEE : (8 8 BR ye/| ~~ : » x . ! ARN : rn THE DOOR TO the law office was! | | ra REE WELT THR 77 NE ool iz NN EER XA x AN Js : partly open. Sue Mary pushed it kL PGi Ri \v AW : ae) “i 1 Ce : ; 77\l <2 ([ [ i AINE: 7 $l wide, stepping in to the dim quiet. | BRO , : ! 7 = | Z ; . \\ E sl ~\ 2) | i & 4 She started back in surprise as Nick, / ; : rose from a chair and came toward her. She had hoped to be there, ahead of him. She wondered how | = he had come in, but she had no time to puzzle that out. He was beside her before she could speak. He took

her in his arms, looked into her face. | \ % EA : os 3 “Why Nice youry here early.” Fa, E Sg HE NEXT “Not. too early, A man in love || | Te 3 ; - doesn’t like to wait.” He held her pi i EOE anne ns 5 a w

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tighter and kissed her long while she tried to push him away. : ) “No, Nick. No, please. You—you . . - ic —p ————— said you wanted to talk to me.” : Es . . AL-FRY MAH HIDE "”- ’ YA FEW MINUTES LATER —- WELL-WHATR “We can always talk—" he said, | : ; DOUBLE I'M A rr a NS INT, IN KEEPIN ao kissing her again. “McNoodle doesn't trust ANYBODY!” : Bol PY RADE Nom oY OBA ARR THESE DAYS She wanted to run; to run any- Wi. . ABNER YOKLIM, M.D.S. MAH : AH 15 A MANE P22 LAST WORDS IS AH LAZONGA TOLE ME - 2 fips IN THESE CLO’ES, OER Cab Jt

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where; to get away from Nick, from : his lips, his arms. She was terrified, but she had to stay. He took her HOLD EVERYTHING hand and led her to the office. ! “We shouldn't be here,” she re-| ° peated, but he only smiled. It was [™] then that Vera came out of old Ross Clark's office. “So—she - did come,” she said, looking at Sue Mary in her usual calm, poised, assured manner, “Well, now we can call it a night.” Sue Mary sat down suddenly. Her legs refused to hold her up and again she felt panic taking control of her. She wasn't alone. Mr. Flanagan and his men should be here. But were they? 1° J | She felt enough confidence in : ; - — , : : ” Flanagan and his men to believe - ) ; PLAN. (RED? TM MIGHTY GLAD JJ 1M THROUGH WITH You SEEMS LiKE they controlled the situation. Yet F TO SEE YoL-- OHLMARION, BE AND YOUR FRIENDS! You GOT VES! NEED bsing with Nick was nerve-wracking - TROUBLES, AL our HELD, enough. RB ih ! Ar “Vera was stuffing some papers into BAD her bag. “Let's go. She knows— that is, unless she's a complete halfwit.” Sue Mary felt feminine indignation rising within her. “Half-wit?” she repeated angrily. “You can’t do anything about it now,” Vera. told her calmly. “I knew you saw too much the other night when I was here. The only. way to keep you from talking—just in case you did understand what was going on—was to make you a partner. That's why youre here to- Jil 23 as A : night. f QT St > % \ y 07 2 £4 te] nC Esme AWS Bey HIS LITTLE kx =f YES-- WE REALLY SHouLD Yl I'VE DECIDED To “SO YOU are in: in on whatever i prostin HAPPY OUR Lo 5 {|| PALS t ARE VV > DO SOMETHING NICE GIVE YOU CHILDREN [7 goes on here, and you hadn't better COPR_1540 BY NEA SERVICE. INC. T. M. REG. U. 5. PAT. OFF. . - talk unless you want to blow your- A — self right out of a job and into “De room's okay, but I don’t like de wall paper.” plenty of trouble.” Nick's gaze was on Sue Mary. “We can talk later,” he said to FUNNY BUSINESS

Vera without turning toward her.| “If you've got the stuff you'd bet-| ter get going. Someone might come. We've been lucky so far.” “All right, let's go then.” “I'll come down in a minute,” he

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I want to say something to Sue . Lis ; eh : ; f . ’ Y LIKES VICKY SHERIDAN, HE LIKES HER RICH, 7 : HE'S A GIRL WHO CO OF ' NL Yon can sad i at tne aphrts ; S MELLOW VOICE, THE FRAGRANCE OF HER HAIR, Zr : S SET RLS = OF iaswe {/NPALVKKI. 1 RECKON THAT'S A ment. If it isn't safe for me to : : wy ND THE TINGLING GLOW TUAT WARMS HIS NN DP PARLOR OPERATOR... © Er 3 t safe 3 BODY WHEN HER SHOULDER TOUCHES HIS NP ; stay here, then it isn’t safe for oe . an I HEAR ALL THE either of you.” Vera's briskness (Sis ; GOSSIP! TOGETHER, wasn’t so emphatic. 4 EASY, WE COULD “I said I'd be along in a minute. BRING THAT SPY AND Start down. I'll meet you in the a ey lcbby.” 2 ] Vera walked out and Nick waited AND ALL HIS 2 moment. Then he turned to Sue Mary and drew her to him, “Kiss me,” he told her. “Nothing’s going to happen to you. Stop trembling. You're in this, but you

belong to me and we're going to ef 2 Li come out ahead. Right on the , PY * y EN YOU SEE VICK!, YOU KNOW WHAT top—" ada | Nn PEOPLE MEAN WHEN THEY SPEAK OF A “No, Nick. Let me go.” Appr ; Y. J] COMPLEXION LIKE PEACHES AND CREAM His lips were on hers again for BY Mrs i - tas Ty ; : = an endless eternity. Vera's voice, Wasa = : 2 A ITTLE - : { = furious and cold, ke them apart. pcan LX RHYME OID THE WOR IT WASNT LARD — : Her, re nine Toa 4 “So—that’s it. You had to talk ; 4 RIGHT, LARD [ : / EXACTLY DESIGNED || RUN : d MUCH WE CAN THING YOU RECITED 2 IT SURE’ hn to her. Natalie was right. You're ' COPR. 1940 BY NEA SERVICE. INC i “ 27 3 TY 777 fil a Jo BUILD / wi : * A DO! WE'LL 5 “WAS A DILLY f° 7 in love with the little fool.” Ed alin FRIENDSHIP, B77 DEAD-ENO/ Sr HAVE : > ; : Z © STAND HER : cr . ng 8 big feels “Hold it, you two—a pretzel manufacturer wants it for a design!” AND SEE WHAT her. Maybe she isn’t the only fool. THEY Do! But you won't get away with it this : Done Nick. Not as far as Tm cono| THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson carned anyway. Tl talk—T1| [3 talk—" “That’s right, lady, youre going to talk. And soon.” Nick whirled around at the sound

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cf s Clark's office. Several had 1S : Os DRIER : OUR, TBE TOE | YOUR. BATT WIOE wa ? ? GUE JUS’ FEA «Take the two of them along,” IN WINTER, NE. 1 | WOW BARN VER | ; I Flanagan ordered. “And get those THAN THAT [] 2 {| oe \EET,. ; : papers away from her. There won't OF THE 13 Wa, | eves woe ; r _ be any airport site announcement SAHARA a { - RIGHT WW Gy tomorrow. I've settled that deal DESERT * = TUE. RIGHT already after talking to young . [Tl 2 ~ wake, NOT Clark. — a “Now, maybe, good citizen Nicky £ [ [1 : =F : MUCH can tell us about the labor trouble et Smithson—as well as a lot of cther things we've been wondering about.” They were finally gone, Vera berating Nick and Nick trying desperately to hush her angry flow of words. : “Nice people,” Flanagan said to Sue Mary. “I'm Sorry you he is me is, but it seeme e i” : go ro, hr them here as S) ATS HAS ACCOMPANIED CAL APP TO NEW YORK THATS HM! M BT -- AND THEN SUDDENLY Yidd See ae — ITY though nothing was going to : TO ATTEMPT TO SELL *BATHLESS AND BECKY" TO|| I'VE SEEN HIS SNATCHING THE PEN OUT OF \ $5000, FER IT ing Do happen and then nab them. NOT ALL A NEWSPAPER. SYNDICATE. PICTURES! i mn , ACE! " THEN, I GLANCED AT THIS NEW, “you've helepd us plenty. Most : LADY BUGS = = — nis ov PICAT: Wu COL Bh ) Sm Eo Lad

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the real thing. You've done your AMIE, + INTERVEW WITH part tonight.” ; Li = E- "

SHE FELT A glow of gratitude, but her eyes were on the clock. She. wanted to get to the hospital. They (v2 ‘might be operating on Joe even HAT 1S A FLYING WEDGE

now. «Sure, I know,” Flanagan was FLYING FOX

‘ gaying. “You're worried about the FLYING MARE poy friend. Well, get along. I'll put you in a cab. I have a hunch you're

to find everything all right. RE to have it that way.” ANSWER—AnN old-time football formation; a large, fruit-eating

Sue Mary didn’t remember much |_ bat of the Old World; a wrestling hold. about the ride. She walked down

the corridor to Joe's room. “Suppose A second— It was a whole life-| The curtains moved gently in the : it was empty! Suppose he had gone | time. breeze and a faint sound of music : S tarts the Day Of f Rig ht

to the operating room never to| The beginning of a new life, she jcame from a radio in another wing

return! She met the nurse at the | thought, standing by Joe's bed of the building. It was midnight 4 ; | door. watching his regular breathing, | Sr = sabon was signing off. FRESH FLAVOR «Tell me—is he—?”" : touching his helpless hand. It was| ‘God bless America—”" A h «He’s fine. They won't have to|a new life and no matter what She leadned over and kissed Joe's 2A ) i

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