Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 October 1940 — Page 23

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By Wray Wade Severn ie Be a | : - ne wf ¢f / 3 EA : = YESTERDAY: Sidney |is sure Nella has 3, ; ¥ A ] > hn pa some secret knowledge of the murder. Gl : 5 \ ; “ #4 . — He waits for the girl to awaken. When wf 2) hes: x ; NIT 7 ( ; ——r 3, ghe does rouse, she has recovered her A - : : vd a) aah ~~ 7) speech. She begins to talk. > ?

CHAPTER TWENTY i X EAD — rs ; an Na NIT

ONLY PATRICIA Langdon, Gun- ” drum, and Braitwood appeared at fl oo # - dinner. Marta had gone jn to sit of A Flee \Y TY; . Re 5 i 7 with Nella again and Hugh remained : ; Z 0

in his room. He sald he was ill A EX 4 a Ae ; \ :

“That fellow, Plowman, is an ace, in his thorough way,” Craig said, after Togi had served soup. “He hasn't overlooked a |trick, but he won’t get another word out of me.” “Why not?” Sidney smiled. “Our friend Murphy. searched. the Jungle after. your chimney ghost vanished, Braitwood,” Gundrum said. “The captain .was not ‘satis-|| 7 }} * a ~~ fied, so he did a bit of prowling on|| J USERS h ; his own this afternoon.” 2 ) — 22 /

“Did he find anything unusual?” i of EN ” Ge I~ Sidney wanted to know. a i \ % DZ = 2 ) : = ; SC = nM

“Rather. He discovered a dressing 0 { ) \ l 10-30 = i= = : =e H 3 | ia .¥, AOR, 2h WHY MOTHERS GET GRAY

gown: that belonged to Adam Lang- : don and a pair of Langdon’s socks : coPR. 1940 8Y wea seRvice. we. T. hidden in a hollow mounting block | | 7: Ji ee peeled oe LI'L ABNER Sree Copr. 1910 by United Feature Syndicate, Tne. : A . —By Al Capp

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proved an exception. There were| “All I wanted was a free physical examination. I was positive they’ dog hairs on the front of the gown find SOMETHING wrong!” POSTE there How MANY (NAY OE K_T’ OUR BUNCH O' FELL and it smelled of chloroform.” x CHANCES O' G < A H DIDN : OYCH: ON SADIE. JMAWNIN : AS BA * {SAE wii

“Well, I'm damned!’ Sidney ex- . HOLD EVERYTHING | Bx HAWKINS DAYZ/ MEANIN' NOT

claimed. “Exactly what Craig said,” Pal put in. “Plowman can see through solid wood.” After dinner Braitwood sought Togi in the kitchen. The valet was . . washing the dishes but he turned from his work. ‘Something I can do|for you, Mr. Braitwood?” i “Yes. 1 want to ow all you recall of what happened yesterday afternoon before M Hempfield and I arrived.” The valet’s eyes brooded for a moment and then he said, “I make mistake at first, Mr Braitwood. When I see pistol near| Miss Hempfield I think she shoot. Now I know that gun no go off.” “What would you have told me 4 1 DONE KNOW, MARE had the gun been the murder = KZ h 2 : ? o NE AEN A fp hi Sone weapon, Togi?” » - ; 29 | D ! CASES «--/ “Miss. Hempfield nice] lady. Know : WE long time. Vely niece,” Togi said in A a low voice. “Mr. Langdon not same twice since marry. I hear bad talk with Mrs. Langdon yesterday morning. She say, ‘I put you away.” » ” » HE GLANCED cautiously toward the open door, arose and closed

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it. “After that, Mr. Langdon go outside. He walk lound and lound the house. He pick up stone and throw at window in Jungle like bad boy. 1 think he like to hit Mrs. Langdon with stone.” ’ Again the stories checked. This| -SRIMOET IEA SEvcL mC TM Io US TOF 030 was the quarrel and threat of which | i : 5 Vy . Sam is at it again—the mail's always late during rabbit season!” | OH, YOU'RE WONDERFUL, N\ NR \ OH, ISN'T Y™ » ISN'T H LOOK HOW HE \ bi z

Adam, himself, had told Marta. “What happened hens Togi?” : WOOFY --- YOU CAN RIDE “Mr. Langdon act strange after| . , XX] A HORSE-- LASSO CATTLE-- \ WONDERF CAN WIGGLE that. Lock self in Jungle. I go NNY BUSINESS : | SHOOT ARROWS == HUNT-- Nan HIS EARS ! out into garden.and look through FISH -- PADDLE A CANOE \ . window to see how he jis. I wor- ETC - ETC---ried.- I see him standing on same f block beside new lioness as when he die. He have tiny gun in his hand. He lift and aim at porcupine. | It make small noise like jpop. Then | he lower gun. He match point of elbow. with button on vest. Then he aim again but not fire. He get _ range, I think. Then he put little \. ‘gun back on rack.” “Go On,” Sidney said tensely. a $7 - “When time come to go for drive iio! : UX ~ a to Country Club Mrs. Langdon send (i aD 2 i pa! . ; oct-30 = # me to call Mr. Langdon,” the Japa- ‘ - ; - ERNIE BUSI Art le t Ey ee

nese continued. “Mr. Langdon swear $. 7% 0 X Ele Ria BEHIND THEN THERES NO TIME TO WASTE,| [MEANWHILE THE SIX CARS OF COAL HAV ey

at me. Say, ‘Go way. Miss Nella always his favorite. She go down | IT'S THE HOUSE VICK\.\ETS GET TO THE POWER THE POWER PLANT frm

to coax him. He act like crazy. He p ls a : £3 we — : Ra : open door and strike her head.” . : ; WN AG) THE GUARD i I APTA WHERE YOU WERE PLANT! HURRY!SINCE ALL THE OTHER | 77 I : | Nella had told him of her struggle 3 ONT WON'T LET Su 480 : ; "| MCENDIARY BOMBS WERE oe % | + / 1 ||US IN THE © | To RESEMBLE COAL, READE . -— — i | y online — 4 y ¥

with Adam, adding that when Adam i 2 A \ ” :

had realized what he had done, he - had cried like a child. Then, get- | . WE'LL GET : 1 2 4 RMX = . PLANT 'EM » 7 . — . : § : XI nN : . | = a a errr A , 7

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“And then, Togi?” Sidney prompt- . : Ad. wiping perspiration trom his SE ; if : | vere out ace; > i on’ “I think first he strike Miss i : z i 1 a : Hempfield like strike Miss Nella. * : i MAY i ; : . 7 OO » a It not so bad to shoot When hit ‘ , ol ¥ al V Yr, ” | first.. I think if I tell it help Miss 2 VU ] Z i - Hompheid.!, ihony ‘would help had Whim om 2-30 ¢ ___ Dh | RDS “Such testimony wou elp ha . i ; : NEA SERVICE, INC. i : Z| } y : 7 2. ae y : i J ahe really shot Langdon, Have you : Ge : 8 4 7 wa y 0 iis told ni else of this?" y FRECK a QI _ INCOR, 15% 8VNEA SERVICE "M. REG, “Not anyone. Lawyer know best. . es Be Bloc.or I tell you.” rr - . _. ==by Blosser 1 BROUGHT You \) (x (Caer WE i, , : f 1 wont

“Keep it to yourself until I tell you what to do about jit. What } SOME FLOWERS, HILOA=+= | [ CAHOOTS WITH My ; " WONT You_EVEN TALK J | POLITICAL OPPONENT. : LOOK <1. BROUGHT gr : LARD Sm |

happened to that electric percolator which used to be used for BATS TOME? ; goo 11. ro coffee?” ~~ | PRODUCE ONLY A X “No could find. You want?”| | SNC LELE 1) Togi asked in surprise. . SOINES “No, not now,” Sidney said. WHICH THEY CARRY

He spent th2 next half hour examining the Jungle, He [found the | ABOUT WITH THEM.

porcupine at which Togi said Adam had aimed; noted its position, just behind the end of the coffee table and its relation to the block on which the new lioness stood. A line - could have. been drawn from win- % : J \ 2 : dow to lioness to porcupine. \ : Re, ~N / (§ X : He strolled cut into the, garden. | : x LT , o - & A * No human being was in sight, but : LF FD 4 | 8 >. | 5 Sacha it seemed to Sidney that the quiet ‘ / ; PEO The VICE IW Bee ore yy /0-30 dusk was alive with eyes. Another ; ; ———— 8 = Ma a trooper had replaced urphy, a . / _¥ PER : ~ —By artin man with a gift for keeping out of bl: TY aff A iN ‘ sight, and yet he seemed | to be ev- SAT gre LI QUULANE 7. ANE : | * ih FOLLOWING LS wa | FUNNY, T00! : A WEAN

erywhere. : © WHEN SIDNEY noticed a om i Le WIRE Y figure moving in the shadow o the : — j : : grove he decided it must be the i rs ~So=e A NE trooper. It was too dark for posi- IN ANCIENT TIMES iy S= LS wo SMACK ’ ot % ~~ 0 OLR

tive identification, but hel could see . FLESH OF THE i ~ {3 - ts 5 asd 2 bul 1 on ISS § ; Cen WAS EATEN Sa Hh ; } : | AE Li = THEN DROP 2 =o HANG

threw away his cigaret and followed. Keeping a safe distance behind, SW AS A CURE FOR,

he moved on toward the thicket. It was quiet. He could hear the distant voice of the brook| and an occasional stirring in the grove at his left, where some small animal moved in darkness. With no more than a dozen yards between them, stalker and stalked MY — came to the edge of the thicket, : 4 “; . where a narrow trail led through y Bl, : KEERECT/ AND IT'S SURE ey Sail tress to the sum; of Tangarn VE mer | | BEEN A GREAT BREAK | YOURE THE MOST Knoll. a clou ad no - - es, cAL APP | | 1 H obliterated an appearing moon, | J THAT MENTION TIME : EB 7" LAS CERTAINLY 7 THAT ITS ONLY Braitwood might have recognized IN THEIR NAAM s/ “ nal Because oF YOUR | | PAPER T's YOU THATS M‘the man as he turned to : reed cA AND HUMOR. PORTANT=NOT HIM. AND YET trail, but in the darkn pe 5 LIN TERR : El | T CAL APPS. | | YOU LET MIM TAKE ALL THE sight of him altogether. ANSWER—Day lily, four o'clock, evening primrose, century plant, : . . E 0, CARTOONS ARE A that the man must be J ,| morning glory, evening star, night-blooming cereus, Success ) and 6 followe trail led.d tnt ly the tra 4 into an Perhaps the fellow was not a troop- rectly? It would s open patch shaded by a huge oak.|er, but someone who had a bu witlen Dg Seem Sy Held ry the . scrape, scrape of shin|to hide. The leafy screen offered [stubbornly to‘another theory of the againk atk and. the pelistion in a far safer haven than a tell-tale|crime. 16 U ches oO e tree, he grave. » A shower of lea | that the fellow must be| Concealing himself behind a bush, |as the moon slid hid By gi bing. But why? Sidney waited. cloud. A leg appeared. The fellow In that blackness nothing could| Plowman had suspected Henry dropped to the grounds be seen. Or did the man know he |Barkes. If Barkes came down out mu was ‘beirig followed? Did he hope of thai tree, did it mean'that the (To Be Continued)

» ‘elude hls pursuer in cg way. Srogper captain had reasoned cor- (All evénts, pames. and characters in this