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YESTERDAY: The search goes on, s but tlere is pe trace of Bill. Martha finally gets hysterical, is sent to bed. Paul and Suzanne drive te camp. Martha rememhers Butch, and how Bill loves the doz. She hurries to the kennel, Bill is there. >

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“MARTHA!” BILL cried huskily. Martha!” He darted forward as she swayed.. ~His strong arm steadied her, and his blue eyes looked down into hers with concern and a quick, pleading humility. For the split-second that faintness overcame her, she knew a sharp, a relief—a relief al-

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most unendurable in its ecstasy. She clung to him, seeing in that one |. look the new haggardness of his " face, the Siiamsd uncertainty in his

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. eyes. | ; But 4a the next moment, she was TAMER WOULD | = =} pushing him away. She was stand-| |. jy 1041 py wa smavic Y. M, R86. U. &. PAY. O19. : : Z 20. = : 1 TRWILAMG, | ing straight and Tigh, the Bnger “Hello, there, my little man—have you done your good deed today?” UNDERSTAND HIM= 2.9 RR SS 2-8

and despair which had whipped her on through the dreadful hours ' a= figtlen any Del FUNNY BUSINESS: WASHED LIP, PAPPY— { YO' AN TH’ | THAR “r1S/AH ints ys you, 1 0, | [orem pra | CEE RCA tor yous. T almast, werk out of RH GOT SOME. PS )-AN’ *YOKUM'S KE ; . my mind, Paul had detectives in T/LURE YOUNG Boo’ DOES | BENCH! New York—Suzanne hired detec- YOKUM HYARY JO 2 TH’ REST ITZ 7 \{ » 3d 19 2 Z

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said | you'd _deserted—where were you? | Why did you do it?” . Bill's eyes dropped. He kicked morosely at a pebble. | “Where were you?’ she cried again. “I looked for you all night! All day yesterday. (Where were you?” Bd “After I—I knocked Paul down, I—I had to hitch-hike from New York, I went crazy, Martha. I didn’t come to until they kicked me out of the hotel. But knowing you'd gone back to him—"s “Oh, Bill, don’t start that again! I told you I've never been in love with him, I didn’t go back to him!” Suddenly all the anger left her, the passionate desire to convince him. | “Oh, never mind, Bill. That doesn’t matter now. Do. you know you're a deserter? You've got to get back to camp quickly! You must do everything you can to make them go easy on you.” “I've made a dreadful mess of things,” he admitted morosely. “I

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‘guess it’s too late.” > ; ~ “No! It isn’t too late! Oh, Bill,| E . 9 ; 28 : ] get into the car with, me. ou a BY NEA § T. M. R08. U. 8. PAT. OFF, iim, drive, please. Drive fast! We'll get| wy, ight hb i aetier 11 1 whul s 2 re ili 4 to camp, Ill speak fo the com- ell, he might have marr od } 1 tst husband left an a - 5 2X 5 m= va’ A NOTION Es LEUNG OOS ape, thet 4 2, i al’ JET 05 nat REALLY bi ey’re not so heartless after all.” : . z 5 = P \ { He laughed shortly, “Our trou-| THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson - 1 KA A BLE EaS h bles don’t concern them, Discipline pes ——— . naa——— — . . = ¢ ; - OF AND jo « is all| they care about.” f .M. REG. U.S. PAT OFF ff BEA ay CEL . . A ALLEY. fo Lu JA 4And they're right! You should| { : = ; pra I A MS No enr oer. T+ : Pa F G5 never have done it. No matter what ALL .. Ob 4 \ NANCY : 8v Fred Ha £ ] happened, your first duty was to the TREES «ret ; AR ~By Fred Harman E Army.” nn a ; . Fld “Duty,” he said. “It's their fa- NO MATTER YEP- STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN AND NOT A THING : vorite word.” Es HOW MUCH AT SEA-- YEARS AGO THEY ON BOARD WAS of is a big word Bill. -A solemn ALIVE FOUND A SHIP ADRIFT MISPLACED + EVERY:

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As| she sat there | beside him, E while the old car strained over the \ OAL / road, Martha thought of the guard-f [| ZZ ASVELE

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house where she had found him) | ONLY AWFUL! ; last Sunday. Would this being abf¢| ff - A THIN . i sent (without leave mean a longer OUTER fhe 1: term in the guardhouse? More se- LAYER 4 be vere punishment? “Bill, will they IS COMPOSED

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court-martial you?” “I don’t know.” He turned and hig eyes met hers. “All I know, Martha, is that I'm ashamed in my sould to have given you all this trouble. I—I could get down on my knees to you, I could—could

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cut off my arm . .. but it wouldn’t bel Nothing could make it right help. | — hr Ei C gg GEES i TE an : ANOTHER QUESTION; DR. N MY EXPERIMENTAL LABORATORY, FOR AND HERE... HUNDREDS OF BOTTLES... WHICH CONTAIN CULTURE OF SUCH NFECTIOUS ). “ 8%. BASSILAL MY SICK BROTHER EXAMPLE, ARE CAGE AFTER CAGE OF DISEASES AS CHINESE RIVER FEVER, MALTA FEVER, CHOLERA, TYPHUS, DENGUE, TULA- a8 “OH, SWEET,” will you ever trust 3 AVE AN ENEMY. CAN IT BE POOR, SICK ANIMALS, EACH, IF PERMIT arg REMIA, AND BUBONIC PLAGUE. BOT ONLY A FIEND WOULD DREAM OF INFLICTING THEM J ia! me after this? Can you ever for- . POSSIBLE. THIS ENEMY 1 T0 60 FREE, CAPABLE OF STARTING ON MANKIND, SIR! ONLY f=" J J WHAT IS THE DELIBERATELY Pi ’ + ONLY on ~ 7 AN, eP Yd give me for my suspicions? I—I'd CAPITAL OF TRANSMIT YO MY AN EPIDEMIC ee A FIEND! — . (8) . A

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camp. Two hours later, going down the oad that led to the sentry hut and he cantonment, Martha saw Suzanne’s car. “Bill! There's Paul and Suzanne!” Bill touched the horn

another chance!” : “The Army's got to give you an- FY “That's our first concern, After p t—o ; ’ BATTLESHIPS 2 (Cad tha h, Bill, I've never stopped ARE GIVEN THE NAMES \ stained face. Bill kissed her swift- ; Fri ; ly. Then they turned their faces THE NAMES OF C/7/£5S; w I ORRIN it EN | io, EF 12 DRSTROYERS, SAMOS : : TR XE ; “ x ber WR N AH future that awaited them at the TR 6 4 i | on BY 7 ’. raed | i \ EASA MINE SWEEPERS, i: 5 ; 5 23 j oH >» s ; = RO WA SR arn, 100. 1947 oY NEA SERVIOE, ING, 1. i SR NLE PRY. OFF, (3:0) 1-0 Ge : : : _==By Blosser RATHER,

other chance,” she said steadily. ; US. F4 fo SO y \ . 4 Sa S ; Ng \ POOR loving you!” "She lifted her tearRT OF STATAS, CRUISERS, resolutely ahead—to the immediate . MEN, SUBMARINES, Ori r ) I CANT SEE A THING

“Yes.” Her smile was tremulous.|anq he lost his head, went home y “There's a time pow. Bill mustiis find out whether I'd really gone. Ben pes jlo wn d San and report at once. Wait for me. Whatever he's done has been my erful, e kissed him gaily.

As Bill stepped on the starter,|s iit 100. I must share the blame.”| “And I have news. Paul’ been Martha Saw Paul tums 2 Suzanne, The commanding officer eyed her|sent te our new plant on the West - simply. ‘ with frosty wisdom. “Unfortunate-| toast. He and Suzanne were marSuzanne answered, “I was wrong ly, Madam, the yrmy has no Juris- ried before he left!” bout th i diction over wives.” He leaned forBa Se ngs sald “. ihe ward, softening a little. “If women| Her eyes, gloriously sure now, a was it wel But ig gid coud only get it through their heads) (eased him. “So keep your mind have known, long ago, Paul—I'd do that most men’s attitude depends toon the Army, Bill! A few more anything for you.” ‘ a.tragic extent on the attitude of | geeks, and youll be out showin he L : fheir wives! Madam, it was your » Jandy ou g \ Sa, ttl. Bs hey. WED Juss duty, as 8 soldier's wife, to see to them the right way to go over the De On Ee ened a ¥ minor it that your husband was inspired |!Op, or Whatever it is they teach

button. Paul and Suzanne tumbled ANSWER: Bern, and not Geneva, is the political capital of the H : we h ' AVE TAO LOGES IN THE SURE MUST % out pe their car in surprise and re-| Swiss Confederation. : RD ROW NOW! YOU BOTH ! HANDS HER A LUNE | YEAH! MY GIRL, TOO -- WITH YOU TWO SITTING Ee “on " : CAN SIT TOGETHER ~==~ P FINE THING. --- LOOK_AT THEIR AND I'L GET FIRED IF THAT WAY | AND A 3 , Martha, you found him! trouble. He thought I'd left him,| feeling that we've started over. u NATELY THE PICTURE'S, - HEADS TOGETHER ! L SAY ANYTHING ! THEATRE (S NO PLACE a ALMOST OVER/ : FOR SPOONING / /~ x

minor| solemn job of training—not|veu” Her voice sang. “Oh, dar-| BOOTS AND HER BU

- Piracle Hm Fone Pall Sloat distracted. It was your duty to en«|jing TI love you so! I'm waiting f : en s b ) w or . a chance to atone. “How odd, that|courage him, to le enthusiastic, .,, ,ng rm the best, the ny RRIEGINFS kr my life and Bill's should touch the|loyal, proud of his having assumed |. ribs wife in. th HERE WOW 7 PNGUSIORA" |“ lives of others at every point. . . .”|the duties of a citizen soldier! pies}, consenp'.s. wile e. oun. AANTIPSON | / » She did not need, mow, to hear| Martha's eyes fell. Two spots of) iry." © PRLLPE IN L b Paul tell her that he, too, had been color burned in her cheeks.. No| Bill's voice shook. “You're the \ oo wrong. He had thought loving her Words came. most wonderful Sopseripts wife, . ’ BR. was only his own businesg—that it| “Madam, our country has de-|dirling. I don't deserve it. But I'll Za Ali. . hi could have no effect on others while|manded far greater sacrifices from spend thie rest ef my life showing = = bi: ———— Xi

- he locked it in his own heart. But . it had—it had poisoned Bill's mind and Suzanne's. “But that’s over now. Paul has learned, too.” A swift word to the sentry, and they were driving through the camp street, stopping at the administration building. Bill raced out, Martha behind him. She cought up with him, whispered, “One more kiss, darling. Then you'll face them. And so will 1!” A moment later, Bill was smartly saluting a young officer. “Private

its men than the mere gift of a year of his life. Men have, died, and died gladly, for the glory of our nation. And their wives have been proud—have sent them away with a smile! Without brave womsen, we could never have brave men. Remember that.” He rase abruptly. The interview was closed. “I shall try to do what I can to see that your hushand is pot dealt with too harshly,” he added. *‘Goodby.” She did not know, when she drove out of the camp, how long it would be. before she could return. She

vou thet I do a ate it." “About, face, soldier,” she laughed. “From now on, the past's behind us. The future's ahead. Oh Bill; I love 3 u ”

“About face,” he agreed steadily. “Together.” : (THE END)

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Marshall reporting, sir. I—I've been|did not know what they would do absent without leave.” with Bill nor what his punishment Me i 103 A eh. 8 Ragis- oy He. Sn The young officer looked at Mar» ter. at DePauw University show 1463 1" ar 0

‘tha. Her chin came up. “May 1 speak to the commanding officer, please?” Bill was led away, after a last jong look and her smile, sure and proud, to stiffen his spine. “No matter what comes now, Bill can face it with courage,” she thought.

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SHE HERSELF, faced with cour~ ‘the stern, gray-haired man behind the big desk in the bare, clean office. “I only wanted to explain sir,” she said steadily. “My husand I have been ha

is, we'll take it,” she thought. “We take it with a smile.” . Baty 8 # A WEEK tam Martha was driving into that camp ence more. She was being allowed to visit Bill in the guardhouse for the first time, He still had twe months to serve. But when she saw him, she realized anew how tiny the punishment was, how gallantly he was enduring it. “on, Martha, it's so 'goed to you ” 5

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students enrolled as compared with 1989 at this time last year. Additional trants are expected to increased the total to nearly 1500. Men out number women with 765 male students against 696 coeds. The freshmen class is the largest with 47 while 340 are registered with senior ranking. Claas work begon Tuesday. "

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