Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 February 1941 — Page 29

By Williams

FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1941 ABBIE AN' SLATS

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YESTERDAY: Luckily, Kent's aunt and Ann have never met, so April's worries were groundless. But the old lady hardly believes April the type for outdoor amusements, Finally, she asks April to sing. April ‘rushes away, saying: “I hate singing.”

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CHAPTER ELEVEN

ALL THE WAY down the hill to Elm St., April remembered the last sight of Kent’s face. He Itad gone white and following her to the gate, had reached out an imploring hand. “Then I'm to blame if you never sing again. I thought you understood I loved your voice, Ann, that I wanted you to sing for your people, your friends and me. You even said you'd forgotten the stupid quarrel.” The walk was slippery. April A So--ANGUS 1S GONNA crunched the hailstones under her Fd BLAST OPEN TH heel. “Please, Kent,” she had . ’ said, “I don’t want to talk about it.” When she hurtled the car away from his door, she found the stormwashed air like a cold draught in her feverish brain. Yes, that had been her downfall, going into Kent's house. He was usupicious already, hurt, bewildered, and there was nothing she could do. Then = something struck her. What was it Kent had said in those last words? “I thought you understood I loved your voice, Ann, that I wanted you to sing for your pedple, your friends and me.” Her-mind seized a second thought. When she had talked to Ann on long distance last night, Ann had said, “As a matter of fact, if Hens only knew if, he was the one Who| nrore words, . “The Glitterbug| OCTAVIA- BROUGHT orange Epusred to take this NeW|fgyres she’s the belle of the town |juice, coffee and toast, quite a ye Bo that was it! Kent hadn't|2Dd everyone owes her homage.” | cession on her part but which she — [ NEVER DRINK WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE f wanted Ann to have a career. So The powder puff ‘which April held |¢XPlained by saying she’d had to COFFEE ok CTT nine FOR Tuk they had quarreled and in the end,|2utomatically in her hand as she Postpone the family wash on ac- 9, : ig fh § : " Ann had started off in hurt de-|leaned forward to dust her small, count of the storm. / ia FEN flance. pert and perfect nose, went flying.| “What sort of plans you got for Octavia was waiting for April, Dus Dre oe ue ove nd the day, Miss April?” 3 “ 7) : . 1018 Tie 3 85 ShsuBl. Been Dac re She her face buried deep in the pillows, a is iy my day to sit by the fire She began fv oy, Solily at Sisk Nou sure talking strange talk,

of wreck or trouble you was in.” “Well, it wasn’t a wreck.” sd then with sobs that shook the Miss April.” “It's the weather,

“The Lawd be praised. You's Tren de ra i i awoke. Outside the storm which gown, By ihe way, any cables, he and your mother won't be back had started off with a spitfire of TpNioe ams, telegrams, money = for’ another day. Snowed in, ah hailstones yesterday, had calmed |%¢¥S Or telephone calls for me? : . to a steady snow. Trees were white; | She held her breath as Octavia i is ; % : : house tops coated in the same fine. answered. “No, ma’'m, seems like 7. \ 7/8 P... 3

reckons.” ; powdered silver. we're kinda snowed in under.” April stared and then away. Per-| [Xent would be leaving on the 7| FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS ( YOU'RE TOO MUCH

I'M TIRED OF LOOKING AT THAT PICTURE!

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EITHER. HE MURDERED HER OR. TH® PINE BOX HE PURIED ON BOOT HILL--- 15 ’

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COPR. 1941 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. HAT DO THESE ABBREVIATIONS STAND FORD 44 ANSWER—QMC, Quartermaster Corps; AEF, American Expeditionary Forces; GHQ, General Headquarters; MP, Military Police; RAF, Royal Air Force; AWOL, Absent Without Official Leave.

(Funny Business, Page 21)

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Ea. AND UICK| SPEND TWO DAYS QUESTIONING THOSE WHO ATTENDED THE NATIONAL DEFENSE BANQUET

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THEY SERVED COFFEE. DIDN'T YOU TAKE ANY CREAM?

YOU DIDN'T GET ILL, SUH. DID YoU TAKE CREAM IN YOUR COFFEE ? NO. 1

AH, HA! ALL RUT TWO OF THE GUESTS WHO USED CREAM BECAME ILL

THAT GIVES US SOMETHING TO WORK ON, VICK |: NOW WELL GO TO THE HOTEL AND SEE WHO

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she| paps Kent had calied while she was 0'clock evening train. Well, let him The young conscript would

Nip wagged back to the kitchen, barkihg for food and drink. “Jes’ soon’s Ah gives this hound something to quiet his bark down, you can tell me about this here outing,” Octavia said. “There isn’t much to tell.” Octavia, sure that April was sound in neck and limb, was breathing easier. “From the looks of you,” she said, “seems like you wasn’t 'xactly cut out to be a Campfire Girl.” “Or a Girl Scout either,” April snapped as she ‘started for her room upstairs. » A hot bath, a hair-brush, a bottle of cologne drenched over her aching forehead and then the tomfort of her white terry robe. An hour afterwards, April was sitting before her mirror. The yellow curls were ‘brushed upward in her own way, the white robe, tight bodiced, swept out in a full skirt that was like a fan framing her

figure. Octavia moved in her mountainous fashion to the doorway. “Ah clean forgets to tell you that Mister oe Parks’ been a ’phoning all day.” “Hal Parks?” For a minute, April's eyes, horizon blue now like the hills she and Kent had seen today, flickered with interest. Then the flicker faded. “If he calls again,” she said, #*gsk him if he will please excuse me tonight.” Any other time, she would have welcomed seeing Hal. Tonight, the memory of Kent, their day, the fatal anti-climax, was too fresh in her

“e's a handsora’ gentleman,” Octavia was saying. ‘‘Seems like Ah finds him most in my favor of the gentlemen courtin’ you, Miss April.” “yes,” said April, “yes, indeed.” Then she spun around. “Ever hear of a Glitterbug, Octavia?” 8 #8 =

OCTAVIA SHOOK her head. “Can't say that I did, Miss April.”

swered the telephone and blundered out the whole secret. Kent! The picture of him in his dark glasses, the way he smiled, came before her. He'd had a three-dav leave against the darkness. Suddenly, she wanted to hold him in her arms, comfort him, laugh away the stinging, unkind tirade he had launched against her. There was that picture, and then, on the bureau was the picture of Ann, her sister. It seemed as if Ann were looking at her with a wistful reproach.

asleep. . Maybe Octavia had an-|leaye.

see that he got on the train and be his eyes for him on the trip back to the base hospital. Nothing she could do at this eleventh hour would help. Jt was near the dinner hour wien a postman brought an airmail, special delivery letter. April festened her wavering eyes on it saw that it was from her sister, Ann, in New York.

(To Be Continued)

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