Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 April 1941 — Page 39

ABBIE AN' SLATS

THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1941

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

—By Raeburn Van Buren

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SERIAL STORY—

LOVE POWER

By OREN ARNOLD

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YESTERDAY: Dr. Hale puts Carelvn fe work immediately, 4 tific report of Ric ewper

riates a scien.

nent. Carelrn

calls Ken Palmer, a dor in love with her. te hire guards dur rifles. Ken brings a dozen applicants fo police fobs. There is more work. Dr. Hale ad. mits he ix distarbed hy Carolvn's eves And she fAnds her scientist emplover is alse Ruman

CHAPTER THREE

this detailed report, of fate eliminat

plosive power it Did vou say 1 asked.

explosive?” Caro-

Toy

15.000 tons?” “Yes, Miss Tyler! It's but true! One pound to 15.000 tons of TNT! I know it staggers a perto think of it but—well. the language has no adequate words for this! History has no precedents With X-999 3 le race must

nbelievable

he humar

lire concept

ible the" Ny

HE SLIPPED back 1d jen intense com ation with Caron into his dictation drone. choosng words with meticulous care lest ¢ sav neither ] too tle I+ was past 10 acl k Wot naused aga Th ime he wa he window, an long momel g A he blackness punctured by distant ity lights. It was a natural stopping

place in his garrati She sat back wearil and tossed her I wouldnt ive.” she began Robert Hale was so But I'm sort of how scientist: ing. My own lunch She flushed with

want

ago.” h a little smile “For gosh sakes, Miss Tyler! I— »¢ course! Of course! I am so sorry Please forgive me. And please le

me take vou to dinner at once! Ove vonder four blocks is quite a good My ca

irive-in. I often eat there “you aren't through the dictat-

» > » atts

THE EMPI OYER-employ ce at {ude was, by unspoken agreement left Behind, partiv because Carolyn was so naturally at ease and self<ufficient toward him. She was not re giddy, scared person she been when she start granhie work three vears ago had already risen to a true secretarial job in the bank, and she had jumped at this oddly intriguing po-

had

HE OFFICE clock showed 9:02 1. r Ja - \ “~ ae. - ) but Dr. Hale was unaware the thing 2 0 12 Was dictating. walk-|

ing slowly beside the windows where | e « d glance t at the night. | More often, though, he glanced | Ca y comehow her pres- |

e fema - n sack again | THIS na He e- a _" seemed advisable |

laboratory

both Miss Sormi and me from this earth to We a he only two| h an beings who hold this prige- | ss secret. Moreover, the public it-| self §8 entitled to know what has been accomplished. As to what may | be expected from this isotope which | I have tentatively des ted X-899 1 will ventu 3 | EN i 5 = = ONE -—sort of tabulat Miss Tyler One lump of X-998 cent puri would America s vessels ny +4 x ref ] ng. if the powe were properly 1arnessed. One of the substance is equivalent to 3.000.000 pountis coal or 3.000000 pounds of gasoline I'no, in ex—uh—ex-

Yes. In explosive power a single | pound of X-999 } imately 15,000 tons of trinitrotoluene, and “Tons? Dr. Hale, One pound to

- promise

> “Time now

ing.” she countered I may work all night. Couldn't possibly sleep this night in any! event. Come on, we shall go eat.”

} i

“Who stuck that pin into Lake Erie?

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It's rusting!”

IS ABOUT $18,000, 000.

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CURIOUS WORLD

THERE ARE ONLY TWO POUL

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IN EXISTENCE, AND THEIR VALUE

By William Ferguson

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ANSWER-—1, Star Dust: 2, Whispering Grass; 3, Unfinished Sym-

of energy and } ywlied to dally living Tha 3 v 1 don care take chances 238 letting his precious secret be st now that Leana and I have chanced to—but | I must not digress. Put down that the guantity pro X.000 this labo ie pos-

sition at the scientific labratory ve-l1 don't held In short, she was a busiwith poise even

cause it had

nesswoman

were only 23

on the desk where it belonged

relax when outside

She was so good at it that within

A quarter hour

t himself relaxing. a man who had driven] unmercifully. to music in the res-| taurant, and discuss the manner in which a dish of sea food was preOnce she slipped. “Next move is to get this stuff far he declared, I must think of some place where| - nobody lives.”

really himself

him

WAS

to listen

pared away, “What stuff?’ baked salmon?” “The X-999!

“Hush!” she

t dance?”

“Why—uh—why,

{ I can’t sav that—"

“Come on!”

Somewhat astounded at himself, he danced with her twice before their hour here was done.

over, he liked it.

said, a bit later. “Thank you!” then,

dous economic importance.” CaroIyn was saying there in the corri“Somebody will get rich. Me,

‘dor,

she asked.

Tomorrow we'll arrange for a truck to—"

to rest a bit.

“You are a remarkable girl” he

She dimpled at him | “But let's be going. If I must work all night, I must.”

phony: 4, Tumbling Tumbleweeds.

thus: if she

She could leave work’ “There was a man who saved and up for the future. { He put in his money bags all he could spare she had Bob Hale But alas, for the poor economiShe saw that he cal moocher—

The future arrived and the man wasn't there!™

Dr. Hale laughed heartily.

funny little rhyme did him good. and he realized that just being with

She coaxed

pretty Carolyn Tyler did him a unexpectedly. world of good, too. His racing thoughts, however, were suddenly interrupted. Leana

‘The and came out, glaring. “What in the world happened?” she demanded.

credulous. “And laughter on this inight of all nights? Have you gone 0 insane?”

More- ive in her anger and handsome in

{spite of it, turned to Carolyn with {restrained fury. | (To Be Continued)

names and characters in this

(All events, £ story are fictitious)

4 4 —- SCHRICKER TO SPEAK OUTSIDE in his car the talk! FRANKLIN Tha April 17.—Govslipped back toward business, and erpor Schricker and Clarence A. staved there when ther walked Jackson. executive vice president of . again down the office hall. the State Chamber of Commerce, “I suppose it will have tremen- are scheduled to speak at the an-

nual meeting of the Greater Frank-

night at the Masonic Temple.

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Sormi popped open his office door!

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ordered, smiling. “Nothing, Leana. I've just been L Do you eating and dancing. And I—" She was plainly shocked. ves, I used to.! “Dancing, Robert?” said she, in-

Then the blond woman, impres- OQ

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