Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 April 1941 — Page 38

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CHAPTER TEN I'HE MESSAGE which Bob held d been handwritten, and even the script gave hints of the writer's feelings ‘Robert, dear,” the letter read, “I send this in desperation because 1] can write what I cannot say. Things | have been so changed these past few days. You are utterly different. I| hardly know you. But the worst| " ’ = is that you hardly know me any | iN : z= RED RYDER —By Bushmiller more, or you seem not to. : Lr PTZ 77 ZZ : y : ———— - “Teil tie, franmiy, have I proved by | [You SEEM To IT SEEMS REASONABLE | (Ey BETTER KEEP AN EYE D RYDER! WAITUM Y I HANK YOURE STARTING ) : z E ON A

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in harmony side by side, and while| “Can't get anything but speeches—we'll have to wait till Congress STRIKE NEXT? MINES THAT GOES LP | = OUT OF TOWN [= — — I hardly dared hope for such success adjourns!” ON THE : ; as we have achieved, I know it to

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outpouring. { Bob read with increasing distress. | Somehow on paper her plea affected him more than her spoken words had done. In truth, he had listened to her rather absentmindedly, but if Leana were this upset— NED “Oh, Carolyn,” he called abruptly.| || BATTERED “I must move fast. The plane for HIS the west leaves in barely two hours FIST So

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letter? . . . I had no idea she felt : 7 ; E oi MEDICAL. 1 ARRANGED FOR THIS : ; y WA AREN'T WOMEN. ALL THAT ROUGE so keenly i sa TREATMENT" 5 : CARge NET Rf MING & 57% as iL BECAUSE 1 3 : AND FEMALE ATTIRE Was Tost rh ewiy tei AND Z = OVER SIDES WITHOUT S22 & or 7 DON'T KNOW "y : ‘A DISGUISE TO CATCH ME O THE HIGHLY bersonal nature of | [/eaviyiG#e < BOTH THE NET AND THE = bo HG THE FOREIGN : Een GUARD the matter never dawned on him WERE % BULLET-PROOF VEST ¢° - gi i Hh AGENTS ARE WHO

‘It's to Leana,” he began NECESSARY 3 Bony “Leana? You mean Leana Sormi? FOR WEEKS. ID BE DONE FOR hot Toseee ME sre y “@ )

Isn't she here?” “Yes. But I'd better write. She | T.M REG U.S. PAT. OFF. wrote me.” i

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showed infinite sympathy. “She is R. 1941 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. such a wonderful person, Carolyn A I have been most ungracious. But she is sensitive and I don't wish to WERE FIRST SROWN IN embarrass her in the slightest. AMERICA,

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you had to write it at all was : enough to show me up. Please for- > J 0 m ; give me. . . . araerann. THANKS FOR THE DINNER, : | LL AND HIS PARENTS SENT |

you any longer, Robert? Have I N\ \ shown myself unworthy? Where ERT A \| | I | / / // have I Tailed?” .. . ap There was more of it, in a pained \ /

Se” ow li 7 | FOLKS! THAT STEAK WAS A MARY, THATS A HIM FROM ENGLAND SO Ss Carolyn — es go ii ~ FOUR STAR WOW! IF IT LIVING EXAMPLE OF THAT NOTHING WOULD AND NOW HE OUGHT De el staitfactory. to ii = H, HAD BEEN ANY BIGGER. WHAT CAN BE HAPPEN T© HIM! TO BE KEPT HERE SO ave proved staisfactory to me. Fifi } : 1 COULDA MILKED IT/ PERPETRATED OVER- p THAT NOTHING WILL More than satisfactory. You are still | } i m > TO A i Lil |

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tion. I— “Look, Carolyn, I don’t mean to be that way! A man just gets his! _ CE confounded nose into something : . and forgets everything else. see with a sense of guilt Guilt and have a debt to humanity. Besides, what I mean? Now how can I tell distress. Carolyn, she and I— Leana and I—"| her that? She is a delicate, sensi-| “Please,” he begged, “you write it,| He was stuck again, but in a| tive—" Carolyn. You see what I'm trying moment Carolyn murmured. “Bob.! 5 & §& | to say! I'm never good at this sort|are you confessing that you love CAROLYN suddenly found her-|of thing.” Leana Sormi? Are you?”

self in the role of father con-| “I can try, Bob.” She almost $ & #& fessor. It was as if Bob felt he| whispered it. . HE TURNED slowly to her, face CERT AWRY YOM BF BA WOuSE ® had to apologize not to Leana, but| “You're priceless. I've simply got|strained. For a long time he just TRGHRT, AN’ HE WARTS TWYRNOW \FFEWN to her. Moreover, it disturbed her | to square this with Leana. I have|stared in abysmal worry and conSomebody had written him a letter, no idea how discourteous I have| fusion. > so in his mind it was logical for his| been to her. I know I always was| Then he slowly nodded. “I— confidential secretary to take a) tactless, but— Look here, Leana|guess that's it,” he ‘rasped, barely dictated reply. | really is tops. Know what I mean? above a whisper. “I hadn't thought “You are not unkind, Bob,” she| She is!” . . . hadn't thought . . . you . . . said, gently. “You mustn't feel it] He paused to consider that. Caro-|that would seem . . . right.” He 50.” lyn said nothing. was still nodding, looking off at GE . “But I do! Her letter shows what| “The silence between them grew(nothing now. “Together .. . | ; > E11 | \\M ,B0% a heel I am. I-well—Leana,” his| prolonged. Bob was not seeing: he| Months together here. We under- * voice resumed the dictation tone, was thinking. Carolyn glanced side- stand each other. We have been oe “I humbly apologize for seeming in-, wavs and up at his face and saw|very close . . . The work, Carolyn,| “ considerate of you, and I promise| reflected there a deep inner play|must continue. It must! LOSE to be more careful hereafter. It is|. f emotion. More and more, an| “Carolyn, you have to help me! necessary for me to leave the city | angry hurt was welling inside her I will pay you any salary, any tonight on a business mission and | sun chest price! You are brilliant in your when 1 fetun 1-1 wil" He 8 4 4 own right. You can do things I paused, his face serious. . . “I will can’t. You have understanding. endeavor to make up for my short-| TO COVER her feelings sheyoy simply have to help me with BREAK IT UP! THATS ALL GREEK] | WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YEAST? comings. I regard you as the one reached for the ririmes. office. for | ena, help me win her, show me AND YOU USED TO BE A SCRAWNY { = TO a1 1 | NOT GROCERY-STORE YEAST... FLEISCHMANN'S YEAST person in this world closest to me.| “I'll call the airline's office for|,y to—to make love as a con- LISTLESS LITTLE THING. HOW COME © June JUST, MEANS A }| | FLEISCHMANNS? IS ONE OF THE RICHEST | [your reservation,” she sald flatly. siderate man should! Carolyn, I— : ' Lill SHORTAGH OF THOSE NOTHING BUT! NATURAL SOURCES OF “Did you say ‘closest’?” Carolyn | “What city, Bob? Denver! you simply mustn't laugh at me!— sa WL 1 WAS TOLD PRECIOUS VITAMINS FLEISCHMANN'S YEAST 1S THE AMAZING V NB interrupted. No. Somewhere in Arizona Oriy need your help now more than—" . i ; 1 HAD A FOUND SO ABUNDANTLY 0} RICH INTHE VITAMIN B COMPLEX COM TAM “1 — yes. But you phrase it as Nevada. They have fewest people,| But his secretary had not laughed. £ i VITAMIN B . AND, OF COURSE, YOU CAN'T LOOK PLEX...AND I TAKE IT seems best, Carolyn.” \wildest mountain lands. Say, Boul-| He stopped because she suddenly ¥ N p \ OR FEEL YOUR BEST WITHOUT THE NEW, DELICIOUS “Me?” der Dam. You suggested that.” stood up, then ran back to her own ] | § THOSE VITAMINS, (T'S WAY...IN TOMATO “I am not very good at words.! When the call was completed he office cubbyhole. He saw that she a) . NE Ny N\A grey \ But—all right. Leana, it is my one tried again to resume dictation, but had given way to uncontrollable 3 TH -, farvent. hope that you and I can while his feelings were no less in- | sobbing. Her sympathy—or what | 7 i ) . glways be near each other. I pray tent, words were even more elusive. he thought was her sympathy for| that our companionship, so pleas-| “Make it clear that I need her,”’| his position—touched him. He ) En te : ) y : 7 ently and fruitfully started here, he ordered, almost desperately. hadn't meant to upset his lovely vy | ali: Cg [QU HE | ¢an endure through life, It will] “You—need her? To, uh—" young secretary af el SI pe - 3 \ 1 : : ) ASE Be—" “Yes! I was just thinking. I| Plainly, Dr. Robert Hale berated £) : Sy x # : MASH a cold cake of Flelschmann’s Yeast in 4 *» +o {had no idea how much I relied onhimself in anger, he was a fool Ni S POM HEH : : Re Sale Bea rie vo CAROLYN had looked up in con-|Leana. How invaluable she is. We|around women, not understanding 2 i 7 = X ag 4 juice, milk, or water and STR till blended . . sternation, so that he paused again.|have accomplished much. We must | them at all. : WH HEHE then fill glass, stir again, and DRINK . . . twi Bhe hadnt meant to reveal her |stay together always, for the good (To Be Continued) bg : : Ng - } » dag, It's especially delicious in feelings but she suddenly blushed of science and our ourselves. Wel All events names and characters in this A : iN CEL ge La

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