Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 May 1941 — Page 13

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PAG] ABBE AN' SLATS

CHUCKLE” CHUCKLE! THOSE GIRLS HAVE BEEN IN BARRY KENTS HOUSE FOR NEARLY AN HOUR NOW.

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THE RUMPUS THEYRE RAISIN»

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BE A DARLING AND DASH | BACK TO OUR APARTMENT AND GET OUR THINGS. THEN LOOK INTO APARTMENT 23 AND TELL MRS. BIXBY SHE HAS A | JOB AS ~ A HOUSEKEEPER/,S\ STARTING NOW!

NO-WE'RE STAYING” You BRING OUR THINGS AND MRS. RIGNT

-22..BUTAIN'T YOu QOMING WITH ME?

BIXBY

SERIAL STORY—

LOVE POWER

By OREN ARNOLD

YESTERDAY: Ken is not surprised when Carolyn tells him she loves Bob Hale Ken loves her, offers to help Carolyn practically kidnaps Bob, hurries him to fhe airport and into the waiting plane. Not until the ship is in the air, she admit that she has taken the and they route to Arizona.

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SEVENTEEN LEANA SORMI came out of her office |

time to

see Robert being

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led away by the Tyler girl

considered that, frowning. Today! she hated Carolyn Tyler with al

quiet, lethal fur

Robert

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“Apart from having been offered work once, I have met with nothing but kindness.”

new girl had completely wrecked the

0st important plan Leana had ever conceived and Leana wasn’t vet sure how it had been done. She couldn't possibly have known the train would be robbed.” she reflected ‘I talked with only| man, remote from her. But even if her faking the shipment was just coincidence—'

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Leana promised herself to get at the bottom of Carolyn’s interference,

and then to repay her in kind.

= = = YOU MEAN-—Arizona?

Where I

Bob was jabbing a finger at lyn He

into a

Caro- |

incredulous slipped

had seat now. “We | stop She had leaned the roar of the

“I do arolyn shouted back ars flying west and we won't until there.” close motor He looked around as if still to peiieve his senses at the box which tained his priceless tive, the most potent and altogether valuabl> bit of substance ever pro- | juced since man’s reasoning began. | literally transform the vole course of civilization. | ‘Carolyn, I—But the danger! The | X-999 can make dust of this plane | and all of us! Dust, I tell you! Beyond any description I can give!” No.” She was not frightened. “I 1st. you, Bob You said only sudden eat or a severe shock, like 8 dyna- | mite cap, woud explode it.” In theory, yes! But that first tiny | bit we tried to move—! A Something tells me we'll never! know the answer to that. Please re- | Jax, Bob. And anyway, the stuff is | made Somebody has to take chances, don’t they?” i That made sense, of course Never- |

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+ Ik ahniv to talk above

undble | He gazed again he knew, con- | uranium deria- |

“Bul an airplane! And you, Carolyn! | Suppose vhere is trouble. What could | 1 do? you?” ! “Oh, it’s me you're worried about!” | His lips snapped tight. He was in | no mood for teasing and banter now. | “Must I tell you again what extreme | danger is involved here?” | “Must I remind you again that | somebody has to take chances?” | " zn » i THEIR shouted argument was = | draw, obviously. He turned to look | out. There was ho world now: only | blue-and-gray oblivion, with noth-| ing tangible. He slipped resignedly | into a seat and Carolyn, guessing | rightly again, brought him a smali! parcel “Here are some sandwiches and | fruit, all I could grab in a hurry,”| she apologized. “I bet you haven't eaten since yesterday.” That was too true. He thanked! her with his eyes, and ate, Pres-| ently the food and the insidiously | lulling drone of motor and of rush- | ing mir had worked magic, so that! both passengers soon knew genuine relaxation. When he peered cau-| tiously to see if she might be sleep- | ing, Carolyn pretended to be. Thus did she help crowd the! afternoon hours quite out of ex- | istence. When Bob's stirring | eventually did command her at-, tention, he pointed first to the

magnificence of a sun that had | sea

raced on ahead and was hose-|

diving now into a sea of blood and | emptorily, reaching for a chute Kissed him quickly on the lips. harness. i

molten gold. Incomparably beau- | tiful, the clouds presaged the very| rouble Bob had feared. Because shouting over the noise

as unsatisfactory and unneces- her. Her face held & radiance de’ (All ‘events names :

Seat

ye crATER CLAVIUS, on THE MOON, is 2 MALES FROM RIM TO RIAA, AND HAS SURROUNDING PEAKS AS HIGH AS /7, OOO FEET: |

ATE “CURDS AND WHEY.” WHAT IS THAT 2?

ANSWER—Curd is the coagulated substance formed from milk, theiess Bob Hale was still distressed, | and whey is the watery part separated from the curd.

By William Ferguson

OPR, 1941 BY NEA SERVICE. ING. T.M. REG. U. S. PAT. OFF.

sary, they talked but little until!

How could I possibly save well toward midnight. They were ger that surrounded them.

within 100 miles of their destina- | tion, when the pilot attracted their attention. 6 “Storm blowing up around us,”| he yelled. “Nothing but moun-| tains down there now. Take it] easy. Instruments _ are okay. | Thought I ought to tell you. Tt may get rough.” ® ® = { CAROLYN'S HEART leaped. She! pressed her face to a window. Instantly Bob Hale was at her side peering out, too. Quite unconsciously he put an arm around her shoulders as if to protect or steady | the slender girl. She felt his mus-

cles, tight, tense. The ship soon began to bounce ever so little. ‘Then it bucked a bit, more. “I've got to get you out of here!” He almost growled it. “Please don’t worry,” she begged. “If it were just the ship—" he| glapced significantly atethe box on | the floor, a parcel that really| crowded the small cabin, —“if it| were just us, flying—" | In 10 minutes more the ship was| quite unsteady. Bob looked around | desperately. This was a plane for | private hire. Unlike the regulation air liners, it had parachutes neatly folded in racks above the]

ts. “Put this on!” he ordered per-

“But why, Bob? We ware still flying.” Secretly she was delighted | that he should be concerned about

cord, and say your prayers!”

spite the increased threat of dan-

“I'll go crazy!” he shouted. “Carolyn, I am responsible for all this. For you! Do as I say!”

HE STRAPPED the chute on her. | There was only one way for it to go. She noted the ring handle which, some obscure crumb of] knowledge told her, was the gadget to pull if ever a person did bail out. “It has begun to rain!” “We have a roof!” So they had, but the shib moved up and down now, somewhat like a roller coaster car. Thunder cracked frighteningly. She forced a smile at him, but it didn’t take. “We couldn't possibly land!” he cried. “And the pilot doesn’t know what we are carrying! You've got to jump, Carolyn! Jump, pull that

“And leave you? Bob!” “I'll tell the pilot, then follow you. Go on—I'll force the door open. It’s our only chance! Or-—" he was striving frantically now to reach her mind, to force her into action, “—or maybe you're afraid to jump! A coward!” That struck home. Carolyn’s narowed, she held her breath. The ship was tilting, weav-

ing, sliding now, and even the box |

on the cabin floor began to move. Bob had unlatched the door, All at once she reached up to grasp Bob Hale's shoulders, and

Then she dropped out into the black, blinding hurricane.

(To Be Continued)

OUR BOARDING HOUSE

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By Williams

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HOLD THIS GUN RIGHT, DOI?

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FRECKLES AND HIS

FRIENDS

ONE ORTWO, I BELIEVE. BUT HE'S FEELING FINE. JUST

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DAUGHTER TOLO HM = MEANING ME /

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YOu SHOULD HAVE COME TO ME FIRST, FRECKLES! 1 HAVE A WAY OF OVERCOMING EVERY ONE OF DADDYS SMART BUSINESS

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7 HOW SILLY! OF COURSE LT ADMIRE EASY. 1 THINK HE'S ONE OF THE FINEST, SWEETEST BRAVEST MEN 1 EVER KNEW

LADY, AREN'T YOU SHOWNG UNMISTAKABLE SIGNS OF FALLING MADLY IN LOVES

THEN WHILE Tm IN A HYPNOTIC. STATE, SHE ASKS ME FOR MONEY /

I'm AFRAID SUE HAS, FRECKLES /

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BUT, ALLEY--5B00D HEAVENS, MAN) YOU DON'T KNOW

SHH YOU'LL FIND Out IN A MINUTE, 1 RECKON /

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/ YES YES, I KNOW. ANY«] WAY, EASY'S LEARNED WHO THE FOREIGN oh ARE W

PORT, POSSIBLY BOTH. THEY'LL BE ARRESTED

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