Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 July 1941 — Page 17

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TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1041 | ABBIE AN' SLATS

~By Raeburn Van Buren

| WAS HORRIBLY DISFIGURED IN A PLANE CRASK IN HOLLYWOOD LAST ives AY FACET WAS A HIDEOUS SIGHT °

YES-IT WAS TRULY A MIRACLE. TRE MINUTE | RECOVERED. | CAME HERE TO ATLANTIS-BY-THE-SEA, | KNEW YOU WERE HERE, I'VE NEVER STOPPED

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FUNNY BUSINESS

Murder In

Convoy

By A. W. O'BRIEN

YESTERDAY: The day beforsa 2000 soldiers are to leave Canada for Enzland in convor, naval commanders are called for a conference and told that there will be a Nazi spy among the | troops and that utmost cauton must be | observed Captains of the freighiers that will be among the convey are then | cailed orders are issued for the sailing. The masters are offered the op- | portunity to withdraw from the dangerous mission, but no one speaks up.

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“We just operated in time—he would have gotten over it in a few hours!” |

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THIS CURIOUS WORLD

y William Ferguson |

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ement had been terrific

things were definitely picking up. The reason was a blond. certainly] °c 1 taller x suit-

i ind himself | ring \ The girl as evident! je serious-minded type, but that dimple in her lef: cheek held interesting possibilities. | He had noticed i¢ when she was

only up the gangplank | and he was trring to make out the

color of her eves when she had locked at him squarely ! = = 2 HE HAD PROMPTLY raised af

nd to his service cap in}

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formal and added a wide | or good measure. She pave |

him a short, fleeting smile In re-j > turn, but it was a somewhat dis- % terested ie | NEEL LEADERS She stenped Bickle from the! AUPREScoTh ARIZONAG

: Hl } SENT TSH Sc : ganeplank and cnto “B™” deck, then J heh oot.

the prettiest of the 47 nursing sis- | ters bound for a Canadian hospital in England ; The amazing thing about it all was he khew he had met that girl It was quite un- |

thinkab hough, that he approach | her, how deeply, and savy ! Pardon me, sister; but haven't]

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AND SOME OF THESE. GROWN TO MATURITY

i” z” marched along with the others tol NN = the stairway leading up to “A = deck. Lieutenant Rolling’ eves fol- | lowed her. She was undoubtediv

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By Williams |

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WHY MOTHERS GET GRAY

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RED RYDER

I'M HEADIN FOR TOWN , DUC WANT 10 SEE SLIM STAY AWAY FROM TROLBLE /

\( RED RYDER ~ WORRY ‘CAveE

LIM ME BETCHUM /

oH, DARLING, WHY ISN'T IT WONDERFUL? \ CAROL TO SNOOTH NOT? HE DADDY'S cOMING TO THINGS OVER WITH MARRIED DINNER: HES SIMPLY THE OLD GENTLE: THE CATCH MAD ABOUT ROAST MAN J / OF THE

SQUAR. WL You BUY SOME ON YOUR Wav HOME, WASH?

GUINEA Bias AAULTIFLY Ricky; BUT IT TAKES A SNARE °° BE AN ADDER” SAVE RICHARD BLA RUINS: AAA SS.

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» tf camenhiere? Whe wea ak to hit. oF course | “You will be held accountable for Would tell nim a few casual facts [20 infraction of lights-out regwlaRita : tions during your period on Guty tonight and. by the wav I also have an underlined order to the effect that orderiv officers are to report

gahout herself He would name a few places he had been. She might suggest a few also !

Then, in an awkward sort of way

hed Be forced to shrue laugh [20 Unastiat incident, he matter bid kid : How «ii 5 PEG iy lightly and give Wp, That would Oe tat Elimes I ie never do. He would Bring wp the |NOUCE Or the notice of the sentries.

The colonel turned to his paper

revious meeting only after ther bak ete OH Cozv terns Rollins salted, wheeled smartly and PF Gieutenant Rollie sirs® [stepped out into the corridor.

The young officer cate out of his | reverie with a start. He turned to find a sentry at saute Yes, I'in Mr. Rolling The O. C. Troops would like vou

= ® = THE OFFICERS’ BAR was having {difficulty getting closed when Rolling ipushed open the glass doors

Mg to his quarters immedi [Fiphed, “the ©. C. orders.” dW T's | A captain grinned from a stool at LA RE I de the bar IJEUTENANT ROLLINS felt his) “Okay, Gregory, and I'l bring

way through the darkness to the nearest entrance. He found the Qoor when vou come off handle and tueged it open to meet] paiijne winked his thanks. He even inkier darkness He RO lav Capt. Svdnev Tees had been a rater Ne prevent gid ee the old rugby days at c its Sov university. from Showing when the door was In fact. Syd recommended him fof Op, moment he blinked ite | iS commission with the Royal Westthe Gordo: Nghts then QUICKIY|ramed his OMCSES Tralting Coase strode down to the suite at the faricertineate “A

end. Over it hung a sigh, "0. ©. Back out on deck it seemed in-

watch at two.

Troops ereasingly chilly and tonely. Rollins Be Khocked twice. grumbled to himself as he started Comte in! another long tour of the ship to Colonel L. 8. Stephenson M. €.lcheck on the sentries. All these pre-

was seated before a desk. He looked

cations By the Old Man seemed bsently at the voung officer for a E 4

exaggerated, with the ship still befoment om lside & dock that was heavily pas Oh Lieutenant, I merely jailed by military and Royal Cana-

wanted to point out that it i§ after] Police midnight and unless I am mistaken Sn i. 4 %

there are sounds generally astoeiat ® with singing coming from the! IT WAS ABOUT 12:30 when he direction of the bar As orderly of- entered the orderly room on the aft deck. He examined the orders for

ficer,” He paused suggestively, “f Py ed Widely the day and grinn s List SHarty Miley was booked as

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mist ask vou to attend to the mats ter immediately

“Break it up, boys” Rolling inter

along & Scotch in ease you're chilly!

|otderty officer and, judging from his | exuberation when the bar closed {it would be a painful session. | The door opened and a sentry en-| tered i i “Lieut. Rollins—qtiick! I was just | on my way hére a few seconds ago when I spotted two small fAashes, |

| followed hy a& third a moment later, | (RAR L Y\PPEEE. ... I ORAS TT WHY. MY Tt jon ‘A’ deck—seemed th be directly! | Ne RoBIN' TORY | ae Wh. BRAVO above the main lounge on the port) {WARE [| dame aN, SIRE, 1 . : : HE SON || eTerneN! | {TY Rollins was hurrying out. “Den't| | | % | | (follow me. I'm going to try sure

prising whoever is up there!” | He slipped through the door and fran ont his toes across an open stretch of deck to the port side. There was no light showing on “A” deck. Slowly he made his way] up the steel eompanionway and lay| fiat on the top step: so that his) eves cleared the deck level For a few seconds the whole deck | seemed to be immersed in one big, black shadow. Then things took] shape. He could make out the

a few feet up. Beyond that there was a large emergeney raft. In front jof the raft. . . . Did that shadow | move? The lieutenant felt his eves burns ing with the effort. He was cons leentrating every ounce of vision on that shadow. §, it had moved. It was coming ih his direction, seemingly hugging the dark = tion of the deck close to the wall Rollins reached back gingerly and unbuttoned his service holster. Noiselessly he drew the powerful 45. The shadow was ho more than 10 yards away now “Halt where you are!" he bit out the command in low, even tones, “and lft your hands—high!" (Te Be Continued)

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

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STAND WHAT CAROL MeKEE

“LUCKY WASHE! SOME FELLAS WORK FOR A LIVING, BUT HE/ PROBABLY MARRIED THE McKEE

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