Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 January 1942 — Page 26

PAGE 26 THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES ___ | FRIDAY, JAN. 23, 1942 ABBIE AN' SLATS —By Raeburn Van Buren OUR BOARDING HOUSE With Major Hoople OUT OUR WAY By Williams

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CHAPTER SIXTEEN | NL 4 To SOMEONE MONEY IS bad for my system. | \ 2 ; 3 Te Ty ELSE! I'm not used to it in big gobs, and) x G FURNITURE it goes to my head like liquor. | A ? Juddy is no better. Both of us| were suffering from financial de- Jie lusions of grandeur. EE an 7 od AX y ae A ul RY +e Besides what we were taking in, - ) { aL AVEO each of us had a little of our orig- 3 A MT TS ary inal capital. Nothing would do us =, ' AT Lea but we make our dream of the big | are ara central dinery and dance floor ; } ~ Se come true. | Well. before we knew it, the place] was full of high-priced carpentry] noises.

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never was cut out for being poor.”| ) “fPEp.HEADS ARE CALLED rad FEF BB & CARROT TOPS, BUT CARROT : E ; 4 a GENTLE. HINT? “ANGEL WOULDN'T be any help TOPS ARE GREEN” Says k Hou! IL” I said. “We've goti SELENE BRETLE, MRE. U, 8. PAT. OFF ) A === WHAT to the payroll,” I said. e've got BROOKINVN, N.Y. : ‘ 5 aa | to be practical. I'll bet the crew i = THEM 2

go as soon as the floor is done.” It was nearly a month before we| “Let me in, will you Mom?” I stopped the work. “Why, you saw Angel again. The first thing| £ 4 4 big heel!” I said. “Not Doc Oliver!” he said was: % “I THOUGHT I told you to go| “Parfetty-mah, as we say in — oy ay? | home.” French class.” “Gone to bed. : “I tried. The car's gone flooey.”| I Was good and sore. “That's a devil of a note,” he said Angel was 2a tre. Out DY i¢ “Well, he hit me first,” he said. He sat down and started ordering|.iec was closing. There was a| “Youre a liar. What would he everything on the menu. | smear above his cheekbone and be- do that for?” “Hey!™ I said. “What's the an-|, « it the flesh was pulpy. Across “Don’t, mom,” Juddy put in. “Give yi t Have Jou He INET" his chin ran a gash His right ear| ATES a break.” : oa Ee : a ake “Just for once,” he said | was mot ‘ith BIGOR. : “When the old car ed out on WELL NOU SEE, WONEV + ERE oT Se PY RZ [ RC — After he'd eaten he said, “ I want ey I) heal sat did you | me, I wasn't feeling yl good. It HE OFFERED WS SERS x 2 } RE GeSEnce ' Inf 1 Ae ANNONE THAT Dove to see little Juddy.” ltanele with? A truck?” kind of came into my head to tell EDR RR RAE a, . i = OF COURSE , TREY GOT : \ Te On| Juddy showed up at the stair.|LOren Oliver just what I thought WASHINGTON a i 3 SOMEONE TO TAKE WS dition. You wouldn't do yourself al, ~." ‘what is it?” she said Then of him, with "illustrations.” AND WAS WHY, HOW PLACE ,FOR The TMe bit of good with her.” “Angel!” Tr : 'I By this time I'd finished my ACCEPTED WONDERFUL | ok “Then let's pry Oliver out. I've “Hello, sweetie. Come and view patchwork, and told him so. Juddy : RT got some things to settle with that], ooo said, “Take my car and go back, | Al rat.” ait , | Angel.” {i “Listen, Angel.” I said. “You beat ie % RT Youre hin We got a flash and started our it for Welliver.” “Just a little argument,” he said. Runt for Doc. He was in the stream He gave me the baby smile.|«yoy ought to see the other fel- bottom, leaning against a boulder. “Good, Old Mom!” he said. low.” “Good evening,” he said. Sometimes I'm just & plain suck-| «Get my first aid kit, Juddy,” | .-Are you all right?” she said. er. I thought I had him fixed. S0|caid. “Keep your finger out of that "Quite, thank you," he said, anil I closed the shop and hit the hay.|eve. Angel. Where's the other |Straightened up. But he'd have J : Pe A tattoo on my window woke me|guy?” flopped, sure, i she hadn’t caught 2 if ge. § : ~ =F W. REC. U. 8. PAT. OFF = up. It was a thick, foggy night, but] “In the river-bed, I guess.” him un one side just as I got to} S=== ; Lid 0 QPR. 1942 BY NEA SERVICE, ING. ——

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