Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 March 1942 — Page 15

MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1942

—By Raeburn Van Buren

IT'S INCREDIBLE /! THz FALL MIRACULOUSLY RE-TWISTED MR. BATHLESS GROGGINS' INJURED TENDON BACK INTO PLACE”

ABBIE AN' SLATS

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BY AN EVEN MORE REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE, MR. WILBERFORCE GROGGINS’ ANKLE 1S INJURED IN PRECISELY THE SAME WAY YOURS WAS REFORE THIS CHANDELIER

NOW HE CAN'T

ITS REALLY NOT AS AMUSING AS YOU THINK, SIR, HE CAN'T BE MOVEDAND NEITHER CAN YOU, SINCE THAT MIGHT DISTURR HIS DELICATE POSITION. FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS YOU AUST LIVE TOGETHER --JUST AS YOU ARE--AND LIKE IT!

YOU MEAN-+ |

BE MOVED? HAW-HAW

Serial Story—

Kings Row

By Henry Bellaman

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR “GOOD afternoon, Parris jumped *Oh, I.didn’t

ir.” Ir.

frighten voung, and

mean to

you! The was slignt He saw that a pale silver-gold, that her] eyes were smoky blue, that her| mouth was singularly red, her com- | plexion strangely golden. “Your name isn't Renee, is it?” She looked startled, back a litt “No,” she said. ! “I do beg vour pardon.” “My name is Elise.’ ‘And mine Mitchell itchell.”

The one that

girl hair was

her

very

le |

is Parris plays the piano?” | Parris laughed. “How on earth] d vou happen know that I|

aved the piano—or hear of me at!

di to pl: Nn a

“Herr Dr. Berdorff often spoke of you.” He noticed

every so slight

now that she had an accent. “Are vou German? She shook her head. “Viennese. You studied medicine in Vienna.! Herr Berdorff told me much about you.” He never mentioned you to me.” | “Why should he?” “Well—I can think of some rea-| gon why he should : ‘I was very sorry he had to go. ‘ “Yes. I miss him still. I saw him, | though, in Germany. last summer.” | “Oh, did you? And how is he?” “Well. He has a church. and he! has married.” What is she like, his wife?” “Quiet little German hausfrau. | You studied piano with him?” | “I was a dunderhead.” “I don't believe it.” { “How could you know? He said! you were a genius.” That here all house?” My father is the chief of this experimental farm. It was bought br the Liberty Plant and Seed company. He really a famous horticulturist—more of a scientist, but that's what he calls himself.” “I didn't know any of this. And I never saw vou anywhere.” “T was away for two years. have just now come back.” “Were you in Vienna?” “I was in Vienna myself, year.” . “I know it.” “You know you?’ Some people get talked about!” She smiled, and then was grave. “What do vou mean, exactly, by that, Miss“Sandor “What was 1 ? Oh. Yes. You said some people get talked about. You heard stories—probably that I robbed the state of immense

iy 1al

I was not. Have you been | of the time, here in this]

I last

evervthing, don't

AVvINg

sums of money.” “You couldn't do that.” “Thank you. Miss Sandor. old are you? Do you mina?” “Nineteen.” “Oh vou're just a babs | “Did vou think you were & baby

How |

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when vou were 1f Parris Wa His clouded not Will My father ment now “1 didn't come to see your father.”| “Oh.” “1 came to see the place. to live here “Oh, no! nice! Wha here before? “1 couldn't bear to come back.” “Did vou live here a long time?” “Ever since I can remember, until I went to Europe. I had no parents: I never remembered them. Mv grandmother was everything.” “I can imagine. But my father —wait till vou see him! He is a great darling.” can imagine that.” think you mean a compliment, but I do not know why. I am not used to compliments “Well. IT am going to acquaint with some compliments. Did anvone tell vou, ever, that you are as lovely as a spring day?” No.”

moment suppose

silent for

No,

face

vou sit down. Dr. Mitchell? should be here any mo-

1 used

Here?

nevel

How been

Really? have vou

“ry i *y i

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“OR THAT vou probably have the | prettiest eyes in North America?” '

and drew | |

, home again-

[to my

| Peyton i fidgeted.

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\ Wee

“That's my girl he's with, an’ I'm going to find out what's going on!”

should think you'd know about that.” Pevton's colo

“You know. 1 down to see him.

She shook her head. and her short curls flew like sunlight about her head “I think coffee.” “You don't mean will coffee cake with it, do vou?” All of Drake's old friends seemed | “What else?” to find it difficult to see him. Not “Let's look at—everything a mo- a cingie one of his old acquaintment before we go in we?" went to see him at all ‘Did you love it so much? —not one.” { “It is the only home I ever had.”! Parris wasn't making it easv Parris followed Elise into the | Peyton to go on house. He prepared himself for| +I hear Drake's going to branch some sort of shock, but none came. out quite a bit.” It was pleasantly furnished. Asmall|{ “Is that so?” grand piano stood before the west | “Didn't you know window where his grandmothers| “I'm a doctor. I idea desk used to be. {what Drake and Mrs. McHugh are Elise’s father came in presently. | planning.’ He was an amiable giant. with eyes | Well—well—" like Elise—the same youthful blue.| All at once Parris was sorry for He had a great beard that spread him. over his chest. Parris noticed that | “What's on vour his enormous hands movea as light- | you're in trouble ly as a feather among the cups and “Gosh. Parris! How did vou | coffee things. There was something | know it?" elementally good-humored about| “Anybody could see that. What's! him, and gentle. the matter?” “You must come often, if my child| “Business. Crescent Hill. I be-| is not tiresome.” tlieved it would go after a while “Elise?” {If Thurston St. George had lived—" “She is a little lonely sometimes. | And when you had to deal with and talks too much when she findsithe executors, you found vou were someone to listen.” {in over vour head? Then sell out. Parris laughed “I can’t let go.” “You will stay “Why?” Mitchell?” “I've used a lot of monev “I had hoped vou would ask me.” [the St. Georges let me After supper Elise played. Par- improvements. Used ris listened critically. She had ways.” been well schooled. It was good| “Peyton!” playing. “Yes, I did. I'm in a terrible Ax.” | “Did you study in Vienna, too?’| “How much of this money did you “Oh, ves. A little.” misappropriate?” “I'm not a teacher, but I can “Eighteen thousand.” show vou some things, I think.”| Parris whistled. “Well He drew back with mock serious- you want me to do?” ness. “Will you practice?” | “Speak to Drake. “Six hours a day, if you say.”|good on the selling end—handle “Heavens, no! But now--where's|Some business on commission that sonata? No, the first one.|Through my own office, of course.” Here, now. Let's look at the slow| “Why don’t you go to Drake yourmovement. Your tone is thin .. .’|self?” “My child, it's eleven o'clock!| “"I—I can't, Parris. It sounds I had no idea. Piease forgive me.” pretty bad, but one time—he came Mr. Sandor, looming through|to see me. He asked for a job." heavy strata of tobacco Parris’ voice was icy. “What did laughed warmly | You say?” “It iz good to have compan: “I had to turn him down Mitchell. 1 vou will {to do it many times.” (a Ict. He—he looked pretty seedy| Euise broke in eagerly. “Yes, vou|and all that. If he's straightened must feel that it is a little vour|out, I needed somebody to—" i if vou will” "But you didn't give him a chance! “You're awfully good. That goes|t0 ‘straighten out’ as you put it?" heart. Elise.” ‘I was just beginning, and I had! “She means it, Doctor. So do I.|t0 Keep up appearances.” For that matter. there is always] “And you haven't the ordinary room here—you know the house decency to ask Drake for your_won't you feel that you can come Self? sometimes to rest, to stay over| Sunday? Whenever vou will,” |

“IT would like that. And now.| (All events. names and characiers in ‘his { story are fictitious)

good night. This has been a won-|

terful day— ening. I'll never| 6 Saga) Rev—and evening: IV never SAYS FISH SAVES PARRIS WAS surprised one eve- MANY IN NORWAY

ning by a visit from Peyton Graves. LONDON (U. P.).—A grim strugsat for a while. smoked.|gle against starvation is described and made aimless com-|by a Norwegian woman. Mrs. Gerde ments on the weather It was| Hansen, who recently escaped’ from easily evident that he was under|Vaaggo Island with her husband some severe train | and four children. He crushed out another half-} The family had an income of $80 smoked cigaret. “Parris. how's old 'a week, but even then was unable Drake getting along?” to buy sufficient food. “Every day Parris raised his eves slowly and | was a nightmare struggle to surloked straight at Peyton, who vive,” said Mrs. Hansen. flushed uncomfortably “A typical meal was usually dried

deepened just never did get You know how

vou should have some

there be it is.”

may ances—ever

for

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have no

mind, Peyte?

to supper, Dr that have for

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AS AN OFFICIAL, T CAME TO WARN THE OWLS CLUS FIRST OF THE BLACKOLT TONIGHT FROM (0 TO 1\ ww HAR-RUMPH/

“we SUALL WE SHOOT A RACK 2d OF POOL, JAKE, BEFORE TRUDGING ON ¢

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MONEY 7 TAKE J] A SQUINT AT THAT ARM=BAND, BOV, we YOU'RE TALKIN TO =. UNCLE SAM / iw TLL PAY ; TOMORROW

LIGHTS OUT Zu TILL HAVE TO PUT A ¥

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SHE CAUGHT ME COMIN BY.) THIS WEEK SHE WANTS -- LESSEE --THREE CAKE TINS ..YEH, A THREE - LAVER CAKE! AN' THIS 1S THE PAN YOU COOK MEAT LOAF IN...AN’ ONE PIE, AN’ TH' CASSEROLE FER BEANS ER MACARONI/ SHE'S PURTY FOXY-- SHE JIS SENDS BACK TH PANS SHE WANTS

THOUGHT

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A CAREER!

By Williams

OH , IF YOU ONLY PUT THAT MUCH INTO YOUR SCHOOL

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( WOW !--- IMAGINE ME GETTIN’ 500 BUCKS Zr FOR DAT oOLD

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LOOK !---1 HAD IT X CHANGED To ONES --- IT'S MUCH EASIER To SPEND!

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TURNING THIS SCHOOL INTO A KENNEL / THIS 15 NOT THE FIRST RULE YOUVE

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A | BISHU TELL

BiISHL 1S RAT! was BISHU'S pUTY TO GUARD AMERICAN... NOT MINE! BISHU FAIL IN DUTY. HE TRY TO BLAME M=!

You WOULD THROW ME TO THE SHARKS TO SAVE THE FACE OF THAT STOPID DOLT, BiSHU !

(AND YOU BELIEVE HIM

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(THEN BE <LiCH AM TOO HASTY

A FOOL! DESTROY ME! PERHAPS You KNOW WHERE TO FIND MANY OTHER PRETTY &IRL SPIES SO CLEVER AS

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AND WE CAN Do IT. BUT *we” Means EVERYBODY, | Even YOU! | | THERE'S A WAR To BE Won AND WE WiLL Win IT IF everyone oF US JusT | M9 FoLLOwsS TuroucH !

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"OLD AND YOUNG, POOR AND RICH, EVERYBODY GET IN AND PIE. BUY A BOND, SEW A STITH, EVERYBODY GET MN AND preH |

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But WHY Have ME mv

DON’T BOTHER!

— SOME PEOPLE ONLY LIKE

TLL ANSWER MISTER RYDER’S TELEGRAM IN PERSON/

THE COAST SHE 15 CLEAR, I WILL PLAY THE BALL

IS NEED FOR MANY RL LIKE YOU... 1 GIVE OME MORE CHANCE,

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YOU! FOLLOW ME INTO THIS HOSTAGE CHAMBER 7? BACK. TO YOUR POST,

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WORKING OUT PERFECTLY

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"Drake McHugh? Well, I sup-|cod, a potato each and thin fruit pose you mean in his business. I jelly. This costils cents or more.” |

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