II
ri.Y
1st
' SERIAL STORY
PLAY BY PLAY
IY PAUL DAVID PRESTON
COPYRISKT. IMS.
NIA EltVICI. ma
I'A.
TUB ITORVi nlrlka Miller, IB,
ta fa lor with Doaaa Hoa-aa. bis,
Kfrl-aar alar at 1aa Iilarola Field
Oatet pilot football team, walea
arr ad roaehea. Bat Daaaa
doran't kaow It, Neither doea
Naney Hala. Naaer la a xoaaa;
wldow of a aotdlrr, and haa beea
ajlrrn work and a alneo lire
at the field after oho and ker aoa
hare been reamed from an aata
wreck or Doane. Row the irrate
fal, adorlnr Kaafr wanta BtTlae
o help her wla Troane'o lnrel
Initead. Blrtha deeldea plrr and
frleadiblp ean o Jnat ao far, and
deelriee to aire Naaer neat for
Daaneo affection.
a a
NANCY PROGRESSES
CHAPTER VI
17LMER SUMMERS, sports ed-
Hot of the Journal, first told
the facts of the matter publicly,
and they didn't make Blythe any
happier when she read them. In
bis column he wrote:
Out' at the Lincoln Field gym,
' cadet gridders have a New Inter
est In life. Coach Pop Miller says
that he has never seen' a team
. eenter Its emotional attention
round a mascot such as these
boys have.
"But the Interest there is more
than a mascot, It Is an inspi km.
More than that, It Is ., dual in
spiration, a widow : , Best
part of all Is thrl -.36 r a i: too
tiny to run any so: 2 of .'aterfer
ence between the i;ot" "'tj and
the mama. Mama, yc : f x, ." : ; jt
only- 21, and In appearance la a
magazine cover come to life."
Reading It now in Pop's office,
Blythe had to admit that all of
K was certainly true. Nancy Hale
and baby Scooter had everything
of personal charm. She reed on
down the column:
"Mrs. Hale, it seems, is not only
a good sport but a good sports
woman. Her late husband, a cas
ualty at Pearl Harbor, had taught
her the finer points of tennis, for
Instance. And since a dramatic
accident tossed her literally into
the Lincoln team's lap, the players
have almost forsaken footballs for
racquets! Pop Miller himself plays
tennis, which makes it even
harder for him to bawl out his
Tads.'
' "Officially, it isnt any of our
business; but we in the grand
stands aren't officisdsl We can
speculate and gossip in genteel
way as much as we please! And
so, as the Broadway columnists
might hint it what charming
young widow from what upstairs
apartment over what gymnasium
is being seen more and more with
what All-America fullback!"
That could mean only one thing,
Blythe knew; Duane Hogan had
come from fullback honors at A.
iand every judge last year had
given him All-America rating.
But it stung Blythe to know that
even the newspapers were seeing
what she had seen. Big Duane,
rushing Nancy Hale.
. COMEBODY tapped on Pop's of-
. flee door, then opened it
1.; i- "Hi, Bly!"
,,i ; j "Oh. Hello, Norman." Her tone
" jsras flat, lifeless.
i "Get away from the typewriter
, )and let's talk stuff and things."
V ! "No."
"You got the Journal, I see."
Norman was obviously pleased
- about life in general, this noon.
it- "See what Summers wrote?"
;:r . "I read it"
b "Great stuff, hmm? For Nance
f and Hogan. Good old Hogan!"
.j, Blythe scowled a little, poutQy.
.,, "Since when have you felt "good-lDld-Hoganish,
Norman?"
! "Mnn?" He persisted in beam-
pig.
i "You know what I mean."
"Aw listen, cookie! I don't like
(Hogan too much, I admit that He
wrecked too many of my plans
last year, and before. He
: "Didn't he, though! Both times
ma Ithe Aggies smothered your State
KJ. team, with Duane leading the
march!"
i ' "Now listen!" Norman was get-
" ting mad.
';Oh, excuse me, Norman. I
don't mean to bring up old rival
ries, you know that Fop - would
stay me."
"listen. I don't like Hogan, but
I'm not down on him, see? If
he and this girl hit it off, power
.' to them! In fact I'm doggone
Klad, and you know why. .
Don't you?"
i She understood him. But she:
Imerely looked off at a blank walL
- "Listen, Bly," his tone was low
' land tender now. "I'm crazy about
iyou, and I can't seem to make
' you believe it!" .
Apparently he felt that if she
did believe it, she would succumb
at once. It was a conceit which
-' marked everything Norman Dana
y did. ' And yet he had likeable
" qualities; he wasn't inherently
flirty, or mean. Bly forced herself
" to be gracious to him.
"We aren't to talk personal
Ithings, Norman," she said, smil-
'. ling. "Why weren't you at skull
session last night? Pop asked
about you."
''. He belittled that, expansively.
"Aw-w-w, you know me! I don't
need it. Had a little matter on,
. see, and just didn't get around.
Anyway, we'll push the Aggies
- back on their heels Saturday. You
..know it!" .
HIS enthusiasm was contagious,
RM nil artttiuelaem In Anil
Blythe was young enough to re-
apond in a measure. They walked
..... across to the Lincoln Inn and had
; lunch together. They talked of
Ihe U. S. O. dance scheduled for
lonight, Thursday.
j "I gotta be in bed at It, so be
ready before 8, hmm?" he begged.
. "That way I won't miss a minute
kyith you."
, j "We'll leave at 10. Even if Pop
Wd permit the dance for a let
. Uown in tension, he'll have to
Jbulld you fellows up again with
tiff practice tomorrow. You have
sleep."
.; l. Norman xrlnned. fnclna her.
close. "You're cute," he mur
mured. "Cute as pie!"
It would have thrilled many
girls, Blythe knew, but it didn't
thrill her for handsome Norm
Dana to be so attentive. She liked
him, but she could never, never
love him.
She went to the U. S. O. hall
that 'night in a quietly resigned,
but alert mood. Here she knew
she would face Nancy Hale and
Duane in person; face Nancy for
the first time since Nancy had
asked her for help in winning
Duane. She hadn't trusted herself
to go near Nancy since then. To
night, she would simply have to
be ready and alert!
The flying school cadets were
literally everywhere with their
ladies when she and Norman came
in. They danced a rhumba. They
did a dreamy waltz. Then some
body shouted for "Bly Miller . . .
Bly Miller. . . . You're elected to
lead the conga line!"
That thrilled her a little, of
course. She had tried to be her
prettiest tonight There was a new
formal. All yellow, with flower
patterns woven in. Dramatic with
her black hair and violet eyes.
She and Norman did a high job
with the conga, and when the
dance ended in hilarity she sud
denly felt somebody tugging her
arm. She turned, and there stood
Nancy Hale.
"Bly! . . . Bly!" Nancy was
happily excited as she stage
whispered. "Where've you been
keeping yourself? I wanted to tell
you! I want to thank you now!
You're the Best mena anyooay
could possibly have, because
you're making progress for me
already. Duane has danced every
dance with me, and look what he
brought!"
Nancy had on one oi Biymes
own evening; oresses wmch srte
had given to her, and on the
shoulder now were two orchids
from Duane.
Blythe could only swallow fool
ishly, and stare.
(To Be Continued)
On June 1, 1940, there were
3,452,000 head of sheep on the
farms of the Dominion of Canada.
One of the best guards against
appendicitis is a plain diet, ac
cording to medical experts.
It requires 300 years to create
one inch of peat fuel, according
to geologists.
cm
Y1
i aa m: 5 mm
THIS CURIOUS WORLD
By William
Ferguson
M'MclMI Vt THROUGH
Ytf..& SEEDS
IWra I OTAKT
I A FOREST FIRE PASSES
PINE TIMBER. THE
REMAIN UNHARMED
INSIDE THE COMES, READY TO
k NEW CROP OF TREES. .
y at krvicc acta Rta. o. pat. oft.
A4rMkJ JUIIIIfhJC '
: NOTRE DAME FULLBACK,
GAINED ONLY OVj? VO'
j HN LINE . PLAY AGAINST
I vTHE NAvY IN 1929, BUT
Y IT SCORED THE
1 1
Grandchildren may not
BE SUCH GRAND CHILDREN'
W OEMIMEI le MCTCK
?5A, tVSeofjs'r?.
NEXT: Soft shells from hard shelling.
FAMOUS WOMAN FLYER
HORIZONTAL
1,5 Pictured
famous wom
an flyer.
11 Size of shot
13 On the ocean.
14Urn.
15 Stain.
16 Each (abbr.).
,17 Monitor.
,19 Sufficient
21 Skin beneath
I epidermis.
22 Action sphere.
23 You and L
25 From.
26 Beverage. 42 Three (prefix)
27 Area measure. 43 Measure.
29 Before 44 Lyric poem,
(prefix). 45 Bargain
31 Suffix of . events,
numerals. . 48 JeweL f
32 Greek letter. 50 Animosity. J;
33 North Dakota 52 Steps over ,,
' (abbr.). fences.
35 Half an em. 55 And (Lat.).
Answer to Previous Fuzzle
I II - I iu IN HKMUIUIOIr? S
TT5feIDb I Vi'. H I IRiAiN
PElPQ ECJAT El tCIQ'AITII
Efftl Ei-l PEIRMI C
si5do eidIe mi'k
PIR I Tf ISinu i '
PCEfp6R!EEhBLE
E R S TO IMA iiS OTf:.; L"r?
sAlPORkgT i tsil rlLhrr
ISIYiNlTiHIElTll El IfiAlP
36 She is a well-
known air
plane speed
VERTICAL
1 Male sheep.
2 Employ.
3 Watch. i
4 Detested'
5 Pattern.
6 Within.
7 High school
(abbr.).
8 Conduct.
9 Lonesome.
10 Rock.
56 First man.
58 Right (abbr.),
59 Withered.
60 Compass point U Plead.
39 She serves In 61 She delivers 12 Exclamation.
the to , 18 Mineral rocks.
Jbomber ' ' t'-r England. M University of
command. . 82 Paradise.
Alabama
(abbr.).
23 Upward.
24 Senior (abbr.)
27 Near. B
28 Sun god.
30 Register.
32 Entered school
34 Accomplish.
35 Electrical en
gineer (abbr.)
36 Pint (abbr.).
37 Symbol for
iridium.
38 Ohio city.
39 Accomplish
ment. 40 Road (abbr.).
41 Biblical -pronoun.
43 Nuisances.
46 Arabian-. -':
47 Type of cheese
49 Stand up. '
50 Fowl.
51 Dined. S
53 Before. 1
54 Senator"
(abbr.). '
57 Bachelor of F j
Medicine
(abbr.).
58 Railroad
(abbr.). .
1 1 3 IS 16 17 IS 19 1(0 I In hi
!Tl!Ilil!:il!l
55 3a M ifZiuh. Wii
1-IQlfl I35 i
ww Lm
anaasana aaaaaaa w iiiiXU nBHMMH . KM fit '
3- WmM ir -
35" si : M gj
1
5H-M-M-M.
THEV RE GOINO
TO STAY HERE
TONI6HT AND WE
WANT TO GET
THEM TO BED
WITHOUT WAKING
THEM UP
Utw S lli.
I NEVER ASK ME TO
TAKE THESE SLEEPY
HEADS TO A MOVIE
AGAIN.' THEY EVEN GOT
IKJ MY EYES, AN' A COP
HADDA LEAD ME ACROSS
TH' TRAFFIC" AN' HE
SE2"BOY, MX) PETTER
GET A DOCTOR TO
CUT THEM OFFAYOU'V
SHUT UP AND
GET THOSE PAMTS
OFF.' THAT'S NOT
A POCKET--IT'S
A BEAR TRAP
Out Our Way
Bv J. R. Williams
WHY MOTHERS GET GCAV
IO-IZ
6AY. MARTMfc, t'VE SOT A
HUNOW THE OLD PEUCfXNl
WW MIT THE 3NCKP0T WITH
THAT IDEA OP HIS FOR LUMINOUS
LATHER--1 KNOW WE'MB
A DOG AND PORCUPINE.
BUT DO YOU FIGGER. WE'D J-
SELL ME A PIECE
OP HIS COKE ?
1ET1TiR
HA5 CWOSEN
TO RUN THE
GAWTLET
RATHER '
THAM BE
Held
prisoner.
fOREMER
BY THE
MYSTERY
MESA 0
Red Rvder
TURNiN' LOOSE OF 1
ji-J THIS FROG SUCKER
NPS.TDM- IP VOL) WANTED A
uOr . . .... i .iMii klihKM V
FALLS.' v BUT YOU'LL EfXV
ft0R6 REGULARLV lO
YEARS FROfA NOW IPSOo
INnEST IN WAK BONUb
INSTEAD OP TRYING
TO WALK, AROUND
r
Our Boarding House
With Maior Hooplo
r l
IOA l3 RIPEr
i? AS A PEAiCW
.
I i 1 k 1 V
I-10U 6ure Picked a bad
5rW I. JirNLn- .ir.t -m
LINE f LET'5 GO .'
DID YOU HEAR, Wl THArfe 1
MY DEAR? THE A W0MD6RFUL' I
JUNIOR COMMANDOS WE BEEN I
WILL TAKE CARE SO TIED J
OF SMALL CHILDREN. DOWN, I
AND FOR NOTHINGtlLffrELy
yes! but now wh
CAN START OUR BRIDQE
SEE SOME NEW SHOWS 1
AND HAVE SOME REALLY
NICE PARTIES. WITHOUT
HAWK5 TO RUSH HOME-
Lirtle Orphan Annie
ONE SIMPLY
I CANT GET 1
I SATISFACTORY 1
.HELP--MY MAID I
QUIT TO CO INTO I
A WAR FACTORY- I
IMAGINE" A
r
B BUT I WAS
TOLD YOU JUNIOR
COMMANDOS WERE
GLAD TO CARE
FOR CHILDREN. DAY
OR NK3HT FREE
11 V
T YES. MA AM I
T WORrRg- I
1 IF YOU L ADIES
ARE QOINQ I
( INTO THE I
A PLANT? a
oh! NO-v-ER-BUT
MOBE WB
COULD HIRR
THE JUNIOR
COMMANDOS-
YES-VE6!
course!
fO BEQLAD
TO PAY.
QUARTER?
SURE I THEN
WE CAN BUY
WAR BONDS I
LETS SA A
QUARTER 1
A QUARTER
AN HOUR. I
0
WiW -aV r. --"v
t)y Harold Gray
Its'
, MlDMISMT
AND
FRECKLES
-"AS
TakeM
Freckles and His Frie
I UESS IV& WALKED
INTO-A SITUAnOW AND
COMPLICATED THE LlVES
Freckles used
ME TO BREAK. OFF
AN INFATUATION
THAT JUNE HAD FOR.
ANOTHER FALLOW
AND X TURNED OUT
TO' BE THE OTHER.
FELLOW
oo DAD .j-,y
.-vmw- mm Jk )
SHE'S A NICE- GIRL., TOO PRETTY-
CHARMING AND INTELLIGENT AN OLDER.
MAN UK5 ME CjLXJLD tASfLY
FALL FOR" A GIRL LIKE
HER
WUATS ANSWER,
fcMOLBYV THIS IS
ONE TIME YOU
CANT ASK VtXJtt.
superior Officer.
FOR INSTRUCTiONS
IlllL
OBEBIEUTNANT. NUMBER 2789 YBUT NUMBER 27S9 15 LISTED AS PIERRE"
SAYS HE IS A SPANIARD BY THE ) NOILLY, A FRENCHMAW, A(SE SI. AND ,
Wash Tubbi
fcAU YOU NOT TALK TO THIS BUMMEL
IU SPANISH AND LEARN WHY HE IS
HERE, WEARIW6 THAT NUMBER ?
By Blossnr
7
f
1 RE6RET.
SIR. 1 DO
NOT SPEAK
SFAMISH THAT
WELL
r.
HUMPHt ONE THIN6 IS
CERTAW! HE WOULD
NOT BE W A CONCEM
TRATION CAMP UMLESS
HE BELONGED. I WIUL
TAKE THE MATTER UP
WITH MAJOR SCHUBEL,
AND LCARM WHY YOU
HAVE NO RECORD
OF HIM
' .1 6oT VCWEES -tVF
V irri6VS.; J
Boots and
Her Buddies-
motors .yoowo J
laut r h n
rr
I 1 SET A 6fvP
AT TV' MEW
F SVE OOE.SVST
fvsM
Hcor, many
r
weao to
TAi"t. 0?F
it
r i 'sr .
v
flf Q. tf.
HI A TURVtCt. IMC. t. M.
if CTHERE EA DopE WOULD DV WASN'T (E JSSJ MOSTAPO JUMPED
Lt.TH.1TEF A MISTAKE KAE FOR THERE AMDVNEYE.?C?PU H 'EM. OOOLA H&n 1
I 122moOOLA-. EVEN NJ NEVER HAOlBl HtKr GONE OUT AFTER
! - 4&yrl'!'fii$Wi TH DARK BUT A BEEM WbminJm VMti DINNV AND SO a
!L BEUEVE ME. f w-.-' '.ESCAPED jT.
ISM T' " ) I I'M DANG 'ar &Mmm ?CAPTURE8
8. PAT
By Martin
I VVrZ-UL., ULVJKT DC.
. - .1 w till I I s I rvn I I
&JOD MEWS I'VE te-rnvp i idtoA i
r m - ( MAKE SPEED, Z
JMOOC'MOM.WE sSf 1 J ' ;
GCfTTA HUPPV GOIN...TLL M .
fo mi Tu- A make out i j, : '.:yi
GAMG AT RLI IP )
BLrrrE.'-l '
Alley Oop
i r,Ti.. . r.y . i
.a n -, s ii v m i r I I itrj
-"'"Baajlar: VCO'1". I10Y MA limii-t. inc. 'o li
By V. T. Hamlin