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CAPADLE SOLDIER SERIAL STCY DRAFTED FOR LOVE BY RUTH AYERS THE DAILY W'XSMXGTO MERRY -GO ROUND by DREW rEAIlSON and llOUKUT ALLEN HORIZONTAL Answer to rrevlous Puzzle 1 Leader Creek 'the Ha Mi SLl8 AP Ol army, 0 APDI 1TRFBLEL Tr-TKBIIlVl of swirling black, her yellow head f' Alexander niri April rati. know it. It's all my fault. Trying rat In amr. ak nnr lrll krr rtlrl thr mUnishl train.

Asa with th? upbrushed curls rose like a sunburst. NFNr jpA-f NTi jS'FEH her." than tvr-n Ufecllvely Whcu Margaret i coopei alien lr tlrp-k-Am- Wt'Kliinston KP 1st "You know how Ann is," April as whispering, as if Ann heielf 'What's the trouble, AprOr One of the trio of young men parting her leaned forward. might be overhearing. "She's not vrrv cfrrtntr RumkcU was Im Ins etcoitrd to thejtrlc-riiR nd Jleo-Amerieaiix. Dr.

P. rcL'road station- alter rlsin? in tlieis. Crrt.tanHr.cpl'. Cnpi-palk'iry of, the House of Represent tal niedh.o I On-rv uhthu tr.Uves werrii.a a death musk, siio! is lulls-n riUu ''Unt ev ruddenly confided to Capitol police cu' tcirer ni -ol U.li w.n. There's a perfectly good rhumb 1HI7-18.

Ncte CtJifrnl I jw h. who' has jfadid' the. Infantry for nearly four nn, aluKMt tomrlrtetl' his iini of duty, but fricudi arc hop hi will stay. military history. 18 Courageous.

19 Auto body. 22 Slatted box. 23 Dowry. -26 Bottle. 23 Rock.

29 Compound 'ether. 30 Vocal composition. 32 Hies. 36 Grand- i parental. 38 Nets.

39 Hat 'V a "She'll be fine tomorrow if slve LjUG. IT) rW going to waste and you haven't noticed a single imploring look in our eyes." gets a good rest, don't you think?" The eagerness in his voice made I Dram lUNTl I that the had forgotten her coat. Tcnv?" Qr? curtcrr-er-" Tony I WW TV I ouo; i The coat, it' developed, had beJi rop'ide." but a rrwuy, Amrri. "Something got you down?" It. Aprils fingers curl around the rrfuarn.

th an4ltla hm W-n ltin lor la hr hrl4. April irll krr Kril'l hHntfnra-, Icarinc MlRkt Hpart k-r, rmin dlllwB. (ik tm rail -raatlr. kat alrrar ike furai-' las a alaa. TEU8T IN TOMORROW CHAPTER IV APRIL BURNETT was a great believer in tomorrows, i Perhaps Mother and Dad would return ahead of time from tle camping trip and figure a way out of this situation.

Maybe Ann would change her mind and come home. That was it, of course. Ann would start thinking about Kent cord. tans." "Thrv jtrj rek'rJtWng Pf any impcri-nce nap. srons'tole 'fcr Mu soUr-l cbscrvedlifrns in th; T.VC without.

a board was Hal Parks, thenicest of the three; In fact, the nicest man she; knew. "Ob, yes. Oh, my, I should say th doctor. met. Ins.

and tie- so, she answerepv tverything lifts military title: 13 Knife. HB.ackbird.. IBMoldinff. 17 Painful: UTo pronounce holy. iO Pitcher.

21 Be. still! 12 Caused to eftist. 14 observe. 15 Musical Brother. 17 To fare.

18 Serf. 10 11 Fortunes. 13 Numeral. -M Hangman' knot For a while. April tried to for- will be fine tomorrow." "I guess it won't Tiurt me any get the, problem that faced her in Ihe" morning.

She made herself lert in ths cflhc of Senator Burton K. Wheeler cf Mon'am. Wsarwi pp-ponent cf the bill. Mtss Rusell had goiw. to Wheeler's cflb.

rU'iK up her coat end then put on the t'ack robe in which she gave her tenth chfut against the lend-lcnse bill. polire tool; her beck to Wheelers office, where she got her coat rnd then ceusht the train. cither to slack uf tonight. Army routine's pretty tough, you know. Ripubaran At a rctcnt meeting.

reso Kcpublicii i feiiptor' Et les BHrfces '-a' tve-ht fcrword to New Hnsshiie has ocsn 0 ie. e3ch -6nl m-nbr a to Itoowvelt on clmoit every Nw portable radio for use in his office. Oral measure before- Ccngrcsi pisea cn the lerid-las. bill, much to th- i rlthr.ut debate Add to eailier 41TohurL 42 Dismal. feel confident that Ann would return.

If Ann didn't, surely there' be some way to sidestep Kent. You tell Ann it's perfectly all right 40 Musical note, 41 Covered with wax. 43 Baglike part. 45 Exists. '47 Obese.

8By way of. 50Mormdin dye. 31 Foundation. 53 He 4 his country In a war with Turkey. and I understand.

I ll call her the You could always send notes first tliingtomorrow, VERTICAL 2 In circuit 3 Harbor. 4 Beer. 3 To depart. 6 Auction. 7 Nub.

8 Nay. 9 Nisht previous 10 Brawls. 11 On the lee. 12 Learning. 15 Tidy, 17 He is a keen or scholar of and would leave for Pattonsville, So she danced "with the three ConfternnCun ra re.rtem OOP cfsa Torc-un-norn mrmoers ot he not! eoncrtRs the name of Harry Sauth- "Yes.tll tell her.

Any other audition or not. Anything could kind words you want to pass happen tomorrow, so really all she had to worry about was tonight. alonji?" niis tfatt'jrv 1 I HcariRs this. Ernat'rs cf born in Uie Prov A few day age the United Str.tcs Taft and Vrn-lmb-rs dpca tt Manovpr, OcraiBny Foiin 44 Rough lava. 43 Dressed.

4C Distinctive theory. 47 Ventilating machine. 49 Kava. V- 51 Bushel" 52 Note in seal 54 Hall an cm. men in turn; lighted their cigarets since she didn't smoke; listened as they madtf love in their bantering way.

But through the hare of smoke and the 'blur-, of TWhy, yes," Kent spoke very And tonight, after the lone train that their. tf cce Bnnges rnu try 10 cu t.jr 4 uuij A v-. quietly; "Say that she's got to be Lines Rhnouijred ride, the fresh memory of what okay tomorrow. I'm going to kid convert him. oursw irom a cosisrcnee nwm i iy "Why didrfi yct'ao rith wr.llrla "Many people confuse ewfcit' he'd "been Kent must be Kent's face kept coming before 13 To make lace.

55 He is an 17 Cistern. experienced 58 Noisy fighter. festivity. 50 Inclined. nap hei for the whole ci'his trib to lonc'en?" one of thm his with-pi rformlnc" A Vlen-j her.

"Hm, orders from the. top ser spared. That was where the In spiration came in. emalnn uoaduuy was Keinng- live tmpll. 28-ycnr-old reimeH' to England for Uic purpose of carrying war supplies.

To insiders, this graph ically illustrated the desperate pre t'lcainpnt. ef Brlthh shipping. geant. If yoi here, I sup Jibed, rvcu'rn no' Rood to 'us r.ee) arist nomcd CAar Stocs3cl -is "And your pflvtlsaswhi-i." rep ied a set cf ctehi'S cf an For a minute, it struck her as pose I salute. IT was Hal who had a way of hitfor- than V) strange that she should be bother lle laughed.

"Good night, April, the New Hampshire Sena! or. 'isn't Cot-rt J'nt'cn. He nns ing at all. Yet somehow the mem and thanks for calling." dclii'. tiie I'tirtv (Hiv- cood et her.

umwV-u-H, welt on Ftone niwi ory of Kent's unseeing ryes, the "Wait a minute, Cap'n Carter: thought of how much this week Whoa, there!" She knew she end leave meant to him, made The rrc')len Is partiruUuly ocutf In the traiMtiicrt ol pltme' vhkh these five shliwcrc esplally eluir 'ered cmy. Cfficials. are not it from the housctens but hould say good night She knew her pick up the telephone reso she would spoil the whole results has toll Een.ite lias. Justice Stone, whose wile JV alt Tcciocratlc IraderM i3) try to i.itlst;-he.?s arrange tHc siting, coiv rrt rs many Republicans to the Cory: isht. 1941.

by United Feature a-, h- can. 1 inc.) rrfgl.Ucs'.f I9H Lm Ini t.l over clow- 1.500 OrflivilH-lilS anyone she'd ever known, who extricated her early and drove her home. "Feel like talking about what's bothering you?" he asked. She stammered an answer. "Oh, maybe it's this war business, the men going to training camps.

YouH be leaving, too, Hal was hur dsome, with smooth lutely. of her inspiration if she said an "Hello, Kent bet you could other Word. And yet she couldn't stop hcrsclf.c The in never guess what sweet young deed! hero worshiper tills is. "Yes? he said it impersonally Sign Fishins She was all April' now as she "How about me volunteering in held the telephone cupped close ncfs 01 naiioiiat ueiense libTmuca has oeen nld abcut the gcod oid infantrj', despite modem warf a re. still remo Ins the tackbene of the S.

Army. License Petition dark hair and a mustache that gave him a debonair, man-about-town look. He wore a tuxedo with Ann's place tonight?" to her mouth. Her voice was like if 7" 3T3Z -7 -r 35" 50" I' mfa IBHiBV rmtmJ aMWa-i HBaMB Mt 5T iw- 4cT "jjT" 42 ir45r 46 47" 48 "Thanks April," he said, "but Ann's, but the flippant words were bom grace, knew how to do things thut wouldn't do. Good night and hers.

Col'imliia. Feb, 12 Tr.o CrrrhviPe I03I; i-itlvt; had the grimmest difficulty facing Uri-rln today Is not Retting warplanes made hi the U. 5 but gcttin? thetn into the hands cf the, herein ItAP in the face of heavy Nazi raids on BritLslt shlptuig. Tritain now huj on order nppiox-imetely 16000 planes, which pnother J2.000 contemplatedchiefly medium and heavy bombers. Of the 16,000 ordered, only around 2,000 actually heve left V.

S. borders and not an of them have reachetl Etigland. Many (the exact nuribr Is an official secret 1 ere s'Ll Canada Under the ouict, steady plugging the right way. And yes, Hal was good luck." Why, yes" Kent was saying, She heeded it. She felt very going places.

"it April. Hpv are you of Oeneral George Lynch, the In- Jin fcr? today It a petition w'ikh Hep. Inntry has maktns such head- Haw kin said measured 33 ferl Ions "I'd like to be In unitorm ngw empty? as she went upstairs to dress.j Kent had said, "Thanks, VNever mind about how I she crooned. "How is th con now," he was saying. tu 1 chemical research at the plant on a.

rush order for the government. quering warrior?" way tliet by comparison the infantry of 1917 looks like an antique. For instance, an infanti-y regiment 1917 had 2X00 riflemen out but that wouldn't do." What he meant, of course, was that, she wouldn't do. -j. a 'Oh.

very welL thanks." His so it looks as if I'd be kept there -y. for a while. Is that what was words were clipped. and ennied -ground l'OO The citizens for "a 50-cent license to be cliarged all lishemitn, a Cliief Came Warden A. A.

Richardscn has urged lor years. The petition said "the. 50-ent i.hlna. Hccns; asked Is about the of a total men in the rejimei.t. worrying you, April?" "Why didn't you let us know CASA everyone said, nm- Hf Andnrf 111 nldKI flnh awaiting shipment.

April shook her heao, unccr- But Uie mcdera Infantry regiment has only 900 riflemen, with the rest about your leave ahead of time 10 we could have brought the band trJtily. for a town like Pattonsville; A big shell of a place, it had a of the men operating tanks, mortars, Hal didn't try to kiss ner, dui jut and thrown a party? It's not taking her hands said, ivery day a man of military r3airi smooth floor and a good orchestra. Every now and then some ot the whatever it is. April, if the Ume Into our midst. "I'm hardly that." He made a big-name bands you heard on the ever comes when you want to icj me; I'll be arounf I feel that way about you." i attempt at laughter, April i Which adds up to If Britain is to get the M.000 planes remaining i on order bv July.

1942. es the calls for, the hilnlmum exoort durhij the next 11 months iil hnve to, be around 825 a month a three-j icld increasa oyer the present rate of deliveries, Conunerce Itii. ment flguixs sliow tlist in November planes we re" jcxported to Britain 1 whiel the output was approxlmotely radio came here- to, play one night i-ngugementf price cf two gallons of gas or a couple' days, smokes 'of the average fhherman. "If you will scon this petition you will find it Is not a petition of the "Utt waites'-it in slpned by tjie average Mi 'John who is willing to pay a llicrtes -m "that- he lowered her voice. heavy machine-guns, light machine-guns and repeating' rules; In ether words, the; modefrTin-fantry regiment actually carries Its own light artillery.

It can operate quite effectively it hout supporting artillery. Uid.JiHstrad of Going Into action, every man efcrcafct, one man to A the modern infantry reg- "Kent, in all seriousness, Ann Toninht. April neeirted. Cusu i A month ago. a week ago, even last night, April' heart would fiave given a skip of two at this.

Blanca looked like Casa Bliihk to wanted mo to send word to you." THIS CURIOUS WRLD Sy Wi Fcru "Ann is she all right?" her. It seemed' suddenly too a A PRIL held the hand-set a little too much decorated, a sort of Iml-tationlof the real thing. And every dance piece' tho orchestra played closer. So far. so good; She Now she could only noa ana saj gratefully, "You're- a frand guy.

Hal." He helped her out of th car. "Sure I am," ho said with vast aplomb. ''And remember this, honey, there are other, ways of was just In Imitation, too, of some mustn't say a thing she couldn' ran catch some fish. Peojilc are asking that they might be allowed to pay this few thut they might have better ifchhig. Since Inctt workers theso' tj ore on.

the eight-hour day or 40-hour week, they have time for recreation and fishing other band that played it belter stand by later. Unent is able to spread Its ftre over a tremendous area. --'J, In Ihe V. S. Army did tiol have one mncliine-'feiiii the beginning tlie wnf and did not narc tanks ittitil the wai' was almost over.

April wore a new black net "Ann will be all right," she 750. The problem this poses is colossaL Ferrying planes by flying them a cross the Atluiitic is more dramatic than productive, since only long-rangp bombers can be transported that way. and only when the weather permits and traihed crews are hvailable. Pursuits, fighters. Inter drcss.

with a skirt billowing in iiastened on, "it's only that she' the being drafted besides: for yards-and-yards and a bodice littlewell, your coming home cunningly sprinkled with small army. sudden and everything Kent was quick to answer, to it looks as If the modem doueh- jand are' anxious to see the boy; woidd equitmcd. to ol this bill." (To lie Continued) silver sequins. Out of this froth "i ACrORDNC TO Vf yrS- J'W' AN ANCIENT i BELIEFS, VVAO i I THB CW ii-" -Si on which Af Ss'Ur BIRDS -irr 0EuVN4 THEIR Ogar and ether bhort-range planes 0E BrHMfmm have tc be shipped. That is why those five rusty old Irelitbtm were Hakeitiout of the rtHAT Kit? AN' Mif WITM BOTH HANDS.

OKAY KID HE LOOkS Yi pT HOLY brick f'a RBALt EDDIE BOROEN SENT F' GREAT REN5HAW. I boncjard and pressed bie info per. I vice, and why England is frantically Ucourln? the tMppH'g'wi'nes of tin t'trld for every available hull in. can carry a has pot to have shipi If tlie plnnes she needs desperatdy ai-e to reach her In time, '1 1 i capital To ease the sore. Jot of LKien.se Housing ter I Cha rlcs P.

rainier, jthe President 1ias written a personal! letter Jo member of the Defeim rihmMcn, asking cperation witlv Palmer. Itcpi-c- uMM JZ iv, FLORIDA HA9 AAORE THAN wyOMiN6' jscntatlv comment Lsim-Ii. I 4 JJfX Jim XLLi, MrtfJ, Can mxi rMAwu these OQOK TITLES Sev Crjt mi a Mrrr'-Go-Round ot'that he 1 was a crack fellows RED RYDER 7. By EDGAR MARTIN 1 vi; i TiFy plenty have fixed me so I won't be ble to get a golf bet in North Carplina." foivslthied by AKL Secretary drorge. Meany anot Johni Covne, bulkllngi trades bosi has ('WttoPW U-a-' .1 JSJW 7-rrM2Z, kit to do with the AfVscoOl'era-j tkin in the nutlonnl tletense pro- tranii Meany and Coyne cot up a rcster of HvallablC; workers In cor.

iMt Nit kvidl 213 'Various bulldliK crafts, sfnd when Inicn arc m-edefl for defense con TM struction Job, Use AFL calls them 1 Cbne With the Wiw; uiuc wuniw, 0. Good EartlU 4. The Harvcstci. I Irom tliis directory Illustrative I By R. WILLIAMS OUT OUR WAY x- FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS By MERRILL CL0SSER -i- OWOO ALL KIDS ARE RMJF TZZr.

7 SLOPPV. BUT WHEM THEY Vl' I 1 P1'-- LET A TOCKIM' COME i I DOWM SO FAR THAT ITS' y.Vl'iill AROUKJO "fc m1 9 LOOK.1M FER. A STEP jfa i rr to gix dovvkj further, WHY--1 G1V6 1 11 -N- 1 JO SEEM TO "nrtE DONT Tink, ARE SeVEKAL. MILITAHV UNITS. A NO IP THE1 ARMY FAILS TwERt'S STIU.

The MARINE VDU CXK3MT Tb GtOAT OER DOCO'S JUST BESIDES, VOU1 BETTER. Be NICE TO ME AFTER ALL, WMEM THEr 1 MISFOa-TUNE f. VOU SYMPA- LOCHC UKtT TUe CAT TMIZIWG ARMY FAILS, ITS THAT CAusmt TM6 WiTM MM CAWAy HAPPILY UP TO THE HOME guard Tb Take 1 1 11 1 11 1 'i 1 "11 i m. -im mmm wi'nf -v RONWIC SHAV MAS BUM 1 TRYW Tb OtT 10i AU. EVEWINS.

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I I 11 1 III I I I Pf HCIkJla GOING ALL LEAVIN WITHOOr 7PORGET HE'HA A OUKJ, THEM Igotapew I GADGETS rj THEVRE ATTACKIMO IMd THE BELT, I -VT1-' no ARC WE fcU.iNia wwi teLVt." TME WALL WITH KETCH UP TO HIM IGE WITHOUT ANV TCOUBLE -i 7su---j 'm IP iff 'life; IIS Mr ill -a "ii. r. mi 1 1 A la. 1 THS WORRY WART I lU.lfKl.