BEN WEBSTER
THE MYSTERY DEEPENS/
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EDWIN ALGER
BfcU WEBSTER STUDIED THE CARD
WHICH OLD PAT EKITED HAD FOUUD
OKI THE ROOB - SIWISTER WORDS,
'SUCCESS OR-DEATH" AWD THE
WUMBER 251-WHAT DID IT ALL
MEAW ? ESPECIALLY WOW WHEW
THE THOUGHT RECORDER PLAWS
HAD BEEW STOLEW AWD THE
OWLY TWO W0RKIW6 MODELS
OF THE MARVELOUS IUVEWTIOW
H \D SEEW SMASHED TO
SMITHEREEWS ?
\'M MORE \U THE
DARK THAW
EVER,
, BEW.
\'M NOT, pat ! ]
AND I'LL TELL
1 YOU YJHY./v:
/i'aa going to see OUR )
rOlO FRlEWO, PROP. MATT \
MATTM / WE INVENTED THE /
THOUGHT RECOROER / AND
«'U- EET HE HAS OUPUCATE y
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, LOU6 UO\W,
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^ PROF-. AMD OSAR OLD
MATTlX ' ) BP\AR , TOO HOW -i
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STOLEN THE PLAUS.EH ?UyyW477'/X / <
HAAMM, THAT'S \UTEREST»N6'J AREN'T YOU
yEVEKJ EXCITED
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NO, I AAA NOT, AAV BOV - \ AM *
A B\T AAV9TIRE0, HOWEVER, BY
THE CARO WHICH YOU FOUND
\'H AOAAIT THAT'9 PUZ7.LIN6->
f— but the toss of- the plams
is mothimo over whvcw ome i
SHOULD BE DISTRESSED-MOW, /
. OOM'T WORRV,MV DEAR BEM- J
/l WAVE DUPUCATE PLAWS.BUT V/
THAT'S WOT TWE PO\WT,B&W- f WOW DO >
VOUB. VISITORS WILL BE BACK ) V. YOU j
WEXT ixWOW ? )
SATUROAY - mrs .
. BECAUSE ANY THOUGHT V^v
RECORDER, BUILT BY THOSE PLANS, i->
HAS A LIFE OF BUT ONE WEEK - » 50
ARRANGED IT BECAUSE I KNEW THE /
RECORDER COULD BE A POWER FOR /
GOOD OR A POWER FOR EVIL / )
/ »N YOUR WANCS, SEN, AND V6EE,TWAUKS,
THE WANDS OF PAT ENTED IT ^ PROF
WAS &EEN OP GREAT GOOD- )MATTl*-EUT
WERE ARE DUPLICATE PLANS-j THEN <
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f return to the shop and build
1 awother-theh awa\t developments
WHICH I AM POS\TlVJE SHALL HAPPEN
WITH ASTONISHING RAP| DlTV ERE
w the week. IS OUT/
TH£ V/S/rORS
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My husband wanted to spank our child
YOU COME OUT
BEFORE I
YANK YOU OUT
r BOB--W/HY
don't you stop
PICKING ON
THE BOY ?
^KEEP OUT On
THIS, MARY!
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XT HE CHILD! <
/ AND I WON'T LET YOIT
BULLY HIM! YOU KNOW
VERY WELL ITS UNFAIR
TO FORCE
TAKE IT!
-^
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YOU AND YOUR**
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don't FORGET
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A CHILD “
i NOT A HORSE!
AND DON’T YOU FORGET \
THIS CHILD NEEDS A
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TO RAM IT DOWN
HIS
THROAT
A
i wouldn’t do that,
YOUNG FELLER. IT
ISN'T RIGHT
TO MAKE A
CHILD TAKE
A MEDICINE
HE DOESN'T
^ LIKE!
^WHO ARE YOU/
AND WHO ASKED
YOU TO BUTT IN?
r IM THE POSTMASTER ^
AROUND HERE. AND IT SO
HAPPENS MY SON IS A DOCTOR.
HE HANDLES CASES LIKE YOUR
KIDS BY THE
, dozen!
WHAT ^
DOES HE
ADVISE?
' WELL, HE SAYS FIRST
THAT FORCING A BABY
TO TAKE A BAD-TASTING
MEDICINE CAN UPSET
HIS LITTLE SYSTEM
OH BOB - " THEN WE COULD^
GIVE HIM THE LAXATIVE UNCLE
HENRY LEFT IN THE MEDICINE
CHEST. IT’S ^^^SWEET TASTINGi
f NOT SO FAST MAAMl
AN ADULT’S LAXATIVE
CAN BE TOO STRONG
FOR A LITTLE TOT. IT
MIGHT DO MORE HARM
l THAN GOOD j
MY SON ALWAYS TELLS MOTHERS^
TO BUY FLETCHERS CASTORIA. !
IT'S SAFE-- MADE ESPECIALLY FOR
CHILDREN. IT HAS NO HARSH DRUGS
IT WON'T CRAMP THEIR INSIDES AND
HAS A PLEASANT TASTE ALL ,
^ KIDDIES LOVE! A
rakMmv. -'-'A,
let’s get a
i BOTTLE now!
f GEE, THE KID LOOKS *Wlll ^
SINCE HE STARTED TAKING HI5
S FLETCHER'S CASTORIAj
^KAND IT’S SWEU^
J TO HAVE SOME PEACE
J IN THE FAMILY SINCE
1 WE SETTLED THAT J
\AWFUL ARGUMENT^
CAROL- 6 MONTHS
FLETCHER'S CASTORIA
MADE ESPECIALLY AND
ONLY FOR CHILDRENS’
DELICATE INSIDES
BUD-4 YEARS
FLETCHER'S CASTORIA
IS NOT A HARSH ADULT
LAXATIVE, WON'T GRIPE
ANNE ~ 10 YEARS
FLETCHER'S CASTORIA
PLEASANT TASTING
CHILDREN LOVE IT
SAVI MONBY
GET THE THRIFTY FAMILY-SIZE
BOTTLE FROM YOUR DRUGGIST
TODAY-AND SAVE MONEY.
LOOK FOR THE SIGNATURE
CHAS.R FLETCHER ON THE v
REO* BORDERED BAND
AROUND THE BOX