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THE GUMPS-Ih Townsend's Boots By 9MDe, S»itt| LEFT TOWNUND ZANDER UUST EMERGING FROM THE CELLAR OF OF THE OLD fishermans CABIN, WITH A blood-curdling SOUND COMING TO MIS EARS - THE DISTANT BAYING OF the blood-mounds yhere will BE No ESCAPE this TIME, UNLESS — NJS DRAW V«orkS LIKE LIGHTNING HE SCHEMES OUT ANEW AND CRAFTY PIECE OF DEVILTRY - r=-~O0__ [listen , OLO man^B ** '**71 ■to stay oyer nkjHT sav, I ^'YE^OTTO ySYRAK»6ER-| Lltiv welcome J ^ to stay-jl W\ thinkicaw^W oil, i fMAKE rr THROUGH ^ I THE SWAMP ) tS?? 1 I Right.- but j ^TRAN«»fei?«i I NEED A PAIR OF ( THESE BOOTS! ■ Boots- ru. trade amt worth I I YOU THESE SHOES OF j ANYTH!WO” I I MINE FOR YOUR BOOTS .**>»*££ J I AND GIVE TOU ^WAVE EM J rrwEHTY dollars besides I viurr START ME ON THE ic^Mp. ILL. I Iw^, I'LL B£ M.OVINC* OOIDE. YOU ■^RIUMT ALONG. AuONGi DOWNI ffimfMfflii— nil mil iffffl B|L TU THE J SaSwfl^L «£! ■ : . - ' ':;«§& * ^B ..'. W&tA ,5,'Lk' _ f r ru s o«. rai k Tint Qwqff> TriNtnc. CVME POOR OLD F»^ERMAN, SHORTLY Dt*c DOES NOT NtAR twe Blood MOUNDS'DRA^tNfa CLOSER EVE«Y FRECKLES ANr HIS FRIENDS—A Job We!! Done! 91r BLOSSER 4k SOON A? FRECKLE? Suonedine POUCE THE EVIDENCE HE Picked up OVER. THE DiClO GRAPH, OFFICERS* RushedTothe HUFF HOTEL— arriving-oust A? SllCK AND GUS WERE LEAVING* WE. GOT THE GOODS* ON YA THIS time, suck, dictograph EVIDENCE/ YOUR OWN CONFESSION ihat ya tb\ed to pull off a robbeby and that you l suppose you'll want to PROSECUTE THOSE MEN ? rVA->UL.C li MU, RlijH l, NOW, AND BESIDES i guess they'll get Plenty fgp THE ATTEMPTED ROBBERY. ". _ say, that's Being pbetty decent to THEM. AND, LET ME Tell YOU/ you Boy S did a nice Piece of DeTecTive wock» wK u * wit. orr. ^ l»33 OY HgA SCWViCC. IWC ^ ' BOOTS* AND HER BUDDIES—Up to His Old Tricks! BE MARTIN OUR BOARDIMi HOUSf By AHERN WtUr,THM^< 60SW VE*W,G»EE \ OUUN>0 TH\SS ONCE WHKT T*\H\»V< OF WE 6*NJE VOUP V\\M • •'VV\' SWA* THW4G ' P<SE ZOV.V* **H* SUP I HOPE PWROOW US, E|' S'- i PEEPnSE ■ \ \.OVit voo 1 icro^ voo 1 LOVJt. y . OK OK — _.. I A H&VSDTV-^VfKKiW, , \.OVit<3 PVOH _CMS. tt’SOGM* l^?U CM^W _ IX i u ». w ort.c i«a3 »v wc* wwct me r * HAVE YGCT ANYMORE PARROTS UVCE TVO ONE THAT MADDEN D OUGHT HERE 9—1 MEAN ONE LIKE W\S .THAT CAN TALK GANGSTER CHAT TER, OR t it i/^/t IJ Tit j SquRR-A^" “PRETTY > “POLLY k\tty-v<\ttV f R-RRORV< A EGAD, OFFICER-THAT Hi WAS THE ONLY PARROT p I HAD THAT COULD SPEAK*^ THE JARGON OF THE / ’ UNDERWORLD? BUT / ? HERE IS A -PARROT ILL \ SELLNOU FOR # IO [ AND THAT INCLUDES / TWELVE LESSONS IN 4 ANY VERNACULAR J VOU WISH THE n <%% BIRD TO SPEAK/) / nrv7 ^ * -T \j\JVAY A "PARROT - A THAT CAN GAB LIKE A 6AN6S1ER p ^ •SEE. TQ NAQP.~RQW - I M3 BY MA SC»VKt. I«C NEWFANGLES (Monin Pop)—-An Orphan! BY COWAJN . .... -.. .. r.... . ... _ _ _ WHY, GLADYS, / IT'S ABOUT LITTLE 3lMMtEi SWEETS. WWAT 5 / THE PEOPLE WHO HAl» THE MATTED l HIM, BEFORE WE TOOK HIM 9 V EOP A WHILE, AREN’T ^ >v HIS PARENTS, AT ALL HOME,TO SEE ABOUT SOMETHIN© CONCERNING GIMMIEL, THC LITTLE BOY SHE TOOK AV4D CASED FOB LAST SOMMEQ THEV WEPE OUST GEE , THAT'S KEEPING HIM,AND NOW TOUGH*. WHAT WS MOTHEP ft GONE. WO THE HE'S AN OPPHAU VMELFACE ----- WANT? g WELL.rr SEEMS THAT THOSE people ape EO POOP THEY CAH'T KEEP OlMMiE ANY! v LDNGEP y -AND THE WELFARE WANTS YOU BET US TO KEEP HIM UNTIL. WE LL TAKE THEY GET THE THING , SUGAP* STPAKJHTENED OUT_THE POOP WAIT-I’LL LITTLE DAPUNG- you SHOULD CALL THEM ! VWE WM THL WAY HE PU H\S APMS ABOUND ME WASH TUBBS—Strictly Business! gj CBANB HECES THE WE , BABY. I'VE REFORMED. A' KiO MORE CARD PLAYING, ^EE. j WANT TO GET li IVi-rV.E MIMING BUSiNESS, Bur I DON'T KNOW i , , NOTHIN' ABOUT IT. YOU KNOW THE RACKET *k V_8UT YOU LACK SUPPLIES. -gr*^ ^ 'P'NE l THCisI I’LL FURMISMTwi* SUPPLIES, AMD YOU FURMlSH THE BRAIMS^UD NNE'LL SPLIT 50-50 CM THE PROFITS. ,_ ^--^ HQW 2 AT 2 j-; GET THIS STRAIGHT. TV CARDSHARP. I DOM'T TRUST SOU* 1 DOM'T LIKE VOU* I DOM'T MEED ANV SUPPLIES! / J / A.MO! ALREADY HAVE TWO "'N so,scram! MICKEY MOUSE— gf WALT OiSNKT £3088 *0236 | VOS&XsBP i A VALIANT, LAST MINUTE SPURT PULLS THE BRAVE HORSE ACROSS THE UNE FIRST PLACE! A HUGE CROWD SURGES OUT UPON THE TRACK TO CONGRATULATE THE WINNER •' | V i « >> th»n ^ ►"»« ""'"iJ pH<5spD JpaIf * ) /4-THE GREATEST W!LL YA SAY ’ ■'J^ANkIT^'A *ACE 1 *?** h JUST A PEW ' vlcrC /’’ 'LaSwWO" RKLS?y V CUC*; Kl *1, -n r, \CK • . Ir SALESMAN SAM—Sam Get* an Idea! BY SMALL OK<W: IF SA K1NJ > PRON/e. CHARS*: I'LLFiwe.’ei-^oo A piece, e>v H -CK.1 but oiwec.e s vsr. ev i oe Mce*? swooi Me *TU' sToceVi Woes, OR I'LL CHOCK TH* case ouTa court \ L*uiH /'but V don't KNOOJ SwoLOOM MilMUTt, JUDOe'. > u)Heae_*TW Hoase J ou half-am-half, th' is. sea honor* ) wssino nao, is up inth’ . _ * A shcriff's offioe* i/v___—< CMlOOSM,SPr\ COW'/ DIOM'TcWft SMUT LiP? ^ Tw* sneeiFF<s <soMe uP-sT^t^s FFTeti / ujpmt am' * TYV MPC- ftW’ MOC0 «JE'p.e. SUUKt >-^see». IGflT V_^ _ _ r ^lvTtlg Trick |-j ~Vr | l^up pav st.ee \/eJ Ttwe. »«! ■> mca scmncit me u, c. mat orr ^S? ‘Laugh, Clown, Laugh’ horizontal’ I Laughter sound. 3 Who is the famous movie star in the picture? 11 Hour tabbr.L 13 Fairy. 15 Constituent of glass. 16 Lawyer's charge. 17 Ancient 19 One who lays tile. 20 Wing. 21 Approaches. 23 Blemish. 24 The pictured man was on the stage as - boy. 26 He also acted as tourists' - in Pike’s Peak. 27 A pair. 28 Toward. SO Mister. 31 Exists. 32 Father. 33 Inlet. Answer to Previous Puzzle Sigmund Fseud 35 Unit of work. 35 Otherwise. 38 He became a star because of his work as the "-" in the "Miracle Man". 39 Thinks. 41 Disorder o( wines. 42 Constellation. 43 ETer. • 44 Form of me. 45 Persia. 48 Game. 51 Southeast. 52 Sphere of action. 53 Diner. 55 He was acclaimed as the master of — m.- t 4 VERTICAL 1 Pronoun. 2 Herb. 4 Bone. 5 Insect's egg. 6 Realm. 7 Bean eyes. 3 Sour and bitter. 9 Neither. I 10 Half an en. . 11 Pile. 12 Second note. I 14 Banner. 16 Floating ice, 18 Tympanum. 20 Circle part* 21 One of his best known pictures, , “Hunchback of 22 Male ancestol 24 Bucket. 25 Tottered. 29 Dealer In oils. 32 Writes dull 34 On the sea. 35 Gaelic. 37 Type * measure. 38 Fourth not* 40 Carousal. 41 Animal. 45 To annojrr 46 Sky god. 47 To dose. 48 By. 49 Upright sbtK 50 Aye. 52 Lava. 54 Right. ©if ImumsulHe tlcrnlO Ha* Been the Valley’* Most Popular Daily Newspaper for More Than 49 Year* Only Direct Leased Wire News Service is the Rio Grande Valley —-—_