anaheim-gazette 1944-10-05

DON WINSLOW BY FRANK V. MARTINEK WHY DON'T YUH GUYS WISE UP 'N WORK WITH TH' BOSS INSTEAD O'BATTLIN' WITH HIM? WA'AL, THERE'S NICE GREEN LETTUCE 'N... 'N... AW WHUT'S THE USE... LET'S GET GOIN'... THE THUMBS by FRANK V. MARTINEK WA'AL, THERE'S NICE GREEN LETTUCE 'N... 'N... AW WHUT'S THE USE... HE'LL TELL YUH HISSELF! LET'S GET GOIN'....THE THUMB'S WAITIN'!" SIT DOWN, GENTLEMEN! SORRY I HAD TO PUT YOU AWAY, BUT LITTLE FINGER WAS MEAN AND UGLY! SO FOR OUR PROTECTION YOU HAD US THROWN INTO THE WELL! PRECISION I HAVE PROPOSITION BEFORE PROCEEDING, COME LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING NOVEL.... SOME SAY IT'S UNIQUE! GREAT SCOTT! WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT? BEFORE PROCEEDING, COME LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING NOVEL... SOME SAY IT'S UNIQUE! GREAT SCOTT! WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT? TO BE CONTINUED 10-8-44 WHY? TELL US WHY AND WE MIGHT! MISS Fury DR. DIMAN SARAF DID YOU I AM NO GARY HAL WIDOW? WINSLOW'S A SHREWD HOMBRE... WINSLOW'S A SHREWD HOMBRE... HE'LL BE HERE IN A MINUTE! HIS PLANE WENT DOWN IN THE OCEAN DURING AN OPERATIONAL FLIGHT EARLY THIS MORNING HE SENT OUT NO RADIO MESSAGE AND RESCUE PLANES FOUND NO TRACE OF HIM! PRECISELY...BUT NOW I HAVE A PROPOSITION! WHAT IS IT? WE'RE ALL EARS! WHAT DO YOU EXPECT ME TO DO WEEP? WHEN IT OCCURS TO ME THAT MY CHILD IS NOW SOLE HEIR TO THE HALE FORTUNE! I'VE THOUGHT OF THAT, TOO AND HAVING CARED FOR HIS AND YOUR CHILD SINCE BIRTH... INTERESTING, ISN'T IT? WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THE NEXT WAR AGAINST AMERICA! INTERESTING, ISN'T IT? WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THE NEXT WAR AGAINST AMERICA! AS A DOCTOR, MY PROFESSIONAL CURIOSITY IS AROUSED AND I'D BE MOST INTERESTED TO KNOW HOW THIS PHENOMENON CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED — WHEN THE CHILD'S FATHER HAS BEEN LOST AT SEA! HOWEVER, WE DISCUSS PAYMENT BILLS, ERICA, IF KEEP YOUR ORIGINAL PROMISE TO MAKE ME — WHICH IS UP UNTIL THIS TIME, I'VE TAKE SUCH EXCELLENT CARE OF YOUR CHILD FOR YOU. COLONEL WOLFRAM PRUSSIA THE BARONESS COLONEL WOLFRAM PRUSSIA DID YOU SAY I AM NOW GARY HALE'S WIDOW? THAT'S PRECISELY WHAT I SAID! BUT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE! I JUST SAW GARY THE OTHER DAY! JUST EXACTLY HOW DO YOU KNOW--- BECAUSE I MADE IT MY BUSINESS TO MAKE SURE HE WAS LOST IN ACTION! HOWEVER, YOU'LL GET AN OFFICIAL NOTICE FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT SOON! OCEAN RIGHT ENT OUT E AND FOUND OF HIM! WELL? HMPH! HAVE YOU NO COMMENT AT ALL TO MAKE? ...HAVING BEEN BABY-SPECIALIST, MOTHER, FATHER, TUTOR AND NURSE-MAID TO THE CHILD FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS I AM NOW PRESENTING MY BILL FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RENDERED. WHY THIS IS PREPOSTEROUS. I CAN'T--- I WON'T PAY THIS! REMEMBER, MY DEAR BARONESS, ONLY WE KNOW OF THE EXISTENCE OF THIS CHILD AND NO BIRTH RECORD WAS EVER FILED! THAT DOESN'T WORRY ME THE CHILD'S PATERNITY CAN BE EASILY ESTABLISHED! HOWEVER, WE NEEDN'T DISCUSS PAYMENT OF BILLS, ERICA, IF YOU'LL KEEP YOUR ORIGINAL PROMISE TO MARRY ME WHICH IS WHY UP UNTIL THIS TIME, I'VE TAKEN SUCH EXCELLENT CARE OF YOUR CHILD FOR YOU! ...AND, IF YOU DO KEEP YOUR PROMISE, I'LL ALSO SEE THAT THE CHILD IS BROUGHT BACK TO YOU HEALTHY AND NORMAL! COLONEL WOLFRAM PRUSSIA BRUNO MISS FURY DR. DIMAN SARAF