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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-29
BEGIN HERE TODAY

The Nervous Wreck" an eccentric
young easterner, is driving Sally Morgan
from her fathers ranch TO the station
when they run out of gasoline. At the
point of a gun the Wreck takes five gal
Ions from a passing car.
Later Charlie McSween. foreman of a
ranch along the route. hides the Wreck 3
car. takes off a wheel. and forces Sally
to act as ranch cook. Then they discover
that Idr Underwood. the owner of the
ranch was in the car which they held
up. Sheriff Bob Wells Sally's hance, is
unwittingly searching the country side
for the bandits" who held up Underwood.
After several failures. Sally and the
Wreck finally succeed in making an es-
cape in their own car. Now they come
to a rutty trail which turns to the left.
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BIG FOUR MACHINIST
GIVES FACTS In CASE

ness Of breath. Headaches tortured
me. couldn't sleep. and I was in
such a bad way that I was losing
two days a week from my work.
''Tanlac has put me back in splen-
did health and will speak UP for it
as long as I live. My wife Joins me
in praising Tanlac, too. She says I
come home from my work smiling
now, where used to come in look
ing downcast and all tired out. Any
way, I feel fine now and haven't
missed q days work in three
months" A.
Tanlac Is for sale by all good druNs
gists. Accept no substitute. Over
40 Million bottles sold.
Tanlac Vegetable Pills, for con-
stipation, made and recommended
by the manufacturers of TANLAC.
ADV.
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NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
HT7HALL WE TRY IT." she
IL yawned.
Get in"


Is ya Ig.s IN
He turned the fivver at a sharp
angle and they left the main road.
The new route began climbing rise
Immediately, then dipped into a
forced to drive with care, for there
were sharp turns every few yards.
There are lots of these old roads
in this part of the country" COM
mented Sally. Most of them lead
to mines that never panned out"
After some ten minutes of slow,
but thrilling travel, she suggested
a halt.
This ought to be far enough" she
said. There are two bridges be-
tween us and the main road"
The Wreck stopped the car. The
abrupt silencing of the motor left
them in stiffness that was fairly
startling. The place was dark, too.
for there was a heavy growth OF
trees all about them, and the spread
ing light in the Eastern sky did not
reach them. AS they sat for a min
ute trying to get the feel Of their
environment, Sally's hand crept over
and sought the Wrecks arm. She
was not nervous, exactly, but the
touch of him treasured her.
Then her fingers clutched him with
sudden fierceness, and she could feel
his muscles tense under her grip.
Did you hear that?" she wills.
pered.
He had heard. It was the soft
neigh OF a horse.
She sprang to her feet, steadying
herself against his shoulder, and her
eyes began searching In the gloom.
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You won't find us the least bit OF
use to YOU" said Sally. You might
as we'll turn US loose. And If we
run into the sheriff we won't say
anything"
Nosey shook his head incredulous-
ly.
How come you're of the main
road. up In here?" he inquired.
What fetched you? No; figure
we amt goin' to turn you loose right
yet"
Continued In Our Next Issue)
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L. w. Monroe Tells of
Recovery From Stomach
Trouble That Had Him
on Verge of Breakdown.

"Since taking Tanlac I am Just
like man made over" recently as
serted L. w. Monroe, 2507 West
Washington St., indianapolis, Ind,
a well-kncwn machinist at the Big
Four Railroad shops here.
Stomach trouble had me so
nervous and played out that I
seemed to be right on the verge of
a complete breakdown. Indigestion
caused heart palpitation and short
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-29
Gassed by Balloon

PARIS, Aug. 29.-Andre Camille
was running around a school room
with a toy balloon when he noticed
that it was debating. He put the
nozzle to his mouth and began to
blow the balloon up. Then he fell
forward and was picked up dead.
The lad was poisoned by the gas in
the balloon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-29
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them over, but
the m a n at
tempts to play
the piano, sing
and dance. 1t
is a hard job to
do any one of
the three well,
let alone doing
EN- all.
B arr, Maryo
and Rem rely
upon nifty and
smart converse
ton applied to
unusual condi-
tions. After they
Q X h a u S t this
method of at
tack they form
a trio and sing
of a travesty ma.
frrro which cfOns
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An instant later she bent her head.
There's a little fire off through
the trees-to the right" she said, in
a low voice. I'VE have run into
somebody's camp"
Let's CO." said the Wreck.
He was climbing out to crank the
motor, when she clutched him again.
Wait" 1 can hear somebody com
ing. You'll never be able to turn
around in this place"
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Who else? Why, it's almost GER
tain. Oh. of all the luck! We've
run plumb into him. You let me do
the talking, Henry Williams"
The footsteps were nearer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-29
Various Acts of Variety
Entertainers Found Here

, mum in THE Man Who Fights
Alone"
This bill will be on view today and
Saturday. On Sunday, under a new
schedule, the entire bill will be
changed (Reviewed by w. d. Hick.
man.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-29
FRENCH WOMAN TELLS
HOW To
GET THIN
Without Diets, Absurd Creams,
Exercises or Reducing Girdles.

l reduced my own weight 50 pounds in
less than 5 weeks, and at the same time
marvelously improved my general health
and appearance with a new French dis
cove1y called SAN-GRl-RA- To-day look,
act and feel tar younger than ny real age.
From the results IN my own case and
those OF my friends, l am absolutely con-
Tinced that any man OF woman burdened
with rolls OF ugly, injurious, unwhole-
some fat can take II of easily, quickly
and safely with SAN-GRI-NA- Every day
science discovers something new. SAN
GRI-NA IS one of the latest French dis
coveries for the reduction Of excess tat
1t does away with weSkezing dietS-tire-
some exercises-torturlng garments and
absurd and expensive so-cslled reducing
creams 1t is used extensively in Paris
where women OF every age pride them
selves on keeping their figures slender
and graceful, and where the men detest q
heavy waistline or double chin No mat
Ter how tat you are, or what yoG have
done IN the past to reduce, you must re-
member that SAN-GRI-NA has never been
1T IS GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY
HARMLESS-does not contain any dan
gerous drugs. and cannot possibly affect
your stomach or your health. BY simply
taking two small tablets before each meal
] lost 90 pounds IN two months. and l
haven't regsined a pound since. l eat all
I want and enjoy the best OF health. You
can do the same. To-day go to any good
drug store, ask for a package of SAM
GRI-NA- Do not accept anything else, a.
IL is the only thing lever found TO re-
duce after / had tried hundreds of dn-
ferent Ways and remedies.
eAN-GRfNA Is now sold at any Of Haags,
Hooks OF Goldsmith Bros drug stores
AdTert'->ment-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-29

Labor Day will be labor day at
the Holiness camp near Greensburg.
The congregation will turn out with
harrow and disc to smooth up the
grounds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-29

- hyde NELSON had his jaw
IL broken by a colt advertised
- for sale near Logansport.
There was no sale.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-29

Wood Wiles, Bloomington drug
gist, is celebrating his twenty-ffth
anniversary in business. He has
helped hundreds Of Indiana Uni
versity students through college by
giving them employment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-29
HOOSier Briefs

N Els. Wen have no fried
[ chicken" said Frank
III Hedges Of Montpelier.
when he went to his coop. SIX
teen pUllets had been taken during
the night.
Sale OF hunting and fishing IL
censes have broken all records at
Seymour this year.
Atlanta thought the hand of
time had moved backward and il
was Fourth Of July again. A trolley
wire Of the Union Traction Com
pany fell across the telephone wire
and fireworks resulted. Ten phones
were put out of commission. More
fireworks on the part of patrons.
Wood Wiles, Bloomington drug
gist, is celebrating his twenty-ffth
anniversary in business. He has
helped hundreds Of Indiana Uni
versity students through college by
giving them employment.
Labor Day will be labor day at
the Holiness camp near Greensburg.
The congregation will turn out with
harrow and disc to smooth up the
grounds.
- hyde NELSON had his jaw
IL broken by colt advertised
IL for sale near Logansport.
There was no sale.
T. r. Wilson, Rural route carrier
put on Kewanna, thought United
States mails took precedence and
drove his auto on a railroad track
in front Of a train. He received a
broken leg.
Arthur Sullivan went to Logans-
port to see his son who was in the
hospital and was arrested for failure
to pay a $3.50 fine assessed against
him a year ago January. He paid it.
Wabash department stores are de-
crying the new styles that women
wear their hair. 1t has ruined the
hair pin and hair ribbon business.
F7EORGE DISBROW, La
porte, didn't have a very
good alibi when arraigned
for speeding. He told the Judge he
just wanted to see how fast his
car would go. 1t went $44.
Clarence Bretsch, Gary attorney,
says his dignity is worth $4,000. He
is suing the Pullman company for
refusing him a compartment he had
reserved.
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T. r. Wilson, Rural route carrier
put on Kewanna, thought United
States mails took precedence and
drove his auto on a railroad track
in front Of a train. He received a
broken leg.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-29

TIT Is interesting to note the
different methods used by
vaudeville actors to gain at
tention.
There is a chance to study it on
the weekend bill at the Palace
Newkirk and Meyer Sisters, who
open the show. attempt to gain in
terest by several methods The
girls rely upon their dancing to get
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-29

Wabash department stores are de-
crying the new styles that women
wear their hair. 1t has ruined the
hair pin and hair ribbon business.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-29

Arthur Sullivan went to Logans-
port to see his son who was in the
hospital and was arrested for failure
to pay a $3.50 fine assessed against
him year ago January. He paid it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-29

Sale OF hunting and fishing IL
censes have broken all records at
Seymour this year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-29

FEORGE DISBROW, La
porte, didn't have a very
~ good alibi when arraigned
for speeding. He told the judge he
just wanted to see how fast his
car would go. 1t went S44.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-29

N Els. Wen have no fried
chicken" said Frank
| Hedges Of Montpelier.
when he went to his coop. Six
teen pullets had been taken during
the night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-29

Clarence Bretsch, Gary attorney,
says his dignity is worth $4,000. He
is suing the Pullman company for
refusing him a compartment he had
reserved
The Washington times., 1924-02-23
FASHION FADS
AND FANCIES
BY Mildred Ash

r F the shoe pinches, it simply
can't be one of those dis.
u tinctly sensible sport types
that are comfortable as they are
smart. OF white suede, trimmed
in tan kid or black patent leather,
in either laced oxford or strapped
style. They have broad flat heels
and slightly tapering toes with
perforated wing tips.
Grown to Men.Slze-The little
"swagger stick" formerly so
dainty and diminutive, has
evolved into as sturdy a staff as
the masculine cane. Aside from
its style value, this smartly
enameled walking stick has the
additional appeal Of service. Not
only does 1t lend an air of class
to the tailored suit or sport toy
gerry, but, on a long tramp, it
lends restful support and com.
fort.
Black Backgrounds are quite
the mode for scarf and handker-
chief sets of Lumineux silk,
hand blocked in brilliant flowers
outlined in white. The kerchiefs
have the hand-rolled hens upon
which Paris absolutely insists this
season, and the scarfs are both
wide and long, forming a grace
full and voluminous drapery. Some
Of these sets, instead ( being done
in flowers, are printed in gold
in all-over or in border designs.
Twelfth Century Amulets Re.
vived by the Partisan jewelers.
have won favor from the most
fashionable women of Paris.
Slightly longer than checker
necklaces, these chains are fash
toned of beads Of semi-precious
stones, combined with metal links
and filigree balls, and they are
adorned with a dangling fringe
or pendant at the front. They
are quite similar to the lavalieres
Of recent years. The stones used
are turquoise, jade, matrix, lapis,
comedian and black pearl.
Ultra-Feminine FrilIs charac-
terize the newest French neck.
wear, which delights in pleatings
and rufflings Of lace, net or chif-
fon on both shawl and bertha
types of collars, and on the cum
ming little cuffs that complete the
sets. Crisp bows OF organdy or
jaunty ribbons, frequently laced
through plain net bands, speak
eloquently for these feminine
frou-frous intended to adorn
springs loveliest silk frocks.
The Seal Of Smartness for
crepe de chine or georgette under
wear--and only the prosaically
practical wear anything else these
days-is the use of genuine petit
point medallions, queer, emhroid.
cred mOtifs Og monogram eftect&
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Delightful Sequel to when Girl Marries," Which
Scored Such Tremendous Success Throughout
the Country.

He sighed contently, and !
made no comment, for I wanted
to save all my force to talk over
the anonymous letter with Jim.
When we reached home I led the
way to the living room and cried
out:
"Oh, Jim, help me bear it
please help me I'm afraid Neal
is-dead."
"Deadw repeated Jim, incred-
ulously. Dead? What makes
you say that?"
IAN anonymous letter came.
It said he was gone"
Jim didn't scornfully decry
anonymous letters as I hoped he
might do. Instead he asked ju.
diciously:
what was in the letter."
'It came to Ralph" ex-
planned. holding myself well in
and and sinking down into the
supporting softness of q big arm
chair.
"And Luck brought you a let
ter like that?" exclaimed Jim
petulantly.
'He brought it because it has
definite value in his eyes. He
thinks it isn't true and that it
was sent by people who want to
stop us from making our search
just because we are too near for
their comfort"
'Piffle! Jim cried impatiently.
That's Lacy's alibi for bothering
you with the letter. Meals prob.
ably trailing around with the gang
he's elected to stick with, instead
OF coming home to the sister
who's breaking her heart over the
young Scoundrel and spending
moro money than dreamed you
could earn. Probably you came
too darn close to him for his own
liking. Maybe, Neal himself sent
the letter - how's that for
theory"
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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Some Little Friends Warn Them
Of q Storm.

Some Little Friends Warn Them
Of q Storm.
KIT Ill be waiting for you up
at the fence corner,
l. shouted Bunny as he
hoped off up the road. We were
going out for a sail, and 1 won.
dered what was so important for
him to do that he could not wait
fol-. US. But I soon found out,
when we met him where he said
he would be waiting for us.
1t seems that some of his
cousins Mad resided at that very
fence-corner a year before when
he had been on the island where
we were spending the summer,
so naturally he wanted to call
and pay his respects to them.
But as we approached Bunny
say by his wiggling ears and
twitching whiskers that some.
thing had happened and I was
not surprised when he said:
They've moved. They haven't
left any address. so ! don't know
where to find them. But some.
body is occupying their warren"
You know q rabbits home Is
called a warren. Immediately I
asked:
who are on the premises now.
Bunny?'
''No one is here now. But some.
one has been here. because there
are some eggs in here"
"Eggs!! I exclaimed.
"Yes." Bunny answered. MRS.
Stormy Petrol has laid some eggs
in this warren. You know that is
a favorite trick Of theirs. You
know those birds spend most of
their time at sea and only fly
ashore occasionally"
WndC are stormy petrelS!
asked Bobby.
Birds" replied Bunny.
But what kind?" insisted the
inquisitive Bobby.
"Sea-going BIRDS" answered
Bunny. Some people call them
Mother Cary's chickens"
"oh, would love to see some,"
exclaimed Bobby.
Perhaps we WILL" answered
Bunny, looking slyly at me.
well, mates. shall we shove
off" said I, starting toward the
beach, where our boat was lying.
AYE, aye, sir" both Bunny
and Bobby responded. saluting
me. You know we are very
nautical--not naughty--but nau.
teal. like sailors, when we go to
sea.
So off we started. There was
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fresh breeze and our little sloop
fairly SKINNED over the water.
The wind soon became so strong
that we had to stop and take in
a couple Of reefs.
AS I returned to the helm after
reefing l looked over my shout.
der beyond the stern of our boat
and there, padding along on the
water were flock Of little birds.
Look" shouted. 1--WE have
company"
II should say we have" echoed
Bobby. who are theyg"
weather prophets" announced
Bunny. And If we are wise
wen put back to shore"
What do you mean" I aked.
They're stormy petrels," said
Bunny. Sailors just hate them,
because they always mean bad
weather."
III that's the case I'll go about
and lay my course for the har.
bor," said I, putting over my helm
and looking at the sky, which
was getting dark.
Our little friends followed us
almost into the bay, and I must
say that they did look as II they
were walking on the water, and
agreed with Bobby when he
said:
Foxy Grandpa, those birds are
walking on the water"
YES" said I, that's the rea.
son they are called petrels, be-
cause they walk on the water like
'the apostle Peter in the Bible"
We made port just before a
terrific storm broke. And as I
tied our boat up securely Bobby
said earnestly: II should think
sailors would like stormy petrels
because they warn them Of
storms"
"They certainly warned us,
didn't they?" chuckled Bunny.
another Fine Story MOnday.)
Copyright, 1924, by International
Feature Service, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1924-02-23

; make a crab forget his troubles,
Ell, Amer"
His eyes demanded response.
Eyes, Jim,": I managed.
But I wondered how I'd get
through the evening with the
horror Of suspense about Neal
clamoring at the door of my
mind.
Somehow 1 got through the
evening at the theater. Jeannie
and him, and Pat were all in
high good humor that a little
Quietness on my part passed
unnoticed. But I was under q
strain not to let myself get 50
dispirited that the others would
observe 1t. Fortunately when the
play was over, Jeanne found that
she wasn't in the mood to go to
the roof.
1--WE q lot Of shopping to do
tomorrow and II It won't disap-
point Anne too much, I'll be glad
to call it an evening without stay
ing out SO late that I won't be
able to get up until noon," she
said.
what you say goes" Jim re-
piled gently and Pat smiled with
tenderness which was vey
sweet as Jim went on: ANNE is
certainly with me when 1 say
that we wouldn't have you do a
thing to tire yourself out now.
And that was how the seem
ingly interminable evening came
to q close and found myself q
least alone with Jim and driving
homeward. AS our taxi spun
along Jim spoke with beautiful
spirit Of the happiness that was
coming to Jeanne.
Going to be plenty Of young
sters in the family, aren't there?"
He laughed, seizing my hand
playfully. Some folks were just
made to have a nursery full, and
I'd say Jeanne and Pat were two
of those
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A DAM has hardly . hook left TO hang his
IA laughter At women'S fOibles on. Where 10
A the Flora-dOra hat Of yester.year. with its
high scoop front and itS little shelf behind to
pin onto the ladys hair; where the hour-glass
corset In the shOtweighted skirt, in what limbo
Of old fashions wanders the stiffened, balloon
sleeve, the overStuffed p0mpadour-the unnatural
bustle-the cut-throat collar with two whale.boue
lances under the ear-the twelve petticoats-these
and many more torments for poor Eve?
I'VE suits Adam pretty we'll these days /
should think She wears her hat on her head now
instead Of on the last hair alOft-and hatpins are
almost extinct. Corsets are things that most Of
Us feminities don't even recognize when we see
one. Even the stout lady doesn't put herself TO
any agony In one. any more. and wears her pink
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YOUR BEAUTY
ARRANGING THE HAIR TASTEFULLY

lier with tresses that suggest
what the poet calls sweet disar.
rangement."
But the great majority Of us
must see to 1t that our hair is ar
ranged becomingly and neatly if
we wish to appear at our best, or
even to produce a pleasant i'm.
preston.
You may be one Of those
lucky women who can look be-
witchingly lovely with hair dis
arranged or pulled severely back
from your face. Or you may be-
long to another fortunate class
those whose hair is naturally
curly-and so always looks well
because it falls in soft ringlets.
But if you are one Of the many
women who are puzzled at times
by the problem Of a practical, be-
coming couture, you may be glad
to know of an easy way of Undue.
ing your hair to curl. The method
is especially suited to hair that
has a slight natural wave, but it
can be used in cases even Of alb.
solutely straight locks.
You will need to buy from six
to a dozen small sidecombs or
''water-wave" combs, as they are
called. These combs are mex.
pensive and can be procured at
any department store or beauty
shop.
Just before you begin your
morning or evening toilette brush
your hair well and do it up
loosely to keep it out Of your
way. Then immense your combs
in water. D.
With one Of the wet sidecombs
draw your hair away from your
face and catch a strand Of It
where you would like to have
wave. Place the second wet
comb close to the first and facing
1t. Continue to place wet combs
in your hair in this manner wher-
ever you feel that a wave would
look well. When all your combs
are placed, tie q ribbon or cloth
about your head to hold the
combs in place and go on with
your bath and other toilet prep.
arations. Half an hour later when
you take out the combs you will
be delighted to see that you have
soft, lovely waves that soften
your face and frame 1t becom.
ingly. =
Some women keep the combs
in their hair all night, but ordi.
narily half an hour is enough,
and the wave produced in this
way should last day or two.
Bobbed heads are improved
also by this method Of water.
waving.
So much Of woman's attrac.
tiveness depends on the groom.
ing Of her hair that It is wise. in.
deed, to experiment until you find
an easy, practical way to arrange
your hair that it is undeniably be-
coming, then gladly devote the
few moments daily that are needed
to its careful arrangement.
Copyright, 1894, Premier Syndicate, Inc.