1940-11-15 — Page 13

EMENT, NOVEMBER 15, 1940.

NOPE, IT JEST CAN'T BE SO NOT SEN! BUT WHAT'S SO MYSTERIOUS

BETWEEN HIM AN' ✔ WARNER ALL OF A SUDDEN?

By EDWIN ALGER

AN' 'WHY'S BEN LEAVIN' TOWN? WHY'S HE BEATIN' IT WHEN THE

ELECTION'S LESS'N

A WEEK AWAY?

WHEREUPON, WILLIS BALLINGER WAS TOLD OF BEN'S MYSTERIOUS CONVERSATION WITH GENE WARNER, THE OIL MAN, AND BEN'S EQUALLY MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE FROM TOWN!

GOOD HEAVENS! ∙HAS -BEN RUN OUT ON US?

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I AIN'T SAYIN'

THAT, MR. BALLINGER!

I AIN'T SAYIN' IT!

BUT, MY CONSCIENCE, IT LOOKS

THAT WAY!

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MEANTIME, IN THE OFFICE OF OLD MARTIN MOOCHEM..

STEPLOCK, YOUR BRAWL WITH BALLINGER WAS THE ACT OF A LUNKHEAD! IT

MAY COST US THE

ELECTION!

* EDWIN ALGER

OH, BRIARSIE, IF LUCK'S

ONLY WITH US, WE CAN GET THERE AND BACK

IN TIME!

AND ALSO IN THE MEANTIME...

WHY...JUST

HOW, MR. MOOCHEM?

SLIP HIS OLD ́MAN A WAD O‘-

DOUGH-GIT HIM TO SAY IT WAS A PUT-UP

JOB-

GIT HIM TO

I'LL TRY IT,

SAY BALLINGER | MR. MOOCHEM!

ARRANGED IT JEST BEFORE ELECTION SO'S TO WIN PUBLIC. SYMPATHY!

MONEY CAN WORK

WONDERS!