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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY SUPPLEMENT, FEBRUARY 14, 1941.

BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER

WHAT? A

BABY? OUCH!

YES, A

BABY!

ANOTHER

DISCOVERY!

IS IT ALIVE?

By EDWIN ALGER

WHY, IT IS

ALIVE! DON'T TOUCH IT,

BEN!

HEY! THIS NOTE IS ADDRESSED TO BEN WEBSTER AN' RUSTY McGURK—

THE BOTH

OF US!

OPEN IT AND READ

IT-

LISSEN! "WE ARE PLACING OUR

TEN MONTHS' OLD DAUGHTER IN YOUR HANDS BECAUSE WE HAVE HEARD HOW WEALTHY YOU ARE AND WE KNOW YOU WILL GIVE HER A GOOD HOME - MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE.........”

"....LOST ALL OUR MONEY AND MUST SEEK A NEW UFO- WE CANNOT CARE FOR OUR BELOVED LITTLE ONE, BUT WE HAVE FAITH YOU TWO

BOYS WILL...*

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WHEW!

(Continued from Page 4)

WE CAN'T LET IT STAY OUT

THERE IN THE COLO AND... BAY, ISN'T THAT A NOTE

DOWN AT THE END OF

THE BASKET THERE?

THAT AIN'T ALL! LISTEN! *....AND A MOTHER'S PRAYER

IS THAT YOU WILL NEVER PLACE HER IN AN

INSTITUTION-*

DIOJA GET IT ALL, BEN? DIDJA

GET IT? WE'RE HOOKED!,

RUSTY, WHAT DO YOU MEAN:

WE'RE HOOKED -

OKAY, PAL, I'LL TELL YOU! THE WORD HAS GONE OUT THAT WERE HEAVY SUGAR- SOME POUR GUY AN' HIS WIFE HEAR IT AN' THEY SLAP THEIR HID DOWN ON

OUR DOORSTEP-

DWIN ALGER

BUT LEAVIN' THE KID HERS AIN'T ENOUGH-AN' YOU WANTA KNOW WHY WE'RE HOOKED-KIN WE PUT THE KID IN AN ORPHAN ASÝLUM? OH, NO! PAPA AN' MAMA SAY MUĮ

NO CAN DO THAT'S WHY WERE

HOOKED!

TAKE A LOOK AT THAT BABY, RUSTY! DOYOU WANT TO BEND HER AWAY?

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WHY...ER.....ER.

HO! BUT I WISH SHE'D REVER COME

#BRE!

AW, GEE, BEN, Y'GOT ME WRONG! I AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' AGAINST KIDS —BUT I AIN'T NEVER HAD A BABY PLACED

ON MY DOORSTEP BEFORE-

B WDWIN ALGEVER,

I DON'T KNOW NOTHIN' ABOUT BABIES-YOU

DON'T NEITHER AN'—

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WAN

SHE'S HUNGRY. LET'S GET HER SOMETHING

TO EAT!

WANH!

NO! ITAL CURPLE IN HER STUIMISK AN' KILL HER!

THEN WHAT'LL

HAPPEN TO US?

# #

WE DON'T KN

WHAT TONE MBA

WANH!

ro EAT/

WANH!

WANH!

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WELL, WE CAN'T LET

HER STARVEL

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#

# # ## #

# #

I'LL GIT DOC WELLS ON THE

PHONE - HELL KNOW-MAKE

HER STOP THAT BAWUNY 901 KIN HEAR MYSELF

THINK, WILL YA?

WANH! WANH!

WANH!

“By EDWIN ALGER

THERE, NOW-NLE

BABY, NICE BABY,

NICE BABY}

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E AIN'T IK! GOSH, WHAT'LL WE DO

HOW?

HEAT SOME MILK, MAYBE-

THERE, SHE'S

STOPPED CRYING

NOW-60 AHBAD, HEAT SOME MILKI

WAIT A SECOND!

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WOOF! Woo

VƐrisnost by Tar Bell Azadier

HEY! HEY! GRANAMAW

WALTERS! STOP!

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YOU

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AWG GRAHDWLAW.

·DON'T BE SORE!

WE AN' BEN ED HELP!-