Judge — February 7, 1903 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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Boe ee eee ee ener y ee Seem gencee Wane ween Ser COW SO er mee. HER ONLY OPEN DATE. A PUZZLE, INDEED, Ce NAME the day,” sighed the i = seTHIS,” declared the emi- fond lover. f 3 Z g nent orator, ‘is the very He had stolen the oppor- key to the whole question.” tunity to propose by availing “ But,” interrupted a small himself of an artistic piano re- ; ; man in a rear seat,“ where is cital at the regular weekly : } f | : the key-hole 2" meeting of the Bach-Gounod mC x, Gs cult, of which she was a prom- ) % ee PREPARING THE ROUTE. inent member. 66 JAMES,” said the member “ Twish I could,” she whit of the four hundred to pered; “but my Mondays are his secretary, “1 am about to taken by the ladies’ literary as- be married. I wish that you sociation, my Tuesdays by the - would write toa hotel in Lon- sewing and slandering social, don, engaging rooms for three my Wednesdays by the higher- weeks ; to one in Paris, engag- thought coterie, my Thursdays ing rooms for a month; to by the Bach-Gounods, my Fri- Monte Carlo, securing apart days by the Browning research- ments for two weeks; to Nice, ers, my Saturdays by the char- Vienna and Rome, one week itable visitors, and my Sundays cach ; to St. Augustine, Florida, by the heathen-helpers. My and Asheville, North Carolina, evenings are all booked for a one week each; then secure long time ahead because of AT THE RED DOG HOTEL. apartments at the Waldorf-As- lectuies, edsay-readings, and Guizsuy Pere—""Did yer hear about Bronco Bill tryin’ ter defraud th’ Mfe-insur- tori for two months. Then various intermittent clubs. I #"¢e companies ? Hurricane Bos— Nope: what did he do?" engage room and board at the wish I could find an open date, Grizzty Pete—"‘ Got heavily insured an’ then called Alkali Ike a llar.”” best hotel in Sioux Falls for six but you see how it is." months.” “Couldn't you""—the lover's voice trembled with the rashness of his sugges- “T wish you joy again,” murmured the deferential tion—* couldn't you resign from one of the cluhs and trust me to take its place secretary. Jercy, no!" she rippled ; © but I'll telt you what we might do. Wait until the next leap-year and I will marry you the evening of the twenty- ninth of February.” HIS SAD END. sEY'OT'S become headed. bell-hopper wot always said he could guess wot peo- ple wanted by de way de bell rung?" asked the hotel-porter of the head bell-boy. “He hopped a call from four eighty. six yestiddy morni . iecBan explained the head a: ULadies and chentlemen, ve haf here an apple, a8 YOU nov w He took -1 it place in my mouth up a pitcher uv ice- water, because he said the bell rung like it was a thirsty call.” Well?" “Well, dere was . guy from Kentucky in dat room, dat's all.” EXPLAINED. He (with spec- tacles)—* Jessica said that she was never merry when she heard sweet music.” She (without spectacles) —* I sup- pose she wasn’t used to sitting in a box at the ope 0 circus is as big 3. —I put my hat on my head and force it down so, and as it's painted A SUN-PARLOR PERFORMANCE IN ATLANTIC CITY. comicbooks.com