Judge, 1915-02-13 · page 5 of 24
Judge — February 13, 1915 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine combines an illustration with a serialized story titled "My Novel Experience" by Thyra Jenks. **The Illustration:** Shows an early-automobile scene with well-dressed figures and children. The caption "If Dreams Came True—'Drive to every soda fountain in town, James'" appears to satirize wealthy aspirations of the automobile age. The humor likely targets nouveau-riche fantasies about car ownership and leisure activities. **The Serial Story:** Appears to be romantic fiction about a character named Violet and her relationships with Victor and Raoul. The excerpt shows editorial banter about plot elements—suggesting *Judge* published both satirical commentary and serialized entertainment. The page reflects early-20th-century magazine format combining humor, social commentary, and fiction for middle-class readers.
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IF 6OMAY I have a few words with you? I rose and bowed—somewhat flu tered. I was alone in my study, it was late, and here, without warning, was the image of the heroine of my nove I moved up a chair and made aside my pipe. said, “Let us have no formality. I am the in- truder and would give as little trouble as possible. You recognize me “Tf Iam not presumptuous’ “You have guessed, she said, with a smile. “*Y I am the heroine of your novel, ‘Violet's Venture.’ If Ido not please you, you have only yourself to blame!"* ““But,"’ I put in, ‘‘you are—a dream!"" “Clever,’’ she acknowledged. ‘*But it is my purpose to see that the dream does not become a nightmare."* “You are not satisfied with your romance as I have’ “Else I would not be here." Selecting a cigarette from my box, she asked, ‘‘You don’t mind?" f to lay With a gracious smile, she DREAMS CAME M Y E X P N OV EL ERIENCE By TUDOR JENKS “Why,’’ I began ditions’’ “Nonsense !"’ she sneered, as she lighted up. ‘You needn't put in this scene. Iam no prig! You said in an early chapter: ‘She of a venturesome strain, a throwback to her great-uncle Philip, who had died among the head-hunt- ers of Borneo.” A girl of that type would surely sample those gold-tipped dainties so temptingly dis- played. Don’t ste time; I have more important matters to settle. For example —which am I to marry, Victor or Raoul? By the way, Raoul won't do for a name; it sounds like a catcall."” “Oh, all right! We'll make it Ralph. It won't matter. You don’t marry him.’’ ‘a woman of your tra- TRUE "Drive to every soda fountain in town, James.” “But Victor is ‘getting beyond his first youth’ and has ‘grizzled hair." Ugh! Slide him back a few years and darken his locks.’” ‘Now, my dear Violet’’ “Enough of that!" she brok “You're not in this novel and needn’t be so familiar."’ “can put myself in if I choose,"’ said I, a little hurt. But my heroine smiled so disdainfully that I was sorry I had made her so proud. I went on, ‘‘You needn't mind Victor’s age, for he is to run away with Dorine.”” Violet (I'll call her so if I like!) raised scornful eyebrows and demanded, “*And when is my young man to appear? We're in Chapter Ten, and this Victor- Dorine stuff hasn't begun yet. Where's the young hero for me?”” “Thi I explained, tapping ashes from my pipe, ‘‘is a realistic, character novel. You will choose a business career and’ “Isn't this to have a love story in it “Not of the— It's a serial for the Mo- dernity Magazine, and the editor wants’’. “I don’t care a stale charlotte russe what comicbooks.com