Judge, 1917-03-24 · page 13 of 28
Judge — March 24, 1917 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This is a romantic comedy story illustrated with a single panel showing an elegant couple dining. The narrative follows Rupert Elvary, a well-dressed man obsessed with his ex-mistress Maude Dollande (a divorcée), who decides to end their relationship. When he visits her apartment, Maude attempts to charm him by appearing casual and domestic, brewing coffee. However, her plan backfires when her dog—also named Adonis—emerges and aggressively confronts Elvary. The joke centers on the dog's jealousy and Elvary's discomfort: a man trying to reclaim romantic attention is thwarted not by the woman's resistance, but by her pet's protective behavior. The title's double meaning (the mythologically beautiful Adonis versus the actual dog) adds ironic humor to Elvary's romantic "surrender" being derailed by a canine rival.
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Ry J. A. TO WALDRON ADONIS E Y swung down the Avenue sarto- rially perfect, as he always was, but’ mentally at fault. de Dollande, whom he had known only since she had been a divorcée, had persisted in interfering with e serious thought he had and every amusement he had undertaken now for weeks. In his clubs no game of bridge, no skilful relation of the latest tales by raconteurs, no discussion of the most appetizing dinners served to separate her from his mind. On golf links she unnerved him on the tees, meddled with his brassie shots, obstructed his putts and made him foozle his approaches. “T'll make an end of it to-day,” he thought as he strode along. whipping imaginary things with his cane, “one way or the other!”” “Mr. ary to sce you, madame, id Maude'’s maid, who had been instructed never to deny him.” “Heavens! Wait a moment! Let me think!” Maude had decided to have a lazy afternoon. To that end she had not improved upon a darling house dress—it really would have been difficult to improve upon a charming figure—and a chic cap from which rich little bunches of hair stra: “Well, Hortense, I’m going to let him see me for the first time just as IT am!”", “And how could you make yourself. more charming, madame?” Hortense asked. “And I'm going to take him into that tiny room and show him what coffee I can brew. He may have had lunchcon, butsaus?” “Quick! Bring him right in! And ap I'm going to introduce him to Adoni: “But suppose Adonis... .” “Adonis must get used to him, my dear girl!” So Elvary was brought into the very sanctum. Maude’s cozy flat was maintained from a very generous alimony. Maude was humming a song not wholly unrelated to lo entered. And she was in the preliminaries to coffee. “This is really more than I had hoped for,” he said, as she ked him about coffee. He stood diffidently, admiring her. at round, w! rms she had! “Ger-r-r-uff! U-f-f! U-f-f!" It was Adonis, coming rather Tast from an inner room. Elvary started. When one doesn’t care for dogs, all dogs are w to the fact. “Doggy! Isay, doggy!” Elvary’s voice was raised gently as he backed against a Chippendale chair. “Oh, he'll not hurt you! Stop, Adonis! Stop, I say! friends with the gentleman! Isn’t Adonis lovely?” “Quite. Very. Here, doggy mean Adonis!” Elvary put out his hand somewhat indefinitely, though Maude con- strued it rightly as ingratiation. “Gerrr-u-ff! G-r-r-r-r!” Adonis looked at his mistress for approval, apparently not being exactly wise to the situation, and then cast his eyes on the visitor. Elvary thought they looked abnormally yellow at the moment, and might mean rage, jealousy, or all the evil emotions consistent with canine excitement combined. Maude slapped Adonis, and Adonis he Make comicbooks.com