Judge — August 23, 1924 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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| unquestioningly for his folly, The Worm Turns “Where to?” said the taxi driver. “Nome, Alaska!” A Throbbing Story of the Frozen North! by Cyril B. Egan or axi?” “No!” Though evidently waiting for a conveyance, Plympton Pew De Puyster did not want this one, which bore the ordi- narily attractive legend— Lowest Rate. Nor did he want the second, the third, the fourth, nor the fifth cab that drove slowly and coaxingly past him. One look at their green flags was enough for him. There was nothing cheap about Plympton Pew. Finally there came a cab with a red flag, on the side of the vehicle this opulent legend: Highest Rate. “Just the thing!” said Plympton Pew. “Hi, taxi!” Slowly the gorilla at the wheel steered his cab over to the “curb. One look at his fare, and he licked his chops like a lion at lunch—Plymp- ton Pew De Puyster! What Broadway habitué did not know him—this prince of fools who always paid promptly and no matter how exorbitant the price? “Where to?” said the taxi driver. “Nome, Alaska!” (Continued on page 30) JupGce—What’s your name? Prisoner—I. Lehigh Low. JupcE (after a puzzled moment, irately)—This isn’t a vaudeville show. Stop your yodeling and answer me. ee | Mrs. Purp—Yes, I always bring the children out when there’s a full moon. beneficial effect on their lungs. The Acid Test It is many a year since I conned over Virgil, And yet I recall several hundreds of verses; T can name all the V.-P.’s from Adams to Coolidge, . And can tell what the govern- ment yearly disburses; I know the world’s record for four hundred meters, T recall the day the Titanic went down, But, shoot me this instant if I can remember What it was my wife asked me'to bring home from town. E. L. H. nh It has such a Re SA ETE DERE Another Bromide Shattered “There!” exclaimed the radio bug with satisfaction as he tuned in on a jazz orchestra. “Now we can dance, and we won't have to pay the fiddler!” stots An expedition is going to Africa to search for prehistoric bones. What, did they roll them then, too? ss Teacher—Rufus Rastus, what animal is most noted for its fur? Tommy—It am de skunk. The more fur you is from it, the safer you is! comicbooks.com