Judge — February 19, 1927 — page 21: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

JUDGE “Fire when ready, Schmoltz!” Well, he searched my overcoat pockets and then my jacket; then he looked through my wallet; then he took off my shoes, but he still didn’t find it. At one time I had to speak harshly to him for tick- ling, so we put a penalty of five points on tickling. But after ten minutes of continued searching he gave it up. “I think you're only fooling!” "Il just bet you haven’t 3 50 the re. med, hurt, » you don’t mean that?” I’m sorry I said it,” he confessed, hanging his _ head. “Only I was so disappointed—” ow, now, that’s all right!” I said; hastily. “I’m not really an- gry, only funning. But I ticket and you shall see it.” I reached in my left trouser cuff and brought it out. The poor boy smiled through his tears when he realized how I had outwitted him. By this time the train was just pulling in, so I said. “Now, Schmoltz, don’t sulk. After all, what’s ten points? I'll see you on the five-twenty!” I looked back and there stood the faithful creature waving to me as I walked up the platform. Now I look forward to the trip ery morning and night; I even h myself eday-dreaming at work about it. Schmoltz has 430 points now and I have almost 1,000. One night Schmoltz was not on the train due to illness and “Of all the dirty rotten luck! Ten houses, and not one of ’em with a mauve bridge-lamp like my wife wants!” terrible three-quarters of put most of the time I am breathless with excitement. We are both eager to win the prize we have set for ourselves; the first one to reach 1,500 points wins. Shall I tell you what the prize is? It is a great big rubber ball to romp with on the lawn or for play indoors in the nursery. Don’t you envy us? Perelman Bad It takes nine tailors to make a man—and one-third of them get paid for doing it. Best NG WHEN HE LIGHTS | [AN tH FuicKiane at sRneiGHt ARE LOW Nabow, esau All play and no work takes AN GO. jack. comicbooks.com