Judge — June 2, 1928 — page 27: what you’re looking at

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they were samples, and when the man came in to collect. he and Duffy had an_ interesting con- versation which uncovered a lot of new facts about Duffy's par- | Westerly the conductor turned off all the heat in the car, as they were now entering Rhode Island, where there is a state law | prohibiting heat on railroad trains. The train then decided to rest while wo grazed ahead jon the track, and it) was nine o'clock when Duffy fell off the train at Providence. Up to this time Duffy had al- | ways supposed that Providence was a religious term signifying peace or good will or something, but now he learned different. He went to the only hotel he could find and received the cheery news that every room wa ken, as there was a barbers nvention | going on. At nine-thirty Duffy was beginning to wonder whether he would have to change into his tuck on the town mall, when | somebody told him that there | was another hotel. One hour later Duffy finished | tying a shoe-lace with three knots | in it. He had shaved with cold | | water and a dull blade and his face felt lovely. There was a hole the size of a quarter in onc of his socks and one suspender was reinfe with a piece of twine. He went down into the street and finally found — the The driver | » three times around the block and eventually drew up in front of the dormi- tory where Duffy was supposed to call for his frail, The driver then donned his mask and gun | and charged Duffy two dollars for a forty-cent” ride, which | Duffy paid. There was a strange air of quict about the dorm, much unlike what goes on the evening of dance. Duffy ran up the sts of the building a 4 There was rang aga No answer, By this time the veins in our hero's forchead were beginning to swell. A third ring brought no reply. Duffy struck a match and looked around, Tacked to the outside of the door was a neat red plac- ard which read as follows: WARNING! The residents of this house have been quarantined owing outbreak of SCARLET FEVER —Prnreaan Add to the joy of the open road— this pleasure-giving refreshment. Between Smokes and After Every Meal “Don't worry, Papa. Willie just swallowed a bug, and I'm having him gargle with Flt!" —Apvr. comicbooks.com