Judge — July 14, 1928 — page 25: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE office. Mr, kindly-lo« gentleman of forty by the name of Oglethorpe Oglethorpe was a who nodded pleasantly when I walked in, “Mr. Oglethorpe.” I said: di- reetly, “DT have ec to go on the ste ae to your city Have you a position as leading lady in’ a 1, wholes: va which will 1 smashing success He looked through papers and then scrutinized my some features closely. Hle seemed puz and finally said: Have you ever had an expe- rience with billiards “Mr. Oglethorpe!’ 1 said sharply, “You will remember that you are in the presence of a kindly doom use that word in my presence.” “Tameant no harm,” he replied, and he siniled kindly. “And now will you have dinner with me?” And he offered me his arm. We dined at an expensive Chi- tasty mein and washed it down with nese restaurant on chow lichee nuts and great dr: Oolor inc s of 1 ation on current events, Mr, Oglethorpe happened to take out his handkerchief. [noticed a peculiar aroma. “What which Tne “That is C Chloroform,” he While we were er we that peculiar aroma I inquired. 's Le Désir du “Would you care for a few drops?” Unsophisticated that LT owas, T assented, and he took out a small bottle and soaked my handkerchief thoroughly. Then he held it te’my nose. A t said. country girl fw : " Engineer! Why didn't you whistle for that crossing? Aro you sure we have a clear track? Don't forget to slow down at Pikeville. and stop at Elyria to discharge passengers. ot '\ so fast around this curve —"etc. — etc. hack-seat drit feeling languor, tude, began to steal over me, I knew no more. When T ¢ self amid) strange surroundings. I blinked my eves and attempted to discover my even «© to TP found my whereabouts. 1 seemed to be in a long room con tables covered with size. Suddenly an in and loath I was ina tense feeling of shame ing swept over me. billiard-hell! 1 looked hands and discovered to my horror that I was holdin, I had just down at iny woacucy finished a three-bank Shuddering, [turned to confront Mr. Oglethorpe. who had dis- carom, ad IT KEEPS HIM $0 Geo NaruRED Toe What ev y suburbanite has long wanted and dreamed of—the r takes a@ train ride, carded his jacket and was. pre pring to exeente a difficult massé shot with left-hand English. 1 stopped him with an wave of my hand, ‘ I said coldly, “to of my inex ake me home! He sneered and resumed the game. I fought like a tiger, but it was useless. He won, 185 to TLE Why go on? imperious ou cad!’ take advant ence thus. My degradation was complete. [could not re turn to Centreville and face my father’s wrath with my story, If he knew that Thad spent the eve ning in a billiard-hell, he would disown me and send me out into the night with my little That was five years day Loam a’ wretched under years of billiards; curse of billiards has gripped me and for hours [stand by the devil's tables prac » practicing. 66. will > Oh, girls, heed iv woman, practic tici it me my warnin up dreams before you, too, sink to than death. thinking of the day that might have been, T take my little three rnered croon over it softly, humming a lullaby my mother taught me. But I know it, the rd mania” has clutched me again, and Tat chalking my by the tables... Ah, Life, Life worse Sometimes, ¢ rack in my arms and cursed comicbooks.com