Judge — July 28, 1928 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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“Well, that girl leaves at least something to the imagination.” “What?” “The contents of that shaker.” Happy With Our Hobby The Mrs., bless her, is a moth ering sort of woman. Despite her many duties in’ connection with raising our own little brood, she manages to find time to raise carrots, rhubarb, and French fried potatoes for the ex- port trade. This morning at breakfast while I was peeling my we the Mrs. wistfully said to I wish there was something besides children and that we could rais I old urge yearn to busy succotash vegetables feel the and I d do some raisin ain more raising I smiled, for I had been wait- ing for this moment. “M I said, putting down my na “L have been watching you since last December and this moment finds me not totally unprepared. I knew that the raising of the children and vegetables kept you but I that needed to raise something dif- ferent. So I have brought you some pretty little checks from the bank, Become _ interested — in Let the bright, colored busy, sensed you ou mean I really raise checks?” the Little Woman asked, a happy light in her eyes. “Yes, sweetheart,” [ answered, “and this time Jam going to help Together we are going to ise all sorts of checks, so as to ive small checks the proper opportunity to blossom into b healthy ones. What work couid be nobl What calling could ve started raised a fi on the National $1,980.56 that night and il, puny little check msters’ & Dentists’ Bank from $1.98 to Wifie was simply de- lighted and soon [found our hobby so absorbing that I gave up omy i second-story practice to de 1 of my time to this new mutual pastime. I shall never forget the day when raised our first check to $50,000. Mother received a little check for $18 from a cousin somewhere in California, As we soon as we gazed we knew that here was a ch badly in need of a helping hand. So the two of us raised the little rascal to $50,000, and in addition to the jolly sport we also pur- chased a new car and had the living room furniture done over. We are so happy in our life work together. Evenings the children gather ‘round our knees in the living room and we proudly show them the checks we have raised during the day. Our hobby has brought us success tentment. Mother is going to enter some of our prize checks in the annual Check Raising and Forging Show this year, and I wouldn't be a bit surprised if she captures first honors. —Arriuce L. Lirpaann at the tiny thing Gotren-motonist—Watch me operate my patent niblick- bumper. Ah! I sliced that one a bit! Variable loft for different lies. Picks ’em up clean. —Loxvox Orixtox comicbooks.com