Judge — January 11, 1930 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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

A Modern Maiden’s Approach to an Author She—What do you DO, anyways? He—Oh, I'ma writer. She—Are you REALIy, my dear? Isn't that int’resting! He—Well, I like it. She (idly)—Do you REALIy? Isn't that divine! Tell me, what sort of things do you write? -—Well, I've just written a novel. Have you REALIy? How He (modestly)—I hope it is. ndedly)—What’s it t's a romance. —Lots of love and The public simply sort of thing, “Pardon me, is this the road to Apsburg?” “Vest!” “Well, if I’m not too personal, will you tell me how much you paid for it?” LENA E FAT LAD WAAL « He (defensively) —Well, in) my book I've tried to prove t a idealism in love even today, whe She (interrupting lightly)—But 1 don’t think there REALIy IS, do you? I mean don’t you think everybody nowadays sort of takes their love like their cocktails, as a matter of COURSE, sort of? He—Well, of course, in my book I've She (curiously)—What’s it She—That's a diVINE Tltle, ISn’t it? I think it's a simply MARvelous title, my dear! You know, I've never HEARD of it! Is it selling well? He (casually)—Oh, fairly. It's in its sixth edition or something. She—Is it REALIy, my dear? How SIMply diVINE! I can’t under- STAND why F haven't HEARD of it! He—Well, I'll be very glad to give you a copy She—Will you REALIy, my That’s TERribly sweet of you! —He—Not at all. She—Well, I'd simply aDORE it i ause you know I simply NEVer BUY any of this con- temp’rary tripe that’s being published I mean I stick to the § because I think one’s AL- SAFE with the CLASsies, don’t ? Imean WHY clutter up your MIND with a lot of this HORSE- radish that’s being written nowadays, when you can pick up one of the CLASsics and REALly imPROVE your MIND or something, do you know what I mean? —Luioyp Mayen dear? , comicbooks.com