Judge — October 4, 1930 — page 29: what you’re looking at

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here? Her name is Gertrude, too.” nk gets sore. irl aya “Are you calling k? 1 will slug you.” »,” Jack says, “I am not calling vour girl a yak. If I was to call any- one a yak it would be you. But Iam a gentleman, I never called a girl-a yak—except in self-defense, And, fur- thermore, any slugging that will be done will not be done by you.” “It has been so nice to have met you folks,” I murmur politely. “I can see we are not wanted,” Frank says stiffly, “I guess we will leave before I lose my temper and say something I might be sorry for.” “If you do not leave,” Jack sa “you are liable to find yourself munch- ing on a mouthful of knuckles, just trying to be polite and a mug out of ine. hetter go, friend to have to listen to such lan- guage from heels like you.” I was you try on had “As far as I am concerned,” Frank says, “if we had not met you we would never have missed you. We will go ind give you a chance to talk about us.” “We will find something better than that to talk about,” Ja matter of fact when you come up I was on the point of asking my friend a very important question Of course I knew what he meant right away, but I could only blush and say, “Oh, Jack.” So they left us and I was sorry for the girl, who was very cute, but my goodness she must have got a butcher to do that henna job on her hair and her make-up was on crooked. I am not one to criticize people, but if she paid more than $3.45 for that dress she wore she ated, and the same tion silk stockings she t the terrible alligator-skin shoes she had on, So I and Jack went and got a hot dog and some popcorn and walked home, and on the way I asked him, I said, “Jack, tell me w aid nu mean when you said to that lima’ bean ‘When you come up I was on the point of asking my girl friend a very important quest n'? k laughed. you if on the level that yak didn’t re- mind you man But, Mamie, I know what h meant and, altho that yak looked the least bit like my old man, I did not get sore at Jack because I know he is just goofy me and is just trying to get up we enough to ask mc—well, know what, Mamie—and when he does I will say “Yes,” because I am just cu-razy about Jack, and whenever we » out we have the Best Time. something of your old really I do not want my girl | says. “Asa | nd you woulda died | “Twas going to ask not think | | Giants out of the earth An Advertisement of the American Telephone and Te No ace but ours has seen so swift and complete an application of natural, forces to the doing of daily tasks. Man’s leaping knowledge . . . em- bodied in industrial plants and labora- tories, airplanes and electric loco- motives... has won new power and freedom. Machines are the symbols of a new relationship with nature. They are the servants of this civili- zation... helping men to extend the limits of their opportunities, to change the character of their life. Americans have been pre-eminent in this change, for in whatever they do they seek to utilize nature to the utmost. They have taken the power out of the earth and from the running streams. They have made it turn the wheels of their industry and move their products by rail and road. They have made color and variety out of chemistry. They raph Company have spun metal in slim wires to carry their voices anywhere with the speed of light... and make neighbors of the scattered millions of America. Joining homes and work places, towns and distant cities, the Bell Telephone System has furnished a new communication for this new age. Forwarding the growth of the nation, giving better and more complete ser- vice in advance of the demand, its function has become the indispensable one of furnishing the means of social and business contacts in crowded cities and scattered villages over the length and breadth of a continent. The Bell System is constantly improving the scope, speed and curacy of its service. Its work of contributing to the welfare and prosperity of American life goes on with increasing purpose and pace. Good News for Lenz Bridge Contestants v | Judge Publishing Co. Inc 18 East 48th Street New York, N.Y. Please send me Judge for You'll need Juvce regularly for some years, 1 year weeks to come. of missing a single issue? Why take the chance | 2 $2.00, starting wigh We can L will bave all the arrange to start your subscription with the first issue containing a Lenz problem. And whether you subscribe for two years, one year or 21 weeks, you'll be sure to get every problem in the con- test, as well as the solutions and the names of the prize winners. comicbooks.com