Judge — December 27, 1930 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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The King and the Old Man (Continued from page 5) uncomfortable from the pointed spear heads which held the canopy in place It was from this unhappy incident, or so said the jester and court win chell, that the Royal Museum ac golden doneck wean quired its rare collection: of tresses Gnd slightly dan ornaments, listed in the cata der the head of “Or Else.” At last the Old Man came into the presence of the Ring and, what with opening his sack of mead and testing it himself (the King being ne fool) ind what with giving of it to the Ki for him to taste, and what with trying it first with juice of half a lemon and then with effervescent waters to see which way it went best, it was no tine at all before both the Old) Man’ were King’s supply of neckties to see which ones they should send to the Pope for Christinas, “Here is one that I have worn only onee,”” said the King. “How did you ever happen to that asked the Old Man, lookin its tapestry design and screaming with laughter, And the King sereamed, too, not once but eleven times—-and the eve ning was on, The evening was on. ind the night was on, and the morn up until ten-thirty, was on, and, wy that time, the Queen was on and had packed up and gone to her mother’s. And so it happened that late on Christnnas Day the King rolled over ind, finding his head where it had bounced under the bed, replaced it on one shoulder and rubbed his eyes, which he found in the pocket of his waistcoat and then said: “Old Man, who are you?" But the Old) Man had gone or, rather, it looked to the King as if he had gone, but he was all the time in the open bureau drawer with the neck- ties. And so, to this day, no one ever | found out who the Old Man really was, but the he was the We those who Wind, and there are ay that he was the Down from a Thistle, but there are older and wiser ones who say that he was | just a naughty Old Man. The Kindest Cut of All Mr. Mussolini cable, has cut per cent. We are not. the Mr. Mussolini's brief. but) w help but interpret this as a fairly generous move on the part of a man who holds almost every Government position himself, —Russel Crouse in the N.Y. Evestxe Poser it is reported by ll oficial ries 12 are those who say that | LEG-o-MATIC BRIDGE SETS + FOR THE MODERN anc Tass Au Leos Oren Crose witn One Monon... Com > Cars wave THe Appearance of Reat Cuaies, RIGID + SIMPLE + BEAUTIFUL 1, Comorrasit Fo LORRAINE METAL MFG. CO., 352 FOURTH AVE., NEW YORK, N. Y. EUROPE Ses .... by MOTOR Q ROLLS-ROYCE, a Daimler . takes you through England; aLincoln,a Cadillacoran Hispano- Suiza carries you on the continent. An intelligent chouffeur-courier, English-speaking, pilots your cor and attends to all details en route. Itineraries, carefully planned ohead for all European countries, relieve you from every worry and care. An American stoff of travel experts in our many offices abroad is always at your service. Write for booklet J, “Europe by Motor”. FRANCO-BELGIQUE TOURS CO., INC. 551 Fifth Ave. New York, N. ¥- comicbooks.com