Judge — February 21, 1931 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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JUST THE BEST TIME By Quentin Reynotps uat’s that, madar You want six pair of them special flesh-col- ored stockings. You never made a better buy in your life, lady. Do you want to put them on here or will I wrap them up for you? .. . What's that? You can't pay for them now, but you'll come in to- morrow with the money. Listen, lady, a verbal promise like that ain’t worth the paper it’s written on.” . .. The noive of that lady, Mamie. What does she think this store is, a charity bazaar? Well, Mamie, things have quieted down now, thank goodness, and a girl can get off her dogs now and then. This business repression is a great thing for us, isn’t it? Why, the trade has fallen off wonderfully lately and we can get a little rest. Oh, I'm all wore out. And, Mamie, I must tell you about last night. Oh, I don’t know if I should tell you or not. It’s really a secret—but I and Jack are engaged. Can ya ‘magine? Well, not exactly engaged, but you might say we are practically engaged. I must tell you about it. Last night I and Jack went out and oh, Mamie, we had just the best time. Yesterday Jack calls me up and he is all excited. “Put on the blue bonnet and the heavy lace, Babe,” he says. “There’s work tobe done. A friend of mine, named Tom Kerrigan, is in town from Chicago, and he tells me he has “Wouldn't this be a good chance, dear, to see if your rowing machine has really benefited you?” a business proposition to offer me and I should make at least five gees out of it.” “Wier is fi I I am a guy like this. I am alw sitions that will make me heavy ve gees, please?” I ask the little playmate. gees is heavy sugar,” Jack tells me. “And interested in propo- ugar.” Well, Mamie, what Jack wants with a lot of sugar I do not know, as he does not even use it in his coffee, and you know, Mamie, since he has been working at the Plumbers and Mechanics’ Bridge and Whist Club he talks a language I can hard- ly understand. So anyhow Jack comes over and he tells me that this gentleman we are going to meet has to get a mid- night train back to Chicago, so we have to hurry. We are going to meet him at a ¢ called Joe Madden's ub, and I must say Jack is getting to be a prominent clubman. Next thing | know he will be taking up squash. No, dearic, I don't mean he is going to raise squash. I mean he will play the game of squash, which is one of them sissy games they play in clubs. But I find out that Joe Madden's Club is is not the kind of a place where they Wire—You practice outdoors! (Continued on page 25) comicbooks.com