Judge — November 14, 1931 — page 17: what you’re looking at

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|_\ brokers, six customers’ men, and a fight- vice-president of Goldian-Sachs ! The food iy excellent at the Club Mind- it if, when, and all you want. de Pression, The waiters are courteous, and if you carry the spirit as far as not tipping them, they do not stab you through the heart with a used pickle fork! 1 had to take Janct and Mae home early. And when I returned, I learned that to get in again the same night one must pay another $8, Sc beddy for Junior, the busted cavalier of New York nights! Aftermath Wites IT gave Ed Graham that piece of advice on why not to keep a horse, I little realized what I was letting myself in for. Since then iny life has been one phone call after another from horse traders who, for want of Ed's address, call me up to get me to tell Ed of a noble beast they want him to have—the upkcep on which will be strictly neglig One old chap called up was a cabby and was thinking of re- ng. He and Dobbin had stood in front of the P for nigh onto thirty year, and if he could only find a home to Wiss hp TMG 4Yepy, \ GH Doge Bur y JUDGE comfortable home for Dobbin, he'd be willing to give him away free, gratis. There were still a few hundred thou- sand times around the park left in Dobbin, and the fares would offset the cannot tell you Ed collected upkeep. I how many ex-millionaires have called, ld cabby one give nxious to go the better and stables of whole ponies, who live on crowds, lump sugar and love. ‘Then the rodco up to my neck in cowboys will- ing to sell steers and bronchos, away polo ame to town, and Twas which go out and find their own living. Depressed racing- stable owners called, wanting to give sure winners av fortune guaranteed by betti gainst on the horses entered ag them, cap it all, a merry- yo-round owner called, offer- ing a carousel comprised of claimed negli- ble to cure wooden hoof and mouth disease or the horses entirely. He veterinary cl gibl Kes were a carpenter being spavin, All of which I bore patiently. But the phoners were followed by a stream of personal pet vendors. These appeared with all sorts of ere that included parrots, trained badgers, gold- fish, white mice. And an East Indian arrived with a king cobra, which I thought vas going a little too ‘All these pets, it was explained, cost much less than a horse to operate, and you got a lot of love out of them, something the horse was shy on. However, yesterday afternoon the phone rang and the girl on the switchboard said, “There's a man out- side with two perche- rons — what'll I tell him?” You can im- agine what I told her. Notice to all horse traders: Ed Graham's phone number is Vir- ginia 7-8304. MAC ALMATS Pucuatr RACKGAWION AWAS. SOMETHING KID PIAYED UP AN Aue! The Moving Man I™ getting a little worried about Jimmy Walker. Here he has been back to America for over a MX Titonn oF oF “WHE CLUB DE PRESS IN. GSSTOMER'S GettacT” ing NICE-PRESIDERT OF GoLDAUan- SACHS month and makes no away for a little rest. Maybe the trouble is the poor fel- low has lost his resort guide. M move to get he doesn't know where to go. I'M be glad to help him, Not that I think Jimmy ought not to tour. Get me right. IT think we all know his act at home, he's had a long run and they always send a good show on the road. Besides, whenever he is at home, some unpleasant investigation or other pops up. [think he ought to get away this time before something happen He hus never done the Coal Oil circuit. His quick change act’d wreck “em in thrie Centre. He might do the Sino-Japanese Battle tiel wearing that) Palm Springs kimono. Constantinople offers “The Street Called Straight.” Africa offers the Foreign Leg Private-Life-Matchers on a Large Scale. He might try visiting the City Hall. Sky Piece Free days Hive been in a sweat, watching that blimp that’s been trying to do something or other around the Empire State Tower, and apparently succeeding. I've ridden up the Avenue atop a bus with my mouth wide open and my neck cramped from rubbering, and watched and watched that hovering white blob, and even gotten off the bus at about (Continued on page 23) never comicbooks.com