Judge — August 1935 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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Judge It’s Far Less Trouble By J. Deitrick “H! wrong ?” “Wrong? Of course not! I'm here at Aunt Minnie’s, safe and sound. Arrived last night in fine style. Uncle Ben met me—Aunt Minnie was making pie and couldn't come to the just fine. Everybody's fine. You wouldn't know the boys, they’re huge. ng to start high school in the fall. minute, Aunt Minnie’s calling to me... . She says give you her love!” “Okay, give it back to her. What'd you phone all this distance for?" “Oh! Why, I left something behind T want you me. I can’t imagine how in the world I ppened not to think of it, because I knew perfectly well I'd be want—” #0) okay, cut it short, you're running up your cha What is it you want sent?” “Why, my bathing cap. It’s at the Joneses. I left it there last week when we visited them. You'll have to phone them and ask if they found it and if they brought it back to town with them then stop by for it, and if they didn’t bring it in, then you get the key from them and drive out to the cottage, and I think I left it in one of the back rooms, or else in— “Wait a minute, LO? Hello—John? Is that you Yeah, sure it’s me. ’Smatter, something ion, She's a ait a minute. Why in the heck can't you buy another one where you are instead of—" “Because it’s far less trouble for you to send mine than for me to try and shop for another one llike. Oh, and John, I've just remembered I for- got my flat-heeled shoes—"” “Yeah, | suppose they’re in that hotel in Maine where we were last summet “They're in my closet—so, Take them today and have new heels put on, and you'd better have them r and have them cleaned—no, 1 don’t believe they'll come clean. You'd better have them dyed—navy blue—” “Tl listen, if they’re that bad, for ery I gout loud go get a new pair. You've got your allowance check—” ‘oled too, “What if | have? It’s more economical to have those fixed than to buy new ones, and if I’m will- ing to put up with the inconvenience of waiti while you send them to me, I don't see why your should complain. Well, let me see—cap—shoes— oh, yes—you'd better write it down, John.” ligawd, some more? Hey, i en, I've got to dig out of here to get to a meeting and make a speech. You knew this was Thursday night— what'd you call up on Thursday night for?” “Because I knew I'd catch you before you left, naturally, You can just possess your soul in pa- tience, because it'll take far less time for you to listen to me now than for me to sit down and list and itemize in detail everything you're to do and how to do it, and you might as well stop groaning. Have you got a paper and pencil?” (Page 25, please) ‘ e Pee" woe @ CO comicbooks.com