Life — January 5, 1911 — page 38: what you’re looking at

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“THERE, DERN YE! Friexp: Great Cxsar's ghost! You were an casy mark Jerestin (nettled)* I had the best man in the country—bar none! I never hesi- tated. I don't think a man ought to hesitate in a case like that. Friexo (cynically): Certainly not. They probably got you when you were rattled—that's where they always have the advantage; they frighten you to death and then hold you up. That's the game, There's one consolation—you'll never know whether you really had to have it done or not. You ought to have gotten bids. Jerestix: Ob, I might have gotten it done cheaper, but my life is worth some- thing—and don’t say a word against those doctors—they’re simply great ! Frurnp (seeing it’s no use): Well, I suppose you're right. Better be on the sate side. Now what you ought to do is to go away, Why don't you get on the steamer and take a trip down to Ber- muda? Jexemix (responding readily to friend’s sympathetic tone): By Jove! I'd like to, old man; but the fact is this thing has cost me so much that I really can’t afford it. eo 8 « FOREIGN HOTEL ARRIVALS RE- PORTED IN PAPERS: Bermuda: Dr. J. A. Purser and family, Chesterton Todd. MPLOYER: You must promise never to take our machine out without permission. Are you willing to agree to that? Cuaurreve: Certainly, sir, now that I've seen the car. “wire, Is THE SMARTEST, Ip ‘TWUSSENT YE IED LADIFS WITH YR, 1b TELL YE WHAT I THOUGHT OF Ye, Tew!” PAPA, A GRASSHOPPER OR A POTATO RUG?” “ DER GRASSH EST FORENEA: PPER; HE HAS DER HIGH~ comicbooks.com