Life — May 29, 1913 — page 42: what you’re looking at

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-LIFE- Autowline’: Under a Cushion Till You Need It Then you do need it! Neat, compact. Takes up no room; weighs only § pounds. but puils 6000 pounds. ‘ ‘Why buy so many other accessories and overlook this conven- tent wire towline? It costs only $3.75. at your dealer's Bauline Autowline is 25 feet of Flexible Yellow Strand Wire Rope It's the same celebrated rope that ts dugging the Papama Canal and built the Woolworth Bullding—Size for size the Strongest wite rope on earth. You can attach In ‘a minute for towing or for starting a stalled car on its own power. FREE—Woite today for the fully {ustrated Autowline elrcular. The Little Steel Rope with the Big Pull BRODERICK & BASCOM ROPE CO. 809 N. 2d St. St. Louts, Mo. New York Omice: 76G Warren St. Mensfacturers of Famous Yellow Strand Woe lope. No Crossness “Did the attorney for the defense cross-examine you?” “Ob, dear, no!” replied Mrs. Piffle- gilder, “he was just as pleasant about it as he could be —Woman's Home Companion. Fatuer (visiting at college): My son, these are better cigars than I can afford. Son: That's all right, father; take all you want; this is on me.—Record. Kings of . Motordom praise DIXON’S Graphite Lubricants Ask your dealer for DIXON'S GRAFH- ITE GREASE No. 677—for differen- tials and transmissions. ‘ Iewill ay yout send us name and model of your car for Free booklet No. 244-G “Lubricating the Motor,” andletustell you whatthe “Speed Kings say. JOS. DIXON CRUCIBLE CO. Established in 1827 Jersey City New Jersey. 2 | ‘ Humbugs Wanted ANTED—Humbugs. Notwithstanding persistent reports to the contrary, Barnum’s WV well-known statement that we like to be humbugged still holds good, but we do not care to be humbugged in the same old ways. Highest possible prices paid for While we are always in the market for new and bizarre hum- a little keener for those in the medical, religious and political fields. Just now we are in a position to assimilate a large quantity of new humbugs, for the reason that the bottom has recently fallen out of an unusual number of the old ones, ck-jobbing, patent medicines, mine-promoting, tariff protection, ete. Address ple, care Free, this office new humbugs, however bugs, the demand is al such as si American F Natu se Was uh CaS DORE LAA HUN NUL MWA TET NNT CT 8 RR IS Daddy-Long-Legs One of Judy’s Letters Dearest. Daddy-Long-Legs, Yesterday evening just toward dark, when I was sitting up in bed looking out at the rain and fecling awfully bored with life in a great institution, the nurse appeared with a long white box addressed to me, and filled with the loveliest pink rosebuds. And much nicer still, it contained a card with a very polite message written in a funny little uphill back hand. (but one which shows a great deal of char- cter).. Thank you, Daddy, a thousand times Your flowers make the first real, true present | ever received in my life. If you want to know what a baby Lam, I lay down and cried because I was so happy. Thank you for making a very sick, cross, miserable Freshman cheerful. Probably you have lots of loving family and friends, and yo don’t know what it feels like to be alone. "But I do, Good-by—I'll promise never to. ¢ horrid again, be- cause now I know you're a real pet-on; also I'll prom- ise never to bother you with any more questions Do you still hate girls? Yours forever, Jupy. == Of course he didn't look like this; but this is one of the ridiculous sketches Judy made on the margin of her letters. What Life has said about THIS DELICIOUS LOVE STORY parkling and spontaneous littie love story, ‘Daddy-Long-Legs.” It ts told In the form of duty letters written (with unftageing verve and ortajnality) by a charity-scholar to ap anonymous patron, It Is as bright as a button And a8 resourceful as a pedigreed pap. And while everybody's ignorance (an- Tess they have never known the mean- Ing of youth) i safe in tts hands, nobody's funny-booe and nobody's heartstrings ere guaranteed while 10 ster. A little love story that Is as bright ax a buttoa Jan. 9, 1913. DADDY-LONG-LEG®, by Jean Web- ster, One of those once-li-a-while love stories that everybody has to fall for. Dee. 19, 1912. DADDY-LONG-LEGS, by JeanWeb- ster. The letters of an ex-orphan-aay- tum orphan to the anonymous benefactor who is sending her to college. Dee, 26, 1912. DADDY-LONG 8, by JeanWeb- ster. A one-sided correspondence be- tween @ precocious orphan and a chari- table trustee, An effervescent little love story. April 10, 1913 “Mothers and daughters, whether of the old school or the new. as well as some fathers and most sons, are recommer to read Jean Webster's delightfully. tts company, At all booksellers. 2, 1913. . by Jean Web- Jan, DADDY-LON Full of Judy's funny pictures. THE CENTURY CO. Price $1.00 net, postage 8 cents. Published by comicbooks.com