Life — August 4, 1927 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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I4 Li Business Borrows the Double Idea from the Movies \ JALLIAM J. JONES, ILL, pompous and immac- ulate, sat in his mahogany-furnished office, In a corner sat another man, equally pompous and immacu- late, and astonishingly like the first in appearanec A heavy door swung open and Jones's private sec- retary entered. “A beautiful little blonde to see you, sir,” he smiled. “She says she has a lunchcon engagement.” Show her in my super-private othce, Ham mond,” nes answered, Is any one else waiting to see me? Your wife, sir. She is very excited, and waving a letter scented strongly with perfume and sddressed to you, apparently, by a lady.” William J. Jones, LIL, took up his hat and stick, pausing for a moment at the door to speak a few words to the man in the corner. Burton,” he ordered, “you take this scene. I'll be busy for the next two hours on luncheon location. C. Warden La Roe. Prevue WANT 4 couple of seats for the opening night of my revue?” “Thanks—but if it’s just the same to you, Vd rather attend the undress rehearsal UELING, says a) Hungarian lawmaker, is one of the best ways of making friends. Another way of striking Everyday Deeds That Pass Unsung up an acquaintance with — provinG APTER FORTY YEARS’ OUSERVATION THAT THE STAT roman is by setting fire “peELIcaTESseN” Is, ARTE ALL, ONLY 577,999,999,999 MILES te his house, AWAY, AND NOT 8,000,000,000, as ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED Ns Roos Diaryr July Lay late, reading the jour- Christian spirit that T should 14th nals and sorting the pa- wish first for some sort of com to Cooperstown ta search for the neyed me more of late than I did material of a book I do mean to — think it was possible for any indi write, and in a diary wrote when I vidual to do. A fine luncheon of pers which [have brought — uppance for Carrie K., who has an was nine years old there was the eggs en gelée and whipped-up crab statement that if a good fairy gave meat and salad and then driving me three wishes I should ask for a — through the magnificent rolling coun diamond ring, a white feather boa try to Gilbertsville for tea with M., ; and some club sandwiches, and it did | where there was a fairish-sized com |r VAX. set me a-pondering as to what my pany to greet us, and Mistress Ian >) contemporary demands would be Henry Gilbert did tell me of two Cikce~ AY in such an instance, and me- young women with a New York The Cop: sav! 1 atMosT BROKE MY thinks that now I would take a kitchenette whose friends in the NECK FOLLOWIN’ YOU AROUND THEM winter in Italy, the ability to country did send them a live turkey curves. play anything soever on’ the for their Thanksgiving dinner and She: Wenn, | opr THIS TRACHES vou pianoforte and the loss of how, after casting about for some NOT TO CHASE AFPTER EVERY PRETTY twenty pounds, albeit it is only means of putting the bird to death, cirt you sre! by the severest taxation of my — they had (Please turn to page 30 comicbooks.com