Life — October 20, 1927 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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A Few Reasons Why We Separated BECAUSE she had a certain way of saying, “Just a minute, dear.” Beeause her idea of a “minute” was approximately one hour and a sd quarter. Because she was able to give the “sereamingest” imitations. Because, after spending — three quarters of an hour ordering a nine- course dinner, she would cancel the entire order and switch to a com- pletely different one of —cleven courses. Because she had hysterics every ws time she went to Coney Island. Because she thought missing a train was one of the most humorous things in the world Because she could dance ail vtwhe A COUPLE OF CHICAGO GANGSTERS GO HUNTING. lo without getting the — least fatigued. They Spoil Everything Because she had a habit of every SI see it, the trouble with drabness over the most colorful now and then calling me “Harry. European trips is that they're places and their manners drive the Because she smoked cork-tipped *°_ inexpensive. Anybody can go delightful natives to cover. I » eee eT the tne eetG abroad now and nearly ‘everybody shouldn't be surprised if it brought Cigarettes, jand, ths does, with the result that there is not on a war. It certainly will unless | light the cork tips 1 single interesting spot in Europe something is done soon to abolish Because she always knew the } at- that has not been made uninterest- the congestion. Either the rates est cateh-phrase, wisecrack, and — ing by hordes of tourists, hordes of — ought to be raised or a law passed traveling salesman anecdote perfectly terrible people wha are in- compelling Americans to stay Because she was forever talking pable of appreciating the beauties at home } about going on a dict but never do- of the Old World. They spread a My own trip) was absolutely ing 90 spoiled by tourists. I haven't) ran —s ing questions to which there was no ‘5 s diated: on telling me aboutéall the fo | answer, 7 teresting sights first Because she had a habit of every Tup. now and then calling me “Fred.” , . Charles G. Shaw. Dad’s Darling aie QUITOR: I seek your daughter's Locai Note ”* hand in marriage, sir. I love her ISS RUBY DALEN, th } Gesell ioe I would suffer deeply / ~~ il > ‘i if cause ier a moments sorrow 7, new ticket seller at the Fatuer: You're dead right, Catamount Moving Picture ing fellow. You sure would de Palace, has been made an ush — fer, I know that girl erette. r is so pretty that many males were — standing § around the booth outside with s said that Levine is out buying tickets instead of \\ . yut to write at rbout urchasing them and goi nto Transatlantic Fligh rhe pur using n and going o Ns ; Bis Frans en I ig t at b “Tt OW'D Wilma manage to She: manny you? are you oN THE FOOTBALL save a million dollars?” TEAM? AFTER some men have ac- “She was born with a nat- He: you wer. M4 sunstiteTe. £% quired polish, they drink ural wave in her hair. She: wenn, t Accert No sunstituTes. it comicbooks.com