Argosy All-Story Weekly, Vol. 123, No. 4 — page 35: what you’re looking at

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McMASTER’S FOLLY. limes and powdered sugar. The consul mixed the drinks. “Here’s how!” he said, lifting a glass. “Sorry you lost the Borneo. You didn’t get very far.” Micky gulped his gin raw. He reached and half filled a second glass. He poured this drink down his throat, and said: “We ’ad ’orrible weather!” “It was calm here, except last night and to-day. I thought something was com- ing. The natives have been very restless. Somebody stole one of their idols.” Micky looked at Red Landyard. The Yankee mate covered his mouth with a freckled hand. | “Stole an idol?” asked Micky, inno- cently. * U U 541 “Yes, one of their favorite gods. It dis- appeared about the time you left.” The consul waved his hand toward the jungle. “ Beastly thing to do,” he said. ‘‘ Some interior tribe must have carried it away. Our natives describe it as a wooden image with the name ‘ Opotikipe ’ carved in the base.” “ That’s it,” thought Micky. ‘““They have a number of very powerful gods,”’ continued the consul. ‘ They have a god to rain and a god to sickness and—”’ ‘“What does Opotikipe stand for?” queried the little skipper. The consul reached for the gin bottle. He said: 7 Opotikipe was their god of winds and storms.” U EVE AND THE MODERN DUB - BY GEORGE MAGRUDER BATTEY, Jr. WHEN Glub- dub, cave men, years ago Went courting of a maid, He brought his bear skins and his shells, _ And unto her he said: “* Now, will you marry me, my love? (I have a dugout, too!’’) She hung her head and unto him - Piped softly, ‘“‘ Dub, you’ll do!” And so the dubs of modern day Go courting as of yore, With diamonds, lace, and limousines And bearskins by the score; Young Dub perchance may also be A hero in life’s game, With heart of gold and mental gifts— ‘ The answer is the same: “Huh, Dub, your line is bunk to me— There’s lots of dubs like you; . Twice what you’ve got is what I want— (One plane de luxe won’t do! ) Just corner John D.’s gasoline, Six motor plants as well— The question that you mention, Dub, Involves the H. C. L.!” Original froma 'E lODOOK CO