The Wasp, 1913 · page 231 of 364
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This page contains **prose fiction**, not a political cartoon. It appears to be from a serialized story titled "The Wasp" featuring characters named James Burnham, Percy Stanton, Willis, and a governor. The passage depicts a dramatic domestic scene: a governor questioning a woman about her feelings for James Burnham. She denies loving him, which relieves the governor. He then reveals that Burnham is "wild—too devilish wild," information received from Sir Walter (Burnham's father) rather than from someone named Alexander. The narrative then shifts to describing the return of a ship called "the Tartar" after a two-week voyage, and mentions Stanton's recovery from a wound. **Without knowing the story's larger context**, the specific satirical or political references remain unclear. This appears to be **serialized adventure/romance fiction** rather than satirical commentary, though *The Wasp* was primarily a satirical magazine.
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SS 226 THE WASP then terror in her eyes. Had he received some dis- astrous word of the Tartar? ) “Do you love James Burnham?” asked the gov- ernor. The color flooded back to her cheeks and life to her eyes. “No,” she said. The governor’s manner changed, and he looked confused as well as relieved. He kissed her and got heavily but hurriedly to his feet. “Thank God!” he exclaimed; and then, continu- ing with less energy: “He was a brave man and I owe him much; but he is—wild—too devilish wild.” “Did Alexander tell you so?” she asked in startled tones. “Alexander? No. His father, Sir Walter, wrote me,” he replied. The Tartar returned to the little harbor after two weeks spent in a fruitless search for gentlemen of fortune. By this time Percy Stanton had recovered sufficiently from his wound to walk abroad for short distances. But Willis continued to attend him daily, Comichooks.com