The Wasp, 1913 · page 330 of 364
The Wasp — 1913 — page 330: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **serialized fiction rather than a political cartoon**. It's a dramatic narrative scene featuring a character named James delivering contraband wealth (guineas and diamonds) to a woman, sent by her brother John who has fled to the West Indies. The passage suggests a melodramatic plot involving: - A dangerous criminal underworld (references to "guardians of the law," murder, sword combat) - Illicit money and gemstones being hidden from someone named "Master Stanton" - Threats and moral conflict between characters Without seeing the illustration (if one exists on this page), the specific satirical target is unclear. However, *The Wasp* was a satirical magazine, so this narrative likely functioned as social commentary—possibly mocking adventure literature, criminal classes, or contemporary scandals. The context and identities of the referenced figures remain uncertain without additional biographical information about the serial.
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Ma eee a THE WASP 323 good swordsman when I fought him that morning in Nevis. I made a mistake in not finishing him then. But tell me this, my dear—if anything should happen to Master Stanton, would Willis come to you?” “He waits at the Green Dragon,” she replied. “I have but to send a word to him—or go to him. But —but would you murder Percy? It would benefit you nothing. Nothing, do you hear?” “T have murdered better men, and for nothing,” answered James. “But I did not come here to talk about myself. Your brother John, who escaped from the guardians of the law and engaged in busi- ness in the West Indies, sent this bag of guineas and these stones to you by my hand. Hide them away, there’s a good girl. I promised John that they should not fall into Stanton’s hands.” He placed the guineas and the six diamonds on the little table in front of her, turned, and hastened from the room and the house. He went blindly for several hundred yards. Then, his wits clearing suddenly, he drew his sword and continued his journey with caution. Comichooks.com