The Wasp, 1918 · page 194 of 330
The Wasp — 1918 — page 194: what you’re looking at
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This page is **text only** — part of a serialized story rather than a satirical cartoon. It depicts a dramatic moment where a governor informs Lieutenant Alexander about his brother's disappearance ("he has gone"). The narrative describes Alexander as virtuous and modest, contrasting him with an unnamed brother of opposite character. The governor's emotional reaction—whispering and showing "unmistakable signs of agitation"—suggests the absent brother's departure is significant and troubling. **Without seeing earlier or later pages, the specific satirical target remains unclear.** This could reference a real political or social scandal of the era, but the text alone doesn't identify who the governor, brothers, or "Nash" represent. The page number (185) indicates this is mid-narrative in a longer serial.
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THE WASP 185 another from the same pod. The same long, - straight limbs, well muscled and well boned ; the narrow hips, flat flanks, and trim waists ; the deep chests and straight, broad shoulders —I doubt if their own mother could have dis- tinguished the one from the other save by their faces. But the natures of the brothers differed as day differs from night, save in the matter of the unflinching courage of their breed. Alexander was both honest and honourable, kind of heart, quick of sympathy. He was shy and modest concerning his own attainments; and, at the same time, he possessed a very lively sense of self-respect and a still more lively respect for his family, past and present. The governor drew Lieutenant Burnham aside _ at the first opportunity, laid a kindly hand on the sailor’s arm, and gazed into the flushed and honest face with unmistakable signs of. agitation. : “He has gone,” whispered his excellency. “The poor lad has gone!” Alexander stared, wondering if the old gentle- man had suffered from the sun. “You have not heard?” queried Nash. _ “ Your brother—he has gone.” | comichooks.com