The Wasp — 1914 — page 335: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains narrative text rather than a cartoon. It appears to be from a serialized fiction story titled "The Wasp" involving characters named Kitty (a widow), James Burnham (rumored to be a pirate), Willis (her brother), and Bob Willis. The plot concerns Kitty's moral distress over receiving money and diamonds from Burnham, whom she suspects of piracy. She worries about her brother Willis's reaction and the "innocent blood" behind the stolen goods. After three days of anxiety, she sends for Willis at "the Green Dragon" tavern on the fourth day of her widowhood, only to learn he is ill. The text emphasizes Victorian-era anxieties about morality, family honor, and tainted wealth—common themes in 19th-century popular fiction.