The Wasp — 1921 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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This page presents a dramatic stage play script titled "THE WASP," depicting a tense domestic scene. A General character sits reading when he notices an open kitchen door—suggesting an intruder. He retrieves a revolver and investigates cautiously, finding only a defective latch causing the door to swing open on its own. The satire appears to mock either paranoia or domestic anxieties of the era. The General's escalating alarm over what proves to be mechanical malfunction—complete with revolver drawn—suggests commentary on masculine overreaction or misplaced vigilance. The reference to "brutes" and concern about what has "been done with him" remains unclear without additional context, but the resolution (a mere faulty latch) indicates the humor lies in deflated expectations and overwrought masculine concern.