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LETTER PHILADELPHIA,
SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 7, 1918
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THE GUMPS Well, Andy's Getting Some Fish Yarns, Anyway
Corjrlsht. 1018, by The Tribune Co.
By SIDNEY SMITH
NEU.- NOV) OUDEfc
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A M.OCK OF PANO BAT
MD FISHIN'CUOTHeS-
I COULfidOOUT THERE
VMTrl ATWNGANbAPlWl
ANt CATCH MORE ISH IN
HAINAN MOOR TJ1AN
f I'VE BEEN HERTWoA
DAYS AND NOYEVEN
lA'TRXKt THERE I
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U.OS.T A IAINBovaj YROOT TWAT
wt;tfcwED ABOUT 3 POUNDS A WEEK AfctO -
WAS CASTVNly AND rMFl( HOOK CAUtrWT
IN A TREE AND AfTROOT JUrAPED OUTOF THE
WA.TER AND GRABBED nr- I'D A CAOCaHT IT
AU. rWGMT ftw" HE. vmiCtCjUD
AROUN& S& HfcfcOT UOVr IM
THE. FOUA ANO THE
BLArAED TREE WAS SO
BlOt VJE: tOUUONT
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HI a S WE WAD,
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VNSAN- I DASSE:MT rISW AfcQUNt) HE,E'-I ET IN ToO MAHV LAWSUIT $fj
QOT A SUIT ON NOW NITH FARMER WALLET - CAUGHT ONE OF THQSfc
&lfc TROOT ArAONTH AGo - HfcfcrAVErAE iuCHA f(HT. HE QOfO
WAD- ME LATHED AROUND WITH TNAT OL& TAlL.OF HIS ANb SPiASHED
so fvoch water over the banks that t flooded three acres of
h nnkgat vol) smcoud have been here uast veek
thev vjsps bitin' tood ymen- the bi fishn &ont star.t
'TIM. ABOUT THE ,OTH OP SEPT, THAT'S TH TlrAF TO COME UP
CUVjv nvc - iNr " ukUB ftisp -WA.St EN
IMJT OF TN KITCHEN
TO V.ET
THEN
Tlie Young Lilly Arrow the
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The ouriB hiv cios I lie way
va she a In the paper that a
nreiit many nf our men are belnK en
lollfd (or occupational training and
she supposes their are the ones that
are going to occupy Merlin.
1 Pathetic figures the proud mother hearing for the first time what the gang have
nicknamed her darling boy -:- -:- -:- by fontaine fox
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Weather Lore
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BROAD AND CHESTNUT
BjiBUNNYj
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A lot oC runny feitys ,
Tkia ones ka.rcL "to bca.-fcV IwN
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Can believe rny eyes jAj
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NO THIS WITHOUT THAT
Pounds, Shillings and Pence
Strurk the Ri?ht Match at Last
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The Paialnc Show.
Kxasperated Customer I am JuFt wohderlne If I should not report
you for "conditional sales" Vou seem unwilling to sell me tea without
Impertinence.
The Old Tirale
llanwrd Lampoon.
It.ill Ulrd Hey, how's the weather
up tlieiv?
Jail Bird Cooler tonight and tine
tomorrow.
Mixed Clothing
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Sweet Belles of Evening Peelirig
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Ideal.
Westmlnltfr ilattu.
Tlrpltz Another hospital ship
torpedoed' Oood' The boys haven't
forgotten the Old Man's touching.
Corrected ' t
Dowager Well, my little man.
aie you the oldest In the family?-
Cherub No, ma'm, Grandpa ic.
Cornell 'Widow.
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His Job
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Pearson's U'eeklv,
Teacher And why are you ho late.
Frankle?
k Frankle If you please, teacher.
It is mother's washing day. She
lost the lid of the copper, so I've
been'slttln' on the top to keep the
"steam in.
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Has. just got hep he lacks- the cash,
I rather think this diner rash
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Nothing but the Truth
The Sketch.
Tommy Then I fixed me bayo
net The Inquisitive One res. but
you said you'd lost your rifle.
Tommy Oh, well, I found one. An"
I prodded sixteen Frttses
The Inquisitive One Sixteen
single-handed ! Rather a lot. Isn't
it?
Tommy Oh, you don't want a
yarn you want a bloomln' argument.
IT'S FUN WHEN YOU PLAY AT IT
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Sidney ltulk-tln
The dismissed Hero Itcniembcr,
.ou are turning down a man who's
got the T S O
Tho Practical Glrlcen And hasn't
the U a d
SCHOOL DAYS -
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Payette .lust look at that stuck
up Jaunt's girl Prles all her
sweethearts away with her nasty
temper.
Jlarilynne Well, she's got a good
she ck -absorber thN time
By DWIG
ClerUnd Plain Dealer
"You old cheater, I'll play ou
nine rows and' give ye four hills to
the good."
A Pail Full
PeJtrson'a Weekly
Would-be Recruit (trying on W
A. A ( uniform) This khaki
Kklrt seems lather large
Her Friend Oh. that isn't a skirt ;
that's a tent jou'xe got on
The Burst Pipe Queue'
Also an eye and an earfull.
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London Sketch.
Unplumbed depths of misery.
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SOB STUFF
By DEMOSTHENES McGINNIS
A Delicate Shade of Blue
CHAPTER VI
Wherein Robert Takes His Bath at Last
(Lack of space prevents our printing the synopsis oC this won
derful story today.)
By nnd by he remembers that he was not only a kind and
much abused man, but that he was also a brave one. A brave man is
one who can attend to the ordinary affairs of life even under the stress
of great events. That is the kind of man Robert Purdon isl He was
resolved to take that cold bath even though the heavens, fell. He
would go into that bath kerflop and immerse every bit. of himself in
half a jiffy.
And that's whut he did! But, unfortunately, he was a trifle
too energetic. He slipped as he entered the tub, fell flat on his back
nnd one of his feet, thrust into the air, came into sharp contact with
the little shell. Spluttering he rose and, after rubbing the water out
of his eyes, proceeded to examine the toe he had bumped. It was a
full minute before he woke sufficiently to notice the water. Jt was a
delicate shade of blue.
Ten minutes later, ten minutes of hard work and hard swearing,
he was in his bedroom putting on his union suit. One leg and one
arm were inside out. To straighten out a little tangle like that is
not difficult for a normal man. Why, the thing would virtually
untangle itself, being, as it were, a kind of appreciative union suit.,
But Robert was no longer nornlal. He worked for exactly fifty seconds
they seemed as many minutes, and then sat down to smoke. He knew
he ought not to smoke before breakfast, but what is a man to do?
"What I need," he suid, "is to get a good grip on myself. There!
I have it now,"
He stretched the union suit on the bed and painstakingly righted
its wrongs.
Thereafter he proceeded to dress in a slow, methodical fashion.
Of cour.se, his shoe lace broke, but he had no trouble with his collar
buttons, and had no difficulty in choosing a tie. They were all of the
same color a delicate shade of blue.
With the firm bold tread of a martyr going to the stake he at,
last made his way downstairs.
His wife appeared at the dining room door with a smile op.
her face. "Good morning, dear," she said, "Will you start your break?
fast with grapefruit or "
"Prunes," he said, shortly.
In the kitchen she shrugged her shoulders. "He has the black
dog on his back," she opined.
But there she did him an injustice. His disposition was not
black. It was a delicate shade of blue.
(THE END)
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