Evening star. [volume], July 25, 1937, Page 3, Image 97

About Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972

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HpEYE ALL BEEN PROPERLY BAFFLED BY
'w* A MAGICIAN DISAPPEARING BEFORE OUR
VERY EYES- OR HAVE WE? AT ANY RATE, _
IT’S AN OLD TRICK- BUT IT CAME AS AN
ASTOUNDING SHOCK TO CERTAIN LEARNED
GENTLEMEN, JUST A WEEK AGO-YEP-THEY
SAW OLD AM—THEN THEY DIDNT SEE HIM
— AND THEY HAVENT SEEN HIM SINCE
BUT LETS TURN OUR ATTENTION TO ANNIE
AND MR. AND MRS. NELSON G. BRITTLEWIT—
( GEE-'DADDY’D" SURE BE ^
S’PRISED IF HE GUESSED /
ALL THAT’S HAPPENED - HE (
SAID THIS TIME, WHEN
HE HAD TO GO AWAY, HE
WAS LEAVIN’ ME IN TH' CARE
O' SOME ONE WHO WOULD
LAST— MR. AM -
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f ha! HA! IT SURE IS
SORT O' FUNNY- AM, WHO'S
SUPPOSED TO LIVE FOREVER,
AND H£S GONE IN LESSN
TWO WEERS, SLICK AS A
WHISTLE-AND HERE WE ARE
i--IT-— _
f IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST
I'M ALL MIXED UP 'BOUT JUST
WHAT £l£ HAPPEN- I’M ’WARDED
TO MR. AND MRS. BRITTLE WIT—
BUT I’M NOT SURE IF I’M 'DOPTED
Z'ACTLV OR NOT- BUT I GUESS
( IT’S ALL RIGHT
_ _
C THEY seemed to > I
WANT US - WE’LL TRY
AWFUL HARD TO LOVE 1
THEM- GEE, WOULDNT I
1TBE SWELL TO HAVE ■
REAL FOLKS OF OUR _ 1
OWN, LIKE OTHER KIDS?!
(NELSON BRITTLEWIT!
YOU ARE THE LAZIEST
MAN IN THIS TOWN
HOW DO YOU EVER
EXPECT TO GET A
JOB JUST SITTING
THERE
AIN'T IN MV FEET- 9
I QOT A BIQ
DEAL COOKIN'- SEE? I
LEAVE ME ALONE, I
I CAN'TCHA?
f HUH! WHAT TRIPE WILL THEY
PRINT NEXT? RIGHT ON THE FRONT \
PAGE, TOO! A SEA-SERPENT SEEN GOING ]
DOWN THE BAY! STARTED A PANIC ON A /
FERRY BOAT. THEY CLAIM* WHAT ROT! 1
I DONT SEE HOW THEY HAVE THE J
^NERVE TO PRINT SUCH STUFF
( THAT'S THE
SECOND TIME THAT \
THING’S BEEN SEEN-]
MAYBE ITS SOME /
KIND OF A BOAT- /
SORT OF A y
SUBMARINE OR f
^ SOMETHING" J
NONSENSE- NEXT } ;
THING YOU’LL BE f \
TRYING TO TELL
ME IT’S MAGIC- %S
I’M A HARD-HEADED l
BUSINESS MAN- CM /
ONE BIRD WHOSE EYE
IS QUICKER THAFr"
THE HAND-SEE? J
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JUST A PLAIN Wl
SUGAR BOWL
=*(NOW, IF ONLY I CAN
IDO THIS THE WAY MR. ^
• AM TAUGHT ME—THERE -
I GUESS THAT'S RIGHT
KEEP YOUR EYES ON J
IT NOW- ^y-^
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NOW WHERE (
DIO IT GO? N
BAFFLIN' AND S
MOST VERY )
^MYSTERIOUS, EH? J
/ /■
/ WHY? WHAT’S B-BILIOUS ATTACK- )
THE MATTER, MUST BE MY STUMMICK
NELSON? YOU I’M GOING TO TAKE /
LOOK SORTA \ SOME SODA AND /
GREEN AROUND I LIE DOWN- /T'x
^TH’ GILLS- }
YEP-THAT'S 1
HIM, ALL RIGHT- I
SHOOTIN' OFF 1
HIS MOUTH, AS I
^ USUAL- M
r DOES HE STILL^! HUH! \
I BUTT INTO IVERYl WORSE, fl
I CONVERSATION J IF ■
I AS BAD AS HEM THAT'S 1
I USED TO? M POSSIBLE*!
Maw Green
| HE WAS ^BYIs/aNDiI
| ALWAYS A ^ FER SHARIN' ■
IQREAT WAN 1 HIS OPINION ■
I FOR HAVIN'HIS I WITH WAN ■
■ OPINION— yrAND ALL- T
■W WELL-ALL 01 ij|j
KiB CAN SAV IS, HE’D ^B|
mm BETTER BE CAREFUL, 1
HH THROWIN' HIS OPINIONS 1
■B AROUND SO CARELESS-1
1 FIRST THINQ HE
I KNOWS HE'LL HAVE
■ PASSED OUT HIS LAST EB
■ WAN, AND NO CHANCE B
■ O' HIM IVER HAVIN' B
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