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fSJjHEN OLD CHICAGO BURNED THEY BUILT A FINER CITY— IN SAN FRANCISCO GREAT BUILDINGS ROSE FROM THE ASHES OF DILAPIDATED SHACKS —-AND WHEN THE OVER* WORKED OLD COOK-STOVE FELL APART IT DID NOT SPELL DISASTER TO THESE COURAGEOUS SOULS—THEY TURNED A SMALL REVERSE INTO A STRONG ADVANCE r whew! were they HUNGRY! BUT THAT’S THE LAST BUS-LOAD . TONIGHT- BUSINESS ( SURE IS SWELL- J • THIS HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST DAY 1 WE'VE HAD WHEN SUMMER COMES WE’LL HAVE TWICE AS MANY r WE’LL BE READY ) FOR THEM- WITH THIS NEW STOVE — IT’S NO TRICK AT V ALL-AND EVERY \ BATCH OF DOUGHNUTS COMES OUT JUST RIGHT GEE, SHANGHAI - YOU’VE BEEN AT IT ALL DAY AREN’T YOU EVER GOIN* TO QUIT? /S JUST ABOUT DONE FINISH TONIGHT AND IT’LL BE DRY BY MORNING YOU’VE SURE MADE THIS INTO A SWELL KITCHEN ' YOU MUST BE ' COMPLETELY WORN OUT SHANGHAI - YOU’VE BEEN HARD AT IT SINCE DAYLIGHT- ^ A GOOD JOB WELL 1 DONE? THAT’S NOT TIRING- ITS USELESS DRUDGERY THAT TIRES ONE OUT- ANYWAY. I'M STILL A PRETTY TOUGH OLD CODGER-/ * BUT l GUESS ITS [ NEARLY BEDTIME FOR ) HONEST FOLKS - I’LL N JUST TAKE THAT TRASH OUT TO THE ALLEY AND, BURN IT BEFORE I v TURN IN- ^ CMON, SANDV- ^1 WANTA TAKE A LITTLE AIR BEFORE YGO TO BED? arf! WINDER, PAINTIN’- BEEN AT IT ALL DAY, AIN’TCHA? WORK YOU PLENTY HARD. . DON'T THEY? __ OH, HELLO, BALES- NO- IT WAS MY IDEA WHEN I SEE WORK TO BE DONE, \ DO IT THAT'S ALL- , r N080DY KIN GIT fclg TO DO A TAP MORE’N I HAPPEN TO FEEL LIKE HUMPH! YOU‘RE A FOOL WORKIN’ YERSELF RIGHT OUT OF A JOB, EFFEN YOU ASK ME- v AS A MATTER OF FACT. MATEY, l DIDN’T ASK YOU DON'T NEED TO GIT SHIRTY ABOUT IT- MAKE A JOB LAST- THAT’S ME - I DO JEST SO MUCH, AN' ANYBODY AS DOES MORE IS A . „ s*p- SEZ 1 - jd WELL, EVERY V ONE CAN’T HAVE YOUR PHILOSOPHY NO, NOR THE DESIRE TO REACH YOUR GOAL, WHATEVER IT IS r HUH! S’POSE THEY’LL MAKE YUH RICH, EH? GIT ALL THEY KIN OUT O’ YUH, THEN SEND , YUH PACKIN'-YOU’LL f FIND OUT, SMART fe L FELLER- /: WHY, ANNIE - I THOUGHT YOU’D TURNED IN - I DIDN’T SEE YOU STANDING THERE SO I'M A FOOL, HE SAYS. TO EXPECT TO APPRECIATION FOR LOYAL SERVICE— ^ THE TOUCH OF THAT CHILDS HAND HELD OUT TO ME - MORE THAN A MILLION WORDS COULD TELL ME - PAY! BAHl WHAT GREATER REWARD THAN THE LOVE AND FAITH OF A LITTLE CHILD? A Maw Green r HELLO, JIMMY, ME LAD - AND WHAT DO YE BE CARRY1N' _ IN TH’ BASKET? TH* BIGGEST FOINEST, TASTIEST MUSHROOMS VE EVER SAW. MRS. GREEN r HM-M-to- 1 I THEY DO BE 1 I BtG-HM-M I COULD 01 BE SELL1H’ YE A MESS OF ’EM, FER A PRICE. A 1 MAYBE? J SA-A-AY! | THOUGHT SO-THEY HAD A QUEER UNHEALTHY LOOK ABOUT ‘EM—THIM IS TOAD STOOLS—THEYLL PI2EN YEt NIVER FEAR, MRS. GREEN -THEYLL NOT PIZEN ME - THESE ARE NOT FER EATIN THESE ARE FER SELLIN' -