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By Herriman If That Goose Had Honked! Intrrriattima! N»wi 8*rnce Poor Pa Pah' He's Tired l£2A rav 'V tt&rMllJitJtzv q D n WEIL WAS I Ri&>rr MARY HUH , -ROME- 1 LIKELY l«LS JINGLKO,- F IRST ihe telephone rang. # Then the buzzer buzzed. Then » voice from the inner office called sharply for the little stenog rapher. “You can all wait until I’m good and ready.” announced the little stenog rapher, decidedly, to the world in gen eral. After this declaration of independ ence she hastily answered the phone then grabbed book and pencil an«J hurried into the inner office, pausing an instant on the way to let the own er of the Impatient voice know that she was engaged. “I tell you.” she remarked to th* bookkeeper when she returned. “I get so exasperated sometimes that I al most explode! These men make m# awfully fired! Here I’ve been work ing all the years that they’ve been having a good time getting educate 1, Then they come into the office, anl< after selecting the lightest window and the most comfortable chair, they think they’re busy! "Here I am—with my desk piled high with real work! And what do you suppose that young Mr. Babcock wanted? He calmly asked me to take a few letters—personal thank you letters—to friends of hi9 who enter tained him on his trip! And in each one he excused himself for using a stenographer on the ground that he was so pressed for time! Pressed for time! Why, he doesn’j know how to till in the hours. He Was Lazy. “Do you know what Mr. Brown was so urgent about? He’s been calling out here for ten minutes, while 1 was engaged, and I thought It couldn't be anything less- than drawing up a con tract! But there ho sat, looking over his last month’s personal account, and ho was too lazy to think for himself' He wanted me to stang there beside him and go through the things wrn him—because, as he said, two heads are better than one! What he might have said, if he'd been strictly truth ful. is that my head is better than nis! “This morning Mr. Gray came strolling in an hour after things had begun, and lie sat down and read a newspaper and smoked a cigar before he went through his mail. Then he called me in to take his letters, r.nd though I purposely let him know how much werk I had piled up. he gave me half a dozen phone numbers to call for him! And he sat there looking- out of the window while I got his numbers on the telephone! Oh, it I'd like to express HAlWK KAUWK i Aiva/k, 'FRESH f|SH Sure "Think, T>'Good/aik Too si Get it For. , ■*— AKJThiWYC. . r y XINK F/VVT This Brick: ’ll Pori— him ov The blink > INK IM USIWK IGmATZ ' I White ink what mil wmitwK ~i fp /UF r ' AnO IS IT I «R Pencil You Rt USING " KftFfcY * By Cliff Sterrett An Engagement Ring Isn’t an Engagement CtowTighi, IttlZ, International 1 lew* S*rrir«. i'MEAKl t'thimk of The mi me AW iAA'i ScRIF/CED "To t'teee me YfcR EWM6ED to That lie' Sawed of? HAMMERED DovjOM shipper.-Swapper.! ’•y'dowy' Suppojf i',t> M4RPV ~n- iA Poor Boos !Do Vbu \ WhatTA i'CALL "TMAT, 4 EWfrAjfMfWT RIW6? |M 601JUA BREAK THE. tM6A6EMEN/T ToMORPovK/! I Just wawma tlaSh this —~\ riM6 At t he ALusWAe, , oamce. To-ki6ht r— ' j “ThaTJ" All • | i nrr m<-\ a |THOUSAND, IE S'ToHG; hank! 6m You A TOuCATioM AM' Ver parlorTRiCK$ An' y'6c am' Pick a r -^iZilON LIKE- v, it's' worth a M/CKEL 1 6oodiAfTer-a/oom] DArlimk, MlMfe ! THE MERtyE OF THAT SweiMP! : makes me so angry myself from a public platform on the | wrongs of busy stenographers!” The bookkeeper listened sympathet ically. "I must own.” he .said, “that j they’re an inconsiderate bunch!” fiiy Tom McNamara You Can See Now Why There Was No Game Yesterday Re>- sterert T'nital States Patent Office ‘inconsiderate!” cried the little stenographer. ‘ They do it on purpose. They’ve got it into their thick heads that they’re business men, and they can't be bothered with detail and the little things. They’re such big men! Their time is awfully valuable and mustn’t be wasted! “Do you know what J’m going to do i some time? I’m going to accept a ! proposal df marriage. That’ll make i me free to do as I please. Then I'm [coming down to the office the same I as usual. When the buzzer buzzes I’ll go in, and I'll take the business | letters, blit when a personal letter I comes I'll simply say, I’m busy to- | day.’ Then, when they ask me to get some phono numbers. I’ll say. ! I see von aren't at all busy; would | you mind getting those numbers yourself? I’ve a great deal of work to do!’ Then I’ll walk out to my desk! “When Mr. Brown calls me away in the midst of an important letter to stand at his side while he leans back in his swivel chair, so that I may help him add up figures and H£*£ COMES £Acw6B6AK This HERE kid step sister OF MINE CANT STOP me neither cause im 60T THE GOODS ON she. IF HER TELUS MAT 0 TELL PA ~ ME ARM'S IN PRETTY FAIR. SHAPE SO I GUESS \ | , BY GOLLY SHAKE i'll get back on the job. ty coee quitted/ im r~' fooo ^* s '. ). e^LEBEAKS ,' ‘Kitoi/J _ SKINNY SHANER/S 6ooai department SHANBR'S EASY DRAWING UESSCNS NO. 10 ,et back on the job. ty coee quitted holDin’ out so 1 r z, .. \ < MIGHT AS • CfK \ < S\ well do that T 1 cr There liTTle/^ teur? *, \ l — Tuiwr. T/vM % .* 1 ) IM ON THE HOOK FROM ME " ToFDBOViE lesson ILL tell pa To Tell MA she LET HER DOLL SLEEP IN THE r—~T; SUGAR. BARREL LAST NIGHT! \ ( DUMP OlJ A pi ckle SES HIM ? CunAJdiV'i whea) is a Mo? hole NOT UJHOLS ? - VOHEN TR£ KNOT IS.(see’if a, KNOT IS WHOLE THERE A/NT NO Knot hole-that's so is IT NOT: - AW 6 A WAN YOU'RE GETTIN me ' a MIKED UP Too!. , Come alnn, Gimme a glome ill ujarm up and CHUCK A" SHUT OUTER.'. *) : lr YOU Tell Pa To till mA THAT I LET Di SLEEP IN THE SUGAR BARREL ILL TELL MA to Tell pa that you is bearin' HIS SUNDAY "SUPENDERS BESIDES ^ PLAYIN’ HOOKEY FROM YOURTOMBONE" / LESSON THAT'S TWICE AS BAD AS WHAT s ME DONE! y-\ ^ & IF YOU CO S’.IChT" HOME AND ATT BUSY WITH YOUtlL'lrotOBONE I UJCNTBAf r r NOPFIN'! liar ARROW POINTS To A BUMP ON THIS HERE WED-in-THE WOOL FAN'S BEAN- WHEN HE HEARD THAT His idol lUAS BACK ON THE Job HE GOT SO EXCITED h£ fell. OUT OF WiS SEAT iN THE 6.EACHSK.S AnO lanosb op sice Tcnjui wasn r <r - FROM ° L. LIN 66 U CiTY BEHIND TIME ? 6US5S youLl HAVE To luAir Till To-MOERoQ TO FIND OUT- By J. Swinnerton Mr. Jack Hears a Voice Ife Ife C’i>iifihi, l!* 13, International Nows Service. IS MY UNClX IN ?" JUDGING FROM . ] HER VOICE.SHES . A PEACH ! ■ J BiLlLLO NEPHEXV JUMP IN AnO HELP AMUSE Time nosr . "Yes him i PRESENT \ To home I *LSO , Q HONORN&L I fR'Cnps. / tmGNYO L ENYER" A VOKANS VOICE AND Coming Out Or Mt 3ATCHELOR UNCLES PLAT ’ Vi HD’ D A "THOUGHT IT OP K9M r . ILL INVESTIGATE! * The Bitter Bit. The workhouse inmates were Just about to sit down, when two men came alons one of the corridors rarrj-lne a steaming caldron between them '•Aha! 1 cried the official, wim had been lyinsr in wait for them. “Put that kettle down and fetch me a spoon!" One of the men brought a spoon and at the same time tried to sav some thing. but was peremptorily told to hold his tongue. “D'yer call that soup?" at length spluttered the official, as he swallowed a heaped-up spoonful of the steaming