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THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1981 THE GUMPS—THE OPTIMIST 1 KNOW - HENRIETTA — BUT THINK OF THIS BUSINESS= SIDEGLANCES - - - By George Clark | WELL~ THE OLD BUSINESS KEEPS UP- LOOK AT THESE ORDERS— GROCERIES HOLD QUT ? HOW LONG CAN SHE KEEP UP THE FRONT ?| — ve ‘TOM WouLd ONLY PROPOSE= CAN'T HE SEE THAT SHE'S MADLY IN Love with NIM? ‘Tom- ‘TOM - WAKE up! JHINK WHAT BIM WOULD GIVE TO BE IN NOUR SHOES= WASN'T IT WICKER TO LET COULD GO TO REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. ©1931 BY NEA ‘SEF INC. “Just clip him one on the ear, lady, and he'll pipe down.” | NOW YOU TELL ON | || Se aera nena AE RAP eee ete MYSTERY STORY SUGGESTIONS| A young man ih charge of a light- The Parked Car or Solving the | house on a lonely island in the South Mystery of How to Get Out of a/|Seas got married and had his wife to Parking Place Alongside a Curb |come and live with him. ‘The Theatre Kidnaping Case or} The young wife, however, soon The Mysterious Disappearance of the | found life on the island very monot- Object Accidentally Dropped Under onous, and so her husband ordered a WONDERFUL OF MR. 4 NOU OFF SO YOU ENGLAND, WALT! a Seat.—Judge. Especially Not During a Political Campaign “Scandal never travels slowly."—Bragg v. Hammack 1930), 165 S. E. 683.—Judge. “Oh, 'e’s got talent, sir. Show ‘im Va. | piano for her. The young couple waited for its coming very happily, and at last the island boat appeared. But where was the piano? When the boat got near enough for You S&E = ORDERS - ORDERS — ORDERS — FROM BVERYWHERE = COUNTRIES I'VE NEVER HEARD OF = NOTHING CAN STOP ME NOW = MY ONLY ADVICE TO You is TO HANG ON TO YOUR. STOCK = yp we, nee JUST FINE. Now WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO USE FOR TICKETS. L_ESESSSSS JUST ADORE GOING THROUGH THE OLD CASTLES Nou, SKEEZIX. AND CATHEDRALS . AND SEEING THE THATCHED COTTAGES. WHAT KM DOING WiTH IT — CONSTANTLY EXPANDING [T= AND THAT TAKES WORK ~ TIME AND MONEY — VAST SUMS OF MONEY = I'VE HAD To BORROW ENORMOUS AMOUNTS FOR MATERIAL AND LABOR= SHAT I'LL NOT GET BACK UNTIL, THE GOODS ARE DELIVERED = ) HAVE TWO OR THREE NOTES THAT ARE DUE IN A FRW DAYS THAT WILL REACH UP INTO THE MILLIONS = BUT WHEN THIS 1S ALL OVER = AND THE WORK /S BONE = WHAT A BUSINESS Pw NAVE = THEN IT WILL BE TIME To PLAY = ISN'T THAT LUCKN! BECAUSE WE CAN'T TAKE GoOoDv GOODN, ' DON'T HANE TO GO TO ENGLAND! JZE_ THAT ROE BIM HAS PLACED A GIANT FIRE CRACKER UNDER HIS roe a - AND READY TO EXPLODE, WHN GIT HET UP ABOUT THATS NEITHA DOES |. hailing, the lighthouse-keeper yelled: “Hallo, there! Haven't you brought \ BON! 1 CAN HAN! \the plano?” CHOICE OF GOING UP To TI WANE TO RETURN To THE = MY CITY, FRECKLES....NOW I WANT (\\uMeN You DECIDE wien PLACE You'd LIKE To 60 To, JUST HE SAID I COULD TAKE ANYBOOY WITH ME THAT th’ dollar bill yer made, Sammy."—| | Yes, sir, came from one of the| FRECKLES DROP ME A LINE AND TLL ‘You To THINK THESE PLACES hi ALASKA,OR THE CANADIAN |] Gee coop, BEFORE You | RockiéS,OR UP TO MR puaue: islanders, “we've got it all right. |We're towing her.”—Answers. AND HIS HANNE EVERYTHING TAKEN Mr. Thomas Edison says that it 1s difficult “ anything that is so.” son ever tried to make one believe something that isn't so? — Russel Crouse, in the N. Y. Evening Post. THE EXCEPTION “Man reaps what he sows.” Remarked Ring Lardner, Unless the man is An amateur gard’ner.” —Boston Transcript. “But what's this extra item of ten dollars on my operation bill?” “That's for my glasses—I lost them somewhere while I was operating.” — Judge. Old Lady: Whatever possessed A little man like you to learn that in- strument? Musician: Well, ma'am, on a cold night I find it much warmer than a cornet.—Humorist. According to a novelist. Americans will soon have forgotten the expres- sion “Good health!” This is under- standable. The customary remark when drinking bootleg should be. “Goodbye!"—The Humorist. FRIENDS Political watchword for 1932, sug- gested by unemployment, etc.: “Now is the time for all good parties to jcome to the aid of the man.—Detroit is |News. | Don't Forget | | ‘Things are reported to be bad in ‘Tas! Hollywood, and many of the lesser ilights of the film-world are out of work. Indeed some of them are mak- jing this year’s divorce do till things |are better—Punch. Astronomer: “The light of the |star I am going to show you takes four hours to reach the earth.” { Visitor: “Very interesting—but I'm jafraid I can’t stay so long.” —Tit- Bits. The physical culture expert was | giving his new pupil his first lesson. | “All these exercises,” he com- menced,” must be taken in front of| the open window.” “That makes it rather awkward,” put in the pupil. “Why so?” asked the expert. “Well, I need the increased strength first so that I can open the window in (my new house.”—Pearson’s. KINGSTON'S LAKE,OR A TRIP ON THE GREAT 6000 BYE, MR. KINGSTON, AND THANKS FoR YouR KINDNESS...: DECIDE... ANY ONE OF = CARE OF ...+2200 600D THEM WOULD BE A GREAT DAY! aa NACATION FoR YOU... ANO_ | J -1T COSTS US JUST AS MUCH NOW AS IT DID WHEN CHICK WAS HOME .I NENET? HANE CNER TWENTY POUNDS —. BuT 1 HANNE To Py I WANTED... 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