Evening Star Newspaper, July 25, 1937, Page 97

JULY 25, 1937 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. EVE ALL BEEN PROPERLY BAFFLED 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 OLb AM--THEN THEY DIDN'T SEE HIM --- AND THEY HAVEN'T SEEN HIM SINCE- BUT LET'S TURN OUR ATTENTION TO ANNIE AND MR. AND MRS. NELSON G. BRITTLEWIT--- _ IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST '™ ALL MIXED UP 'BOUT JUST WHAT DID HAPPEN- I'M TO MR. AND MRS. BRITTLEWIT— BUT I'M NOT SURE IF I'M 'DOPTED Z'ACTLY OR NOT- BUT | GUESS (T'S ALL RIGHT- 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! | DONT SEE HOW THEY HAVE THE NERVE TO PRINT SUCH STUFF- »( NOW, IF ONLY | CAN DO THIS THE WAY MR. AM TAUGHT ME ---THERE - | GUESS THAT'S RIGHT- KEE:_ YOUR EYES ON DOES HE STILL BUTT INTO IVER 'S HIM, ALL RIGHT- SHOOTIY' 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 - THEY SEEMED TO US — WELL TRY L HARD TO LOVE - GEE, WOULDN'T \ SWELL TO HAVE REAL FOLKS OF OUR OWN, LIKE OTHER KIDS? THAT'S THE SECOND TIME THAT THING'S BEEN SEEN- MAYBE IT'S SOME KIND OF A BOAT- SORT OF A SUBMARINE OR SOMETHING - NONSENSE - NEXT THING YOU'LL BE TRYING TO TELL ME IT'S MAGIC- '™M A - ED BUSINESS MAN- I'M ONE BIRD WHOSE EVYE IS QUICKER THAN _ THE HAND - SEE? NOW WHERE DID \T GO? BAFFLIN' MOST VERY MYSTERIOUS,EH? WELL-ALL Ol CAN SAY IS, HED BETTER BE CAREFUL, THROWIN' HIS OPINIONS AROUND SO CARELESS- HIS OPINION FOR HAVIN' HIS§ WITH WAN OPINION- AND ALL- HA! HA! IT SURE IS | SORT O' FUNNY- AM, WHO'S § SUPPOSED TO LIVE FOREVER, AND GONE IN LESSN TWO WEEKS, SLICK AS A WHISTLE-AND HERE WE ARE- o 1 AW, MY BRAINS MAN IN THIS TOWN- HOW DO YOU EVER EXPECT TO GET A JOB JUST SI';TING =~ THERE | GOT A BIG DEAL COOKIN'- SEET LEAVE ME ALONE, CAN'TCHA? NOW WATCH, SANDY - SEE? JUST A PLAIN SUGAR BOWL- WHY! WHAT'S THE MATTER, NELSON? YouU LOOK SORTA GREEN AROUND TH' GILLS- B-BILIOUS ATTACK- MUST BE MY STUMMICK- I'M GOING TO TAKE SOME SODA AND LIE DOWN- FIRST THING HE KNOWS HE'LL HAVE PASSED OUT HIS LAST WAN, AND NO CHANCE O HIM IVER HAVIN' ANOTHER- AIN'T IN MY FEET-