Evening star., 1918-06-30
DOPEY DAN AND LON.
The Great Red White and Green.

Dear Folks.
No doubt it sounds perfectly ridicu-
lous, but I hope Germany wins tn
I war If this kid Lon didn't bust IN
on tn quiet O. my study last night.
| throw down his papers, cock his feet
up on tn settee an tell me in plain
United States, that unless I allowed
him a private secretary to help him
attend to tn great volume O. mall
that blows in every mornin' he'd
positively refuse to lay hand to an
other bit O. work. O. course, my first
impulse was to test out his bluff, but
appreciatin' how scarce good help
is at present. appeased tn III rascal
somewhat by tellin' him I'd put his
request before tn board-which is
meth next time 1t met, an then
sortin' out bunch O. his mail on tn
| table. I slipped off my coat an help
ed him clean up. AS tn followin'.
took at different angles, answer a
whole mess O. questions we throw
| them on tn screen In order to save
postage.
Dear Lon:
Would you trade in 1s16-four-
passenger roadster, in excellent con-
dition. for a oak finished dinin' room
set If you were in love?
PHYLLIS POINDEXTER.
Answer-To be perfectly frank,
Phyllis, 1 don't think I would. va
might as we'll enjoy tn boat" up to
tn time you make tn fatal plunge.
an then. IL TIL glnk is any kind Of
rooster" he'll get you III oak f1n-
ished dinin' room set all by himself.
which oughta put you in easy both
ways from tn Jack. Play-'em safe.
Sis!
Friend Lon:
Just a line to ask,
If tn kaiser keeps on mannin' ships
to back him in his stan,
then goodness. gracious. sakes alive
what can old Won Kuehl-mann?
BERT BR1SCOE.
Answer-Nice stuff, Bert! But
after meals is tn proper time to
take 1t:
Dear Lon:
To settle bet. please let me know
what they mean by Initiative. Refer
endum and Recall? Q. A. G..
Answer-As you seem too bashful
to sign your name, 1 reckon 1t must
be Gus, as 1t commences with q @.
TIL l. r. and r. means to give some
thin, what don't quite suit another
chance for its white marble. FIR in
stance. If, in a seven-handed game O.
draw" a couple of tn settlers amt
exactly satisfied with tn way tn
hands been doled. all they've gotta
do Is to make a below, then, con-
clave is held, all in tn pot" con-
IT, m dar36a0
that it looks a bit phoney. tn cards
are messed up again an tn hand is
dealt over, but everybody must
"sweeten." Don't forget that!
Pal Lon:
votes-for-women thing? Try as I do
I can't see where it comes in. Please
ED. CROUCH.
Answer-Ed. old mushroom. nine
times outa ten you will find tn main
cause for tn train bein' wrecked was
due to somebody not seein' someth1n'.
an my candid advice to you is. to
keep your peppers glued fast on tn
signals. What you can't see. an what
a mess O. folks who can an won't
see, don't amount to picayune par
| ticle SO far as TIL question O. Woman
Suffrage is concerned! TIL passin' of
! a Federal Amendment an all them ILL
dew-dabs UP at Congress are only tn
| fnishin' touches to somethin' what
has already took place; Fair woman's
magnificent struggle for liberty an
| justice ended when tn great Empire
State o. Moo York slipped its O.. X.
to tn amendment that removed for
ever TIL crool shackles which for
centuries have kept tn Mothers of
/ tn world bound to servitude an sla-
| very; an give 'em tn right to walk
! forth in th world breathin' in their
| lungs TIL sweet breath O. freedom.
| an wavin' tn new motto so all eyes
could read. I'VE Know No Glass Nor
Sex Distinction in This Fair Land O.
Ourn" E. Pluribus Unum an Down
with tn Kaiser! That was tn end
Of tn votes-for-women tangle, 80
| wake UP, old yesterday! This be
a active age! String along with to-
| morrow!
Dear Meester Lon:
Is eet not splendeed what that grand
Italee do? GIUSEPPE MONTANA.
Answer-You have said it, Jo! There
amt no six ways about it, Italy de-
| serves tn great. large Bon-Bon,
Deep down in my heart l have always
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