Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-24
The Once Over
INA DODO IN RENO
BY III. /. PHILLIPS

out here in Reno against which I think all tourists
should be warned. I am on an automobile trip across
the country with my boy friend and all goes fine a9
dandy until we pulls into this city. when you would
be surprised what happens.
He gets a flat tire and while ne Is IN a garage
getting It fixed I takes a stroll around the city. not
even knowing what town 1t Is, and I loses my bear
ings and has to ask aid from a policeman. Can
you tell me where I CAM" I begins but gets
no further before he smiles. squeezes my ell
bow and says, Certainly: you 20 two blocks down.
turn left. and you'll see a sign S~wimpson. Swumpson
a. Swimpson." I don't know what he's talking about
but I goes where he say and I bumps into another
man when ! turns the corner and I asks. Il wonder
II you could " but he don't let me finish and
says, Positively. and II won't delay you no time at
all" 1t is all Greek TO mt but he whisks me into a
sedan, not letting me get a word in edgeways and in
sisting that all I've got to do IS leave everything to
him.
We gets out in front Of a big building in front Of
which q coupla hundred women are standing IN line
and he tells me to hold my place and just be a little
patient and he will see me upstairs. I am all muddled
up and 7 tells a lady In front OF me that I lost my
boy friend somewhere In the city and she laughs and
says IL is just as well not to bring him here. al
though they are not very fussy except now and then
for appearances sake.
"
I realizes it is not getting me anywhere 10 ask aues-
tionS and pretty soon I find myself IN a big court
room In front OF a nice old gentleman who grirF NJ
me ear to ear and asks. What name. p~lease?" br'
before I can even answer him he shouts. Deere
granted with the custody OF the children" and I I'M
out in the street again before I know what's happen
ed
Then I goes into a huddle with some other tourists
and discovers that I have Just been granted a divorce.
I explains that I amt even married and they say that
don't make any difference as they give everybody one
anyhow, married or single. In fact 7 discovers that
six other unmarried girls. who Just happened 70 be
asking directions about seeing the city. had been
rushed into court and divorced also.
After that r asks no more questions but keeps pok-
ing around town until 7 finally sees my boy friend
driving around in the car looking for me. I gets him
to drive right on across country with no further de-
Laws.
A girl has 70 live and learn.
Ima Dodo.
THE BEST P~REOCCUPIED MIND CONTEST
LoSt-On Saturday night. between Journal Square.
Jersey City and Newark, a bass drum; finder will
DC suitably rewarded. Maftln T.. hODef, 5@o FdNsdGV
avenue. Jersey Citv"-The Newark News.
Look again. Mr.. Huber; are YOU sure you haven't
II about you somewhere
OBSERVATIONS
You have 70 say this about Gandhi-he never gets
hot under the collar.
Nothing Can stop Cosmlc Ray"-headline. Come
on Harvard. block that raw
London Train Colored To Suit Moods az Com
muterS"-headline The coal tender must swarm with
businessmen these days.
Que.
You have 10 admit that starr Faithful. victim in
the New York murder mystery had certain gifts Of
expression. Frinstance. did YOU notice her diary des-
cription Of a certain young man: he looks exactly
like a match before Il has been ht?" And that other
one: He Is like a fat bird with wondering eyes"
A policeman discovered a man under his bed IN
New York the other night. With conditions such as
they are in our big cities YOU can understand how
a citizen might feel the urge to spend his nights
that way.
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