Life, 1928-12-14 · page 6 of 48
Life — December 14, 1928 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains a dramatic scene depicting two men and a woman in what appears to be a tense domestic or romantic situation. The caption reads: "Hev—lend me that thing on your watch chain; I want to open this can of sardines." The main dialogue, titled "Perhaps You'd Better Not See Me Any More," presents a relationship conflict where the woman expresses deep affection while the man claims indifference. She argues that true care means enduring hardship together; he counters that love requires nothing. The satire critiques romantic relationships and differing expectations about devotion and sacrifice. The woman's passionate declarations contrast sharply with the man's emotional detachment, highlighting period anxieties about commitment and gender dynamics in courtship. The sardine-opening detail adds comedic undercut to the melodrama.
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= “Hev—lend me that thing on your watch chain; I want to open this can of sardines.” “Perhaps You’d Better Not See Me Any More” He: You know I adore you. Can’t you care for me? 2 Sue: Gosh, I wish I did but I just don’t care for anybody in that way. He: But I'd do anything for you! Sue: I know you would, and I'm ter- ribly fond of you but I never could marry anybody I didn’t love! He: Well, could you ever love me? Sue: Gosh, how can I tell, my dear? He: I suppose you can't, can you? Sue: Perhaps you'd better not see me any more. He: Oh, I couldn’t live without seeing you! Sue: But if you really care for me so terribly much it prob'ly Aurts you to sce me, doesn’t it? He: Yeah, but not as much as it would if I didn’t. Don’t you think you might care enough for me some day? Sue: But how can I tell? I mean I'll have to just sort of twait. He: But do you like to see me? Sue: I adore to! I mean I'm terribly | fond of you and I'm terribly appreciative of what you think of me. He: I think you're the most wonderful girl in the world, But don’t you think a girl gets tired of a man who devotes him- self to her when she doesn’t care for him? Sue: Well, some girls might feel that way about it but I think lots of times men who devote themselves to a girl for years win out—do you know what I mean? He: Oh, if I could only believe that would be true in our case! Sue: Well, it might. Who knows? Only I really don’t think you ought to see me any more if it’s going to make you miserable or something. . He: I couldn't be any more miserable Sue: Well, then, I s'pose the only way for us to do is just see cach other now and then, my dear, and I'll do everything I can to make you feel diff’rently about me so that you won't feel so miserable about being in Jove or anything Lloyd Mayer, shelved we are discarded, we're down and out; in sulky silence we pout. we're superseded, we are debarred; after so long time it’s hard. and in our place— damn the type-setters, — they use lower case! WE'RE CAPITAL LETTERS. Carolyn Wells, PULLING TOGETHER “Do the Federal and local Prohibition officers co-operate in this town?’ “Yes; the Federal officers arrest the local police and the local police arrest the Federal officers.” Guinevere: I wonder whether he’s worth all this trouble! comicbooks.com