Adventure Magazine Cover, November 10, 1924 — page 88: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

Adventure I’m fond of you, too, as can be; But how could we live and be happy On nothing a year, I can’t see; I ain’t mercenary,’ said dear little Carrie, ‘But money’s what keeps us alive, And your share of pelf hardly cares for yourself And what would you do tf you had to keep two And possibly three, four, or fivel’ “Said I: ‘You have surely said something. The truth is I haven't a dime; But life would be sort of a glum thing Unless I could win you in time. So if you will wait for me, honey, Pll go seek a _potful of money ‘You bet you,’ said Carrie ‘Tl wait? And so, loving her and her only, * I went forth to conquer my fate; Bui finding the process was lonely I married a lady named Kate. In ten years or so I had plenty of dough And Kate had divorced me; and then Being lonesome for home I sailed over the foam; Having money to spare it was nothing but fair To come back to Carrie again. “And Carrie, the canny and thrifty Was tickled to see me once more, She weighed some two hundred and fifty But still seemed as sweet as before. Satd Carrie: ‘I’ve lovingly waited With faith and with hope unabated, And buried three husbands in style; And tf the fourth one wasn’t living I’d march with you right down the aisle; CoOMmicbook CO = A)