Bridgework
Although in medieval times ladies sent their suitors on extraordinary errands, giving in return for a dragon's molar their everlasting love, in these enlightened times it seems a little trusting of Mr. Gene Thompson to suppose, because he has flown under Tower Bridge at the request of his super- doll' Miss Helen Brown, that she would immediately marry him. Certainly this daring act proves that he will do anything to oblige, but Miss Brown probably feels that, whatever she may have said in a fit of whimsy, the ability to perform aerial feats is not all that is required for a happy marriage. In any event she is very cross about it and Mr. Thompson's arrogant assumption that she will, though momentarily peeved, find him irresistible in the end, must be even more annoyireg. Mr. Thompson can take it from me that his latest idea, of flying under the Eiffel Tower, will not improve his chances one bit. Grovelling on the ground might.
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