The Shriek: A Satirical Burlesque

THE SHRIEK By CHARLES SOMERVILLE
MISS VERBEENA MAYONNAISE IN ALL HER WONDROUS BOYISH GRACE AND BEAUTY.
BY CHARLES SOMERVILLE
With illustrations BY THE AUTHOR
New York W. J. Watt & Company publishers
Copyright, 1922, by W. J. WATT & COMPANY
Printed in the United States of America

THE SHRIEK
“Are you comin’ to the dawncin’, Lady Speedway?” asked the American in his best transatlantic liner accent.
“Most decidedly not!”
Mind you, this answer from Lady Speedway meant red lights ahead.