Mr. Broad of Wall Street: You Can't Always Tell by the Whiskers!

This strip follows a stockbroker's misadventures in a rapid five-panel sequence. The narrative moves from a dismissive client rejecting oil stock tips, through frantic trading floor action, to a climactic reversal where the rejected stock soars in value—leaving the broker devastated by his lost commission. The comic employs the visual vocabulary developed in early newspaper strips: sequential panels advancing time, speech balloons capturing dialogue, exaggerated body language for comedic effect. The gag depends on ironic timing and the sudden inversion of expectations, reflecting the speculative fervor and rapid fortunes of 1920s Wall Street trading.