Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for May 23, 2023

I don’t see this ending well.

Is Elmont a relative of Zekes ?

True love conquers all, right, Elmont?

Another parasite to deal with!!!

Will Elmont agree with Alice that they continue to live on the street?

Elmont reminds me too much of “Uncle Stupidhead”— both in physical appearance and greedy selfishness.

Doesn’t hurt to be doubly sure, eh Elmont?

Ah, 1998. When two million dollars was a lot of money.

Not to worry, Elmont will forget where his shoes are before Joanie leaves the park.

They have a weird relationship, but I bet it never gets boring.

Well, I suspect life has to change when you get a lot of new stuff. I mean really, it’s all just more to steal.

It was sweet of Elmont to propose again.

Plot alert. For those who want to read the rest of this arc now, tomorrow’s strip can be found here: https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/1998/11/04?ct=v&cti=2230621

And now,several choruses of Irving Berlin’s “When I LEave The World Behind”

“Again, in St. Paul’s Cathedral.”

Hopefully she had a prenuptial.

In the land before digital currency.

At least she’ll be able to look after Elmont, and he strikes me as someone who needs minding. She’s the brains of their pair. With that much cash, they won’t go hungry anytime soon. I get the feeling, even if she buys a house or apartment, they’ll still spend a lot of time in the park.

Oh no! Alice better start getting her food and drinks tested at every meal!