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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
WEDNESDAY, APRIL
9, 1924
FRECKES
MIS
FRIENDS
SAY, DIDYA HEAR ABOUT TH'
BIG CAR MY POP'S·
GONNA BUY?
YES-WILLIE
TOLD ME I WOULDN'T HAVE A DINKY AUTO -LIKE-THAT-
WHEN MY BIRTHDAY
COMES I'M GONNA GET
A BICYCLE AN' IT'LL BE
A MILLION TIMES. BIGGER
THAN YER OLD
· KIDDIE KAR
FRECKLES
DON'T EVER LET ME HEAR YOU EXAGGERATING LIKE THAT AGAIN THE IDEA!! CAN'T YOU TALK WITHOUT STRETCHING
THINGS SO? NOW GET YOUR COAT ON AND RUN DOWN
TO THE STORE AND GET
ME A LOAF OF BREAD.
GEE WIZZ - I NEVER GET NO TIME TO MYSELF ALWAYS DON'T DO THIS AN* DON'T DO THAT OR GO TO TH' STORE FOR THIS
AN FOR THAT
THIS MAKES ́ ́ABOUT A THOUSAN'
TIMES I WENT TO TH' STORE T'DAY
HEY, WILLIE C'MON, OVER T MY HOUSE AN
WE'LL PLAY
SOMETHIN'-
WE CAN GO OVER IN OUR GARAGE AN' PLAY-
MY POP'S GOT A NEW
AUTO AN WE CAN
PLAY REAL
WHEN DID YER POP GET A AUTO ?
YES, AN' IT'S TWENTY FEET HIGH, AN AN FIFTEEN FEET WIDE AN' IT'S- LE'S SEE NOW-HOW LONG IS IT??:
OH YEAH - IT'S
I WONDER
IF FRECKLES
IS: BACK WITH THE BREAD
YET
GEE
AWRIGHT- WHAT'LL WE
PLAY
OH- WE'LL PLAY AUTO, HUH? TAG'S GOT A KIDDIE KAR AN' WE'LL PLAY
WITH THAT-
WHY, SAY! IT'S A SWELL BIG RED ONE AN TWO BIG TRES STICK OUT ABOUT A MILE
IN BACK
YEAH, BUT YOU NEVER. SAW TH" AUTO MY POPS -GONNA BUY, DID YA?.
I GUESS ITS TH' BIGGEST"
AUTO IN THIS WHOLE
TOWN-
HONEST
IS IT:
A BLOCK
LONG, DYA SIPOSE?
NO-ITS
FOUR INCHES
LONG,
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