THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;
FRECKLES
AND HIS
FRIENDS
4. U.S. PAT, OFF
I'M GOIN' TO BEGIN AN' READ
TH BOOKS IN OUR LIBRARY SO T'LL BE REAL SMART
WHEN. I GÉT TO BE
A BIG MAN
WEDNESDAY, JULY
1924
WELL-EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE IS BUSY-MOTHER IS IRONING, TAG IS TAKING HIS
NAP AND FRECKLES IS
READING A BOOK- A FINE OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO READ MY PAPER.
IT'S NOT VERY OFTEN THAT I CAN SIT DOWN WITH A NEWSPAPER
AND BE LEFT ALONE
GEE-THAT'S FUNNY!! I NEVER SAW THAT WORD BEFORE I'LL ASK PÓP WHAT IT MEANS
POP, WHAT DOES·· B-A-Y-O-U SPELL
AN' WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
LET'S SEE NOW--
I HAD SOMETHIN' ELSE I. WANTED
TASK YA,
POPS
OH, YEAH-WHAT DOES
*WIND LOOK LIKE WHEAT
IT AIN'T BLOWIN'?
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WHY D'YA S'POSE MISSUS SANTY CLAUS NEVER GOES
WITH SANTY CLAUS WHEN. SANTY CLAUS BRINGS OUR
TOYS AROUND AT CHRIS MUS
TIME?
CAN I ASK
ONE MORE, POP?
WELL, HURRY UP =
AND THEN FOR HEAVENS
SAKE, QUIT!!
WHAT'S A WIZARD P
A BẠN. WHO CÁN READ HIS PAPER; IN THE SAME ROOM WITH A BOY ABOUT YOUR AGE!!!
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