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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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