1926-02-06 — Page 18

THE.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1926.

ALESMAN

AM

by

Swatt-.

WAH- 1-3-26

@1922 By NEA SERUICE INC.

WHAT!! HOW DO YOU KNOW THERE AIN'T NO FISH IN THIS POND T.

BECAUSE. THAT POND WASN'T THERE BEFORE" IT RAINED YESTERDAY

HEY SAM-TH' MISSUS CALLED UP AND WANTS YOU TO COME OUT TO DINNER TÖNIGHT WHAT

J GUZZLE

SAY T

CAN A BUCK SWIM?

YES

DAWNGUNIT - LOOKIT IT RAIN

JUST WHEN I'VE

GOT MY BUS IN TH' REPAIR SHOP TOO- GUESS

WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE TH STREET-CAR

WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR TH’. CAR, LETS HAVE A SMOKE, SAM-

HERE'S A CIGAR-GOTTA

MATCH?

ICB CREAM WHILE

1 LAST

10¢ BACH

GOZZ

HOWDY,

CARS >TOP

HEAR

SOLD

DAWGONIT

TH' RAIN PUT.

IT OUT!

HECK - THERE'S NO USE TRYING

TO LIGHT A MATCH UNDER WATER. "I CAN'T DO IT!

HERE- LEMME TRY IT

AGAIN

NECK

FOR SAL

AND

RAILROAB TIES

THE

VASES

NEA SERVICE.

IT BEATS

THEM ALL

FER

PAUT PRIS

WET PAINT

PAINT

WIT VANNITY PAISE

YEAH HERE'S A WHOLE BOX

OF

EM

LENSORED

AW RATS-WE CAN'T LIGHT IT IN THIS RAIN-AND I'M JUST DYING FOR A SMOKE

YEAH

!-AND THERE'S ONLY ONE MORE MATCH LEFT

IN TH' BOX WHAT'LL WE DO?

THERE'S A DRY SPOT UNDER THAT AWNING BY TH STORE OVER THERE-LET'S TRY THERE-WE CAN'T AFFORD TO TAKE ANY CHANCES WITH THE

LAST MATCH

HERE'S HOPING THAT ONE LIGHTS TH' LAST MATCH LEFT AND EVERY STORE CLOSED SO'S WE CAN'T

GET ANY MORE.

-WELL'S

DON'T WORRY -IKNOW HOW TO LIGHT A

MEAT MARKET

MATCH

1323

WELL'S

BIFF.

IM GONNA LET IT GET A GOOD START SO'S I'LL BE SURE IT WON'T GO OUT

WELL'S MEAT MARKET

TAKE

ONE

MARK

ELL'S MEAT MARK