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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1927.

To

Jester

LAVERY

YES, I'LL HAVE GRAPE-

FRUIT.

GO AHEAD WAITER, SERVE MY BREAK-

FAST, I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

DAWGONNIT, GUZZ,

TH' PARROT'S GONE!

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MIGOSH, TH' PARROT PETE SPOOF SENT ME IS GONE!!

SALESMAN SAM

NOW, YA DON'T SUPPOSE THAT PARROT HAD SOME CARRIER PIGEON BLOOD IN HIM AN' FLEW ALL TH' WAY BACK. T' AFRICA?

SEE THAT WHAT YA DID, NAPOLEON? YA FORGOT T' LOCK TH DOOR OF THE PARROT'S CAGE AN' IT'S GONE!!

CHEW FIRE PLUG.

WELL

WON'T LOSE NO SLEEP

OVER IT!

SOFT PEDAL PLEASE

BEANS

TH DARNED THING HAD YEH, I KNOW- BUT AN AWFUL TONGUE LET'S YOU AN' ME IN ITS HEAD !· START LOOKIN' FOR IT ・AROUND TH' STORE!.

AS THE TURTLE SEZ! MAKE IT

SNAPPY!

I SOLD!

COME IN

WHAT! ME HELP YA LOOK FOR THAT BLAMED CUSSER? NOT MUCH! GET NAPOLEON – HE DOESN'T KNOW ANY BETTER!

J. GUZZLEM

WELL, SAM, WE'VE LOOKED EVERY PLACE FOR POLLY AN WE MIGHT AS WELL KNOCK OFF!

YEH, I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT, NAPOLEON! LOOKS LIKE SHE'S A

GONER!

BUT LUCKY FOR SAM THE

PARROT CAME HOME TO

ROOST

WELL, FOR "TH' LOVE O', PETE POLLY'S BACK AGAIN! WON'T GUZZ BE

TICKLED?

YEH-. HE

WON'T!

VERY PRIVATE!

"OH, HELLO, BOYS!

FIRE SALE/

of CANDLES

HEY, GUZZ, LOOK! TH'

·PARROT JUST FLEW IN THE FRONT DOOR!

I WONDER WHERE IN HECK. SHE WENT TA SPEND THE NIGHT?

ONIONS OYSTERS OVERALLS OTTERS OARS

OLIVES OMNIBUSES OATS

MERCY! GRACIOUS! DEARY ME! HEAVENS! OH, PRUNES! GOODY,

GOODY!

TEAS

TEES

TOPS!

|TOYS!

TENTS

I GUESS SHE MUSTA PUT UP AT TH OLD LADIES' HOME LAST NIGHT! ·

Suall

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