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FRENZIED FINANCE
THE AFTERGLOW
A Btqutt to "Ittyand the Great ObHvlon."
ny GEORGE ALLAN ENGLAND
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r ' uw In tho paper that our tlnplate J I Jjk ?
'ierts to Europe have been vory I VNAtiVfe I
j ' Heavy lately, and she supposes It lHAjoT
$ ., wouldn't be at all practical for tho J jSKt
!'' , oidlers to uie china. v' BttM -'t-
i if Knew the Species "POBr '' G' ' s
p' .. Danny the .Dip What did yer git ttv J .--' L
,i' 'iu'11 UMLt house? sr" w "
L'H'1' Clean tha Climber Nothln. a law- J JuTT "" I
p if" tf lives there. - . ,l
, "c i$e , DanAy the Dip Geo, that was a L . v v. S
V ,el0M ehavel Did yor lose anything? , y Y y' yY A6rl
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t0 what cher eat in' ! V fl1f,,,,T T iTTiTr?!
t: Lemme see, I tell you! J f noihin.Hen.. I's st
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No Hope
That'a that thinr, doc!"
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' f "Thn J'm afraid there Is no hope
,,' - iw me."
" "Why not?"
1 H 'V T ma.aw Mnn
" . p. . 4 k inu
swallow that."
Cfe- fltiDfstown Telegram.
MORE MAD
"I ate that Billy Sunday has gone to
I ""Who la he going to buffalo now?"
The Distinction
Tka fair customer made her way to
eoun,ter. "I want to see some
,' ahe said.
5'fc eld,rly assistant produced
trnqjecuateiy.
vTNr ycur husband, madam?" he
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The Balky Machine
"Do you want me to watch your
automobile?" asked the boy.
"Yes," replied Mr. Chugglns. "And
if It tries to start up and run away,
don't stop It. Holler for me and
I'll take a chance on overtaking It
and getting the first rldo I've had for
three or four hours." Washington
Star.
- WAGGERY
-Hiirvard Lampoon.
Buffalo."
Half the Misery Avoided
"Does that girl next door to you
still abuse the planoV"
"No; she's got a cornet now."
"Gracious! That must be worse,
Isn't It?"
"Not at all. It's only half as bad.
She can't sing while she's playing the
cornet." Boston Transcript.
EVE GOES SKATING
There Are Others
Uaeoii- You say ho's stubborn?
Kgbert Terribly fo.
Ilacon Hati'H to glvo up?
Egbeit Dot'H he? Why, he's dat
ing his letters 1310 yet. Yonkers'
Statesman.
Not for Her
He I want you to help spend my
salary!
She Am I not doing that?
He No, no I mean forever and
ever.
Sho It won't tako mo ns long as
that. Lamb.
More War Fiction
Sydney Bulletin,
THE LONBLY SOLDIKR
Timed
She Say, porter, how long la this
tunnel wo'ro coming to?
Porter If youse couple am Jes
married, about long enough for one
kiss, but If you hab been In that state
for some time, nh, should say long
enough for about foah jabs on tho
Jaw. Oargoylo.
m;mhary or rnEcnniNO btorie
Allan fllcrn. a conaultlnc nglnr. and
n(nr Itcndrltk, Mi tenoTDhr. wk
.!5 - ,on "P I" h' ofllr In lh(owfr
of th Mttropolllan Llf tniuranra llulldlnr,
"w Tork cltyi they look about them anil
the office Interior fallen to decay. "Ml;
telow they bboM a vaat forest of area!
trete where New TorR city once etood. It 1"
evident that their aleep haa laaled throufh
centurln. and that durlni thla nnconecloue
IPe the city haa been deatroyed by aorne
arfat cataatrophe. They aeem to be the
only aurvWora of the Inhabllanla of the
weatern continent. They clothe thfmeelvee
primitively and aubalit on food which haa
wlthatood the ravaata of centuries In lee
After ajlme a troop of malformed i savafee
appeara. They atorm the tower and dj$
perate battle enauea. Stern and. Ileatrlce
eecap. nndlna a refure In a ruined manelon
on the Hudeon. After a time they set sail
for Uoaton In a boat which Stern haa built.
l(i hopea to find the telescope of the Harvard
Unlteralty by which to verify his discovery
of the earth's chanted relations with Its
aatral nelthbora. They reach what waj
once the city of Trovldence, where tney And
ruity nroarme atlll aervleeable, and an
aeroplane which Stern repalra. ..
In an expedition of riploratlon In tha
machine they are drawn Into a terrible
abyea, where the tun never ahlnes. and are
captured by atranae people and condemned
to death. In a rreat battle Htern usee hit
tlrearma and repele hie raptora' enemlea.
thua aalnlnc their friendship After many
further adventurea Btern and Oeatrlco escape
from the abraa In the aeroplane and retain
uie una or the sun.
THE STOIlY TIIC8 FAR
. Once more on earth, Allan and Heatrlce
bury the patriarch who waa their friend In
the abyss and who accompanied them to the
old world, only to die at the first touch of
the aun. Around the patriarch's neck Is a
chain and email locket which contains in
structions where to find the records of the
lost civilisation. The psper crumbles as they
read, but the two tather enouth to direct
them. They start for their old homo on tha
banks of the Hudson, only to And It occu
pied by the horde. The beaat-ssvsiea de
stroy the bulldlrur while Allan and Beatrice
are attacklnt from tho Paulllac. In despair
they make for Htorm Klna, the moun'al'i
which la the slant of the treat tWijo
Cathedral, Here It la that aorne of the
record are atored
After many trials the two dlacoter the
remains of the records and a leaden cheet
which haa tcpt a phonoarapli and eeveral
records Intact Among" the records Is the
marriage service, and there. In the ruins
of the old cathedral, Allan and Beatrice
become man and wife. Then they return
. to the edge of the absss. where they prepare
n cave on Settlement Cliffs It Is to this
placo that Allan hopea to brlna the Meru
caans tho folk of the bottom of the pit. II
bocs to the cave with Beatrice heforo atari
Ini on the drat trip Into the chasm.
CIIAI'TKR X (Continued)
SHn nodded silently, for she did not trust
herself to speak. Hand In hand they re
turned along tho path they had beaten
through the rank half-tropic growth.
Ono last Inspection he gae to nil things
necessary for her comfort. Then, stand
ing In the warm, bright sunlight on the
ledge before the new home, he took her
In his arms.
A long embrace, a parting kiss that clung;
then he was gone.
Not long nfter the girl, still standing
there upon the wind-swept terrace over
looking New Hope Itlver, heard the rapid
chatter of the engine high In air and rapidly
approaching.
A swift black shadow leaped the canyon
and swept across the plain. Far aloft she
saw the skimming Paulllac, very small and
black against the dazzling blue.
Did Allan wavo a hand to her? Could
she hear his farewell cry?
Impossible to tell. Her ears, confused
hy the roaring of the rapids; her ce daz
zled by the shimmer of the morning heavens
and dimmed by burning tears, tefused to
servo her.
But bravely sho waved her clonk on high.
Bravely she strove to watch the arrow
night of the swift bird-man till the tiny
machine dwindled to a moving blur, a point,
a mere speck on the far horizon, then
vanished In tho blue.
Choked with anguish, against which all
her courago, all her philosophy could not
make way, Beatrice sank down upon the
rocky ledge and abandoned herself to grief.
Allan was gone at last! Gone ever to
return'
At lat she was alone In the unbroken
wilderness!
CHArTEK XI
"Hall to the Master!"
ELEVEN hours of Incessant labor, care,
watchfulness and fatigue, three hours of
flight and eight of coasting into the ter
rific depths, brought Allan once more
through the fogs, the dark, tho heat, to
sight of the vast sunken sea, five hundred
miles below the surface,
Throughout tho whole stupendous labor
he thanked Heaven tho girl was safely left
behind, not forced to Rharo this travail and
exhaustion. Myriad anxieties and fe.trs as.
sailed him fears he had taken good car
not to let her know or dream of
Always existed the chance that some
thing might go wrong about the machine
nnd It be hurled, with him, into that black
and steaming sea; the possibility of land
ing not among the Folk, but In some settle
ment of the Lanskaarn on the rumored
Islands he had never seen , the menace of
the Great Vortex, of which he knew noth
ing save the little that the patriarch hart
told him.
All these and many other perils sought
to force themselves upon his mind. But
Allan put them resolutely back and, guided
by his Instruments, his reason and that
marvelous sixth sense of location which his
long months of battling with the wilder
ness had brought to birth In him, swiftly
yet carefully slid In vast spirals down the
purple, then the black and terrifying void
that yawned Interminably below.
The beam of his underslung searchlight,
shifting at his wilt, shot Its white ray
in n long, fading pencil downward as he
coasted, And hour after hour It found
nothing whereon to rest. It. too. seemed
lost forever In the welter of uprushlng,
choking vapors from the pit,
"Ah! At last!"
The cry. dull In that compressed air,
burst triumphantly from his lips as the
light-ray, suddenly plertlng a rift of cloud,
sparkled dimly on a surface shiny-black
ns newly cleft anthracite.
Allan threw In the motor once more and
quickly got the Paulllac under control. In
a long downward slant he rushed, like some
vast swallow skimming a pool, over the
mysterious plain of steaming waters. And
eor peering eagerly ahead, he sought
a twinkle of the fishermen's olinares wim
bling across the sunken sea.
Moment by moment he consulted his In
struments and the chart he had stretched
before him under the gleam of the hooded
bulbs.
"Inside of half an hour now," said he,
"U ought to sight the first flash ot the
flares upon the parapet the glow of the
flaming well!" ,
And a singular eagerness all at once
possessed him, a strange yearning to be
hold once more the strange, fog-Bhrouded,
reeking City of the Lost People, almost as
though It had been home, as though these
white barbarians had been his own people.
Men ! To see men once more t The Idea
leaped up and gripped him with a power
ful fascination.
So' It was that when In reality the first
faint twinkle of the fishing-boats peeped
through the mist and beyond, a tiny neck
lace of gleaming points that he knew
marked the; walls of the town his heart
throbbed hotly and a cry of eager greeting
welled from his soul.
Quickly the Paulllac swept him onward.
Maneuvering cautiously, jockeying the
great machine with that consummate skill
he had acquired from long practice, he
soon beheld the dim outlines of the vast
cllnVMhe long walls, the dull reflections
of the fire-plume, the slanting slope of
beach.
And with keen exultation, thrilled with
his triumph and his greeting to the Folk
he came to rescue, he landed with a whir
upon tha reeking slope.
To him, even before he had been able to
freo his cramped body from the saddle,
came swarming the people, with loud cries
of welcome and rejoicing. Powerfully the
automatics he and Beatrice had used In the
Battle of the Walla had Impressed their
simple minds with almost superstitious
revewnce. More powerfully still hi terrible
tvt wiin xaaarou, enaing with the.doath
ever, they trooped In wild, disordered
throngs to do him reverence.
In from tho sea, summoned by waving
flares, tho fishing boats came plowing
mightily, driven by many1 paddles In tho
hnnds of tho strange, white-haired men.
Along the boach tho townsfolk thronged,
nnd down the causeway, beneath tho vast
monolithic plinth of the fortified gate,
Jostled nnd pushed an ocr-growlng multitude,
Cries of "Kromflo h'vlat! Tal Kromno!"
re-echoed 'The chief has come back 1 The
great mnstor!" and the confusion swelled
to a mighty roar, close-pent under the
heavy mists blued by the naphtha torches.
But Stern noticed, and rejoiced to see It,
that none prostrated themselves. Nono fell
to earth or groveled In his presence. Dis
orderly and wild the greeting was, but It
was the greeting of men, not slaves.
"Thank God, I'vo got a raco of real men'
to deal with here!" thought ho, surveying
tho pressing throng "Hard they may he
to rule, and een turbulent, but they're not
servile, llude, brave, bold what better
stock could I have hoped for In this great
adventuring?"
For a while elen thoughts of Ileatrlce
were crowded back by tho excitement of the
arrival. In all his wonderful experience
never heforo had ho sensed a feeling such
as this.
To bo returning, master and lord of a
race of long-burled people, his own people,
after all to ho acknowledged chlcftnln
to hold their destinies within his hand for
good or evil tho magnitude of tho situa
tion, the tremendous difficulties and re
sponsibilities, almost overwhelmed him,
He felt a need to rest and think and
plan, to recuperato from tho long Journey
and to recover poise nnd strength.
And with relief, us he raised his hand
for silence, ho perceived the wrinkled face
of one Vrecnya, head counselor of Kaintou,
ins preuecessor.
Him ho summoned to come close, and to
him gave his orders. With somo degree of
fluency for In tho mentlis Beatrice and he
had spent In the Abyss they had ncqulrcd
much of the Mcrucaan tongue ho said:
"I greet you, Vrecnya. I greet my
people, all Harken. I hao made a long
Journey to return to jou. I am tired und
would rest Thero bo many things to tell
you, but not now I would sleep und eat.
Is my houso In readiness?"
"It is In readiness the houso of the
Kromno. Your word Is our law. it shall
be as you haic spoken."
"That Is good. Now It Is my will that
this alrboat on which I ride should be car
ried closo up to tho walls und carefully
covered with mantles, especially thl.s pan,"
and he gestured at tho engines. "After that
I rest."
"So It shall he," Vnenja mado answer,
while the Folk listened. "Hut, master,
where Is the woman? Whero Is tho undent
man, J'hungaav, who sailed wltlvjou in the
alrboat to those upwr regions we know
not of?"
"The woman Is well. .Sh0 awaits In a
place wo hae prepared for ou"
"It Is well. And the nnclent man'"
Stern thought quickly. Tn confess the
patriarch's death would certainly be fatal
would Judge from It that certain destruc
tion must be tho portion of any who should
dare enturo Into those mysterious upper
regions which lo them were hut a myth a
strango tradition almost a terror
And though the truth was dear to him yet
under stress of greater good he uttered
falsehood by Implication.
"The ancient man nwalts vou, too. He
Is resting in the far places. 'lje would de
sire you to como to him "
world" goo,l?""eaCe7 " m'nd tl10 """"
"He found It good, Vrecnya. And he Is
at pence."
"It Is well. Now tho commands of Tal
Kromno shall be done. Ills house Is ready!"
While Stern clambered out of tho ma
chine and stretched his half-paralyzed
limbs, the news ran, a murmur of many
voices, through the massed Folk. Stern's
heart swelled with pride at the Biiccess of
his mission. If all should go as well from
now on, his mighty object could and would
bo accomplished. But If not
Ho shuddered slightly despite himself, for
to his inlnd aroso the -ever-present possibil
ity of the Iolks custom of trial by combat
the chance that somo rebellious one might
challenge him that tho outcome might
another time turn against him.
He remembered still the scream of Kam
arou as the deposed chieftain had plunged
Into the boiling pool. What If this fate
should some time yet be his? And once
more thoughts of Beatrice obtruded- nnd
despite himself, he felt the clutch of terror
at his heart
He put It resolutely away, however, for
he realized that all depended now on main
taining good courage and a bold com
mandlng air. The slightest weakness mlcht
at any time prove fatal. b
He understood enough of the barbarian
psychology to know the value of dominance
And with a command to Vreenya "Make
way for me, your master!" ho advanced
through the lane which the" crowdlne Folk
made for him.
Ab, followed by tho councilor nnd the
elders, he climbed the sllnne ......'.
.and passed through the labyrinthine passes
of the great gate, strange emotions stirred
nun.
The scene was still the same as when he
first had witnessed It Still flared the
torches In tho hands of the populace and
along the walls, where, perched on the
very ledge of the one-time battle with the
Lanskaarn, the strange waterfowl still
blinked their ghostly eyes.
No change was to be witnessed In the
Inclosure, the huts, the wild plaza, stretch
Ing away to the cliff, to the fire-pit, and the
Dungeon of Skeletons. But still how dif
ferent was It all!
Only too clearly he remembered the first
time he and Beatrice had been thrust
Into this weird community, bound and cap.
live; with only too vivid distinctness he re
called the frightful Indignities, perils nnd
hardships inflicted on them.
The absence of the kindly patriarch sad
dened him ; and, too, the fact that now no
Beatrice was with him there.
Slowly, wearily, he moved along the
slippery rock floor toward his waiting house,
unutterably lonesome even in this pushing
throng that now acclaimed him. yet thank
ing God that the girl, at leaBt, was far
THAT AWFUL MOMENT
Copyright ..v u....-
"Yes, we have a vacancy in our
had any experience in finance?"
"I'm supporting a $10,000 wife
from the burled town of such hard ways
and latent perils,
At the door of the round, conical stone
hut that had been Kamrou's and now was
his so long ns ho could hold the chieftain
ship by sheer force of will and power he
paused a moment and faced tho eager
throng.
"Peace to you, my people !" he exclaimed,
once more raising his hand on high. "Soon
I shall tell you many wonders and things
strange to hear many things of great Im
port and good tidings.
"When I have slept I shall speak with
you Now I go to rest Await inc. for the
day of your deliverance Is at hand'"
A face caught his attention, a sinister and
brutal face, doubly ominous In the ilarlng
cresset-glare. He knew tho man H'vemba.
the cunning Ironsmlth. one who In other
das had beforo now crossed his will nnd,
dog-like, snarled as much as he dared. Now
a pecullurly malevolent expression lay upon
the evil countenance. Tho dead white skin
wrinkled evilly; the pink eyes gleamed with
disconcerting malice.
But Stern, dead tired, only glanced 'at
H'yemba for a second, then with Vreenya
entered the hut and bade the door be closed.
All dressed aslhe was, he flung hlmelf
upon tho rude bed of seaweed covered with
the coarse brown stuff woven by the Folk.
"Sleep, master," Vreenya said. "I will
sit here and watc h But before you sleep
loosen the terrible fire-bow that shoots the
bolts of lead and lay It near at hand."
"Vou mean thero may be trouble here?"
"Sleep!" was all the councilor would
nnswer. "When you have tested there will
be many things to ask and tell."
Spent beyond the power of any further
effort, Stern laid his automatic hundy and
disposed himself to test.
As his weary eyelids closed nnd the first
outposts of consciousness began to fall be
fore the attacking power of slumber, his
thoughts, his love, his enduring passion, re
verted to the girl, the wjfe, now so Infinitely
far away In the cavern beside the brawling
canyon-stream. Yearning and tenderness
unspeakable flooded his soul.
But onco or twice her face faded from
his mental vision and In Its stead he seem
ed to see again the surly stare, the evil
eyes and venomously sinister expression of
H'yemba the resourceful map of fire and
of steel.
CHArTEK MI
Challenged
AFTER many hours of profound and
. dreamless sleep, Allan awoke filled
with fresh vigor for the tasks that lay
nhead. His splendid vitality, quickly re
cuperating, calmed his mind; and now the
problems, the nnxletles and fears of the
day before to call It such though thero
was neither night nor day In this strange
place seemed negligible.
Only a certain haunting uneasiness about
the girl still clung to him. But, sending
her many a thought of love, he reflected
that soon ho should be back again with her ;
and, resolutely grasping the labor that now
awaited him, he felt fresh confidence and
hope.
After a breakfast of the familiar sea
weeds, bulbs, fish and eggs, he bade
Vreenya (who seemed devotion Incarnate)
summon tho folk for a great "charweg," or
tribal council, at the Place of Skeletons. '
Here they gathered, men, women nnd
children, all of fifteen hundred, In close
packed, silent masses, leaving only the In
ner circle under the stone posts and Iron
rods clear for Allan and Vreenya and some
half dozen elders.
The rocky plaza-floor sloping upward
somewhat from the dungeon formed a very
shallow natural amphitheatre, so that the
majority could see as well as hear.
No platform was there for their Kromno
to speak from. He had not even a block
of stone. In the true native style he was
expected to address them on their own level,
pacing back and forth the while,
In his early days among them he had
seen one or two such gatherings. His quick
wit prompted a close Imitation of their
ceremonies and ancient customs.
. (CONTINUED TOMORROW.)
..mpany Iteprlnted by special arrangement,
financial department. Have you
on $5000 a year."
T I
Farmer Smith's
Column
MIOTHER'S HAIR
My Dear Playmates Once upon a time
there was a little boy and he did not like
to brush his hair, nor did he like to have
any ono else brush It.
Now, the littlo boy had a sister. Wasn't
that a funny thing for n little boy to have?
Well, the sister thought nnd thought how
she could Interest the little boy In having
his hair brushed properly.
Finally one morning when she was brush
ing her own beautiful hair she saw that
the comb made her hair stick up funny
like, and that tho hairs followed the comb
hero and there.
ElcctrlcUy!
She called her littlo brother and showed
him what the comb did to her hair, and
do you know? that brother of hers wanted
to know If tho comb would do that to his
hair!
Wasn't that funny?
Sister tried it nnd, sure enough! broth
er's hair did stand up and wiggle around
the comb, much to his .delight.,
TlienJt was easy, for sister to brush
brother's hair nnd every cold morning
they had n beautiful time with tha elee.
triclty I should say, with the comb and
lirntliar'u tinlw I
I supposo you are wondering what made
me write to you Uko this I will tell you.
I make a copy of what I write with a
carbon sheet and when I am through, It
does the funniest thing! It sticks to piy.
hand nnd that Is what It has Just done,
and that mado me think of brother and
sister and tho ELECTRICITY.
There! I hao told you how I write soms
of my beautiful talks to you.
Your loving editor, t
FARMER SMITH.
P. S. Don't tell anybody our secret, will
you?
BILLY TRIES TO FAST
By Farmer Smith
Billy Bumpus, Mrs. Bumpus and SeN v
geant Obadiah float sat down in the parlor
of Billy's house. Mrs. Bumpus had Just Vf
looked In tho dictionary to find the mean--T
Ing of the word "fast," while Billy waited
for her to find out. At last Bhe said: "J
don't see how Judge Goat can order you
to fast.' Any one who fasts has to de
It nil by himself."
"Great!" explained Billy. "Let's havs
something to cat."
"Hold on," shouted Sergeant Goat, getting
up on his feet. "I'm going to fast Just as
long as you do, at least until some one ,
comes nnd relieves me." '
"But It Isn't fair for me to hove to go
without eating. I tell you that a judge can't '
keep me from eating." Billy was begin- '
nlng to get hungry, nnd the more he ,
thought of It the harder It was for Mm
to keep from nibbling something. . j
"Now, Billy, you don't want to talk, fof j
that will make you all the hungrier." Mra. '
Bumpus looked at her liUBband and then
at Sergeant Goat. "Do you suppose you'll r1
have to stop drinking, too?" :
"I don't remember hearing the Judge j
say anything about drinking," ventured the
sergeant.
"Perhaps Billy can have a little soup.
then," said Mrs. Bumpus, looking squarely
at Sergeant Obadiah Goat.
"I think It would be better for him to '
drink water for a time."
"I like soup, especially tin-can soua." t
The sergeant looked at Billy and saw him -i
fidgeting In his scat. 1
"I was thlnklnir the other ilav nf tha
things I love to eat, and I decided thatuT
me best tning in nil the worw la rice, Juicy f
grass the kind that grows CQ One hillside,
wnere you can go and eat Oft "When the sun
Is sinking In the sky. Urn-urn. It IS de
licious !"
"Don't, DONT," cried Billy. "I didn't
hear the Judge say anything about your
having to stay here and talk about eating
grass." '
"Be patient, Billy," said his wife sooth
ingly, '
"Make him stop," replied Billy, looking
at Mrs. Bumnus.
"Why don't vou tnk n. mti mnr' tall '
Mrs. Bumpus, turning to Sergeant Obadiah ii
uoM, meanwnue yawning herself,.
rot a bad Idea, not a bad Idea," rep!I4
the policeman. "How will I know that
Billy Isn't eating when I'm asleep?"
'Did the Judge Bay anything about 2:1s
eating while you Were noleen?"
"No," said Seraeant nhnrtioh nat "Oh, .1
I don't like this work anyhow. I'm ", ,
sergeant, and this la no real woric fonJ
ponce sergeant, if you don't mind, VU
take a snooze, and If Billy DOES eat iW-
tmng i nope you won't forget ME," '
Boon Sergeant Obadiah Goat was anno-:
ing peaceiuuy, while Mrs. Bumpus was pM,;
imiina Bumeimng for Billy to eat. out
had hardly finished when there was' a r
at the door.
'Come in." said Mrs. Bumpus, so J
Obadiah woke un.
"I just called tn Km. Ttlllv ( t'
ting along," said the court officer, at to'
POllCe Station. Walklnir Inl. h. n.rlnr. Th
ho told Sergeant Goat that ho had com.
to rel a ),i,n
This was such a surprise that Billy's eye!
aimoar. popped out of his head. H
Alter Hergeant Obadiah had gone ,
court ofllcer said; "I m.n nmthinr m
to eat. Don't I get a bits for myselfl'V
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