Berkshire Chronicle Reading 06-1915

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J:l~~~~~4~?~~£;;

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,!ep0.rte,li. i)1iIlSif!g. 'lJ

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ing another,
. were ~rustr.at&d.
donlt!'Y"in ""':fieiji.

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It.

whe~

of
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was ' we't and hungry.

Ilo cIlmart captlUltl
.n.ighl; . " he ......
0.

and,

eaUel!. . seemJfd, . ·vlci()U8.. It would not
.r.e,spDnd to .his , over~r,e8 for... long moe, bub
e:vent)lal1.r' ~, -alp' j~hen !-Offered a biscuit, Md

wokeoi! .;a;t-u, ' ..... lked :aH.roupd, ~ Imd finally
'a:I;e ' it;' . After <:me, ~t wunted . mD~e; . nnd . u1ti·
mil.tioi,.. 'beeam...-,.eo appeased tlrat it put its baad
in. ·the ."' ~pe"laI'8
poCket - . for more. .. Tha
e!lie...,,,. .of the i-orce ,Ya":, 'thus . onoo J m01'~triumphantly ....ho.vn. I .
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. ."!:he·next .sto,y is .8~melV'hf!.t trll€icf A ,. " <lpe~"
e.On ,dut.Y ~I:. the rail,way ue\'4ed lIoma 't)ll';elMlmen't . ,being tir.ed ,of. doiog . ~otlting. . j!1l .. ~t
down :the ..1we. 'To .ih'" utter .cOnst-rn..t:I1'l\ wh<>o
he l'~tUl'lle:ci hll f-oUD~ an ineppetot- waiting ~ Another. ,i....,·n"!!! ~m8.~tad, f~ asieep, ..tnil ....b@n
h" llwoke fOund .a .trergealit. liendi* OVIl.r" · !him.

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"These, iwweveJ.. &:1'+ '..m1'a "D:d' exc~ptiohnt. Most
are 'g lad. Ito -do .thell'l.dyty, .uil 00 ,i l; to the mauMrm.of the ".sp~~als''' : a;.re_~ea8eI: lor
niJlht , ~<ll'k. : They ."TO in'.. de~ ie~e8t; l ...Ddt
bard ·.1lJt t:he:u- -dxl:ils., ",!"d ~re ~~0" '&D*'!011ll-to

·ner horn.:

be of ........ iea. , " It I""' 'U.\;willj. ~wrl<. ,whicih
w.e ImI .glad ito·dQ ""lid ~nd. wb\i.a '<ewz," 6!i.ma U]f

'the general ifE!eling.·! QIlB' .ii<;mfMee5

tm-

· t»at.,~j ...g

the ., b1mcl .and ' inm" 'h8
o.bon;\ 'to 'b.l..--e n! r-6S'l;; fee1h~8 .at fu moml'n\

.I'(lro..s

.lI,

!B&~t

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both blind' jm{f .infirm tifter .his >dutitla., ..hen !.lJ 4•
he ,saw'

a ,,~eaDl; -coining

.along. a.nd

J.o .res~e ' his D~ , :wi~h head e rect.

1>0

he it...1

~otl!M

sald th",kwhen'ever '9n -<1i1'ty . <>utBkle the - --

-aboul; '.9 p"m. (' he :ahvarJl ' 'lVent i1lsi.de

'11'

wallcing ..imp'ly u~ . Imd down a bridge'; but

ih.

a;t

'the 'hom'· .«ti'uCk I [n reply to{) . 1)~r quoo·t ion
.'1'. Why',f' , lis .j,e~lied, wit'h ..n twinkle in .hie eye,
" .To Bee that it is ,elooed, 'Of 'Colll"l!le:' \
Manv prefer the idea of a re,gulo.r !beat . to
'Older onBl\ ""lura'lly .axe

.t\().~ . so

eager for

&

mill"

of ~u·t ~B ·miJe~ ..?r so. in',UI<l ,.course 'Of a f{)Urhour<!1" !Spell <>.~ <l ..~~,. , At ' fir~t on theirJI!S~ -of
, :Same' wepe r..llItner· f>l!rl:ilit!CL hut a~Lenvuda
were . able !to disl;ingu:B~ thints :with .if)8B.";prne't:ice_ '. make~h: ,' p.erfeet... • ~'wn;,n
,the
~, specia'\s ., lfikt "''ent 00 -dut,. :,g.ids 'wied \6 po'ktl

·&t lih~,.a.na .i<1erea, ·b ut w'h,eli thej.diIEIiloyei.!d

" spsciahl' ~ ' imj>eiiturJxi.bility , the] ,deslsied.
.
nnw tlie 'l atter iii ' able 'to waJk ' a.bout "un·
.m()lested. It 1I 0. ,p eculiar Iact that tbe ' ''18~eciaJ''

is· .beguming !lio .0 0 I O'"cognised-whether :by .1ti4
·~alt 01" a.i>peo.ranoe· \ve -do not \know. Pewiti>!' it

.Us his Unusual ""annes. dr mlumen, Still,

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:::~~~~ :tbe
'to

'I3:le fool;

;., tbat 'l!!05't '""e Teadili rijcognia:"q.:-the erndoar
lIB uStio&'I. .wel1 in'f{)r-med 1>r :eVery<>OB :aoo :every·
. 'One ." ..spec~a\ ·" declares tlla'i; !(Ine nigM .

1Iie

SIIW -8..

mall.. ev-ill.ently in

a. -drllId;:en

condition,

tryinJl: _to' :pr-ol.' ·hintself. lip Bj>;a.iOs\ the' wnll oeM'
. Regi. n;6 '~tbe . man·s;) do.or' Then he pulled o.ut ' a ·key•
. ,
·1?u·t iil!;tea.d' ~f 'fit,'ti~ it ·tl!l tb.e door lie inael"ted it
, 'into ~he ."aa.lho e '! ' The best jUke 'in cCtllfteeti01l

l~~~51:~~~~1~~1~'~~:~11fe ~.oo'
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1'1\1.

c~nstables_

with
the 'Speda.l
I1ppe.a1'9d
in ina
"r.fanch~s'ter
Alu;j,rdlM-" ~ome
time ,ago;
''' ':special ':~ bn ' 'll'ati-oJ l-duty ·.etopped OIIte'de . a.

poll'e, -ana· pulling 01j\ bis pipo,, ' 'knoc'ked ~vit:lt it
'On ·the wo!! .to -emR't:r: the a"lI e9 1~ 'S.uIIden\:r, a f&ir

:furm,. . 'lonm'ilt~ -oflt /of.t'lle darurne6s" I~~ i .r~mHie.1
C0me ·in: ]lb'6- 'Ou~.l . ' . , 'Oh ~ I ' heg . ,<»Ir
pardon ;.1: lhougut. it was .my · young ......n 'Comi.ng
,.0 ,see me. '. _ .jI' . . ,
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(100' " -EI!}eci,,1s" turned up 1')h Mnmti'Y '
at th's il'tooTsatian G~ound 'ror -drilt, 'W'hi~
-<!u"'l'cl(e 'Qf Capt'''tn HeOO"1'80n lthe '
consl'.''ib1•• j . '011;ef
L;ckl ~.._ 'and
'Tn"; "105l1eci~16' " are ,'be,iinning
-doWn, a'nd are ;ve'l acquiring. a 1pllfo'P'!
easif ':"tt'ba:t ,with ml'.I1 of nU
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, In 'l t~ ,conriootion .e.lSOI 'llml
.b"cl'~,ier.s · ·of da.ss
br...k-eo -d_>l..

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