Berkshire Chronicle Reading 01-1920

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,. oI"vprly copied anit ptooJnbly w~ilbted ~
givft it the appearfollO<! O']'acJe,"
B. balncied it cGJ'efuUy n b;" b.. n~ tben
h.. e,xamined t
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.. Y~ •• "" l ~ouglJt.H he ....id. "the ,,",ht
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He inspeeted the i,,"crilltion. ond tben
tllem carefully.
Half obliternred 4IS
th ..y
it "'u no t1181 tull: to deeipl,er
them by nrtitielal Ii,llhl>; then he put the
bnnltlo lIpQJI tb,,' table. '
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.. Your f,lead 1I'lI de~ved you." b I!I\ld
alnhd quietlv, - .. 'rbiela !lot tu famous Situ hu.
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DYMORE BROWN & S()~.
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ROYAL ALBERT BREWEltY.
READING ,
Those Celeorated Ales and Stom ,
are guaranteed Brewed frotn-Malt
and Hops ONLY and have been
certified by the British Analytical
Control to be ABSOLUTEL V
P IJ R E and G E NUl N E.
They are highly recommend)
by the medical u culty and have
been supplied to the Royal Berk·
~hire Hospital for over 60 }'~rs.
Supphed in Cask a.nd Bottle.
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Teleerams: "Attwell s. Reacting."

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he _ted himS6ll... and nalul'llily I am
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'! N~ t",.. e1a "'1'71&01 ." '''''p<Ind.<1 Tlllilin.i drily . '.. Th. ADl ..... ""dur hn_ nol I"'Cll
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D1a0& - CMnalPell • n ' f 1\~atara e' JI08'Ii
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, J'h18 "..., piauilbi .nO\ll!'h. Tillb..iDi JLt
lUI'1 rate toula IIDd ( I "''lilt ·.,jill
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tnl" QIJ YO\l'WObId'l!l11 thelllm tbl8l:<)untrJ.. plMlat/· on. He"'o
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He picked UJ) the oMlament ogojn ond e:tlqlliR t ...ho,lTd"
~...hl · him .t three
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" It ,'i t ve,.,. 1I6d,' cootinuetl r:.~ng T'III
Patb.,."
Boo, ,hal-in,,'his IJea • "Ihat one"" IMrn{'(1
" 'fhe Fa!.),., of patience i. wisdom.
IU nls F,I:r.I1e},cy".1 old haTe been cut o!l
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Tbr "!let 01\ hi8 visilor ."a!el<!ctriClll.
~ c....U iJP.r&ng to Iri1t IHt.
J{e rOlle iaitaatly II.Ilid llOillel_1 ~UI h~
• ~"I~jli ... bat yon mea..... b. oaid, "
bai,. Ilhe mOIlOOle4!0,oed.
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h. CbiMw .... _ .. lillbtinll anot.ber Cit....- and lbe "ypIJda lowe
hll tbe ~tecllve 511'"
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100 QlOM tb .... two. raight , glittering .Iits
.. It Is vt 1'7 impl. "I lie looked .abetra.- '" b1a.ok.
him.
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" 'fOil are al...~ R:e~g m".o11t of self. ,. TIl. lIi~ liad the oriel I bracelet {, What do YOll "'8611'"
scroDei, Capt&l. Tn
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All ta. B u a _ aU tb. I.o.D&I!:'id dm-I.
"you·...... JOt _ ou !if a 6OrBp8. he ",lid bu ft '
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r bed .... ne ~ut of hIlt 'mioe. it wa. h.r"b and
IiOI.maly, nd
ted, llIl,,!," at h« geatnre. b1lAi~... bf tet it. Wi bOllt tUt/' ba 10"etall¥.
The white .Ioved haOO "'(!TO
He had been lUI aJ ~. lie Itohl her e .... bis voiC!<!........."thmtr that
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till tp.. ~lieat8 kiCl "4e eiretched
.,itbollt initl\tioa.
t t~rd"T _ . iu vain.."
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!£e .. ddad that lui
d borrowed a!!OVe"J)oJlTt talk "bou~ yeotaTd~o" ..id de Jl,.,... wa 80metblnlll &lIilftal jn his IIOlst.
YOlp trom a f.....,.".
wlh:e, who. With , C06ta Illlrriedl;t, .. that ia ••",bjeet ",hieh I
_thIn .. liftri h i. hi. Attitnd... .
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deoorrbod .... SicRor , aev r wil!b '10 di ...... Y91! &a" now ho...
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Tho Chinnmun .jaterrupted bi", ... itb a bl his oonfederlll.",-be h", been identi
;raw she ...a • .pu.Ul . a Chl.?llWaD, he lide. mile.
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.. ThOMe tll~ . ar& noldon. b'1 poIitene1!S:' , Tbe del8eU.e took n .b ... t 01 pepe. from
'1 01,.ql6 mftoil] "ho ~ 'thIDII8. ,
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lop said. -.. You are ROm, into. hili .. nter- h ' pOCket and hnnd~d it
tile <leelt lO
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nd YOII IIIUst take a eorre.poMingly ,II.. other.1
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a reJIl4't'kably ,iI.nt ,
'Il0 rtalls." ...id de CO<Ita. wh ite 0' "d ea.n ...t1y .
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Jhro",h the iIItuYJ.~ poke tiltle, ,l"Qt "'\'know DOtbial{ whatm., about it.
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~l'(Il t'in)es )llemt<j t be 0 11 0.. poiDt,.9'
m~ Ood, ' they ",ollldn·t--.-{'
hicb waR given 10 Captain Tnlbam this
speakil1f.
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" yo ~ see... to bave methi.rul to conf.,..,"
said
.s ith .. RuprWle e,ort roe Soo reeo'l'ered
... b, ea.ld at I
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• raill'ery.
lihe had
If-possession .
Wilbo~ .. word be
to m.keo-lX''pl'e_tion at an h,our,of !be d,al ', be
aDded bock the shHt', bed his e1'>""I.....
"b8JI~ taU:.
• 11100 d,fticnlt netcl" I D into
lileel!Anieally; ud rtl/tIed inlo
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You W....terM ...... II . WilD Ol\,
is ..vide ty -·.lIbtber mil';. tb
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hil'h a ..
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ebaJl,. a ill .. ~n' ff'forth
and
He.J>alf ..- {rinD -IIis chair. leIlntc aOT08l
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tll ,the ,deat ., IIII~ pIcked rui·the'ba~al• .p.D, 1 ~ ...al"'~RI'.
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rd81 about
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to! ~ fair to
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ball I IoIown ib
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