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Show TOOK 'AWAY MIS APPEtrTc' -. - Lovsr of Mines pis Had Decided Ofc Jsctlon to Sharing the Dtllcaoy With Restaurant Cat. UntlJ recently Detective Sergeant Tim Bailey was a lover of mince pie. Today If anyone offered him a bakery full of mince pies m Would turn on his heoHind do a quick countermarch, Figuratively he has had his fill of the good old pastry. v At dinner time, one day1 not long ago Bailey wentlntoV'llttle restaurant near the HalLorA'j'ustice. "Three, boiled eggs, a cup 'ijf Java and a 12 by 14 wedge of mln'eelple," ho told the. waiter. k ' Bailey pollshedXptt the eggs and coffee in great sfcape, and then atf tacked the'ple. Ha had Just begua when a big black fit that had beenf repoilng'yon the' eoaater a few feet away awoke, stmcted, struck at a' vagrant fly with a, chubby paw, and then leaped Into; thsjdiiplay window) ot the place. Ttia, window was laden' with delicacies ;to,VaHura the hungry passerby. MftV? i The first thing.thtTabby made tor was the remnlnsetviho pie that had been cut for Ba'ilay.VyKttty's first bite was Bailey's lasiMJv.He dropped his1' fork with a bangvtakched for his hat and rushed up toMho counter. M "Sa-a-y," he ctle'dj ",what are yott. running here, aresUurant or a konJ nel club?" He palhls bill, and wac away down thos'treet before the dazed keeper of ''the' place could catch his breath. NewAYbfk Times. -h r |
