Show I BEGIN itt TODAY A novE seekIng ad- ad adventure fl venture loot loafs upon a I IA bench In H Park uk London Corn Com ComIn Corning Inc Com In ing toward to him ho tot sees ref a little littleman littleman man it ft buS hUI hute e bundle on his shoulder At Gate the theman theman man l Is challenged i Q I l n policeman curious to know knos llio Iho contents contenta of the bundle At the little man is impudent Impudent dent dont but finally tells teIl the police police- policeman policeman m man n ho h I Is on hn way to hi hit hll bar bar- barber bar barber ber shop In Acton Aeton In the sack Ick ho he has haa a 1 wax t ct tt a woman Out of ot the tho novelist tollo the tho man to learn h h- h his Is ta 81 speaking lh the thu truth When the man turn Into ft f direction op- op opposite op opposite poetIc to th the tho route rOule to Acton ho challenges him II 1 hn t I 0 o diet ellet otter offer the man m n th rise file e pound It if ho he will III re- re report report re report port with hint him to tl n o 0 police station lie He ll tha th the mans man's finger fingernails nails ore ate stained with lilt machine oil NOW GO ON WlL ii lEE IRE STORY A low glow of hate hung hune In hI eyes It if he be hid had n ii weapon apon I should have sute red Indeed his 1115 arm made n a movement nt as nl It if to strike but hi 11 1 realized that I had eight ht Inches ind forty or fifty pounds weight to frare So the shoulder I held then subsided Ii In a It tone he sAId saidI I had to till tell the cop op a tale talc I Idon Idon don t see lee ee no arm In telling iou ou I 1 aint It a I m an on engine cleaner clenner flats That a better beta Well Vell 1 what hat do ou Oll ant with sith Ith Ihy figure then 1 Are you going to make inako 0 a mascot of It tor for an n ln 1 No No ro Still SUII you re tolling I lies lIu Ii and tak- tak taking tah Ing risks ricks tor for It Itou ou c ou seem rather to t t You tell me ou paid ton for tor It 1 Yes That s e ebu cheap ehe nt tit least It I sup sup sup- suppose sup po pose BO so ne or ne or bought one myself Wha do ou think It Its s worth I Oh OhI J I dunno Let s a walk und and talk about It We w nt nt too to i ard t tj-ie tj the e Think agali How Jio much do ou think It wol-H wol cost COEt new Couple of o pounds Would It Indeed Look here I ve ye taken l v fine t to o It I 11 give you five f 11 it I It ii as s It stands I I 1 Bin alit t sol selling Youre You're not selling for five pounds a 0 tl-lne tl nU u nu can buy new for tor two t on 0 pounds pound thi thin Is sery cry etting Tb- Tb Th police Oh ang ane It rh r vu are talk talk- talkIng talking talk talk-In Ing about the cO cops copa I lie e got cot to 1 1 ou out e stolen th t thIng You r rt re f P thIn 1 Oo 00 a at aio e you thle thief You In a 0 B low Ion tone lone I added It you tell me ma th the tl I II 11 let you vou oft off But just juat one more lie I III II han you you c t er er There wa was a I re Finally the little man cl l l tI Ms his and andin andIn In B It gentle Bentle tone sold said Look er Pr uv Dor you don I want sent ant to he ho ard ordon on n a pore man mn You say eny you want w nt to buy the thing Well WellI lain I aint ain t so fond of It I J dont don t mind piling e It but T let It go for five pounds pound lion How mu much do nu ou want Say a t pounds I laughed No son NOM yn m mi man I m iou ve ye Iven yours lt na aoa Tell me why 11 thic figures figure's worth A hundred pounds pound Otherwise oft ott oe gO to the tho polio st lIln There was wes a B In the tho thoman theman's theman's man mans man's mind He lIe probably thought ot of bolting boIling for tor he h moved oved toward the road ro l but I on the tho theother theother other side aide ot of o him Then he must mut hays decided to Inlet me mo for In a loom tone e 1 You r re ro a 8 B p nii At last Idt with fIns h hi n I II i toll tell tellS S ou all about it it H-it I J cant can't do do lo It ere are Someone murl I come cornO along alongI I II show you something Lets Let's go up UI thit th t street He Tie ard Tn erne Terrice There II 11 be bo a 1 or I hint hIm In alien until we reached ru hed an mp house Wa the front rent parlon Va vas separated from the roal road hy by tall shrubs Be- Be Behind Behind Be Behind hind some of ot e e established eata Again n Al 11 11 Il n r rI fick rk k I was RS as un- un Undone un-ilone un one done the ghastly beauty exposed bolting l human and Bur sur- sur surprised priced I got ot corn a swap oar i 1 ere ero said the man roan Fact Is a friend of mIne and me mo e w rl o n crib Po Do you you Charlie VIII the barber Of Ot coure cour e I know Inow Indeed Indeed this war wat the name nome of ot the most t dresser dreser In london eto shop has hM stood tood nt at atthe atthe the corner of Bord Dor 1 for tor or oer o halt a y century Well its it's like this this- Chullo Charlt Vill VIII In am t only a 0 harbor l lie Ito doss dOOR a bit bitt nf nC business with the tho Ih fashionable damet while I- I li a their air now and then one of ot them gets Bets In II a abit abit bit of ot a roes me card cards and cham- cham ch n m-n agne Erne wine All til that port of ot thing You know knos lie hA h w nt on with a smile So they get short hort and want to In taise a f bit hIt o money on ing Ini That sort ort ot of woman she dont don't want to be seen soen coming out Ot Of a a 0 ro I under under- Understand understand stand You see ae what wot I mean They akOl hes all eol soils CM of stuff to ChArlie VIII knick je jewelry Iry old gold plate pInto knack whit wh the they pinch In their own drawing room inS r nd he lends lend them money on 01 It Cli Ch e s a ny fly customer cent ye pr t cent that s what he charges t l len ien n I follow tollo y 7 Yi u and d your friends friend In a 1111 burglary l ry at But Dut I 1 don t see ty hy iou ou took this young lady a away any ay with Hit l ILU iu u Well It Its It's like hike this thle gU nor cu J I louvi ad Ad no experience of rib rib cracking It If you ou ad nd It If you'd done dono a 0 a salon I e-I o as a I 1 have all long o 0 being erel ss like you'd know that it don t I do to go co About T o 0 nights In I a 1 sack full of ot money end nd things thing like that You got cot to be careful So hen ohen wed wod got all 11 th the tl tiff together my mate and I t we a t quite know know'S S 'S hat to do there therl was Vel je jewelry that 8 nothing on one ona Mn cOIn put that In 11 eno ones one's pocket But Dut there ther was lots ot of other tuff fluff tutt gold sold silver allver sauce boats n an all ov r ditt- ditt dIamonds mends monds It would 1 I five ave broken rov mv cart eart cart to lease lea le i it Po Fo my mate matA mat e ei ad Sn In idea Vo IS 0 sot got old rf ef t two of ot these etc ere ro tI ures fl-ures urel tho the inside of the stand outi I Is p E 60 fo o r te e hared out inC nd we no each curb put rut our r halt half In a lay figure TI Tien n T v put m m Into the sa-ks sa hI o h h voM rl L I ought u o with ith u us because ou k Ic ow ow and anti or off wo we sots goes ea Cacti our own Yo an n way Like when thit th cop cot started asking u U llon ne e o t tumble to It Is i-Is ItHe pointed to the gound And there s 8 my m fl nt af Ii It t i u Ad s-iy s the tho t w s ord ou ca n nase 8 r I I or nr a i o Vi o 0 shared red Out Oat anil each cach put iut ut his I half bait In la a ii lay lar figure Un I It was very tempting to arrest arret the man fO no doubt by this means a oil all II the tile property would i be ba recovered recover 1 since the other man mall could be found Dit I felt curious after atter ml all I knew man alan who I had their hair dono done by I some come were hord herd up one of ot thorn them had recently r from me a afew afew few tew I presents which I It would be amusing to identify So I said No No I Im nl ni not going to I buy a pIg In ill a It poke I dont don't mind doIng a ps with OU It if I think tho stuffs stuff's worth north it Ill give sou ou a hun hundred rd pounds lu I cant con can t get caught so 11 I don l t mind 1111 He Ho twinkled h recognizing rece o a 0 tel tel- tellow fel fot fellow low crook dragged lit at th the can canvas V that was as rou rouchy hy nalle nailed t to the bet bol- bolton bettoni bot bottom I toni ton of ot the u e pulled It off ott thrust hi his ha hand nd In A look of ot per per- perplexity per perplexity came cam 01 0 r 1 i lis Is fare face He to tum turn tumbled tumbled bled In th tho r recess ess took up the till till- f uro HB-uro ure shook It then thel hi hir mouth fail fail- failen tall tall-en en open he turned tuned I 10 to me rne And There eln am ln t nh n h ug n In Ill I n H For a mom moment the tho III air was tilled filled with the thin sound ond nf of hi his misery then however he ti h Iud lud said about Ihen a dozen timia tima s that he didn dide t know I how It coul could 1 have ened I de- de de derided tided to be a little rougher with him Look her hers my Iny man I said Mid You Youe e tried to a dirty trl trick k kon on m ma 1 louve 1 ou ye vo tried to 10 got rot a hun hundred dred pounds pound out of ot me mo by making mo me believe that In lit there thero was a 8 lot of valuable stuff and nd But the them e was TU era Don t talk tolk romence ronene It It must mut ha hae ha a 0 dropped out lie he ho va a aK 1 fui Ise What sort of ot fool do you tah take me mo for How v ovid cold lie Ie I ie things tall fall fallout fallout out when oud the canvas bottom on a fl Theo Thc never ns anything In tills this figure the only thing that upset upseL inc 1110 m Is la that tt its a hardly any use lan l'an handing you over overto overto overto to the pon sine cInc iou ou haven havon t got any stolen roods goods but of o course courso youve you've got ot the figure that s probably probably ably aMy sto stolen ston n nods goods I think I III Ii geol you tor for this t Dont Don't do that guvnor nor Im- Im Implored implored Im Implored the little In mi inti i I I think I know ow this thin I m rn a big big- bigger bigger fer bis-fer ger tool fool than Ln body d think and andI I Ii tell you for tOt wh I I l ut the stuff In with Ith my own Would t I tell you a e story llie IlIe that It if It II s 's ernt true I 1 Indeed I J don t I 1 now Whit Shat do boo oi 01 I 1 Id d 4 tell you I cricked cracked a L crib for fOT If H It t true truo Aint the tho sort of ot thing a 1 coso COI boasts about to tn a stranger Is It Tha That maY mav ot Dt But Bul sou ou sav say you think you II know now hw It h Y Well IJ guv guy nor I lon Ion nn t know v hut J I thin think I it murt ave aveo av I Icon ten rn like Ilka this I took my 17 and my mate took I alt alf Wa We e got fot at one of ot tho these ere ere figures off ott the lie floor loor I filled mine I 1 ad to lo 0 take Uko flip oft off the bottom first but I 1 put It on ain agaIn after MIS S sa about a 1 of them therm u cc there wait wait- ing waiting to ave aye sir Ir on What hat I 1 think thinks s Is that het t I 1 ed up one ot of them in III 1 figures tnt was empty And mine whets what's grit nt the stuff sturt In It Is II In Charlie Vill ill s back shop now Oh m m this Is agol ago I t wonder I ro ro remarked marked I It metros S very liKe I suppose you were in rather a 1 burr hurr One One va al-va I Is Ia s In In our business My nat mat mats I d nd boon been nearly two hours lp opening the ute sate and ond It ad got on mv my lI like When Whon It I got fot iny my fleure figure full I dUnt didn't ang about I can tell sou ou I just It Once more ha h exp s his misery ht his against fate until I him Look her hor hera I said Id this this Is all very well nell ell but the tact act remains that youve you've left lett the stuff behind and th thras res re's res re's no of lour our going goinG to get It Of course there hero a aint Int Its It's too tOil late toolate now I oven Even t the ho nerve to risk It and ns cc n for tor tomorrow ton night they tb ylI IJ II ito 11 0 al alf IK a 1 dorm lo ln watchmen with alf alt a dozen guns gune so that It don dont t appen al o when hen It Its a al- al already al already ready lIpper Continued In our ur ur heat Int Issue |