Tho tramp raised his hat to the young woman who had opened the door in answer to his knock. On seeing tho wayfarer the trim young maid was about to close the door abruptly whet! tho other spoke. “I am no ordinary beggar,” bo said, proudly. “1 was at tho front ” ‘‘Yon at tho front?” interrupted the maid, glancing suspiciously at Id's rounded shoulders. “ I was,” declared the tramp, ‘‘ but I couldn’t make anyone hear, so 1 came round to the back.”
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Evening Star, Issue 20053, 19 December 1928, Page 10
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82Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 Evening Star, Issue 20053, 19 December 1928, Page 10
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