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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1936

The Man Who Was Two SIR T. SOUTHORN

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two peas' wast't the words for us.) (Continued from Page TJ

Like as two pennies fresh from Graceful Tribute By

23 two

His Excellency great drawback to this country, the Mint, we was: like

as well sir, in weather like this as I've postage stamps: like often told George, is the distance like as two anythings that was between the pubs. Tis the same the dead spit o' each other. George

A graceful tribute was paid to even in the south sixteen long-I was baptised, and Jasper him,

at yester miles betwixt Annan and the fine but from the day when me mother,

never a God rest her, was out longer than Sir Thomas Southern town o' Dumfries, and place-on the whole length of it usual for her morning gin, and day's meeting of the Legislative to the Council by His Excellency the where a man may wet his whis-the string that was tied

big toe of one of us got sucked Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott. Itle"

Then, shaking his head as off, nobody could ever tell which CM.G., C.BE. though reproving himself for hav-was which-so maybe I'me really His Excellency said: It is ing made the statement, he went Jasper, and maybe he's George.” again my misfortune to preface "Well, me and Jasper, or me sad the proceedings of this Council on in what I may call his own

Our last

Yoko- voice: "Ah, well; that makes no George, as you like to take it, grew with the mention of a deep loss

Hong Shang Nara Nobe

hama Honolulu Victoria xaki was session followed the departure of

Kong hai matter to me; for fortunately or up together like twin lilies in the recently sustained.

each other's mis- an Unofficial colleague who had] 20th June unfortunately, I've zo stomach for Dundee Gallowgate, and

Love Arris Leave Leave Leave Leade· Arrive June 1 the liquor. A bar o' milk choco-whacked for late, now. "He turned his deeds, and took the wrong med devoted to the public interest a3

May 15 May 17 May 13 May 21 May 23

June 3 June 5 June 12 June 17 "Ye have cine, and played all the usual much time and labour as we de- £/Axia

June 29 humorous eyes to me. not a bar of milk chocolate on re,twins' pranks, and more, that yemand of an Official member: to-E/Canada May 29 May 31

E/Japan

July 1 July July And day we deplore the loss of our Russia June 12 June 14 June 16 June 18 June 20

June 26 June 28 read about in boys' books.

Jely 10 July 12 July 14 July 16 July 18 by any chance, have ye, sir?”

$26

July 29 July 31 Ang. "No," I laughed, rather uncom-when we come to man-size the Colonial Secretary whose work, aid-BAK fortably; for it now seemed fairly only way to tell us at all was that led and supplemented by-that of E/Canada July 24 July

E/Japan Aug. 21 Aug. 23

Aug. 26 Aug. 28 Sept. obvious that the old fellow was a Jasper had a deep voice, while his wife, achieved and maintained E/Rassis Aug. 7 Aug. 9 ang. 11 Ang. 13 Aug. 15 high and an infnence with, and was kind ¡bit cracked. "And I don't mind mine telling you that at this blessed squeaky, as ye'll maybe have people of this Colony far beyond minute I'd swap a barrow-load of noticed; and even that didn't help the ordinary confines of official- I little thought, when Siri chocolate for one honest-to-good-mach, because each of us could dom.

Thomas Southern welcomed more or less imitate the other." ness Bass."

"So things went on in the same on board ship last December or "Then ye're in luck, sir." be

was old mix-up, and my girl married during the weeks that followed said promptly, and there now an eager, roguish twinkle in Jasper by mistake, and the girl (when he so generously gave to his old blue eyes; "for just round ¡Jasper should have married stuck me not merely of his official col- the next corner is the only inna kuife into me-likewise by mis laboration but of his personal!

And then along came this counsel and friendship) that twixt here and Novar; and that's take.

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My

ja matter of fifteen dusty miles." war that ye've maybe heard ofwas so soon to be deprived of my

He evidently knew his map. for and to escape the women and one good fortune. sure enough, fifty yards father on thing and another, there was Jas- for introducing this personal note the inn became visible-a little per and me joining up to fight here, for at none of the valedictory building dumped on for the oppressors of poor old functions had I the opportunity squat grey

of adding my individual tribute the open moor like an upturned Ireland.

"Then it was France, and muck to the general chorus of gratitude I suppose that stone box.

As I made for the door. wilfully and blood and brimstone, and me and affection. ignoring my companion, I saw ont and Jasper wearing out our rides seldom. if ever, have a man and of the corner of my eye that he side by side, and getting an not his wife (for it is impossible to speak or think of the one without ¡was lingering rather pathetically so badly if it hadn't been for thei

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1service) received such an eloquent chocolate here." I suggested wick paving-stone.

"Well, one inc evening

jand aspiring send-off edly, and thrust a penny into his

there wasn't much doing, and me Thomas and Lady Southern. hand.

Ee shook his head dejectedly. and Jasper was sitting in a quiet words this afternoon must indeed

the nature be in "Afraid not, sir. They don't sell corner of the trench, busy putting sweeties here. The nearest shop our private marks on the back o'

Kong have spoken for themselves, is at Novar, and that, as I said, a pack of cards, the sergeant sud-limax, for the people of Hong And then denly comes round the commer. and need neither crator or in- is a dusty fifteen..

his in- ""Hullo!" says he, in his plea-: a wide grin swept over

Hansard must not be left without pish old face, and he was again sant undertaker's voice, and what terpreter. Nevertheless our local

la condraig record, however t LIVERPOOL vis Port Said, Beyrouth. Istanbul, Piraeus, trying that queer voice-changing might you two sons of Satan be'up

ladequate, of that great popular] trick on mè. "Stu yerself, ifto now?"

**As a matter of fact, we was Genoa and Valencia

ye will, George, with that stom-

Sir Thomas for the go out to ach-turning trash," said the deep, just deciding which one of us is acclamation. Our warmest wishes

say's Jasper.

success and happiness of his ad-f nasal voice, "but appeaking for to win the V.C..

ministration of The Gambia, and meself, me throat's as dry as friz-friendly-like.

to direct and if the gen- "It's that machine-gun post!

I ask your permission İzled sandpaper,

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his two peas, we reckon the German of the late Colonial Secretary. like "Slanty-row," picked up glass, threw back his head, and will take me for Jasper's ghost, ye set the glass down again-empty. see, and naturally bolt at once."

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"Me brother hasn't got it quite suddenly, there was Old Nick less he said in a deep voice that seem-right, sergeant, puts in Jasper, than a yard away, with the ser- at me geant in one hand and the other ed to come from a long way down shaking his head gently

What we're really planning is grabbing out at me. What. I ask his chest.

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"I think I do, you old rascal scuttle hits the parados just beference o' taste in the matter o' I laughed softly, for the solution jhind us, and up into the blue goes refreshments, we get on quite well had just flashed upon me; and I a lump of France about the size together, as ye see. It's a queer) my story, you'l) say; and indeed, it's nodded knowingly at the brass of a parish. When I claws tacked box on the bench beside way into the daylight again, ther=[only to an understanding gentle 5th June

is no sign of Jasper or the ser-man like yourself that F'd care to

tell it." 6th Julyhim.

He shook his head. "Ah, sirr geant.

I said nothing, so after a pause "Jasper!" I shours. There's many a one has hought;

he reached for his box, and, ris- "There is no answer. what you're thinking-that rm -

"Jasper, bar! Where are yeting, adjusted it about his shoul- what-you-may-call-it, a ventrilo-

ders. "I see ye mean to rest here.T. dou yells again. 27 out-zize qualist, with

"And then very faint, and yet for a while; then?" he said re- Tues, 19th May named Joey in that old box o Suth

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Well, you're wrong, str.jsomewhere near, I hears him an-signedly, "Well, it's the road for 'All right, George: me again, I suppose. There's a See! Nothing but a few ribbons,Įwering me.

comforting widdy-woman down in I'm here ́ ́

Novar who's always pleased to see buttons and collar-studs.”

**Where" Quite shamelessly he relapsed į

“Here, of course,” sayz ke; and me, and though it's fifteen dusty into his deep voice. "Li my throat!

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"Just a moment!" I called, lay- wasn't still like dry sandstone, Taby the blessed Saints, t'was from tell the gentleman the story meme own inside that his

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"But ye can't be there!' says reached the door. "If it really is I rang the bell again. "The real trouble, air," said my 1, looking down perplexed-like, at tree-about you and Jasper in- packman friend, as he blew theme own stomach.

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