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The Adventures Of ROBIN HOOD
THE STORY THUS FÁR, King Ifichard, an tearing fer Crusader in 1191, put England under a „Regency, mistreating Air Kanan-bailag breiber, - Prince Jehn. At a jousting match before the latter Bir Robin af Lochalos, a nirishkorkllag Saxon, wareta Ble Guy' of Olsbourne, a Norman, thereby” win- ning the dislike of Bir Guy's aweetheart, the bogatiful Lady Marisa FILE walter. King Richard is taken prisoner abroad and held for ransom, and Prince Jahn pleta in molsa the throne, He begida ta tax and siharw lan persecute the Batayamand Rabin perfarmı many merry kat valorowe deeds In their defence. lle finalis denamnens Pelyes Jéhn as ♬ trailer. Prince Juba autlaws Rabin and placou a price on his head. Robin arganlars the poét serta nu a band of Mirry Hon vowed in free! England (row Prince Jaba and restore Richard to the thrust. Sie Car, Lady Marlan, the High Sherif of Nottingham zu through Sherwood" Farest – white the entiamo Nido and Robin and his men capture the treavure to reolare it to the Kingwand-maka the kelahia change clothes with the reggok verin. Lady Marian begins to understand why Robin was willing to give no all his preslení“fer the pour.
"I'm afraid of nothing. of all of you...
CHAPTER VIE
The crimson fight of sunget Allergi through the leaves to the pleasant glade where the outlaws were clearing away the last yes
ges of the mighty feast where knights were garbed as seris and seris as knights and all was mad and merry,
Norman or Saxon, what does
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on the other side-and trotted off beside her. Will Scarlet, Robin's squire, cantered up, and joined the merry company.
you thank her for having anved Seeing Bera's coy glances, Rob- your life!"
in quickly gave his consent. Lit- Baved my life? What do you the John mounted and with ill mean?"
enough grace hauled Friar Tuck "Weer you really like to know | want to do something ablut It! "Do you really think, Sir Guy,up behind him. Much boosted why I turned outlaw, my lady. Because you are willing to defy that you'd have left Sherwood Bess-to her saddle with such ci- or are you afraid of the truth...Sir Guy...even Prince John him-Forest niive, if the Lady Marianthusiasm that she ali but fell off or of me?"
self! To rink your own fet hati,not been with you?" least And one of those unhappy mon Sir Guv was too infuriated to
back there was a Normani 1 can't reply. Robin hailed two of his
under nd how you ... Sax Merry Men..
"Ho, Harold Drondbutt there ...and you, Saint Peter! Ap it matter? Aren't we all English-point six men to guide our gal. men? It's injustice I hate...nu lant guest. Sir Guy of Gisbourre
and his brave friend, the Sher- Notmania!"
1-to the Nottingham Road!"
The Merry Men bowed and went to their duty.
"But our horses...our clothes | view.
." gasped Sir Guy. "You'll return to Nottingham," said Robin curtly, "as you are!. On foot...to teach you humility and...if it's not too much hope little mercy! The rest of your people will be returned to- morrow1"
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Little to his feet angelly but John and Friar Tuck, with chuck- ling gee, tripped his up sent him sprawling.
Several of Ribin's Merry Men passed
bearing food and drink ond disappeared among the Reading the question greenery.
"But it has lost you your rank your lands ... made you n hunted ouliew... when you might have had confort...secur ty! What is your reward for ail this?"
"You wouldn't understand, beautiful Indy.. he said sadly.
"Oh, but
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Tokyo Bank Murder Indictment Soon
Tokyo, October 2.
A Japanese police headquarters spokesman said to
day that the Procurator's Office would indict 57-year-old artist, Sadamichi Hirasawa about Octobor 10 for the murder, of 12 bank employees last January in Japon's worst mass poisoning case.
The case continues to be top papers assailed the police for news in the Japanese Press the rough handling of Hirasawa, although Hirasawa is reported such as handeulfing him through- to have confessed his guilt to out the long trip from Hokkaido the police on September 27 after a month-long grilling in e police cell.
to
trial"!
to
he hand in
the
in Tokyo.
Some newspapers denounced the police for treating Hirasawa ne if he had already been found guilty. Some Japanese wrote newspapore complaining
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that the police had violated Hirasawa's civil rights.
News reporters have been maintaining a 24-hour vigil at the alte of the Lank in Tokyo's nuburbs
vent the police bring Hirasawa Such polles denunciation con- to re-enact the crane with a viewtinued as the ging of Hirasawa checking rugawa's confes- went on day after day and the Robla and the Lady Marlon sion
newspapers reported that the-po- said goodbye casually enough but The police spokesman told the ice were not rure If Hirasawa when a litle distance of she United Press: "We have been was the man they wanted. turned and raised her hand.rhecking the evidence lo kup
The moment the police an- Robin waved his green hat in port Hirasawn's confession
that and nounced on September 27 the air and stood watching till a we are confident but he was the Biraswa confessed, the news- turn in the way hid her from
runn who polsoned 16 bank em- papers went to the other extreme (ployees of which 12 died.
and condemned Hirusown as Sir Guy and the High Sheriff, "We cannot reveal such evi- diabolical killer of after a wearisome Journey, limp-
12 innocent denca, but we are confident of bank employees. ed up to the Nottingham Castle refuting
attempt Alty
by to find the partcullis down. Thes
Libel Suits - Hirasawa's lawyers to establish shouted themselves hoarse before
Some Americane sald that in salib if the case comes to the event Hirasaws changed his the astonished guards let them | in. The greatest ordeni iny ahead.
testimony befor: the trial con- Prince John went into such a
The spokesma anid that tending that he
confessed be- "Bul... the Lady...!"
Hirasawa is quict in the police enuse of durose and won acquit- towering rage that they expected "You'd better get stried before him to fall in a foaming fit at cell. sleeps well at night and has tal. the Japanese They looked into each other's change my mind!"
newspapers any, moment. In vain they tried in Marian's eyes. Robin motion eyes. She put out her hand and This High Sheriff plucked at to explain how nobly they had
would be in for henvy, libel sults. Popors Disgusted ed her to follow him.
he raised it to his lips. Tingling, Sir Guy's sleeve and waddled off fought!
Every
single Japanese ques- They enme to a rude shelter ly aware of the change that had
The nation's newspapers were lonect at an alarming pace.
by Japanese Radio re- Sir Guy "Where are your wounds disgusted with the where a number if men, gaunt, come uver them in the green soli-looked at Roblu
police in- porters in street interviews im and then at then?" roared Prince John ability to find the killer in broken creatures, lay on green | tutle, they returned to the camp. Murinn.
the mediately Since heither spoke lic"Wher is the
after the news of money? months boughs. They retiched their where strings strummed and betook himself to the trait, rags More than thirty thousand mares murders
following the multiple dirasawa's contrarion, condemned hands to Robin gratefully. Mar- rough volees joined in ribald fluttering.
on January 20 and | Tirasawa and thanked the police in the hands of that... that levelled broadsides at the police for finding the criminal. tan's eyes were wide with horror | song. about the newly-kindled "Little John, Frior Tuck!" woll's-head! The fellow's got to for inefficiency, ut their plight.
cried Robin lustily.
Not Glant and
n single orsan axpress- be taken, I tell you! He's gol Those men were once content- Sir Guy was standing by the game-the two came hastily to be taken!"
But when the police arrested
ed the bellet that Hirasawa et villagers, my lady, said Rab-wagons-under guard-the High not without grim glances at each
Hirasawa on August 21, anci in as he led her away, "now... Sheriff cowering nearby when Luther-for a rivalry had sprung plored Sir Guy at his
Sire?" - brought him to Tokyo, the news-
flattery tongues slit cars; the Man and the Maid ciune into | up belween the two. "You wili harked o by your Norman view, "Now that you've robbed conduct the Lily Marlan-und "I muster an army." bluster Friends: thee have come to me us--Robin Hood!" Sie Guy called her charming lady-in-waiting.ed the High Sherif, "and sur-
mgrily. "and had your All of in- Bess here he bowed low be round him!" for refuge..." "Yes...but
hate tagen sulting us...we wish to leave! fore the simpering widow, "to the
them Come, Marian!"
Abbey of the Blick Canons. It Norman ives.
la haft way to Nottingham. Then, tomorrow, the Bishop en escort the ladies the rest of the way! to it that the
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"Then, my lady. I wan't no greater reward..
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"You?" meered Sir Guy, "you couldn't catch Robin Hood if he sat in your lan shooting arrows at a crow!" Suddenly ides hit the Sheriff.
another
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"Why not hold an arcttery tournament," he cried, "...and balt him to it?"
"Balt him me, eye!" bawled Prince John.
"True. Sire!" sald Guy.
"I still like the idea of the t-
a good appetite.
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II.
might have contesand on ac. count of the strain of the con- tinuous grising.
with letters on the public ex- The poller were also flooded
their #ppreciation for pressing. Getting Hirasawan.
"And have him fly in on the end of one of his arrows?" scoff. ed Sir Guy. "A marvelous Idea?" The people generally discount-
"I said and I say again," re- peated the Sheri stubbornly.
ed Hirasawa's
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lawyers' state- inents of confidence of establish-
The case comes to trial,
with all the best archers of Eng-ing an alibi for Hirasawa when land at our t-tournantent-we couldn't keep Robin Hout of! We'd balt him. Your. Highness. see? Balt him!"
John began to consider It.
(Continted tomorrole)
Silence In Court 1
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Family Insulted
Many Japanese also hurled in- sults at Hirasawn's family living In Tokyo. This enused some wo- men Diet mumbers to ask the public to refrain from such con- thuct because his family members wert not concerned with what Hirasawa did.
It is the opinion of 'foreign ob- . servers that the police really do not have an airtight case against Hirasawa despite the latter's re- ported confession and the trial when held, will be one of
ihe'
most interesting criminal trials held in Japan.
Japanese newspapers will long remember the Telkoku Bank case in which they spent one of the largest budgets covering the story.
The apparent solution left un- claimed nearly 1,000,000 yen in rewards offered to persons other than the police for apprehending the criminal- United Press.
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
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