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supper the night before Christmas Eve. Stick Em I' Charlie sprawls in one fireside arm chair. His wife knits in the et her.
Fence.
by
NATHANIEL GUBBINS
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MRS CHARLIE Wit ne you going out tonight"
CHARLIE No Drove Night Tut' three tights T | Wash
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It's Christmas, ain't 07
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ast to fuck luteip.
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ale day job w
Who can't7
Who ran away from a tik fill of dough
whers tipe
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You got a Christinas tree?
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Chapter 15 Of
The
Greatest Story Ever Told
By Fulton Oursler
brusquely. to the prisoner
NEW murmur ran witness over there anxious to through the court, be heard. Let us hear him."
Colphos turned some, saying one way. Standing near Rome another. They no wng a stout, pate man, eyes more agreed among them- shining with extraordinary selves than had the wit. brilliance.
пеняса. But Joseph went "I naked," he foltered in a doggedly on.
14
nervous voice; "What the questions be put to me. I have he already been before the Com-
of mittee,"
of
"In the Best instance," (argued, "Jesua is accused announcing Bin Intention
With patience that lacked oll destroying the Temple and then gence, Calphon
the applied restoring it by sorcery, In the ritual to the stranger. His name second instance He quoted was Benjamin, also of King
promising to restore the David Street. Temple if porneone else destroy- ed 11. actually say? Certainly one of these witnesses must be wrong, and our law anys that at least two witnesses must agree!"
Calphas, looking Imploringly toward hl father-in-law, bad
Which. then, did He
"Well, Benjamin, what have you to testify here?"
Benjamin sank to his knees, picked up the dusty robe of the prisoner and kissed its hem.
A Hush
weceived an almost impercep- "I WAS bind," he said. "He put some clay on my eyes
tible signal. He gave vent
10
n deep breath of outraged an afler mixing it with His spittle
noyance, and answered:
undi when He took the ciny
off, I was healed."
Calphas
"Very well; there is no neet Let s point. argue the fear from another witness."
tu
shook his Anger is
"What
the face of the witness.
"Get up" he barked.
corn welter. do you really know?"
"One thing I know," retternt-
like this at breakfast" "So were
Now Jacob, the "Well, 1 happened to be YOU"
"Well, I didn't
wan D Innn Caiphas felt he Langry, c.*** happens to be, zove?" "And I sup. could rely on, and he was there ed Beujumin, "Once I was blind
in an energency. and now I can
1 can see, to be ured! pode you are now?" "Yes, I era.”
There
ere was a hush in the trial Jacob slapped "So you want to spoil our walk Watlingly to bark and eat?" "Yes, I do." thigh for the onth, answered routa; something in the manner of this witness filled them with "Why can't you eat at the pro- the ritual quiebons,
per
Keing
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HA WOR
Could
Caiphas lifted his well-tended
Jesus with new interest.
it be possible.
haruf and
Jacob,
withens off.
when bought promptly to the point: belief. They turned to look at I like" "I'm
"I'm going on "
"I'm he had been there in the Temple
and he had
heard what Jesus back."
"Stop pulling. "Stop pushing" "Hell, this is Shir like being married to yourself " "What, then, did he may?" "I hate you hate you, hate you." "IfC
repiled said," buty you Finte, hate, ruffling And
Lindex"
Ret ára
Ita 171 the Tal-infested art time even the bollmakers threa 1 the Last stronghold
verge three times a day on rich cound Just like Russia Million- mate, celle Batle children musNT
Dinner party
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A pistol, dep
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I may have to light my way an awards through
starving maba Or, if
bear to th erruss " carpet of dying babies may Jet nepaelf
Yes, dear, FR pack next to your cough lozenges
In the club WELL. They've had the Brot
shot fred at them" "Who hire***
"WE
The Government. The man who slung four bricks through Inland Revenue offer ot Croydon was only the advance kward
1
**Was he***
"He was fed up with paying tiex anet look segar action
It's about time we all And took action. I don't suppose you
No tur
No toy No nothing. the children teamto night of Santa Claus
Where's me gun"
Where 14 always <TIT with your family allant
1M
every
like paying throme tax, do you?”
"No."
Tax Your cut dirt, shund
Believe TEST.
You've
right" "Hae 17"
Take the man who threw the Figh lena. Otherwise prople like vent, people like me. preogaler with bening, people who Tank
up against the wall. Thong, baut. bangt Professors. artists, weilers. business meta All the
Bank. bar, bang. Haven't spoiled your lunch, have
"Well, I must go now ** "Gond."*
Janrites from Gightened to talk abonat
Even if the weather Keskenyborð v
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Bronzest deceret a State restet multe melang KOPE CHI
thing
a prie murees oop of your men, By emphere of melancholy silener
tattered
guards hustled the
"There is no value in such an interruption," he complained
villue whatso
somewhat heard these exact wordin am able to destroy the Temple grily. "No
In three ever We are not here to de- ut God and to build it
cide whether this accused man days.***
physician or is not physician. The
question 13 clear enough: Is He, Dr is He not, a blasphemer
More Confusion GAIN Chiplas turned to the A Sanhedrin with a ymdicat
But now there waLS Det sme
a deeper murmur, and Joseph of
L #
I
"You have yet to prove 11," suld Jnreph.
jection.
A voxerous shout from the
reinforced the Arimathen was autan on his assembly
Chlphan saw then, if fort.
he had not realised it befure, "Dis" cried Joseph. "is con- that aut he nor his great father- fusion piled up confusion. -law, nor anyone else, held Here we have a third testimony the ancient tribunni of Isruel in and what we call a vain, useless his pocket, These judges were
This third witness now not to be ruled except by inw. Is quotes the prisoner as saying: As the confusion grew,
H able
nm
THE enviare has been serverf
ga sits next to ivan OLGA My hrst name dg. What is yours"
IVAN Ivan (Munch, munch,
suckt
Chomp
(Borisch soup is served). OLGA Do you like soup? IVAN
Yes (Suck, suck,
(Chicken is served). OLGA 1 like chicken IVAN So cle I chomp, champ)
(Champagne is poured) OLGA Wine makes me talk too much.
IVAN Does " (Gulp, gulp, quin TWO-HEADED fresh water (Three-inch steaks are served). tortoise of the U.S.
OLGA I don't think I want Aqurtum has died of exhaustion this following
IVAN: bitter argument
Infamous last words
one.
to destroy this other of the Judges, Nicodemue, Temple. This is not what the stood up from among the elders olbers sald; not the same thing and clapped his hands tor w n ll. The first testified to a sign that he wanted to be heard, threat-the third to n
"That Is The Law"
boast.
mere
threat or Which Is it then, boast? Or was it anything at
all? A man's life hangs on the "MARK
Nicodemus declared.
answer Our law requires that you the witnesses must agrec
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you this, my lords,'
"if attempt to Imit the
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blasphemy charge against This together. Three have already prizoNET to the subordinate disagreed. Calphan, you have charge of prophesying, how can produced no case against Jesus you ever prove the man a false
Nazareth!"
can't possibly plophet? You "In all three testimonies," for
do it unti the Temple plied the high priest, in a shrill destroyed. voice, "the witnesses agreed in Nazareth fails to
If, then, Jesus of rebuild it in one essential point: they all say three days, then and then only three days, do they not? Is not in He proven to be a false pro- Don't you? (Chew, that agreeing together?"
phet. That is the law, my Joseph smiled disdainfully.
Lord, and we are bound by "That is reasoning for
And as Nicodemus sat down,. Roman, but not for a Jew," he
with Itself The unhappy chete, chew).
That in if you can call it pay- ing when they sleal it from you. In the Government
quarrelied C pickpockets, ieature "constantly mother's that's all they are. Then they with itself over food, and would talk about incentive. Incentive sometimes come to a frustrated halt while trying to go in two for what?
viktections at once".
Leave the leg things out, PIL
be back at four
That's my Charlie boy
Wrap Di
Joy
1J39 warin with that chest YOUT And Chorlte.
What?
No shoolin if you can elp It. Remember it's Christmas.
Pistol for one
"When Molotov visited the White House, one of the valets was quite astounded to And muscle his stilense a large chunk of black brend,
roil of
sausage and "This Pistol"
From Remember," by
Elcantr Rovarnett,
THE
£1
ME valet need not have been surprized. Molotov was the victim of The Russlan Pro- paganda Department (Deeny Int Capitalist Dogs and Cannibals branch),
This was the scene in the Molotov bedroom before he loft for America.
"I don't know ** "Incentive to work harder to mare i woxes to finance Thele ermekpot schemes. And when they talk about mare pay heelf:-- for more work they dojít meao
you.
**
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(More champagne is poured).
OLGA The wine has gone to my head. I am going to something dangerous.
IVAN Are you? (Sip, sip,
to every
any replied. " remind you again,ph of Arhnathea rose again. Lords," he said, "I pro- Lord Culphas. this man is on
pose that we diamles Jesus of trial for His life. He is entitled Nazareth here and now, and rip).
protection the law let Him go His way!" DIGA Do you think it will affords.
A Joseph of Arimathea sut "Certainly you are very active down, he saw many approving These were its last words with be Ane tomorrow?
Knives and forks are drop-on His behalf," observed Calphas headshakes. As yet there was
Everybody looks stonily with an neid glance.
certainly no majority for con- going?" ped.
"It is my duty and yours to be viction. "Buck." "Why?" "It just at the wall opposite.
Only momentarily dis- active on His behalf," Joseph concerted, Calphas again lifted huppens I want to go back." "It police oficial steps manu just happens I want to go on hic a curtain and tende a fold your before, you have 2101 just left his. side.
"No, Calphas, as I his ringed hand, Annas having the factory workers, "Stop pulling, will you?" "It away.
creation you'll stop pushing." "You were
"Don't they?"
"They workers;
the
new
mean the
Jords
Of
COMET
Where
you are
A secret from be
returned.
--London Express Service)
man.
CANNOT TOUR
Much work yet to be done
on star jet airliner
HE De Havilland Air- Comet before
Tcraft concern, builders Service
it can
the
made out a caso against this
"My lords," Furthermore, I see a "It is true that under our law Begain Calphos, the least discord between evidence of witnesses is held to destroy its valuc iza 50 an issue as we are now However, this does not that the
TOUR U.S.A.
"We cannot lose a day of our development programme, let alone a month," a De Havilland
"Whenever official said.
wo can, we are in the sky with the
Trying.
mean
CRED be
entire against this prisoner can thrown out. Moreover.
we have more
evidence to bring. I charge, that this man claims to be the Messiah all Jews have waited for, the Christ, That is Hip abominable
crime and now He must answer for it."
Both Nicodemus of Arimathea
Frederick Cook in New York, writes: "Every alru **- ecutive In America,' and thou- sunda of fore-paying passengers are waiting to see the Comet.
"British
in the Comet. air experts
and Joseph United States would like to see
were on their go into a flag-showing four covering "If our people work slap-out, feet, clamouring to be heard.
trafile-producing Including winter
"You are changing the very as passenger-carrying every major
night flying, ground of the accusation during they may get the development the course of the trial!" shouted RMS. MOLOTOV (closing the of Britain's 500 mph Comet airliner on BOAC's routes, and region in the United States and
Cunada."
work done in another year.
Nicodemus. "That is unjust." suitcase): Well, I think jet airliner, are annoyed at this cannot be interrupted~at that's everything.
Another year
Before suggestions that the aero- any rate while there is only one
Calphes could----- MOLOTOV: Have you pack-plane, which has surprised
"There are Comet flying.
millions invested tempt an answer, old Annas But without the Comet going In the Comet, The whole of roce again and took over. Very ed the black bread?
world by its Black bread, dear? Whatever the
"Irresponsible nonsense," was
America, the per-
experimental
are straight he was, in his physical for?
formance, should go on
1 De Havilland
order has been received from working on it. We have got to slightness, standing in that vast spokesman's
overseas. Canadian Pacific get it right; it is the biggest public chamber, the incarnation- "flag-showing" tour of the comment on the suggestion that Airlines have ordered two. Thing we have ever tackled in of the elder statesman, the voice United States.
Britain was missin a great
30 years, and we cannot stop of authority and
experience. the work." Another year's development publicity opportunity by not
He began crisply, "We are here work has to be done 02 the rending the Comet to America.
-London Express Services
(Continued on Page 5).
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