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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1935-

Polly Pipper & The Policeman

(Continued from Page 11.)

But P. C. Dodds, his soul in torment, and his breast filled with honest rage, left his wayward lady | to her window-clearing, and strode! Jangrily along the main street

Everything was wrong. Even

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Like his dream, criminals, P. C. Dodds came to earth with a crash! To tell the time! A simple, every- day question from a little girl who looked up at him with big eyes. While he was aching to deal single-: handed with all the crime in the world-to show a pert little minx that the Force could not be played with all her sex thought of him RES to ask him the time! He! stared at the little girl standing 30 confidently in front of him.

All the silver to be done. That "Are you deaf, Constable?" -

vigorously, expending on it a bit Daru +7 More women This of temper, as if it were someone meant midnight before she'd be question came from a large and who needed a shaking. Someone, finished. Better to be married sour-looking old lady who say, like a-a-police-constable. and be your own boss;" though the standing by.

She tossed ber head at the Stringers life was no shining "Keeping that child waiting!

thought. She didn't care. No, example of domestic happiness. P. C. Dodds, red to the ears, really she didn't, she insisted to Thee was the missus gallant- pulled out his watch and supplied herself as she sniffed, eact, anding off to the theatre, and out of

The then twice. the necessary information.

pure spite making her, do all the old lady sported and passed on. "A fat old bobby," she reminded silver muttering as to the inefficiency of her sentimental other self. But And marriage now seemed so the force

suddenly she had a terrible far away? Polly was fed up.

What Dear..oh dear! More mistakes. thought.

if the Prime Saddenly she pricked up her ears. More trouble. P. C. Dodds' honest Minister (Pally had rather vague Footsteps, slow and stately, were countenance fell The old lady ideas of the police force), trans-to be heard along the pavement. looked in a very bad temperferred him to Liverpool or Devon outside. It was he! Woould he She'd report him. that he was or somewhere. Say Blackpool stop and whistle like he used to do? sure. It wasn't his lucky day. She sat bolt upright at the thought. Or was he finished with her and

the He visualised

inspector's Blackpool was full of pretty girls her cheeky ways? Would he pass frowas and admonitions. What a

at any time of the year. She by and never speak to her again? life!

could see PC. Dodds being ogled Plonk! Plonk! Misunderstood. miserable and un-by the lassies of Lancashire; hear The footsteps were by the area Thurs, 5th Sept happy. P. C. Doods gave a hitch to their, words. And perhaps hergate now, ringing on the pavement. 4th Oct. his belt and glared along the main over responding to their pert ad-land sounding to Polly's ears like a

street. A small boy, viewing him vances. The hussies Polly snorted deathknell with alarm, quickly thrust into his pocket the ball be was carrying. A young man, ogling a pretty girl. at the sight of P. C. Dodds scowling, "Polly Pipper!"

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Leaping to the door. wrenched

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Polly

Polly

Plonk!

He was past the gate now She must do something-anything. She couldn't let him go like that

Quick!

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His eyes at last came to rest on Mr. Stringer could be heard! stamping nervously at the stair-the figure of his adored one, standi head. But if he had other thoughtsjing calmly at the table, gazing they remained locked safely, away. directly in front of her with a far-

Mrs. Stringer swept across the sway look in her eyes. kitchen to the table.

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No, I wasn't," declared Polly be got.

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