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THEY were hanging out
the washing on a line
in the yard of, the married' quarters. Two soldiers' wives, each pegging_up, a child's pullover, "There," the wives said to each other, sniffing the strong spring wind, "they'll be dry by morning."
But next morning when the wives went out to collect the pullovers, both were gong, though other things were" left on the lino, "Bless my soul,” they said, and when they had thoroughly discussed the mystery they went for the police............
The police took particulars, prodded and probed and made All kinds of inquiries, but the ' inystery come no nearer to solution.
THE GIFT WHEN one of the wives who had lost a pullover went la ten with another soldier's family in the married quarters. There,
to her astonishment she saw the missing jumper.
The situation was delicate, it was handled with tact. "What a sweet little pullover," the visitor said. "Where did you got it?" “Annette gaye. it, me,” the hostess sald. Annette, wiu tho wife of another soldier,,","It's her little boy has grown cut of."
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The tea-parly proceedjed, but later grava conferences were held. The police were told of Annetic's generosity....... They found the had taken both pull- overs from
Line and. bestowed them on friends,
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T Bow Street Annette pleaded.
guilty to two charges of sicaling. She is a tall, attractive young woman, with fair and big grey eyes full of compassion and kindness, and she was beautiful- ly dressed, with meticulous caro for neatness. Her husband: be-. longed to a regiment famous for Its turnout.
"What's The explanation?” asked the magistrate, Mr R. H. Blundell, when he had heard tha story of the crime, "Did. sha give any?"
"No, none," a policeman said, "And she gave both thoga pullovers away as presents?”.
The officer nodded, Annelle said: "I'm sorry. I'd like to apologiso."
Well, you must pay £3 on each charge," the magistrate sxla.
sir," Annette sald' meckly, and she went away to pay the price of a lesson that It is one thing to do good by stealth, another to steal to do good.
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