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The Record Newspaper 20 November 1897

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"

T 0 R Y

OURS

THE

PLEASE

NOTE!

Thanky,

bub

the

seeing

said

man

what

is

question

in

well,

a

to his. boyish face raised Mister," whispered Denny is it ter, your prison ?" Mine and several million

RIVER.

?" the

it

"

Mis

;

ACROSS

LADIES

.

other

"

GRIFFITHS BROS.,

Irish

Catholic.) It

not

was

the

city,

a

portion The

river.

streets

pavements dingy,

the

for

that

on

of the city first settlement The a century before. began, nearly and was turbid river itself sluggish when low it smelled badly as well. tal1 Across river the chimneys volumes of thick out constant

COFFEE

TEA,

the

of the narrow, houses small side of the

were

uneven,

.and

the

of

part west

pleasant that lay

Invite

poured black

smoke.

one

was

never

Snow .the

by little

the

and

stream,

There

slope. .and

low

eastern

were

the

wide

streets

of

at

(gratis),

Parcels

CUP

a

their

Perth be

may

Wholesale

or

Saturday

obtained

and

148 MURRAY

Retail

Depot

"

:

WILLIAM

at

AND

SYDNEY,

So the

river

chimneys -

or

the

hid the gloomy

partly

..across

the

..State's

convicted

.

and

it

river,"

Speed,

get

you

TYRES.

Genuine

DUNLOPS,

DUNLOP

criminals.

TYRE

Denny,"

is,

she Ain't hundred folks scared at ? you going to jump out and grab done somethin'." you have

ain't

PREMIER

&

CASH

you 'less The smaller boy the lame one and was had stopped short, trembling " I know he from head to foot. it," " and answered but it looks so big

and

85 Hold

the

Most

TEAS

and

and

Complete FARM

DELICACIES,

and

COFFEES

Families

Waited

Best

Assorted

DAIRY

Stock

PRODUCE favourably

and

for

on

Retail)

awful."

Note

Address

his courage with up gathered the street and ,,an effort, limped across to the massive walls. close went

PERTH,

of

GENERAL

in

the

Brands

of

Orders:

Prompt PRICES-

and

Careful

Delivery.

Free

hear

for

said the you," him with sym remember him

watching

can't "You pathy. weren't much you baby." " but I do Yes,

nothing

;

he

Oh,

though.

wish

we'd

better

It

won't

do You

...again I

some

time

am

coming

if —

here.

round

a

could

I

slipped

them

be can

back,

goin' come

JOHN

he

86 CHINA, GLASS

his

from

and had

the

boy.

as an

he

FLOWER

eager

assis

in

Novelties

Table

Co., JUGS

and

or

more

BY

the

SILBERT

&

HAY

ST.,

to

N.B.

The

STEAMERS..

SHARP, PERTH,

trade

liberally

BEST

Wholesale and

HANNAN

dealt

with.

QUALITY

ONLY.

and

Retail

ST.,

KALGOORLIE.

under

locality

his

care.

west

end,

or

central

portion.

they

But

went

something by him that

could

'very step

than it even he, though softly feet to his two. Oho," said Guard Joseph to him " that in mind of the puts me

had four

ALL

"

INCOMING

way

First,

gracefully

SHARP, FRUITS

its

and

stairs

Prices.

our

finished,

was

shuffled

WATER

See

meal

line

the and disappeared on Guard night guard came duty it happened to be wearing Joseph shoes that he with soft soles thick, rounds utter his in might make

BOHEMIAN

AND &c.

OF

"

of

sort

Then

FANCY

&

CONSIGNMENTS

the had the

of his company to hour before

if Sixty-nine keeps to-morrow he's thing be settled with." we'll settle the him," right

the

east

STREET.

SILBERT REGULAR

days. talking,"

south, east, thirty-four." " Second, north, west, thirty-one." " Third, south, middle, twentyseven." second, or third Meaning the first, of cells, north or south side, range

Perth.

St.,

&

Decorations,

an

use

warden,

silence.

papers

bent

Hay

EARTHENWARE, VASES STANDS,

charge

snake-like

"

self,

Fruiterers,

;

kid

that

Up one

sent

flight

his

love

to

of stairs

Sixty-nine." after

the great tortoise-shell own warden's especial pet, went

another the

.cat,

clear

out

|

.

.

lame

of

and

MURRAY

GLASS,

Latest

Several of hand and fell

came.

to

men

spectacle

DYNON

over

you wanter." every Saturday.

the sidewalk, up he pick them in

Chambers,

to

good hanging

no

handful

a as

to

tant

6 Victoria

see

Oh, wait -a minute, Joey, wait." were near one of the prison They came It o-ates. opened and a man out thrusting in his pocket

Clarice,

him,

good

got

several

;

Spectacles.

optician

Alfred

daddy !"

Well,

-now.

"

good

I

daddy was. him. Daddy, "

remember

was

me

but

Mr.

for

|

lad,

for no

the ranges, along into the nar piecemeal disappearing row There was a click of bolts cells. into sockets the voices of the falling to echoed from range range guards as each called aloud the number of

'

older

can't

He

"

been

in

this

up

Sight-Testing

Daddy,

had

it

up

j

"

:

softly

:daddy!" "

Hall,

PERTH.

STREET,

whispered along eagerly

looking

called

Masonic

he

here,"

on

long great

snake.

moving

"All deputy responded. the silent When

j

and

HOWICK

the

;

New

Opposite

across

slow

deputy-

known.

LOWEST

court

to way supper shuffled some of like prisoners,

remarked

TABLE

GROCERIES, Our Famous

City.

the

workshops

guard

j

in

My daddy's

;

association

their

the

He

to himself, :the barrier,

said

in

faith

"There's

!

.

so

year's

still

the

as

STREET,

well

are

and

(Wholesale

;

the just constant had not

you."

was his off Sixty-nine that that means jvhich feed," night, fare he left /the untouched. prison the his name on prison Opposite record stood the word " dangerous." He was known to be a violent man, watched and was always more closely mood when the sullen was on him,

IMPORTERS,

HO WICK

head

with else," lower same."

Number

GALLAGHER,

GROCERS

"

it.

indicating a whopper ? Fifteen What are in there.

:She

the

said

his

comin'

stripped,

Ltd.

CO.,

STREET, PERTH.

HUGHES

tentiary.

she

older person aint nobody

some

Sat every him unless

yon coming You can't see

?

criminals

file

PNEUMATIC ICING

two One day in early autumn, boys, crossed the of them lame, quite and made their bridge way through the peni streets toward the crooked

of

Beware

Imitations.

Spurious

the

and

one

"There older one,

Menly," head, for look him

and

Durability,

DUNLOP

Sent

of

is

"

Comfort,

that

See

pall,

"

what

?.

For

-

great

walls. said

was

and

destroyed He humanity. once looked the lame boy keenly over more. I'll tell him," he said. " Will will you Oh, you, mister thank you, thank you, lots." returned As Guard from Joseph his the boom of the errand outside, prison bell struck sullenly against the From walls and sunk moaning down.

CYCLISTS!

muddy a

for

John Joseph's

glory

city's its rolled narrow, the the smoke of it like hung above

-current;

lo.ve

through.

are

but I'm Three

ADELAIDE.

every

my

Horace

is

and

What

with

no.

him

father,

Denny, dropping

RIDE

vicinity. between

name

your

"There "

business avenues, great the handsome build public of these One of the largest ings. on the west remained last, however, ern The of the others side. majesty

its

His

there's

FREMANTLE.

blocks,

in

is

?"

urday

:

STREET,

MELBOURNE,

the

;

Who name

through "

Warehouse

comin'

I'm

give

has here

come

his said Denny, dropping the man's seemed to eyes

PERTH.

STREET,

I

"

Office

and

aunt

that

"

and

Rates.

And

have been darkened would by it store man would build-his business his home no householder -certainly

"

morning— and

this

Depot,

It's

live

muttered Could you

there,"

TEA

of

father's

breathlessly. him would you tell to town and moved

his

of the sky. white across

the

up

PARTAKE

at

purely the clear. sunshine the city had crept over

nor

river,

Little

blue

the

saw

and

MERCHANTS,

My

Denny,

;

Sundays

on

Except

rarely

CALL

COCOA

CHOCOLATE where Retail

the

river

to

you

&

"

"

smiling. I sonny. mean." you

.

the

in

Siceel

C.

.

M.

(By.

said the man folks's," the State's prison, if that's what there,

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