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Evening Star, Issue 16994, 17 March 1919, Page 8

A poorly-clad stranger had been gazing for such a long time with interest at a mansion, with its spacious, stately carriage drive and well-kept grounds, that a policeman at tho conic,• grew supicious. and walked up to him, “Nice house,” said the officer, genially. “Yes,” was the reply ; “ it's a very nice house, and it cost money, too.” “It did that!” said the officer: “ I built that house,” said the stranger. The officer looked at the seedy individual and smiled. “ What did yer do it with,” he said, “a spado and hoe?” “ No,” replied the man, sadly, “ with money left ms by my uncle. It is not exactly as I would have designed iti and I’ve never seen it before, but ” “ Yon never saw it before.” said the officer, “ and it ain’t just .as you’d like it, but you built it with money loft you by your uncle! “That’s a good joke I” “It's all true,” said the seedy stranger; “the owner was jpy lawyer 1”