THE BITTER END.
The man stood in the shadow of the gloomy doorway. He was not an Old man although just now his brow was clouded with a frown. In his eyes one could see the glint of youth and determination. “The end is in sight,” he muttered repeatedly. Through the murk and gloom of the miserable night his tired eyes constantly peered. Now and again he shivered and pulled his worn coat closer round his shoulders. This was the moment lie had long foreseen. He moved wearily toward' the kerb-stone. “Will tla> time never comer” he said bitterly. Keen as he spoke the other end canto round the corner and the tramcar rattled >low 1 v towards him down the street.
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Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 16082, 23 April 1924, Page 3
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122THE BITTER END. Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 16082, 23 April 1924, Page 3
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