Dark Doings By Night

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 125, 21 May 1932, Page 4

Dark Doings By Night

By the bush telegraph came the word that the windows of a prominent citizen’s house were to be broken, under cover of night. The prominent citizen sat up late, and with him two or three temporary constables. The prospect was grim. The telephone rang, and a friend gave the . information that a suspicious character had been walking up and down by the prominent citizen’s fence for. some time. Action followed. Led by. the prominent citizen, th.e temporary constables stalked their way through the ground, wet with the rain that had just started, hiding behind trees wherever possible so that they could make a surprise attack. The suspect sprang into view. The prominent citizen decided that tactful approach was best. Ready for more action, but apparently just casually, he remarked. 11 Rotten night!” The suspect shivered and pulled his coat higher about his face. “ Yes,” he said, “and if the Sunday concert'my kids are at last much longer. I’m not going to wait here, with their overcoats.” The prominent citizen tells the story liimself.