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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 09, 1948
Page
10
Smiley Greevins fights to prove responsibility for three months after a bargain with Police Sgt Flaxman falls apart. A letter from Mrs Quirk lures him toward a treasure hunt at a river cave, seeking a breakthrough and a chance to regain his gun.
In Murrumbilla Smiley is gifted a pistol by Mr. Quirk after proving his trustworthiness. The townie plots a secret mission to lure Granny McKinley to a hotel interview for a book, offering promises of "gold" and secrecy to test her curiosity. The sergeant approves the boy’s growing secrets while warning about disclosure.
A cloud sighting at a rural school stirs excitement among Miss Workman’s classes and Mr. Stephens’s pupils. Smiley’s secret ownership of 22 Winchester adds tension as the cloud gathering ends with cautious optimism and a hint of weeks ahead.
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