The Fugitive Chapter XII in the Iron Box tale
In a rural suspense arc Bertie rallies, hides Charlie in a cave retreat, and coordinates a risky escape plan as police circle the farm. The narrator asserts control, shields Charlie from capture, and arranges a midnight hideaway with food, blankets, and careful ascent to safety.
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Charlie
Night on the Farm as Police Seek a Missing Lad
In a tense farmyard scene Sergeant Mopitt confronts the narrator and foreman over rumors of a village errand. The sergeant demands a full search of the Bellborough property while the farmer pleads for mercy for his wife and daughter. The narrator’s anger and fear reveal a fragile balance between duty and family, ending with dawn and a cliffhanger.
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Pierce
Buck
Cock and Bill
Charlie Bellborough
Mr. Charlie
Will West
Bellborough
Bealdes
Atalf
Dover
Dorothy
Stond
Eilen
Mr. Hellborough
Sergan Uppill
Charles
Fervant
Eradication of Blackberries by Spraying and Grubbing
The Department of Agriculture replies to Hon W Bennett on eradicating blackberries. Grub out vines fully in areas to be cropped soon. Arsenite of soda spray kills top growth but new roost may regrow. stock should be kept away until washed. Sodium chlorate spray offers a less poisonous alternative with variable results.
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Department of Agriculture
W. Bennett
Sensational shooting and arson near Dowerin
A farmhand Charles Hezel struck employer Waller Chap Tian with a wood piece, then Chapman and his wife fired shots from a high powered rifle. Later the farm buildings and haystacks were found burned and aid Here War was found dead with a bullet wound to the head.
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W.A
Charles Hezel
Waller
Doan’s Backache Kidney Pills Prove Lasting Relief
Thousands with back ache and kidney complaints seek lasting relief and find it in Doan’s Backache Kidney Pills. Gloucester resident W McIntosh reports long-term benefit, saying a short course drove pain from his back and restored kidney health. He keeps a bottle at home and notes continued protection against recurrence. Sold by chemists and storekeepers. ensure you get DOAN’S.
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Ellen
Charie
West
Bilea
Livy
Tom Jarvis
Ned Pierce
Doan
W. McIntosh
Gloucester
Dean
McIntosh
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