'Here it is,' said Jim, '"Wheelbarrow Clue in Double Slaying. 'Yes, I can't see the Mercury's ace reporter getting the journalist of the year award for it.' 'Police stations are bad places to break into, this is well known.' 'But there isn't a photograph of the wheelbarrow?' They looked at each other, dropped the newspaper and fled. The two men did not wait to see what might happen. 'I was just talking about that to Pooley,' said Neville, gesturing towards Jim's table. A plainclothes detective and three burly constables leapt from the vehicle and swept into the saloon bar. Driven at high speed, the car came through the red lights at the bottom of Haling Road, roared past them and screeched to a standstill a hundred yards further on, outside the Flying Swan. The words were drowned by the scream of a police-car siren. At night a time for reverie about the crackling campfire, the sweet smell of mossy peat and pine needles. In harmony with the Arcadian Spirits of olden Earth. Birdsong swelling at dawn to fill the ears. Days in sylvan glades watching the sunshine dancing between the leaves and dazzling the eyes. An opportunity to get away from it all and commune with nature. The old nights under canvas, the wind in your hair and fresh air in your lungs. There are many pleasures to be had in camping out. ![]() 'We might simply make a clean breast of it,' said John. 'Where you have been for the last two days, in my bloody allotment shed.' Before him a monstrous heap of such peelings spoke most fluently of the restricted diet upon which the two were at present subsisting. Omally was not listening, he was peeling a potato. Jim took one of these and rattled the letterbox in a perfect impression of a man dropping pennies into it. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.Norman's shop was closed for the half day and a few copies of the midweek Mercury still remained in the wire rack to the front door. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. ![]() ![]() Slavery and the Slave Trade in New York Dates / Origin Date Created: Library locations Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division Shelf locator: Sc Micro R-6544 Topics African Americans New York (N.Y.) Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Slave trade Genres Essays Type of Resource Text Languages English Identifiers NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11928496 MSS Unit ID: 21183 Archives EAD ID: 2058348 Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 06459eb0-55a5-0133-9314-00505686d14e Rights Statement The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. Writers' Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection Work Projects Administration (New York, N.Y.) (Sponsor) Rothman, Michael (Author) Collection Names Writers' Program (New York, N.Y.) (Creator) United States.
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