HERE'S ONE— Grimes was a first-class driver, but he had

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15th May 1923

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one fault—he couldn't let well alone. At every halt he wanted to mess about with his engine, much to the, annoyance of Bill, his mate. They were out on their country delivery -round when Bill, coming back to the van, saw the bonnet up as usual and heard a violent sneeze from under it. Then Grimes appeared, hollow-checked and haggard. In a few minutes he seemed to have aged 20 years. " Blimy! Wot's up? " said Bill. " Teef." Gear teeth? " No, my faith teef," lisped Grimes. " 1 thneethed and the flew down the oil filler into the blessed sump."

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