Sergeant Joe

Everyone liked Sergeant Joe. From the jolly Beavis family with whom he had lodgings, to Mr. Singleton, a bookseller, who employed Joe in a little harmless forgery, Sergeant Joe was a universal favourite. Quite a few people wondered why he didn't get married. But it wasn't until he bumped into Dolly Smith in a London pea-souper, that he met a girl who made an impression on him. Dolly was quick, lively, and full of cockney cheek. She was also a little frightened...