Black-Eyed Devils [antikvár]

Chapter One 'Straight down to the picket line at the colliery and straight back, Amy. No stopping to talk to anyone/ Mary Watkins warned her daughter. Amy's blue eyes shone with mischief. 'It would be rude to ignore the neighbours if they talked to me, wouldn't it, Mam?' Mary tried not to smile. 'Don't look at me as if you don't know what I'm talking about, my girl. Stay away from the soldiers and police.' Amy wrinkled her nose. 'You don't have to tell me to stay away from the soldiers and police. Father Kelly says there'll soon be more officers in Ton3^andy than colliers. And all the police do is watch the picket lines. You'd think they have better things to do. Like catch thieves.' 'The only places worth thieving from these days are the pawn shops. There are more goods behind their counters than in our houses.' Mary watched Amy tease curls out from under 1