In conversation with our representative yesterday Mr. Micklebrown, whose burrowing on the cliff at Cocklesea has been observed with such interest, indignantly denied the imputation of shell-shock.  Mr. Micklebrown, it appears, is spending his vacation at Cocklesea in the hope of recovering a topaz which formed part of a valuable piece of jewellery which he had the good fortune to pick up on the cliff on Bank Holiday.  Being anxious to notify his discovery without delay to the police (who however failed to trace the owner) and being bound to catch the return steamer, Mr. Micklebrown had no opportunity to prosecute a search at the time.  He therefore determined to visit Cocklesea again at the earliest opportunity to do so.

In the meanwhile Miss Rosalind Twitter, Mr. Micklebrown’s fiancee, is the happy possessor of the ornament.  Interviewed by a correspondent, Miss Twitter, a winsome dark-eyed brunette in a cretonne chemise frock, said, “Yes, it is quite true that I sleep with it under my pillow.  I hope Dinky (Rosalind’s pet name for her lover) will find the topaz; he is a dear painstaking boy.  I have never had such a lovely piece of jewellery in my life and I am going to be married in it.” (Photo of Miss Twitter on back page.  Inset (1) The brooch; (2) Mr. Micklebrown.)

SEARCH FOR MISSING TOPAZ AT COCKLESEA.

Owing to the publicity given to his story by The Daily Trail hundreds of willing hands assisted Mr. Micklebrown in his search yesterday.  Pickaxes, shovels and wooden spades were being freely wielded on the cliff.  Miss Twitter writes to us:  “Every moment I expect a telegram from Dinky that the topaz is found.  I can never be grateful enough to The Daily Trail for the interest it has taken in my brooch.”

DRAMATIC SEQUEL TO SEARCH FOR COCKLESEA TOPAZ.

As a result of the wide circulation of The Daily Trail the brooch picked up by Mr. Micklebrown on the cliff on Bank Holiday has been claimed by Miss Ivy Peckaby, of Wimbledon.  Miss Peckaby identified the brooch from the photograph which appeared in our issue of Friday.  Conversing with our representative, Miss Peckaby, a slim, golden-haired girl in hand-knitted cerise jumper with cream collar and cuffs, said, “I jumped for joy when I recognised my darling brooch on your picture page.  I must have lost it at Cocklesea on Bank Holiday, but I didn’t miss it until two Sundays afterwards.  I shall never forget what I owe to The Daily Trail.”

Questioned as to the missing topaz Miss Peckaby sighed.  “It has always been missing,” she said.  “You see, Clarence” (Miss Peckaby’s affianced husband) “bought the brooch second-hand; he is going to have another topaz put in when he can afford it; but topazes are so dreadfully dear.” (Photo of Miss Peckaby recognising her brooch on the back page of The Daily Trail.)

LAST CHAPTER IN COCKLESEA ROMANCE.

FREE GIFT OF A TOPAZ BY THE DAILY TRAIL.