ＷＥＢ絵本『いなか、の、じけん（模範兵士）』

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A residential police of the village and a police inspector with gold braid came at about midday of the next day.
And, a practicing doctor of the village and a military policeman with an automatic pistol at his waist were following them.
Each of the four people was riding a bicycle and was ringing a bell loudly.
They passed through the village and went to "Upstream".
ところが又、その翌る日の正午頃になると、村の駐在巡査と、部長さんらしい金モールを巻いた人を先に立てて村の村医と腰にピストルをつけた憲兵との４人が、めいめいに自転車のベルの音をケタタマシク立てながら村を通り抜けて、川上の方へ行ったので・・・

The residents on the roadside rushed out of their houses, thinking what had happened.
They were watching the four persons.
・・・通り筋の者は皆、何ごとかと思って、表へ飛び出して見送った．

Some residents ran after them.
その中から一人行き、二人駆け出して行ったので・・・

So, a large crowd of people gathered around the small community "Upstream".
・・・川上の部落のまわりは黒山のような人だかりになったが・・・

After those people came back, they talked about the incident.
"Private Westmoreland's mother hanged to death last night."
"Yesterday's stylish lady killed his mother?!"
"She is suspected of murder."
But, they felt that there was something strange about it.
They had different opinions.

・・・そんな連中が帰って来てからの話によると、事件というのは西村のお母さんが昨夜のうちに首を縊ったので、昨日のハイカラ美人が殺したのじゃないかと、疑いがかかっているらしい・・・というのであった．

しかし、それにしても様子がおかしいというので、評議がまちまちになっていたが・・・