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"Aboy! Ship ahoy! ship's that?"
THE T.U.C. AT THE CROSS-ROADS
(Continued from Page 6).
bellf Ring it again, or blow a blast for something, and go dead slow!"
per cent. in membership since last All this came as it were, india-
We are not conscious in a dream year. The intensive drive" for new tinctly and through a sort of high that we are playing game, the be recruits which Congress launched singing in Abel Keeling's own ears.inning and end of which are in our two years ago, with all the para- Then he fancied a short bewildered selves. In this dream of Abel Reel-phernalia of reward medals." and laugh, allowed. by a colloquy from Ing's a voice replied: somewhere between sea and sky.
"Here, Ward, just pinch me, will you? Tell me what you see there. I want to know if I'm awake."
"See wherot”.
"There on the starboard bow. (Stop that ventilating fan, I can't hear myself thing). See anything! Don't tell me it's that damned Dutchman--don't pitch me that old Vanderdeaken tale-give me an easy one first, something about a sea-serpent......You' did hear that bell, didn't you?”
"Hallo, it's found it's tongue. [certificates; has failed: Why should not. Congress spend its time more Ahoy there! What are you?"
Loudly and in a clear voice Abel profitably in reflecting over the Keeling called: "Are you a ship?"
With a nervous giggle the answer lessons of the last decade?
In 1924 the advent of the first "We are a skip, aren't we, Ward? Labour. Government tempted 'the I hardly feel sure.....Yes, of course, T.U.C. from its accustomed path of we're a ship. No queation about us ladustrial action. It thought that The question is what the dickens you political action might offer an at- are."
came:
Not all the words these voices used tractive short cut: The sequel was were intelligible to Abel Keeling, and the miners' dispute, culminating in of these last words that reminded himlic opinion rightly attached the he knew not what it was in the tone the General Strike. For this, pub- of the honour due to the Mary of the major blame to the T.U.C. The Tower. Blister white and at the end T.U.C. protested indignantly against of her life as she was, Abel Keeling the verdict, but in their hearts they was still Jealous of her dignity, the
voice had youngish ring and it recognised their mistake, and the was not hitting that young chins should more far-sighted trade unionists be wagged about his galleon. He searched about for methods of re- spoke curtly.
habilitating Congress,
a
"You that spoke are you the mas
The result was the Industrial inter of that ship?"
"Officer of the watch," the words Peace movement and the Mekhett- Turner conversations. These were floated back; "the captain's belowe."
"Then send for him. It is with reaching fruition in 1929 when once masters that masters hold speech." more the T.U.C. was distracted from the straight path by the return of Abel Keeling replied.
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"Shut up a minute-listent Again Bligh's voice was lifted up.
This is the conant that ? make; From henceforth nevermore Will I again the world destroy
With water, da before." Bligh's voice died away again Abel Keeling's cars,
"Oh-my-fat-Aunt-Julia!" the voice that seemed to come from be- tween sea and sky sounded again. Then it spoke more loudly. "I He could see the two shapes, flat say," it began with careful polite and without relief, standing on a high the second. Labour Government. For of all practical purposes the industrial narrow structure with raile. One ness, "if you are a ship, do you them gave a low whistle, and seemed movement was sidetracked, and the mind telling us where the masque to be fanning his face; but the other T.U.C. set about dictating its will
Never before has it been possible to travel on these modern luxury rade is to be? Our wireless to out rumbled something into a sort of fun to the Labour Cabinet. It told the liners at rates as low as those offered: you to day. Step aboard trionit
the two shapes of order, and we-hadn't heard of it nel. Presently
cing, Cabinet to drop its emasculated Fresident Liner at Hong Kong and take this opportunity to make your came three. There was a murmuring, Bombay, Marseilles & London. ......Oh, you doˆsée it. Ward, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg, don't you!......Please, please tell as of a consultation, and then sud-Trade Disputes Bill, and in August rip to New York conveniently and inexpensively
denly a new voice spoke. At its thrill 1931 refused to countenance the wa what the hell you are!"
and tone a sudden tremor ran through Government's economy proposals to Again Abel Keeling had moved as a Abel Kealing's frame. He wondered reduce unemployment benefit. It 4th Nov. Bailes, Kavre, London, Hamborg, sleep-walker movca, He had raised what response it was that that voice
himself up by the belfry, timbers, and found in the forgotten recesses of his destroyed the Government and ruin.
ed the Labour Party. Bligh had sunk in a heap on the memory.
new deck. Abel Réeling's movement over- "Ahoy!" necined to call this
The writing on the wall requires turnce the pinkin, which raced the yet faintly remembered voice: "What's no interpretation. The message is
We're His lule trickle of. its contents down the all this about! Lister.
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"We little do esteem thereof;
But, hardly brought to pass,
A thousand times we do esteem More than the other was.” "But oh Look-look-look at the Oh, I say, wasn't he a grand old boy Looki
"Abel'. Kesling's
union for the purpose of having his the quarter-deck-one link willl who are you?"
"The Mary of the Tower, out of the gleaning edge then dark baluster,
L and then another clearing link. For Fort of Bye on the day of Saint Anne, conditions of employment looked after: If the T.U.C. wants to re- ane moment only Abel Keeing found and only two men
store itself it should decide once and A gasp Interrupted him. himself noticing that that which had
"Out of WHERE?" that voice that for all to leave politics to the Labour driven Bligh aft had been the rising 3rd Mar.
of the water in the waist sa the galo strangely moved Abel Keeling sald Party.
while Bligh broke into leon settled by the head-the waist unsteadily, was now entirely submerged: then groans of renewed rapture,"
he was absorbed In his
"Out of the Port of Rye, in the .. nay, give ear, dream, its voices, and its shape in the County of Sussex + Calls Casablanca. 1 caile Karachi.
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The wind-chamber Shall we call down to old A.B.I This might interest His Scientific Skip-an agony Test the knowledge almost figured in the instant of his rapture. within his grasp should be lost flooding his brain with the white | pership..........”
"Oh, lower a boat and pull out to it would know about he wind-chamber cureka-light of perfect knowledge, that for which he and his dream had been -to tover it-through in't
know Like an ochu there, came back the at a standstill had coms, He "Look at our chaps crowded on the
attered, her, this ship of the future, as if barbette yonder
it words, uncomprehendingly They've seen
God's Finger had bitten her lines in- |Belter not give an order you know "The wind-chamber?.......
...that driveth the vessel-per to his brain. He knew her as those won't be obeyed...."
Abel Keeling, cramped against the chance is not wind-steel bow that already sinking into the grave know also conserveth force the things, miraculously, completely, sc antique befry, had begun to find his is bent
nodded “Of course, mouths of her sight furnaces to the last drip from her lubricators, from her bed-plates to the breeches of her quick-firers, he knew her read her
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He knew that kave, like very did not really odlat: only the appear sounds to knots about our engines. It'n the ranges from her range-unders and ance of her chisted; but things had be wanting to see our papera presently, lived the life he lived who was in com- to exist like that before they really Rye Port... Well, no harm in hu- mand of her. And he would not for- existed. Before the Mary of the mouring it; let's see what it can make get on the morrow, as he had forgot of this. Akou there came the voice ten on many morrows, for at last he shape in some man's imagination; be- to Abe! Keeling, a little strongly, as had seen the water about his feet, and and knew that there would be no morrow! fore that, some dreamer had dreamed if a shifting wind carried it, the form of a ship with cars: and be faster as it went on."Not wind, but for him in this world..........
And even in that moment; with bat fore that, far away if the dawn and steam; you hear! Steam, slegm. had Steam in eight Yarrow water-tube
a send or two to run in his glass, in-i Infancy of the world, some scor
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in mind of his vision on the morrow "And, as for, our arnament, the waköreit, & 'kibmarine"..
Bat Abel Keeling waited for no when it has left him, so Abel Keeling voice with the tones that so pro
knote, and but on found himself seeking some sign to foundly, troubled Abel Kreling's me mort, Hendayan, exufting chuckle.
to whom no
vision mary continued, we be 100. recolting "Oko, Chirty be a proof be those is vouchsafed. Even Bligh sought Whitehead torpedo tubes - these in the face of the waters no raore they that could not be silent in his bill, pounders on the upper dick, and phar's tigil., Oh!....Now my ship, the ship ultering a wrise-pounder forward there by as I ass as a mother ser full-grown the tut lay on the deck there, great passionate Amons and praising conning-tower-orgot to mention child shakaama, but to innomivad gr kis Maker, no he said, upon an harp that we're nickel atau,, with a coal ship, I say-sho!—my ship'shall;"
dam-Below: there trip, that gunl and an Instrument of ten strings, Bo shpally of wizty kone in most
to
with Abil Kealing. It would be the able Raped, bankoy, and that thirty The cry came suddenly, and alar Amen of bis 1lid
have pralaod
are a nuanter kuolelle about our top my muffé, sound came from
#book not, aposta-hern, but upon arahip staat Cons to come chest wish and
speaking still (2016
should carry her own power, that But the yo o
whould store wind or its equivalent sur more rapidly
the stored her victuals, that should be illarence with no matter what, and something wroited from the chics 67 the chipo
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