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The Half Mile
"Your turn, sir," said the rubber. Andrew stripped off his vest, "Might as well tako your bags off, too."
He divested himself a bit shyly, and lay face downwards on the table.
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"Well, Brewster"" said the Major, "what are you going to show us to-day?"
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"Don't expect you'll notice me," said Brewster, "after the gun's gone. I shall try and stick to young Redbrooke for the first six hundred, "Front side first, old man," sald anyhow. I only want to see what 1The Steamship. the rubber.
can do!!! It seemed a bit indecent, but Andrew turned over.
"BENMACDHUI "- Consigneer of Cargo are hereby It sounded splendidly casual, but informed that all Goods are being Andrew had a strong feeling that landed at their risk into the hazardous The man pummelled his stomach, what Brewster meant was: "I and/or extra hazardous Godowns of then his back, then his buttocks, rather fancy myself as a class half. The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or I believe his thighs and his calves, rubbing miler, so just watch me.
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No claims will be admitted after! ed up his skin and made his nerves troubling about the rest, anyhow." tingle. Good,
Andrew stopped gingerly along the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after He saw Brewster and Perry talk-the track. He felt rather better at the 18th February, 1935, will be sub- ing and made a remark to them being in the open air..
Then he glanced behind him about the half-mile, but they did
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not seem to reinember who he was, the grandstand. He received
A red-faced man thrust the door shock. It was full.
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not be recognized. To With eyes fixed on the ground, he
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across the grass towards the start. must have
ance when damaged dutiable goods are "Know who that is?" someone. The half-mile, being a lap and a
examined.
Al said. "That's Major Cunliffe-the half, led off at the farthest point Fold international."
from the grandstand. The half-lap The hundred-yards men, trooped brought it round to the stand just out. There were four or five heats at the stage where the race was get Andrew watched ting into its stride, when every in the hundred. out of the changing-room window, body was beginning to feel the (but he couldn't concentrate and collar and those who meant business took no stock of what happened. were jostling for places in front. The remaining complete lap brought He was acutely miserable.
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by. Andraw stood up and sat down Andrew's path took him into the the fifth time. Then the door crowd. was less imminent. The burst open and Major Cunliffe look-summer was still now enough to ed in again.
greet the senses with surprise. He "All out for the half-milet" stepped lightly-on-the-elastic-turf. At the same time he heard a bell The grass breathed out delicious ringing outside. It sounded fate-freshness. For years afterwards ful. It meant next event due. All that fragrance was to set Andrew's over the ground people were turn nerves tingling with the apprehen-
A poignant and compelling ing over their programmes and sion of this moment. reading the names. As the clangour Andrew saw the other half-milers drama, which testifies to Kay first-class died away Andrew felt something were trotting round the track. Oc-Francia's ability as a approaching terror. He sprang to casionally one would shoot forward actress, is Warner Brothers' at An-traction, now showing at the his feet and crossed towards the in a muscle-stretching burst. Zoor.
drew tried a high-stepping trot Oriental Theatre.
In the film Miss Francis is ac grass to flex his own Now a new awkwardness arose across the Why did none of the other half legs, but was too self-conscious to cused of murdering her former lover, and ls sentenced to 20 years' milers move? He waited, for a keep it up. moment for them to join him, but He reached the starting point imprisonment. When she is free, each man of them seemed to have first. Another agonising wait fol. she finds that her husband has been killed in the War, and how 21st Feb.found some last-minute adjustment lowed. The others were still caper-!!
to a shoe or bandage.
ing round the path. Would he she manages her life after that "Well," said Brewster, "I sup-never get it over? Surely the ten-forma the greater part of the story. pose we'd better be moving,' son of nerves must rack the Supporting Miss Francis are "Wait a bit," Joe, sald Ferry strength from his limbs? At last, John Halliday, Gene Raymond, RI
cardo Cortez Margaret Lindery "I must get iny ankle strap on the starter approached.
Andrew hovered miserably in the "Joly day for a trial spin," he and Hardie Albright. door way of the changing-room. told Andrew. Makes me feel an Why couldn't they buck up and get old fool to be out of it. I envy it over? If only he could get it you boys."
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now. hilarating nervousness to hold the door open any longer, answer. He nodded.
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“I think-—”, began Andrew, but He looked up and broke into a he had, set would have assured him the lead. He decided to make no found an answer, was not expected. briak trot.
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