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THE
DAILY SHORT STORY
NO IMAGINATION
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DORIS HASTINGS, city-bred and rive and for that matter, were not ex-
perfectly satisfied with the con- pecting them home that night, fines of a few square blocks of paved "There's someone inside the house,'
"You run over to streets and a park or two to walk Phil said tensely. through con summer days, was quite the Johnsons and get Tom to call the sure she wasn't going to like the coun- police. I'll go in through the cellar try. And if she hadn't been terribly in door and surprise them. love with Phil Bradley, whose business, Doris wrung her hands in agony. unfortunately, kept him in a small town "Oh, Phil; I can't. I'm afraid! They'll two-thirds of his time, she never would kill us!"
He
have considered going there to live. "Do as I say," Phil ordered sternly,
But love Phil she did. And marry "or they'll more than kill us." him she did. And following a two shoved her in the general direction of weeks' honeymoon they took up abode the Johnsons' home and went to the in a town of some 3000 population. rear of his house. Doris stood a min- Phil rented a little bungalow, and felt ute, petrified with fear, and then be- quite certain that his bride's distaste gan to run toward the dim outline of for all things pertaining to the coun- the neighbouring habitation.
the try would vanish once she became en- Phil quickly made his way to grossed in wifely duties.
back yard, found the cellar door un- But Doris city breeding, was too locked and entered quietly. It was. firmly embedded. Due to a limited dark and cold inside. He paused to amount of reading and an unlimited in- listen; his heart began to pound, as dulgence in cinèma recreation, she had dimly he made out the sound of voices visualised the country as the home of above.
stairs.
alt manner of insects, bugs, snakes and Cautiously he crept up the whatnot. Moreover, tramps were al- The door above was focked, but he had ways entering houses; stealing pies a key and he quietly let himself into and robbing hen yards.
the kitchen. The voices were plaîner
Phil discovered after a month that now coming. from the living-room. his wife was not entirely satisfied with Phil braced himself, felt vaguely her new home. More and more he came ashamed that, he had attributed Doris'
By Richard Hill Wilkinson
to know her true conception of what previous fears to her imagination, and country life was like. And he knew. decided to settle the thing once, and that it was because she expected to for all.
And bugs and insects and anticipated He felt for and found a carving hearing strange. nomes, that she some knife, opened the dining-room door and times found them. Anything that quickly hurried to the living-room. crawled or flew was to Doris danger- Someone shouted and he sprung for- ous. The least creaki tustle or whis- ward.
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per of wind was made someone try Men were yelling out in front of the "house. Footsteps were hurrying up Try as he would. Phil. could not con- the walk, Someone pounded on the vince Doris that it was all her imag door. ( ination. Time and time again he led Phil flung the door wide open to con- her trembling outside the house to show front Tom Johnson, in a state of dish- her that a branch was striking against abille, accompanied by Chief Davis. the eaves, or picked up a harmless lady Beyond in the road, Phil made out the bug and held it in his hand to prove dim figures of Doris and Mrs. Johnson. its lack of viciousness.
He grinned, sald something quickly to Tom and the chief and hurried down
But all to no avail. As time went on-
Doris' imagination developed to a point the walk. Doris ran to meet him.
"Oh, Phil, are you hurt? Who was where she flatly refused to be left alone at night. Phil investigated so it? Where are they now?"
Phil grinned down at her. "It was many sounds and noises that he him self began to wonder if someone weren't the radio! We left it running when actually trying to break in. It got so
we went away yesterday!"
(Copyright, 1988, By The Associated that he'd jump everytime the wind blew or shutter
Newspapers). bangede Little sounds and noises that heretofore hadf held no meaning whatever for him, became strange creakings and muffled footsteps. He caught himself listening attentively to the rustle of the wind. through the little pine grove in their back yard.
R. A. F. RESERVE
London, To-day.
In consequence of the expansion of the Royal Air Force it has been
"I wish to goodness something would decided to increase the strength of really happen," he said once to Doris, the airmen's section of the Reserve "I wish I'd really find someone when of the Royal Air Force by direct
I investigate one of these curious sounds.
I'll bet it would cure us once and for enlistment of personnel with Ser
vice experience.
all."
"I'm almost inclined to believe you're The scheme provides the oppor- right," Doris agreed. "It's it's just tunity for extra men to be assured a little disappointing always finding of returning to their former service the noises to be natural disturbances. She smiled sheepishly.
in time of emergency. The period Two_weeks Inter something did hap- of service is four years. British pen. Doris and Phil had spent the Wireless. week-end with friends in Boston. They
returned late on Sunday night. It was astept
inky dark and the wind was moaning QUEEN MARY
dismally.
About to insertí
door Phil pat
frant
IN LONDON
London, To-day. Queen Mary, returned to London yesterday from Yorkshire, drove to Buckingham Palace in the after- noon and had tea with the King. IBritish Wireless.