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The Adventures Of ROBIN HOOD
THE STORY THUS FAR: King Richard, on leaving for the Crusaden in 1811, put England under » Ragoney, mlairmilne kis Gaxon-haling brother, Prizes John At Sonatiisær match before the latter, Sir Robin of Lockalay, a awaak buckling Norman kolacht, waruta Bin Gay of Clybourne, a Norman, thua winning the hate of Lady Marian Pitawafler, sweetheart of Biz Qay. A foreign conzies, sizives with news that King Richard hat hom ruptured abroad and held for ran som. John seen blmselt upon the English Throne, bus reckons without Rabin.
CHAPTER II
Explorers, Scholars And A Nine-Year-Old Viscount
Montreal, September 20.
among
A party of 65 British schoolboy-explorers, savan Canadian Rhodes schoters and nine-year-old viscount, are passangers bound for Liverpool in the Empress of Canada.
The schoolboys are members of the British School Ex- ploration Boolety, on their way home after six weeks' stay in the wilds of Northern Quebec.
Viscount Carlow is the nine-year-old
British peor, re- turning to England with his brother, the Han, John Dawson Damer and hle mother, Mrs. Nugent after visit in Canada. -Atrociates Press.
rode two
Prince John poke us though) made a mad dash for his ilfe, but the news gringed Pini sorely. soon the Norman horsemen, "Our good Eʻng 8b-bard à mi- | thundering about him, bore him soner!" he lumented. "My noble to the ground. A dwarfish man, wilderness brother p'captive in a foreign he fought desperately, but was knights, one in scarlet, land!".
Then
in his best im-soon overpowered and borne Lincoln green. perial manner, he summoned n panting and frothing at the mouth courtier. "Tell Sir Guy of Gls- before the outraged Sir Guy of bourne to order a meeting of all Gisbourne. the_Normun barons.....for a week from tonight”
"Your name, you Saxon dog!" "Ab-better one than yours...
merrywardly before Rebla, took both one in his hands in his own, lifted' them 10 his tousled head, and left them there, in taken af fealty,
began
"Whaf the devil. Sir Guy, but the one in green in- terrupied him gently, a. faintly ironical arpile on his brown young face. "Come now, Sir Guy
This done he offered a royaijye black..." arm to Lady Marian Fitzwalter "Mind your manneral" shout-you wouldn't kill my servant for and, followed by the Bishop of ed one of the men-at-arms, a teking the truth" the Black
Channa, the High burly fellow, smashing him across Sherif Nottingham
the the
"This is-Sir Guy of Gisbourne
"Sir Guy or the devil there's choice atween them, .. begon the bitle man but
́rest of" lif
niners, he left the
courtyard the Great Hall of the Castle.
for
"You well know, Robin, what" kicks and blows stenc-
that means to all Saxons!" suld n
#
Will Scarlet, us knight and squire of him. The mun-at-arma, by euntered inglingly out of Not-way of precaution, pointed tingham toward the open coun- knife at his throat, try.
"What are you called, I saidt" "M-much-the-Miller's-Son but know it's death to kili
"You the King's deer,"
Robin means," answered grimly, "that a mad dog will be
"And death froin "unger it we I don't...thanks to you an' the rest of Prince John's Norman cut-
at Notting'am Castle the
a week their prophecy throats up, you!" bellowed
lashed master-at-arms, doing disturbing houses things with the kalic. But Much-
the-Miller's-Son refused to hushed, "'li not shut up for no
be
*
Five Huks Killed
In
Luzon Battle
Manilo, September 27. Dispatches from the Central Luzon battle zones to- day said five Huks, including three high-rank- ing commandors, were killed in bottle with special police in Nueva Ecija during the week. ond.
In the Pampanga-Bulacan, area, the Constabulary continued its shelling of islets in the Candaba Swamps.
They
from Reports
Cabanatuan. than 24 hours, unable to move capital of Nueva Ecija, said a because of their. Injuries. "Thanks, good master...he band of 120 special policemen succeeded later in signalling for mumbled in humble gratitudo. surprised a Huk council meet-help and tho Constabulary dis- ing at the boundary of Cana-patched an amphibious tonk to you shoot next | batuan and Santa Rosa. The their rescue on Saturday night. man," said Robin Huk commander in Nueva Ecija, Colonel Jose de Leon,
"Look before time, little kindly.
"For kilting the King's deer. From this day, Master" vow-Presided at the meeting. whether or noblesaldinilyye 1-follers only Guy rejoined sharply, "The pegs you!" ally in deathi "Ir., this marrie your servant...as you say...”
"What? Why, you don't even
know me!"
as
Su smiling Robin took his bow from Will Scarlet, fitted an "Don't know yer... tek... arrow into it ned aiming it at ick...tck! Why. bless your Sir Guy's henti, said courteously. 'cart, there ain't a poor Saxon in
Notting'amshire "The penalty, I take it, is still all
don't death, even if I intended the deer know. an' pray for Sir Robin of for
Prince
John's table--and Locksley!” mean to bring it to the meeting of the barons tonight at Notting- ham Castle!"
"
There, porls said five Huks, in cluding three identifled as cum- anders, were killed while two other
were wounded and captur- ed. The reports added that Col. de Leon himself and his chief of staff, identified as "Colonel Ram- son" were believed to have been wounded, although able to flee..
"He needs their prayers...' "Take me for your servant, Master! In the 'ole forest there's nd such unter as me faithful to yer... be
"But I don't need you..." "asks no pay, Master...I only
Ing
The new Becretary of the In- terlor, Me. Gotoro Baluyet, ac. companied by the Governor of Fampang, M. Jose Lingad visited towns in the Pampanga. battle zones during the week- and. and Investigated the evacuee problam. Mr. Baluyot was quoted as say-
that village people formerly were
who Huks were now co-operating with the Govern- inent forces. Reports from Pampanga sald
Malacanan Palace announced Candaba residenta ware com- that many civilians, Including plaining of the fout smell per- ex-guerrillas, hed offered their vading the town from scores of services in fighting the Huks and Huk bodies noating in the would be taken into the armed swamps, at which heavy art-forces upon the Ding of formal lery has been directed for two applications-United Press. weeks.
let loose among them!"
Then, with a steely intle, his hand on his trusty bow, he added, "Which means, a mad den wil be routed, Will, my Ind!“
Within
Sir Guy looked hard at the ar- row-looked
hard st came true. Inoffensive Saxons
Robin, were thrown intu irons,
Then, white with rage, he wheel- and robbed, ond their
ed his horse and started down burned to the ground.
Fliers Roscuod from the gladic, fils men follow-naks to foller you.. Sir Guy of Gisbaume--so re-
ed. Hurriedly Will Scarlet un-
"But cently worked in the joust by the Norman edge-robbers, so 1 won't slung his lute and began to strum
"Where you goes," said Much Fernando said people were re-
Mudfish vendors in enchanted lance of Sir Robin-Kill me if ye like, Str Guy, the strings and to sing. He rais was riding in state through Sher- but first I'll 'ave me say! Ye caned his voice so that it might be wood Forest one fue afternoon beat an rob a starve us Saxons sure to reach the ears of the re- with other knights in armour, now...but when King Richard treating Sir Guy. their aquirea and on escort of escapes and geta ‘ome again, 'c'll mounted men, when he spied far take the lot of ye by the scruff above him on sunny slope a o' the neck an' eave ye Into the grazing deer, He regarded it
it sea, so will
"There was a knight who
stormed a hi
With full ten thousand men, And when a fast the top was
won-
He tumbled, down agato..." Robin and Wit laughed loud and long-laughed till the green
Also expert repairers of lighters usually for I was no uncommon Sir Guy in na overpowering fu- sight. But when the simul fell | ry, snatched his sword from its pierced by burrow, Sir Guy reabbard, raled if high and was reined his feed, and watted about to strike down the little breathlessly. A segment later, a man without more ado. But at amali,
screamed out of the forest, It struck the oroadsword from Sir Much-the-Miller't-Son had a Guy's hand and hurled it a zen sense of humour, too--but he had yards away. With an exclama-more important matters to settle, tion he grasped his stinging wrist. and his ont's face was exceeding-
Breathless silence fell upon the ty serious. company.
He padded across the velvet carpet of the turf, knelt awk-j
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Then they heard the snapping
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Saigon, September 26.
obstinately, "I fullers!"
"Fetch the deer, then..." fusing to buy the fish, believing Almost tearful with joy Much-they came from the swamps. the-Miller's-Son ald as he was
The Constabulary are continu- ing amphibians operations in the When at lust Robin and Will swamps, determined to capture Scarlet were mounted and amall islets where Fuks are holding
A strategic base, a huge bling along under the shadowy out. bough.... Much trudged happily
aerodrome and a commercial Philippine after, bearing the body of
Allers-Captains P. D., port are being built on the Bay The Army
the coast of deer on his shoulders. And the Lapux and C. A. Mendigo-whose of Camranh, on mon was rising.
reconnaissance plane was shot Annam, a well-informed source
tle and the banqueting barons,
"And now fo; Nottingham Cas-down by Hult imachinegunners said here tonight.
near Mount Arayat on Thursday. Camranh, about 140 miles WIL,"
sang out Robin," "And have been rescued and taken to northeast of Sargon, is consider- chicken-hearted John!"
Army hospital in. Manila, ed the nest ratural harbour in eyes when you crop down "I'm thinking he'll open
his Capt. Lapuz condition was des- Indo-China. It is fr territory deer before him!"
the cribed 14 Ioir. but Capt. controlled by the French forces Mendigo's was pronounced seri- and has a coaling station for the "He'll open ther wider. in
French fleet... faith, at what follows!"
(Continued tomorrow)
an
ous,
The plane crashed in the Candaba Swamps. where the fliers were marooned for more
Rock bans to follow
YES
IT'S QUITE A CHANGE
TO HAVE THE
Pop ?.
SPINACH-4
IN THE
SAND
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN.
I'VE GOT THAT GHOST PLANE FIGUREO OUT. WHEN THE PILOT SAW HE WAS
GOING TO CRASH US--
-HE LOST HIS NERVE AND HIT THE FLOOR. THAT'S WHY WE
HIM. IT'S
AS SIMPLE
AS THAT.
DIDN'T SEE
By Lee
Hmm, I WONDER I SAY, OLD-TIMER
YUP?
Work in reported to have hequn already on the airfield. Hydro-electric power for the construction et the Camranh base will be obtained from a dam that is now being bullt 37 miles west of Camrash and in- tended to be the largest in South East Aula,
The plan provides for the river Danhim to be diverted to provide a fall of 3,000 feet capable of turning two-thirds as much-pow- er as the Centaslat Damon the Rhone, near Geneva, which is the second largest in Europe at- 1er the Dneprestrel in Russia.
Preliminary work has begun on the damn and French technicians recently went to Paris to, speed up the arrival of equipment.
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