THE CHINA MAL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
1987.
Page 47,
LUCKY JIM
concludes story at Dim's fastes
Tram "Live" mevsi KINGSLEY AMJE
Finialane and Man, Hatch tagh Griffith que iron, Antwright and they objectionable men dertrend (Ferry Thomas) here imi raisired day itimation, and their missing laundryness, they stand antaged at thats front door.
66гELL me,” said Atkinson, "how does it feel to be a
"Tumtior lecturer?" Jim Dixon considered
the morning's events; his offer of resignation, and how the Principal had accepted it, "When I can feel anything, I think I'm going to feel fine," he said. "Like getting out of gaol."
He tested his freedom by flexing his arm muscles, but the experiment was a painful failure.
"That's where we dropped you, getting you up- stairs," explained Atkinson. He looked at Dixon with sympathetic interest, "What are you going to do?"
Dixon crummed a crumpled shirt into his suit- case. "Oh, look for a job. I'm free, very ill, and only 24." He looked around the roum and spotted a bundle of files in a corner, "Ah, yes, Merrie England -- and Mrs Welch's sheets,"
He gathered everything together. "Cas you drop me there? NE
asked.
"Just abou
3d k
FREEDOM!
"Have to get move on-gy and ahead
to see a man about a Dodge"
The door slain med
behind
them. The ex-Junior lecturer's lies the rich
bad-sitter was vacant for posses alon,
Downstairs.
The clamouring full life
Selephone delayed their departure. -Impatiently, Dixon picked up the recaiver. Speak ing,” be said Who's that ? Bir Heelor. Good morning sir. Yes I'm afraid it's true. leaving."
I'm
In Lie doorway. Atkinroa Walled impatiently is ingers tapping the dial of his will watch Curiously he stepped forward as Dixon but down the telephone.
That was Bir Hector." ne said. "He wants me to go and ser ul. Pushing back Atkinson's sleeve, he glanced at the watch. He had been unemployed, ne estimated, for exactly one hour.
"PRESSING PROBLEM -NCUMBERED by his suitcase, The dies, and the parcel of nheets. Dixon's problem was how to ring the Welches' door bell. His solution was to push it with his forehead
Mrs. Welch opened the door, in time to ser Dixon leaning for ward like an elephant nudging a bale of teak. “Well," she said coldly
Dixon put on a stływ of bright. ress Good morning" he said. I owe you a sheet and two blankels."
Mr. Welch received the intar. mation, and the parcel, without enthusiasm. "I hope you like the colour." he added. “They're white."
Over bla wife's aboulder loomed the lac of Professor Weich. Dixon fr natd. where have you neen 7 I've been phoning everywhere."
*I had to see the Principal ald Dixon.
Welch's eyebrows arched like furry caterpillars, 'Don't talk nonsense." he snapped. You can only see the Princiral through me.
Patiently Dixon explained the situation But the simple words seemed to confound Welch like a problem in calculus, “Resign I' ho said. But vol cani. Ils not the end of temp. I have your contract."
"Then you can stuð it" said Dixon ceremoniously landing
There was a short shocked the les ou Merrie England.
allence which exploded in a Joint Welch protest. Sternly. Dixon held up ba hand. "And now," he said. "I should like to speak to Christine
In answer, the door stampied in his face.
Dixon picked up his suitcase and backed away from the house. "Jim" sald a volce be hind him, and wheeling round. he saw Margaret Peel adjusting the rest on her metar scooter
I'm leaving he explained "I've just got to see Christine." Margaret smiled malleiously. *Well, you won't." alia Bald
She's gone." "Clone?"
I
"On the 11.15. Dixon stared at her, and then at his watch. There was no time to lose
***So you may as well calin down. James." ́ said Margaret Where's a lot to explain and I think we'd better go somewhere quiet, and
Dixon disappeared rup behind the scrubbery
Named and a starter growled. Bleronds later. Margaret lumiped to one side as the Welches car bounded down the drive will
Dixon at the wheel. He was wearing a Stirling Moss face.
It was a ride to remember. Once upon a time, the car had bern young, but years of Profes For Welch's driving had bullied it into prematuro senility.
The windscreen wipers” wayed feebly like the feelers of a mechanised beelle. Clouds of bine smoke puffed from the bon bet, as well as the exhaust. With his foot Jamined on the accelera tor. Dixon tried desperately to coax the engine into giving ita final best.
It was 11.14. Dixon gritted his teeth, and bounced backwards and-forwards-in-bla scalas. though he was urging on a rocking horse. A loud jangling mingled with the 'splutter of the engine There was a loud report e tyre burst
Dixon hung on to the wheel na the car zig-zagged across the nad Skidding durough a puduže. he saw spray shoot up on either side, nod deluge a pair of fugitive pedestrians.
LOSS ON THE WAY Piece by piece, the car began to shed its futings. The rear lamp came adrift. and tried behind by a flex. The number plate jerked loose at one end. The bumpers shook frantically. and the door handles rattled,
Dixon swing into the stawion yard, and raced for the booking omee. Fumbling for money, he found, his pockets stuffed with things' forgotten while packing, A tie toothbrush. and an assortment of handkerchiefs cascaded to the floor..
As he was handed his ticket. the guard's whistle blow. Dixon grabbed his suitcase and ran.
The rain was already moring, Porters bellowed warnings as Dixon sprinted down the plat form. hurled his case through es open window and wrenched the carriage door open For an awful moment the train seemed to out- strip him and then with a bound. ne, was inside and past tog on the red plush seat,
The train had cleared the station buildings by the time that the Welches arrived. Pro- fessor Welch and Bertrand had commandeered Margaret's motor scooter, and Mra. Welch had made the rough ride on her bicycle
Mud-spattered and dishevelled they glared up at the train as it rattled over the car park.
Scuting, along the corridor, Dixon reached Christiao's com. partment in time to enjoy the view.
He put his arm around Christine's waist and waved from the window. Three pygmy ists waved back at him. The train gathered speed and the Wolches sild out of sight,
Dixon laid a grlay fuger against Christine's check. A bump over the points Jerked them closer together, Ahead lay London and the rich, full fo. Dixon breathed the free fresh air. Perhaps to really was Lucky Jim after sl
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AT THE CENTRE OF
THE HOURS OF FERMENT IN
THE KREMLIN
The
Massive Adversary
by GEORGE MALCOLM THOMSON
Cummings
W
de-
THEN
Krushchev elded to dismiss Mar- shal Zhukov he took on the most challenging and the most necessary task of his political life.
For Zhukov was power- ful in a senge, that none of Krushchev's earlier adver-
had sants
been-Molotov Was old, Malenkov Was tarred with Stalin's brush, Shepilov was a young and secondary figure.
But Zhukov was the first military hero of Russia, the greatest soldier of the n
-ARTIE-
** Bleep-Bleep!"
which meeting at
Krushchev 40, years. He has been a Russian pvorthrew tho. Molotov for 61 years, Malenkov taction-Zhukov was the ally who saved the day for Krushchev,
Bo Krushchev
Zhukov's help.
Won,
were
to
He would probably sorva any -legal, patriotic Russlan Govern- with mont. How many of Napoleon's
marshala
unwilling serve the restored Bourbons? The latest rivalry between
Krushchev three Iwo Russian peasants
may, one day, be risce to authority might have remain. The duty of the, army swept away. But Tussia will
remained in abeyance.
detcched
to defend it will remain. And But Krushchev, carrying out the mission of a Russian far-reaching schemes of de general le-Zhukov may think centralisation in Rustin plus a 10 keep the army rong, com- doring, adventurous pelley out- pact, and somewhsi Eldo Rusala, needed absolute from, politics. obedience from the army.
It is naturai that Krushchev should resent a colleague whose And it seemed that Zhukay prestige is immense, wbcse had his own ideas about the character Anri energy army, its role, and the way in formidable--and whose loyally which its efficiency could best is manifestly divided between the nation and s polllical boss.
be maintained.
of
Among the most consistent tian, respected, trusted, and qualities
the massive accorded the gratitude due antagonist of Krushchev is his
aboodfast complete,
Russian to one who had saved his patriollam. Zhukov won two country from destruction.
Ironical
His aim
zre
Such man is in a. position
St George's Crocs for valour TT is the aim of a mon. fighting tho Kaiser's Germans, Zhukov's type to hold the In the old Czarist Army. army in reserve as a political - When Hitler's patriots were dire
forço, to interveñe onlyin, 1. emergency where the at tho
gates
of Moscow, altermiive is a breakdown of Zhukov gathered
his staff, order in the country. Took, and said: WHAT was ironical was gave them a
your hands. Repeat: Krushchev him- "Raise
'We tako this onlh: Moscow of tactlefl weakness-his whole self had contributed to the will not fall"
training inclines him to obey strength of his adversary.
the orders of his Government. For Krushchev was the main This was the language which agent in dragging down 4 Marxist commissary might Stalin's reputation from its have found shocking. pedestal.
that
But if Stalin had not defeat- od Hiser, if Stalin had not
ม
But what if Zhukov believes But it that Krushchev's poilcy is dan- was the emotional utterance of ferous for Russia? Whut it the a Russian leader engaged in a struggle in the Kremlin is deadly national war.
clash of principles as well as a collision between two personali. ties alike, in origin, determina- tion, and strength?
This is the mainspring of saved Moscow and won the Zhukov's career. It is the key battle of Stallngard-then who to his outlook at any moment In bad? Who had beenI the big life. Kaviour of Russia?
There
be one could only answer. Marshal Georgi Kon- Alantinovich Zhukov, A
Budapest
man whom
Krushchev challenges in what may be most desperate political struggle in Russia since Stalin defeated Trotsky is not only a
As the first soldier of Russia, THE
hud A
unique THE Zhukov
seerdaney over the Red Army, the As Minister of Defence, he was at the centre of a bureaucratic web second in strength and complexity only to the Com- munist Party liselt.
Saved him
Не
20ldier who "got on with Ike."
is the man who sent thousand Soviet tanks against Budapest a year ago.
He did so because he believed that Russia's security demanded it. He did so es a soldier who an-Nazi-tanks were on the Volga
could remember the past when may and must prepare for a future in which the sons of Nazi great soldiers
would be armed once
THERE was, however, I other factor which have forced Krushchev to
to grips with the subier..
*ct
When the fateful meeting of
more.
Zhukov is, of course, a con-
the Central Committee of the vinced Communist. But he has Party took place in July the been a soldier for
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