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The Adventures Of
ROBIN HOOD
THE STORY THUS FAR: King Richard, leaving for the Crusader in 1191, put England under a Regenc, mistrusting his Saxon- hating brother, Prince John. Durbig a joust before the latter, Sir Robtu of Locksley, a swashbuckling young Saxon, worsts Sir Gap of Gisbourne, a Norman knight, thus winning the dislike of Lady Marian Fitzwalter, Sir Guy's sweetheart. Word comes that King Richard has been captured and held for ransom abrond, Prince John, scheming to win the Crown, begins wholesale persecution of the Saxons. After many during deeds in the cause of the Saxons, Robin, with his aquire, Will Scarlet, and Much-the-Miller's-Son, a poacher, go to the banquet of Norman barons, given by Prince John in Nottingham Castle, The Normans are discussing Robin
he neara the Castle,
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The great hall of Nottingham state bordering on suffocation. Castle dared cuti Larted in the Bight "Ily my faith
..he punted at
but I like you!
of torches that hung in cressets on last, wiping his eyes, "you're a bold the dark stone walls, from which rascal, Robin gimmered the gorgeous banners at Have you had meat?"
The Nortnans-and the long table
was surrounded by banqueters,
A lusty company they feasted
-
"None but this that I brought, Your Highness!"
"Sit down then, sit down! Sit Sir Get up, lustily, wing huge slabs of bread for there, opposite me! their plates-beaping them high with Ivor, and give him your place! Ho, ment from the spits as the servants varkets, bring Sir Robin food Plenty passed. They quaked with mighty of it! Such insolence must support laughter as they gulped the wassalt a mighty appetite!"
"It does need something to support said Robin, genially, helping the it." sl
and gorged the food, and gamt bour-hounds akutked aruony
shadows snapping up the morsels himself to food from his neighbour's trencher." for it lus little to fatten fre when
las-gatherers you
that were Bung at Bhem.
All those who were false to King on Richard were on hand a honoured through!" guests of his brother, Prince Jolie-
"You think you're overtaxed?"
the High Sheriff of Nollingham, his askel Prince John, with a wink at little eyes ifiter
ever the the scondalised shop of the Black sanctimonious Bishop of the Black Canon
Canond
Sir Guy of Gisborne
John.
Rubin modded energetically as he
ale.
with a dozen others of his rank.
Overlased, overworked and paid Prince
bt- resplendently jewelled, partok of ether meat off with a knife or a club or a rope
he murmured dreamily.
Sud-
nor drank, but mused darkly on ways ou and means to raise himself to the deuly he stopped eating and looked seats of the mightiest. At last he aquarely 112
Prince John. ཟ་་ blu
turned to the jocular knight next to know, we Saxons aren't going to put lim and asked question. Aft up with it much longer!"
you?"
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"Oh, you're not. aren't "Any more objections to the new cried John, his anger rising Well,
listen to me! Highness? ing of my friends called this meet-
stopped to listen as the oracie spoke.
fax, from our Saxon Friends?
#
to tell them" Objections, Your
Richard's runsom, that to pay off guffawed Sir Geoffrey, "with
they've got to collect, not two gold every gallows
Upares on the pound, but three!
Saxon dangling from
from here to Charnwood!
rourious laughter greeted this sally. And the money is to be paid to
"Why to you. Your Highness.
inet*
"
"Well said exelaimed Prince Jali asked Rubin with ominous calmness, then, wagging a playful finger at Siren "when
Richard King
appointed Guy, he added. "But not too many.
mind-or we'll have nobody left Longchamps as
U our land and pay our taxes!“
There's
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"I've kicked pent? nut! From
As he said the words, ils crafty une I'd except, Your now on, I'm Regent of England!"
dark with
triumph, Lady
Higliness." replied Sir Guy
of Locksley!
Prince
the
Join
ven face
omously, "And that one is Sir Robin Marlan came to the upper balcony and looked down on the Lense "Oh, 1 SUC. Sir Knight," taunted scene. IL was as
as though a star shone The one who jarred through the dusk. Marian-and you, too, if
One after another the knights number rightly-on the day of vowed featly to Prince John now the joust! What's he been doing that he had made his meaning clear, "Only to-day I caught him killing and swollen with pride he turned to Robin. "And what about you, my a Royal deer in the forest!"
"Did you take him?" shouted young Saxon cockere!?" Prince John.
Robin of Locksley sprang to his That, Your Highness," begun Sir feet and his word: pierced that "Every man here who gives
Guy apologetically, would not have silene like lightance to Prince
been easy... you see I
"and
Right broke in Sir Geoffrey Joha," he cried, traitor! Prince "Give the devil his due. Sir Robin Jolm has used the King's misfortune he'll of Locksley is the finest archer in to seize his power
lk England!!
use that power with the help of you But
Prince thundered
here to grind sweet cul-throats John, off on one of his most terrific Richard's ransom out of our helpless tantrums, "killing a Royal deer! Saxon hindsa ransom that will be vaht him brought here at once and used, not to release Richard, but to wabi hanged! D'ye hear men? Hanged, buy John's way to the throne. I say! At once! I'll tolerate no..."
He
got no further,
From beyond the
outer
Furious was the uproar that
rose
me sounds that brought the guests swords. It was Sir Guy who plead- to their feet, hands on swords.
May I not dispose of
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MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 26, 1938.
The Caledonia leaving on one of her transatlantic test flights.
Race to catch
the Atlantic
post
BY J. STUBBS-WALKER
who reveals some of the truths behind the four-nation battle.
hold up our service.
tremendous publicity Despite from the other side of the Atlantic, the United States has no machines suited for Atlantic work.
JOUR countries have joined-and-the-United States is likely to
in the battle for inter- national transatlantic air traffic. And so far Britain is winning.
The air link between Europe and the United States is not 10 only the most dificult operate, it is the route with the biggest potentialities.
con- From time to time a siderable amount of rubbish has been spoken and written about the
passenger service across the Atlantic.
Traffic operators, though, are not half so interested in the the potential passengers as
arc known mall loads that already waiting for the air ser- vice. They are of tremendous commercial importance.
The position now is that it is a practical possibility to run a dally air service between Southampton. Canada and New York, to carry one ton of mails in cach direction.
HEN you visualise the Mary, and Queen realise that even
will
the
from the Norman knights. All big new nying boats being bull be doors leaned forward tensely, hands on for Imperial Airways
approximately the same tonnage as two of her lifeboats, it seems incredible that the mall load for the Atlantic could ever be carried by air.
the
ed darkly,
Highness?" The door burst open and Robin him,
him
for spout, entered thrusting the lockeys to "No, let right and left. "Who's this?" cried moment, replied John, livld with Prince John. Then he remembered, fury, and then, io Robin, "What do for the young man was striding to your propose to do
next?" body "To organise revolt!" cried Robin, ward him vigorously with the of a deer across his shoulders. When Te exact a death for a death! And he reached the banquet table he never to stop till every Saxon in our glanced at the remnants of the incal shire can stand up to you, free men. and at the Prince, and said with an and strike a blow for Richard of
"I hope England!" impudently charming smile.
a better meal
Wus the Sit Guy lias given me a than my reception indientes! I no eb; dozen men with drawn swords sooner enter the Castle with a bit A
work beller, you shouldn't! They'd
deer
lina!" "Take him! KI
Tacked
ho
of meat-than his hungry servants leapt on him but his blade flashed
Sør- try to snatch it from me!" He turn out and cut down the nearest. ed to Sir Guy saying with mild re- vants, squires and knights tried to
You shouldn't starve them bar his
the way to proach,
door. but 'walle
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through. A man- way woll-fed
ut-arms behind him raised his sword With these words he deposited the to mow him down. AL the &hrill
on the table, directly under the scream of a woman Robin whirled- high-and-mighty nose of Prince caught the man in the belly with John, saying with a ceremonious lifs shoulder, and with terrific force bow. "With the compliments of your heaved him at his enemies. Then brother, King Richard, God culling down another he dashed to royal bless him!"
the doorway. Pausing only to fash Prince John whose anger had been up to Mariau a salute of thanks with melling into stupefaction, suddenly his sword lie was out, pulling the sank into his chair, throw back his door shut behind him. head, and laughed himself into
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But, In actual fact, the Arst- class mails for Canada and the United States amount to between one and two tons per day; and if British Atlantic tests and experi ments which are to be continued succeed, there is no reason why that amount of mail should not be carried regularly by air next year,
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capable of carrying three hundred people; machines that will carry tons and tons of load over the Atlantic at hundreds and hun- dreds of miles an hour.
as
This, though, does not alter the fact that at the present time there are no American Atlantic planes, and the more intelligent of the air experts here are not very sanguine over the prospecta of there being any United States boats to operate the reciprocal service
agreement.
This, things are at present, may mean that Britain, with some half-dozen planes ready to work the route, tull have to mark time unti Pan-American Air- arc ready with their machines.
next L France
the
most For years advanced contender. now Air France has been operating a regular air mail service across Its mono- the Southern Atlantic, tonous success has killed its fame: only failure of a machine to make the crossing can occasionally re- mind the outside world that week by week the Air France planes roar ncross 1,800 miles of desolate water between the African coast and
Brazil.
B
UT so far, though, the French air company has made no serious
Cx-
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periments on the much more dim- cult North Atlantic route. The International "battle" will number of planes has been de really come later. So far, Britain signed, and has been ordered by 1s well ahead of her rivals, the French Government to make the United States, France and these fights. None, however, has Germany, in her machines for been bullt.
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I shall be surprised. Germany is the fourth serious competitor. Here again you have a country with plenty of experience With of South Atlantic flying. their catapult ships stationed half- way across the Atlantic, where planes can stop, refuel, and be shot on towards the Brazilian coast. the Germans have maintained practically the same regularity as the French.
'The German North Atlantic ventures have been successful, but they have been little more than with little spectacular lights serious investigation behind them
An extremely successful there- and-back flight was made this month with a four-motored Focke- Wult Condor transport plane. non-stop from Berlin to New York at 150 miles an hour; return at 207 m.p.h. with a favourable wind, The machine, however, was heavily overloaded.;
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Landplanes are important, be- cause the England-Canadian route cannot be oporated by flying boats during the winter because of Ice at Botwood, the landing place on the other side. The jandplanes built for the..experiment will be fast, but they will not carry more than half a ton of load.
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0 No single Oriental has any
right to it surely (5).
10 Whereon in America one might see animals of various brands, and whereon this (two words- & 5).
11 Defective service, possibly (5). 12 Soundly received by the middle
of it (5).
15 is proverbially hard, but soft if
beheaded (5).
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(3).
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19 14 down has to get down to it
(5)
2) A lazy sound? (8).
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you look at him (5),
23 A high-line (5).
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in wooda (4). 27 It would be
stone
20 Bird (5).
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apparently (11).
(three
12 Description of a bullet that ad- of no variation mits words 4, 3, 4).
13 A popular game (11).
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doing his job (5)..
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(3).
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made fast (3).
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a small change (3).
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(5).
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(5).
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30 Foolscap may be, and so may
any cop (5).
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grove sequel, as a rule (5).
33 Unusual (four words-3, 2, 3,
30 Not a spare drink (5),
37 A relative (11).
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tive (5).
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(8).
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rough in part
4).
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(4).
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