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"He ain't no cuckoo," protested George, sloshing his face. "He's dumb, but he ain't crazy. Him and me was born in Auburn, and we grew up together. He ain't got sense enough to look after himself."
"He's a nice fella," conceded Slim. "A guy don't need no sense to be a nice fella. other way round.”
Seems to me sometimes, it's just the
Later, while eating in the chuck house, George heaped a plate high with "grub" to hold aside for the tardy Lennie, Sizing up Slim as a man who could and would keep a confidence, ho began to recount to the mule skinner the trouble he and Lennie had had at their last job in Weed; how Lennie, seeing a girl in
I'M LENNIE red velvet dress, had given way
"Georgo says guys like us is the loneliest guys in the world." to his innocent Impulse to stroke any
Carlson. "He's all stiff with, theu found a shovel in a corner, and led smooth surface and had taken hold matism. Why don't you shoot him?" the dog out. of the dress.
Candy protested, temporized, tried to change the subject. But Curlson
Object Lessons
The French were asked by
Japan to stop
the transport of war supplies
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The old, crippled man continued The girl had screamed, Lennie in relentlessly pursued his point. The tolle motionless on his back, scarcely a panie had held on to her tighter, aged animal was alling and useless, seeming to brenthe, wondering what and by the time George could pry no good to anybody includin his would happen when he was movement in him loose a posse was being formed self." It would be an net of mercy longer any "good to himself." And Tokyo for to "get" them. That was the price to do away with him. And while when, after what seemed an eternity, he paid for taking care of Lennie. the others kept an impartial silence, the shot sounded from outside, Candy sures.
The huge fellow joined them be- raised the creature from a pup; with his bitter thoughts,
Candy continued to plend: he had rolled over and faced the wall, plone curious
fore George could Anish the story, had been the best sheep dog he had sage comes like a child to its mother,
extended his scrubbed hands ever seen; and (though this he left
unspoken it was the only friend he went out to the barn to put tar on It was nearly bedtime when Slim- from. "Domel,”
had. Finally, in almost tearful de- the
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to Generalis- simo Chiang Kai shek through French Indo
The French were also
agreed,
men-
But &
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and
semi-
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China. official Japanese news agency. The Japanese Ambassador They
in London, it Says, naked to allow
A. Butler, Japan to send Japanese inspec- ferred with Mr. R.
Under Secretary for Foreign tors to see that France kept her agreement. Government also agreed.
"I did like you told me, George." apair, he turned appealingly to slim. mule's split hoof. Lennie was still "That's good. Now cat your sup- Iper."
there, fondling his brown and white "Carl's right," said Slim gently, pup. Slim was working with "That dog ain't no good to himself.
his Lennie filled his mouth and beam. I wish somebody'd shoot me if I get usual silent concentration when Mac, ed happily. "He's brown and white, George-Just like I wanted."
bored beyond endurance by her. hus- ..............................♦♦♦ band's neglect and her father-in-
After supper, little by Ittle, the social life of the ranch took shape. A number of the bonds went out to
To this the French Affairs on Friday. The subject the open space near the harn for
Britain was asked to reach an arrangement with the Japanese
the nightly horseshoe pitching con-
of their conversation was out-test standing problems between Britain and Japan,
The Japanese have obtained
In the bunkhouse a youth sat in one of the windows that opened out on the warm summer night, strum- ming a guitar and singing an old ballad In metodious western sing-
unr.
Other-runch-hands loitered around
he bunkhouse porch, or lay in their
bunks reading thriller magazines. George and Slim sat facing each other over a ricketty card table, sit- ting an boxes, still talking about floor with his brown and white pup. Lennie who sprawled on the barn
Candy limped in, followed by his
on
Synopsis
George Milton, wandering ranch worker in California, is guardian and travelling: com- panion to Lennie Small, who is huge and powerful but has the mind of a child. They are kept the move because Lennie has a strange compulsion to "pet soft thing such as a mouse, a bird. or a girl's velvet dress, it is an
nocent habit but conti
conducive to because Lennie cannot control his vast strength. They secure a job loading barley bags on a ranch, where they incur the enmity of Curicy Jackson, the boer's son who constantly has c chip on his shoulder over the flirtatious tendencies of his pretty wife, Mac. But Siim, the much admired mule skinner, becomes their friend.
law's harsh antagonism, entered the b. rn. She paused on the saw Slim.
"Hey, Lennie," said Stim, ignor- ing her. "Better quit pettin' that pup for to-night. It ain't good for him. Pat him back with his mother and go on over to the bunkhouse."
Lennie obeyed with alacrity. Car- ley was in the bunkhouse, looking for his wife as usual, when Lennie arrived. Finding no sign of May, and precious life-information "about" her, he inquired as to 8ilm's where- abouts.
"He went out to the barn." sald a ranch hand. "Said he was goin' to put some tar on a split hoof." Curley was off for the barn like an arrow sped from a bow.
"I guess maybe I'd like to see this," unid Carlson, throwing down his hand nt cards. Scenting excitement and entertainment, the others crowded through the door after him.
in Tientsin regarding the vexed important concessions from both subject-of the Chinese silver in Britain and France. In return the British Concession. Britain, we have gained nothing but loss after the Concession had been of face in China. blockaded for over six months,
The moral is obvious. The agreed. Then Britain was asked history of all Western diplomacy to close the Burma Read and the
during the last ten years has Hongkong border. To this, too, been a history of concession of she agreed.
principle to the threat of force, It has been given out that the followed by further demands and Independently carried out British further concessions. We know nothin' that smells as bad as old dogs him go, Candy, I'll give you one
out of here, Candy. I don't know old and a cripple.
of my pups to raise up."*
"If there's any Oghtin', Lennie," George told him for the hundredth Candy, shrinking from Carlson's look, went to his bunk and lay down crude rope, leash on which he held stay out,"
Silently Candy relinquished the time, "you get out of the way and on it, pushing the dog underneath to his dog, and lay looking up at the hide him from his maligner's gaze,
ceiling, moving not
"I don't want no fight, George. muscle. Carl- I don't want no fight." "Look at him, Cundy," pursued out of his weatherbeaten suitcase, son quietly took his Luger revolver
(To be continued)
venerable, alling, nearly blind old dog. Carlson, one of the ranchers, approached him.
"Phew, that dog smells!
and French concessions might what was the result of that does!" put an end to the dangerous vicious circle in Europe.
Get kimi
Better let
But George and Lennie remained in the bunkhouse.
When the Gestapo Came to Holland
This is an extract from an many relatives in Holland, who man engineering works had let na collected and assumed article which appeared in a Java would undoubtedly suffer horribly at grass grow under his feet and had attitude, but the Germans drew their N.S.B. merchants paper. In it a Dutchman re- the hands of the Gestapo if they dis- counts what he saw in the friends had already been put to covered my identity, Several of my Netherlands some days after the death even before I left Amsterdam. Germans had become the rulera Some of them were seized by Fifth of the land, several days after German invaders; nearly all of them Columnists and handed over to the the surrender of Holland.
faced
Aring squad. I am one of the comparatively few Netherlanders who were Germans counted those merchants Amongst their worst enemies the successful in escaping the Nazi who had refused to adopt a tran- occupation. I stood among my elgent attitude towards the national fellow countrymen who were hard they were pressed and intimi
conception of Neutrality. However watching in angry silence. I dated, they had repeatedly declined saw the arrival of the Gestapo to allow the transport into Germany in luxurious motor cars driving of goods which had been imported behind the triumphant army.
undor guarantee that they were for My name appeared on
home consumption only. Other mer- the lists, chants had been helping the Allies which were found on German officers whenever and wherever they could. who had been captured. Together The stames of all these people with countless others of my country-appeared on the German Black List.
I was predestined to Equidated. And so when I saw the of an English engineering encEFA
Two Netherlands Representatives, Germans parading past with their disappeared without leaving any hateful 'Goose-step my mind was trace. Instead of hiding, as I did. soon made up. was most careful they had carried on their daily life not to be seen anywhere near my as us home or my office.
n menacing of a union of dock labourers When revolvers and kept the people' at a
were busy re- ******** distance pacifying them with the as exporting goods to Germany, which CARTOON
of 'Neutrality surance that the prisoners were only was a contravention being called up for interrogation regulations, he instructed his men. One of the spectators threateningly not to handle, the cargo, said that they would get the in- * former in due course. Without any Germans and simply went on strike. The men did not wish to assist the further ado he was niso pushed into The leader thus acquired the repula- the car: since then nothing has been tion of being anti-German, and he heard of any one of the three,
also disappeared' mysteriously."
to
One of my business acquaintances, being indulged in to the full As The Nazi's lust for revenge is now a good trend of the Eriglish, had done England many a good turn. He soon as they had completed the first had repeatedly warned the British dealt with those who prior to the part of their programme and had Authorities in Holland when NS.B. German occupation had not hesitated" (the National Socialist Party) mem- to express their anti-Gorman feel- bers had falsified export documents covering German goods which and ings, they turned their malicious at been camouflaged
tention to all who in the futuro were male them likely to thwart them or to encourage, appear to be of Netherlands origin. a spirit of revolt among the Dutch. This method was being practised re- gularly by N.S.B. people in order Hundreds of my fellow countrymen. avade the British embargo on Ger disappeared for good." man goods.
Suicides increase by leaps and This man was one of the first vic-bounds. Some were fugitives who tims of the Gestapo. In the early Concentration Camp, others again
had succeeded in escaping from For days on end I had to hide in neighbourhood and watched Agents
It so chanced that I was in the sesse
morning he was arrested and the following day his dead body
were Germans who had never been. every possible place and in the mean of the Gestapo arrest them in their seen to it that they were reported offered to his widow. Oflenily it able to reconcile themselves to the time made plans for escaping to office in the heart of Amsterdam and as Nazi enemies...
was sold that he had accidentally knew what their fate would be if Nazl regime, Everyone of them sater shores. But oven now I dare drive them away lah car. Their not mention my real name as I have! competitor who represented a Ger- men the way. A crowd immediately Another of my friends was leader Turn to Pago 7, Sixth Column.
He himself showed the Gestapo been killed in an air raid,
they fell into the hands of the Nazis
men
be
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"Iferr Konimandant, we have direct evidence that the inhuman' French have been firing women and children.".
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