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FROM THE NOVEL BY JAMES
HILTON
IT had been David's habit for many years to give a party during the latter part of July, a sort of a garden party with music, to which all the notables of Calderbury society were invited. If the weather was warm and fine the French windows were thrown open to the walled garden, and the guests sat about in or out of doors as they chose. No other function in Calder- bury's year offered quite the same features, but it was generally considered that the doctor had won the right to be original and that his party was among the events of the social season.
It was during the second week of Leni's last fortnight that the party took place. When David returned to the house at midday of the morn- ing after the musical party, Leni had news,
A private school near Manches- ter was actually advertising for o part time teacher of German-"no diplomas necessary, only a guar- anteed
to speak and teach
the Leni wrote an ap
He was aware that the net was melodramatic, but all his nerves were craving for some, if even the stupidest, rellet
action He rushed from the room and down the three steps, through the double doors Into the surgery.
Lent was
there, arranging his papers, her upward glance a warm and welcoming thing. He told her what had happened ending with: " tore it up, but I daresay she's written it again and posted it by now!"
"It means I won't get the job?" **Probably not, but don't worry. Of course you really aught to take up the plano. I'll look it up to- morrow!"
Three days later David reached
plication for the job, and David composed a testimonial for her to enclose with it. Then he went out to vialt two or three cases. When he returned about four o'dock he went into the drawing-rooen be- cause it was cool with the drawn. Calderbury. In the afternoon and blinds
ulso emply. When Jessica enterest, later, followed by Susan with the tea things, he had the swift feeling that she knew all about the letter, and braced hin- seit for an eruption that seemed due at any moment.
and
walked from the station. There had been heavy rain and the Close was full of mixture scents, pebbles and bars of sand washed out of the gravel, pavements still steam- ing in the after-sun. And sud- the denly, he walked past
“Wa'll easily make the train for London!” anlat
HHI think you ought to know, David, I've just been writing a Tester, but
You have? To that school?' About Leni?"-
Do you realise that if she's put in a position of trust and be- trays it you might be held respon. sible for concealing the truth."
What truth? I only vouched for her character and knowledge of Germania
"Character? Did you slate that you met her only a few months ago, and that you didn't know, a thing about her past life excep!
Cathedral, the thought invaded him, as never before, of Lent:
It was Susan's half day off; Leni met him and said Jessica was out. also. "Would you like some ten?" "That's Just what, I would like
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Carries
On
In accordance with schemes prepared some time ago.
authorities along the
instructing the forces in their com mand in gas precautions in view of the possibilities any time now of an attempt at invasion by the enemy. It is considered possible that the Ger mans may include the use of poison gas as part of the preliminaries for an Invasion.
Many of us are 'padding the hoof' again. Hitler has set London on its feet once more. Notary since the General Strike of 1926 have so many South Coast have for some time been City workers been seen walking to their work.
Business men, stockbrokers, a be regarded as the "on alert" host of clerks, men and women sabuncement and not as the alarm alike, are taking this form of signal, which will be given by the
watchers I have mentioned. exercise to a degree they have We are collecting the lessons of the
the
Plenty
of Food
Reviewing the general situation on September 12, Lord Woolton, the Minister of Food, says:
never enjoyed before.
air-ralds. The ordinary brick and Portly, middle aged men who cement shelters, while perfectly salis- have for years made it almost a point factory against the effects of a near- of honour never to walk except in by explosion, will not stand up to a the gardens of their country houses direct hit. In the latter respect the or over the local golf course, have Anderson steel shelter is probably had to fuccumb to the new fashion better. The effect of bomb explo of walking to work.
klons is often add: Window protec- No wonder the Minister of Trans- tion by paper, or special productions, part has asked the pubile to refrain always pays. from unnecessary travel to and from Frequently the upper storeys of amount of damage is in detall annoy- the London aren until all the trans- solidly-bulit house will collapse and ing but is entirely unimportant as port is smoothly working. It takes the lower ones will stand-but that regards either the nation's or Lon-
day or two to effect repairs, and is not universal. Anyway it explains don's food supplies, · the Nazis always attack railways.
why the older houses with despised
Lessons of the
Air Raids
"Britain's food supplica have scarcely been impaired by the week- end air raids
London. The
on
basements are now especially valued. The people will get their sugar, In the first place we are all sleeping their butter, and their bacon as usual. there the upper floors being desert- The main damage was to dour, animal ed-and in the next a basement house feeding-stuffs, meat and sugar, but will 'stand to it far better than these lusses were small, and would a house which has no foundations; of certainly not affect rationing. Con- the newer houses 929 out of every siderable danger arose from the The RA.F. is now training rout 1,000 simply rest on the ground. amount of glass splinter in food spotters for the new siren system. Authoritles responsible for public The banshee howl' is still to go on, air raid shelters have, it is understood, bul so far De factories and other been told to examine their arrange similar places are concerned it will ments for gas-proofing the shelters
actually come 10 It turned to her.
He
"England and Germany may be at war by midnight! That means you must get You must go away, Lenil back to Germany-at once- before anything can happen.
Listen to the noise in the street. Already they're arresting and Im- prisoning people, Hurry have to leave at once!"
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We do not know what" to-night, much less to-night's news- paper, will bring; some secret aches intersection of seconds and Inches may mean an end to us, our age,
world.
Sin
Calderbury on that evening of August fourth, the train brought in later editions from Marsland, catching the sunset on its windows so that a flash- crimson streaked the water dows. In the streets of the town the newspapers were scrabbled for, and one of them by the little doctor, who stood reading it as he held his bicycle at the curb.
Look
bad,
doctor," aomeone said. "Soon over you bet. Walt
our Navy..."
mex-
Half listening, he read pare- graphs about mobilisations, troops rushed to frontlers, bombardments opened on
fortifications, refugees streaming from ravaged lands, the
plight of travellers and allers. Abruptly then he moved off along Briargate, pedalling faster, than usual, illi he was hot and breath- less. He entered the house by the surgery. Mechanically he unlocked a cupboard to replace some drugs he had carried with him in his bag. He could foef his heart pounding with excitement as he climbed the stairs to the attic. room where he guessed Leni would be waiting skin prent
Ho was that., strange creature, a quiet man resolved upon an act Having suddenly made up his ̈* mind, he was in 'a, tremendous hurry. He must acts must even oppose Jessica, if need be must-use decision, cumming world ly wisdom, a host of qualities strange to him.
hysterical. He calmed her
and after about an hour they went downstairs and through the surgery Into the narrow path flanked by the white sea shells. There the sight of his bicycle leaning against the wall gave him both confidence oad a new
Recess of
caution. "You mustn't be seen" "leaving the town, especially with me o this is what we must do
Now
let me think it's almost dusk you take the
the path to the Kooli and wait for me by the wooden hut--you'remember it?.. We'll meet there and go on-I'll take the long -way round by the lane.”
She hesitated a moment, then nodded. As soon as she was gone, the path between the high walls seemed an empty, canyon, and in his own heart an equal emptiness gave answer. He must help her out of the country. He must det. He must be forceful and yet re- main calm. So he waited to light his pipe, waited after that, for a whole minute by Juls watch, and then wheeling the blcycle emerged into the street.
Even In Calderbury streets he hoped that no one would notice him, and he pulled his bat well
over, his eyes with some luca of disguising himself. People called to him out of windows and doorways: "Ileard the news, doctor?*****
Presently he came to the field path. It was a lovely night, warm from the earth; and he felt a mystic communion with all things living and dead. Soon, through, the trees he saw the shape of the wooden hut, and boside it, waiting for him, Lenk
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supplies."
Retailers are therefore warned to look out since a lot of food has been lost in this way during the week-end. Food arrangements to deal with emergencies which arise, have been made very elastic, and on Sunday, to den with the homeless in the East End of London, a big shop WAS opened to enable supplies to bo obtained.
We have started another lond campaign-at least 1,500,000 allot. ments instead of 1,000,000 as now are needed. Every garden should be growing vegetables, a DNE
Night Life
As I have said, night-life in London is extinct, merely because of the absence of reliable transport in the case of air-raids. All cinemas in the London district are to close at 9 pm.
by oficial decree.
The theatres, save two, are closed:
the even on September 10 Garrick which, as the "Uniform Theatre" only opened the day before, foined the 14 theatres which suspended their shows during the week-end. Liverpool's licensing trade has decided to close all public-houses arid hotel bars at 9 p.m. Liverpool cinemas are already closing at nine.
Not 80, although the war has brought another, hotel job into exis tence. "I'm a shelter shaker” one mon said. There are 200. quiet gently shake a snorer as soon as he sleepers, 12 snorers. I go round and begins. It is a full-time job. As one la quietened, another starts." Snor- Ing would appear to be a real trouble In the sheltor,
You may think that the absolute black-out means more crime. Not at all. All night, the just-and the unjust are taking cover. Crime Is suspended. No one "breaks and enters" or "olters with intent". The peace is not breached by "Insulting- words and behaviour." "Allens with one accord remain Indoors after cur- fow, Even those inclined to the "two D'a" drink and disorder-shun places where the principal furniture is glass, Life is funny in these days. 1 went. Into a large London hotel the other night about 8.30 and all the guests were walking about in pyjamas and dressing-gowns waiting to go down to the air-raid shelter. You He could not see her clear-may think perhaps that as a result y, but as he approached she we all turn up looking anyhow in the
morning. came to him, and they stood for a mument searching each other's eyes till light was born in them.
He was hoisting his bicycle over the Inst, stile when the Cathedral clock chimed the three quarters. "Now we're all right," he said, atcoping to light the lamp when they reached the highway. Warm
gravel road,
"Have you ever ridden on the back of a bicycle? You'll find it wa quite
Put your left; foot on the axle step and your right knee,
The staff manager of a big store on the mudguard-you'll manage."";
So they began the journey from employing hundreds of girls told me Calderbury with the lamplight there is actually less absenteeism swerving and alckering ba: David than is usual at this time of the year, pods
hard art and as dainty as ever Head uphill, and it was
to sosul home a girl who was suffer- sighed along The road lay and they turn up in the morning fai work; but there was no trancing from a severe cold. She said she only an old man plodding home thought if she stayed away people who called "Good night" without would think she was scared by the knowing without even trying to Bee, who passed them. And sents the moon rose and the twin towers" "of the Cathedral stiffened against the blue-black sky, calling "pleven as David topped the hill and prepared to freewheel down" (ITA
To be continued, to-morrow));
hhan, anything else, Lent Lent, my dear, you can't wait ust-scented -alve
Seen the papers these last few days! Looks bad, but I don't think it'll come to anything over there. Good thing you're not in your own country can't quite grian the fact that you are going, Lent, and that this is your last day here. "I'll miss you g
"Mll dance for you UNE sald and can put of the room and was away for a few minutes
that she'd been on the stage and tried to kill herself? Well, I put During this interval Dayid took It all in my letter in case you'd his violin and tried over Ve forgotten!"
Marwah softly, the prelude she had men-
tioned. Presently he came back
Suddenly he realised that in a ballet costume. He took up the letter was still there, un- his violin and began to play, posted on the bureau. Strid watching her all the time. She Ing over, he sought it hastily seemed an Tembodiment of Higat
amidst a pile and tore it Scrosa
Bland alf¿The spell was broken; by
the telephones H was saying, never thought they d
away
till to-morrow-you've got to got now-to-night!" She was kneeling on the floor of the attic room; packing clothes in a bag. "But why?" Sour fell
you you must get out of England somewhere anywhere. Don't you realise what it'll be like you stay? Hurry now and finish packing-we have to leave
at
once.
"Yes, yes I'm going to take you
seaport and age for you to get away
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