THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SATURDAY, JUNE
Concluding the extracts from 'THE WOODEN HORSE' the greatest escape story of modern times
WHAT THEY SAID
WHEN WE GOT HOME
The long trok of Peter Howard and
John Clinton is nearly over.
It began when, with Philip Rowe, they tunnelled their way out of the German prison camp Stalag Luft III. Then they split up and Rowe went on alone.
Peter and John got to Stettin, a Baltic port, where they were smuggled aboard a ship bound for Denmark and Sweden.
Today our story finds them in the office of the British Consul at Göteborg, in Sweden, on the last lap of their journey to England. The "time" is late October 1943.
by ERIC WILLIAMS,
M.C.
who u the 'Peter Howard of the story. John Clinton is in real life Michael Codner, M.C., Philip Rowe is Flight-toutenant Oliver Philpot, D.F.C., M.C.
P
in
across
John cat awake, Peter?"
up.
"Are you
"I'm
ETER and John had The clock in the church the road shaved and washed. tower Their clothes. were struck five. The two figures dry; but they
still clad wero
lik red
pyjamas those they were wearing tossed uneasily on their softly when they escaped from the sprung mattresses. prison camp.
free They were
not yet They would not be free until
"Yes," Peter sald. they had got away from the Consul, who was asking them damned if I can get to sleep." questions, who checked up on
"They're their story and who obviously
too soft," John still treated them with suc-mula, “You sink in too far." plelon
It's the "It's not the bed, "Well, that's about every- lobster I had for dinner. I thing. I think," he said. "Now I suppose you want to go out feel damned ."
and to the town?"
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IN
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Mr. & Mrs. Eric Williams - Mr. & Mrs. Michael Codner?
When three days later, they
Peter felt sorry for him. He made balls round the huts with name, und clubs made. from melted-down were
to flown
England, gave him his rank,
metal water-jugs. He turned tanding at an
nirfield in the number...
"How long were you A to the major. was raining. It prisoner?" the major usked. Midlands, it
four o'clock in the was
Peter told him morning, and they were not ex- pected,
After a delay of two hours they were taken before the station intelligence Offeer.
He was wearing farlan"trews and could not have been less Interested. Ho look their ranks, names, and numbers.
The German 'officer who had
captured had been more
"I'd like to turn in now, sir. We're leaving, early in the Peter morning. By the way--could
you let us have any money?"
"What was it like?" wondered what to say,
"How did the Germans treat you?" the major asked.
"You should have been given English money before you left Sweden," the major said.
*We've only got Swedish money."
He could tell of Alan, shot through the belly an he climbed the
rations, wire; starvation solitary confinement, the stupid, petty restrictions,
GOLF COURSE
interrogated Peter when he And cheque book?
HE
John poured out a tumbler of was
"Here, drink this." polite.
ITE could tell of the kindly, "We've got come shopping to water.
His hand shook as he held out dlo," Peter cald. -
"Can we got anything to tolerant guards with faml- lles at home and their fear of the the glass.
eat?" John asked.
Gestapo and the Russian front. **Thanks."
"I'll get my secretary. He'll go with you."
!
the Consul.
•
**
drank Peter
The officer
was flustered, "I've just had He had been asleep and he was dream. God, I feel not yet fully awake.
Peter looked at John; then at thirstily.
"We'll manage." lousy he said. "We'll manage all lousy." right aloon."
"It's the food. used to it."
"You don't speak the langu- age." He was firm about this "It will be better if you taku the secretary.”
DREAMING "Captured again'
HERE was a silence.
you heard anything of Flight-Lieutenant Rowo?" John acked.
Do
"Phillip Rowe? Yes, he came through here a week ago. you know him?
Of the bullying braggart of a field offloor, who was nothing but a lout and could have been
born in England as easily as in
"You'll find something in the Germany, We're not alrmen's mess."
hear
you
"They weren't too bad," he In the airmen's mess they said. "There were dome, decent "I WAS dreaming I'd been
were given cold bacon and ones.” caught again. I've never had potatoes on enamel plates.
**
had A golt Buch a vivid dream in my life."
The corporal was worried course," the captain sald.
golf- course....Peter because they had not brought looked at the Emug, доп their own knives and forks.
prisoner face. A golf course,
Wo
-
have
*** can't bellovo mado it yet," John said.
"How did your dinner party go?" Petar asked.
"Oh, pretty well. Wo akoiled one another and all the rest of it. I was the only one not in evening kit. They were very nice about it, though."
"The social llon, the success of the evening, the man who es-
"He escaped with us." Petor caped from Germany." sald.
"Ho's still in the town. think. I'll get him Over."
to come The Consul picked un
-the telephone.
WELCOME
I
On cold bacon
·
INTELLIGENCE 'What was it like?'
THEY
THEY found three empty beds in a crowded dormitory and fell asleep. Half an hour later Peter was awakened by a bat- man. The major wants to sco you, sir,"
"But I've just seen him."
"Ho-toll mo
"Don't tell him we're here," "YES, I know, it was a bit again, sir."
Ilke that. Where've you been?"
Peter said. "Just ask him to come over."
When
looked
Philip immaculate,
Were
arrived
he "I took one of the Legation All his girls to the cinema. Saw a flm
Pretty called 'Spitfire." he and
and making it was too,"
sad
"Did she cry?"
"So
clothes looked cleaner than Peter John had ever seen him.
"Good God!" he mid. you made it at last!
Poter explained how had como. "How did you on?" he asked.
"No, but I did."
A
He remembered the minest, ragged kriegies knocking home-
"We've no machinery for giving you English money here." The major was getting flustered again.
book?"
"Don't
be
bloody
There was a short silence. The Intelligence captain spoke.
***** you have a cheque
suly- we've just come from a prison camp!".
The captain turned to major: he had solved the prob- lem. "I think we can trust
After all, they are them, sir. officers."
the
THE END
[These articles have been taken from the the best-selling book. "The Wooden Horse" by Eric Williams, which is pubished by Collins, price 10x; 6d]
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I standing in front of the major's | economising.
desk. wept like a child."
"I know," Petor said, "We'll soon get over it. Well get blazo again."
get
"Oh, I came straight through. Got the train up to Danzig and stowed away on a Swedish ship the same night."
"I hope we don't."
Then the secretary came in Peter said.
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"What the hell? We can go
Doon
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This time the major had a captain with him. Intelligence. Peter thought he looked a lectures:
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Poler's
"Old Phil's not blase yet," The captain asked baths today, a haircut, face rank, náme, and number, massage and a manicure. Then
"You've just had them." he bought a silk shirt and some silk underwear, Loved every
alone." Philip had shed his minute of it. I popped into his
The major mumbled some- Imprisonment. We don't want room as I came up; he had his thing about losing the papers. any help. Come on, chaps. I mattress on the Boor and was He looked too old to be up at know all the best places"
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