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The Adventures Of
ROBIN HOOD
A Serialised Version of the Famous Story- Based Upon the Warner Brothers' Film Interpretation.
CHAPTER 1-
RICHARD OF THE LION while to come with me from HEART-enving for the Crus London Town to see what stout ndes in 1101-mistrusting his arms our Nottingham cousins Saxon-hating brother, "Prince have?" Before she could answer. Jolin put England under a Re- the heraid's trumpet was Dn- gency. Bitterly resentful, and nouncing the next-th He' backed by Sir Guy of Gishaurne į lowered his horn and shouted, · and other powerful Nonnan "The next joust will be defieca Unions, Prince John villy the rallant Norman knight, Sir awalted an excuse to selze the Guy of GlaBourne ...."* Regents'
power, ausing him. Felt meanwhille with the huntFrenzied applause from the Nor
mans interrupted him. “ and the joust.
... and the Saron knight-Sir Robin of Locksley Basque But, kaj jam beg
magari yalipsa On-siloy whien-- he was met Bikely to forget, Prince John
Sir Robin sat his snowy steed was in attendance at'a jousting - raich in the courtyard of. Nal-in full armour, with lance, sword tingham Castle, where, in the and shield, the latter bearing wlady sunlight, under fluttering his devlee, black arrows on pennants,
crowd was field of white. His helmet was molley gatherod-the blazing silks and carried by the youthful squire velvets of the nobility In ron- he called Will Scarlet, fantas- tast with the more sober garb Leally dressed in the hue that matched his name, with a lute of the people, and the rags
slung over his shoulder. Dur. serfs and beggars,
ing the tremendous cheering of the Saxons, Sir Robin more than once looked down at Will with a lifted eyebrow or a sly wink.
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J readiness to announce the com- buts and keep seure; squires of competing knights, both Norman And Saxon, to replace broken "This Saxon seems to have lunces, lead off wounded horses, many friends, Your Highness!" or mend damaged armour. Post-sald the lovely Marlan, evidently ed everywhere outside the lists not too well pleased. "A lot of were wanderlug minstrels whose good 'twill do him against Gin- John. duty it was to celebrate with bourne!" anorted Prince noisy flourishes each fent of Turning to the ponderous High
he arms, each fortunate or brilliant Sheriff
asked brusquely. stroke.
"Who Is he anyway-this Robin of Locksley?"
Prince John sal in the royal bax with 1 lovely Lady "A trouble-maker, Your High- Marion Fitzwalter. The unclubusness," said the High Sherifi, his Rishop of the Black Canons little eyes glinting, "an indepen-
hiro. was with
дося too, and the dent reckless rogue who notoriously stupid High Sheriff about the Shire stirring up the of Nottingham, to mention Saxons agalust authority!'
meal many lords and ladles of Nar- man sympathies,
Suddenly a hush fell over the crowd-the silence before
Sir Robin of Lockstoy bound for the tilting match at Not-
tingham Castle..........
Prince John, the ny golden | Again the trumpet blast-the bells on his horse's bridle tinkl. blaring volce, and the two ed: merrily.bul
Again the trumpet and the herald's cry: "Know ye, good people, that in the final foust of the day, according to anelent custom, the visiting knight shall have the privilege, if he so desire. ta demand of Lady Marlan Fitzwalter, our Maid of Honour or whomsoever else he deems
wear Ma
fairent her favour to ngage in the combat!**
Then Lady Marian who was In the net of giving her kerchief to Sir Guy, withheld it, flushing
Docs angrily,
this mean. Your Higiness." she asked haughtily, I am to give my favour to this--this-Saxon!"
Prince John nodded.
"that
Saxons.
Robin wheeled his horse, and Ignoring the Lady Marlan, rode toward a group of the poorest Halting before ม withered crone, he saluted her gravely and said, "I beg your my Ladly!" The old favour, woman backed away, frighteved, but he leaned over her whisper ing, engerly, "Hurry, Granny ↑ Give me your kerchief →→
any- thing but quickly!”
She hastily whipped off her kerchief, gave her nose a speedy dab with it, and handed it to him. The Saxons cheered tumul tuously. He bowed to the old women agalo and rode back to the royal box. As he passed the Lady Marian she was giving Sir Guy her kerchief, but found time to direct a, scornful glance at Sir Robin.
A LADDER LED TO THE CHAIR
When another Lindbergh baby turned up in Den- mark, recently, the sceptics waranty impressed.
In the 18 years since Colonel Charles Lindbergh's son Was suniched from his col and found dend sweels uiter, there, have ben other sitnitar claims.
But the intest claim by 18- years-old Danish farmhand Erik Nickson agaly revived interest In the world's most celebrated kid- napping case, and there were alill some Americans doubting whether the right man had died for the crime.
formation of the bones in one- foot and other chracteristics,
For more than two years no- thing further we heard of the Lindbergh kidnapping case.
But behind the scenes a Goy- ernment wnl technologist named Arthur Koehler Wis engaged, on what is now sccepted
as the
most brillant piece of selentific detection in criminal history.
'Hauptmann's Trial
The kidnappar had loft be The 20-months-old baby hind a ladder at the Lindberg" was kidnapped from his cot
the home. Koohler took up In the Lindberghe new home seemingly impossible task of at Hopewell, Naw Jersey, on
Identifying the timber in it. March 1, 1932. At the time Culenci-Lindbergh the timber-could-hayr bean cut
There were 1600 mills-where
nighty, their helmets-bearing was America's No.' '1 national | but 'affer 18 months Koehler had the oddly assorted favour of their hero. The whole nation prompt- traced it to unz Bronx timber ladies, visors, down, langaty went into hysteria, rest pattufed
yard. forward from opposite sides of the lists..
In one week Lindbergh receiv ed 100,000 1piters containing false They collided violently, their clues, clairvoyant dreams, hd- lances shattered, but neither un-hinations and illusions, horsed.
Bogus Confessions
the case ended, two had "confessed" to the mub in the home of Lindbergh's mother had committed sulckle; a man hadi gone to gnal for fraud and ex- tortion.
his wily face.
"Congratulations. Sir Robin,"
utmost
13
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It was wreteled luck for Bruno. Richard Hauptmann, a German carpenter with a criminal record a in Germany, that America had gone off the gold standard.
In
September, 1934, Haupt- mann bought pelvol pt a Bronx garage with a gobi certificate, by then rare currency. bergh kidnapping broken last.
at Hauptmann at Flemington, New The trist of runo Richard
Jersey, in January, 1935, was d tragi-comedy.
The Lind- case had
There was
tho bediam in choked streals of the little town and bediam Iralde the tiny, overcrowded courthouse as an army of speoler writers, -novel- Ista, psychologists, amateur detectives, myclery story wrl- ters banged away at their type- writers.
Again they came together with terrific force.
Before Robin's hurled Jance caught Str Guy squarely people and swept him from his anddk. crime; a
With wild clamour the Saxons | Mrs. proclaimed Robin the victor.
Leaving his horse in the care of Will Scarlet the winner strode nonchalantly toward Prince John
An eccentric and elderly Bronx whose displeasure was evident teacher through the smile that distorted ("Jatsie") Conion manage!
named Dr. John F.
make contact with the kidnap- per. he said, "on a lucky stroket“
One night Condon handed over "My thanks, Your Highness!"
dollars in 50,000 Robin repiled with the
notes to mystery Rood humour. "It was also lucky "John"
man
calling himself that my lance was tipped with
in
darkened Bronx cemetery, a cronell would now be in
else Nottingham
But 12 hookkeepers had sore need of
worked all
night recording a new lord .. And the lovely Lady Marian of a new lover!"
the serlai numbers and do- tails of the notes, a large pro-
Hysterical spectators Prince John's red face flushed
gasped, redder
and he was
shouted, laughed, jostled each about
portion of which were to
gold
other, Tic-tae men signalled the make an angry
certificatos. reply, Bul
a courier from foreign lands arriv
"John" promised that the baby
progress of the trial through the windows. Camera ed, his horse lathered with four.
an 1 "boad" courthouse
bulbs
Anshrd. BookmakerA "A merxape from France. Your (punt)-but there was no boat Highness, from
offered even
money on Haupt- your brother, and no, baby. Kino Richard. On
Six weeks after the kidnap-
mann going to the chair. Way to England he
There was a wild scene when captured in ping a negro stopped his truck to
Rev. Vienno by Leopold of Austria. go behind a thicket off a road ejected from
Vincent 2. Burna was He is held for ransom
the court the 55 miles from Lidbergh's home, shouting out that another man Costle of Durenstein!"
stumbled
the Prince John-seeing himself body of
decomposed had confessed the crime to him Charles A. Lindersh. In 1932. upon the Throne of England -
Junior. could hardly hide his evil joy.
But he reckoned without Robin!
would be found Righ
"Against me?" The Sheriff nodderl vigorously and was about to say more when the Bishop, rolling his eyes toward heaven, interrupted: "And he sels himself up as a saviour of armour, the common people!"
+2
storm.
Two
knights in full visors down, the favours of their "Pl bear the knave in mind!" ladies fluttering from their murmured the Prince ominously. helmets rode toward each other As the two knights cantered at full gallop,
and met with toward the royal box, Sir Robin. terrific force and the shattering who appeared to be saying noth- of lancos. in the centre of the Ing at all, murmured out of the lists. Both knights crashed į corner of his mouth, "You're
well-pleas from their saddles and a horse looking uncommonly went down in a cloud of dust.ed with yourself today, Sir Guy! There was a deafening scream Are you planning hanging?" of excitement from the throng "I know a fit subject for ono!" and squires ran forward to assist; "You might have more luck the fallen conlenders to their with a rope than you'll have with your lance!" Sir Guy's eyes "Well, my Lady Morlan." fn- | blazed with hate. quired Prince John jubilantly. Sir Robin's eyes were laugh- not well worth yourling-oud as he drew rein before
fect.
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prosecution's evidence was "cook-, ed," but the circumstantial evi- dence against him was over- whelming.
Ransom notes ware found hidden in his garage. His Gor- man 'speech and "handwelling ✔ tallied with the ransom note.
But most damning of all was the timber in the kidnap ladder. It was proved that Hauptmann had bought timber in the very yard to which 'patient Köchler had traced the ladder 18 months. before.
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