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Great Defence

66

LONDON.

HE Government

is determined that Britain shall be strong

Muddle

These figures show that the final production effort of each producer in the factory front line has to carry around four other persons. They also show that for every seven producers there is one Government civil

commit servant.

CONCLUDING THE THRILLER SERIAL

BLIND VOYAGE

By Mildred Snow Gleason

H

UGO, suddenly wrench- and there's nothing to worry

ing his hands free, about.” grabbed Kelsey and

"But-but he said he tortured

flung her toward the mask- "No-he only threatened 10. ed man. Three shots rang He told every one that torture out but in the same instant, had been used on the others, Denis' and Cecil, handicap and I'm sure he meant to use it as a last resort, all his ped though they were, hurl threats failed." ed themselves at Parrin, knooking him to the floor.

Aunt Eisic told then, of the procedure that had been used. Every one, including the cap- Hugo, following up his first tain and the crew, had been desperate action, which had trapped and locked up. in left the masked man staggering, small groups, in various places. reached him in one bound, Then, Casper and Parrin had felled him, and got possession of worked rapidly from group to his

gun.

group, threatening each, until Meanwhile, Parrin, whose they ended up with the group hend had struck a chair as be that Kelsey had been detaining went down, was momentarily in Denis Graham's cabin.. stunned. Denis kicked his gun

from his hand, and before the man could recover his senses, "How Churls quickly removed from asked Teddy. his pocket two revolvers Kelsey had put there.

Mr Stoddard?"

**The doctor thinks he'll

pull through all right,"

d

Hugo, with the aid of Teddy,

Just then a soft knock sound- was now tying up the masked

on the door, and Hugo man and as soon as Charis had freed Denis hands, he trussed stuck his head in.

"AM Is she awake?" He up Parrin.

to Kelsey,

quickly

Teddy's who had lain in a crossed heap on the floor since Hugo bedside, and bent over to kiss "Feeling better IL V, had lung hor into the line of her, fire, was in no need of being sweetheart?"

"I'm fine," she assured him. bound.

murmured "Dead," Denis, bending over her. A shot She had got her in the heart.

couldn't restrain a little shiver, however, as she thought!

Cecil, who had been leaning, of all that had happened. white-faced, ngainst the wall "What have you done with Mr

since his lunge at Porrin, now Carper and Parrin?" slowly keeled over. Hugo and Denis rushed to him, and lifted him to the bed.

"They're in irons. And wor

"Wounded," muttered Hugo. But I don't think it's fatal. I'll get the doctor...

*

Then turning, his eyes fell Teddy.

on

"But you're hurt. too!" he gasped.

Teddy, for the looked down and stain on her sleeve.

Arst time,

the captain glod to gut them there!"

"Hugo... I still can't un- derstand it. Why wealthy

to

mon like Mr Carper should go such horrible lengths just for blackmail money."

"Dr Smitting saya he's insane. Besides, it seems that his original motive was re- venge."

"Revenge?" "Yes-when saw the red

be and Parrin first got together on their scheme, at the time the Golden society was stili !n Gull

enough to defend Freedom and to play her full part in money. But, apart from money, because of our other

how is industry going to produce ments. Western European De- morc aeroplanes, more tanks, fence."

and other equipment for modern True, we hope to make this mechanical warfare and at the two into three, but this stil same time be called on to give leaves a gap of seven, apart froin craft factory as example. Thern first," reminded Denis pointing refusing to go into partnership |

This solemn declaration comes from a senior Socialist Minister. Somehow, somewhere, I seem to have heard it already quite often over the last few years.

I was glad to hear on the radio a few days ago a B.B.C. voice telling me that Western Union Land Forces will shortly be training on the Continent.

है

I have men-

which must

Next, look at power starvation. we are to produce more, then industry must have more horse- power. Take an efficient air-

the horse power

"It's nothing-just my arm." But she suddenly felt sick and wenk, and sank into a chair. existence, his plan was to use "We must get Smilting here the society's Ales for whole- at once!" said Hugo, starting sale blackmailing,

and then accuse your father. He bore a toward the door.

"Wait-betier see who this is bitter grudge against him for

block-cloaked at the

villain, with him long ago. Your father up thousands and thousands of the other places

"Your developed who was

masked.

had be re!-

accused him of dishonest mith to the Forces, and at toned,

honour, Hugo,"

methods, and had warned the same time keep our export forced. To provide seven more averages about 21⁄2 per man.

Let's hope its not Smitting!" others against him, Carper had the same time divisions for the Continent and

Taise drive, and at

use trying to

Then kneeling, Hugo tore

hated him ever since, and supply our home market needs, an additional one for the Mid- horse-power output by putting

now machinery if theres the black hood from the man's wanted to hurt him, and at the same time even now dle East and two at home makes in be short of power to drive exist- another ben. Each division sum-

a shortage of men

why, I be bated ing plant through all the normal bers about 20.000, with at least operate now machines and in-

As Hugo jerked the hood of Father to, did the join Father's factory hours?

another 15,000 doing the odd sufficient power to work full out the jobs behind the lines, manning the existing production lines. schools and depots.

重

Let us no a bit deeper into this problem of an industrial B-fain already power - starved,

Here we have a requirement now likely to be mun- of 350,000 more men of military

Where do we go? and

Many of us had hoped, and believed, that the Fontainebleau Iron Curtain of secrecy covered Western Forces already trained and welded together.

What we do now know, for unpalat- sure are some harsh, able truths.

FIRSTLY: that Russian and

sweep

through

forces could Europe to Dunkirk, Calals, and

by

LORD BALFOUR OF INCHRYE, P.C., M.C.

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Air 1938-44

It is no

both

Longer hours

to head.

We need, first, more coal, Nien more generating stations to give more power for more machines.

duction with present

facilities,

given men, existing plants double shift

It is for the Government to say how far we ought to go in declaring, like President Tru-

it."

"But

society?"

1

Boulogne just whenever they siarved we try to do all we age. Lengthening of Natal man, a State of National Emer-all this for money! You've got So he went to him

had come so Blend who close to destroying them all, Teddy gasped incredulously. Hugo and Denis stared down

"Ile didn't. He wasn't at him in stunned silence,

member. But Parrin was, and But it was Charis who was

it was Parrin who got the most shocked.

"John Carper!" she whisper- blackmailing (des, and went to Kelsey "And to think Carper with it. As ed, horrifed.

Porrin stole some of Alternatively, to increase pro-that I considered him a friend!" told us,

society's Bles-thaso ro- Cerper, his face livid with the we could work longer hours rage, his lips curled in a sneer lating to persong with money. with the present manpower, and that was scarcely human, lay But he didn't know how to de-

code. He

knew or women, work on the floor, helpless in his cipher the

knew he was un- bonds, and stared back at them Carper,

scrupulous, and knew how he silently:

hated your father-it seems he NE can't understand muttered Hugo.

"That you, a had a job as Carper's body- should have done guard after he left the circus. millionaire,

with the for blackmailing the so much. Why did you want scheme

society's beneficiaries, and then SECONDLY: that Russian tir

Mr Bevan has left his fallure more?"

Corper A

your father. housing shortage to

maniacal light came into framing Fair assumption is that we

with the far outnumbers องก

became strength

interested, and was

arid that we

shall be expected to provide, at

try out his talents on the labour the man's ley eyes. longer con no shelter

"There's always use for more trying, without success, to get behind comforting any rate, ten divisions for de-

shortage. It is up to him now

code deciphered, when num fence of Western Europe; indeed,

to consider whether to reintro-money," he rasped. "But what's the self-assurance that "num-

That ended duce Control of Engagement

and

power? your father died money compared to ause most military experts put his bers don't matter because our quality of

we 1, 1950, the RAF. totalled 108,- labour and pronounce

"But Parrin, who was after British Continental Army

on re- Power over men's souls! Power much better." In fact, we have shall have to reinforce the Mid-000

not revenge,

couldn't whole-time Regular and cognised hours of work. no four jet-engined heavy bom- die East, provide Far Eastern National Service men. An on-

make them sweat and obey money,

His voice had risen to give up the idea. He kept after -bers in service. The Russians

It is for Ministers to say whe- me!"

Carper, playing on his mania have. In fact, our meagre bom- garrisons, and keep a strategic larged Army is going to need a

in spite of no houses, an almost hysterical pitch. correspondingly enlarged Tac- ther ber force is made up mainly of reserve at home.

tical Air Force work with it, labour must be moved from one obsolete war types.

and backed Up by proper part of the country to another strategic bomber forec, which by starving some factories and today we catainly have not go, giving to others the raw ma-

terials, in short supply.

chose.

say we intend.

Service and stopping Regular discharges will help, but only to something around 80,000. How ever, let us be conservative and say requirement is only another 270,000 now men for the Army.

gency.

aircraft 1: so most military experts put this Take the RAF. On October take powers of direction of I wanted power-more power! his interest for the time being.

What I want to ask the Go- vernment to tell us straight s "Where do we go from here?"

Power-starved

We are well primed several times a week about the heavy cost of rearmament in terms of

Men we require

of which only

to

what.

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Lo

Ak

"whether I'd soun

for power, and also inducing film to think that he would get an indirect rovenge on Mr EDDY reached for Hugo's Rayne by using his cociety for hand. "I think he must be evil purposes. Carper, I firmly Back on January 1, 1045, our

crazy" she whispered.

believe, ls insane, and so, he Army numbered 2,250,000, fomn- Calculations show that a fur-

Charls The New Bevan must take a

swayed, and leaned dnally succumbed to Parrin's Here are come pretty im- ed into 29 divisions, of which 22 ther 130,000 whole-time Service view on need for stops to get against Denis, who put his arm pressure, hit upon this cruise portant problems which wony were operational,

men will be needed 1or the im

a return of womanpower to about her.

for getting, the ex-members of and puzzle me.

On October 1, 1950 (the last mediate RAF, expansión.

Industry during the emergency "I wonder," she murmured, the firm figures I can get), our

society together, and was idea. What are our chances of gei- period. Army numbered 375,000 whole

with a shudder,

obsessed with the thought of frightening, time Regulars and National Ser- ting these 400,000 for the Army

It does not make much sense have had the strength to with The

the torture he intended mystifying, and intimidating o vice men, with an operational and RAF from the workshops

wrecking

the ordinary man in the stand industry's

group of for us.

Helpless people, strength equal to slx and a half without divisions,

Denis stared at her. two ability to export, supply the street to read of the Director

"What stranded at sea appealed to his were available for the Continent home market, and give increased General of the BBC. mying

crazy mind." pro- do you mean, my darling?" munitions?

grand four-year

It was to

*Did he mo...that Mr

murder Marle gramme he is embarking on for

entrusted the key to Galgan?" Grim, I think, when we look manufacturers to bulla tens of Raynor at population stallaties.

thousands of television sets, and the code."

"No, Parrin did it under his the B.BC. to build more and Carper jorked. "So it was orders. However, he Aimself One of the good things that more television stations. Yet, at] poul" "he snarled.

wrecked the radio apparatus have come out of the Whitchvil offices is the Monthly Digest of Statletles, published by the Cea- tral Statistical Office. It is worth quite a lot of study.

with a gag. When you have done this you

Just then a groan from the Hugo gathered Teddy in his may feel as disturbed as I do

reminded him that Cecil arms. "And now, we're going The Cabinet has to deelde bed a pollay of trying to do

still awaiting to try to forget it all." The whether we cab afford the Stoddard was Everything at the same tima

medical attention.

engineer says the engines will with an under-populated in luxury of 1,500,000 non-produc- *17 go see if I can find Dr soon be repaired, and

then dustry, and still carry on sive civil servants in control and Emitting," said Hugo, Toddy we'll be speeding back to New pleasant

peace-time national local government offices, Most.. 11 take you to your cabin York-and to wedding bells life with each of us insulated of these are grand fellows, good and bring him there to fix you for you and me, darling! And from adveralty by the protective husbands and fine fathers, but up."

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the same time, we know grave Then, giving way to uncon- and the engines." shortages still exist in supplying trollable rage, he began shout- "And"... and vital Service radar equipament. ing curses at them all, but do we do?"

Hugo quickly silenced him

Are we drifting?

Sho

da only Dr. Smit

now...what

Charis

unfortunately in total they Teddy, who had been feeling what reminds me! Out of a total population of erente

national overhead weaker every minute, and "What?" naked Teddy, some 50 millions (all through wirich seeing dificult to justify whose arm was now throbbing snuggling close to him. I give round figures) about 10,-. carrying at the present tine. painfully, was only too glad to "We may have a double 600,000 are "direct producera,” That is to say manning manu in the street 2eels that events semi-faint.

Right now the average man get to her cabin and lle down. wedding, Denis and

Once there, she lapsed into are getting mantell," too!" facturing industries of every are maabering men: that we are

“Wonderful?”, kind, mining, and agriculture.

Aunt

Elale looked up from driting along the tides of dis vaguely aware that The balance of population is cussion, postponement, and in-n came, dressed and band the knitting she had bem doing

agod har wound, and gave her, while Hugo had been talking. made up of the young, the old decision.

Qzi injection.

"Make it a triple, wedding,". Armed Forces, pubile services, Mr Prime Minister, the_coun

was several hours later, she sald, with a smile and a transport, distributive trades, try is a sound as ever. Young, that

sho, Awoice from the blush. "Richard Professor building, professional, and final- middle-aged, and old will go sleep induced by the hypoder-Turner and are also get- ly, but not least, nearly 1,000,000 all the way given leadership, mic, to find her aunt hovering ing married non-productivo central Govern- and, told which way to go and over tier ment and local authority | civil

Why

porvants engaged in public ad- Why

mini tration,

"Auntie

Toddy up", with a fork. you're all right?”, “Oh," Aunffal. How grand" my dating. It's all oven t

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