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Bader gave

the girl an

enormous wink

HR

-OUR after hour Bader doggedly kept at it when other men would have given up to rest or despair. Moving the stiff, chafing and aching stumps was continual torment, but he made himself keep on doing so, his face running with sweat that poured off all over him, soaking his underclothes and, unfortunately, the stump socks too, so that they lost their woolly softness and began chafing again, rubbing the skin off in new spots. The good humoured barracking that had greeted his first efforts died away as people became aware that they were watch ing a man battling to do something that had never been done successfully be- fore, with only his guts to help him ard a crippled life ahem if he failed. It was something that could not be laughed off.

Refusing to accept that it was impossible kept him going He insisted that he knew

PART 6

Out of the cower of his oye Bader saw the girl, bat he concentrated on appearing carunt.

WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR - - -

GRIMLY Bader struggles to irarn to wath. He is determined thai the low of both his legs in an air crash shall not stop him fram lending a normal life. He wants to walk normally into the Pantiles. the cafe where he mei o pretty waitress when he was still hobbing on a pog leg and crutches. But first he must learn to use the metal legs. "He takes them back to Rochampion for adjustment, then return to the NAF hạspital at Uxbridge. But, still refining any help, he falls.

still chafed, but not badly, and they did not ache or twinge any more. The legs still felt uncom- fortable when he strapped them on but after a fow minutes ho became a little more used to the harness re- them, though mained just plain, bloody UB- comfortable. Best of all was the Out of the corner of one eye out where he stood in regard to slope beside Lympae Aerodroma change in the mental climate as he saw her over by the serving life,

come hatch, staring, but he kept look- back. It was strengthened when ing straight ahead concentrating he went all through

one day on

appearing casual about his without falling and also learned to turn by spinning on his right heel.

hope, a littlo qualified,

Ho telephoned the garage Kenley and asked the to drive his car over (the doctors him permission to have it Kavo

good occupational therapy,

he

they

said).

"On to the Pantiles?" Strent- feild asked, and he nodded.

could learn to manage the legs with practice. In a way he

the right stump was not strong

metamorphosis. She came across to the table looking very bright and be switched on the glowing grin.

whore 601 Auxiliary Squadron [Six monthe had passed was busy flying Hawker Demon since the crash. About the two-coater fighters Сл middle of June, Bader went annual summer camp.

two months sick leave which he spent with his The Saturday afternoon they squadron at Kenley. After spent lying beside the swim- an afternoon's swimming and

the Demons sun-bathing ho found his ming pool with

taking off and noislly climbing shoulders were aun-burned.||

and just over the pool

tho

one of tree-tops,

them over Bader sald

With a little loss-reserve than usual she remarked that he had time not been there for some

In the morning when he got and he was delighted tha she was too discreet to mention the up the shoulders were red and

werd

Ag

legs, though he had been quite very tender. Ho strapped the reared

I was like a man trying to run He hobbled out and got sure that she wouldn't. But it legs on but as soon as he stood wistfully: "By gosh, I wish

the strupa bit into his before he could walk because thrill as he saw the familiar old made everything so natural, as up

there up

again." He shoulders he would not stop trying and

like hot broad-knives

ves turned to his host and added: scraping on the nerves and he you know, sir, I'm quite are sat down hurriedly, wincing, and

with slipped them off

relief, I could fly perfectly well now. than driving a woaring with frustration. From It'd be easier a little thing liko that he was car-not so much footworks.” helpless again. More than ever he loathed the shoulder straps.

nough

nient.

The

to take

more

the punish-

he forced himself

to walk the more it hurt, tend- ing to become a vicious circle and making it even more dull- cuit. Now and then he had to rest

ütle because the stump would not hold him, and then he tried again,

Soon, stamps plastered like a quilt, the car took him ไป Rochampton agala where

Dessoutter found that the right thigh seemed to have shrunk.

In due course, he said, they would rivet the metal

tirtie tighter. and meanwhile he slipped becond stump sock

REACH FOR

THE SKY

*

By PAUL BRICKHILL

Into the corner

IN desperation ho

unbuckled

"Well, they've got an Ávro 504 on the aerodrome" Bassoon said. "Would you like to have a shot at it?"

"I'd love to," Bader sald them exhilarated and hardly belley- from the belly-bell ing, and Sassoon promised to Bader spent the

hoping he might be arrange it abic

the

to struggle out rest of the afternoon in nervous onutiously without

that Sassoon would not hopes M.G. with the red wings swing though there were nothing at all

them. After pulling forget, but at dinner that night through the gate.

remarkable about his walking the bolt fairly tight, he eased Sassoon said: "I've had a word over it. That felt better, and Bader heaved himself into the He chalted before he ordered himself up from the bed and with the CO of 601. The Avro then Dessoutter found a hard scat bebind the wheel. His feet and chatted again when the gingerly took a few steps; will be ready for you in muscle developing at the back seemed to fit caully enough over brought the tea, And again to his amazement and delight anorm

anorning." They were the most of the thigh and with Httle the pedals. He pressed the when she brought his bill. He the legs felt better than ever melodious and exciting words hammer Tuilts tapped out almost imperceptible indentation 1 was purely a thigh movement to the

an clutch down with the right leg paid her, got up, stumped over before and just as secure. For he had ever heard.

car, praying that he several minutes stumped (WORLD COPYRIGHT RESERVED) In the metal to accommodate it.

Back

at Uxbridge he kept foot at all but he could feel the she

with no feeling in the leg or would not fall, turned round about the room, and everything

still was trying, but it semned Impossiblo

watching and he did felt better. After that he pressure of the clutch

against

gave her an enormous wink. tossed the shoulder straps into Brickhill is published by Colline. to acquire balance and natural his thigh with enough sensitivity As he drove away he wondered a corner, dressed and stumped movement, and still he kept

to control 妮 and let it up slowly what her name was.

out to breakfast. He never wore falling.

them again.

The rebulis

*RADUALLY

found the

he

right

stump did not acho бо mucli,

the

ช

He tried the left foot on brake Now with the car and able to and accelerator and found there walk, even if still precariously.

shin was enough feciing in the

life

took on a new savour and A pleasant note came to him to switch the foot from one to

Whe drove out every day io from the Under-Secretary of the other. That was strictly a

khoe movement, but the whole sample it. Most days he arrived State for Air, Sir Philip Sas- thing seemed to be easier than at the Panties for tea and the soon, Inviting him for a week- friendship with the girl pro- end at his house near Lympne. * he had expected.

with

no particular move on

It was a mellow old mansion Doubts were vanishing fast. Eressed quietly and decrously use

Now he knew he could go any either side. He still had to and set among cypress trees on where he liked at any time and was even more mobile than people who had only their legs and no car.

flabby in useles hardened with and the chang came under control, but that cased as only the pain; the legs were as unwieldy as ever, yielding no fraction to practice and bringing growing disillusionment and from the anguish as he wake dreaming expectations of nor- mallty and cricket.

the worst.

He steered out of the gates and drove in a sunny mood and at a cautious speed to Kingston Police Station, where he lurched with care up to a uniformed a desk and said: disabled take a

Mentally, it was timo since the nocident. His man behind nature, in any case, rejected I'd like to defeat and now the menacing driver's test, please."

"Certainly implications produced obsession མ་

cod with him.

sald sir," One would

the

"Reach for the Sky"

by Paul

Next Wednesday

"I didn't know, you

danced, too," said the

↑

girl.

NEW-STYLE COLD WAR

From LEONARD MOSLEY

Berlin. For instance, West Berlin East German marks is the two

T 11 p.m. in the Soviet is running a film festival. have

A controlled East sector

One

of the

equivalent of less than shillings in our money, I de- festival.cided that this was the biggest

the border from East Ber cinemas is a few yards over bargain over.

For this. Russian Ballet La lin. Any East Berliner The name of this orna- coming across and showing superb in skill, artistry, and

whizz-bang entertainment, ment of the Communist his or her card gets in 'free. regime was Galina Ulanova, Every night they come in Ulanova is dream. She believed by many to be the droves to see Jane Wyman dances With n sensuous grace in "The Magnificent Ob- that is overpoweringly affecting. world's greatest ballerina."

to master the legs. The others constable. learned not to try and help him thought that legless men popped up of steady him as he lurched, in for driving tests every day of Berlin, a beautiful dancer realising it was a battle that he Soon a man in civilian clothes himself had to fight. Besides, trying to help only produced came out and got into the car advanced towards me and

After a couple of blew me a kiss. rebuffs. He wanted passionately hundred yards he said, "Stop to be independent as much as and reverse across the road. he wanted to be mobile. It will you, please?" goaded him to think of having to ask help in the simple, physical things of life and he shrank from the idea that people in due course would polliely prefer to avoid him ag being a nuisance.

And then,

days about ten after he got his legs, he do tected the first hint of automatic control. As though some bar-

Progress pa

ADER stopped, looked behind to see it everything was clear, and reversed as directed.

Her dancing was part of session" and Elizabeth Tay- the new-style cold war in lor in "Elephant Walk.”. Berlin this year.

"Gind to see you Instead of Russian tanks. look bebind first," in the streets and blood on

I went back to the apposition that is into West- Berlin-in the early hours of the morning to a film reception given by a West Berlin organisation. Whe memory of Ulanova's lovely

rier find been removed, he be the man said, "Last chap the pavements the 8,500,000 The Russians have met the rhythms still lingered.. ran walking a little more easily didn't do that. If you'd like to citizens of Berlin are being Hollywood-made, attractions of and after that the improvement

was rapid in five days he was dan all out the form and wou drawn into a new kind of West Berlin with an eple spec. Nor did they pale when bonuti

lurching about without having can fill we'll to concentrate so hard either on give you your ticket." mabomatic instinct have taken over part of the work.

movement or balance; some

It was as easy as that. Blithely he set off for the Panilles and pulled into the gravelled apron about quarter to four. This time as he got out

East-West conflict. The 'tacle, or, their own. They have, ful film star: Marika Rook took kind that they seem to like Imported die Russian Ballet to me by the arm, and, we started to dance, I almply édged over as much as I do.

East Berlin.

Ulanova to make. room for Miss Rook. E Both sides are doing their For Ave East German marks I' best to win people over to saw the Russian Ballet from a

Ah me," I thought, "I only

It wae not cisy, far from it; It was still hard work, but not and lurched to the cept the their cause-by entertain seat in the middle of the third the cold war could always be Intolerably hard. He still fall, hardly anyone looked except but not so often, The stumps girl.

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

"GHOST SKIER

MIGHT. WHEN THERE'S

-A FULL MOON».

ment.

"GHOST SKIERS YOU JUST LOVE THINGS LIKE THAT?

SUCH NONSENSES

IT'S COLD--I'M

GOING M.

row of the stalls.

Birce Ave like this."

By Lee Falk and Phil Davia

KARDA- | LOOK:-/]

SILENTLY, MOVING AT GREAT SPEED ON THE HAUNTED SLOPE A SHADOWY FIGURE="THE GHOST SKIERI, NE

TALK

ABOUT

MAGIC