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THE

CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1955,

? DID IT

HAPPEN ?

"M

TEA WITH MAHMOUD

"ADEMOISELLE, We were driving at break. along the old you are too neck speed

Phoenician coast road Same sportif," sighed

way past Nahr el Kelb, where the Arab lift- boastful. Assyrian tablets were boy disapprovingly as he hewn in the rock, the car turn took me down to the ground ed away from the sea and started to climb out of the heat, floor at four in the

out of the heavy perfume of morning.

orange orchards into cool, ex- quisite heights.

He had dealt with many eccentrics in that hotel but never before with Englishwoman who

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Ahead lay & paradise un- known to Lebanese townsfolk. an During a skiing trip we had Con- marked a certain remote valley tinually arose at 3 am. and near the top of the range as an We had al left hours before dawn ideal camping site. with a rucksack and climb longed to return and see its face cooking a superb supper. My

ing shoes hung around neck.

her

a

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In the square outside, naval car was waiting and an impatient hiss from that character Large red-faced

known around Beirut as "Monsieur Amiral" issued forth.

unveiled by snow.

R.K. strode on to meet the approaching figure.

"As the man ran toward us we BOW that he was alone and carrying some of our gear. What could have happened?

R.K., whese anger had died, asked me to question the punt- 14. beaming apparition. The story he excitedly poured forth, while pointing up the mountain, WES difficult to comprehend. that bad meri came saya and tock"our stuff. We must follow.!

R.K. was only too ready, but r la not want to attack J tribe of bandits with a stick. nor did I fancy being left alone

task was merely to heat the plates. It was cold up there near we had the snow line but strangely in the dark,

When dawn broke reached a village perched above The road tumed aprecipice. no goat track and we decided

to leave the car.

get there before dawn. who Hurry."

Safe-keeping

were

Before many" amazed and "Why the devil have you delighted eyes we carried out We must our bundles. I tried to have a been so long?

few words with the village folk.

handsome, red checked and extremely vivac- lous, but my Arabic only caused

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did not matter. laughter. Gestures made it clear that they would look after the car while. we disappeared up the valley to- wards the distant snow line.

In Beirut one had the very matches stolen out of our pocket

Terrier faces

I climbed hastily into the back seat, where Torps was trying not to look sleepy. It was in the English sport- ing tradition to look keen at the beginning of long tramps and even in the dark we put on the alert, terrier faces which our leader ap- proved.

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beautiful and silent,"

The stranger's face reassured Next morning we left our us. You just could not lead camp with blankets hung' on people into a trap with a anlle bushes in the approved style and like that! We climbed close on did not get back until nearly his heels to a cave where he dark. On our return we saw to revealed a cache of our belong- our amazement that food and ings. "Lead on to the thievesi" cooking gear had been scattered roared RK., but we all de and all the bedding was missing, murred.

"Incredible," we gasped.

"These mountain folk never steal. We know

them. It just couldn't happen."

"

Too tired

Meanwhile

With a. wide smile that showed flawless teeth Mahmoud returned. But a trown passed over his hawk face at the sight a prodered note and he firmly refused it.

of

we

FOOLMAN

Suddenly a man emerged from beled an evalanche af boulders and hurried towarda ut; waving his arms. . -

the women would remark, "and-i only one child! It is a shame." Today they led us to a table with cherries, olives, Secting the danger of hurt spread

and arak. Mah- teefings

immediately outs' cheese

appeared and recounted the Arab, while changed tactics and asked if he oud

the tale all over again to ex- "It looks as if there had been helping >

would carry blankets and

of the clamations of horror

and ap lea. fight," puzzled Bill

Immensely Ca pillows back to camp, continued praiseworthy

proval. But today a Lebanese Incessantly to talk, I was too dignified, he stood there in his

gendarme was in the crowd. As We stared

up the wide tired and hungry to follow the tattered cleak, put his hand to darkening valley. There

was torrent of explanation, though his heart and graciously ac not a soul in sight. Not a buman the words "bad men" which I cepted. habitation for miles. Then, far did understand constantly ге off, we noticed а

blanket curred.

by Anita Leslie

Anita Leslie gave up seting to became a trainer of horses. Then came her war-time iravel, including service in the Middle East, South Africa, Italy, Germany. With her husband, Commander William · King, war- time submarine acc. she now lives in a twelfth-century fortress in Galway Bay. Her latest book--The Fabulous. Leonard Jeromo- was a biography of her great-grandfather, who

Sir Winston • Churchijf?. grandfather..

We lit a fire and started sup- per. Most of the food had been salvaged. Only one blanket, Bill's submarine sweater and my toothbrush seemed irrevocably lost.

The Arab sat on a stone be side us and naturally shared our food.

"I've a shrewd suspicion he invented the whole ary," said R.K. "But at least he's merry.rogue."

accept

some

Puzzled

he spoke fluent French the trus story was revealed to us for the Arst time.

Mahmoud had walked up with a couple of boys to see how the "Englishmen and their lady" were doing on the mountain top.. When he reached our We watched him depart, still camp it was to see "an enemy puzzlest but feeling that we had village" from the other side of been firmly put in our place.

mountain drugging off cur Next morning we had to rise belongings

the "to humiliate with the dawn, wash our faces honour of this village which had with a handful of snow, brew up you under their protection," and hurry down the valley for said the gendarme. "I reported unbelievable as it seemed' It all to the police post over the war still continued and jobs there." awaited us in Beirut.

the

Quite alone

R. K. was not really an admiral but a captain com- manding the submarine flo- tilla then based in Beirut, He had such fierce eye- brows, however, that the Lebanese automatically gave Here, two hours away from caught in a thorn bush. Running ing us find it. him the grander titlę.

civilisation, you could entrust towards it, we found a saucepan. Nothing that had occurred quite "families".Every face was alight could hardly wield sticks Bill, who sat beside him your wallet for safe keeping, Colect what you can," bellowed Meanwhile the stranger sat tumult we realised that a great reading a map by torch-

any stranger with your watch or

"Gone two nights," RK reared in English, holding up

"Don't stand and

"Perhaps he dragged the stuff away to get a reward for help

remained We

gape, made sense.

puzzled.

there

ease, laughing, at his R.K., carrying my load as well "R.K

joking and congratulating us light, had for two years been as his own with a kettle and We started to search. Another the good tea. Like all the moun one of his submarine com- saucepan tled on top, took up blanket lay further off and I tain folk he locked poorly dressed, but bis saucy red tur- manders and was in the pro- his favourite staff and started found my empty sponge bag in a dres

extremely

becomin cess of being "brought back off. The village elders wished brook. Then we noticed the ban was

The wood fire lit up a

Anely to full strength" by moun- him well.

scattering led like a paper chase chiselled face with up the long slope, which was in black eyes. Of course de

крагими tain marches lasting from

fact the summit of the range,

how little we under- 12 to 15 hours. He had the

not guess

Arabic, of his spate of correct quivering greyhound two angers, and they nodded

A 1,000ft. climb would being stcod

to the watershed and we but the sight of 3.K. washing Icok even when his mind vigorously. A few youngsters could then stand looking down up in a nearby stream while

about the "Sit" (the lady). Then the vast

on with us, giggling into the Baalbec Valley, where rested aroused fits of laughter.

and garish Roman after a few miles they caught temples lay. Perhaps there was their goats, offered us each a village of the other side. We could not know unless Wo mug of warm milk and waved achieved a long climb,

was full of cream-buns and nightclubs and was there fore a great favourite with his commanding officer.

trailed

Heavy perfume00dbye.

officer.

TAN

Goodbye

The village weke early and a crowd waited around our car. Mahmoud headed a small dele- gation which invited us first to sip the prepared tea, and then to return often and "bring our with smiles, and, armid the

tale of "bad

men" was going the rounds.

A welcome

Single-handed-- for the lada

Mahmoud had fought the raiders with his staff and finally driven them,

dropping blankets and saucepans, straight to the

up watershed and down the other side of the mountain. Then he collected all he could find, sent the exhausted boys home and waited for our return.

Happily Mahmoud will never know the cause of our blushes. WORLD COPYRIGHT RESERVED

Quite alone he must have for It must have been two months fought a band of men later that H.K., Tarps and several hours and guarded our drove up that mountain road belongings for half a day, s again, Our band was dis- reward had been a cup of tea pursing. Already, Bu

had and the appellation of rogue. returned to England to take. over a new submarine and R.K was about to go off in co mand of an aircraft carrier. We longed to visit our valley again, but, time forbode. We could but reach the village and spend half an hour in the thin cool sunlight, Arabg

trooped out of orchards and gardens to stage a welcome

and to

to hope that

our families had recently, for showed on

on every the inevitable

"Do men really cook and wash RK was working up a slow dishes in Bagland?" he asked. a mountain fury, Brandishing his stick he "Here it is the women." We trudged up side of countless wild flowers anncinced that he would search I did not consider all his re- Torps, as his name im- while the sur IOSE

and pink all night until he found the marks suitable for translation.

When culprits. plied, was flotilla torpedo oleanders grew scarcer.

the moon rose, Mah- been

added to moud (as we now knew him)

disappointment A naval boxing After plunging into a pool we behind an avalanche of boulders volubly champion, he had proved ate under the shade of a huge and hurried towards us waving Arab fashion.

and poetically in the nct only tough but divinely oak, and decided to laze.

he walked tis arms. For a moment I felt off towads the village, cheerful on the unutterable

nervous. We were only four and

# "I suppose we ought to give had midnight skiing expeditions By dusk R.K. had led us up to had two staffs and a penknife him something, even if he did daughter! "Such beautiful mer," which R. K. had been or a glorious ridge, organised the between us. Bill and Torps invent the brigands." said ganising for his officers in collection of firewood and was muttered, "Keep together." R.K., and called him back the snows of early spring.

Holding, at that time, a job under British Press Liaison, who had instructed me to "make a newspaper work" - I found that when I went away the sheet issued to our troops got no (perhaps that was impos- sible) and so I snatched at every chance to explore the loveliest little mountain range in the world.

worge

R. K. allowed me to tag along and often arranged easy alternative dimba

Mrs.B.M.BRAYNE

Room 101 Kowloon Hotel Tel. 58008 (Bebind the Penioruis Hotal)

“BUDGET

Suddenly à man emerged from good up, and said goodbyestions were put and we

OLD MOTHER RAB

SHE WENT TO THE CUB

TO BALANCE HER HOPES & FEARS

"DEARS! TURNING FROM SLUMPS

TO ELECTORAL JUMPS –

DECLARE A SMALL DIVVY!”

(LOUD CHEERS).

LANCASHIRE

face when

answered truthfully that be- tween the four of us only RK

child

and that a

DID IT REALLY HAPPEN?

YES

NO

#Put your fick is the spots above and keep this panel by, you until Monday .......... when the answer will be phén-with another story in this series by tu maz

HESKETH PEARSON

⇓ Did yesterday's story--The Phantom Gardaber, by Nigai Baichin—actantly happen? The answer : NO.

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