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ADVENTURE by T. H.
LUCERNE
ONTINENTAL "motour-
ing" is booming.
No
one would think that
there were such things na international complications had they seen the enormous of Channel-crossing crowd motorists at Dover last Satur- day.
On our way to the International Alpine Trial we joined the cheerful Hirong. The sun had really shown Its face-the first day of summer, they said On my
busman's holiday, I
had been trying out
a new car and a new set of maps, called. "Quiet Way"
motoring maps, pub- lished by Prico's, the makers of Motorine oil.
Readers know iny fondues for getting off the beaten track and nway from my fel- 30% travelers, These mana chow you how Lo make through- Journeys and yet nvøld To a great extent the mnin ronda. The *quirt way" journey is
tally a low mile longer, hat you avoid traffle blocks, fumes «
and fuss, and you ser
a deal of scenery that would otherwise remain a closed book.
The "Quiet Way" maps and routes Jave been prepared by the NA.O.. 80 you can depend on them. We tried them on our way from London to Dover-the usual Journey is by that fan but deadly dull road by way of Dartford, Roeliester, and Canterbury. "Quiet Way" route No. la took un vh Mottingham. Bt. Mary Gray. Wrottinn, Farleigh Green, Headcorn, Gmorden, Bethersden, Bromley Green, Ham treet. Lymie. Hythe and Pareinte.
A Poger Journey, but quieter and Infinitely more interesting if you are as anklinus to see na to get to your destination.
At Duver we found the Southern Raliany "Autocarrier " packed 10 capacity, and two relief boatz na well. Thetr was just room for my car. Altogether
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mutar. cars and three earches that day, and after services Lo alis and Ostend were busy, too. Though we were late lo sailing, the Southern Railway people, and the A.A. port officials how those good fellows had to work! put up a really fine Alion
Champagne and Petrol
VE had the luck, after a mill-pond
passage, to be first away.
'The Customs. examination in brief nown. days, and France is very anxious to see tourists.
On the boat I overheard a young woman say, in worried tones, to n stewardess: "When the French Ous- toms examiners strip me, will they take my cigarettes away from me!
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Metro Goldwyn Mayer LUCY HUTFAKER
Susy
Suzy, greatly attracted to An- dre Charvile, aristocrat and aviator, slaps him in fury when he laughingly tells her he asked her to dance because he and his friends flipped a coin to deter mine who should be her partner. She tells Malzle she wants to sail home on first boat. Just then there is an air raid.
CHAPTER SIX
For the second, time in her life, Suzy knew abject fear, but now she did not run as she had done from Terry's room leaving him, as she thought, dead on the floor. Everyone else was rushing to the door leading to the cellar. Her feet refused to move. Then she saw Andre and all her superficial feelings of pride and auger vanished. She was just a frightened woman and by age-old in stinct turned to a strong man for pro- tection.
He evidently had been looking for her and bounded across the now al- With most deserted enfe to help her. his strong hand holding her little one, his voice reassuring her, she was able to move again. They were the last to eneh the comparative safety of the ellar. It was a long, narrow cham- ser and only lighted by two or three dim electric light bulbs. But for tunately it was of heavy construc- tlon.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Wisdom find a map which shows "the' quiet way." threw his arm around Suzy and
·
Unless you're a suspect Customs folk don't search you, and though 20 cigarettes per person is the legal maxi- mum, they will usually allow you to take through 50 or even 100. I men- tion this girl in case fear of Customs examination is keeping you and your car in England. Take it from me, British Customs officials aro far more difficult and oficial" than any J have met abroad.
Testing the Car
WE made for Rhets-the Lion
d'Or is the best
in the pub North, and if you have a taste for champagne Rheimus is the centre of the business. Permission to go over the enormous cellars, with a free sample, Is easy to obtain.
We came by way of Arras of grim memory. Few vestiges of the War, beyond an occasional bullet scarred wall or run in the middle of a field of wheat, now remain, but I have often. thought that our war-mongers should see the heart-reruling sight of theso hundreds of thousands of crosscs in the military cemeteries of France.
Next morning we set off for Lucerne, past the Fort de in Pompelle, a war ruin south of Rheims that saw tremen- dous fighting. A rusly tank lies in a dilch beside the road. Then on, over beautifully straight, traffe free roads
is sovare, but at least wo start with high hopes of British cars coming out on top once more.
If you have "seen England first," then take my tip and come abroad. My choice would be Switzerland-mar- vellous scenery, charming people, and living expenses which, considering that the exchange is against us, are by no means high
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RECENT article of mine on com
mercial vehicles and the nitention paid by the "Daily Herald to the *drink more mile" compages to a number of dairymen readers to rusk me about vehicles for milk transport.
Emcient and reliable collection and delivery are essential in the milk In- dustry, and equally important are low running and upkeep costs. Morris Commercial vehicles are outstanding examples of commercial vehicles with good performance allied to low upkeep costa, and certain modela have been
developed to speed up work and reduce transport coats in the milk trade.
Ranging from the 16 cwt, van for house to house delivery to the tour tonner for bulk collection, all the Morris commercial vehicles havo' that Brillak quality of stamina.
The special progressive springs of the Morris commercial models is of par- ticular interest. It consists of several
where 70 and even 60 m.p.h, was sale,extra leaves in the springs, which re- past the "genuine" birthplace of Joan. of Arc, through the glòrious scenery of the Vorges mountain, to St. Louis, frontier post at Basle.
The Swiss always give you a grand welcome and the Customs folk aro most helpful. They are really glad to see you. 'Petrol costs 34. a gallon in Switzerland, but the foreign tourist is allowed up to 00 gallons at roughly 28. a gallon. When you have your papers examined at the Customs bar- rier, you are presented with a form and this must be filled in whenever you buy petrol.
On leaving Switzerland present the completed form to the Customs officer and he pays you back some £3 If you have bought 60 gallons. A doo tourist enticing scheme, and you don't have to ask for the necessary form. They provide ft-and the explanation.
Instead of making straight for Lucerne, we set off on the Zurich road beside the Rhine. Three years ago, on the way to Austria, we found the world's finest swimming pool and sun- bathing beach. It was gloriously bot, so we set off to find it again. It is at Rhinejelden.
fine strandbad Bals bullt on the Swiss side of the swiftly flowing Rhine, with Nazi flags easily discernible on the opposite bank.
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Through the Customs
main inactivo when the vehicle is empty, or only lightly loaded, but they come into action as soon as the full load is placed on the vehicle.
Bo, whether a fracllo load of bottles or a heavy cargo of churns is carried, the springing remains consistently good. The 2-ton Morris Commercial, which can be had with either a 25-hp.
4-cylinder or G-cylinder engine, accord- ing to choice, will carry 40 10-gallon churns or 21 17-gallon churns. And, if it is used for transporting bottled milk, over 2,000 botiles (84 trays in two layer), can be accommodated.
INDEPENDENT suspension of the
front wheels of a car" knop action," the Americans aptly termed the system is the one way of making cars unaffected by rough roads. But only if the system adopted is correctly designed. There have been many boosted independent springing systems that were worse than the orthodox "old-fashioned
There was another explosion; this une louder, evidently nenrer. Andre
smiled at her reassuringly. She was still frantic with fear, but by a great effort she managed to give him an
Suzy
ward her. She had prayed that she would never aco him again-she had known she could not bear it, if he did not came, that night,
Suzy had only two days more to be In Paris, but she did not tell Andre that. By a stroke of luck she und
been Mazle had
able ta
passage
at
She
shuddered
018
home.
the tite thought of ing Submarines were
cross- terri- fying an beinb-dropping planes. Malzie had suggested perhaps they'd better alny but Suzy was adamant.
"What ever you say, kid," said Malzle, "And you needn't say why you're in such a rush to get home.
I know and I know you're acting sensible for once. These Paris, swells can certainly siny a girl, but from all I've seen and heard they're nothing to te to, unless you're of their own class or an heiress to billions."
Suzy was strangely quiet on the Just day in Paris, as she and Malzie packed their bags, paid their bills and did all the little things which accumulate for doing at the last moment. At Inal, everything was do done, and
and dressed In the tailored suit in which she was
was to travel, she sat waiting for Andre. She had told him only that she was not going to the cafe that evening, but they would spend it somewhere alone together.
it
They rode on one of the little boats up the river and had dinner at St. Cloud. It was late when they re- turned to Paris but Suzy sold she wasn't tired and would like to walk, a beautiful night. such Through little, crooked streets, dim- mer than they had ever been before
"They scarcely knew where they were going until they found themselves climbing instead of walking.
Pon of a smile in return.
from Adenly, I because it was wartime, they strolled.
Bercomed wrenching away
must find her. If she's hurt--"
"Nobody's hurt," he answered. "Few are in these ralds. They sound dramatic, they certainly are noisy, but about all they do is to pretty little American girls out of
their wits,"
scare
Malzic closed her, eyes. Perhaps if she did not see the cowering men and women, their faces drawn and ghastly, she could believe what he way saying, even though her reason told her It was brave lie to give her courage. The whole scene was eerie. She felt as if she were being fabbed by innumerable icicles.
explosion-still'
1
"Some Instinet guided us," said Andre softly, "We're on our way to the Sacred Heart and in all the world, I'm sure, there is nothing more beau- tiful than looking down from the heights of Montmartre on Paris lying in the moonlight.""
Off toward the north there, were flashes from guns.
"It must be terrible there," said "I'll hate to think of you Suzy when I'm gone."
"Gone where?"
"In twelve hours-no less than that
I'll be salling out of lavre. Mal- ie and I are going home. We have
"Why didn't you tell me before?" he demanded,
"I don't know," Suzy tried to speak she were telling the casually as if
and not a lle, "I suppose there's truth so much excitement about us all the time, It didn't seem important."
violent Another
sharp scream from nearer. A woman sounded. A man was moan- Ing. Another was praying. A woman cried she could not stay to be burled there and rad toward the stairs. It was Andre, realizing that Suzy was to
he must care for, only one not the Kensed
a. panic was imminent and took charge of the situation.
"What's the matter, friends?" he cheerily: ried in a loud voice. Then "This is not a funeral parlour. It is a wine cellar. Let's drink up."
A waiter from force of habit turn- ed to him and asked for his order.
said Andre as "Pommard 78," calmly as if he were sliting at a side- walk cafe on a soft May evening when the herse-chestnuts lent their wilchery to Paris: "For me, that is, of Give the others what they want, course, and as much as they want. This is my party."
Sheer surprise at someones acting as if there were nothing to fear, caught the attention of the terrified men and women. But Andre knew he must follow up what he had be- Aun
"But where to the musle?" he asked In mock reproof. "Oh, you neglected to have the orchestra bring their in- struments. So much the better we'll all sing,
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"Not important! When I've just found you. Only a few hours we've had together, always with crowd of people around us until to-night!"
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"As long as I live, wherever I am, whatever happens, I'll never forget this night," she said softly.
Andre talked on, gay, bright, lov-
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had saved the situation.
"Why, I don't hear the bombs any thore," said Suzy a lttle later.
All systems so far utilised have made uso either of leaf springs or coil springs. Now the research engineer of the Firestone Tyre Co. has inverted a system which makes use of rubber springs.
Leading automobile 'experts state N to lovely Lucerne, where the timo has been spent bathing and trylog
that the system is the best they have yet tried. The "spring" is actually n out our car for the strenuous Inter national Alpine Trial, which starta to-
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"Even terrible things don't last for- ever," said Andre.
It was after down when they came out on the street after the long vigil underground. Andro said he had to rush home; there might be word that because of last night's rald, his leave was cancelled.
But that night he was back at the
fe. He had two or three days be- fore he must return to his flying field, Suzy had conflicting emotions when she saw him come in and directly to-
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Andre drove with them. There was time for only a hurried farewell before the train pulled out and the two girls saw him running along be- Aide their window, smiling and call- ing to them, until they were beyond the train shed.
"I CAR
see why you feel as you do," Enid Malzic.
you do? "Oh, Malzle, I wonder He's everything I've always dreamed didn't believe could be about and real. He's all the story-books came true and I'm never going to see him again, never."
They were just going up the gang- plank when a cheery voice called to iliem:
"Reservations for deck chairs. Sunny side all the way across, And not within a thousand mile of a sub- marine."
Suzy wheeled around: There was something familiar in that voice. She faced Andre, a steward's cap on his head.
the "But you didn't jump on rain we saw you turn back," pro- lested Moixie.
Andre burst out laughing.
"A pilot couldn't let a train bent him, now could he?" Then with his most engaging smile: "Matzic, you're next to the nicest girl in the world, but would you please, oh a very special, please, go away for a minule?"
He laid his arm around Suzy's shoulder.
"I can't let you go, dear," he whimpered, "I just found it out!!"
"And I can't leave you, Andre. I've known it all alone," Maizie salled alone.
(To-morrow! Susy is hurt by Baron de Charville's reception and angry and worried at what she sees in Andre's room." An dre, without her knowledge meets and is fascinated by another woman.)
(To be continued.).
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