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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1936.

IN THIRSTY RUM LAND

ROM the Coplins of Skye wo ́ had admired the peaks of Rum rising ko pyramids of tur- quoise out of a cea no blue that to have labolted it "Mediterranean would have been to Oatter those southern waters.

For seme reason convenient, no doubt, to the Ordriance Survey, but OKRAperating to tourists, the Tale of Skyd is divided over four minpa. It so happens that the one covering the Coolins also includes the Inle of Hum.

Ho, one day, while resting on Baurr Dearg, and gazing across to the tempt ing into, we kludied Ita possibilities na revealed by the map. There was, we discovered, added attraction in the very place-maanes - Norse-sounding words such as Hallival and· Ankival, Trnlivat, Alushval and Ruinsival.

The mountains so named appeared from the innp worthy of investigation,, for the upper contour-finca. were mi- ing" and the Rhading, which replaced then, suggested peaks and empSY ridged calling for conquent.

Bum is privately owned, and, being preserved na ʼn deer forest, visitors are not encouraged, but we discovered that it was not likely any objection to our presence would be raised in June.

Subtle Colours

John Campbell, of Eynort, a burly Kalander with laughing eyes, agreed to take us in his fishing boat Minerva. On a breathless morning, with a cloud- "lean sky, we walked down Glen Drittle to the boat. The Cooling were suffused with amethyst; the lower moorlands were quivering brown and green, whille the banks of the burn were golden with flowering broom. All these hues and countless more sublio tones seemed blended in the sea that morning.

For over two hours we baɛked on thir deck of the Minerva, admiring the re- ceding Coolins, the indented shore of the malaland, the dim outlines of the Oister Hebrides and the slowly nearing heights of Rum.

Baked beneath the Inescapable sun we succumbed to the charms of idle-

A

with

Tom Stephenson

"Admiring the receding Coolins,"

neas, and by the time we reached the coast of Rum we were more in the mood of dreamy lotus-enters than that of energetic mountaineers eager to be pladding to the topmost heights.

price

Urged possibly by some fool

in our prowess, or some other equally malicious aprite, we set out in the full blaze of mid-day.to climb Hallival and Askivall

At funeral pace we trudged up the moor, which offered not a hint of shade. Bome crags gave a brief spell of hand as well as foot-work, and then, All with Dead March tempo, we rounded a shoulder of Hallival to begin the climb to the first peak.

The deer we disturbed were also apparently feeling the heat, for it was swith a very tenurely trot that they

drew away from us.

On the summit of Hallival, with the Red now over 2,000 feet below w, wo rested and looked over the Isle of Egg to the mountains of the mainland, and

BACK TO

N immediate result of our going "flighty" for the first time was renewed fealty to cycling. We put it to the meeting, two in number, and unanimously resolved not to sell our bicycles and buy an acroplane apiece; no, not even in the bargain basement.

Bo, having recovered our staunch supporters from the steamer, we act off westward, in pursuit of another old friend the coastal road of northem- mbat Bootland.

Trees began to appear again, even if stort of stature; but after Orkney you tolice trees with surprise. There was even a tunnel of green shade from the hot sun to ride through, made by stunted trees which had contrived to inbot ncross the rond, for the housur and glory of Calthness.

The nice hamlet of Reny "gave me a home feeling on the spot," as Steven- Bon naid All you readers hereof, who were born under the surnames Reay,

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through the haze saw a mocking patch of snow on Ben Nevia,

A short descent led to the saddle between the two peaks, and then came the climb up Askivali, whore craggy flanks provided scrambling sumelently interesting to banish témporarily all

thoughts of the heat.

Welcome Isle

Across the head of Glen Dibidil we admired the peaks of Trallval, Alnai- val, and Egurr nan Oilican, for Rum Also has a peak of the same name as the better known height in Skye.

On another day, we decided, we might have included those ollier moun tains in the round, but now our thoughts were centred an Úlis cooling waters for below.

So down Coiro nan Grunnd we turned, and, as the Minerva chug- chugged its way to Skye, John Camp- bell busted himself with a primus stove and soon was serving welcome tea to parched mortals who had found Rum In truth a thirsty lale."

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THE BICYCLE

Continuing the Northern

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KUKLOS

Ray, Wray, Rae, Rea, and Madrao, this is your country of origin, and you have the right to wear the tartan of the inst named. Bat the klit, though a sea- sible and handsome garrient, is not for me; my knees have no knobs on, Shorta are permissible without knows, but not killä.

We lunched in a nice angling hotel at Melvich. When you enter the lounge of an hotel in remotest Britain, you are likely to find there several elderly gents with pale bald heads, rusty-red faces, pecka like turkey-cocks, crimson ›noses, and know-white moustaches. If they ignore your entry with the frosty silence of disapproval. they are English. If they return your muluta- tion affably, and rise to get the lady a chair, they are Scots.

Villainous

Melvich is in Butlerland. Eight years earlier we had come this way, in the opposite direction, out of Wildest Britain, and they exchanged criminal roads.here for this good ones of Calth- ness. Bo when

off 'splendid highway into Sutherland and chaos, our hearis fell two decimal points.

we ran

But there was only a mile of villainy. The samo Aberdeen firm that mada such a fine job of the Ord of Calthness was on redemptive work in Suther- fand: and thri Melvich-Tongue stage of the north constat rond of Scotland ‚is cent, per eent. better than when last it carried us.

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wilder, and the unfenced road plunged about as if trying to escape from the menace of converging mours; in front rose the familiar fantastle forms of our farthest mountains.

At tea-time we drew rein at a road- side cottage whose algo invited us to do so. A young lady emerged wouring trousers, and her mouth painted A-la- mode in faithful semblance of a sinbbed tomato. We wero de clined because she had a party in already."

Another house which we by-passed willy-nilly had tried to conceal the notices of Teas Made and Board-Resi- dence with makeshift masks of card- board, because it was the Sabbath! This is Scotland at her worst.

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Memorable

Ample amends for these two mutis were made us by the hotel at Betty- hill, whose glorious site challenges that of the Eccles at Glengariff, Co. Cork, these two being the most beautifully altunted hotels in these islands.

Our evening ride from Betty westwarda

Dark was memorable, cumulus had massed up against theo wind, coming from the Atlantic, but the falling sun blazed through the. weak places in its armour; and such was the background for magnifcent mountains-Ben Hope. Ben Splann and, above all.. Ben Loyal;

Loyal's crest is fanged like Tryfan's, but wider and more fanged, and its northward bastions are awfully sleep. I count no man's life complete til ho has seen Tryfan, Bullven, and Bea Loyal

Susy

Andre writer seldom to Suzy and his adoring father. While at the flying field, he meets and becomes interested in beautiful Madame de Chabris. He is decorated for valour.

CHAPTER EIGHT

Metra Goldwyn Mayer LUCY HUTFAKER

Baron Charville would not allow Suay to write of his Illness. It was

nothing serious and he would not have Andre worrying, about home affairs. He needed all his thought for his work. He was not forced to lie in bed, he was only condned to the house for a little time and

every

duy found his strength to write a loving, gossipy letter ta nis son.

shout freed with him that Andre have no worries, She de-

Captain Terence Moore stood at cided also the baron should have

attention before his colonel.

none.

Any fear or anxieties she “Do you think I'm collecting auto- fell, any loneliness or heartache she graphis." the superior officer asked kept bravely to herself.

in a rather authoritative voice. "If

a

it was a few hours after Andre's not, why do you continually bom-crash, that she sat with the Baron, bard me with applications for reading a fetter aloud. transfer? I have already received, "He says he's fine, but working und refused nine. Let there be an hard; that's why he can't write You are needed right every day. But he hasn't been in a end to it. here in

in England. You must abide moment's danger. And he says 1 by the

the decisions of your superior um to tell you he thinks of you officers.

often and always with pride because "Very well, sir. Anything else, he is your son. Oh, and here's threat to me. He says I'm all very well, but if I'm not good daughter

sir?"

"Yes. You are to take seven of the new ships to the Fourteenth to you, he's going to pack me off to French Squadron in three days. New York."

She hoped it sounded all right. They've been losing theirs with un- canny regularity. There may

be Everyt

time she read these lettera foul play involved.

the baron, she was afraid he Whatever the to cause, we are sending them new might guess that the paper she was ones, And

the special model you holding in her hands was blank. will deliver to Captain Charville. I She had just finished reading the think you've met."

Imaginary letter, when Albert en- tered with a telegram.

"Several times. He is the best fier I've ever seen.

"He has a reputation for being reckless," said the colonel, spenking now as man to man, with a little knowing smile. "I've heard rumours that he in a great success with the ladies."

"Captain Andre Charville wound- in action-condition not serious", ed in Suez read.

"Albert," sald the baron, "Please help me to the telephone. I must get in touch with the War Offer ut

for a pass once to

arrange "He is continental in his charm Madame muy go to her husband." and behaviour, certainly," answered

tele- Before Suzy's train left, a Terry. "He is attractive to women, phone call had been put through to I suppose, and lonized by everyone, the hospital. The word was But he is brave and gallant. I string. Captain Churville had been admire him very much."

badly shaken up, that was all. A Anyway, his private life is no day or two of rest and he would be all concern of yours or mne. I should right. So

Suzy went off in good have mentioned it, perhaps.

laden with a big hamper of

not

Now

rcas-

see that the planes are ready for the patient. A young

met her at the train.

and are delivered within three days,Captain Charville said 'You'll re- |

You will stay to test them, of course.

And if it is any satisfaction to you, cognize her easily. No matter how

seem determined who,

to risk your many women get off the train, just precious neck, fest

known to break their have been 40 up to the prettiest. That will

be my wife' Andre was thrilled when he heard The words brought a glow to

that the new planes were

οι

the

and

coming Suzy's face. Forgotten were He knew the one long weary days when there had he was

wan in bad condition, been no letters from Andre. In her despite all he and the mechanics heart was only happiness-liat and could do. He left the fleld, mean love.

sonnel

She was wordless when she en- to go to his quarters and write ing

telling the news. Neither tered the room, but her face home, Suzy or his father had ever heard of her tender kiss as she went over to the brilliant Terence Moore, of him as he sat in a wheeled chair course, but he would explain that told all she would have said.

"I hope you weren't scared what he had done for plants made flying much safer. But he found of your wits-you and father," he sald gently. They shouldn't have Madume de Chabris

bris waiting for hilm and drove off with her instead. The sent you word." letter could wait until his wonder would

Suzy had a horrible fear that she ful new plane arrived and then he go she took refuge in the common- ery from relief and from joy, could write them all about

bout it.

не

oul

The letter was never written, for place film and ran to the hamper. She pulled up a little, table the next morning something went beach chef and Albert ransacked wrong with his plone which he wa the order and the cellar," she said. taking up for the last time,and it

fell just as he was taking off from "They've sent you every

But could find. And your father the_flying_fleld.

tell

was ill, he would have written every warn you.

If Andre had known his father suddenly she became serious"An

I must dre,

you something There is a secret you day; he would have tried to get

I must keep from him. permission to go to see him. For in and his own

him; way, he loved his father grown to love I didn't know and he loved Suzy. But it was in there were people in the world like

him. I his nature to live in the moment and i

won't let him be hurt, even when the hurting comes

oniy for the moment. If it had not been for that, he might not have made through thoughtlessness."

ww such a brilliant record as a pilot.

you explain?" he asked gen- "I don't understand."

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Suzy besitated at sight of a strange. to pretend to me, old man, ́I know This is the truth. And-I'm no man in the room, "I want you, to you and your wives. Is it the saint, as you: lmow, but she is the meet

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"As Terry wheeled around widow or

don't want her hurt by any care to acknowledge the introduction, he "For heavens anko," interrupted less Joke she might overhear.

wife, Madame Andre.

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10 loud, She'll be "Of course not," said Terry, "Na- back in a minute. Get this straight.turally, now that I know you are in (To-morrow: Suzy enlists Ter- I'm not joking or trying to put any earnest, I will be most careful. You ry's aid to rescue. Andre from thing over on you. The young wo-know I would not say anything man who will be with us any which would embarrass you or cause

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(To be continued.)

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