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The Adventures Of

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TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER

28,

1938.

A

ROBIN HOOD Sleepless

THE STORY THUS FAR: King Richard, leaving for the Crusades in 1191, put England under a Regency, mistrusting his Sexon- hating brother, Prince John. At a joust before the latter, Str Robin of Locksley, a swashbuckling young Sa.con, worsts Sir Guy of Gisbourne, a Nornian Knight, thus winalug the dislike of Sir Guy's sweetheart, Lady Marian Fitzwatter. King Richard is cap

to indke tured

abroad

and held for ransom, and Prince John plois plans that he calls a meeting of the Normana at Nottingham ta plan more brutally to persecute the Saxons. Robin arrives, de- 127 nounces Prince John and in the Apht that ensues Robin's life saved by the screams of Lady Marian who are a man about to cut him down with his sword. Robin escapes and sends word to all Sazons to meet at Gallows Oak for vengeance on the Norman, Prince John declares Robin an outlsie and puts a price ou his head.

Himself King. Sir Robin by no niony valorous deeds flouts John's

CHAPTER V

"I've called yms here as freeborn wheezed the High Sheriff lumber

"Am I not person- ing to his teet. Englishmen ...

of Robin of ally commanding the force that goes The ringing voice Locksley echoed through the dark with Sir Guy and Lady Marian to dressed in Kenilworth Castle to guard the tax forest, Lithe, young,

Lincoln green, he stood above the ever he brings back? WE

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Man

THE clock has just struck 3. 1

and retired at 11.30 in the hope.

of a good night's rest, but after hearing 12, 1, 2, and 3 strike I de- elded to have a look out of the win- dow and see if the morning was suficiently Inviting for an carly walk.

Being dissatished on this score, 'I took myself to my desk. To induce various sleep, I had resorted to devices. I had stared vacantly into darkness; hud, In Imagination, traversed well-known regions, and also those less familiar; had tran- sarted profitable business deals, and pro- solved knolty and intricate blems. 1 earefully avoided counting of imaginary sheep jump- ing over an imaginary gate.

the

thy Such methods, it may be remarked and life I guard it!" he shout-by similar sufferers or those more sired crowd on the trunk of a fallen tree, the flickering light of the ed pounding the table alarmingly. richly blessed, were foredoomed to bonfire on his hardy, sum-browned "And what's more my dearest hope failure. But ing resources were not is that the murderer comes out of exhausted. Pillows were re-arrang- face

ed, were added to, and then finally hiding-while I am present!" his squire, stood Nearest him

Sleep refused to "Your hope!" scoffed Sir Geoffrey. removed. No use. Will Scarlet, with long bow and

"Enough of this wrangling?" ex- come. Eye and neck exercises were quiver; dwarfs Much-the-Miller's- Son, who'd been a poacher; and claimed Sir. Guy importantly, resorted to, but all were unavailing. in similar elreumstances. outlaw by the heels when Books, towering Little John, aching for

have often been a help and a solace. fur nut fight. The rest were rugged serfs

It was small wonder that he said but these were discarded who had gathered from all the coun- tryside in answer to the battle call to mare for at the instant a heavy producing the desired results.

.

since

ky 1

the,.

above his head.

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Why not express thoughts em- bodying some experiences sprend over many years? The thought was neled intriguing, and immediatly

of Robin-now an outlaw to be taken black arrow crashed through the All Through the Night dead or alive before dien, if Prince window and buried itself in the wall John had his way about it.

Later in the day Robin, Little Join "Englishmen. Robin went on. "who are loyal to King Richard, God and Much were walking fully armed While he was among in the greenwood when they came bless

on an extremely fat mank sleep-upan. This is no new--what shall us we lived in peace. But

ag by a stream and snoring veri- I call it?-weakness, alfiletion, John has seized the Regency.

what? For forty years or over I Guy of Glabourne and the rest of ally. He ware sword and dagger,

and his round steel hat lay by him have been a victim. the traitors have murdered

on the turf, near a huge meat pie, We've suffered from pillaged

but partly caten. Robin much In my younger days 1 spent nights their cruelty

the ear-loppings

the ple.many of them-in study; not a the deliberate anused started to finish the beatings 1

At the moment the line of the friar's few hours but the whole night long. the blindings with hot irons

cod began to bob un

and down,

In other words from 24 to 48 hours longue-slicings the burning of ro

have no sleep. the mistreatment of our tobin, always ready for a joke, took at a time I would homes

It's time we stopped the wriggling fish from the hook, Neglected studies in early years, had Women

and threw it at the fat monk. It's to be made

after the good long him. "Bless my adolescent period. These recurring There was a roar of approval and fopping awoke

sout," he cried, "a miracle"

periods of sleeplessness may be the held up his hand for silence.

But when he saw Robin munch-outcome of this violation of Nature's This forest Js wide

ing al his ple and hughing up-| laws. At any rate, these periods shelter and clothe and feed a band rearinusty, be scrambled to his feet come with depressing frequency, et godt swordsmen

good arch shouting angrily, "Rabber Thief! and, when prolonged, induce lassi- erst If you're willing to digist for Give me back my pie!" When the our people, I want you! Are you little friar made for Robin with me?"

drawn sword, he presented the point A gigantic shout of approval rent of his own at his foe.

night and many a sword-blade "You'll get nothing from me--I'm gilttered as it leapt from its shen a curtal friar and vowed to poverty," and flashed upward in the medieval "Listen to me, good gesture of allegiance.

five in the forest with a few score "Kncel" Every man within the good fellows! To tell the truth.

since outlaws! And

we're sound of the ringing voice obeyed. we're

them

the

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it can

"Not I

tude and what may be inelegantly "washed out" feel- with described as a

ing

father!

A rising wind set all the dim leaves new-born to the greenwood, we've trembling. "Do you, the freemen of chosen you to join us and do our the forest, take oath to despoil christenings!" the rich only to feed the hungry, clothe the nitked and shelter the old

"Oh, yes you will! You'll e and sick to protect all women, us at when you know us! it's get Norman or Saxon, rich or poor?" Ung late and we must get back to

"We do!"

"Twill our camp!

short-cut "Do you solemnly swear to fight across the stream-but I don't want unto death the oppressors the to get wet! So you carry me on

back!" helpless to remain fem in love your

The friar balked, of free England and loyalty to Robin prodded him with his sword, guard her until the return of our "You must learn obedience, father! sovereign King.

Richard of the Bend!" He finally did so and Robin

hopped aboard

Llon-Heart?"

of

الله مع ارام

"We do solemnly swear!"

As they splashed across through So began the terrifying reign of the stream Much confided to Little Robin' of Locksley and his Merry John and Robin's pack-mule was Mena devouring flame to wrong none other than Friar Tuck of Foun- being the doers- beacon of hope to the tain Abbey noted for wronged.

cleverest swordsman in England.

In

held

drew hia

Lest summeone may ask, Why not. try something to improve the exist- ing state of affairs, let me mention some of the things I have tried.

I have car and frequently have driven for 24 hours non-stop. No, I have never been charged with dangerous or reckless driving, and never have had an accident involv- ing injury to person. My record is absolutely clean, and I am 67 years of age. I have invariably had sound night's rest after this driving! experience. Driving alone through the night, however, somewhat

is eetie, and sometimes accompanying friends are not easily obtained.

Worse than the DiseaBE

Drugs? Yes, I have tried them. Effective? Yes and no, Sleep has been abtained, but the "doley" morninų__ feeling took a long time to wear off, and the cure was worse than the disease.

To induce physical exhaustion I due time a council of war wan There appeared to be some truth have tried numerous things. I have in the great hail of Nolting in the statement for on the other walked

Edinburgh's streets-also ham Castle, with the High Sheriff, bank the Friar

sword, those of other cities-all night. On numerous evenings and mornings I have waited the shores of the Forth till the world was awake.

cil

"Five of

Sitting in a city public park ong delightful summer murning at 4, I saw two policemen approaching. A

comfortable

feeling drowsy

Was

the Bishop of the Black Canons, and gripped Robin fiercely, and turned all the knights not yet felled by the the tables by making Robin bend avenging black arrows of Robin's while he himself

mounted. In enchanted bow, in attendance. mid-stream Robin alit and such a murder duel began as even Sherwood Forest of us dead

wailed Sir Geoffrey, "Sr had never beheld. For three hours Ivor, Baldwin, Nigel, Norbert "they kept it up and neither would "You don't need to name them to give in. Finally the Frior tripped ne broke in Sir Guy of Gisbourac, and sat down its water to his arm- coming over me, and I had decided awaited their ap- pacing the resounding floor in ex- pits. "By our Lady you're the finest to go home. treme agitation.

swordsman I've over met!" said proach, however. Without giving "Why, our men can't even lay a Friar Tuck, "you're Robin Hood, them the opportunity to accost me, hot fron to the eyes of a taxdodger," aren't you?" "How did you know?" I remarked that I was all right- went on Sir Geoffrey in an injured "If I hadn't known," chuckled Tuck that I was endeavouring to tone. "without getting an arrow in tapping his knife, "you'd have got the throat! It's an outrage!"

this through the ribs on our first trip "He's got to be stopped!" snorted across." "So you'll join us, then?" Str Mortimer.

"Aye-if only to convert you from him?" your thieving ways!"

Will Scarlet galloped up in wild I. couldn't excitement.

Robin, I've just got word What chance has anyone of find he began but seeing

the ing him?" cried Sir Geoffrey, "when stopped. "Go on," said Robin, he's have advised all sorts of

"Have you tried to

stop

retorted Sir Guy, angrily,

"Yes, but I

find him

every woodchopper and villager is one of us!" "One of us ned Will, "faith, he his friend?

serf three of us!

runaway

stranger

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ed.

WOO

Nature's sweet restorer. I succeed- With a significant look at each other, and a somewhat pitying and compassionate

one nt me, they. moved off without A word. Evi- dently they were under the impres sion that my mental balance bad been somewhat disturbed.

remedies. Few there are--the re- grin-

medies, not the friends that I have looks

like not tried. Suppers and no suppers; "Aye, and every

But here's the news!IA, HON and Saxon thief in the Shire joining Sir Guy is on his way through Sher all kinds of drinks-tea, coffee, cocoa, high pillows, low pillows, no pillows; him, puffed the High Sheriff. "I've wood bound for Nottingham and many others, but all without sent spies into the forest time and has the tax money-a fortune-and

In case any humorous or success. lime again to And his hiding place, many men-and Lady Marian!" but it's of no use! He strikes und

Good!" eried Robin.

sarcastic reader should through your "Let's be off! Give Friar Tuck a

columns is off, like smoke!"

Guggest some stronger t "While you are safely at home!" boost there, Little John! We'll give liquid than the foregoing, let me

once slate that his or her efforts will sneered Sir Ralf,

Sir Guy a welcome worthy of him!" Valour?" "Do you question my

(Continued To-morrow!

be entirely fruitless, as I am a life- long abstainer, and intend to remain

"Good!

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Practically all my life I have been keenly interested in physical exer- clses. I have lifted weights of fairly heavy denominations; have been 1 member of all kinds of athletic.

clubs,

including harriers, swimming, walk- ing, and cycling clubs; and have also done a littlo In the "noble art," so called. 1 take regular and systema- the exercises dally, and can do with alx hours' sleep each night-thai lo, when it comes,

It is little consolation to know that! many celebrated men have suffered in the same way, and that some of: Edinburgh's prominert citizens could br cited, sa "Insomalacs." Many! others, famous in sill walks of life,

could be that the hands

1 notice,

la cald non-intervention? Italian troops fighting for Franco

la prisonors by the Government forces during an advance.

FRANCO'S REPLY

Now End

the

Mockery

O

By A Diplomatic Correspondent

NE thing at any male can be said for General Franco's answer theNon Intervention Committee's plan. It is perfectly

plain and unambiguous.

He rejects the plan jack, stock and barrel. He does not argue over detalls. He dismisses as im- practicable and unacceptable every single basic feature of it.

He will not accept proportional withdrawal of volunteers." He will not accept a limited grant of belligerent rights. He will not accept the scheme for sea control, He will not hear of air control. Even to control of land frontlers ho has objections.

So the famous "British plan" produced over a year ago, debated and discussed month after month, nt last accepted in every detail by all the Powers, is dead beyond hope of resurrection

Nor is anything left in its place. General Franco's counter-pro- posals need not be seriously con- sidered: for there is not the remotest possibility of their accep- tance either by the Non-Interven- tion Committee or by the Spanish Government.

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They amount to this: that all the volunteers on the Government side be withdrawn and only a tiny portion of those on the rebel side: that the Government's land frontier be hermetically sealed: and that full rights be granted to the rebels (superior at sea) to blockade its ports. The thing is too grotesque for discussion.

So not only the "British plan" is dead. Withdrawal of volunteers In dead. Effective sea control is dend.

What remains of non-interven- tion?

There are the promises of the Governments not to allow men or munitions or planes to be sent to Spain. Those promises, in the case of Germany and Italy, are being notoriously and even admittedly trented as scraps of paper.

There is the system of "Non- Intervention observers" on ships bound for Spain. By general useless unless agreement it 1s backed up by some other form of control: and no other form is now possible.

There is the closing of the French frontier. This remains; as the pledges of the British, French and other Governments not to allow men or munitions to be sent remnin.

*

That all. The Non-Inter- vention

system as it now is,

now it can only. be, operates en- tirely against the Spanish Govern- ment, entirely in favour of the rebels. And Franco's, reply de- stroys all hope of reforming it, of even partially redressing the briance.

Is there any vestige of excuse for continuing it, for continuing to spend pubile money on it?

Recently the Secretary of the

N.L.C." had to give warning that unien he nua come more money he must

the shut down

control sehene en October 1 and dismiss hls oficials.

Why continue

more to pour money down that malodorous drain? Why continue the pro- tence of non-intervention any longer?

There is surely only one honest and one wise course.

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It is at once to open the Pyrenean frontier, at once to it the ban on the sending of war material to the Spanish Govern- ment. at once to take the steps which the Admiralty is confident It could take effectively to safe-, guard British shipping lawfully trading with Spanish ports.

If that were done, if the balance were redressed...if the. Fascist. States saw that their protégé was gaining no unfair advantage, then there would be a possibility of negotiating again-on an equa} footing.

The folly of Mr. Chamberlain Is to have given away all his strong cards before sitting down to the table,

What argument can there be la present circumstances against the honest policy?

It would mean danger of war? Stuff and nonsense. Does anybody seriously imagine that Germany would attack the Maginot Line if the Pyrenees were opened, or that Italy would dare make war on the British Empire if we protected our shipping?

. It would endanger the Anglo- Italian agreement? But what is left of the Anglo-Italian agree ment? It is not to come into force until there is a substantial with- drawal of volunteers from Spain. And that is now out of the question, unless we fust redress the Spanish balance and then negotiate.

Mr. Eden warned Minister in February.

the Prino His warn-

It

ing has proved only 100 true.. was useless to negotiate unleas the Italians gave evidence of good faith by deeds.

Mr. Chamberlain preferred to belleve Signor Mussolint rather than to believe Mr. Eden. He put bis trust in the Duce and got rid of his Foreign Secretary.

Now he pays the penalty for that weakness. He has lost all round. He has got neither withdrawal nor his agreement; and had he been strong he could have had both. His friend, the Duce, han indect treated him scurvlly (for the. "Franco" answer was 1idubitably inspired and approved in Rome),

Let him learn the lesson. Weak- neas and gullibility are fatal in diplomacy. Even now a strong British Government could redres the situation. But with every new display of weakness becomes worse and more dangerous.

W. N. Ewer

of the clock are going round. It is now 4.15 am, and I never was more wide awake and less inclined to sleep than at this moment.--. Shial) again, tempt Morpheus and imitate à further look at the Evening Dla- the pleasing prospect of playing B

patch, continued thei rending of a golf foursome. In the evening.

Afflicted ******book 'on' War, and at 0.30 retired tol

PS The above suggestion was bed and slept until 0.30, then got up, acted on, but without results, I had dressed, and went to business, with

famous person,'.and sa alt: to bed? :

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