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Wednesday,

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March 26, 1941. By Walt Disney

DONALD DUCK

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SCREWDRIVER AND A HAMMER OUTA THE CAR, LOUIE ! ILL GET INT

SÉE.I STICK THE NEWSPAPER UNDER THE POOR SO THE KEY WILL FALL ON IT, WHEN I SMACK IT LIKE THIS!

· Ope 1911, Walk Chaney Tradi

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WIVES of the

WAS sitting in the mess- room of a big R.A.F. camp

of the Fighter Command.

It had been a tiring day, be- ginning with a flight in a Blen- heim fighter and including an inspection, of almost every branch of aerodrome.

The night before I had been uplate, talking to pilots, mechanics, firemen, doctors— anybody and everybody who felt like talking."

It was an experience of

RAF

tho

afternoon. with his wife. At dark he returns to the nerodrome. That meana saying good-bye,

and saying good-bye in such circumstances is an emotional business (whether you show your emotion or whether you conceri it). And emotion takes it out of a man.

It ex-

know, because she lives ten miles away, and the fog may- n't be so bad there. Ought ho to ring up and tell her? But then supposing the fog lifted? And again, mightn't she think, when the telephone ràng, that it was bad news?

*

HE remembered that only a few

hours ago she had said to him: "Every time that telephone rings t feel I've got another grey hair, I dread it so. She'd been getting in

an awful state of nerves lately. "Every time I hear, an aeroplane overhead at night I wonder if it's you, and I listen and imagine I hear all sorts of things wrong with the way the engine's running."

great inspiration and stimu By Beverley Nichols

Intion, so full of confidence and vigour were these men.

There was only one com- plaint.

The wonen.

Not the machines, nor the pay, nor the food, nor the C.O., nor the entertainment, nar any branch of the organi- sation whatsoever.

Just the women.

And again, not the girls in the canteen, nor the nurses in the neighbouring hospital, nor any of the women with a real job to do. ;

No. The complaint was about their own wives and sweethearts who had left their homes to be near them, and were living in lodgings and hotels in the neighbouring towns and villages.

Only one pilot was out- spoken enough to say, "I don't- think that any female relation should be allowed within a thousand miles of an nero- drome as long as the wor's on," but they all implied it. They said things like: “Of course, it's wonderful having her here, but I wish she wouldn't worry ao-it puts a chap off his job." Or they reproached themselves for be ing able to see so little of them.

"It's difficult to make a woman understand that my job's really a whole-time affair, and that I'm working or ought to be working- just as hard on the ground as when I'm in the air."

It wasn't because they wanted to get away from thelr wives, or to make love to other Very much the con- women. trary. The men who com- plained most openly were the newly-weds, the

who would naturally feel separa- tion most keenly.

men

Cannot women realise that flying and fighting and every- thing that goes with it is a hundred per cent. masculine business-a business from which they should completely isolate themselves? Cannot they understand that if these gallant chaps are to have their. best chance they should be allowed to live in a world of their own creation, a world into which women only enter when they are invited, in mo- ments of rare relaxation? It may be true that women can't .enter the aerodrome in person, but they are, in more senses than one, standing at the gates reminding these men of all that they are voluntarily denying themselves, distract- ing them with a hundred do- mestic worries when they have, to say the least of it, more than enough to worry about in their own lives.

Fit is upsetting for the men, It is positively demoralis- ing for the women themselves. Consider, just one aspect of it. A pilot is duo to go out on a bombing raid, He spends

hausts him nervously, at a time when he needs every ounce of nervous energy he can command.

Let's continue the story. He hasn't been buck at the aero- drome for long before there's a bad fog. It looks as though the raid will have to be can- celled. Now he's sorry, be- cause it was an important show in which he'd hoped to take part. On the other hand, he remembers that she will be glad. However, she mayn't

You see? It works on them both, like an evli spell, sapping and destroying their morale.

We have all been uprooted, in s analler or greater degree, in this war. Torn from friends, Isolated from homes, ut off from most of the things which made our lives more than mere existences. The wonien, on the whole, have been a shining example of bravery and common sense. But these "cling- ing wives," though they may be as brave as anybody, are not quite frankly, being parilcularly sensible about things. They must wake up to reality, and quickly.

Serialisation of Maurier's Best-seller

Concluding. This Daphne du

SELZNICK INTERNATIONAL presents

Rebecca

sforring

LAURENCE OLIVIER

JOAN FONTAINE

Directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK

“Produced By DAVID O. SELZNICK who made "DONE WITH THE WIND" RELEASED THRU UNITED ARTISTS

SYNOPSIS: When I met and fell in love with Maz de Winter, he was brooding over the accidental death of his beautiful tolfe, Rebecca; pay and Happy, we went to reclaim his famous estate, Manderley. There I found that everything bespoke Rebecca; Mira Dauvers, the housekeeper, Aercely resented my porition as the new mistress of Manderley, Rebecca's, saliing boat in which she met her death, was accidentally discovered with her body inside. Many circumstances threw suspicion on Max. Then Max told me everything; how he had discovered Rebecca's true character a few days after they were married, and could no longer love her; of her sordid relationship with her cousin, Jack Favell; of her accidental death

- In the boathouse while they argued; of how he buried her at sea by kinking the boat. The Inquest began, and I was at his side, loving him more than ever,

Chapter Six

The coroner called à recess after the disturbance which followed my fainting; Maxim led me lenderly to the car, and went off to fetch me a sedative, which he Insisted I must take. A moment later, I looked up Into the face of Jack Favell.

"Well," he said with a sly smile, "and how does the bride find her. self to-day? Marriage with Maxim isn't exactly a bed of roses, la It?" I was about to ask him to leave when Maxim suddenly returned, empty-handed. I could, sense rage in his voice as he sold, "What do you want, Favell?"

the

Favell turned. "Hulio, Max," he smilted. Things are going pretty well for you, aren't they? Better than you ever expected. But you know, Max. I really foc! I ought to talk things over with you."

"Talk what things over?". "Well, the open sea cocks, for one thing, and the holes drilled in the planking-- those holes that were drilled from the insider" He paused. "You see, Max, when I read in the papers about Rebecca's boat being found with a body in it—and heard from Danny the appalling news that It was Rebecca's body--and now this distressing evidence from, the boat builder-woll, I've naturally become tremendously intrigued. You know, I've a horrible feeling that some- body's going to use that very old- fashioned but expressive phrase, four play.""

**You see, Mnx," he continued, "I'm in rather an awkward position. He fook a folded note from his pocket. "You've only to read this little note

to understand. It's from Rebecca, . She wrote it to me the day she died --and what's more, she had the fore- sight to date it. Incidentally, I was on a party that night, so I didn't get the note until the next day."

"And what makes you think the note would Interest me?" Maxim nsked.

"Oh, I won't bother you with the contents now. But I can assure you that it isn't the note of a woman who interrts to drown herself that same night

Seriously, Max, do

you think I ought to give this note to the coroner" His voice sent a chill through me. "Or do you think perhaps it will make things too awkward...7"

His voice suddenly took another tone. "Do you knew, Max old boy. I'm fed up with my job as a motor car salesman. W's very exasperating driving about in expensive cars you don't own. I've often thought hew nice it'd be to retire in the country-have a little place with a few

Вется for shooting perhops ." He grinned. "I've never really Agured out what it'd cost a year, but I'd like to talk it over with you, Max..

.

Max agreed to talk it over-in a private room at a nearby inn. But Favell's threat of blackmall made him cautious; he signalled Frank, and when Max, and Favell entered the room, Colonel Julyan, Frank and I were waiting. Maxim told the Colonel about Favell's "proposition."

"I think you can handle this bel ter than I. Colonel Julyan," he said. "Actually he offered to withhold some vital evidence I'd make it worth his while,”

Favoll spoke enimly to Colonel Julyan. "I'm only interested in see- Ing Justice, done," he said. "That bont builder's evidence suggests, sui- cide, Now: Ivan little note: here, which I consider puts that possibility. quite out of court." He took the

:

WALT

SWEET INVITATION...

"Boys and girls, come out to play!" Olivia de Havilland beckons in this cool. candid frolic frock--and who could meet 'Invitation with re- fusal She asks if we in Hongkong have done away with our winter things well, we thought so a Tow days ago, until Old Man Weather

sent us yesterday again reaching for our top coats. One of the most popular stars in films, Olivia was born in Japan, Joan Fontaine, who may be seen in "Rebecca," now showing here, is her younger sister,

note from his pocket. "Read it Colonel Julyan," he said.

Faveli looked at Maxim with a confident smile, as Julyan began to rend:

"Jack darling-I tried to ring you but could get no answer. I have Just seen the doctor and I'm going, down to Manderley right away. I shall be ut the collage all this evening, and shall leave the door open for you. I have something terribly important to tell you. I want to see you as soon as possible.

Rebecca",

No one spoke, until Favell broke. the aftence..

"Does that look like a note from a woman who has made up her mind kill herself?" There was no to reply. "Come, Colonel," Favell con- tinued, "as an ameer of the law don't you feel that there are some slight grounds for auspiclon?"

"Of murder?"

"What else? You've known Max a long time, Colonelso you know he's the old-fashioned type who'd dle to defend his honour or who'd kill for it! Step right up, Max old boy."

"Since you have this thing work- ed out so carefully." Calbnel Julyan benke in, "perhaps you сап DINO supply the motive?"

"Of course" he crossed the roon to the door, and turned, smiling. "If you'll all excuse me a moment." He returned almost immediately. "Here she is," he said with mock gravity, "the witness wie will supply

the motiver"

Mrs Danvers walked silently Into the room.

"No offence, Colonel," Favell said, "but I think if I put this to Danny she'll understand it more easily," He turned to her. "Danay-who was Rebecca's doctor-in London?”

"I don't know anything about that,"

"Don't give me that. Danny. You knew everything about. Rebecca." She said nothing, and he went on, "You know she was in love with me, didn't you? Buroly you haven't forgotten all the good times she and m I used to have down at the cottage.

on the beaclr Come on. Danny→ you can tell about it now."

Suddenly she turned on him with a ferce outburst, "She was not in love with your with Mr de Win- ter or anyone! She laughed at you! Love was only game with her, only a game. It made her laugh, I tell you. She used to sit on her bed and rock with Intighter at the lot of you!"

"Mrs Danvers."

Colonel Julyan Interrupted. "Can you think of any reason why Mrs de Winter should have taken her own life?"

"No. No. I refuse to belleve ft. I won't believe IL"

Favell clutched at this. "Listen to me, Danny," he said. "We know that Rebecca went to a doctor in London on the last day of her life. "You think we're after the accreta of Rebecen's life. I'm trying to de- fend her, too-to clear her name of muspicion of suleido. There's been deliberate murder-and you'll want to know the name of the mur→ derer. It rolls off the tongue easily -George Fortescue Maximillion de Winter! We've got to tell the whole truth, Danny!"

the

Her voice was even, her

eyes stesdliv on Maxim. "His name wat Dr Baker-627 Goldhawk Rond- Shepherd's Bush..

There's where you'll find your inolive, Colonel Julyani Dr. Baker'11 tell you why Rebecca went to him -to confirm the fact that she way going to have a child. That's what she was going to tell me that's what she told Max,' who knew he wasn't the father on the night she was killed!"

•

We are riding wildly through the night, In search of an 'outcure little doctor. The road slips back beneath us faster and faster. Each and is allent with his own thoughts, his own hopes.. But whether or not we And De Bakor. whether, or not he tells us what we want to hear, this much can never be taken, from me; that at lust I have really, wholly possess ed Maxim; have had his love com/ plately, in the hour of agony and peril that welded our lives together As our days of happinena nevor, could.

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