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DONALD DUCK

DOGGONE KEYS IN THE KEYHOLE ON THE OTHER

SIDE! GET ME A*' SCREWDRIVER AND A HAMMER OUTA THE CAR, LOUIE!) I'LL GET IN!

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

Cope, 1943, Wali Taney Productions

2-13 World Riglas Remont

BANG!

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 uerodrome.

The night before I had been up late, talking to pilots, mechanics, Bremen, doctors anybody and everybody who felt like talking.

It was an experience of

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the

RAF

afternoon with his

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

THE

wife. At dark he returns remembered that only a few to the

aerodrome.

11 hours ago she had said to him: That

"Every time that telephone rings I means saying good-bye,

feel I've got another grey hair, I and saying good-bye in such

dread it so." She'd been getting in circumstances is an emotional na awful state of nerves lately. business (whether your show "Every time I hear an aeroplane your emotion or whether you,

overhead at night I wonder it It's conceal

you, and I listen and impainé I hear all sorts of things wrong with the way the engine's running."

it). And emotion

takes it out of a man. It ex-

great inspiration and stimu By Beverley Nichols

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

There was only one com- plaint.

The women.

Not the machines, nor the pay, nor the food, nor the C.O., nor the entertainment, nor 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.

was

No. The complaint 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.

aero-

Only one pilot was out- spoken enough to say, "I don't think that any female relation should be allowed within thousand miles of an drome as long as the war'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 so-it puts a chap off his job." Or they reproached themselves for be- ing able to see so little of them.

they

"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 wanted to get away from their wives or to make love to other. women. Very much the con- trary. The men who com- plained most openly were the newly-weds, the men who would naturally feel separa- tion most keenly.

Cannot women realise that flying and fighting and every- thing that goes with it is a hundred per cent. masculine business n business from which they should completely isolute 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,

ing for the women themselves. Consider just one aspect of it. A pilot is due to go out on a bombing raid. He spends

hausts him nervously, nt a -time when he needs every

ounce of nervous

energy he

can command.

Let's continue the story. He hasn't been back at the nero- 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

Concluding

This

You see? It works on then both, like an evil spell, sopping and destroying their morale.

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

Serialisation of

Daphne du Maurier's

SELZNICK INTERNATIONAL presente

Best-seller

Rebecca

starring

LAURENCE OLIVIER · JOAN FONTAINE

Directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK

Produced by DAVID O. SELZNCK who made "GONE WITH THE WIND“ RELEASED THRU UNITED ARTISTS

SYNOPSIS:

When I met and fell in love with Max de Whier, he was brooding over the accidental death of kia beautiful wife, Rebecca; gay and heppy, we went to reclaim his famour estate, Manderley. There I found that everything bespoke Rebecca; Mrs Danvers, the housekeeper, fercety resented my position as the new mistress of Manderley. Rebecca's sailing boat in which she met her death, was accidentally discovered with her body inside. Many circumstances threw suspicion on Max. Then Max told character a few me everything; how he had discovered Rebecca's true days after they were married, and could no longer love her; of her sordid relationship with her cousin, Jack Faveli; of her accidental death in the boathouse while they argued; of how he buried her at sea by rinking the boat. The inquest began, and I was at his side, loving him more than

ever.

Chapter Six

The coroner coiled a recess after the disturbance which followed my fainting: Maxim led me tenderly to the car, and went off to fetch me a sedative, which he insisted I must tuke. A moment later, I looked up into the face of Jack Favell.

"Well," he said with a sly smile. "and how does the bride and her- self to-day? Marriage with Maxim Isn't exactly a bed of roses, is it?". I was about to ask him to leave returned, when Maxim kuddenly

sense the empty-handed. I could

rage in his voice as he, snid. "What do you want, Favell?"

.

Faveli turned. "Hullo.. Max," he smiled. "Things are going pretty well for you, aren't theyt Beller than you ever expected. But you' know, Max, I really feel 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 were hales that planking those drilled from the insider He paused. "You see, Max, when I read in the papers about Robecca's boat being I found with a body in it--and heard from Danny the appalling news that it was Rebecca's body-and now this diairessing evidence from the bout builder well, I'vo naturally become. Iremendously intrigued. You know, I've a horrible feeling that some- body's going to use that very old. fashioned but expressive phrase, 'foul play.

"You see, Max," he conurtued, "I'm in rather an awkward position." te took a folded role' from his pocket. "You've only to read this Ilitie 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 asked.

"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 intends' 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 I will make things too Awkward.

His voice suddenly took another tone. "Do you know, Máx old boy. I'm fed up with my job as a motor car salesinon. It's very exasperating -driving about in expensive cars you don't own. I've often thought How nice it'd be to retire in the country--have' a' litile place with a tow acres for shooting, perhaps He grinned. "I've never really figured out what I'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 bingkmail mode him cautious; he signalled to Frank, and when Max and Favell entered the room, Colonel Julyan, Frank and I wore walking. Maxim told the Colonel about Favell's "proposition.”

"I think you can handle this bet- ter than 1, Colonel Julyan," he faith, "Actually he offered to withhold some vital evidence if I'd make f worth his while."

Favell spoke calmly to Colonel Julyan. "I'm only interested in sco- Big Justice done,” he said. "That boat builder's 'ovidence suggests sul- olde. Now I'va a jítło, note here, which I consider puls that possibility quité out of court." He look, the

March 26, 1941.

By Walt Disney

SWEET INVITATION...

"Boys and girls, come not to play?" Olivia de Havilland beckons in this coct. candid tralle Trick-and who could meet invitation with re- fusal! She asks if we in Hongkong have done away with our winter things-well, we thought no a few 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.

Favell looked at Maxim with a confident smile, as Julyan began to * read:

Jack darilng-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 at the collage all this evening, and shull 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 allence.

was

"Does that look like a note from a woman who has made up her mind to kill herself?" There reply. "Come, Colonel" Favell con- tinued. "as an officer of the law don't you feel that there are some slight grounds for auspicioù?”

"Of murder?"

on the beach, Come on, Danny- you can tell about it now."

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

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

"No

No. I refuse to believe It. I won't believe it."

Favell clutched at this. "Listen to me, Danny," he said." "We know that Rebecca went to no

a doctor in London on the last day of her life. "You think we're after the secreta of Rebreca's life. I'm trying to de- fend her, too-to clear her namo of thir suspleinn of pulclde. There's been deliberate murdor-and you'll want to know the name of the mur- derer. It rolls off the tongue easily -George Fortescue Maximillian de Winter! We've got to tell the whole truth. Danny?"

"What else? You've known Max a long time, Colonel no you know he's the old-fashioned type who'd dle to defend his honour-or who'd kill for Step right up, Max old boy..

"Since you have this thing work- ed out so enrefully," Colonel Julyan broke in "perhaps you can also supply the motive?"

"Of course he crossed the room to the door, and turned, smiling "If you'll all excuse me a moment.

He returned almost immediately. "Here she in,” he said with mock gravity, "the witness who will supply -the motival".

Mrs Danvers walked silently into the room.

"No offence. Colonel," Faveil said, "but I think if I put this to Danny sho'll understand it mora easily." He turned to her. "Danny-who wax Rebecca's doctor-in Londen?"

"I don't know anything about that"

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

Her voice was even, her eyes steadily on Maxim. "His name was Dr Baker-027 Goldhawk Road- Shepherd's Bush..."

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

We are riding wildly through the night, in search of an obscure little doctor. The rond slips back beneall us, faster and faster. Each one is silent with his own thoughts, his own hopes. But whether or not wo And Dr Baker, whether or not he tells us what we want to hear, this much can never be taken from me: that at last I have really, wholly possess.. ed Maxim; have had his love com pletely. In the hour of agony and peril that welded our lives together as our days of happiness never could,

THE END,

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