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An Irish girl, Kay ́Summersby, was first General Eisenhower's civilian chauffeur and later his private secretary, with the rank of Captain in the" WAC's. Here she is with her prized. possession, Telek, this Bestile that was the Supreme Com- mander's and which he presented to the author after the war..

True, he was in- from high blood

for a dog, a Scottic. The aldes and likely old pressure. And neuritis was to visit hla shoulder.

(The all-star chiefs jumped to the natural powerful C. G. was so afraid of an conclusion it was for him; by the Army medic's possible orders that time he realised his mistake, it was Chinte too late. They were out combing he slipped down to London

the city and the countryside for a for Injection treatments),

top Scattle appropriate for the general of n war. The dog would be presented to General the on hig birthday, less than a week away. I tell in step with the scheme.

Beetle and I eventually eame

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near Sci-

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The General laughed happily. "Beetle, that's the one for me!

Excited and barely able to stand, the favoured puppy proceeded to celebrate the occasion with a defiant little paddle smack in the centre of the Commanding General's office.

General's

On October 14, the birthday was celebrated with a little Kathering at the cottage. Beelle, TJ Butch, and his few other in-

puppy was presented with appro-

ITH the 1942 calendar Adjutant-General of Theatre Head- growing thinner, General quarters; he had known his present

intimately since commander Eisenhower found no days in the Philippines." Sul In his hotel suite. another bridge shark was the good- peace even The parlour and even the bed- looking. dark-eyed dispensary nurse, come room became, mere annexes of Ethel Westermann, who had

to England early as a civilian nurse. his Grosvenor Square office.

General Ike, as all of us began to

On those times we made trips out His appointment pad might call him in the sanctuary of Tele-

or start at 8.30 am. and continue #ruph Cottage (unless outside guests to supply headquarters, airfields

troop concentrations, the General through till after six in the were present), had really found

sort of home.

always remarked that his feeling of freedom in getting away from head- evening, with candy or peanuts to

He Tounged around the living quarters was second only to that of nerons a pair of Scottles in kennelstimates roared as the sixty-doller for lunch; going "home"

a few blocks "I Just a rutin in GI slacks, old shirt, a half- escaping to Telegraph Cottage.

away, he

sucde. the flat meant only that

half-leather jacket, and # wish I had seen Englanti in peace fridge's hure department store. moved over there for additional shobby pair of straw slippers which time," he remarked frequently as loved the puppy, but Beetle favour-

cruised by And

concrete-and-wire ed the other one, a much older dog. often

important dated back to duty in Manila. De we more

amcin)

inmoless worrles rondblacks,

railway Te pointed out it wouldn't be neces wrinkles termined to shun The meetings.

momentarily, he snubbed news stations, piles of bomb debris, and sary to housebreak his choice. deepened in his face; he show papers, books and general

other

nation's know what it reminders of the

be added. means," ed increasing signs of im zines. His only reading fore-in desperate early days in the war.

"I've had dogs all my life." As He dulged to excess consisted of the Coming back to London from compromise it was agreed that patience and nervousness.

inevitable paper-backed cowboy Cheltenham one lovely day early in should take both to the Boss and probably had less sleep than

magazines. Mickey menaged to October, we both began talking let him decide. Beetle said the any non-playboy member of his

Berounge up a seemingly Ilmitless about the trim little farms of General had put so much pressure growing Theatre of Operations, supply of the Westerns,

Cotswolds. General Ike was choked on Tex to find a dog that they had with nostalgia for the Middle West. had to admit they were planning to Beetle, Butch, Tex, Mickey and

"I really miss animals in I all began to worry about

Lon- give him one as a birthday presént. dan" I remarked offhand, thinks- So, he emphasised, there was him.

ing back to enrefree days of rural harm in letting the General make a childhood in Ireland.

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maga-

the

Occasional Egg THINK they're frightful," I told General Ike. His answer was a Finally, he gave In

asked

stopper: "After there long days at

My passenger pulled, up to thre that someone try to And a little the office, worrying about operations edge of the seat. "Would you like retreat in London's puiskirts. After which will involve the lives of hun to have a dog. Kay? You've been much thrashing about the suburba dreds of thousands, I don't want awfully nice to me, working all by staff personnel as well as British to worry when I get here. That's Forts of hours and running all kinds and American billeting officers, the iden of this place. And that's of errands I'd like to do some e Butch found just the place late that the iden of my Westerns-when

tling." August.

read them I don't have to think. No one complained about his one vice after that; in fact, there was an attempt to show Wild West movies in the living room, but it proved impractical.

been ap Telegraph Cottage hnd propriately, but mysteriously med decades ago by his elderly lady owner, It was as picturesque, as an English Christmas card-so ilny and quaint that visiting Brass, ac customed to huge house and glant estates as prerogatives of their war- time nobility, were appalled at the

hide-out ridiculously small Theatre Commander had chosen.

THE

The. Retreat

their

in

house offered everything General Eisenhower needed. Happily, the grounds fringed a golf course. The General had 110 time for a complete round but he wits to spend many caseful hours playing the several holes nearby. He became expert on the thirteenth particular. The diversion marked the only occasion when he would discard his necktie as a symbol of complete relaxation. I occasionally nt joined him in puttering attempts

inore one-hole golf; Butch was a

companion. frequent

Sometimes they engaged in 22 pistol practice near the collage,

from Only 25 minutes

Lendon, Telegraph Cottage was a literal hat sympathelle retreat for our fired Tieneral,

I was as exciled as a little girl. "Would "

cholce.

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priate ceremony. Someone at Elghth Air Force had sent over a midget- sized parachute and harness for the friendly ile black dog, destined to become second only to the re- nowned Falia

in wartime fame. There was a cake with three candles and three sinrs to commemorate the guest of honour's new rank, which. Incidentally, had come about quietly in the sumner that his two aldes first learned of it in the news- papers.

SO

Beetle and General Ike tried out several possible names for the be wildering Scottie, “I've got it!" the General shouted, "Telek!" Wo all Coming of Telek looked mystified. “After Telegraph

Cottage," he explained. Then he RACK at Grosvenor Square we glanced over at me. "This place is barged into the Commanding secret, Kay. So the reason for General's office with our struggling Telek's name will have to be Top burdens, laughing and kidding he Secret till after the war!" children. “Which one's it to be, out

I managed a weak smile. Ike?" Beetle asked as we put

Amidst alt that festivity, E two Scotties on the floor,

couldn't tell them I was suffering. Beetle's older dog sat down with

from woman's oldest wartime paint whimper, shy ond dull. My puppy, only six weeks old and fat Dick was leaving Scotland that as a baby, wobbled uncertainly.

very night-for North Afrien, "Come here. fella!" General Ike yelled hopefully to both.

We talked about dogs the remain- der of the trip, agreeing that a. Scottie would be the best nel. In a the rush of duty over the next few When I pulled up at the cottage days, however, I forgot all about the about 7.30 in the morning. the Idea. General usually was well into his But the slat soon reminded me, second or third cup of boiling-hot There had been a mix-up in the coffee. I sonellmes Joined him and meantime. General Eisenhower ap- any quests for a brief n.m meal, parently mentioned he was looking especially grateful

leful for the occasional er sent over by some self-sacrifle=" in British admirer.

No one could eni Dwight Eisen- hower a big eater. He ate whatever was put before him, with relish but never with wild pleasure. Ils rare temper fared only when the coffes was cold (usually through his own fault). He did, however, maintain a continual campaign for the UNB dish he really loved-baked beans. No one was quite able to cook it just right.

Chain Smoker VENINGS at Telegraph. Cottage always started with that "sundown high-ball served by Mickey to the tune of tinkling lee and gigantic lel- down sighs by all present, With

was only General Ike. liquor sucial custom necessary but and comes

Why did

My puppy staggered and skidded across the floor, towards what was obviously a master's voice.

(COPYRIGHT, TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW)..

REW LIGHT ON A MYSTERY OF POLITICS

Lloyd George

never come back?

IN

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by DAVID FARRER

N November, 1922, David Lloyd George, the greatest 'war leader Britain had nown since the days of the Elder Pitt, the He went there on every possible pleasantly enjoyable after one man, too, who at the Congress of Versailles burdened to it: he treated it had won for his country great accretions occasion to spend the night and when not summoned to Chequers, lightly but with respect.

him from

ed.

One of the Brad evenings, when i drove him out and then waited to

be-

There's

his

Fab., 1935

LOW SCON

Li, G. "Disgeres on- the Warpeth"

as

the week-ends. If anything saved no likelihood that anyone will ever of territory and influence in the world, fell

in see General Eisenhower drunk, # mental crack-up

or suddenly from power, unhorsed those tense days it vas Telegraph even tight. He handles liquor Cottage and the new life it provid- respectfully and carefully us on old by the steady intrigue of an

coldler handles a

gun, a loaded iron-master from the Midlands, gun.

Stuniey Bakiwin, Westerns, Except for those

How conselessly, hów eagerly, vice was cigarettes: he had the from the very

moment of his fall; intensity which ap- Lloyd George sought to gain power prouched the chain-fashion stage again is made abundantly clear in Two packs a day were quite normal.

the rather pedestrian pages of his In the ollee I often got away with

just published ofcial blography." handing him a

few with the warn-

But Lloyd George was the by: This is your ration for the wise never came back. afternoon," lle was surprisingly good-temp-red about it. But

see if there were any night trips, to an he sank into a chair and grumbled! "Key, I never seem to have any fun and 1 net so bored. Must be boring for you people around

me, What can we do? What do you like?"

WELL."

[

Bridge Fun

1 said, "bridge is

too

fun.

"W It'll take you for away from the

?

blew

he

undoubtedly

Next, Lloyd George showed too great eagerness to re-. turn to power. His feverist search for policies, his waverings between Free Trade and Protection,.

equivocal attitude to the. minority Socialist

hls

two

Governments,

created In the public mind the feel- ings that he stood, for little moro

than himself, biography is

The offelal: is not altogether

ronvincing In ils evidence to the contrary,

Lastly, Lloyd George was tos brilliant a man. He had the tubllest brain, the most forward-leaping Imagination,

of my politician of our day, Many of the proposals he put forward in the days after his fall from power have been subsequently adopted. He often reveral fences aheed of his feltl.

העיר

And that was his trouble.

·For, save ouly in times of acute

danger.

the British electorate has un obstinate

on

la predilection for being led from We see Lloyd George again the middle "thirties," after both the behind and

ingrained din- Birted trust of brilliance in any form. In Socialists hind Tories and Iftik

with the idea of an alliance with times of peace, they insist on being of ruled by honest, or seeming-honest, him, nunching with, a fanfare publicity in his native Wales the mediocritics.

New Deal" "Lloyd George

pro- gramme,

ew up one day when I mentioned. to a press, correspundent that the

LMOST from the moment of his General smoked a certain brand of resignation Lloyd George was

schertes Ti was all in vain. The outbreak cigarette. He was deathly ofrald hutching programmes and

electorate of the Second World War found Fome such chance remark might re-designed to attract the

In the previous sult in an unintended endorsement, and win hin the leadership again. Britain's leader

We read in his biography of his plan struggle still a public figure. for the future of the coal industry politically no more than the

of a family party of four, (1924); of the Land Inquiry "Com-

And then, the Inquiry

THE

Long Hours

official General Eisenhower

Tprobably worked hardier and which he 1925,

of the Liberal Industrial

final

The long dying fall" of Lloyd George's career could indeed be a for to the riding and ambitions politician in how not to win voles and influence propic.

but

head

I'

AI

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war." Then remembered past ex- perience. "That is, it's fun if there are no post-mortems. They're dead- ly. I used to love bridge but had to give it up, what with all the rows and post-mortems, Оле time

could teach him the vilal im-. my husband and I didn't speak for

portance of party backing-of Irony. three days, alt because of post- mortem!"

than anyone under his command.

the which in 1926 produced the famous last, in the summer of his country's choosing your mirty and sticking to "Okay.

that's it. A good idea. Any of his staff will bear out

"Yellow Book" on Britain's indus- direst poril, Lloyd George was given it. It could illustrate the risks of bridge." He grinned. "And no post- statement that his working day, his

trial future: of his plan, published the opportunity of high office again. appearing too clever. It could point average working day, stretched

ally murichis.'

the wisdom of at least That began a

a little later, to cure unemployment. The offer came from his old heavy round of anywhere from 10 to 12 hours. After

We are reminded, too, how In and subordinate, Winston Churchill. bridge. I often played partners instituting the seven-day week, ho

It came too late. Declining vigour assumed reluctance to push oneself: Colonel last attempt to win back power with the General our accounts-at once shipped home a key

through the aegis of the Liberal combined with a reluctance to tako coutinually into the limelight. The threepence per 100 points eventual for being unavaliable when a crisis

Party he allowed the famous "Lloyd the second place caused him to re- publle school spirit is as strong to- ly turned Into

was oil on Accountant's arose; the Colonet

fuse it. Not long after he was day in the Lades unions us in the George Party Fund," which he had nightmare, a Anantial hodgepodge country house party. The C. G. was

accumulated in the days when he dead. of dollars, pounds, Iranes, and marks, among the tel to

Grosvenor Square early Sunday was Prime Minister, to be "poured The General' was as expert nt cards

out like water" in the General Elec- ns at military strategy and, us mornings; upen at least one occasion heard, he. hit the roof the office, barely hid his impatience. of which I

tion of 1029, of how he stumped WHY was Lloyd George never the country during the with incompeteėlė. General Clark, because most of his section chiefs

Creeted everywhere by cheering First, Lloyd George found himself many will agree that it will be bef- a clase friend for more than two had failed to show up by 10

crowds, an Churchill was Freeted on the morrow of his fall a mais ter for tho country if they are decades and now the deputy chlet Charwomen reporting for cleaning

became in 1945-and of how the Liberals without a parly. Not only did the ignored. For, the crying need to- planner, was a constant companion. duties in the early hours

shock of seeing lost 100 out of the 100 seats they old Liberals, turn their backs en So were Butch and Beefle, Another hardened to the

him, the Liberal Party itself, though day is for men with the energy, the was T. 1. Davis, the General's best the General already hard at work. held at the dissolution.

Fortunately, all the demands upon

I still refuses to admit it, had been touch of genius, above good-time friend, a jovial and genial

• David Lloyd George, by Mal- already broken by the rise of the courage, which, with all His faults, Falstaff from South Carolin and his mind and body had iiile notice-

Socialists. General Etken colm Thomson (Hutchinson, 258.). yet The

able effect upen extremely compelent

fin

NANCY

No Pickup.

nt

AUNT FRITZI--- 'YES...HE

DID YOU GO

TO THE

DOCTOR TODAY?

SAID I WAS A BIT RUN

DOWN---

A

appear at 20

a.m.

campaign.

able to stage, a comeback?

Carlton Club,

If these lessons are learned the politician in question is lutely in lie long run to reach Cabinet rank. But

all the

were the hallmarks' of LG's career.

--- SO HE GAVE ME SOME PILLS TO TAKE

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