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1V0 days elapsed before the look- ed-for opportunity presented it- self. and when it did it came en- tirely unexpectedly.
On the morning he was discharg- ed from the infirmerie he rejoin- ed his squad and went out with them to work as usual. and by evening when the gang returned to camp he felt more dead than alive. Far from receiving any con- sideration. he was merely cursed aourly for his cldmsinees; and the ah-enuoua labour in the intense heat following upon. his injury and I broken night almost dens- him to break down altogether. only the knowledge that this might mean a transfer to camp duties and a consequent abandonment of any hope of breaking away kept him on hi: feet at all. As it was. the final run back to the camp brought him to the very verge of collapse. and when he was locked
into his cell for the night he fell i
on in hlS plank bed in a. fainting condition and remained there un- tlll morning.
His cell mates there were three of them, including Christo- phe -- ate his share of the even- ing meal thankfully without dia- turbing him, but the long rest more than compensated him for the loss of the food, and by the morning he had recovered himself almost completely.
A hunk of coarse bread and a tin mug of unsweetened coffee were served out in the grey of dawn, and before the sun had risen clear of the.eu1em horizon, the working squads had been mus- tered and chained in the com- pound and were departing at a
Mystery Surrounds
The death of Klement Gottwald, 56. president of Communist Czechoslovakia, caused specula- tion among European diplomats over the sudden death of the aa- tellite chief so soon after Stalin. Mystery was further increased by disappearance of a second Soviet satellite dictator, Hungary's Prem- ier Matyas Rakosi. who did not return to Budapest from Mos- cow after attending Stalin's fun-
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eral. Gottwald (seen above), held more personal power than any other East European satellite leader. some diplomats speculated that his death was not merely a coincidence. that he had been eliminated because the powers he held could have permitted him to Dull a Tito Dn Soviet Prime Miln- ister Georgi Malenkov. He is re- ported to have died from pneu- monia.
ehambling trot for the A tive scenes of their labours.
The morning passed much as usual. Most of the men were en- gaged in clearing away the fallen trees and roughly dressing such timber as had been earmarked for the sawpit. but he and three others had been detailed to continue the work of felling, under one of the guards. He still had the big negro as a workmate, and together they were using a cross-cut on the big- ger trees, while their two fellows cleared away the saplings and undergrowth with axes.
Throughout the long morning they toiled and oweated at the strenuous work with the watchful guard keeping an alert eye upon them from a. few yards distance. He was a new man who had taken Marrhandis place for the first time that morning. and, knowing nothing about his charges, he was more than usually wary. His sharp glances followed their every move- ment. and he carried his rifle in tho crook of his arm instead of slinging it as the others did.
The Englishman eyed him fur- tivrly at intervals as he worked. cursing the chance that set this new broom over them just now. He had evolved no particular plan for making his getaway. for. as he had realised from the beginning. it would inevitably be a matter of chance. and in one respect at least he was fortunate in having been
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chosen for this particular work.l The others were all grouped in the open, where it would have been impossible to make a dash for the cover of the woods. But though circumstances favoured him so far, the suspicious watchful- ness of the new guard rendered the advantage of doubtful value.
Nevertheless. the thought was constantly with him, and he had already made up his mind to act the moment he saw a chance.
He had toyed with the idea of taking Christophe into his con- fldence and suggesting that they made the attempt together, but so far he had been prevented by circumstances from doing so. on the previous day he had felt too ill to broach the idea. and now the guard gave them no opportun- ity for talking together. Actually. he had not made up his mind ful- ly to do so in any case, for though he realised that two of them would stand a better chance of making an ultimate escape, it rendered the initial dash for freedom doubly risky. where one man could take advantage of a sudden opportun- ity it was doubtful whether two
could act together so spontan- eously. Also. there was the fear of
treachery. Degraded by their con- ditions of life into a primitive sav- agery, it was impossible to count upon the loyalty of any man. The immediate prospect of currying favour by denouncing a fellow- prisoner would tend to outweigh a successful issue to.,the.. venture. and though he judged the negro to be at once more simple-minded and staunch than most, the risk remained.
At noon the signal was given to fall in again. and the prisoners were chained and fettered and marched oil into the shade of a pandanus thicket for the midday soup. This had been brought out from the camp by two "trusties"
accompanied by a guard. who serv- ed it out in tin pannikins to the manacled men. it consisted of a
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The capitol building in Wash- ington holds a sale that must not be opened for a century. Why? Nobody knows: nor does anyone know what it contains. It was will- ed to congress in 1876 with the stipulation that it was not to be opened until 1976.
In addition to washing our bodies and clothes soap is used for cleansing wounds. to cut down heat and friction in metal work- ings. and to process leather and to clean and polish jewelry. So you see, soap plays a big role in modern-day life. .
Beside the torch of liberty what other object does the statue of Liberty in New York Harbor hold in her hand? She holds a tablet on which is inscribed the date of the Declaration of Independence.
it is estimated that there are between 60 and 70 million lights in New York City, not counting street and office lights. Indeed, New York is the city of lights. '
In olden times the people of Eur- ope draiik wine and honey. for 30 days after marriage. The moon has always been linked up with romance. and of course romance with weddings - hence the word honeymoon.
Down in the depths of the ocean lives the ribbon fish so called from its ribbon-like shape. Though sev- eral feet in length it is not more than two inches thick.
Tracing the story of trousers backward we have pants, tunic. knee breeches, pantaloons. Before
thin, watery mess with a mini- mum of tough meat and vegetables floating in it, and another hunk of coarse, grey bread. Having no utensils, he solids -were picked out with the fingers. and the greasy. lukewarm liquid drunk like tea. To be continued
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this both men and women were long flowing robes. '
What are the seven wonders of Prineelldvvud Island?
(1) Band dunes of the North share. (2) The eolor of its soil. (3) Its crooked railroad. (4) Its siimmu climate. (5) The fertility of its soil. (6) Hollvitulity of its people (7) Its quiet, peaceful at- moephere.
By keeping the t ,. time to 20'! frogs can be kept- in a state of hibernation for many
years.
Touching glasses together in drinking touts or confidential chats. now is called "hob-nobbing". The first part of the word that is "hob" used to be the flat part of the open hearth where water and liquors were kept warmed; and the table. at which drinkers set was oalled a nob - henoe ”hobnobbing”.
A Prince County woman wants to know if there are white black- berries, and if so, what are they
indeed. Madam. White
Luther Burbank of California. They grow quite large in size and taste like our common red rasp- berries. some California farmers feed the white blackberries to their cattle. '
Hockey and lacrosse an very old games. but neither is as old as the bowling game.
The game was originally played on the bare ground and there is every reason to believe that it was played by the people of the ”atone age."
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This game has made such pro- greee in recent years that nearly all up-to-date bowling alleys have mechanical pin setters instead of pin-boys. - If someone were to ask you the colors of the rainbow could you name them oorrectly without
low. nun. blue. Nicki. incline That makes and colon. and eight pereonsoutottenoawtoalor name them correctly. Why? Be- cause more people are eolot blind than you'd suppose.
The ra.lnbow's beautiful colors are caused by the reflection and refraction of the sun's rays from drops of falling rain. or mist.
some of the big pine and beech trees that grew in this Island in pion day! had to be split in the wet with powder before they could be loaded on aleighs.
The big trees of our Island province were magnificent speci- mem of their kind. What a pity the axemen and disease ln' ated them root and Item!
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It was my privilege to look upon a few of the big trees which grew in Int 65.145 a young lad I often accompanied my grandfather to those happy regions. and helped to trim their mighty branches after the men had laid them low.
Many of the logs were on large that only one oould be got onto 1 aleigh. Indeed, such a log was a full load for one horse.
It didn't take many of the big trees to make a winter's supply of fuel. What fuel that was!
Even after the passing of many years I still can recall the big logs. the old cxoaecut saw, and two boys "on one handle while grandfather guided the other. Helping to law the big logs was part of every farm boy's duty dur- ing the winter months - a sort of morning and evening task be- fore and after school hours. But that was not all - the o1d-faah- loned wood box had to be kept filled and how those waterioo stoves could eat fuel!
When I drive across oountry to- day I look in vain for the great piles of firewood that stood neatly packed between house and barns.
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the chimney Just the same" I somehow sigh for those good old days and the big trees which are now only a memory.
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