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... The Perfect Plan (Continued from page 39) office and purchased a first-class single ticket to Lincott. Passing the barrier, he even risked a word or two with the man who snipped his ticket, and who knew Sir George very slightly. Cold evening, Sir George, the man said. Scarsdale found an empty first-class compartment and, as soon as the train moved outfrom the platform, opened the small ...

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... CRICKET Even If Incapable Of Playing The Game Women Should, Felt Captain Whinburne, Make An Effort To Master The Rules By Ralph Arnold BUT do you realize, Carstairs Whinburne demanded, that practically all the officers on board this ship are married men? Of course, said the cynical Colonel. Only married men stand a chance in a ship-board flirtation. The technique, you know, is to tell ...

... f KATHLEEN FERRIER'S voice is better known today-- nearly two years after her untimely death-- than ever it was during her twelve brief years of song. V Why? When she died her record sales were small compared with those -A. of popular singers like Vera Lynn. But tipon her death newspapers *Y* front-paged her switchboard girl to concert singer story. _>k. Since then the bobsleigh of publicity ...

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... Devil's Island Convict escapes *A Story of La Guyane By Arthur Mills ...

... The Rabbit Continued Jrom page 15) looked pointedly rude to choose a sand dune of her own. He smiled at her shyly as she stretched on the sand. You're tired, he said, and was restfully silent for a long time. IT was Helena herself who spoke first. The beginning of the holidays is always a bit trying, she said, feeling that they both needed an excuse for having deserted the others. Very, he ...

... Hard News RUSSIAN ENVOY ORGANISER ARRIVED SATUR- DAY DISGUISED RAILWAY OFFICIAL STOP MOSCOW DENIES STOP DENY OR CONFIRM WITH DETAILS. D'you see now? said Corker. I think so. It's that nasty bit of work with the beard. I knew he was going to give us trouble. But he is a railway employee. I saw him in the ticket office to-day when I went to ask about my luggage. Of course he is. But what ...