... Old Tales Re-told An Emperor Frustrated How the 'Beautiful Glaphyra was Sayed by a Ruse from the Amorous Attentions of the Emperor Licinius IV ritten and WBk Illustrated by 1 F. Matania, r.i. IN view of the appalling characters of most of the Roman emperors, it is not surprising that the most formid able empire of ancient history crumbled to powder, never to rise again. In fact, going through ...

... By Arthur Gauttt WHEN peace returns, and Britain's outdoor folk have the opportunity once again to hike through the country side, new facilities for indulging in this pastime may await them. For among the post-war projects is a plan to provide a 250-mile ramblers' way along the Pennines. Already the nucleus of the scheme is in existence, and a Pennine Way Association, supported by leading ...

... Toby's Tale The Story of a Doy By J. W. B. Worsley I HAVE heard it said that I was born in January, 1938, and that my father was a Scottish terrier and my mother a Sealyham. I remember very little before I reached the age of four months, when I left my sister, Sue, and came to live with my present master and mistress. But I heard my master say that I came from two good breeds and that I was no ...

... IF by some miracle we could ourselves have chosen the moment for our debut in this world, few of us would have deliberately chosen the present. To have opened one's eyes upon the greatest conflict in human history is, on the face of it, a poor piece of timing. The little baby of today is certainly a baby in arms. He is in the war feet first with the rest of us and no hazards excluded, yet, on ...

... The World Is Rubber-Tyred By Walter Shepherd CHIEF of the indispensable raw materials in mode warfare are steel, petroleum and rubber. The was uses of steel and petrol are manifold and obvious but that rubber should be equally essential is, per haps, rather surprising. Yet every movement of our fight ing forces, at home or overseas, demands large and steady supplies of rubber. The cost in ...

... 'A IS1JI€5RUIB3^ Replacements grow more difficult, handy* wives tackle repairs and maintenance men are a memory, so resourceful Houses with fingers made skilful hy necessity 1 VC 1^ \,OOl -Ir si 6°°W *e- 9toA Taoe°ftSe^sV' et 0odS „VJ WiVvt V, o^1' -cot^6 Oo\^ j^SSst 0,6 taPe anUttons S3 ...

... Uriel Cardigan MATERIALS. 8 oz. La Lame 3-ply in burgundy; 1 oz. beauty pink; 6 moulds; No. 10 needles. MEASUREMENTS. Round bust, 33 ins.: sleeve seam, 18 ins.: length, 20 ins. TENSION 74 st. and 9 rows to 1 in. THE BACK Cast on 100 sts. with burgundy. Work st.st. for 5 ins. M. 1 st. at beg. and end of every 4th row until there are 130 st. Work straight until side seams are 15 ins. K. 2 ...

... The Miracle of lee Fratth 11. J Lane MODERN science has revealed a hidden world of beauty in frozen water, especially as it is found in the snow crystal. When viewed under a microscope an undamaged flake of ice and air, which we call snow, is shown to be made up of a wonderful and delicate network of lines, cubes and jewel-like figures of surpassing beauty. Many years ago, in America, a small ...

... Classic Jersey I MATERIALS 6 oz. Copley's 3-ply Excelsior wool; Nos. 10 and 11 needles; 4 buttons; a short spare needle. MEASUREMENTS Round bust, 34 ins.; length, 21 ins.; sleeve seam 5 ins. TENSION 7 J st. and 9 rows to 1 in. THE BACK Cast on 104 sts. with No. 11 needles. Work k. 2 p. 2 rib for 3 ins. Change to No. 10 needles and work as follows 1st row. P. 4, k. 6 rep. from to end, ending p. ...

... =b| REDHEAD sin; crossed Tin: ska i.y coyvoy ON A TRAMP STEAMER, TO GET A REAL STORY -BIT MR. CUPID WROTE THE LAST CHAPTER By Day Russell WHEN the girl with the red hair went aboard the s.s. Beldona a minor miracle happened. The ship was anchored in the bay behind Halifax waiting for a convoy to assemble, and the officers and crew were hanging around browned off, as they say in the Air Force, ...

... M MAZEuu. keeps Growing and getting more Complex, -S.- as the Nations increase the Visible money of Currency, and the Invisible money of |1B Bank Credits, and Manipulate it Mty CI IV/Zi'iV/i Thompson AT a corner desk in a big room in the old Board of Trade building in Whitehall, a plump, short man lights another cigarette, adjusts his horn-rims, and jots more noughts. Five thousand million, ...

... Salt Is The Sea rill Old AM tilt Ifl'/Vll'HI.V to Fit Himself to Serve His t ouo trig Once Atfttitt By B. L. Jacot THE old man was sitting on a bench just outside the gates. The six o'clock shift was beginning to pour out on to the Coventry Road, a flock of bicycles, and he watched them as if he were looking for something. He was a toothless, shrunken old fellow with a wrinkled, weathered skin ...