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Eisenhower Was My Boss—

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out mentioning my name on the phone. I asked to telephone Algiers. That request brought out another guard, a lieutenant in charge, a major, and, finally, a full colonel. Each of them studied my torn shirt, shredded nylons, open-

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among themselves.

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necked shirt and my. stragglyiwildered, he couldn't utter a word. |

turned to ask the guards where Ethel, Jean and I could spend the night.

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My vision blurred. The guards faded from sight. { All'T could see-was a tall, dark lieutenant-colonel who thought I, was in London. Thoroughly be-|

“Dick!” I cried, running to-'

handkerchief. They whispered ward him, breaking down in a |

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‘Happy Reunion in Oran most unmilitary fashion. |

TOMORROW: Beetle Smith's |

: “Look here,” I said in exdsperFollows Lifeboat Rescue |ation, “I've rescued

call General Eisenhower and tell

TROOPSHIP LIFE evolved

the Royal Air Force. We, took turns sleeping on a dirty mattress wedged into the floor: beside a double-decker bunk. ¢ With three separate sittings for leach meal, we spent much of the |days inching along the deck in [snake like Nines, Even loafing space was rationed. We queued,

TO BUY OR BUILD slept and strolled; strolled, slept|water. We could hear occasionally, so isentowss ket 2a ROSE olL $2.95 id and queued. Between times weishouts. | : Guaranteed—Includes joined the gossip manglers Gen. Clark for a moment, then 8 Haircut, Shampoo and Set Double Finally, to escape the endless A British destroyer came close concluded the conversation by Beauty J chatter, we set up a marathon Wa megaphone = 1 anno ordering us to Algiers the next CENTRAL College fil Swing vors wou p in/qa. bridge game. Our fourth was the mornin ye 209 Odd Fellow Bldg. L1-9721 | g. Our neighborhood) I hung up thoughtfully and Arm . . Margaret Be ue White, still was alive with U-boats, the| iy I hug nL spd Sa l= \ hi with Dr ape-Tr immed Shades slim slacks, natty uniform, and|VOice explained; it would take Wouldn't you rather have your Matc ing : nest bilegray RAI Grew & syme[LOUTs to Slear the see. | WATCH REPAIRED b xpert Lam phony of wolf-calls with every . 2 =a f y an exp P: 1 appearance on deck. To us she] THE REST of the long, long . with 41 years of experience 17.85 85 2 was a godsend, a vivacious night was spent trying to keep - 1, Now,

fourth in our bridge battle against the old shipboard enemy, boredom. ’ ” t J ”

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|barest minimum, gloomy and In Most Cases Your Eyes | dreary. Then, in the dark hours Can Be Examined and after midnight, it’ scurried away

iy {to the west. We hurried topside. GLASSES | “Look!” one of the British

inurses cried, “lights!” It was FITTED

Tangier, a sparkling necklace of the Same Day Ordered a city—the first land sighted

Have Your | Morning bmought hope and a

Eyes Examined Now! |cheerful sky, plus the rich waters y of the Mediterranean. Pale-faced, Hours 8 A. M. to 5:30 P. M. every |/sad-eyed officers and nurses apday—Monday evenings ‘til 8:30

peared on deck for the first time . ll (0) RYT 7)

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» ” s NO ONE moved or said a word. | Several minutes later, Ethel mut-| tered, “This is it, kids.” The ship settled at a list. We banged our shins against luggage and the double-decker before Jean found a flashlight. I grabbed my

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world of restless boredom and endless rumor. Fortunately, my two “cabin” companions were old friends: hower—got me the telephone. Ethel Westerman, the dispensary nurse who had been out to Tele-|Was weak with relief when the graph Cottage for innumerable bridge sessions, and Jean Dixon, aloperator got me through to the friendly Washington girl whose British husband had been killed in{general’s office and Tex Lee came

just £8 from a torpedoed ship. I want to| Christmas turkey dinner. | A

=, INSTALLMENT 10 By Kay Summersby

him his staff is safe. And I want

Do you mind?” into a world without privacy, a aH

coat and headed for the lifeboat| "ne, line.

station.

> A “we're here.” Adrift in the Mediterranean and boat seemed lonelier than -ever.|js had been pi We could see the convoy steam- We lad been, picked up. ing by. Tiny lights of other lifeboats and rafts bobbed on the

“Just a minute,” he added, “the general will want to talk to you,”

to get orders what to do next,Get 2000 Butterflies

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“Tex,” I said with|never been seen in America. Some complete lack of imagination,igre now subspecies.

Tex said the office knew we had|S, Vernay, museum trustee and the fast rescue work over, ouf peep torpedoed, but didn’t know| naturalist. >

(Copyright, 1948, by Kay Summersby)

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picking up the survivors in each lifeboat. When our turn came, I helped Peg up the rope-ladder with her cameras. The deck felt wonderfully solid and very, very

during the night. | F Late in the afternoon our de- } stroyer pulled into Oran, tied up alongside a pier, and dropped the gangplank. The usual women-and-children-first tradition was reversed; we women waited for the men to disembark. They organized into original ‘outfits and! marched off, a ragged military| parade of half-dressed soldiers! and officers.

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