European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Books two British books of interest Analysed Normandy to the Baltic. By Field marshal the Viscount Montgom Ery of Alamein. 349 up. Houghton Mifflin Boston. �5.f held marshal the Viscount Montgom ? end Alamein the ubiquitous British commander whose african victories captured the imagination and the world headlines at a decisive time in history has come Forwar with his memoirs of the War from Normandy to the  for students of military science Mont Gomery s treatise of the actions of the21st army group his command in Europe has a deep interest. As one of the most successful commanders of the War his opinions and judgements Mustbe considered by those anxious to com pare his. Notations on strategy wit recent publishing of the american military leaders on inc european campaigns. One fact seems apparent while Monty was a master in fighting a pre pared  he did not look As Good in engagements when things did not go according to  his writing too. Reflects the need for flexibility. It is stiff and unbending As some of his Battle plans. Innocents. Variations on a theme. By a. L. Barker. 204 up. Scribner s new York. �2.50 miss Barker won the �2000 Somerset. Maugham award for distinguished writing by an English author with this Book and certainly there is Quality of a High Standard to her writ ing. At Twenty nine she has produced a sensitive almost intuitive set of stories most of which go to show that her title inno cents was chosen in irony. She write about children who Are anything but innocent and grown ups whose Only claim to the term is a certain mental childishness. Treated with a rare feeling for realism her children stories  successful. Much of the rest on older persons is very Good although Here the sensibility of miss Barker writing cannot altogether conceal that she knows More about children s mind than those of grown ups. Noted in passing lost boundaries. By William . 91 up. Harcourt Brace & co. New York. �1.50. This is another in the Saga of anti racial discrimination books. The Short novel tells briefly of a boy Albert the son of White negroes who had live happily As a White boy until his race is suddenly revealed to him. The res goes on to Tell the psychological effect which the revelation made upon him. Nightshade. By Jay Mccormick. 280 up. Doubleday new York. $3.insanity, psychiatry nymphomania philosophy and love Are subjects which or. Mccormick has drawn upon to produce his second novel. The St by chiefly concerns a vicious corrupt old woman who is obsessed by the desire to possess her grandson even at the Cost of destroying him. Improbable in parts but effectively done. Dark is the Mirror. By William Kinsey. 306 up. Houghton Mifflin Boston. S3. This psychological novel concerns an american chemist named poor John who leaves his Home in Philadelphia to go to Sweden. There he meets Ruth Bates and Falls in love with her but discover strange traits up her personality. This is a Subtle intelligent if not always intelligible Book. Mostly murder fighting yank in Kashmir continued from Page 15 at the Border. I decided that maybe my Best bet was to really get off at Lahore and see the Consul after All. I went directly from the station tothe consulate. I knew i d be about As Welcome As the town drunk at the Church picnic but i thought i d get som help. All i got was what the drunk r would get a Stuffy lecture flavor Edwith self righteousness. I Learned that diplomacy and tact Don t come with All diplomats. The Consul was very Blunt. He told me in effect you got yourself into this. Now get yourself  i could t blame him. I d been warned Long before that once i joined Azad i was on my own. The state department had made it Clear that i had forfeited All claim to the Protection the United states gives its nationals who behave properly in foreign countries. By not accepting any pay for serving in the Azad army i had managed to save my american citizenship. But Al that meant the Consul told me was that when i got to the states i could get in. How i got there was up to  thought it Over and the  never seemed so far away. At the moment All i could think of was getting out of Pakistan before More gunmen caught up with me. I tried to think of some Way of slipping across the Border without being spotted by the men i was ure were waiting for me. I remembered How All my troubles had begun in a Pakistan bar months before when i d met the British newsman who had talked. Me into becoming Soldier of Fortune. It occurred to me. That i hated newsmen. And that gave me an idea. American and British correspondent sin Pakistan were always crossing the Border into India to write about the evacuation of hindu refugees from mos Pakistan. The murder of Maria Marten. Edited and arranged by Jeanne and Norman Mackenzie. 256 up. Pellegrini & Cudahy new York. �3.75. Taken from the narrative of a nineteenth Century crime reporter James Curtis this is an authentic version of one of the most sensational crimes of that Day in England. The Mackenzie present the tale in simple engrossing form. Solitary witness. By Richar Collier. 208 up. Pellegrini & Cudahy new York. �3. Two shots ring out in the misty Cal Cutta night and an englishman lies Deakin an exotic Garden releasing upon the City a number of intrigues assassinations and manhunt. I went around to the India refugee evacuation office and introduced my self As a representative of the Denver Post. It was t exactly a Complete lie because i d worked for the Post once though Only As a Printer s Helper. Luckily there was a Young hindu Captain who wanted his name in a american newspaper. If i could re member it now i d put it in. I m very grateful to him for putting me on a refugee truck supposedly so that i could write a Story about it. But i can t remember enough about that truck ride to write anything. I was sweating rain As we came to the Border and i was t too much relieved when we crossed into India. But in India iwas Lucky. The government never did learn i was in the country although stayed a week. I made friends with an airline Clerkin Amritsar who also wanted to see his name in the Denver Post and who in return did t ask to see my passport when he put me on the plane for new Delhi. There i hid out with friends in hotel room for six Days. They took me to the american embassy and. This time i got a different reception. It seemed that my disappearance from Kashmir and Pakistan had attracted a Good Deal of attention in India and the state department in Washington wanted to get me out of India and on my Way Home. I was willing. I was shown one of the newspaper reactions to my escape. It was an article in the familiar people s age headed brigadier or spy it charged that i was an american secret agent paving the Way for Yankee  i was t a secret agent but i had Learned much that the military attache of the u. S. Embassy in new Delhi was glad to hear about. The embassy Lent me $1000 and put me on a plane for Home. I was in new York by the end of last january. I m Back in Denver. Now where things Are pretty quiet. I not so sure i like it that Way copyright 1948 by International news service terror House continued from Page 19 her part Ellen realized and she won dered if Leo would cooperate. After further consideration Ellen decided to talk to Leo. She found him in his office. He greeted her pleasantly but As she outlined her scheme his smile Dis appeared and his jaw set stubbornly. Well How about it she asked when she had  answer was an explosive and emphatic  but she  la admit he said that your idea for switching Olivia s interest from Stan to another Man is sound. You imply without saying so that she s a spoiled brat who acts like a  is no doubt in my mind that if you and i framed up a Little affair pretending to be very much interested in each other she would immediately drop Stan and Start after my  Why not do it Ellen demanded suppose it worked out just As you think How would i get rid of her Leo  should you want to get rid of her the girl asked. She s very attractive her family has loads of  ill have no part of it Leo declared emphatically. My Job is to protect Olivia not make love to  do you dislike Olivia she asked. No i Don t. She Means absolutely nothing to me one Way or the other so far As my feelings Are concerned. My Only interest in her is to keep her out of the hands of Laramie it would make your Job much easier then if you were married to her Ellen pointed out. Besides i did t suggest that you should make violent love to Olivia. I merely wanted you to pretend interest in me when she was around and see How she  the answer is still , but not discouraged Ellen retired to her room to figure out How she was going to make her plan work in spite of  it or not she told the Arnold girl when she went into he room but i have a compliment for you and you d never guess from whom. It s from Dick Tracy  Leo the Hawkshaw Olivia was  re right he said he thought you were the Best looking girl he s eve known. I guess he has some feelings after All and Here i thought he never saw anything but his  of i suppose he has his moments Olivia commented. She did t seem very much  How it would be to make him fall in love with me Ellen asked. In the first place i think it would be like trying to break some Granite with a nut Cracker and in the second place he s not to my taste. Personally i prefer a Man like , i wish you the Best of  Olivia was startled this time and eyed Ellen  do you mean Are you giving up Stan i thought our Competition had hardly begun. Have you really crossed him off your list i m mad at him Ellen admitted. He s not the sort of person i thought he , that s too  Olivia How Ever did t seem  can t see Why you find Stan so attractive Ellen  fell for him yourself you know Olivia reminded , he did seem attractive to me at first. But there Are other things that count a lot More than  re talking just like a copy Book now Olivia laughed. Personally. I prefer  Stan s the sort i think who is Taptto provide the wrong kind of excite  it can t be that you re jealous Olivia said just because he seems to be interested in me.".,. That has nothing to do with it Ellen protested. I be simply found that i m More interested in Leo than i am in  House phone rang just then and Ellen answered. Year of course she said. Ill be right  smiled triumphantly at Olivia it s Leo and he wants to see me As soon As possible she said it s probably on  you la see Ellen promised As she left the room. Well she told the detective when she was in his office i be started my Campaign with  he waved her statement aside. Thesis important he said. I be located Darlene. Darlene Heller is her  have you seen her Ellen asked eagerly. What did she have to say no i Haven t seen her abut through your description one of Ray men washable to spot her simply by hanging around the drugstore. She showed unto use the phone and he trailed her to her  when Are you going to talk Wither the girl asked. I m not at least not yet i d like to ask you As a favor to see her for me. I be got an idea that Shell talk More freely to you than she would Toa detective. Will you do it for me of course Leo i d like to meet  Leo gave her the address. Talk Natu rally and in a Friendly Way to her he advised. It might help to loosen her Tongue if you Tell her you intend to marry Robinson. I imagine she s the sort who really takes Down her hair once she gets  Ellen found the apartment address Only a few blocks from the Acme drugstore. She stepped into the Auto Matic elevator and Rode to the fourth floor walked Down the hallway and. Knocked at number 408. A Blond girl opened the door and before she could say anything Ellen pushed past her into the living room of the apartment. I m Ellen fair she explained Andi want to talk to  Ellen fair the girl repeated. Her voice had the same husky tone that Ellen remembered on the Telephone. I m sorry but i never heard of  have the wrong  " of i m sure i Haven to Ellen insisted remember you put the note indy pocket at the carnival club giving me a phone number to Call and when called you answered and warned me about Stan Robinson Darlene was nervous. Her Blue eyes looked  club i be never been there she insisted. And As for this Man you Call Stan Why i be never heard of him. Now will you go please i have a lot of things to do and her voice trailed off and she gestured hopelessly with her hands. Curiously Ellen looked about the room. There was nothing distinguished about it just an ordinarily furnished apartment. The living room where she was standing had two doors besides the Hall door. One was tightly closed and the other she noted seemed open just a  she looked Down at the table at the Side of a Green covered Couch she saw a Man s hat and beside it was Nash tray. There was a cig Aret burning on the Edge of the tray and unlike several stubs in the tray the end was not stained with lipstick. Darlene had a visitor and he must be someplace about the apartment. The partially opened door indicated that he might even be standing on its other Side listening. Perhaps that was Why Darlene acted so peculiarly so fright ened and nervous. It had taken Only a moment for her to take in the Tell tale evidence Ofa visitor and Ellen tried not to show that she had noticed anything out of the Way. She suddenly was frightened herself. Who was this Man she was quite sure it was t Stan because he nevermore a hat. Had she walked into a trap to be continued next week answer to last week s Puzzle. Ewanis  a bids flu Nils of coils sh3 duts Colbi 339cd ebbs i fill Voss Heffi i 59 he 3  Anocia Nan huh. 0h13 by she e a a Heth Ennis a Bias skibiihe3hq9 Flat Sells dhi123se1 sjs3e-js sisal is bib Auvaa Asang weekend april 17, ims