European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Uva a Tor amp the voyage proceeds smoothly. And yet Gundar Harl worries for every few Days the Gnomon seems to show that the Longship have strayed South. Each time he orders a northward correction. Weeks go by but As Spring comes Ever closer the weather gets Ever colder. One morning in the Black hours before Dawn Val is awakened by Nathan. Quot father he cries Quot Gundar Harl says something has gone very wrong if anxiety had not banished the sleep from Val s eyes the sight All around him surely would have. Gundar Harl spits in disgust. Quot i am at a loss he says. Quot our course should have taken us just South of Greenland. But that is Greenland blocking our Way. The pack ice tells me that we have sailed far far to the North ims sly fill lispi a mme a of Phy 3-\r is Quot i you % Prince valiant remembers All the northward corrections Gundar Harl had ordered after the Gnomon showed the ships Drifting South. He examines the instrument closely and then sighs. Quot do not blame yourself Gundar Harl Val says. Quot look the upright piece is of newer Wood than the rest. Someone has been changing its length every few Days which changed the length of the Shadow and made you think we were off course. Quot someone among us does not wish our Mission Well. And he is a sly fellow indeed. Quot next week �1990 by King of mum Syndicate inc. World rights Ras Arvad. Bazaars make More Money when you advertise in the stars and stripes inserts Call ets 348-5741/5744 for Complete details