The Brussels Post, 1939-6-28, Page 2alieliseeemereaaaeer
THE BRRJSSE1s POST
ENTITLED
The Doings of Diana
8v Pat Moore
'Look hare, Nanny Saunders,')
Diana was, secretly amused; to notion
that ps tea went on, he slipped im-
perceptibly into the tamillar form of
adsress which everyone need to
warda the old nurse, "You'll have
to give fe lessons on how to handle
Jones, ands all the other details of
estate management."
retellno, sir,"" Nanny Saandces
sounded quite flnsitered at the very
idea, "I couldn't really. I should-
n't even know how to begin."
"Oh, I think you could'," Ian's
eyes were alight with a mischief of
which Diana would not have be-
`liebed l,tm; available, "Anyway I
shat arse here oaten in the hopes
of receiving instruction, And now,"
he puebed batik his chair and rose
to the full length of his long,height,
which Diana noticed brought him
to within a "pemilaus distance of
knocking his. heart airaa.iusit the
ceiling. "I must be getting along.
F11 give orders :Por those repairs
to be put in handl straight away.
Goodbye 'Mdss Lewis, Good-bye,
Nanny," he shook hands with both
of them. "I've enjoyed my tea so
mach thank you for it"
"I wonder wiry it was that Mr,
Jones told me this morning that
Captain Marlow didn't like worsen,"
remarked Diana thoughtfully when
their visitor had driven away in
his 1uxurionS-looking high-powered
motor.
"I've heard the same myself,"
said Nanny carelessly, as she began
to clear away the tea things, "they
say in the voltage that he isn't at all
anxious to have a lot of women
visiting at the Lodge."
"But I wonder wiry it is," repeat-
ed: Diana.
Nanny shrugged, her shoulders,
"I should say myself ,that either
-lie's been crossed in love or else,
he's been ea run atter by women on
account of all 'tire money he came
into from his untile, that he's sick of
the sight of 'them.^ •
ePearbaps that is It," agreed
Diana, "1 only hope," she added in
alarm, "that he didn't think I was
running after him, w11en I went to
see him this morning about your
roof."
Nanny Saunders smiled across
the room at her,
"! sihoulcln't worry about that if. !
were you, miens" she told her,
"frown what I've heard I don't think
be wnnld have stayer to tea, if he
had' been afraid that you were flee
ning after him."
The next day; workmen arrived
and set to work to mend the roof,
and later in the morning, Diana elm
was helping Nany Saunders to make
sweets, looked out of the window in
time to see Ian Marlow's par stop
at the front gate.
,t'Goodntarning;" be said cheer-
fully, "can I come in and talk to
you a minute,
"I'11 come and open the door," re-
plied Diana, then as she led the
way back into the sitting -room, slit
added, "you won't mind if we go on
working, will you, because yoit see
these sweets. have to be sent off by
post as quickly as possible."
Ian' Marlow seated himself on one
corner 01 the old oak settle which
stood out at right angles from the
fireplace,
"111 retire into a corner," he told
them with a senile, "then I shall be
out of the way. I just called to see
if the men were mending the roof
eiroperly."
"They've hardly had 'time to be-
gun yet" remarked Nanny Saunders
drily, and Diana was quite sure
that under his sunburn, Ia•n flushed
hotly,
"Well, on a job like their" he said
lamely, "lit is the beginning which
is so very important You see if
ieSNAPSI-10T CLJIL
PICTURING OUTINGS
On an outing, watch for amusing in•
cidents, Informal moments. Avoid
stiff, posed shots.
QUMMNR picnics and outings are
fun—and the fun can last, if you
bring back a collection of snapshots
that really tells the story of the
day's activities.
Getting such snapshots isn't d11f1-
cult when you keep your eyes open
for incidents and details that truly
explain the "what, where, and how"
of the picnic.
Don't bother with stiff, posed
group snapshots, Make "story" pic-
tures. Get a shot of someone coming
down the steps with a heavy picnic
hamper , . , putting it in the car ...
a picture through the windshield
allowing the picnic grove as you ar-
rive. Snap a series of shots which
show the spreading of the cloth ...
the setting out of pickles, cake, and
Sandwiches ... cutting the cake , .
"close-ups" of individuals munching
away . , , sports or games after lunch
the girl friend getting her skirt
caught on a barbed-wire fence. If the
picnic lasts into the evening, take a
time exposure of the group gathered
around the campfire,
singing or tell-
ing stories, They'll have to hold still
for this one, and the camera must be
firmly supported on a handy post or
table—but it's a worthwhile picture.
Whet you make a aeries of "story-
telling" snapshots along this line,
you have something that gives far
more satisfaction thcfn n new /Mat -
tared, random snapshots. And it's no
trouble. Most of the pictures you can
capture 'when your subjects are "off-
guard"—not even aware a picture
is being taken. Other pictures may
require a little posing, but as long
as you make the picture ehow some
incident, m
t, so ething going an, 11
won't have that stiff, "posey" look,
Try making a series of related,
"storytelling" snapshots en your
next picnic or holiday outing. You'll
quickly decide that's the way all
Mr pictures will be taken on such
occasions In the future.
241 :lohn van GUilder
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yeti don't begin right, the whole
thing nlsy go wrong," He rose from
his corner a alba settle. I think
it you don't mind, that 1'11 just
stroll GUI and see what, they are do-
ing.'
He went out, and it seemed al-
most as though he were anelous to
escape from the kitchen.
„et was very nice of him to come
and see liow the men are get.teide
ant" remarked Diana, as she dipped
lithe inouldis into chocolate coating,
ending each one off with the twirl of
her waist which Nanny had taught
her, „
Nanny smiled,
"You weren't really taken in by
that story miss, were you? she en-
quired.
Diane loogedi at her in surprise.
"If he didnit cone for that, why
did he come?' she wanted to know.
"Well, if you must know, mi,s,"
replied the old nurse ',1 should say
he canine to see you."
oNonsense" laughed Diana, "It
doesn't like women, Mr, Jones told
me so,"
"Mr, Jones doesn't know ever
thing," scoffed Nanny, "and because
the squire doesn't want who!e
crowds of waren round hiss; 1
doesn't say he can't get fond of one
woman—" she broke off abruptly
as the subjects of her remarks en-
tered the room,
"Well," enquired Diana, "how is
the roof going on "
"I think It will be all right," re.
plied Ian, ''but as a matter of fact,
when I got up on the ladder, it oc-
curred to me that I don't know the
very flnst thing about hone to thatch
roofs, However, I put on a very
learne clook, and poked of the bit
they•had flntshed, so I hope they did
not guess at my ignorance,"
Rather to Diana's surprise, he
made no ottem,pt to go away again,
now that the ostensible reason for
visit was accomplished. In-
stead he sat for the rest of the
morning, watching them at work.
Miter thot he made it a habit to
drop in every day or so, and the
mornings Massed pleasantly in
sweet making and conversation.
ABter this had gone on Por a few
weeks he began turning up again
after lunch to take Diana out for
drives in bis car. The drives grew
longer and longer, and they were so
often late for tea that Nanny start-
ed packing thorn a picnic basket so
that they could take it with then+.
During these expeditions Diana
learned a good' deal about her com-
panion. She learned amongst other
things that as. site had suspected,
his reserve was a garment beneath
which he cloaked his shyness and
which melted away when touched
by the hand of real friendship.
Once at her suggesltion they took
the now fully recovered' Howard
children on a picnic, and she dis-
covered that they brought out all
that was the very best in Ian. Just
as though he and she were alone
together, he compfetery forgot his
shyness, and played and, laughed
with theft like an overgrewe school-
boy,
WNDVESDAY, JUNII 28th, 1939
The vn,rsl 19,01 In wbicb
t,b.cce eon bt s019k.d"
tented, "that you won't want to g
into Canterbury oil, a 'bus when 'th
squire le realty and willing to tak
yold out for a drive in that beautt
ful car of iiia:"
Diana laughed outright,
That's where you're wrong
Nanny," she said, "He's nelthe
reo'ay nor swilling Aa a mater o
fact he told me that he had to dr'Iv
up to Town on business to -day,
lee should not be able to go for ou
usual expedition."
"Well, then, missy, if you w0uldn'
mind going ,in. to Canteebary
should be very grateful" Nanny sol
her, "'tlie nI shouldn't have to aura
over my ywe'eks. 1 hale haring i
holey over them, you know," fat
edlded, s'iu'veyinig with a pardonabl
pride, the rows of sweets whet
were doing. •"Somehow if I tt
hurry I don't seen to get such
finish to them,"
The bus back from Canterbury
dropptd. Diana al the sat end of tli
village, for it clod not run as far a
the e'hurcli, and from there she had
'to stagger along with her hake
full of parcels, as best she could
She had. nearly reached Nann
Saunder's cottage when se11 beard a
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tation.
Loh "'lirit1, the nurse person?" she en -
"Totted end Nanny Saunders a
utast delightful women," ;replied
e Diana in ver dignified "
e Y g d toners, She
Is, a great ariend' of sine"
1 "Oh, well," announced Mrs. Nairn,
"I suppose I can settle u
a p •xiitli her
aterwarde for my tea,"
"You had better not try doing
anything of the Sort," cried Diana,
e "Nanny Saunders would be most
s offended with you if you did such a
thing,"
""You'd better juntlp into the car,
and 1111 take you home," the older
woman told her. ,'"Where does this
friend of :yours live,"
"`Keep 'sttaighh on 1111 you come
to the, church," Diana told her as i
she opened the door o the car and
stepped in, rather' wondering what
Nanny Saunders would think of
this Rlpt erty gibbet of a woman,
"And have ycu seen, a great deal
e motor horn being blown violently,
1 At first she toot no notice, tor it
I dict not oneur 10 her that anybody
every
thing,"
was trying to attract her attention,
but at a particularly prolonged
hoot, she turned and saw a woman
t sitting in a long low oar on the
other 'side of the road hooting
vigorously
It took her a moment to recollect
who the pretty little woman was,
such a vogue far -away existence
did her life on board seen+. Then
with, a feeling of deepest astonish-
ment she realised that it was no
other than Mrs, Nairn.
When she realised that she :had
succeeded in attracting Diana's at-
tention she began a conversation
eight acrose the roads, in her righ-
pitched affected voice,
"Darlin, gchild," she called
shrilly. "Fancy seeing 7011 in this
out of the way, God forsaken 1dttie
Place "
••51t's not really so frightlully re-
maa-laable," replied Diana, who had
crossed over to the car and rested
her basket on the step, "consider-
ing that this is where I was coming
to stay,"
"Oh, of 'course," •giggled, Mrs.
Nairn, "How very Silly Of me. But
I've been having sum a good'.time
and been about so much that I'd
quite forgotten what ycu told me on
the voyage. Werenit you going to
stay int some horible boarding-house
or something Like that;
"I dn't think it Was. a horrible
boardinghouse at all," Diana told
her. "I believe it Was, a particular -
1y nice boarding-house, but anyway
I. didn',t stay there in the end."
She then went on briefly to relate
all that had happened on her arriv-
al at Newsham.
"So now you live with this nurse
person, and help her make sweets
for a lining," said Mrs. Nairn when
site ,had finished. "My peer dear;
I am sorry for you- ,what a perfect-
ly deadly existence.'
"You needn't waste any pity on
the," units Diana cheerfully, "I can
assure you that I don't find it at all
a deadly existence."
Mrs. Nairn shrugged tier should•
e rs,
`4011, weld, everyone to bis own
taste' site said, "Pessonally I
should simply loathe the life,"
Diana smiled to herseit, somehow
the picture of Mr's, Nairn living in
Nanny Saunder's, cottage and help-
ing with the daily task of sweet -
making, struck here as delioiously
incongruous,
"You haven't told me what yoll.
are doing in ,thele part of the world
yourself," she said by way of
changing the convereation,
"I am jest motoring through. on
my way to ;Spend the Week -end
with friends at Hem Bay," replied
Mrs. Nairn, "At brie moment when
I caught sight of yott I was looking
for somewhere where 1 could get
some tea, 1t was not till I got as
far as this side of Canterbury that
I remembered .iny Mends had said
they would expect to see me In time
fol. dinner, and if I were to push
atreIglg on I should get there very
much too soon, Is there any place
round here that you eat recomaBend
for tea?" she ended up on an eta
guiding note.
The )awe of hospitality commend-
ed that Diana should invite her to
tett' at the cottage,
Mrs. Nairn lookelt a little bit
OFPAPTIIR IX,
An Unexpected Visitor. ,
On one of those days, which as
the summer wore away, were be-
comingnarer, and rarer, when Ian
did not visit the littre cottage by
the church, Diana saw Nanny
Saunders glance anxiously several
times in quick succession at the
clock, while they were making
sweets In •the morning .
"What's the matter, Nanny?" she
enquired', when the old nurse had
looked at th eelock 50 rthe sixth or
seventh time,
"I was just wondering bow on
earth I was going to get through all
that wants doing to -day," replied
Nanny Saunders, as she cut out
pepormin,t cream shapes with the
dexterity which comes of long
Practice. '-'There's this big order
0r sweets to be finished and then 1
must
get into g Oanterbt
i
t b
th
Y Y e two
o'clocic 'bug to buy •soma things I
am needing,"
"I can go into Canterbury and do
your shopping for you," Diana offer-
ed readily,
nanny Saunders shook her head
with one 01 her wise dandles.
"1 am quito sire, miss," rhe re-
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