Detroit evening times., 1945-08-11
BY CPL. MARGARET HASTINGS, WAC
Written ExelusVey 70, International ksvs Spsei Service
(Wond Rsssvea)


Chapter XVII
DoYALTY neither nor inaccessible Shangra
~ little Hidden Valley,
been devoted friends
larger valley shsngLs the regs
equally friendly Within 4s arrival
the glider strip queen and boon companions
All lacked from the American point OF asfron
porch couple rocking Again
understanding heart
word of the others language Only that understanding
strained.
village every day with Sgt Baylor
when he paid his medical Sgt
accompanied him Sometimes The would half dowr
the trail Occasionally rough wooc
have to cross small streams with precarous log bridges
go UEEN, IN, not good at this. guess you'll
~ haUe to help me-" I'd say when we'd come to
bad place in the trail. She always knew what
meant. The queen would take my hand in hers and
give ar assist along the way.
Once the serKsants tsdsed nrs because I couldn't
keep up with them. But only The queen OBJ
ViOusly SenSed from their tone that they
making fun Of She turned them and there
n,istakinR the fact that they getting
royal dressing doWn, for such unSseniinsly behavior
toOard a royal guest.
Queen Mary in oil her furbsioWs and turb0ns
never looked acted regal than this little
black drssssd only in a Jungle C-string. We
used to pass the community cor,ntots patch the
Oay to the Uillase. There aIOays several
native girls working in this onserop garden. When.
they stopped to stare at and Sigsls, the
queen soUs them a piece Of the royal mind. Ob-
ViousLy she uOas telling them to get back to work
and stop Uostins their time.
The queen uOouId roast these stOset potatoes for
me When came to call. We would sit around in the
ons.story communal uOhsrs the did the
cooking, and MUNICH hot potatoes. nsUsv could get
them to try the potatoes uith the butter I'd bring
oUsr from camp.
THIS Communal thatched huts
II long and only three to four fee
always fire burning end Of the As
the the and went into the little
The queen dignhed handed around
that her did think much of CT clothes
She did her best to get to them for the Gsng OF woven
my khaki the tighter about
that brought rift between myself and the
queen day visiting her in the village absent
mndedy comb Of the pocket of CT shirt and
The queen enchanted had comb before
doing such things their hair The other natives
delighted Half the village gathered
round and l combed my hair until my arm was tired
Finally. handed the comb 10 her majesty But she
my my face Just carefully combed it
back But the queen took the comb and again oeur
over my face
OCT HALASCO WoS about 10 put stop TO this
- beauty business Uhen the chief decided to JOIN the
game He started to run his hands through my hair.
1CordU. But didn't rant to offend him and his fol-
lowers. SO sat still moment and said 'uhn-uhnuhn'
Ot wh0t deemed cere appropriate Intervals IN his con-
UerSdtion.
What the conversation oil about had no
idea than the man the until caught glimpse
Of sgt. VdIdScos face, and then the queens.
The sergeant, IN his three Useks at the glider strip,
hod picked mp Satertr1 Of the native jdr0on. And
Wh0terer the chief Saying, Sgt VoLGSco didn't like!
When looked at the queen, could see that she liked 1t