Category: Jeremy’s War

Ch.30 THE MASTER PLAN   A huge log fire blazed up the chimney. Shadows played around the room, eerily giving life to the ancient oil paintings. Portraits. Nearly all of them. Four thoughtful men relaxed around the fire. Some of them wore their high ranking uniforms unbuttoned casually, especially around the waistline. A fifth man,…

Ch.29 A MISSIVE   12000 feet… Cold. Bright. Seven machines in loose formation. He missed her. A thousand times, he tried to forget her, and stamp out the memory firmly. A thousand times the echo of her footsteps reverberated through his mind. It was no use, he had to admit ruefully. He missed her. Had…

Ch.28 A MISUNDERSTANDING   He looked at her, longingly, yet frightened. It was a strange sensation. He was both attracted, and repelled. This was confusing him. It was their third meeting at her house. Their third supper together. They seemed to have known one another for years now. Aunt Agnes had tactfully retired an hour…

Ch.27 THE MEETING   He was glad to be back on a good horse, and out in the fresh air. Baxter had been right, and the patron of the stables near the airfield had been delighted to acquiesce to Jeremy’s request for a horse. He had watched approvingly as Jeremy picked out one of the…

Ch.26 THE MIRROR CRACKS   Heidi’s world went on collapsing around her. She missed her little brother more and more as time went by, with that deep seated maternal loving that knows no consolation. That perhaps feigns recovery to cope with the world. But never, ever forgets. She missed all the little things she used…

Ch.25 COME INTO MY PARLOR   “Come into my parlour, said the Spider to the Fly; the place is very comfy, the ceiling nice and high. Your wings could do with leisure, they look quite beat to me come in and fill your measure of jam and toast for tea. “ “Thank you kindly, Spider,…

Ch.24 RETURN OF THE CONQUERING HERO   Major W.A.McAllister, R.F.C., recently promoted, was thoroughly enjoying his leave. The High Society reception, the umpteenth one he had managed to get invited to, was in full swing. Surrounded by beautiful ladies, the center of doting attention, he was in his element describing his adventures. The wine and…

Ch.23 CHECK RIDE   They were at 9000 feet, and had been patrolling up and down their sector of the line for some forty five minutes. Jeremy was flying formation on Baxter’s right, whilst a funny Scotsman named Mac Robertson formated on Baxter’s left. Occasionally Baxter had waggled his wings, and pointed to principal landmarks.…

Ch.22 GOODBYE TO THE FAMILIAR It was a full three days before Jeremy was summoned once again to McAllister’s office. He used the time to rest and recuperate. The strange experience of sitting around, inactive, in a mess with a war going on, made him go deeply introspective again. He had many serious conversations, as…

Ch.21 THE CHASE   Dawn came slowly, and found Jeremy sitting on a fallen tree trunk, barely alive. He was utterly exhausted. He had tripped and fallen many times, and he was quite unsure of the direction in which he had traveled. The ground mist had thinned out a bit during the night, enabling him…