Monty on Tour

General Sir Bernard Law Montgomery cruised around Britain in high gear last week, visiting camps, inspecting troops, giving forthright pep talks and conferring with field officers who will lead the invasion forces. Monty traveled, as he does everything, with dash and authority. He had a special train, his regular staff, a picked detail of twenty ATS (British WACs) who served as cooks and orderlies.

A flat car carried his Rolls-Royce and Packard staff cars, ready to be rolled off for trips to camps away from the railheads. The train was in constant radio communication with the General's permanent headquarters; dispatch riders pursued him with secret messages.

His chauffeur spent hours signing autograph books while waiting for the General. Most surprised person during the tour was a coal heaver in a railway yard who suddenly saw Monty before him, got a hearty handshake and a blunt compliment:

"Your job is more important than mine. Good luck."

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