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"thei? apartment, he frequéntiy sulics in bis scudy 2 es éppenred over Croydom, England. Previously LINDBERGH {contineedy and makes a noncommirtal reply. Or if some- body changes che topic of conversation to some subjece other chan flying or research, he quick)y loses zl) interest and subsides into his usual bored silence. Seldom is anyone invited by the Lindberghs. When they go out, they are geacral- dy alone. And alone, chey spend the day—be pottering in his litde laboratory or drawing airplane designs, she atcending to ehe children Of writing. Most of Liodbergh's friends in the American colony, who wished him so well and have tried wo hard ro make him happy, have become very impacient. His almost pachological shyness often makes him rude co the point of insulc, When his mor¢ sociable wife does encertain at and refuses to come out. When visiting other people, he will insise before he leaves thar 2 servant be sent out on the street to sce whether there are any newspapermen ot other suspicious Joiterers lying in wait for him. Even old friends Mouse be very careful with his unpredictable eensibilities, The slighrese hint of curiosiry brings an icy answer and a wall of silence. The Crown Prince leels his anger Former Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm had an unpleasant experience wich Lindbergh when be once came te Junch at the Prince's Potsdam villa, Friedrich Wilhelm bad also invited an American newspapermao-—one of his oldest and closes: friends—a correspondent whose journal- 2 Four million New Yorkcrs—the greatest mans of people ever bo witucts « parade in the U, S.—greeted Lindbergh as be Berlin and given him a place far above chat of Pode bareheaded up Broudway end Fifth Avenue. Tweive istic integriry has made him respected even in his colleagues. When Lindbergh discovered that there was 2 newsman present, he shut up like a glam, and hardly tesponded to the Crown Prince's discustion of bis own flights with the Wright Brothers in the early days of aviation. Friedrich Wilbelm, wich the rue German's love of photographs commemorating al) occasions, had arranged for piccures to be taken in the garden afcer lunch, “"Whar are you trying to put over on me?” glowered the Colonel when the photographer appeared. The Prince, much op- set, cried zo smooth over the embarrassing situa- tion. Bur Lindbergh remained cruculent and lefc shortly afterwards with a very curt word of fareweil. Marshal Balbo, Mussolini’s famous air chief, fared oo better. Once in Rome, where the Marshal encertained the Lindberghs royally, Even on their honeymoon ia a power cruiser, the prow y] would Bot ket them alone. Boats and planes followed Crowds ‘them (eden) oc York Harbor, Me. he roo asked for « picture as « memento--and felc the rough edge of the Colonel's conguc, them CONTINUES COMPACT 0 A dense crowd of 350,000 sorrounded his plane when be landed. Ir was the largest welcome pbicgiatic England ever gave an iodividual. be bad beco given Beigiom’s higher: award. teceived by the King 26d Quece and preecoied with the Royal Ait Cross. 29 1931 they flew 19 Canada, Alar ‘The reigning heroes of England and America, Lindh and the Prince of Wales, mer ia London. Both were to become their covmtrics’ most famed woluntary € thowand police manned the city's stress. Before hie £ Lindbergh modestly atked » burcan to clip newapaper acc of bis advenrarc, Durifully chey did: two freight care He helped ber learn eo By. In Tokyo gave t 4 rousing * kes, Siberia, Japan and Chins. come and exc