| Show i q it t wrence of Arabia Refuses Chances to Win Riches by Name Wants to Live by Writing but Only If His Hi Work Can Stand on Its Own O Merits Explains His Simple Philosophy of Life The thrill of wielding the power of an absolute monarch over wild desert deser tribesmen counts for nothing in comparison to dropping from a n great height in a parachute To stage such a leap is one of the two ambitious of Lawrence the thc Kingmaker now Aircraftsman Shaw ol of the R. R A. A F. F Lawrence reveals his two ambitions in the thc third article by Henry T. T Russell of the London bureau of the United Press By HENRY T. T RUSSELL Copyright ht 1931 in all aU countries by the Unit United d Press all aU rights r reserved ered LONDON April 22 UP UP Once Once the counselor of kings and princes Aircraftsman Shaw the m mysterious and colorful Lawrence of Arabia could make a fortune in the literary world world world-if if he would capitalize on the name that made him famous But such fame as this he spurns for he refuses to I trade on his reputation It is one of or his ambitions to write for a living to produce produce produce pro pro- duce literature so individual that a signature will be essary His other ambition he summed up ur for me in hi a few short sentences I want he lie told me to experience ence the thrill of ot dropping from a great height in a a. parachute I imagine the feeling must be be remarkable I want to experience that moment ol of Indecision which Is bound to occur on tho the verge of ot jumping And I dont don't care if the parachute fails falls to open either There spoke something of the hc fa- fa a per aps ps The other desire is to live lve to seethe seethe see sec the day when I can write for a living Yet stubbornly he will not write 11 if his product is sold by his name alone WONT WON'T TRADE ON NAME I If they wont won't take what I write unless I sell my name with it he said then I dont don't want to write for lor them If what I write is not good goodenough goodenough goodenough enough for publication unless it is signed by me then it isn't worth pub pUb- lishing Im I'm not going to trade on my reputation Furthermore writing writing writ writ- ing should be so 50 individual that a n signature should not be necessary Like LUe Bernard Shaws Back again to the theme thene of ambition ambi ambi- the tion-the tion the reason Shaw is here Inthe in inthe the thc air force his hands grimy with motor oil oU his face blackened by grit and grease Shaw once counsellor of kings and princes I 1 am far more contented than any man of my rank at he said Most of these others want something Some what riches Some want women Some want rank I want nothing I have had almost everything worth trying hi in life I have had wealth I have had power I am sick and tired of it all You must have had all aU this to know what it isI is I r 1 have no friends only friends only millions Continued on Face Two lAW ENGE SPURNS NS GH CHANCE fO FOR RICHES I I Continued front from Paso Paro One Oae of acquaintances I have no interest in n women To me all aU food is alike except except ex ex- oysters and parsley I dont don't like oysters Im I'm not fond of parsley parsley- tastes like Uke a R gravel grave In short Ive I've tried practically everything and had enough nough so now Im I'm a perfectly cont con- con t A human bunion with no nn and t no ambitions i v worth mentionIng mention mention- e ing DISCUSSES PLANS He told me this amazing man how howIt It t felt to be subordinate to a corporal this this Colonel T. T E. E Lawrence La who dared ared to countermand the orders of ofield offield offield field marshals when he commanded the Arabian desert It is enjoyable after f ter having unlimited power to have hare hareno no o responsibility at all And that led to a discussion of his future plans I I have c four more years to serve sene he said then I shall retire to my cotta cottage e. e I intend to write but I probably pi wont won't make much out of it I shall make what I need by ing All AU I want is three pounds 15 a week which I have saved already and one pound 5 additional for little ittle luxuries It is far too much trouble rouble to work for more Before becoming Lawrence La of Arabia he was an archeologist He HeIs Heis Heis is an expert linguist and his knowledge knowledge knowl- knowl edge dge of Arabian dialects was r responsible spon- spon sible Ible for much of his success in the desert esert during the war But he scoffed at t stories stones saying he was many times mistaken for lor an Arab I never tried to pass for tor one he said aid On the contrary my game was as to be spotted a a. mile away as Lawrence In those da days S 'S I lived on my reputation I 1 succeeded by being the he only smooth-shaven smooth European in Arab dress in the entire desert CONTENTED TED MAN IAN MANThus MANThus Thus I left him the contented assigned to whatever er work ork his superiors determine he should do from typing letters to repairing re- re pairing machines living as a private accepting what comes conies his way and taking his amusement in hi long motorcycles motor- motor c cycles cles rides or trips in his speedboat His Is spare money money from from an occasional occa- occa lonal bit of translation translation goes goes for music played on ona a gramophone Beyond that he asks for nothing In tomorrows tomorrow's story fourth of the series erics Lawrence tells of Dr the annoyances annoyances annoyances annoy annoy- ances of or public life me and his reasons for or disappearing |
