THIS is a naw and unpublished story that -*- Mr. Coppard has written specially for this occasion. Ona of the most brilliant of the younger writers who find their inspiration in the life of the countryside, he is the author of ' Adam and Eve and Pinch Me,' ' The Black Dog,' 'Fishmonger's Fiddle,' and 'The Field of Mustard, and he contributes short stories to some of the most distinguished periodicals in England and in the United States.