Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-13
David Has Joined Achilles

Dsvid Is dead. bot the immortal
child who lives ln the pages az Bar
ris's Little White Bird. but this child
grown 90 be man and q soldier he
was = lieutenant in the British rifle bri-
gade and WIS killed in action in Fian-
dsrs Ills real name Was George Lie
weliyn Davis and he was the adopted
son u the novelist. The passing u
the man viii bring rrief 10 the hearts
of the thousands that lowed the boy
who yili never die They VIII hope
mat he retained 60 the end thar fine
faith which characterized his child
hood "A faith SO fine. az Barrie wrote.
thar e made him think his mother 50
good thar "shs will be ahle 20 get him
into heaven however naughty he B..
and ~ vital that he had his first
fight with another young Christian.
who challenged him "a Jump and then
prayed tor victory. which David
thought vas taking en- unfair adsan-
tage II mas be- that his early aG-
mlfation for Achilles. 81 whom he was
80 enamere1 thar he wants 10 die Co
meet him. ied him 20 enter on @ mile
tary career. Now. alas. MS desire has
been granted, and ID may be that the
prophecy 81 Barrie j. fulfilled that
David would take Achilles by the
hand. call him father and drag him T
away 90 come Round Pond boz the
KsnsingioH Gardens Of Eysum
This boy assisted In the creation az 4
Peter Pan. the child that never grew
up. and. Il may be. was really the .
original II that wonderful creature % (
O fantastic fancy. for. says Barrie, !
when yoa release DaRids hand he Is
Immediately lost like an arrow from
"a how no sooner do YOU east eyes
on him than sou are thinking Of birds, .
u Is difficult 10 believe that ne walks
ta The KeRsington Gardens. he always
seems to have aiiehtcd there. and
We're I 10 scatter crumbs ] onine be
would come and pick"
one is inclined 10 The BELIEF that
Barry does not tsil ali when he saws
that IN TIE story of Peter Pan. the
bald narratNe and most OF the moral 4
reflections are mine. though NOT an
fer this boy can be- stern moralist
hut the interesting hifs about the Ways I.
and customs ~ babies IN the bard
stage are usually "reminiscences ~ Da-
Nids, recalled hS pressing bis hands
20 his temples and thinking hard"
And so when We read that David is
dead We cannot believe that % IS the
boy ~ the book .ie cannot die. The
man Nas some other creature grown
mp ln mysterious way. leaving his
childhood inBct and vital behind him
The eycr-iy.ng David does thous-
and and enc things that every parent
recognizes as The acts 81 has own
child Ne, as one thinks Of the man
who lies dead GA ihe field OF FLINDERS
one cannot heip thinking also of the
lHtlc ooy who lay fer the night in
stianse place and woke up with
vail When tola that be was not
nlghtencd. he answered. AS his bios-
raphsr says
Am uot9 And knew his hand
was Eroprg In thc darkness. So Pat
ool miue and De held on tightly 60 (
oue FINGER
ann nc, frightened now. he
whispered
and there is nothing else you
wantr
Is there not he agsin asked pa-
Htely. Are son sure there's not be
aaded.
What San i be. David2 r.
doa't sake up very much room, \
the PARKWAY voice sid.
why David. said d sitting un
do Yeu want 60 come into my bed
Mother said ! wasnt ta went q +.
unless sou wanted ig first o.
Saueakca
~ Is What I have been wanting
al the time said 8. and then. wth. Il
oni more ado. tbs itile white neNre
arosc and flung itself az me For the Il
rest ~ thc night he my on me au3 \,
across me. and sometimes his feet |