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Macon beacon., 1917-09-07

| Caesar. Napoleon, Poriirlo Diaz-thcy
were strong. purposeful men; they
liySi as live. Sonora, you daily with
love"
Alalre's face was white with anger
as she replied "You cause me to for
get that you are my guest. Are you
the man | considered you or the man
you are reported to beT
"Eh"
are you the gentleman, the friend,
you pretended TO be, or-the vandal
whom no woman can trustl You treat
me as If you were my Jailer. What do
YOU mcan2 What kind Of man are you
To- tGke advantage Of my bereayc-
mcntt'
After moments consideration, Lon
gorlo began haltingly: Il don't know
what kind of a man am, for you have
changed me 50. There WAS n time
Il have done things have scorned
all restraint, all laws except those Of
my desires, and so, perhaps, l am n
vandal. Make sure Of this, however,
| shall not injure you. Mexico Is no
more sacred to me than you, my heart $
treasure. You accuse me Of indelicacy
because I lack the strength to smother
my admiration. / adore you; my be-
ing disSolycs, my veins are afire with
longing for you; / am mad with the
knowledge that you are mine. Mad?
Curambal am insane; my mind tot
tcrs | grope my way Ike man
blinded by n dazzling light; | suffer
agonics. But scc | refuse to touch
you. | ain giant in my restraint.
The strength Of heroes is mine, and
] strangle my impulses rs they are
born, although the effort kills me. Sc
nora, | await the moment of your vol
unlnry surrender. wait for you" He
extended his arms, and Alaire saw
that his olive features were distorted
with emotion; that his hands, his
whole thin, high-strung body were
shaking uncontrollably.
She could summon no coherent
words.
"You believed | was hawk and
would seize you, eh?' he queried. "Is
that why you continue to shrink Well,
let me tell you something, II my tongue
will frame the thoughts In my mind.
My passion Is so deep and so sacred
that | would not be content with less
than all Of you. must have you all,
and 80 | wait, trembling. | say this
so badly that / doubt If you under
stand Listen. then: to possess you
by force would be-well, as If / sacked
cathedral of its golden images and
expected to gain heaven by clutchlng
the cross in my arms. Sonora, in
YOU | see the priceless Jewel of my
love, which | shall wear to dazzle the
world, and without which shall de-
stroy myself Now let me tell you
what l can offer you, what setting |
can build for this treasure. Marriage
with Luis Longoro--"
Alaire could not control d start.
As If quckened by his intensity, the
man rcad her thought. "You did not
imagine that offered you anything
lcss?'
"What was / to think? Your repu.
tation-T
Blood Of my hearth brenthed the
general. $50! That is what you meant
a moment ago. That Is why you re-
fuse my embraces. No, no! Other
women have feared me, and l have
Macon beacon., 1917-09-07

sly strength is gone" ImpulsIvely ne
half encircled her with his thin arms,
but she seemed armOred with ice, aAd
he dropped them. She could hear him
grind his teeth. 81 dare not lay hands
upon you" he chartered. "Angel OF
my dreams. / am faint with longing.
To love you and yet to be denied; to
feel myself afiame and yet to see you
cold; to be halted at the very doors
Of Paradise! What :0rture!"
The fellows self-confol In the
midst Of his frenzy frightened Alaire
more than did his widest avowals; 1t
was in something Of a panic that she
said:
zone moment you tell me am safe,
the next you threaten me. You say l
am free, and yet you coerce me. Prove
your love. Let me go"
'No! No! I shall call the priest"
Longorlo turned toward the door,
but halfway across the floor he was
halted by woman's shrek which Is
sued from somewhere inside the house.
1t was repeated. There was an out
burst in q masculine voice, then the
patter Of footsteps approaching down
the tiled hallway. Dolores burst into
her mistress presence, her face
blanched, her hair disOrdered. She
flung herself into Alaire's arms, cry
ing:
"Senora! Save me! Gods curse
on the rutfian. Oh"
Dolores ~ Alaire exclaimed. "What
has happened?"
Longorio demanded, irritably: eyes.
Why are you yelling like this?"
"a man See! One of those dirty
peladors. Look where he tore my
Macon beacon., 1917-09-07

dress! I warned him, but he was like
tiger. Benito will kill him when he
learns"
"Calm yourself. Speak sensibly.
Tell me what happened"
zone Of those miserable soldiers
who came tOday-pig" Dolores was
shaking, her voice was shrill. "He fol-
lowed me about like cat, purring and
grinning and saying the most horrible
things. Just now, when I went to your
room, he was waiting in the darkness
and he seized me. My money!"
"a soldier? One of my menw Lon
gorio was incredulous.
Alalre turned upon him with blaz-
ing anger in her face. as this more
Of your prOtection?' she stormed. II
give you and your men the freedom of
my ranch, and you insult me while
they rob my women"
He ignored her accusation, inquirlng
Of the elder woman, "Who was the fell
low?"
"How do I know" Dolores sobbed.
'He Is IA thick, black fellow with Q
scar on his lip, Ikea snarl."
"Felipe"
"Yes, Felipe! l believe they called
him that"
Longorlo strode to the end of the
living room, flung open the wooden
shutters of window, and, leaning far
out, whistled sharply on his fingers.
"Oiga! Teniente! Ho, you fel.
lows" he shouted.
From the darkness q voice an.
swered; man, evidently on guard
came running.
"Call old Pancho," the general di.
rected. "rell him to bring me black
Felipe, the fellow with the torn lip
Quick"
"Yes, general" came the voice; ther
the metallic rattle of spurs and ac
coutrements as the sentry trottet
away.
Dolores had completely broken dowr
now, and Alaire was trying to comfort
her. Their guest remained by the win
dow, frowning. After a time ther,
sounded murmur of voices, then ,
shufiling Of feet In the hall; Alaire''
friend, the old lieutenant, appeared il
the doorway, saluting. Behind hin
were several others,
"Here is Felipe" he announced.
"Bring him in"
A sullen, frowning man in soiled uni
form was pushed forward, and Dolore
hid her face against her mistress
shoulder,
rs this the fellow?" Longorio in
quired.
Dolores nodded.
"Well, what have you to say fo
yourself?" The general transfixed hi
trooper with a stare; then, as the lat
ter seemed bereft of his voice, "Wh
did you enter this houseY
Felipe moistened his Scared lips
"That woman has rings OF gold. She
not so old either, when you come t
Cook at her." He grinned at his con
: rades, who had crowded in behind oil
Pancho.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
Macon beacon., 1917-09-07
CHAPTER XX--Continued.

20
"No. now He madc n gesture Of de.
oial. How ridiculous! merely keep
YOU from certain destruction. You can
not 90 bv train, because the railroad
has SUSPENDED public service, nor can
Won ride or drive. tell YOU. senora.
the pcoplc are aroused. For the mo-
,nent won must accent NV protection.
whether you wish TO or not. Tumor-
raw"-Langorlo smiled warmly. mean
lngIy-"pcrhnps yog will not be IN such
haste 10 refuse IT, or 10 leave La Fpria.
Nynif rntIl Won understand me better.
Then But enough II this. You are
unstrupg you wish 10 be alone with
your thoughts and what have to say
can wait for fcw hours. In The mean
time. may beg thu Hospitality of your
ranch for myself aal my meut"
Alaire aclu.eSct3 mechanically Lon
rorlo saluted her fingers iu his Gus
tomary manner. and then. with A look
eloquent ~ things uasali Ac went out
to see 10 the comfort Of his command.
Alnlre sank into the nearest chair,
hpr nerves qulyer.uc her mind In tur-
mol. This Mexican was dctcstable,
and he was far from being the mere
moker OF audaclously gallant speeches,
the noctlcally ferveut woocr of every
nr,tTy woman. she had blindly sup
posrd him. His was no sham ardor
Tho man was hotly, horribly I'm earnest.
There had been CLINT Of madness in
his eyes. And he actually seemed to
think that she shared his inratuatOn,
II was intolcrablc. Yet Longorio, she
.,ygs sure had an abundance Of discrc-
zion. he would not dare to offer her
violence. He had pride, too; and in
his way ne was something of Il gen
tlcmnn. SO far, she had avoided CIV
ing him olYense. But If once she made
.plnln 10 him how utterly loathsomc TO
her was his pursuit, she was sure that
he would cease to annoy her. Alaire
was confident, strong-willed; she
took courage.
Her thoughts turned from her fears
TO the amazing reality OF her WldoW-
hood. Even yet she could not wholly
credit the TACT that bus WuSleu ne
had come to an end ana that she was
free to make the most OF her own.
Alaire remembered her husband now
with more tenderness, more charl'y'
than she would have believed possible
and 1t seemed TO her piti1ui lhat one 50
blessed with opportunity should nave
worked such havoc with hlihSei ana
with those near to MIN.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-07

Sle only time two women are In
perfect accord is when they hate TIA
same peop,e.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-07

Biloxi-Mrs. R. o. Penton of Sey.
mour is In Biloxi looking for her son,
Tom Penton, whom she states disap-
peared from his home at Handsboro,
three weeks ago.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-07

Kosciusko,-Attala county's second
cooperative car of cattle was shipped
from McAdams. The car contained 80
head of extra fat cattle. County Farm
Demonstration E. c. McReynolds had
charge of the shipment.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-30
'sCHRISTINE"-FACFT OR
FICTION?

Are the letters in Alice Cholmon-
deley's Christine genuine? This is
the all absorbing topic Of the hour.
II" says The Nation, in common
ing editorially on the book. the VOL
ume is indeed what it purports 10
be-a series OF letters written 10 her
mother by a young English girl res
ident in Germany from late May TO
early August. 1914. il is a document
as significant as any which the war
has yet furnished" The editor later
states that he prefers TO believe
that ii is true history, concluding
with these sentences: ITO our think
ing the publisher should ferret out
its authorship and ascertain the
exast conditions in which il was
written. If it is a genuine record it
is too important TO pass as IL may. in
many minds, as fiction"
There are several facts which
point Enthusiastically TO the anthem
ricity of Christine. In the first place
the nature OF the arrahgements
made for the publication Of Christine
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-30

rally in the morning and brotherhood
rally in the evening. There will be only
one service in the morning and that com
mences at 10 o'clock. The exercises will
consist Of special music and class exer-
cises by the school, and short address
The evening service will be a rally for
the Mems brotherhood and the address
will be delivered by Atty. Dan Pyle. The
Is. Y. +. L. will meet at 8 AS and will
contain special features Of interest to all
HunEarIan-Corner Wash: on av. ans
Cherry st. Rev b. Bertek. Dastsr.
Mt. Zion Baptist-115 n. Birdsell st
Rev. #. X. Kennedy. ID D.. pastor. Sun
day school at Q 80 a. m: Mrs. Anna
Hutchinson. superintendent
first swedIsh-Cor. Laure. and Napier
sis Service $50 q. m. sud 7 80 .. n
CHRISTIAN.
First-Main street. south OF public
library. Rev. John VI. Alexander, pastor.
Our teachers are trained. lessons
graded and we have classes for all agef
u. Incl. superintendent
Our teachers are trained. lessons
graded and we have classes for all ages
Morning worship at 1910 Sermon by
the pastor. Topic: Am | My Brothers
Keeper" Evening worship at 80. Ser
splendid reels OF moving pictures will be
shown entitled, Our Naval Training
Station at the Great Lakes" and THE
Hazardous Work Of Capturing Seals"
Senior Christian EndeavOr at 6 Is. topic
Home Mission Work Among the I'M
migrants" Special music az both morn
ing and evening services by the mixed
quartet
Linden Avenue Church OF Christ
Linden avenue and Carlisle street Ed
ward Castle. pastor. Preaching at 10 AS
q m. and Z 80 p. m. sunday school at
0 80 a. m. I. +. az 3 AS p. m. SrayeT
meeting Wednesday at 7:45 n. m.
Indiana Avenue-Indiana and Wltwer
avenues Rev. W. A. Brundige pastor:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-30
WHEN GOD PROBES.

God loves us too much 70 let what
would hurt us stay with us. So, be-
cause OF this love, he himself is will
ing 10 hurt US in order TO save US
from the greater hurt. Probing is
done in order TO get rid Of something
that would injure. And so, as Pre-
bendary Webster has said: do not
be afraid OF Gods probing. He never
wounds except to heal. He never
humbles except TO exalt. Do let God
deal with you; do not be afraid OF
his probing" Most OF us have been
afraid OF il; we may be dreading IL
just now. We shall not fear if We re-
member what kind OF love is back Of
it: That all-sacrificing love that died
for us on the cross. SO we can
safely, gladly let ourselves go utterly
into his hands and ask those nail
pierced hands 70 do with us what
they will. Then he can begin 10
show us his love as we may never
vet have known the meaning Of
love.-Sunday school Times.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-30
LITTERATEURS AND LITERATURE

would indicate that a real life story
was being revealed. The manuscript
was presented 10 the publishers by
lawyer. who stipulated that the
author should remain unknown and
that all communications should be
sent through him as her representa-
tive. AS has been suggested by one
or two critics who have known the
circumstance and who believe in
genuineness Of the narrative, a very
good reason for such a procedure
might be that the author felt that
Christine was so very personal in
tone, that IL touched her own life so
closely and so deeply that the only
way IN which she could make II
public was by remaining absolutely
unknown herself.
A second and even more weighty
argument that Christine is not fic-
ton lies in the introduction. where
the author justifies the publication
Of the private letters which follow
in these words:
Now. as the years have passed,
and each has been more full OF &C
tons on Germany's part difficult TO
explain except in one way and i'm
possible 10 excuse, feel that these
letters giving a picture of the state
of mind Of the German public i'm
mediately before the war, and writ
ten by some one who went there en-
Enthusiastically. ready 20 like every
thing and everybody. may have a
certain value in helping 10 put to-
gether a small corner Of the great
picture of Germany which il vii!
be necessary to keep clear and naked
before us in the future If the world
is TO be saved.
Il am publishing the letters Just
as they came TO me. leaving out
nothing We no longer in these days
belong to small circles, to limited
little groups. We have been strip
ped of our secrecies and of our pri-
vate boards, We live in a great re-
lationship. We share our griefs:
and anything there is OF love and
happiness any smallest expression
of it, should be shared too. This IS
why I am leaving out nothing in the
letters"
It would hardly seem possible that
such passages as these could be
fiction. and while the publishers Of
Christine are unable 10 secure the
positive proof which some readers
apparently demand, nevertheless
they are willing to accept the state.
ment in the introduction. This, too,
is the attitude Of many reviewers.
For example, Joe Nicely. writing for
The Graphic, and referring express
ly TO the introduction, says:
THE introduction TO Christine r.
heart breaking in its pathos and
stirring in its dignified, simple and
sincere appeal to the better side Of
human nature. When one has LAID
aside the book, one knows why Eng
land is determined TO win this war
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-30
SdlUatiOl1 By
Wholesale

Textbook unto me and be ye
saved, all the ends of the earth.
lisa. 1922.
When goods are sold article by ar
ticle, we call il retail business, and
when they are sold only in large
quantities we call it wholesale bust
ness. Has this last conception any
application 10 the matter of saliva
ton? Are men saved by communi-
ties. by nations. en- masse?
This would seem TO be the thought
OF many. for it is not unusual TO hear
such an expression as the conversion
Of the world. Sometimes men argue
that nations as such have moral re
sponsibilities and all the individuals
in the nations are involved nilly-
willy in whatever the nation does. y
some periods Of the history of the
Christian church. whole tribes and
nations have been baptized and all
the inhabitants reckoned as proper
members Of the church. The Mo-
hammedans as a rule make prose
lytes of people Of large geographical
districts. and bringing the matter
common to hear of the salvation and
the regeneration and redemption Of
society All this would indicate that
in the minds of many salvation is by
the wholesale.
At the present time. when men
are being sent into eternity in large
numbers, practically every day on
the great battlefields, the question
arises as to whether each of these is
saved because he is personally re-
lated 70 Jesus Christ by faith in him,
or whether he is saved because he is
found side by side with others who
are together fighting for some great
principle of national or world policy.
Those who accept this latter view,
AT least some of them, are driven to
the establishment Of some kind OF
doctrine Of faith, because faith seems
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-30
Sunday PARCHMENT
BY Rev. J. H. Ralston, D. D.

70 be demanded; that is, belief on
the Lord Jesus Christ as the only
ground OF salvation.
A distinguished writer in a very
prominent English periodical recent
~ spoke of some men dying at the
battle front who had "a latent
faith, a faith that only came out in
eXtremis. just when it was needed
before the soul took its departure.
The same writer speaks again OF
imperfect faith, the faith that did
not take hold of Christ personally
at ALL but on the things for which
Christ stood-honOr, righteousness
and truth
Peculiar Exegesis.
The same writer again speaks of
n freshly born faith" To find this
faith. there is certainly some very
peculiar exegesis. which results in
showing that the generous and chiv-
alrous acts of men and women in
times Of great physical danger are
proper grounds for salvation. Just
how such faith takes on Christ is a
mystery, and 10 this category we
might add a faith to be-, or faith
that may be exercised beyond this
life. The fact is that all these claims
Of wholesale salvation. logically and
perfOrce. eventuate in universal sal
vation. The reach of such com
munity salvation is such that it
would eventually take in the vilest.
the most ignoble, the slackers and
towards among men. and even
Satan himself.
When dealing with such a subject
as ones personal salvation, the soul.
awakened to the realities Of life and
the life TO come. is not satisfied with
such speculations and guesses. Man
wants something authoritative. He
is concerned about salvation because
he has read in a certain book that
God is a great moral governor and
will some day call him TO account.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-30
EPW0RTH LEAGUERS
TO HOLD MEETING

The south Bend and NIishawaka
Epw0rth leagues have just finished
very successful progressive leader
campaign in which each league was
visited and led by a team from an
other league. This is an annual
affair and usually eliminates on the
drst sunday in October
This year the Twin city Union
OF Epworth leagues is going 20
change this date 20 Friday evening.
oct 5. so as % be able 20 secure
Or. Dan Brummitt. editor OF the
EpwortA Herald. DR.. Brummitt
will address the Epworth ieaguers
and all friends at St Paul's church
Friday evening. oct 5. at 7:45.
Those who know the Epworth
leagues and the speaker are as
sured OF a live, wide-awake. i'm
pressive meeting. Everybody IS
invited
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-30
\ SOLDIERS DIARY
or THE CIVIL. WAR

Of' The CIV IL " AK.
To those whose memories run
back so years. the present military
activities recall events in the civil
war. There were the same appeals
10 patriotism, the same enlistment Of
soldiers. the same partings from
families and the same brave words
Of cheer. A most unique memento
OF that struggle is the diary OF
private soldier kept through nearly
four years OF service. including SIS
days in southern prisons at Ander-
sonville. Ca. and Charleston and
Florence, s. c, where thousands
died from slow starvation and which
he barely survived living skele-
ton.
This diary he has in his later
years copied in plain script upon
sheets which he has had neatly
bound in two volumes Of octave size
and about 400 pages each. Included
in them also are many pictures and
photographs of men and doinRs
prominent in the war or in various
commemorative celebrations Of some
Of its incidents. These include the
dedication April %. 1914 OF the
monument erected by the state OF
New York at Andersonville in mem
DRY OF its soldiers who died In that
prison. dedication 70 which the
state sent free Of expense all its sur
vivors OF that deadly prison house
The author and owner OF this in
teresting diary is Charles c. Mosher
of Geneva, y. Y. He enlisted oct
y Y infantry, which served through
the Peninsular campaign under Nc
Clellan in 1862. doing its share OF
the fighting In December Of that
year this regiment was sent 70 North
Carolina, taking part in the cam
paigns under Gen Vessel Jan. I.
1854. Mr.. Mosher reenlisted for three
years more, or during the war.
In April the whole brigade was cap
tured after a two-days' fight at
Plymouth, y. G, and for nearly a
year he suffered the hardships Of "A
prisoner of war under a government
that had hard work 20 feed its own
soldiers. His release came so that
he reached the Union lines at Will
mington, y. c.. March I. 1S65-a
day that he has ever after religiously
observed as his personal holiday.
His final discharge was on June 27.
1865.
After the war he became a resi-
dent OF Seneca Falls, y. Y. where.
as a member of the village board Of
trustees. he had charge Of the ar
engagements for erecting the beauti-
full soldiers monument which
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-30
THE GOODNESS AND SEVERITY
OF GOD.
(Revicv

(RevicNy)
Lesson Text-Daniel 9:3-f9.
Golden Tcxt-The Lord l. merci-
ful and gracious, slow To- anger. and
plenteOus i'm mcrcy.-PsaIms fO3:S.
A profitable way 20 spend the hour
would be 10 make a study OF Dan
ieIs prayer as recorded In the lesson
assigned for our reading today. and
have the lessons Of the quarter ~
Illustrations Of the goodness and Sc
verify OF God. Announcement Of the
plan may be made the Sunay be-
fore. and the different lessons Of the
quarter assigned 20 different mem
hers OF the class 20 tell how they
bear upon the topic Of the lesson
for this week. A broad analysis Of
Daniels prayer is as follows:
L. Confession of the Nations Sins
(vv. 3.15). The circumstances Of
this prayer were extraordinary The
crisis was so serious that Daniel
sought after prayer 10 the Lord with
fasting. sackcloth and ashes. In his
confession the peoples sins are
placed in contrast with Gods right
eousness. He Acknowledges that
their sorrows and sufferings justly
belong 20 them. Daniel, the holy
man against whom there is no rec
ord OF wrongdoing, includes himself
with his people.
III. Supplication for Mercy and
forgiveness wv. 1919. He pleads
for Gods anger and fury 20 turn
away, and his remembrance Of the
Holy City and his chosen people. The
Lords honor was at stake. He CON
fesses that Israel had no merit, were
utterly destitute Of righteousness, and
pleads consideration on the ground
OF covenant relationship.
Another way TO conduct the re-
view would be 70 ask different mem
hers OF the class 20 report on the
different lessons by giving the vital
and central teaching OF each. The
following are suggested as vital
teachings OF the several lessons:
Lesson 1. God is absolutely holy,
therefore those who have been
sanctihed by fire from the heavenly
altar are qualified for his service.
Lesson 2. He who turns away
from the Lord shall be judged by
the Lord.
Lesson 3. In Hezekiah's reforma-
tory work the Passover feast was
restored showing that the only way
to get people 20 return 10 God is TO
gather them around the cross OF
Christine atonement by blood.
Lesson T. Though our unfaithful-
ness and cowardice have shamefully
Inundated us. we should turn to
God in prayer.
Lesson 8. Gods gracious invita-