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The New York herald., 1922-05-21
Sir James Barrie's Letters to Mrs. Pat" Campbell

mechanically, even If your genius had de-
serted you, leaving only onetenth to the
gods. Even as it is, have forced half the
battle on you; but winning half the bat
tie will not avert defeat. You believe in
courage; I say, God save me from having
to fall back on that desperate resource.
though IL it must come to that 1t must
I don't like fighting; I like conquering
You think you like fighting, and now you
will have to succeed sword in hand. You
have left yourself poorly provided with
ideas and expedients, and you must make
up for them by dash and brilliancy and
resolution. And so, Avanti!
&c. B. s."
The play made the audience laugh and
feel happy for two solid hours and half.
One paper said, THE house rocked to
and fro and shook with laughter-they
roared, they cried with laughter!" There
was the kind, human element in the play,
too
In September I went to America with
"Pygmalion." The wrench was hard, but
George had to remain in England to at.
tend to his financial affairs.
L had to make money.
SO once again / was ready to work my
self to death.
After a few months George Joined me,
and learned to know intimately my life
and work.
This close companionship filled me with
happiness.
But the rumbling of the war was grow
ing louder-the whole world was on its
mettle.
Again he had to return to England to
take up his military duties; he did good
work as a soldier, as the following ex-
tract from Joey's letter shows.
". Barrie told me that the first
news you got on landing was that George
had been shot in the courtyard Of the
Ritz as a spy. That comes Of inter-
marriage with the Plesiosaurians. =.
Seriously, however, it seems to have been
a shocking business. Some commander
whose name do not press for, but whose
genius was Of the literary rather than
the military order, was failure George
says very little about It in his letter: In
fact nothing, except that he never ex-
pected to get back. Now that he is back,
safe and sound, let us hope that he will
still be thrown away on the naval bri-
gade, because II will certainly not be sent
out again in hurry. made what spe-
cial inquiries 1 could about the affair to
find whether George was held in any way
responsible for the debacle; but though
my informant was furious about It. and
said that the truth could not be published
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hospital. Ah, Stella, dear, our silver lined
cloud must turn its silver side to us soon.
"As for our beloved-you have made
different man of him, and his men hear
simply toorShip him. What wonderful
success Shelaghs benefit must have been.
DO send me a good account Of 1t, and
your speech. l am going back with
Shelagh to her hospital, and then down
to Daisy's villa in the south of France.
Have you the least notion what your
plans are? Do write to me now and then.
But not the sort of writing an intoxicated
snipe would make who had dipped his
feet in an inkpot and then danced mad
war dance all over the paper!
stella, dear. you know you cabled me
to spend $50 on Georges hut. But 1t has
not come yet. only tell you because 1t
may be lost in the post.
God bless you, dearest, in the New
Year, and may it bring us peace together.
Loving
PATSY"
Poor little Daisy in her fat in Berlin.
but she has her boy with her." daisy is
the Princess Pless, beautiful, fragile,
sensitive woman, who was during the five
years of the war, in Germany nursing and
bearing heavily her very difficult posi-
tion. She and her son stayed with me in
England twice after the war, and l grew
fond of them).
NV mother-in-law lived with me at 33
Kensington Square during time Of Sc
we're trial for her.
| looked upon her as an invalid. Her
strange nervous excitement-she had
nervous movement in her face even when
she was asleep-her abnormal, high
spirits made her appear callous. But do
not think this was so.
l can never think it fair that men
should nave publicly condemned her.
In October, 1917, "The Thirteenth
Chair" was produced at the Duke Of
York's-a popular play that met with
great success, seriously interfered with
by the air raids.
During the run of this play my heart
was lacerated:
Admiralty.
Deeply regret Acting Lieutenant Conn.,
mander Alan q. Campbell killed in ac-
tion 30th December. Letter follows"
Beo had been killed in France.
Beo-I had not realized this could
be.
One days rest to get my heart steady.
Then work again.
Life seemed pitiless-the theater, hell
George was strangely calm and did not
speak Of Beo; this made the pain harder
to bear.
I was in deep sea and there was no
light anywhere.
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SearchinqForA Lost Mines

Columbia he not only stumbled the bones of his
two lost brothers but also hit the location of
auriferous quartz, which has made him one of the
gold kings"
One night years ago when making camp
with his party Mcleod found the traces of an old
fire in the forest at hand and in idle curiosity
he began to scrape among the ashes and bits of
charred wood Presently he found on the half burned
trunk of pine inscription consisting of the date
May 1906" and the initials of the names of his two
brothers, who had been missing for years. Later
the discovery made of two skeletons under tree
short distance from the site of this old campfire;
and not far from the tree Mcleod picked up watch
which he at once recognized as having belonged to
his brother Frank.
The trees in the vicinity were then closely exam
ined for marks and "blazed" trunk was found on
which much carving that was now SO obliterated
by nature and the weather that very Of the letters
readable. Near the foot of the tree Mcleod
managed to make out sufficient of the lettering as to
lead him to believe that complete decipherng would
probably mean his fortune
The few rough letters that had remained readable
referred to the locating of gold shaft But the
murderers, who presumed to have been Indians
had not only taken the precauton means of
Identification from their vctims-they had sashed
of the carved letters unintelligbe The party pros
pectors scattered in search and it Mcleod him.
self who CHANGED a shaft apparently sunk eight or
nine years previously 1t evident considerable
quantity of gold had been extracted The claim which
Mcleod promptly proceeded to stake out was subse
quently disputed by Indians the ground that
they had sunk the shaft. The matter, however
determined in McLeods favor.
Who that in the mining areas of southwest
Oregon few years ago does not remember the Cray
Dutchman"-the little old German, who seldom came
into the prospectors' camps, but hung about In the
tall timber and scrub watching operations most
fully? Years ago he stout strong young man.
with comrade and one of the most valuable pros
poets" in the Southwest Indians surprised them and
his mate killed, but he escaped and made his
to Rogue River still hugging in bag pieces
of his auriferous Some twelve months later he
turned Oregon with enough dollars to enable him
fit himself out and reopen his bonanza. He set out
but found it impossible to locate his mine again.
The frost and snow, landslide or two, and the
overfowing of the small river at hand had done
away with his landmarks. At last he told others Of
his mine None has redscovered it. And Fritz
lost his wits in monomania of search for his Crazy
Dutchmans Nine"
Terrible but fascinating is the lure of gold and
silver.
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or even limited at, and was down on the
gentleman of literary talent aforesaid,
he had nothing to say as to George, or
to any of those who got back, except that
their making their way through the Ger
mans showed what the others could have
done if they had been capable of any
fighting at all; for he evidently thought
the Germans gave way wherever they
were tackled vigorously. Churchill Is
very much blamed. Altogether, George
could hardly have had harder job or
one bringing a higher proportion of kicks
to halfpence.
"He says. pathetically that New York
is such long way off"
To my joy George came out second
time, making me feel still more sure of
our future together.
This time he insisted on acting with
me. / taught him Doolittle in "Pyg-
malion' and Orreyd in "Tanqueray," and
he acted well.
Everywhere in America We were re-
ceived with almost exaggerated hospi-
tality.
Dear Mrs. Stotesbury lent us her house
in Washington, and her servants and
motor. We entertained royalty in our
fine surroundings, and when at the end
of the week asked her housekeeper for
my bills she said, There are no bills!"
I telegraphed to Mrs. stotesbury, who
replied, begging me not to deprive her OF
such a trifling happiness-such are the
Americans!
In San Francisco I produced play
by II. vachell George had seen in Eng
land, called "Searchlights," and taught
him the leading part.
But he became i'll; the hard study was
too much for him.
The. doctors ordered him away to a
wonderful park in California, where he
could have sport and rest, but he returned
to me long before the appointed time:
and after some weeks went back to Eng
land again.
In New York managed to get up
matinee for Shelagh's Constance Duchess
of Westmlnster) hospital in France.
George was in England at the time and
had written asking me to do this for
her. I played "The Second Mrs. Tanque
ray" and sent Shelagh $500.
MY mother-in-law wrote to me from
England:
"Newlands,
"25th December, 1914.
stella, dearest:
How truly wish you we're here. Your
beloved has just arrived In his uniform.
so good to look at. So glad of your dear
telegram. Little Shelagh is here too and
so grateful for your grand work for her
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Romance of another nature attaches itself to the
lure of old mines that in most worked by
the Aztecs Mayas and others many centuries before
t,c landing OF Europeans the American continent
One notable instance is that Of the ancient Tiopa Nine
It. according records, had been rich in gold
that Spanish Bishops wine bowl hammered out
of single lump Some years ago Brooklyn man.
while hunting in the Chihuahua locality, found an
old tunnel the mouth of which had been walled up
many generations ago. The tradition that the
mine had beer abandoned by the Spaniards
of their losses at the hands of the Apaches other
Indite tribes. And the tradition proved correct.
A richer discovery that of prospector
who after years of unsuccessful search for gold de-
cided to work old dump of spent rock on the
Mexican side Of the Rio Grande 1t had lain there so
long that nobody knew anything about it, many being
of the opirion that it merely debris fallen
the hill through wind and weather. AS he was labor
iously clearing some of it away to drive tunnel
solid wall of we'll laid masonry encountered
Dynamite had to be used to blow 1t down. A tunnel
was then disclosed, which few feet further in was
closed by low massive door built of hardwood logs
and fastened by huge lock Of antique Spanish
manship The door broken apart and it was found
that the tunnel back into the hill some 500 feet
to breast of ore many times richer than any found
in recent years. revolution or an invasion Of the
Apaches had probably caused the mine to be aban-
dored, and the Spaniards with the characteristic
ming Of their time, had hidden the bonanza leaving
exposed only the waste product the side of the hill
Nowhere has the magnet of precious metal been
greater lure than in the northern gold producing
regions of North America. Despite the dangers the
extreme discomforts and the solitude thousands have
rushed hither in pursuit of the golden spoil Numer-
the romances of the Yukon goldfelds-many
of them sheer strokes of luck One such instance is
outstanding.
In the early days much search made for allu-
vial deposits from which the Indians early in the
nineteenth century obtained the gold dust that they
disposed of to trappers, the Hudson Bay Company
and others
One morning detected prospector, Joe Carver,
when camping with Indian hunter, told by
him that seeing the rising sun CLEAN on the rocks
near by at the foot of which stream, brought
back his memory that the place had been called BY
his forefathers the Rocks of Gold" Carver made
search. He found not only the immense hoard which
had accumulated in the bed of the small river for
nnumerabe centuries but rich veins of gold cropping
out on the of the rocks. He died multibiion-
aire!
Stranger than any fiction the real facts con-
corning another prospector Charles Mcleod of Ed
monton. While taking expedition Of gold seekers
through the wastes of the northwest portion of British
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rALF Of the 'mineros" in Peru in high hopes
IA .. finding again the famous salcedo silver
mine. 1t was recently located by an Ameri-
can prospector who met his death because Of his dis
covery, and the mine mouth disappeared once more.
TIE Indians of Peru are at this day aware of the
existence of many rich Mines the situation of which
they will not disclose the whites and halfbreeds.
They wait in fond hope of the day when they
masters again and the glories of the old Incan EN-
pie are revived The exact locality of the Sacedo
still among their secrets though not long ago
il was almost wrenched from them by the daring
American.
The Salcedo is no myth. In the seventeenth CEN
tury it made poor Spaniard, Don Jose, the richest
man in Peru. The mother of beautiful Indian girl,
whom Salcedc married, had in her gratitude shown
him the whereabouts of rich silver mine, worked
in the Incas times, and closed up to bak the Dons
greed. Salcedo rapidly grew wealthy as to rouse
the envy and cupidty of the viceroy, who arrested
him for treason and condemned him to death Salcedo
begged that the documents be sent to Madrid He
offered the Viceroy brbe bar OF silver day.
AS the voyage from Callao to Spain in those days
took twelve to fourteen months some notion may
be got Of the mine owners enormous wealth. The
Viceroy ordered Salcedo to be hanged and sent his
officers to take possession Of the mine in May 1862
The mine is situated in the neighborhood Of Cerro
de Laycacota and Cananchari, many days journey
from the Peruvian capital and along difficult route
by the wild Cordillera. When the expedition reached
the spot it was to find all traces Of the mine had been
obliterated Salcedo's Indian mother-in-law had
hastened ahead with her friends Of the tribe and
with the Eelp of the Indian workers. who were at
tched their late MASTER they had flooded the mine
with water, destroyed the works and so effectively
closed up the that discovery impossible
Torture was applied to many of the 'Cholos." but
none of h. would disclose the position Of the mouth
of tho workings. For than two centuries it
remained hidden.
Some time ago American prospector, who had
investigated the traditions and facts began operations
bv himself He hit on a sealed mine mouth in the
mentioned vicinity, and following it reached old work
ings of very rich ore When he came to the surface
again. thirsty tired and mad with JOY one of the two
Indians assisting him offered cupful Of mate tea,
which he thankfully accepted. A few minutes later
he ill and convinced he had been poisoned mounted
his horse and gaoped off to the nearest white men,
some twelve miles away. To them he told what had
taken place and described accurately the position of
the Salcedo mine. He died the following morning.
Immediately steps were taken to trace out the
Go.conda. When the place was reached all signs of
the reopenod mine mouth gone Gone, too. were
the two "Cholos." All barren precpitious rocks
again and wind blown soil and desolation.
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How happy we we're at last. /, with
my belief in love, convinced that George
had been very unhappy, and that his un-
happiness had been the fault of others,
that our love would comfort him. be-
lieved, too, in his power to pull things
together for himself and make happiness
for us both.
Five days after our marriage "Pygma-
lion" was produced at His Majesty's The
ater. And surely no first night has ever
gone with more success and with such
joyousness. The bloody" almost ruined
the play; people laughed too much!
Before the first night Joey George Ber-
nard Shaw sent me final orders" which
show / had not been obedient at re-
hearsals.
e.. could have planned the part
so that nine-tenths Of 1t would have gone
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Hope you have good accounts of Mr.
Pat and that your childs knee is well.
"All good with Stella.
yours,
"W."
Sunday morning.
"Oh, my poor Carissima Friend
"Is there anything it is possible for me
to do? You know gladly would help
you, body, soul and spirit, II could
Send for me il you would like to see me.
or if can be of any use to you or your
child.
"And to think of you last night and
this morning! (This referred to Pats
death.)
"The inclosed had written last night
to send this morning.
II may well say, Good with Stella
yours,
"W."
In June, 1913 Sir George Alexander re-
vived THE Second Mrs. Tanqueray."
In September, at the Duke of York's. 1
played the wonderful Leonord in 1.-THE
Adored One"
Leonord pushed a man out of a railway
carriage because her little girl had cold
and he wouldn't shut the window. She
says it over and over again during the
trial for murder, in spite of all efforts of
Judge, counsel, jury and friends to stop
her. In the end she is proved mot
guilty"
This little story Barrie made into play
80 f,,x nd
beauty.
My private life was now beginning to
show a glimpse of possible happiness.
Jenny (the former Jenny Jerome of
New York; had decided to divorce George
George CORVALLIS West). / understood
the sum he was to pay her was sufficient
to prevent his intended bankruptcy af-
fecting her in any way.
We married on April 6, 1914. 1t looked
odd my marrying him only few hours
after the decree absolute. / felt 1t would
disarm criticism of him.
And "Pygmalion" was to be produced
on the 18th; there would be no chance
of even a few days quiet together then.
He wrote later in loving letter that in
marrying me he had cheated the devil. ;"
Among many hundreds of kilograms
and congratulations quote few letters
from people in Georges world, which
show they felt the marriage would bring
us happiness.
"Wednesday.
"Oh, My Dear:
my Joy was great, and feel so inter.
ested In life when think of you, at last
brilliantly contented, too.
soon hope to see happy faces.
How glad / am he talked to me at
Alice Keppels. II makes all the differ.
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ence to have heard from him what adora-
tion and devotion he has for you.
His people must love him because of
his expression If nothing else, and If
they love him they must be glad to know
how happy he is.
"Bless you both.
'v. r. (the Duchess Of Rutland)."
"16 Lower Berkeley Street, w.
"a thousand loving wishes, darling, and
may you have much of the happiness you
deserve so we'll. l thought so much of
you yesterday, and send you all my love-
Your loving
FRANCES (Lady Horner)."
Stella, Darling:
"All my love and thoughts to you. Bless
you. RACHEL Countess of Dudley"
Beo, my son, loved George. With great
affection, Stella, my daughter, wrote from
Africa:
East Africa Protectorate,
April 10th, 1914.
Darling Mother:
Your telegram, which came on Wednes.
day, was great surprise to us, as you
can imagine, but can't tell you how glad
it has made us to be able to think Of you
as happy, and no longer lonely, and. above
all, with some one always with you to love
and take care of you.
II am very sorry that I do not know
George better, but hope to some day;
and do know, from the little l saw him,
how much he loves you.
1T have little news, and can think of
nothing but your happiness, so I can't
write any more now
do write when you have time. in
close few lines to George.
with very much love and heart
bursting with good wishes for your hap
piness, and big hug from little Pat.
"Your loving
STELLA"
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Hope you have good accounts of MI
Pat and that your child's knee is well.
"All good with Stella.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-01-03
THE OPTIMISTIC PESSIMIST

Even if ne does write 1921 fr 1922 a few times there still remain
more than $50 days to get the swing and write right.
1t has been unkfndly remarked that modern woman n o longer goes to
the pains of denying her age. Experience has taught her the easiest way
is to paint it out
Success of the ephemeral type sometimes acts as a modern peroxide,
uns the head.
Recently there died in Utica, New York, a man who for years had
smoked almost necessarily in his waking hours. He wa taken at the un
timely age of los. Again is the deadly effect of nicotine demonstrated.
In business he who looks careful is to his overhead need not worry
much about keeping his feet
Dallas News remarks another way for street ar lines to make money
is to hang straps o the outside of the cars and sell "dangle fares" at half
rates. Evidently the Dallas News man has not been to Honolulu o he
would not have suggested the half fare.
1t is peculiar that "requiescat in Pace should be put o tombstones
when the friends of the deceased profess to belief that he will rise from
the dead.
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satisfaction in the fact that other producing sections are no better off than
Hawaii
u u
For centuries past each generation has howled that its society" was
rotten and decadent and still, looking back, it is evident the world has i'm
proved greatly The sam old howl is sounded today and will probably
be repeated a hundred years hence.
Recently purchased mucilage appears to have been affected by the
prohibition laws. 1t is impossible to find any stick in it,
Since champagne has been banshed from use it is suggested that fu
ture batleshfps shall be cristened by breaking ver the bows bottles filled
with the tears OF. tax payers.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-01-03

Much to do is being made in letters to Honolulu newspapers,
many sheets of good white paper are being wasted in a dispute as
to whether Roosevelt was so great as his admirers assert. Such dis
pues are about as profitable as arguments over the verious tenets
of different faiths. Each has a right to his opinion but the airing
of such opinions is bootless. No man ever lived who could command
the highest respect and veneration of all his contemporaries. The
substance of all the recent letter writing is merely that some folk
liked Roosevelt and some did not. Why not let it go at that?
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-01-03

Attorney General Daugherty is quoted as saying he will rely
on the aid of the attorneys general of the various states in an effort
to readjust retail trade prices. From past experience he is leaning
on a slender reed. They are expected to publish costs of necessities
in connection with a list of production costs. theoretically, he is
all right, but
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-01-03

America holds a new worlds record for continuous airplane
flight, 26 hours, 10 minutes and 35 seconds, breaking the French
record by more than two hours. The pilot of the plane was 'too
delicate for active war service but trained other fiers at Kelly
field. The question arises as to what Stinson would have done had
he ben strong and hearty.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-01-03

LOrrin Andrews is reported to have left the Islands for good
and created a vacancy in the craftsmanship of the Territorial Re-
publican Committee. Mauis quarrel was not with Andrews but
with the methods employed in securing his selection. AS to his hav-
ing left the Islands permanently, well-maybe so, maybe so.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-01-03

In answer to a questOnaireS from a medical journal a large
majority of the physicians from six states have declared that they
do not consider whisky, wine or beer necessary as medicines. The
chief complaints that require such prescriptions appear to be COM
plants against enforcement of the prohibition law.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-01-03

Seven Chinese societies in conference at Washington have urged
China to boycott japanese goods and services in protest to Japan's
attitude toward China at the arms limitation conference. Now, it's
time for Japan to add to the agenda a provision to preevnt interna-
tional boycOtts.