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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24
Key to Air Warfare
Kept at McC Cook Field

Dayton, O., Dec. 23.--(AP)-If the
United States were to engage in war
fare tomorrow, certain closely
guarded book would be rushed to
Washington from McCook Field.
It would tell government officials
how to build airplanes: exactly where
to get materials; what aviation prin-
ciples and ideas were sound and what
were obsolete: what airplane parts
should be standardized, and what
should be junlsed.
At the field which is the engineer
ing division of the army air service,
the book, which in reality is not a
volume in the strict sense of the word.
Is known simply as the War Book"
It's resting place is known to only a
few and access to it is impossible.
SHOULD war be declared tomorrow"
said post official. I'VE can give this
book to the war department and say
gentlemen here It is. Go out and build
them There will be no need to en-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24
For Commercial and
Pleasure Travellers

Covering a period of several years
the Oxford has held its own as one
of the most popular hotels in this
section for tourists and a mecca for
the commercial traveller. Mr.. ]. IL.
years experience catering to the pub
lie. He sees that nothing is left I'M
done that will in any may add to the
comfort of his guests. The rooms
are all comfortably furnished and
decorated, all with steam heat and
many with private bath.
The dining room in appointments
and service is fitted up with the idea
Of making it to those partaking of a
meal at the hotel, a pleasure, in the
attractive environment and ready
service. The cuisine is fully equip
ped with all modern appliances for
preparing the most appetising meals
and their special dinners are an at
traction that many families in this
vicinity take advantage of and are
appreciated by the local and travel
ing public.
Evelena Kilgore, Marcia Wood
bury ard Ethel Moore will come to
Skowhegan to pass the Christmas
holidays at their respective homes.
All three of the young ladies are en-
ployed in Portland
Roy Keene. employed at Lewiston.
1T the operations of the Central
Maine Power Company will be in
Skowhegan Thur~a" r,',~'t to pass
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

Miss Phyllis Richardson. daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. C. E. Richardson, Is
in Portland, where she will visit for
4 few days with relatives ana
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. c. Mcdonald and
their sons, Leland and Homer. VIII
be guests of Mr.. and Mrs. waiter
Kilgore, Christmas day. Mr.. Nc
Donald and his sons are the pro-
prietors of Peoples Market.
Miss vara Weeks, teacher of the
first grade at the Academy School,
has gone to Portland for q few days
From there she will go to Boston.
where she will be Joined by friend
before continuing her journey TO
New York. "a
Miss Bernice Holt, daughter OF
Hon. and Mrs. C. M. Holt is In Bos-
tom for a few days visit with friends.
Mrs. Isabel Donaldson. Miss Verna
and Miss Evelyn violette ana MISS
Iona Beauford were among the
skowhegan people in Waterviiie
Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24
Sk0WHEcAN LOCAL NEWS
Somerset County Headquarters FARMERS PHONE o'lo

Mrs. e. F. Merrill, who instituted
the kindergarten class of the FEEDER
ated Sunday school, will complete her
fifth year next Sunday as the head
of this department. These children
will be present at the opening exer-
cises at 1880 Sunday morning. when
Mrs. Merrill will speak to- the class.
Due to the concerted efforts OF the
churches and individuals, there Will
be no family or children in Skowheg-
an who will not be remembered on
Christmas day. This is record to
be proud of and 1t is doubtful II 1t
can be duplicated in Maine.
The arrangements for the Christ
mas tree at Bethany Baptist church
is in the hands Of a committee COM
posed of Mrs. Belle Gates, Mrs. An
ME Pierce, Miss Ruth Hoyt and Miss
Thelma Gates. The entertainment
will be in the auditorium, while the
trees will be arranged in the vestry.
The program is in the hands OF MRS.
Harriet Mason and Mrs. Edith Nut
ting. Services will begin ut O'Clock.
There will be u Children's party
at the Federated church Friday eve
ming at $50. The entertainment Will
be, furnished by the Primary depart
ment and the fifth and sixth grade
GIRLS. The feature of the evening
will be a Christmas tree with candy
and oranges for the children. All
mothers and friends of the children
are especially invited to be present
Each child is requested to bring
some article for the decoration OF
the tree which he will be allowed to
take home at the close OF the exer-
cises.
Mrs. Emma Robinson has closed
her home on Bloomfield street for
the rest of the winter and gone to
Scion to be with her daughter. Mrs
Clara Murphy, Miss Ella Robinson
a teacher in New York City, is pass
/ ing her Christmas vacation there.
Miss Geneva Smith, teacher In
upper Montclair, n. j., Is arriving to-
day to pass the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. I. ]. Smith OF
Madison avenue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

in the first statement. s103. 932.12 and
those of the last which is S2,916,211.-
"a. Probably the authority to serve
in fiduciary capacities is one of the
most important functions recently
granted this bank. This consists Of
the power to become trustee. execu-
tor, administrator. registrar of stocks
and bonds. guardian of estates, as
signee. receiver, or to exercise other
powers as may be prescribed. Bin
w. Page is president and Leslie H..
Goldsmith Isl cashier. The board of
directors are Charles r. Cook. chair
man, Forrest III. Colby, Leander A..
Dascombe, Charles E. Young. John
w. Fogler, Walter p. Ordway and
Roy L. Marston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24
B. P. w. Plans for
Coming Year

The Business and Professional
women's Club have just issued a
most attractive calendar for the COM
ing fiscal year. This club Is becom-
ing considerable Of a power among
the women of Skowhegan, Its work
being along practical lines. There Is
a great deal of talent among the
members of this organization and
this is freely utilized to make the
meetings both interesting and In
structive. The following programs
have been arranged: January IL,
Personality. Mrs. Annie M. Nichols:
Business English, Miss Dorothy M.
Elliott. February 8, Municipal Al
fairs, Hon. Clyde H. Smith; lnsur-
ance. Mrs. Lena M. Cleveland. Feb
ruary %, Washington, the First
President. Mrs. Ethel M. Hight; Pic
mic Supper, Cards. March ., Inter-
national Relations, Florence Waugh
Danforth: First Aid, DR.. Julia Nay
Kincaid. March 2S, Our Aims and
Ideals, Jennie Flood Kreger, Fair
field: Salesmanship. Alice B. Good
rich. April Is, Locking Ahead. Sen
Tor Girls Guests, Florence M. Hale,
Augusta: Banking. Anne M. Casweh.
April 81, Camp Fire. Airline F. Bur-
nor; Nominating Committee Ap.
pointed. May II, Should Women FIN
Political Positions, Gladys FL. Rick
er; Parliamentary Law, Vivian g.
woodbury.. May rs. Election; Bus
mess; Supper.
The officers areS president. Anne
M. Caswell; vice president. Adelena
M. Landry; secretary. Anna M.
Grondin; treasurer, Airline F. Bur-
nor: auditor, Rose A. Borden. Com
mittee chairmeH: Finance, Leila E.
Fairbrother; Good Fellowship. Alice
q. Goodrich; Legislation. Julia Nay
Kincaid: Membership. Mildred A.
Beale: Program, Margaret NJ. Chase;
Publicity. Mabel p. Judkins: Re-
Decentralization. Vivian G. Wood
bury: Service. Dorothy M. Elliott.
Special Committee chai"rnen: Health.
Alice r. Parker; Emblem and Inde-
pendent Woman, Anna Grondin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

tends school at Liberty Village, is
passing the Christmas vacation with
her mother and family, Myron, Ruth
and Robert Blanchard.
Funeral Of Edith Boynton Worth
The funeral of Edith Boynton
Worth took place at the home in
Unity, Tuesday, December Is. Rev.
Buford Parry of Springfield, Mass.
officiating. Mr.. Parry was a former
pastor and long time friend of Mrs.
Worth. A wealth of beautiful flow
ers were mute evidence of the esteem
and love felt for Mrs. Worth by her
associates.
Herbert G. Towle of West Liberty
visited his nephew. Maurice Towle,
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mr.. Harry w. Woods
are rejoicing over the Christmas gift
of a splendid radio set.
Mrs. Everett Hannah visited Mrs
Harry w. Woods, Thursday.
Everett McCacney has moved his
family to Quiggs Mill, East Pelermo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24
CLINTON

Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott Hobbs will
have as dinner guests on Christmas
Day, Rev. and Mrs. Charles Mitchell
and three children, Ethel, Wendell
and Charles Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Davis and son,
Arthur, of Canaan, were business
callers in town, Wednesday.
The Silas Mason farm in North
Clinton has been sold to Clarence
Holt of Canaan.
The following pupils of the High
school, who were not absent for the
fall term were Dorothy Wakely,
Dorothy Dixon, Harold Handscom,
Harriet Goodwin, Carla Weymouth.
Florence Weber, Howard Written,
Olive Irving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24
Indian Arrow Head .
Found at Old Point

William B. Brown, Esq. of Madi-
son, who is much interested in Indian
relics, recently found a copper ar
rowhead at Old Point. AS near as
can be ascertained this relic Is about
800 years old and was probably once
the property of member of the
Norridgewock tribe. 1t is also prob
able that the copper must have been
taken from some settler by the In
dams.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

One Of. the comparatively few
banks of this country that have
stood the test of a century is the
First National Bank of Skowhegan..
This good old bank was established
in 1925 as the Somerset Bank. with
Headquarters at what was then
Scowhegan Falls, Somerset County.
The charter of the Somerset Bank
was renewed in 1891 and its name
changed to Skowhegan Bank. in the
town of Bloomfield. In 1853. in
common with most of the leading
banks. it took a national charter
under the present name of The First
National Bank of Skowhegan.
1t is interesting to note the diff
ference between the total resources
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24
LIBERTY

VALLEY-Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
Towle were in Unity last week to
attend the funeral of Mrs. George
Worth.
Perley Coffin and Everett Page
were in Hallowell, Wednesday on
business.
Miss Esther Blanchard, who at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24
Change of Train Schedule

The following change of trains VIII
take place Sunday. Dec. 81: East
bound No. 81 at 6.19 A. NJ. except
Monday morning-7.20 A. M. No. SO.
Sunday trains Eastbound 6.1s-1O:2l
-4.O7. No. 1 at 1921, No. 8 at 1877,
No. IL at 3.1S. Westbound, No. IS at
500. No 4S at SAG, Sunday trains
w. Bound-9.09; $50. Train Sunday
morning going East. No. III at LBS
A NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

CLYDE Walker was business call
er in Waterville on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hubbard VIII
entertain on Christmas Day their
their daughter and husband, Mr.. end
Mrs. George Proctor, two children,
Jennette and Edward, of Waterville.
Earl Walker left this morning for
Riverside station where he will be
station agent for about three weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24
ok RIG REASONS FOR TRADING IN SKOWHEGAN i
Modern Stores Real Values Reliable merchants

ton of 5000, including the four prin-
cipal towns, Lone Pine. lndepend-
once, Big Pine and Bishop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24
MADISON

Madison Fire alarm was sounded
at II o'clock Tuesday evening ior
what was supposed to be a fire In
the Dayis and Miller dry goods store
on Nam Street. A smoke was nrst
noticed by DIR. Flynn, who lives over
the store and who telephoned to Mr..
Davis. Mr.. Davis, who lives only
short distance away, was quickly at
the store which was full OF smoke
hut at first could not seem to locate
the source. Soft coal Is being USED
for fuel and it was finally found that
the pipe had been blown or detached
from the chimney and all the smoke
from the furnace was pouring INTO
the cellar. No water was used ana
there was practically no damage.
The fire alarm was rung in by
passer by, who saw the dense smoke
Plans for the Community Christ
mas tree are practically complete.
THERE'S to be a varied musical ana
literary program consisting OF
Christmas carols, violin and vocal
solos. and speeches. All music and
the speeches are to be made In the
show room of the Main Street garage
and will be carried to the crowd out
side by the means of a microphone
and ampliner.
Edmund Lafond, who Is student
at the Catholic University in WASH
ington, d. c., arrived In Madison
Tuesday night, to pass the holidays
with friends.
Thomas Clarkin left town. Tues
day, for Glen's Falls. New York,
where he was called by the death
Of his brother.
Forget Me-Not Branch Of the In
ternational Sunshine Society have
prepared a large number OF boxes OF
Christmas cheer which are to be
distributed to needy families In this
vicinity.
Frank Morse. who has been
critically i'll with the mumps for the
past two weeks. Is now able to be
around the house.
Frank Boyington returned from
the Moxie region. Tuesday. with a
large bobcat which he shot and
which was on exhibition in front of
the Christopher Block. Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24
Weekend Specials

+ Weekend Specials
The Bowman Hardware Company
! offers for a Christmas special 10 per
/ cent. discount on all their electric
table lamps for the older folks and
for the Riddles their 80 inch sleds at
$1.50.
| All the best grade cane 'es in fancy
! Christmas packages are 10 be found
at Paradise Sweets and for week.
| end special they are offering assorted
| chocolates, Peach Blossoms, fancy
| hard candies your choice, at 80 cents.
See ad for other specials.
| The Cayoutte's Specially Shop wish
!! you Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year also we have a large as
sortment of Christmas gifts to select
from in useful gifts.
| If You have not tried Rondeu's
bread ask your grocer for loaf to-
! day.
| Special Christmas dinner at the
Oxford hotel with all the fixings and
the price is $1.00.
| For that last moment gift call
DuChlldiu STotIliOuSeS anu lney Will
send them anywhere you wish.
| The Waterville Motor Company
says buy those chains today.
| The Skowhegan Press wish you a
| Merry Christmas and suggest that
you let them do your printing for the
coming year.
! For that Christmas dinner fash &
Groder have extra fancy Chickens,
Nuts, Popcorn, Oranges, Grapefruit
Bananas in fact everything to make
| it a Merry Christmas.
II you are looking for nice home.
like dinner Jones' restaurant will
serve you and the price is SO cents
Tabb's candy shop wish you to
glance at their window where they
/ have a most complete line of Christ
| mas candy. Two pound packages for
IS cents. Also canes, baskets, apples
and etc.
This Thursday evening there will
be Christmas tree at the Grange
hall in Cornville. under the auspices
OF the Grange. assisted by the school
OF the Grange. assisted by the school
children. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

The Bowman Hardware Company
offers for Christmas special 10 per
cent. discount on all their electric
table lamps for the older folks and
for the Riddles their 80 inch sleds at
$1.50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

The Cayoutte's Specially Shop wish
you a Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year also we have large as
sortment of Christmas gifts to select
from in useful gifts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24
Horace S. Elliott

Horace s. Elliott or Athens died
Monday at. his home in that village.
He has been in poor health for a
long time but was able to be about
until within a few weeks. While liv-
ing in Athens all of his life. he is
well known through the county. He
was a Past Noble Grand of Wesser-
unsett lodge of Odd Fellows of At
hens, a member of Keystone lodge Of
Masons of Scion, Past Master of At
hens Grange and a member of SOM
erset Pomona Grange. He is sur
vived by his wife, formerly Miss
Florence Chadbourne of Cambridge
and a son, Mylon of Portsmouth, N.
H., who has been with his father for
the past two weeks. Funeral SER
vices will be held today at 10 A. M,
with Masonic services.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer E. Harris left
town Wednesday for st. Johnsbury
VT. where the Twill pass Christmas
with their daughter and her family
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Wilson. Miss
Freda Harris, teacher, in st. Johns
bury Academy. will also be of the
party. She will return with her
father and mother to pass the re-
mainder of her vacation.
Miss Alice Woodbury., who was
operated upon for appendicitis is i'm
proving rapidly. Her mother. Mrs
Fife Woodbury. and sister. Mrs. Bes-
sic Graf, who have been Ill, are also
improving.
Mrs. r. l.. Fletcher of Portland,
was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.
Russell and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy keene
during the earl ypart of the week.
Mrs. F. A. Russell of Madison ave-
nue., who has been Ill for several
weeks is slowly improving.
Miss Edith Rackliff. teacher in
Moose River, will arrive in town to-
day to pass Christmas with Mrs.
Mabel Washburn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

For that Christmas dinner fash e.
Groder have extra fancy Chickens,
Nuts, Popcorn, Oranges, Grapefruit
Bananas in fact everything to make
it Merry Christmas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

If you have not tried Rondeu's
bread ask your grocer for a loaf to-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

Special Christmas dinner at the
Oxford hotel with all the fixings and
the price is $1.00.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

For that last moment gift call
Bucknam's Greenhouses and they will
send them anywhere you wish.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

The Waterville Motor Company
says buy those chains today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

The Skowhegan Press wish you a
Merry Christmas and suggest that
you let them do your printing for the
coming year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

II you are looking for nice home
like dinner Jones restaurant will
serve you and the price is SO cents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

This Thursday evening there will
be a Christmas tree at the Grange
hall in Cornville. under the auspices
OF the Grange. assisted by the school
or the Grange. assisted by the school
children. 3al
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-24

Tabb's candy shop wish you to
glance at their window where they
have a most complete line of Christ
mas candy. Two pound packages for
IS cents. Also canes, baskets, apples
and etc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-02
elsie Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

marry him if he helped her to beat
the two men she was fighting
against. And this little Spanish
dancer who was herself in love
with Tony had found her instead.
"You goin' to stay wit Leon?
Is that it, Ju-dy"
Panchita dug her finger-nails
into the palms of her hands as she
put the query. Judy raised shad-
owed gray eyes.
81 drove kind of bargain with
him. Panchita," she said slowly.
at was wrong and foolish | sup
pose. But | think ! am going to
stick to it. agreed that ] would
stay here for three days without
trying to escape, unless Tony-or
somebody--came to release me-"
81 ave come, judy" Panchita
whispered, 81 am somebody"
81 suppose | meant Tony or
another man"
"Senor Chatterton?"
Panchita's black eyes narrowed.
Judy nodded, with twinge of
color stirring in her face.
cor him-l suppose"
Panchita thrust her wild, white
face forward.
"You a YER passionate woman,
judy" she said with quivering
irony. But you are not of this
year. You are of long ago. You
old yourself for the 'igheSt bidder
and the strongest man, like when
people used to live in the stone
caves. You ave no preference.
You wait for who knocks you down
and carries you away, and you live
wit i'm till perhaps a stronger
man steals you. Oh, you are YER
ancient"
81 think I am" Judy said. 81
think | must be, Panchita-now.
Perhaps | always was. Oh, why
didn't Tony come if he wanted
me?"
CONTINUED on Page f2)
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Judy nodded. Recognition of
Panchita came abruptly with de-
sire to laugh at the picturesque lit
tie figure she made in her disguise.
But at the girls words the impulse
of laughter vanished.
Ebony sent you?"
There was little note of ice in
the question. A frown gathered
between Judy's well-defined brows.
Psnchita moved forward and
touched her. Judy wondered at
the uncertain pain in her voice.
"'E did not know | COM, Judy.
e did not know where you had
gone, but he fought you 'ad been
stolen-by Leon. 1t was me who
came on my own for to fetch YOU
for i'm. l take the clothes from a
sheep-boy and travel across the
island-in search. Lii Panchita
want to make up her mistake for
putting the powder in your wine
on the yacht. Leon, e t'ink me
lis fren' yet, but e makes a blum
der. See?"
81 see," Judy said gently.
"Thank you, Panchita. Sit down.
l do not think | am in any great
hurry. | am quite an INDUCED
prisoner.
The twinge of irony in her words
came without her knowledge. Pan
chita gazed at her with puzzled in
tentness.
But Tony, e wants you, judy"
she faltered. AT once"
Judy laughed. The question
that dominated her flashed back.
"Then why didn't he find and
fetch me?'
She turned abruptly from Pan
chita. All day she had been watch
ing with dwindling hope for some
sign that Tony had followed and
found her. She would have liked
to see him put his delicate wits and
lean strength against those of de
Barsac in order to recapture her.
She had promised that she would
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Parchita paused in her trem-
bling speech.
''Nevare had | been out alone
before that night, Tony. II was
the high adventure. All, / wish |
had stopped in the 'ouse and made
the Cruel for poor jules cold. But
it was not to be. You COM here
after Judy, and | COM here after
you. 1t is YER comic, is it not?"
Panchita hung her head. She
touched Buckenham's sleeve.
81 tell you this for-for to
please myself. II COM to. my lips.
But liz Panchita is not meaning
for you to make love--for to steal
you from Judy. See! 1t COM
to my lips when | see Senior Chat
terton 'urting you. Me, / ave no
hope. ] shall go away from you
forever, Tony. Brt first will
discover for you Judy. Now | go
away for to do it."
She stole to the end of the room.
Buckenham stared after her.
"Panchita," he said.
She was back by his side like
an eager dog.
"What you want?" she asked a
little chokingly.
I'm not the strong young
hida, 20 you think | am, Panchita,"
Tony said between his teeth. "Not
when it comes to the rough parts
of life. l was coddled in my
youth l think. Chatterton-"
He stopped. Panchita smiled
nysteriously. With an impulsive
movement she caught up his hand
and pressed her lips on his brown
wrist.
"You brave and good and clean,
Tony" she breathed. "For that
you are strong. And you will
win Ju-dy-if you are the strong
est"
She passed out. The grave moon
and the twinkling stars that looked
throug.. the window of Panchita
Consoles room and saw her, lying
like a beaten and dishevelled flow
er upon the bed with her face
buried, and her fingers digging
deep into the coverlet upon which
she lay, alone knew the stormy
depths of her anguish.
There was little music in the
heart of Panchita for the feet with
the golden slippers to dance to,
that night.