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dressed in the stiff black mourning
silks of the period passed her, and
was moved by some strange sympathy
which draws kindred beings to one
another to ask If she could help her.
Then quickly Miss Carson told her
tale to the young widow, Mrs. David
McFaul. 1t was the latter's sugges-
ton that perhaps her cousin, Mrs.
Mary Holmead, who owned and su-
perintended the big farm across the
road. could find place for her trunks
of schoolgirl finery and an extra
plate for her at table.
A few other persons visiting rela-
tives at the hospital had stopped at
Mrs. Holmead's house, but they had
been for the most part mothers or
near relatives OF the soldier inmates.
knowing Mrs. Holmead's strict views
concerning what young girls should
and should not do, Mrs. McFaul, only
a little less of a girl than her COM
panion, told her new friend of them
The immediate solution of the prob
lem seemed to be to make of John
MCGEE a brother instead of a lover.
So the black magic of youth effected
the chance for the sake of old Mrs.
Holmead's moral precepts.
But since the imagination of youth
is matched often by the keen percep-
tion of age, Mrs. Holmead early sus-
pected that John McGee, whose
wounds healed so quickly that soon
he was calling in the evening twilight
upon his sister" showed something
more than brotherly affection for
Anna MCGEE" And when on a sum-
mer day, late in August, quartet
composed of the brother" and sis
ter" and her own young cousin and a
uniformed soldier started off for a
drive. she knew as well as they that
it was a wedding drive.
After the good old pastor at st.
Peters had made Anna into true
MCGEE" the little party returned
home to find the farmhouse lighted
from roof to cellar and filled with
the neighbors from roundabout. On
the long tables in the dining room
was spread a supper for all to which
the best man added his donation OF a
great cake and some bottles of wine
he had bought on the way home
The new Mrs. McGee, however
planned to celebrate her marriage by
! showing the new independence her
wifely position gave her Her John,
oven more fascinating to her than
] whom she ran away from school to
visit Nm, ~ l1ils1 TO prove his
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on the shingle below the huts, the
two moon faces, unperturbed, looked
at us from the darkness of their
doorways. They were of two women,
somberly clad, each seated on her
threshold. with her knees drawn up
in a posture Of patient endurance.
One of the guardians of the door
way appeared to be very old; her face
was wrinkled and her hair thin and
white She spoke no "Castilian,' but
conversed, from time to time, in rich
cultural tones in the native tongue.
The other woman was about 40. Her
voice, too, was deep and rlch, with
mournful monotony of cadence; and
the expression of her face was at
once impressively sad and kind. This
younger woman stood to let us enter.
She was tall and 1.-THE and had
manner of great dignity.
l distributed my gifts of chocolate.
The Indians were neither impressed
by my generosity nor curious about
what the silver-covered packages
contained. They thanked me and
either pocketed them or laid them
aside. The younger woman asked
me for soap.
WE returned to the Kathleen ac-
W cOmpanIeo Dy the ola Hail.
while we assembled an assortment of
supplies for him. he waited, seated
on the deck, looking abjectly for
lorn and filthy amid the trim sur
roundings of the boat. He thanked
US with quiet politeness, saying,
Not much but very good"
1t seemed to me when finally 1 had
brought this savage back to the shore
and stood there with him for a mo-
ment at our parting, that there was
little evidence of an abyss of CEN
turtles between US. Miserably poor
in goods. slothful and filthy with neg
lect, he was the type of his race :;
yet among the enlightened races of
the earth are individuals, and even
classes whom circumstances or tenn
permanent have reduced apparently to
that same condition, or who, in re-
action to the pace of civilization. to
It's burdens and responsibilities,
yearn for the freedom of vagabond-
age. How thin a veneer upon the
deep substratum of humanity must
our culture be when, through de-
sire or circumstances, men can so
easily revert ten thousand years!
We waved farewell as we sailed off.
but there was no response. From those
dark doorways in the shadow of the
forest the two moons again looked
out, as II eternally. And IL they saw
US 1t could only be that by the course
we took we crossed their fixed and
far-off seaward vision. So little did
we count: had we been gods we only
should have known it
With the fair wind and freshening
after five lnterminable wind bound
weeks in Brenton Sound, and bright
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pearances, at that hour Of high tide,
with the surface of the water torn
by the wind, there was depth enough
outside for straight approach. 1t
was worth CHANGING in preference to
continuing at the wind-raked anchor
age where we lay.
ON our return we found the tenant
~ of the farm at home. And now.
lest these lines come to glow with
that too kindly spirit of undiscrimi-
mating love for man, l permit myself
the happiness of presenting this
mealy- hypocrite as the per-
nicious scoundrel that he was.
Enter" said Gomez with a gri-
mace OF hospitality, when l had pre-
sented to him a warm letter of intro
duction from his employer, Senior
/ Marcou.
We questioned him about the an
chorage in the river, telling him that
we intended moving our boat to 1t.
He laughed and, with obscure sig
nificance, shrugged his shoulders,
avoiding a direct reply.
Tomorrow he said in obedience to
| a. command in the letter / had pre-
sented. Il take you to the lake"
Both because of the tides effect
upon the river current and that II
might favor US in the event OF our
running aground, We hoped to post
pone the attempt to enter the river
until the flood tide had set in. Tht
| day was, however, so overcast tna'
| at 5 o'clock, with darkness threaten
| ing, we hove anchor. Ihe strohe
| wind bore us with what seemed IN
credible speed toward the land, whose
long. low shore appeared of unbrok
81 sx+ent revealing nothing of the
rivers mouth save the cliff tha
| marked it
| tt had been high tide when we in
| spected the seaward approach, ano
| the water had appeared to be OF ever
and sufficient depth. Now, however
as we drew nearer to the land we OBJ
| seryed breakers as far from shore al
half a mile. Nevertheless, from wha'
| had been told us of the river, ano
particularly from Gomez's having men
| toned no dangers, 1t seemed reason
| able to continue; SO, with white seai
everywhere to starboard Of US ant
| reefs and a converging rocky shor'
TO port, we held on straight for the
narrow river mouth. Suddenly TN
| water under us showed a paiIle
green. The mate leaped forwaro l.
observe the depth; it was too late.
long sea broke across our poWs
There was no room to turn, nor time
| we struck.
A foaming sea swept by us, grind
ing us along Another followed, lift
| ed us, and hurled us forward, clear
| We gained new headway from tn
| wind and shot ahead through a caul
| dron of white surf.
| We struck again, were lifted by {
bigger sea, carried two fathoms oil
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charm to the officers in charge of fur
loughs and such matters, and was due
soon to return to the front. But Mrs.
MCGEE considered that he was not
strong enough to undertake the hard
ships of a campaign again, and since
he now belonged to her she sought
means of protecting him. Both she
and her friend, Mary McFaul, had
heard of the kindness of Mr.. Lincoln,
and they determined to see him and
present the case to him.
X X X X
A BOUT noon on a hot day in late
IA August, the two young women,
one a bride of a few days, the other a
widow of a few months, dressed in
their most becoming gowns, their lac
lest shawls and most irresistible bon
nets, and began their journey to the
White House. AS the wheels of the
carriage ground through the dust Of
the country roads which lead there,
the two OF them rehearsed the points
which they should present to Mr.. Lin
coin. BY the time they had actually
arrived at the portico entrance, Mrs.
Anna MCGEE was nervously eager to
be in the presence of the man whom
she already considered her benefac-
tor, for her mind had run forward in
anticipation, and her John was almost
free.
And now let Mrs. Mary L. Kimmel,
formerly Mrs. Mary McFaul, tell the
story of how Abraham Lincoln i'm
pressed her on that summer afternoon
in 1854. Backward from 1928 to 1864
is a long stretch for even an active
memory to take. but, as vivid expert
ences stand out brightly in the mind,
this visit to the wartime President
of her youth Is stamped clearly upon
Mrs. kimmePs memory.
I'VE waited just a few moments
when we entered the hallway, for we
were told that Mr.. Lincoln was busy.
AS RENE ember there were not great
many people waiting there to see him.
Possibly the heat of the day had kept
them away. did not speculate upon
that at the time, nor did my friend.
Now that we had made the long drive
and actually gotten near our goal,
Mrs. McGee's nervousness had in
creased, and she was a little over
| awed by her own audacity The at
| tendant soon told US that the Presi-
| dent was disengaged and would see
| us now.
| He showed us into the office where
| Mr.. Lincoln was seated behind his
| desk. Rising as we came in at the
! door. the President came forward to
Evening star., 1925-02-08

TT is reported that some time ago
there was held in certain sec
tion of England Roman celebration,
wherein a number of soldiers were
requisitioned and dressed up to rep
resent Roman warriors. 1t was a
chilly day and the men were far from
comfortable.
Now an old lady was walking along
looking at the soldiers and finally ap-
preached one of them and said:
"Are you Appius Claudius?'
After moments hesitation the
soldier replied, with deep feeling:
NO. mum, I'm unhappy as hany-
thinkt"
Evening star., 1925-02-08

of ours; and It was with a view to
shifting the Kathleen to that berth
that we went to reconnoiter it.
1t was high tide when we reached
the river bank, and the sea having
entered the lower reaches of the
stream had deepened and broadened
it. and assimilated its current, so that
we beheld a most inviting, almost
landlocked, little harbor.
Absolutely perfect" we cried; and
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we hurried down to inspect the en-
trance.
This was not so good. 1t mar
rowed abruptly when it entered the
sea to a passage not more than 80
feet in width, with a cliff on one side
of 1t and a steep sand bank on the
other. Outside, on one hand were
reefs and on the other the long
curved beach of the bay with the
sea laundering along it. To all ap-
Evening star., 1925-02-08

Embarking with one companion
In a sloop-rigged and decked-over
lifeboat from Punta Arenas, Chile,
bound for Cape Horn, Mr.. Kent,
whose narrative began last week,
had scarcely sailed out into the
Strait of Magellan before the little
craft began to fill.
In spite of desperate bailing.
the water reached to their waists
in the cabin. They were finally
able to check 1t and then to limp
ashore at Dawson Island. They
had scarcely cast anchor in shell
ter, however, before they were
boarded by a Chilean soldier of
Port Harris and told they were
under arrest. At this point the
present installment begins.
Rockwell Kent is an information
ally known painter of landscapes
and figures. He Is also the author
of "Voyaging Southwark From the
Straits of Magellan" and wilder
ness" His companion, Ole Ytte-
rock, a Norwegian, was the third
officer of the steamer in which Mr..
Kent had journeyed from New
York. Upon hearing of the ar
lists startling project, Ytterock
had volunteered to join him.
Evening star., 1925-02-08

~
dates from 40 years or more
ago: period when, incidental to the
white mans occupation of the prairie
lands of southern Patagonia, there
was carried on a ruthless war to ex-
terminate the aborigines.
Inhabiting the interior of TERRA
del Fuego were the Ona Indians, a
superb race related to the giant ma
tives of the mainland north of the
Strait of Magellan Their warning
and predatory habits brought them
into immediate conflict with the
white invaders of their lands. The
war became loathsome butchery.
Deeply moved to pity by this re-
voting carnage, the local diocese Of
the SiIecian order established a mis-
sion at Port Harris for the prosecuted
savages.
They fed their wards and clothed
and trained them, and when, after a
course of years and In spite of a con-
tinued replenishment of healthy saw
ages from the wilderness of TERRA
del Fuego, the human material had
about all died, the mission was put on
the block and sold.
Port Harris now became the center
of business enterprise. A sawmill
was built and shipyard; and there
on Dawson Island was eventually
launched the famous and Inflated
Sara, the largest ship ever built in
Chile.
TT was dark when, escorted by SOL
diers and towed by their launch
we entered Harris Bay. The electric
lights of the little town sparkled
through the rigging of vessels at the
wharf, and were reflected wavering
t., - L. l. -, ~ 1T l.
of the mill announced the dawn; and,
as its echoes died, we moved the
Kathleen to an anchorage abreast of
the slip and waited for the tide for
docking her. From her masthead
waved the Stars and Stripes.
l was in the cabin, at work. Sud-
denly the mate, who had been ashore
burst IN, his face crimson with pas
sion.
The carabineros are here" he
cried. They've ordered the flag down.
your papers"
The Norwegian mates American
ism was 100 plus; and so flercely
ragged the flames of outraged loyalty
as he stood there before me, that
prudently leaving him and his un-
governable rage behind, l. went
ashore.
Two caraDlnerOS, SplenQlQly aC-
coutered, stood there. A crowd was
gathering. The faces of the soldiers.
stupid and sullen. wore that peculiar
expression of ludicrously fierce dig
nifty that is affected by interiors.
What do you want?" l asked the
sergeant.
He spoke excitedly in Spanish.
which 1 didn't understand. Guessing
that he had asked for my passport,
gave 1t to him.
Unfolding its mapltke expanse,
turning 1t this way and that and
over and back. studying it at length
and comprehending not word, he
folded it up in a complete mess and
returned it.
Your dispatch"
gave him that Whether he could
read or not l do not know; 1t took
him a long time. Finally, seemingly
we'll satisfied, he gave 1t hack to me.
And then, fercely and in Castillian
that I clearly understood, he thun-
dered:
Take that flag down within five
minutes"
Argument with one who couldn't
understand was useless. l told him,
smilingly, that the flag would not be
lowered. Then / pushed through the
crowd and went aboard and below.
And that, until a few days later
they flocked around like children,
begging to be photographed, was the
Evening star., 1925-02-08
BY JENNIE MOORE.

. HE great hearts Of the world
leave behind them when they
go many an unwritten and
untold tale of generosity,
Evening star., 1925-02-08
BY ROCKWELL KENT.

~ ORT HARRIS. on Dawson Is
land. is the only settlement in the
archipelago west of TERRA del
Fuego. It's romantic history
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-23
Merry Christmas
By James E. Hungerford,
in Michigan Farmer

CHRISTMAS 10 esnias to bless u asain,
- Bringing ito bounty . blessinss to nsai
Wipis ont worries and Troubles and frsts;
Routing the past, with its futile ''rssrsts;"
BIotting out memories, tragic and drsar-
Filling eur hearts with the magic . ehsri
Giving u gifts frsn the Civer above
Greatest o which l. the Spirit o level
Christmas is coming to wipe away care,
Bringing rich blessings fer nankad to share,
Giving to some o u gifts o sweet peace,
And from our troubles and senows, szesassy
Giving to others b Life fresh start;
Courage to Try agai-aad brave heart.
Helping the helpless, and cheering the ssrsas-
Gifts frea above b hlnanity's throngl
Christmas is coming with blessings untold
Rarez than gifts . mere silver and gold;
Giving u happiness, hdpfuhess, hope,
As I. the darkness We stumble anl sropsy
Giving u gifts . es.teatnsat and chesr-
Setting y free frsa the bondage o fear;
Ckristnas Is eenns-asd -, fellewne.,
Here's wishing ysu al Merry Christ.ssi''
agaial
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-23
BATTLING SIKH IS
FOUND MURDERED
FRENCH FIGHTER WHO BEAT
CARPENTER is FOUND DEAD
IN NEW YORK
Bullet Holes In Back And Revolver
In Gutter Furnish Only Clue To
Police; Wife Identifies
PugilIst

New York.-"Battling" Sikh, tn,
Senegalese pugilist, whose turbulen
career in the prize ring and elsewhere
gave him wide notoriety, was myster
iously murdered in West Forty-first
street, in the district known as Hell's
Kitchen. The one time light-heavy
weight champion was found lying face
downward with two gunshot wounds
in the back. A revolver with two ex.
ploded shells was found in the gutter
not far away.
The police could find no one who
had witnessed the killing.
The neighborhood had not been
aroused. Patrolman John j. Meehan,
who had exchanged greetings with
Sikh shortly after midnight came upon
the body four hours later. An ambu-
lance physician found the Senegalese
dead with one bullet in his lung and
another in the kidney.
Sikh is believed by detectives to
have had brawl in one of the num-
Der of night clubs in the neighbor-
hood and that after the alteration he
was followed into the street and
struck down from behind. He was
felled in the same spot where last
summer he was attacked and almost
killed with knife in street fight.
The Senegalese lived near the scene
Of the killing. His wife identified the
body at the police station.
Last July the Senegalese was struck |
down with knife in the same spot |
where his body was found. He was
unconscious from loss of blood and for !
a time his recovery was in doubt. |
His wound had become infected
An examination of Skis body
showed that he had been shot twice
from the rear. One of the bullets
had penetrated the pugilist's left lung
and another had lodged in his kid
leys. DR.. Bassatoa said that Sikh had
lied Of internal hemorrhage. Skis
wife was notified and she went to the
,olice station where she identified
he body as that of her husband.
Skis widow told police that she
asst saw her husband about Z o'clock
t the street door of their apart
nent. She said Sikh had told her
q was going for a talk with
ONE of the boys for awhile" She
'ent to movie, returning about II
clock. Sikh was not in and she re-
red. At 6 o'clockin the morning she
as awakened with the news that her
lsband had been killed.
Mrs. Sikh said their household ef- 1
cts were all packed preparatory to {
Ding to Washington, where her hus- q
ind had theatrical engagement. e
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-23
Alien Property Custodian Dead

Washington.-A heart attack, COM
ing at the high point of the perform
ance by stage magician, caused the
death Of Frederick c. Hicks. alien
property custodian. Slumping in his
chair at the Belasco theatre just as
the magician hypnotized a woman and
caused her to apparently float over
the stage, Mr.. Hicks died before a
physician could reach him. The Gus.
todian, who was appointed last April
was taken to a hospital, where his
wife and daughter were summoned
from their home. Both were placed
under care of physicians.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-23
The Children's
Patron Saint
LILLIAN F. LEWIS
n HsruId snd Prssbys'
n Hsr.Id snd Prsseyss

uRrss kRLNGLE, S. Nieholss' ~ S<"A
s-~n ,u<ttey ~h;ch ssms xe seteef-
R.sso,n iii h6 thought on the Ysisf'S~
becdHss -,
S. ..sny lis esa tie" ezpsef!
He ysyeL ~ night and he f'syei, y -
~. -;.d;ns orr sso~y in The Leask
G. 80 . IL 10 sdyanes on his wy
va asles 70 brighten Gs fest.
N. 6svdes y hiw see.s he plsy /" ~
TzossI hesoy tie load thsf he be.rg
Bss, 5sisiss ~ith goodness, ho~ fesS" ~
Asd merry the s"'iIs thaf ne Sed1
He, .eYer di,po,ed to be .si!en or 49,
TIL reason Is simple and plain;
B, osriss for Others a"d "as"s M"
glad,
Arespiss ofjoy 3 hS ssis.
No ,vsder all love hin sd welcome ~
ehee,
Tza Kindly, bene,ofens guest
WIo promptly appear. are The close q
the yedr,
W;A holiday greetings The Se't.
Tie song of the <nsel,, the Star Of ~
SKI,
Lend Christina, hsIo indeed;
To no Lttie child would the mGsfe' dnv
The boon of its 6le"ins and heed.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-23
Russia Ready To Pay Debt

Washington.-Ru is ready 10
pay her debt to the American govern.
ment. Having already reduced her
army from five and one half million
men to half million, she is willing
to accept and support the most sweep
mig international agreement for dis
armament. Her purchases from the
united States, aggregating O,O00,-
ooo In 1925, will total $780, ZOO, 900 in
1926, if present plans are carried ont
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-23
The Hostage
By Walter De La Mare
In PoseEy

IN DEAD of dsrk to lis sfsrry NeSfh
4 S6isf Nichols dse~ mar
He had rsssed tie world this ~ist'1 sight
His eik-6sE jsnslins eiear.
Non tittsv.Svrs Sjth age vas h.
Asd weary of sankisd. for (e~
He'd shs<os him Lore or eostsfesy.
His sscks 10y empfy-sQ ssys Greg
/sd tbs to his sfTiSht
Stirred . he ssoopsd .ith fingers sssnb,
Ablass viii hesr, fIoa bright.
Ashssf he sfood. Showed fsmbing tbs'sts
Snail shosLder, Sine-vhsf stovdSSy
W6s tbs and xheses HGs Z GOMEZ
Hsd exf there eyepf loysiy thing
HsF sxsei and half child:
al, yossssst of Ill Hssyes. an hsTs. - b
thy joy" he swaed.
20 Nicholas, osr Mater Chsisf At1 grif
hath SEEN; and He
Hsh hidden me come to hep His tyyss I'D
bring his lore to thee:
TO .erye thee veil. sd siss NsSsa. cd
fhiss orn son to b.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-23
Paper Company Head c,,,.s

omana, Neb.-Isaac w. Carpenter
o. president and one of the founders
Oh the Carpenter Paper comnanv
alea at his home here following a pro.
.lac.ed Illness. Mr.. Carpenter and hi,
oao'ners founded the Carpenter Pa.
rant. Oaipany IN 1887, and which today
20 ,anNs as the largest paper house IN
90 west with branch houses in Chica.
c ~, Aansas City, Des Moines. SION
.lty' Salt Lake City, Oklahoma c,,x
and Los Angeles "''y
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-23
Woman Who Knew Lincoln Dies

Oakland, Calif.-Mrs. Wilmoth A.
Groome, 100 years old, who knew
Abraham Lincoln in her youth, died
mere. Mrs. Groome was native Of
Lynchburg, Va, and lived at broom.
iiefd' o., before coming to California
In a covered wagon. Besides two sons
VINO survive her in Oakland, Mrs.
oroome leaves brother in Portland.
oregon, SO years old, and sister in
Fasadena, California, 81 wears old
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-23
The Christmas Song
BY Christopher G. Hazard

Ca 1895. Western Newspaper Union.)
MOT Of Asmseloes DO tie angels sins.
Nv Not for themssioes do they drdw ssids
The great blue curtain, that serpss 10 Nd
The scftened glory lsdt angels bring.
But eanhlv oonders 10 heaoeniy eyes
Gathered are In Bethlehem stau.
In this neU life of their all In all
They sec Nei, God In nse dissui.s.
Therefore they sins the siienees dos0n
That brood upon ancient earthly nishs
Therefore they let glorious light
Fall upon ddrkened Bethlehem tolon-
Oh may our eds dituned to hsdpen.
Catch the glad strains that are rounding sdQ
To minister peace and better wiH.
through The young Chisf whom God hath sicen.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-23
Rich Ore Found In Idaho Min.

Boise, Idaho.-A strike of high
grade ore, assaying s205 to the ton
d. Inc old Mccarthy mine, located
eight miles northeast of Bois. on
onaw Mountain, is reported here. Old
.ime miners OF Boise and vicinity are
luoliant over the strike, which has
ore. siaoe
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-23
IN BETHLEHEM
By Mary E. Kiefer.
In The Epworth Era 4f
In The Epworth Era

IF I had been in Bethlehem town
i That night, so long ago,
To see the golden sun 60 down,
And stars begin to glow,
The star I'd mostly want to see
Was ono that led to Mary's knee.
If I had been in Bethlehem's cave
Among the cattle there,
To look for one who came to save,
And heard his mothers prayer,
The one I'd mostly want to ses
Was Christ who was = child like ne.