Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1930, Page 80

2 #elf had barely escaped death. The door of the room opened admit Nathan, his face gray and drawn-looking in the light of the hand-lamp that he carried. A sudden pang darted threugh Sarah’s heart at the sight of him. She was at last removed from the activity and fere—and nevef such a star!” . Never such a star indeed! So large that it made the gleaming planets seem but pinpeints of feeble light in comparison; so brilliant that its bluish silver radiance threw shadows almost as sharply defined as those cast by the moon. *It seems lower than the rest,” breathed Sarah, “and doesn't it look to you 1o be directly over the stable? . . . It—it frightens me, Nathan!® “Et is very beautiful, my love,” answered “I must go,” said Nathan reluctantly st lemgth, “there have been many people whom I had to turn away because there is no room in the inn, but there are two here, a car- of Nazareth and his wife. . . . already been to the smaller given them leave to stable. The young wife looks near to , and seemed very weary. is clean hay there, and if you where to find blankets . . . “They are a strangely assorted added with the desire to divert the mind wife from her sorrow, “the man bent and the woman—girl, rather—young and very No more than 17, T should Listlessly Sarah directed him to . of extra bedding that stood -.roem, and w! the | 13 2 ) % H 1 &gigils B 5*@;:;;%; 11 i v PR e ;t;§§{§srsz ¥ 883 il I il o i i : F E ¥ 118 i 5%;’: & f il UTRH. i i H : i . THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHD"GT ON, D. C, DECEMBER 21, 190 Trembling, she slipped e finger inte one of the little fddéd fists, and as the tiny hand closed and held there swept through her a wave of utter happiness. W hat manner of child was this, whose grasp could comfort a bereaved mother? be less able to bear them. One might hate her in one's jealous pain; but—was she comfertable out there. in Nathan’s big new bam? . . . Closing the gate softly behind her, toward the huddled outbuildings. was still as she entered the 8 % £ b i ; & ¥ : f e 2 [id : " EEE (1] ; 2 E H ]! i | ! i il | 1 5 L, § ;% Bely it ;5 i ti[;E gfigtl ‘!. e'[! 55355 i Hife i1 R THEH LR ?5 ] 'E i L] 3 i | i FE she answered. And found that she could smile. ““This child in some strange fashion makes me baby, wrapped as he was in the blanket, against her breast. The touch of the beautiful stremg little body warmed the very core of her heart, casting out bitterness and rebellion manner at which Sarah herseif marveled. There were plenty, alas! mthennutan‘ of materials had been purchased only i '§E§§835§§ Hii by ] § % § § ¥ f i i : | i d Seckt R !1 1!122 § Saktp aagfi {18 arms omce more. . . o * Strange how that wavering lamplight fell upon little Natham, warming the waxen pallor of his face and hands till one would almest think that he only slept deeply and sweetly! “Mother will be here soon, little son,” she whispered; “you will not be alone long.” >hild looked wonderfuily rested and refreshed after her brief lumber. “How fine and soft they are!” she said as she touched the linen bands with fingers that still shook a little. “X cannot thank you enough for your kindness.” And she raised her shadowed blue eyes to Sarah’s dark ones. answered. And she meant it. “See, here is a small blanket that was my baby's. I ean put it in this unused man- ger beside you . . .” As she spoke she was filling the wooden trough with clean safely and sweetly there, and tomorrow when you are . stronger room can be made in cradle in the deep manger. “Never have I seen such a child,” she said slowly as she stood gazing down upom him, “though that is a singular thing for a woman to say who has had and lost her own!” “He is not like other ehil- dren,” said the mother gently, And as Sarah hastened away between the rows of quiet beasts she smiled through the tears that filled her eyes. . . . So say all the mothers of little sons! As she crossed the open ’ followed by a few straggling sheep. ‘that they should be coming this way at . And wo! (Copyright, 1930.) Peculiar Metals. A”flwmmhkmkm i fact 50 brittle that it closely resemabies glass in this respect, has been found te add to the strength and rolling properties of dusaiu- minum. 3 has beem found also of bemefit in the trestment of pernicious anemia. Yet, In spite of its qualities, it is so rare that and just as satisfactory substitutes have been found, according #s the Bureau of Mines. - The metal In question is one of a greup of four, germamium, gallium, indium and séan- dium, all of which have very peculiar e¢har- actexinstics, and all of whieh are very rase, al- though they exist fairly gemerally in the easth Germanium, the one mentioned, is a grayish- white metal with a high resistance to acid and -