Pere Doublet arrived in Tachienlu just before Mother Marie left Poor fellow he has been quite sick and came down to see the doctor at the American hospital about his eyes, Very few men in China have quietly sat on the roof of a house and calmly watched 3,000 Reds go by. And then single-handed he fought his way out of the city travelling as fast as the German bullet in his leg would permit. Of late years he has not enjoyed very good health and no Ccubt living entirely alone and roughing it day by day on hard tack has somewhat undermined his health. He hopes to spend a little time in the city before returning to Dawe, five days west of Tachienlu. Dawe is well over 10,000 feet high end undoubtedly the altitude s telling on the old French soldier This year, however, he has enyed seeing a number of visitors Dawe. Hanson-Lowe and Floyd Johnston passed through in June; Dr. Agnew and Party passed through during the summer, and Dr. Anderson, Dr, Graham and Miss Dorf were also there during the summer. Père Doublet enjoyed meeting these travellers and having some contact with them. The lonely furrow can sometimes be a long furrow but when a crowd of hilarious scientists drop in in their search for neolithic man the French priest ie usually glad to see them.
News has just come to Tachienlu of the death of the Panchan Lama ut Jyekundo. He died on December 1 News came some time ago that he was quite sick and the lamaseries in Tcchienlu started to pray for his recom Hope deferred has no Goubt made the heart sick and when preparations were underway for the return of the Panchan's large caravan towards Kanze and China the old sickness developed and the Spiritual Head of Lamaland expi So far only the bare news of his death has reached the city leaders of the Revolution, despite the confessions which they so plentiful! furnished: these confessions only aggravated my qualms of conscience while they prolonged my illusions."
Eventually he sent his resignation to Moscow and fled to France, where his address is now being kept a dead secret—at least it is hoped so.
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