The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12

lars school dis
ported themselves. But besides the
boys present there were at least hun
dred and fifty demons and angels of
ambition, envy, loyalty, perfdy and
Grutnfulness.
The doctor himself, in a new suit of
tweed, seemed to the boys to be far
more approachable here in the midst
of their sports than when in academic
cap and gown. He cast gloom
through their ranks by stalking along
with that searchlight eye of his
well-turned on the discontinue of evil
doors. However, even at these grue-
some times the boys admitted among
themselves that Kellar was gentle
man, and that they'd rather take q
hiding from him than punishment drill
from cad any day
For they were all proud of Kellars,
loyal TO the school, and ready to bat
tie to the bitter end against any com
mon foe who dared to asperse it in the
highest degree.
A little lad of ten had just run light
heartedly on the ground when the
aforesaid searchlight fell upon him,
and simultaneously the head master
shouted out:
"Colville two, l thought you had de-
tcntion?"
ColvIllc two, u redheaded, merry
faced boy, smiled cheerfully as if deten
ton were good joke to which he was
well accustomed and replied with pleas
,ant promptncss:
$50 have, sir"
''Then what brings you ont herc?"
81 s'pose it's Satan-hes always doing
it."
doing what?"
Making me naughty" said Colville
two with pathetically fearless frank
ness
Then Kellars little daughter went up
and kissed him.
Twelve years later the battle of
Tamai was being fought, and Colville
two was in the thick of it. He had
been slightly wounded in an attack
that had been made upon McNeil's
zareba few days previously, and his
colonel had mentioned him in dis
patches and recommended him strong
ly for the ". c." for personal gal
lantry.
On the strength of this Lieut.. Col
vile had written to the girl he was en-
gagged to- who was at Cairo with her
another, telling that he would not wait
to marry her day after he got his COM
pany.
give always been Il lucky fellow
tho I've been in no end of scrapes all
my life" the boy wrote, land now the
GROWING luck of all is that | shall win
you and the Victoria cross at the same
time. Heaps of fellows deserve it just
as much as do, only happen to be in
the front, you see and was lucky
enough to be able to make myself a
target for the concealed enemy, who
had been picking off our men like nine
pins. The Arabs turned their fire on
me, and our fellows were able to see
where the beggars fired from. l must
bear charmed life, think, for the
ground was riddled all around me.
shoulder to shoulder for hours, and we
shall again many a day, | hope"
The girl who got this letter was
worthy OF the gallant, light-hearted
boy who wrote it, and she sent him
pages of such loving, proud, encourag-
ing words as only Il proud, loving
woman can write.
Il wish | were your wife that might
go TO the front and dress your wounds
myself. my own love. Even as it is
am capable of dressing as boy and
going to the camp. quite understand
Constance dc Beverlcy's bowling her
pride and riding for three long years in
Lord Marmion's train. Only, Jack,
there would be no bowling of pride III
my case. | should be prouder than
ever if | could only do something to
show the whole camp, the whole world,
how dearly love my boy
Then she went on to tell how regu,
iarly she wrote to his mother, keeping
her posted up in all that Jack was do
ing and suffering and winning. "She
is my beloved mother, and only She can
fully undo stand how dearly l have
i:yed you ever since that day when
went and kissed you because you said
you 'S'posed it was Satan made you
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