The Van Buren press., 1893-10-21
Copyright. is0a, By
the Author.

=, - 7!E which the nun
~ Hin yS dred and fifty
N%I kHS boys Of DR.. Kel-
lars school dis
ported themselves. But besides the
bovs present there were at least hum
dred and fifty demons and angels OF
ambition. envy, loyalty, perddy and
truthfulncss
The doctor himself, In 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-turncd ON the discontinue OF evil
doerx However. even Ut these grue-
some times the boys admitted among
themselves that Kellar was gentle
man, and that they'd rather take
hiding from him than punishment drill
from cad any day.
For they were all proud Of Kellars,
loyal 10 the sehool, and ready to bat
tie to the bitter end against sny CON-
mon foe who dared to asperse 1t 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:
.sColville two. / thought you had de
tentiOng'
Colvillc two. . red-headed. merry
faced boy, smiled checrfully asif deten-
tion were a good joke TO which he was
well accustomed and replied with pleas
ant promptncss:
$50 have, sir.
''Then what brings you out here?"
Il s'pose it's Satan-he's always doing
It."
''Ijoing what?''
making me naughty" said Colville
two with pathetically fearless frank
ness
Then Kellar's little daughter went up
end kissed him.
Twelve years later the battle Of
Tamai was being fought and Colville
two was in the thick OF 1t. He had
been slightly wounded in an attack
that had been made upon McNeils
xareba q few days previously, and his
colonel had mentioned him In dis
patches and recommended him strong
" 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
mother, telling that he would not wait
to marry her Q day after he got his COM
pany.
five always been . lucky fellow,
tho I've been in NO end Of scrapes al
my life" the boy wrote, ''and now the
crOwning luck Of all Is that shall win
you and the Victoria cross at the same
time. Heaps Of fellows deserve II just
rs much as ! do, only happen to be In
the front, you see, and was lucky
enough TO be able to make myself q
target for the concealed enemy, who
had been picking on our men like nine
pins. The Arabs turned their fire on
me, and our fellows were able to see
where the bcggars fred from. I must
bear charmed life. think, for the
ground was riddled all around me.
Bob bob was her brother) and fought
shoulder to shoulder for hours, and we
shall again many day, hope"
The girl who got this letter was
worthy OF the gallant, light-hearted
boy who wrote 1t, and she sent him
pages Of such loving, proud, encourag-
ing words as only proud, loving
woman can write.
II 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 de Beverley's bowling her
pride and riding for three long years in
Lord Marmion's train. Only, Jack,
there would be no 'bowing Of pride in
my case. | should be prouder than
ever II 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-
larly 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 understand how dearly have
loved you ever since that day when
went and kissed you because you said
You sS'posed it was Satan made you
naughty"
Violet Kellar had fought hard fight
before she had gained her father con-
sent TO become engaged to penniless
Jack Colviiie. The girls brilliantly
good looks, attractive manners and gen.
eral cleverness had brought numbers
Of far more eligible men to her feet.
Bat she had been faithful to her first
love through it all.
II hate poverty, but love Jack, she
would say, when her father pointed ont
TO her how far more sensible 1t would
be Of her to marry a man who could
give her good establishment in which
he could stay It home In ease with her,
than to link her lot with that of mere
subaltern in = marching regiment