The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-10-14

The doctor himself, in new suit O
tweed, seemed to the boys to be ia,
more approachable here in the mids
of their sports than when in academi,
cap and gown. He cast gloon
through their ranks by stalking along
with that searchlight eye Of hi
well-turned on the discontinue of evi
doers. However, even at these grue
some times the boys admitted among
themselves that Kellar was gentle
man, and that they'd rather take 9
hiding from him than punishment drill
from a cad any day.
For they were all proud of Kellar's
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, thought you had de-
tention?'
Colvllle two, a red-headed, merry
faced boy, smiled cheerfully asif deten-
tion were good joke to which he was
well accustomed and replied with pleas.
ant promptness:
$50 have, SIR"
'"Then what brings you out here?"
II s'pose it's Satan-he's always doing
it." ~
Doing what?"
Making me naughty" said Colville
two with pathetically fearless frank
ness.
Then Kellar's 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 "V. c." for personal gal
lantry.
On the strength of this Lieut.. Col
vile had written 20 the girl he was en-
gagged to, who was at Cairo with her
mother, telling that he would not wait
to marry her day after he got his COM
pany.
''f've always been a lucky fellow.
tho I've been in no end Of scrapes all
my life," the boy wrote, "and now the
crowning luck of all is that shall win
you and the Victoria cross ut the same
time. Heaps of fellows deserve it Just
MS 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 ninc-
pins. The Arabs turned their fire on
me, and our fellows We're able to see
where the beggars fired from. must
bear charmed life, think, for the
ground was rlddled 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 it, and she sent him
pages of such loving, proud, encourage
ing words as only proud, loving
woman can write.
II wish were your wife thatI might
go to the front and dress your wounds
myself, my own love. Even as it is l
am capable OF dressing as boy and
going to the camp. quite understand
Constance de Beverley's bowing 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 bay"
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
'on sposed 1t was Satan made you
5 'RlI
Violet Kellar had fought hard fight
before she had gained her father con
sent TO become engaged to penniless
Jack Colville. The girls brilliantly I
good looks, attractive manners and gen
'ral clevcrncss had brought nun bers
II far more eligible men to her feet.
But she had been faithful to her first
owe through it all.
\ II hate poverty. but love Jack, !" she
would say, when her father pointed ont
% her how far more sensible it would
De OF her to marry man who could
rive her good csta blishment in which
70 could stay vt home In ease with her,
ban 70 link her lot with that of i mere
nesitsrN ~ marching rsgiaent