The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-10


tliolg,l only OF 5ecoming a great str
lsse. He s1p,isd himself wiz. fever:sh
snersy 20 perfsttns his pnyslaas. he
vas doing Il ssl for love OF a sfsf. but t:iis
ne kept 70 aimee,<. He kepr I'D steady
correspondents Ea Caroline Davis.
whioa Was pert,mccorr Oh Der part aid
pa:he-ic On his
TIE tra.rers raw great possibilities n
the earnest young fe.sow. who aesiected
Es books Cor the gymnasium T1ey
rook him IN cna-ge and found aim .
mos, willing pupil. He soon sxcelled n
boxing and wrestling He rowsd on the
crew and played or tn<. Football tesm-
! IN field sports ne excslied In running.
jumping and prrtins me saos. His mus
e.ss became steel. He wss beginning to
attract attention n the eshsstIc world.
| and for the first time since he aai met
Caroline Davis he was happy.
Then came proposition sha- firea bis
cup ot happiness 20 overrcwinx. His
fes,s had attracted the attention o. the
A:hletic Advisory Board os the CnIvsr-
sety az Pennsylvania. and. 50 IL was said
by rival colleges. inducements were held
our TO aim to enter Pennsylvania He
accepted.
Wayne ws1 only . few miles from rae
| University on the banks u tire Schuy-
kill and he wonld have many oppo1sun-
| titles Of seeing the girl for whose @aks
| he hNi braved so much. be INDUCED IN
rosy day dreams.
50 he entered the University Of Penn
| sylvania. His fame had proceeded him.
and ne was aafled with loud acclaim
| Matsugata was elSo there. and he WIS
! still s,.owering 1fs attentions upon Carr
| line Davis. Young Osgood saw her often.
snt. feeling that ne had n last reached
| Z position where he might ind favor In
ier eyes. he told her o, his great love.
! He told ne: now he had worshippei
1er when a iNtle boy: how re had seen
her preference for the big. strong boys.
| and now he had determined 90 becone
as one ef ts-n. He tod her Of his strus-
giles so- strength. of Row he had g-adnsl-
ly perfected himselt In every branch OF
| athletic sports He told her ne ,sd never
loved any ether girl. and never woaid-
He asked her u some day she would not
marry him. she had shaped his life. and
il would always De devoted 20 acr.
She put htrn OF. but he was not dis
| hsartene5- 1t was only question %
time. ne argued He would become stiI
more famous. and tlsn she would De
proud 70 win his love. He was general
Iy conceded 20 be the greatest hail back
that ever carried the pigskin. In other
! branches ~ the sport ne also took pre-
| cerence.
\ Ssx~.Ff,.. rN.~s~
football games az Franklin Field. usual
ly escorted by MstSugsts. she cheerei
| with the rest. wore red csrussian en-
6~dded in blue vtcse,~. and waved q
! nag with big on H. II her heart
beat more quickly when Win oSxood
made some sensational run or tackle sss
did not show u I'm her face And when,
az the conclusion OF . magnificent game
in which victory had perched on Penn-
syivanis's banner. Osgood was carried
from the field on the shoulders ~ his
worshippers, she dispIsyed no pride in
| having won the love Of suca a hero.
During the entire course at Pennsys-
vanis osgo0d never quite lost heart
He continued hfs visits 20 Wayne At IRE
quent intervals. He storTuci the citadel
ot Caroline Davis heart. only 20 meet
with repulse after repulse. He became
morose and sullen
II was not unfit college days were over
that ne got his fnsi congo. and shsn1on-
ed al hope. Just what happened n
body knows. O=good had been too mDca
wrapped up In his a aietic cst~-rt % 20
1
the majority of college boys. Indeed. ss
had been a leader in Y NJ. C. A. sni
similar relies He didn't know the fssts
OF liauor. and had never even smoked.
With tne final crumbling into dust of
az mis- dreams came great change. He
became reckless. and sssonished his old
! friends BY starting TO 90 the pscA
WHAT'S g. into Win Osgood7' Trey
| asked eash other. But only few knsw
the truth. and realized fhs dlssppoant-
ment and so-row that bad clouaed his
Hs-.
He went 20 Cuba. II can't stand tnis
sort of exi>tsnce any longer" Ne con-
ifsd % a chum. II want 20 70 where
there is fighting. neef the excitement
and the danger % make m. forget
| He WIS tire son OF an army offirer,
and experienced lifrle dsficuify n So
curing permission 20 join the insgrx-1s
| army IN Cuba. Caroline Dsvi. cried Q
/ little when s1> heard he had zone snd
she ciiei again waen Mstsussts jc.net
/ the japanese Legation q. Washington.
Both rad passed out % her iife sn1 leet
her disc5nsoiase.
Ossooi won 6sg5 honors IN tls Cuban
war. His daring Ess such a. haf never
! Before been seen even among useu Ess
were fEDtiHz ,or ths Independence A
I their oVn country. He knew 10 fTas.
/ u seemed AZ though ne act1#iiy opssEteyi
death. He "a, promoted % me RANK d.
MAJOR. and u vas zaen a. she lszsd o.
( f9rce az artillery IA fDe s8t % sighting
+ gun rass be feil Eiia 5g.ie4 Ia hbs.
I brain.
And ;ae giri w<as asd siEsvs sifrs r@s
: biz struux hoy- .&s married szt Wei
7 nesdsy egrninz n younx mar xso ~
( neither essrefrui sriY hte ags particularly
s,rong. Mstrlzsfs Per refBr-l~1 e. Jsr-
an. Osgo13 is .yiaz tn sol5ie-~s xfsss
, Nesthe- could s-nsfl the srsuKe sio-s8ns:
HeiiseT rJaid hear the merry Sesi - fas
xe5a ng nesss
LaRCEsr LIFg PoIfCT
Gsorks ysnd~rbiit fsssfe. fsr a Hasad
prflis.. Dsfi.ss