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though outwardfy reserved in manner
he was capable of warm and steadfast
friendship and was Of charming manners.
At Yale Adelbert gave much time to ath-
letics and thus spendidly developed his
naturally robust frame so that he stood
at 81, full six feet high. with chest and
limbs OF corresponding proportions. With
this physique went degree Of personal
bravery that. though never reckiessly or
boastlngly evidenced was stili manifest
ed on more than one occasion. An In
stance OF this was shown at Gibraltar
Young Hay was on his way out to the
philippines, civilian passenger on an
army transport carrying volunteer regi-
mont to Manila At Gibraltar the men
had shore leave and when the hour for
sailing arrived half of the volunteers were
not aboard. The company officers round
ed up those in Gibraltar proper, but they
could not go in uniform in chase OF the
roisterers, who had found a welcome hid
ing place among the Spanish drinking
house keepers, across the border. Adei-
bert Hay volunteered to act as provost
marshal and he soon emptied the dives
and dragged out the skulkers and drove
them down to their ship.
His Career as Consul.
An extended public career was scarcely
possible for one of his years, yet in the
short time that elapsed between his grad
uation from Yale and his death he hal
achieved a reputation worthy of emula-
ton. Upon his return from the Philip
pine trip above referred to he volunteered
to go 10 Pretoria to replace Consul Ma
crum. II was realized here that Pretoria
would be besIeged and that an Official
status would be little protection against
the hardships OF this phase OF war Then
the expense of living in Pretoria were far
In excess of the salary of the consulate,
so that he served his country at a per-
sonal loss He discharged as a simple
consul diplomatic duties requiring the ex-
ercise OF the greatest tact and good judy
ment.
The Beers received him with suspicion,
knowing OF his sometime residence in
England when his father was ambassador
At London But this he soon dispelled,
and in the end the Beers learned to trust
him, and they showed their gratitude for
the many kindly offices young HAY per-
formed for their sick and wounded COM
rades on the other side OF the lines. On
the other hand, the British prisoners who
filled the Boer places of detention In the
early stage OF the war owed many me-
cessitles and little Injuries 10 the Ameri-
can consul Fever was epidemic in Pre-
toria, too, and the work OF the consulate
was exhausting. but not until the wave
OF war had paabed over inc place and the
cisy was again safe and quiet did Mr..
Hay feel that he could leave his post. He
resigned as consul
Ills Future Was Bright.
BY the irony OF fate there had lust
come 10 him one OF those golden appolnt-
ments that he had seized upon gratefully
and was about 20 apply himself to when
his untoward end came. II had been
the proudest recollection OF John Hays
llfe that he had served Abraham Lincoln
% hia assistant private secretary so Il
was 10 be the lot OF Adelbert Hay 20
serve William Mckinley IN like capac-
ny. lie had been offered and had accept.
"a The position OF assistant secretary 20
tho President, a place Dow held by Mai
fruden. The latter, SITTER many years q