Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-07-24
EDWARD Blake: COLLEGE STUDENT,
CHARLES M. SHELDON.

-.1sE. - ". -BY-
CHARLES M. SHELDON.
Copyright, 1899, in .; $. A., by Advance Pub
fishing Co., Chicago
CONTINUED.
After an awkward silence of several
moments Edward managed to say:
There's another thing came to see
you about haven't kept my promise
10 your mother that would do any
thing l could for you. That was before
she went out to San Francisco last fall.
DO you want me to come back here
and room with your
mot II you're coming back just out
OF pity for me-" replied Willis, lifting
his head and staring hard at Edward.
'Not pity, but because want to-"
"Come on, then," said Willis, his face
changing. Then he added: whats
the use? Pm fred, anyway"
mo, you're not. The president same
as said that Wheaton's statement
changed the case against you. tell
you, Willis, If you will let drink alone
and cut the set you've been going with
and steady down to hard work, you can
finish your college course with credit"
Willis got up from the trunk and
began to walk up and down through
the room, tramping over the articles
scattered on the floor. "I'll do it." he
exclaimed excitedly. TN turn out
credit to mother and you yet. Since
you left me haven't given a row of
burnt brass pins whether l went to
the devil or not But If you come
back. and Prexy let's me off, I'll show
you what can do" he repeated, with
increasing excitement, as Edward sat
silent, looking at him. If Wheaton had
been present he would probably have
said to Willis: 'Win you do all this on
your own strength? Don't you need
divine help to overcome your passions?
Aren't you afraid these good resolu-
tons will fail you when you are Sc
verely temptedY' And most of the
boys in college would have called him
a crank for saying it. Edward kept
still, because he had no higher standard
for moral strength than Willis had.
At last Willis quieted down, and Ed
ward and he talked over the whole
matter Of rooming together again
Edward finally agreed to come over
the next day, and when he went out
Willis was soberly picking up his
things and Strengthening out his room.
The whole affair in which Willis had
figured was settled at last by the
summary dismissal from college of
three Of the worst men in it, against
whom it was finally proved that they
had been guilty Of the picture paint
ing. A few others were suspended.
Willis and half a dozen more were
called before the faculty and severely
reprimanded and compelled to make
good the furniture and other articles
destroyed in Wheaton's room. Willis
himself and one or two others apollo
gized to Wheaton personally, and the
atmosphere of Hope college cleared
up generally with the elimination Of
some of its worst elements.
Then Edward and Willis resumed
their old life together. It was not
quite the same, however. For awhile
Willis attended strictly to his college
work and kept good hours, and Ed
ward could find no fault with him on
that score. But as the term went on
there were many little things that an
noyed Edward and made Willis com.
pany unpleasant. He bore it all silent
ly and kept very busy with his work.
Nevertheless, more than once he wish
ed he was rooming alone and almost
repented him of his own overstrict
Interpretation of duty.
It was about this time that Presi-
dent Royce began his chapel talks on
war, which attracted attention out
side of the college owing to the inter-
est of the world not only in the con-
dict in the Philippines, but for the war
in the Transvaal between England and
the Dutch republics. The recent de-
bate in the college between Edward
and Wilson had also excited good
deal of talk, and when the president
announced one Friday that he would
begin a chapel talk on war in general
the entire college listened with an In
tense interest never before shown for
any Of the previous talks.
1.-THE existence Of war in this age of
the world" began the president, "is
reasonable evidence that we are, as a
world. still clinging to the barbarous
methods Of rasyht, rather than living
according to the golden rule or the ser.
mon on the mount. To quote from one
Of our American men of letters:
'"This is = mad world
1.-THE great church crowded.
1.-THE ancient, torn battlefags are hung high %
the walls, where the dusty red and yellow: rayi
from the stained windows strike them
1.-THE monuments Of generals who died fighting
look down 1T the multitude, among whom we see
here and there uniformed soldiers from the garri
son
"And the priest drones, But say unto yor
love your enemies; do good to them that hiatt
you, and whosoevef shall smite thee on thy righ
cheek turn to him the other also
''Yet no one smiles-but the devn.-E.
Crosby.
"Or to quote again from an Englisf
newspaper, published in London:
''ouR BLOODY WORK IN SOUTH AFRICA
1--WE are not all mad with the war fever. Som
q N IRE still sane We see through the mist o
Hes and know that there Is murder being perpe
t1ated.
''When passing along the streets, we read tn
flaming newspaper posters, Brilliant Work,
Splendid Cavalry Charge Beers CUT to Pieces
and the like headlines; we see men hurting mis-
dles Of concentrated destructiveness at their tel
low men OF rushing at each other thrusting thei
cold steel into their fellows quivering, sensitiv
hodies:xe- them falling. wing on the ground
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