The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-06

him in great esteem. monster vel
come had been arranged. The streets
and sidewalks were lined. and it was
with difficulty that he reached his hotel
There he tenderly lifted Mrs Mckinley
from the carriage, supported her TO tne
elevator and up TO their rooms It
seemed that Mrs McKinIey's regular
attendant had been detained in CoIum-
bus by illness, and the governor felt
rather more responsibility than usual
Meanwhile the crowd outside grew enor-
mously It yelled itself hoarse fer its
favorite and would not be quoted. The
chairman and the committee grew neT-
vous and paced in the parlo-s- Mes
sage after message went up 20 the
rooms of this much desired Mckinley,
but nothing could move him from her
until she had been made comfortable
and her slightest wish g-ati6ed, until
she was content to let him 60 There
is Something fine in this. Above the
roar and clamor for his appearance.
above the pIaudits of his enthusiastic
countrymen. above the sweet muse Of
such mighty fattery, he heard only the
CRY Of the delicate woman in mis- keep
ing She was in his charge. and such
stewardship should have somewhere o.
somehow . bright and beautiful reward
He never forgot. There was no question
so weighty as ever to dismiss her from
his mind, She was ALWAYS first
Clara Morris, in her delightful lecture.
tells OF an incident in a Columbus the
alter, whittier the governor and his wife
had gone. Evidently he die not know the
bin. It was the narrowing Article A.
that Miss Morris acted with such start
ling reality When the governor became
fully cognizant OF the situation his in
terest in the play was gone. He watched
and diverted his wife during the trying
mad scene. Miss Morris says the stage
people saw the rival performance in the
box He wanted her to 20 out. but she
shook her head Then it was that he
busted himself to lessen the effect of the
distressing play. He whispered to her,
touched her hand and kept her from an
absorbing contemplation OF the heroine s
wretched fate. He succeeded, aud Mrs.
Mckinley left the theater without harm.
It was but another proof Of his watchful
care
Whenever her indisposition seemed
about to iEtrude itself ii was his voice
ard touch that recalled her. 1 called
upon them in their rooms at the hotel
one evening. Mrs. Mckinley told ne
that the southeast corner. with It's twj
windows. was her favorite place Yes. "
I answered. 1t is a cheerful spot. and
you have the sun three-fourths Of the
entire day SO I do" she answered,
4 had not thought OF that I like it
because can see the major and wave
to him until he passes the third tele-
graph pole on the other side Of the
street The light and the warmth OF
her world was Re whose going and com
ing she watched
notwithstanding her continued illness
and the always delicate condition OF he-
physical being, she rose upon occasions
to the proof of superior womanhood
The governor told me an incident. He
had gone to Cleveland TO confer with
MI Hanna. Nj HeTrick and others Of his
friends II was at the time Of his nnan-
cial difficulty, and the matter was being
kept from Mrs. Mckinley Her WON
ans instinct told her that something was
brewing; there was mystery in the air,
and the usually frank, confding major
was communicative. Then it Was
that she forced her way into the room
where the consultation was being held
and demanded to know the truth she
was told briefly and fully that her hus-
band was hopelessIy involved by his in
dorsement for his friend Then" sid
the governor to me, and there was
moisture in his eyes and tenderness in
his voice, she asserted herself She
told the gentlemen that her own prop
erty must be used to pay the last dollar
OF my obligation Think OF it. She,
whom we had guarded so carefully. came
with splendid heroism to my rescue
do not think there was a sadder
thing in all the tragedy that took Nc
kinney from US than the spectacle OF
this pathetic little woman who was left
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