The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-01-25

uOuDIleSS KNOW Jne situation.
Mrs. Cameron explained it to me-
said the doctor cautiously. "She men
toned an Indebtedness which Con
found it," he broke out. IF those PEG
pie would stop worrying, the girl would
be as well as l am in six months
Kendall was very pale, and his face
looked drawn and Old
You are aware that I was engaged
TO Miss Cameron said he In such
circumstances at the time of Miss Cam
eron's illness her mother. with great re
luctance, permitted me to assist III
meeting some demands. l was then in
q fair way, but now"-his voice sud
denly became shriH and uemulous-
now / have gone all to pieces. | can
scarcely make my living And the
knowledge Of my altered condition is
the last straw upon their backs Miss
Cameron has released me from the ell
gagement peremptorily. she will not
hear Of its continuance, believing her
own case to be hopeless and herself a
mere burden. So, even if / had the
money, they would not take it, They
would not let me save her life"
Unless YOU had the strength to car
~ the matter with a high hand" re
spondel the doctor. And. speaking
Cd your strength. am not your med
ical adviser but if YOU VIII grant me
for moment the greater privilege OF
advising You as a friend l shall suggest
for YOU also a change of scene. think
you should not uselessly wreck your
own career. Of whose promise l have
heard some very hattering things
Il thank y0u," said Kendall collly
and the doctor took his leave.
Again Kendall paced back and forth
and summoned up his courage with
even loss profit than before. Then he
sat an hour with Edith and returned to
bis own room, hi- heart sore with love
and heavy with ui,rOuragnmeuC
And at about the same hour there
were two men taking Of this very ma
ter one o. them was KCndaliS ago.
though he looked younger. He spoke
vigorously, smoked hard between WLiics
anu W stllANNl lll' MOI W 4lal ''Ai Ill VI
zest in the exercise. The other WI.
much older. His face was deeply lined
and thoughtful. He sat by broad, fiat
topped desk Uttered with manuscripts
and letters and an odd assortment OF
reference books, big and little,
You have chosen the flower Of the
flock said the younger man. "Kendail
is not only Il natural born correspond
ent, with the gift Of getting the truth
and the much rarcr gift of writing it,
but he is the very man physically for
this job. Heat and cold, rain and
drought, good food, bad food and no
food at all; swamps, microbes and bull
lets-I tell you Kendall eats them all
and grows fat. The only thing that
hurts him is Il quiet life. l saw him in
Cuba and in the Philippines, and he
was always in condition, always bright
and cheerful and enthusiastic. Besides,
he has a smattering Of Japanese-had
Jap classmate in college whom he
was very fond of. l tell you, Graham,
with these arrangements Of yours and
lAtllNitlll as Jul man wa II So liz
only good stuff that will have come
from the east since the war began
There are two points," said Graham
slowly. I'VE cannot afford to pay
much; the expenses are so heavy. He'll
come back no richer except in reputa
ton. Second, l wish that he had kept
himself more in the public eye Of late.
He has sunk completely out of sight"
There's reason for that, as l have
told you" said the other, biting his
cigar viCiously. But you can boom
him up. The public remembers him."
well" Graham resumed after a
pause, u authorize you to lay this
proposition before him. You are his
closest friend, StetsOn. You are the
only man who without offense can
show him the folly of his present
course Get him for me. | want him"
"WithOut offense?' echoed Stetson.
Il don't know. But I'll do my duty.
1t isn't right that Ned Kendall should
wreck his career for the sake of any
woman, though she were the best in
the world"
'"Telegraph him to dine with YOU"
suggested Graham. "Tale him TO III
lian's. where the Old crowd goes. Give
him some raw meat and some eood
strong man talk as Kinlinp calls if