The Princeton union., 1908-12-03

Into the matter at Mrs. Cameron's re-
quest. A year from now they will be
somewhat easier in pocket. Meanwhile
they live here upon greatly reduced
terms because Of relationship. You
doubtless know the 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 peo-
pie would stop worrying, the girl would
be as we'll as 1 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 in
meeting some demands. 1 was then in
a fair way, but now"-his voice sud-
denly became shrill and tremulous-
'now l have gone all to pieces. l 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 en-
gagement peremptorily. She will not
hear of its continuance, believing her
own case to be hopeless and herself a
mere burden. So, even if 1 had the
money, they would not take it. They
would not let me save her life"
UNLESS you had the strength to car
ry the matter with a high hand" re-
sponded the doctor. "And, speaking
OF your strength, am not your med
lcal adviser, but if you will grant me
for moment the greater privilege of
advising you as friend l shall suggest
for you also change of scene. I think
you should not uselessly wreck your
own career, of whose promise I have
heard some very tlattering things"
II thank you," said Kendall coldly.
And the doctor took his leave
Again Kendall paced back and forth
and summoned up his courage with
even less profit than before. Then he
sat an hour with Edith and returned to
his own room, his heart sore with love
and heavy with encouragement.
And at about the same hour there
were two men talking Of this very mat
ter. One of them was Kendalrs age,
though he looked younger. He spoke
vigorously, smoked hard between whiles
and walked the floor with an air of
Zest in the exercise. The other was
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
fock," said the younger man. "Kendall
is not only a natural born correspond
ent, with the gift Of getting the truth
and the much rarer 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-1 tell you Kendall eats them all
and grows fat. The only thing that
hurts him is a quiet life. I 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
a Jap classmate in college whom he
was very fond Of. I tell you, Graham,
with these arrangements of yours and
Kendall as your man you'll get the
only good stuff that will have come
from the east since the war began"
There are two points, said Graham
slowly. 1--WE cannot afford to pay
much; the expenses are so heavy. He'll
come back no richer except in reputa-
tion. Second, wish that he had kept
himself more in the public eye of late.
He has sunk completely out of sight,"
There's a reason for that, as I 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, Il 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. 1 want him."
without offense?" echoed Stetson.
II don't know. But I'll do my duty.
It 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. "Take him to Ju-
lian's, where the old crowd goes. Give
him some raw meat and some good
strong man talk as Kipling calls it.
That will fetch him.
It was half past when Kendall and
Stetson met at Julian's. Kendall was
weary with the days ungrateful toll
and gloomy thoughts; Stetson was
alert and keen, with the eyes of hunt
er. Fortune was kind; the right crowd
was there, the atmosphere of the scene
was perfect, and Kendall, with Ian
guild surprise, saw himself welcomed
as If from a long illness or the very
jaws of the grave. And in the exposi-
ton Of the scheme Stetson surpassed
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