A Story Illustrating
the Horrors
of War
CHAPTER I.
"Of course , 'rare , pnlo Margaret's'
name will bo on tlio list tomorrow !
Has any one present a single doubt
on the subject ? "
The speaker wns n little red-haired
girl , with a amall , prettily-tinted face ,
and a pair of curling , disdainful lips.
She wns one of a group of girls Who
.stood In the quadrangle of the Medical
College' for Women In the anrlcnt city
of Edinburgh. One of the classes wns
Just over , and the students wore tiling
out.
"Why so positive on the subject ,
Tottie ? " naked another student , a tall
and ftoinowhnt dcllcnterlooking girl.
"It Isn't always the moat likely who
pass. "
"Oh , but Margaret Crawford , you
know ! " exclaimed pert little Tottie ,
with an uplifting of her fair eyebrows.
"Why , the- professors all think she's
unparalleled In the history of creation !
Did you hear old Cormall yesterday ,
when Mary Cuniiynghame kicked up
that awful row ? 'Ladles , 1 am
ashamed of you- ashamed of you" ! ' "
Miss Tottlo nodded her ruddy head In
imitation of the professor's Holemn
and ponderous manner. " 'There Is
not one lady whom I can trust In the
whole class except , of course , Miss
'
Crawford. ' That of com so put the
whole matter In n nutshell. Well. I
must say I shouldn't like to bo held
up ns the model girl of any class or
of any profession ! "
"Don't bo afraid , Tot you'll never
have that to fear ! " cried another shrill
young voice. "But , I say" lowering
Us sharp tones "haven't you heard ,
iglrls , that there's something odd well ,
'nhady ' , I suppose , Is the word about
MEH ! Crawford's father ? "
"No ! " cried half a dozen eager
voices. "What Is It , Minnie Do toll
us ! I always thought there must be
Home reason for Miss Crawford's aloof
ness , " added one of the voices when
the , others ceased.
"Well , It was only by accident 1
heard It , " said Minnie Whyte , glad of
an opportunity to air her superior
knowledge. "It was through a friend
of the pater's never mind who. Ho
began to speak about the big failure
of the Western Dank you remember
, H , two years ago. 'They were all a
bad sot connected with It , ' said he ,
'and the malinger of the Glasgow
branch was as bad as any of them ,
though he got off scot-free. His name
Is James Crawford , and he's now In
quite an Influential position in a Lan
cashire town Bolton , 1 bellovo It Is. '
Of course that Miss Crawford's fntli "
"Hush sh ! " ran through the little
group , and the speaker sank Into sud
denly confused silence.
A girl emerged from the door , and
was now walking across the quad
rangle , close to where the group of
girls wore standing. She looked at
them as she passed and nodded , smil
ing ; but there wns something forced
and unnatural about the smile , and
every girl there felt certain she must
have overheard what wns said.
"Sho beard every word , " said the lit-
ilo red-haired girl in a low tone.
"Well , wo can't help It It Isn't our
fault. I really don't sco that a girl
with disreputable connections should
put on the airs that Margaret Craw
ford does. To see her walk across the
quadrangle ono would think that -tho
whole college belonged to her ! "
It Is wonderful how unjust and Tin-
charitable women can bo to each
othor.
For some reason or other Margaret
Crawford was not liked at the college ,
and her fellow-students wore ready
enough to believe anything to her dis
credit , or that of her people , without
making any effort to llml out the
truth.
"Sho thinks at least that Dr. Cle-
Innd belongs to her ! " said Minnie
Whyto , with a little laugh. At which
some of the girls frowned , for Dr. Paul
Cloland wns ono of the outside lec
turers , and ns he was young and not
unhandsome half of the girls were In
love with htm.
Meanwhile Margaret Crawford walk
ed on.
The girl was proud , ns she had been
judged ; but at that moment her proud
heart felt as It it would break in two.
She knew she was disliked and dis
trusted by her fellows , and why ?
Because her position wns ono which
compelled her to keep at a distance
from them , and to avoid making any
of those friendships which girls are
always ready to make , and sometimes
just as ready to break. Margaret
Crawford know the aspersions that
had been cast on her father's charac
ter , and , though she believed that they
were utterly false for she loved her
father as few children do yet , in her
proud , independent wny , she resolved
that she would never allow these as
persions to bo shared by any ono else
save only herself.
She walked through the quadrangle
and out into the broad , level street.
It wns a day In April , and balmy and
warm with the breath of newly-nr-
rlvod spring. The sun shone warmly
In Margaret's eyes ns she took her
westward way , and for a moment the
girl's heart thrilled with the hopa and
joy that the more sense of living
brings to nil young creatures in spring.
She had gone to the end of Forest
road , and wns just turning into the
meadows , whose budding trees ana
greening grass teemed to Margaret the
most beautiful thing she had ever
Been , when a rapid stop sounded be
hind lior , and the next moment n voice
spoke her name.
"You me going homo , Mlas Craw
ford , I sec. Is It not n charming day ? "
Margaret might be proud and self-
contained , but she was not as com
plete mistress of herself as people sup
posed , else she would have been nblo
to keep back that deep blush that
rushed to her cheeks , find to conquer
the wild , sudden beating of her heart.
"Yes , It ig lovely the first really
sprlng-llko day Wo have had , " she
said , as she quietly gave him her hand.
Paul Cleland walked by her sldo as If
ho had a right to do so , and almost In
silence they wont on towards the "Mid
dle Walk , " as it 19 called , of the
Mendows.
Though Clelnml was a tali man ,
whoso upright figure and long strides
were moro llko those of a soldier than
a student , Margaret was nearly ns tall
as ho. She was finely built for a wo
man , and the dignity and grace of her
carriage were almost qu.cenly. Her
fair , palo face , with Its features clear
ly cut ns a cameo ; its dark-gray eyes ,
shaded by long , straight , dark lashes ;
Its penciled , level eyebrows ; Its mouth ,
both proud and sweet , was a contrast
to Cloland's dark , strong-featured ,
Bquaro chin and brow not exactly a
handsome face , but tlio face of a strong
man.
"So you will know all tomorrow ? "
he sold at last , as it ho wore pursuing
a thread of. thought. "I suppose you
do not feel at all anxious an to the re
sult ? "
"I confess to feeling a little anx
ious , " Margaret answered. "I have
been expecting to pass ; but now I am
beginning to see what a dreadful thing
It would be if I did not. It Is so easy
to fall sometimes. "
"You will not fall. Don't let that
thought worry you , " said Cleland
quickly. Ho paused a moment ; then ,
with ono swift glance down at the
graceful , fair head crowned with Its
dark sailor hat , said , in a lower and
deeper voice : "This is a matter of
great importance to you , I see. May
1 ask , In the event of your passing ,
what you are going to do ? "
"I am going to remain in Edin
burgh for a time. Dr. Knight has
promised to use his Influence to get mo
Into ono of the hospitals , " Margaret
answered , readily enough. "When I
feel that I have galne l as jnuch knowl
edge ns I can there , I am going back
to Lancashire Bolton or Bury , prob
ably there to start for myself. "
"And so I am never to see you any
more ? " Cleland asked , in a dangerous
ly quiet voice.
Margaret started a little ; the shadow
of a quiver passed over her lips.
"I don't think that follows. Dr. Cle
land , " she said , trying to speak as
quietly and as composedly as before.
"As long as I am in Edinburgh , I I
hope I may still see you occasionally.
You hnvo been very good to mo you
have helped mo a great deal. Do not
think I am ungrateful to you for all
your kindness undeserved and disin
terested kindness as It has been. "
"I do not want you to bo ungrate
ful , and I don't want you to think
anything I did to help you was disin
terested , " ho exclaimed , his voice sud
denly becoming passionate with emo
tion. They wore in a very quiet part
now In the narrow lane , with Ivy-
covered wall on ono sldo and a railing
on the other , which led up towards the
terrace in which Margaret had her
lodgings. Ho paused , compelling her
to do the same , faced her , and , suddenly -
ly taking both her hands In his , Hold
them close. "Margaret , Margaret ,
can't you guess the truth ? I love you
with all my heart ! I have loved you ,
I think , from the first time I saw you.
Do you remember one night two ses
sions ago when I had just started lec
turing ? It was a Sunday night , and I
wns nt St. Giles ; there wns a famous
preacher there. By chance , ns it
seemed but it wns not chance , Mar
garet I wont Into the very pow In
which you were. I had no hymn book ,
and you offered yours , so gravely , so
sweetly , without any proud reserve or
coldness. I remember the hymn. It
was 'My Times Are In Thy Hand. ' It
hns been a favorite with mo over since.
Margaret , I have loved you elnco then ,
with a love that has grown stronger
and deeper , until it seems llko a part
of my being which I can't tear away.
There is no ether woman In the world
there never will be any other woman
In the world for me but you. Mar
garet , do you love mo ? Can you over
love mo.
The words were poured forth so inp-
Idly , so passionately , that Margaret
was quite unable to stem their torrent.
She stood quite still , without word or
tmiotion , her face very palo ; only once
or twice that shadow of a quiver
passed over her lips again. When at
last Cleland paused , and looked Into
her face eogorly , scarchlngly , as if for
Ills answer , Margaret made an evident
effort to speak. Though twlco she
opened her lips , no words came.
Her voice was very low when nt last
they did come.
"Dr. Clolnnd , you have done mo a
great honor the greatest honor I ovoi
expected to receive ; but 1 should be
repaying you badly indeed if I gave
you the answer you nsk for. You for
got what 1 nm. My father's name has
boon dragged through the dust. There
are many people who still believe ho
wns guilty , though he has escapee
from the punishment of the law.
"Only today I overheard my follow-
studcnts discussing the point. What *
ever ho Is In truth and I , his daugh
ter , bellovo him innocent of the dis
graceful crimea with which ho was
charged In the oyo3 of the world ho
is still looked upon as one who only
escaped public disgrace by accident or
his own ingenuity. "
"Margaret , do you think so little of
my love as to Imagine I am not willing
to take upon myself whatever burden
you may have to bear ? " demanded
Cloland , In a low voice. "My darling1 ,
If you know him to bo Innocent , so do
I. Listen to me , Margaret ; you have
never heard the story of my past. My
father was In business for many years.
It Is now about ton years since ho died ,
and he died by his own hand. "
Margaret uttered an exclamation.
"Ho was In difficulties and foresaw
nothing but ruin before him. It was
a fearful affair. It killed my mother ;
she died soon after. I was loft , the
eldest of three boys. I was Just start
ing my career then , and the knowl
edge of my father's fearful end nearly
unnerved mo for the future ; but I man
aged to pluck up courage for the sak
of the others. They are both oil my
hands now ; but sometimes it was a
hard struggle.
"I nm not n rich man , Margaret , but
I have sufficient to keep my wife in
comfort. My darling , you will not re
fuse now ? I shall not handicap you ,
Margaret ; you can pursue your callIng -
Ing after you come to me if you are
set upon it. I love you too much. 1
respect you too much , to set any re
strictions upon you. Only promise to
love mo , to bo for me only as I will
be for you all the days that wo both
shall live and I shall bo content. "
Margaret stood silent , with droopIng -
Ing head ; but a soft color had slowly
dawned in her cheeks. Her heart cried
out to her to yield. She loved Paul
Cleland oh , surely never woman be
fore had loved any man as she did
and all the womanhood In her longed
o cast Itself on that strong protecting
tenderness of his , which would guard
her against all the world. To be his ,
o have him as her own it seemed to
Margaret no earthly happiness could
be greater than tills.
As ho looked down at the downcast
'ace , and saw the soft color creeping
nto it , Paul Cloland's heart beat high
with hope , and , bending down , he
whispered :
"Margaret , answer mo only ono
question , and I shall bo satisfied mean
time. Do you love me ? "
It seemed to both ns if the west
wind blow moro softly , ns if the birds
ceased singing , the leaves paused In
their rustle , until her answer camo.
It came at last , a low murmur , hard
ly moro than a breath "Yes. "
And then Margaret felt those strong ,
loving arms about her , and her head
drawn down to that shelter that , it
seemed to her now or , the pity or it !
was to bo her resting place forever.
( To bo continued. )
WHITE ELEPHANTS.
Kvory Ono StaiuU In n House Glided
ulth Cold.
In Burmah , before that country be
came a dependency of Great Britain ,
only the king was allowed to own n
white elephant. Ralph Fitch , the bold
and enterprising merchant of Good
Queen Bess' day , was the first Eng
lishman that ever sot foot in Burmah.
Mr. J. Horton Ryley , in his most inter
esting book called "Ralph Fitch , Eng
land's Pioneer to India , " allows the
traveler to toll his own story , and
quaint indeed is his account of the
white elephants. When ho was at
Pegu In 1586 the king had four of thorn
"very strange and rare , " which were
housed In a great state nt the royal
palace. When one was brought to the
king , every merchant in Pegu had to
pay the monarch half a ducat , "which
doth commo to a great summe ; " but
after they had given their present they
were free to see them often as they
pleased. The king called himself "the
King of the White Eolephants , " and
would not permit any other king to
own ono , even at the risk of war.
"Thejl do very great service , " says
Fitch , "unto these white elephants ;
every ono of them standeth in an
house gilded with golde , and they
do fccdc in vessels of silver and gilt.
One of them when he doth go to the
river to bo washed , ns every day they
do , goeth under n canopy of clothe of
golde or sllke , carried over him by
six or eight men , and eight or ten men
goo before him playing on drummes ,
shawmes , or ether Instruments ; and
when lie is washed and commeth out
of the river , there is a gentleman that
doth wash his foot In a silver basin ,
which la his office given him by the
king. There is no such account made
of any black elephant , bo he never so
great. "
'Warning * of Mt-ntnl
Edward Thorndike says that mental
work Is not n simple matter of mental
energy or quantity of positive or in
hibitory nervous discharges , but of
their direction as well. Mental fatigue
is not like physical fatigue and re
quires different treatment. Its warning
signs are more complicated , less effica
cious , ami therefore more often neg-
lectad. The warnings that we do have
uro not measures of the degree of lu-
ublllty , but indefinite ami at present
ill-understood signs of danger. The
degree of mental inability does not
vary proportionately to the amount
of work done without sufficient rest ,
but increases much less quickly up tea
a certain amount of mental work , and
then may increase much faster , so that
one straw of mental work may then
break the camel's back.
Clara What a foolish young man
that Tom Brown is. Maude Yea ,
that's just what I told him when ho
said ho was going to propose to you.
T&iographical Jfo-e * $
McKJnley atid
The Republican national convention
of 1900 was the shortest on record ,
when hours of time that It was In ses
sion are taken into consideration. It
was called to order at 12:31 : Tuesday ,
and at 2:30 : p. m. took a recess to Wed
nesday at noon. At 3 p. m. Wednes
day a recess was taken to 10:30 : Thurs
day. At 2:30 : on Thursday Us work
was done and the convention was
adjourned slno die. No national con
vention ever consumed less time in
hours.
Of course the work of the conven
tion "laid before it" so to put it. There
was not the slightest doubt on any
point except the vice presidency , and
as soon as the delegates began to ar
rive that doubt was dispelled. Roosevelt
velt was the choice of nearly every
delegation for second place.
' "
"Biography.
James McKlnley , the president's an
cestor , landed in this country about
1743 , and settled later in Chanceford
Township , York county , Pa. , where
David MeKinley , great-grandfather of
the president , was born in May , 1755.
The records of the Pension Bureau
show that David McKlnlcy was a sol
dier in the revolution and participated
in the capture of Paulus Hook and the
engagements of Amboy and Chester
Hill. He died in 1840 , in Ohio , at the
age of eighty-five. A son , James Mc
Klnley , moved to Columbiana county ,
Ohiov | n 1809. At that time William ,
his son , born in Pine Township , Mer
cer county , Pa. , was two years old.
James MeKinley was an iron manu
facturer or furnace man , and his son
William followed the same vocation.
When William was twenty-two yeais
old he married Nancy Allison of Can
ton , O. , the couple having nine child
ren , of whom William Jr. , the presi
dent , was the seventh. William Me
Kinley , Sr. , died in November , 1892 ,
having lived to witness the rise of his
son from a school teacher through
posts of national prominence to be
governor of Ohio.
The president was born at Niles ,
Trumbull county , O. , on January 29 ,
1843. He attended the public schools
in that town until he was nine years
old , nt which time his father moved
to Poland , Mahonlng county , O. , where
the future president entered Union
Seminary , pursuing his studies in that
Institution until he was seventeen
years old. He is said to have excelled
in mathematics and languages , and to
have bested all his fellow-students in
debating the public questions of ths
day.
In 1SGO he was sent to Allegheny col
lege , Meadvllle , Pa. , but gave up his
course after a few months on account
of poor health. After a period of rest
he became a teacher in the public
schools of the Kerr district , near Po
land , having joined the Methodist
Episcopal church in Poland. In the
spring of 1861 he was a clerk in the
postoillco at Poland , which position he
gave up to enlist at Columbus , on
Juno 11 of that year , In Company 13
of the Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer
Infantry.
William MeKinley twice refused
the nomination for president previous
to the time when on the first ballot at
the Republican National conventlou
held In St. Louis in 1896 he was finally
nominated and accepted. His ilrst re
fusal was at the convention of 1888 ,
when he supported Mr. Sherman , to
whom he was pledged , forbidding the
use of his name at a time when his
formal assent or negative acquiescence
was all that was necessary to secure
his own nomination. At the ensuing
convention of 1892 he received 182
votes for the nomination , his name
not having been presented , as it was
well known he was an ardent support
er of Harrison and would immediately
withdraw his name should it have
been proposed. Being the permanent
chairman of the convention , he was1
greatly embarrassed by the efforts of
his supporters to make him the presi
dential candidate , and , leaving the
chair on the announcement of the re
sult of the first ballot , made a motion
to make the nomination of Mr. Harri
son unanimous. His motion was car
ried.
ried.On
On April 16 , 1890 , McKiiiley Intro
duced into the House the general tar
iff measure which has since been
known as the "McKlnley bill. " For
four months the measure had been un
der consideration , and every interest
in the country , including manufactur
ers , laborers , mei chants , farmers , im
porters , agents , free traders , and pro
tectionists , had been freely heard , the
minority having been given as good a *
opportunity to present their views as
had the majority. His speech on May
7 In support of the measure sustained
his reputation as an orator and dis
passionate advocate , and seldom has
such hearty applause been accorded
any leader as greeted him upon the
conclusion of his address.
McKinley's home life has been that
of the representative American , and
almost ideal. He married on January
25 , Miss Ida Saxton , granddaughter of
John Saxton , for sixty years editor of
the Ohio Repository , still published at
Canton. Two girls , Christine Ida and
Kate , were born to Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Klnley , both of them dying at early
ages.
Career.
Gov. Roosevelt was born in New
York city. Oct. 27. 1858 , of Dutch and
Scotch-Irish ancestry. His father was
Theodore Roosevelt , after whom the
governor was named , and his mother ,
whoso given name was Martha , was
the daughter of James and Martha
Bulloch of Georgia. Young Roosevelt
was primarily educated at home under
private teachers , after which lie on-
lorcd Harvard , graduating In 1880.
Those qualities of aggressiveness
which have marked his more recent
years of public life were present with
him In college and he was a conspicu
ous figure among his fellows.
It was an Interesting period in tie
history of the party and the nation ,
and young Roosevelt entered upon the
political field with eagerness and en
ergy. The purification of political and
official life had been for some time an
ideal with him , and with this came the
belief in the efficacy of the application
of civil service rules to executive con
duct. In 1882 he was nominated for
the State Assembly and was elected.
He served for three years. In 1886 Mr.
Roosevelt was nominated as an inde
pendent candidate for mayor of New
York , but , although Indorsed by the
Republicans , was defeated.
In 1SS1 ho was chairman of the New
York delegation to the national Re
publican convention. He had been
among those who did not regard Mr.
Blalne as the most available candi
date of the pnity. but after the laser's
nomination Mr. Roosevelt gave him
his hearty support , and in the face of
THE ROOSEVELT CHILDREN.
Theodore. Ethel. Kermlt. Alice. Archibald. Quentln.
the remarkable defection inj Now York
at that time. In May , 1S89 1'resldont
<
Harrison appointed him civrii aervloo
commissioner , and bo sorverl aV-nresi-
dent of the board until May , 1896 ? '
As president of the civil service com
mission Roosevelt resigned in May ,
1895 , to become president ( ft the Now
York board of police commissioners.
On May G , 1898 , Roosevelt resigned
his place in the cabinet , assistant secretary -
rotary of the navy , to muster in n
cavalry regiment for the Spanish , war.
Llfo in the west had made this a fitting
ambition. As n hunter of big game ,
used to the saddle and the < ; amp , and
an unerring shot with rifle and re
volver , the country recognized la him
the making of a dashing cavalry lead
er. Ho had experienced military duty
in the New York National Guard lu
the ' 80s. Col. Wood was put in com
mand of the Rough Riders ; Roosevelt
was lieutenant colonel. On Juno 15
the regiment sailed to join General
Shafter in Cuba.
From the time of landing until the
fall of Santiago the Rough Riders were
giant figures in the campaign. Their
work reached a climax on July lwhen
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt led the
regiment in the desperate charge up
San Juan hill. He had shared all tha
hardships of his men , and when ho
broke the red tape of discipline to com
plain of General Shafter's camp and
its dangers from disease the army was
with him and the war department lis
tened to his judgment. On July 11
he was commissioned colonel of. vol
unteers.
Scarcely two months later the new
military here was nominated for gov
ernor of New York. In the convention
he received 753 votes , against the 218
cast for Governor Frank S. Black.
As a writer of outing papers his
varied experiences on the trail have
served him well. In biography , his
life of Thomas H. Benton and of Gouv-
erneur Morris have been praised. Es
says and papers dealing with political
LAFE YOUNG.
Nominated Roosevelt ,
life have added to his reputation. Of
his latest work , "The Rough Rider
has been pointed to ns "one of
most thrilling places of military l\\
tory produced in recent years. "
Governor Roosevelt has been twlcijj
married. His first wife was Alice Lee
of Boston , who left a daughter. ln |
1886 he married Miss Edifh Carow or
New York. There are six ehlldrejitWo
of whom are sons. His domestico llfo
is ideal. Whether ensconced in win
ter quarters at Albany
at the famous Reese
at Oyster Bay on Lonj
er of tiie Rough
father and romps wJ
with as much zest as _
( hem. The youngsters arcT riiowri
the Roosevelt half dozen , and all rer
fleet in some manner the paternal
characteristics. The oldeat girl i
Alice , tall , dark and serious looking
She rides her father's Cuban campalgi
horse with fearlessness and grace.
The next olive branch is Theodore , Jr ,
or "young Teddy , " the idol of his fath
er's heart and a genuine chip of the
old block. Young "Teddy" owns a
trusty shotgun and dreams of some
day shooting bigger game than his
father ever saw. He also rides a pony
of his own. Alice , the oldest girl , la
nearly 16. She Is the only child of
the first Mrs. Roosovelt.oung ieu-
dy , " the present Mrs. Roosevelt's old-
ROOSEVELT COTTAGE.
Oyster Bay.
rst child , la 13. Then there are
mit. 11 ; Ethel , 9 ; Aichlbald , G , and
Quentln , of the tender age of 3.
Tmnipcil OUT Ciuml KoutiM.
There Is probably but one member
of the house who enjoys the distinc
tion of having tramped on foot over
both the Panama and the Nicaragua
canal routes. That gentleman is Rep
resentative Romeo Hoyt Freer of West
Virginia. Not many years ago Judge
Freer was American consul to Nica
ragua and during Ills term of office ho
familiarized himself with the proposed
canal routes. Once ho traversed the
distance between the two oceans with
a surveying party , of which Com
mander Lull of
head , and agah
with only onej
uewspap-jr