The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-26
SAVED BY 4 BADGE.
a STORY THAT WILL INTEREST AL
COLLEGE HSN

There Was k.opo kAouno AAhN %@An'fi@ Z
Beta Mans Neoss. and He Was About to
BE Strung Up When His College Society
Emblem Was Seen by One Who Knew It.
The sixticth annual dinner Of Gam
ma Beta WIS certainly a great success
At tho long table sat $50 guests, Of old
ages and from all parts or the land
The feast was ended when tho captain
arose from his place near the head OF
the board. Straight Of figure and alert
OF eye, he bore his GO years lightly.
Boys" says the captain. - haven't
been 10 a Ganma Beta dinner for 40
years The last time went was boy
in college. AS l look around TO ] am
glad am not the oldest aluInnUs here
for feel as young as any ircshman-
But came here tonight to toll yOu a
story, ard il you have patience to hear
me / may as we'll begin. Remember,
VIC old ones ere Carrulous at timcs and
stop me when you have had enOCgh
His audience was all attention., and
the captain lighted fresh cigar, blew
cut q puf of smoke and began.
Il was the inst northern man 70
plant Gotten IL Arkansas after the waT
Tho state had declared for the Union
carly in 1901, bot thoro was plenty OF
low less Sec,.sslCElsm about ami q notb
eruer's lfe aid property We're Eoae iao
safe. Before had been long at my
planting got a notice from some VI my
seceSsiOaist trleLds that I must stcp of,-
crations CT leave the district il ] had
any regard for my life-in short the
gave me 10 understand shat IL they
caught me they would string no NJ -
the nearest tree as sure rs my name was
jam Roberts Now, I didn't intend ."
stop planting, and didu intend % D.
hanged. so vert ahead ard told 'har.
tLcy could Eang ine-if they could cetch
ne.
About month after that was rid
ing Ecro>s country cRe afternoon 10 get
a littls business done IN the nearest
town. As 1 entered "a lonely piecs Of
=OaI dozen men jumped out Of the
woods, pointed their gums at E,y head
ard ord, rtd me 50 Ealt ard dismuunt
saw could dc rothing cu: surrender
&C discretion, 50 / came down from my
horse ard was Iaarched OF In silence
In Iow minutes we turned infu q laDo
that led deeper into the woods AID keps
Oh Until wv cane 70 little clearing
Ono Of my friends brought ont ICpc.
siung one eDd os - over tho limb Of s
convenient tree and had ,ia other en1
shpklOttsd around M neck III q iinv.
Probably rome cf yOa has ever ftl' 2
hangnGH's ropo around his neck, SC yc-
can't appreciate tie state uf luy feeling.
It that time IN toll ven. fels p-etty
4 a.. q
run cut for 20: tain. Eat rlan elm.
70 life at such times. and all a. once
had happy thought remember,
that / had package of excellent cigar.
III my pocket, and / drew il out.
Gentlemen, | said, with is -luclt
cColEoes As / could must, ! know
that have byt few Iuir-.t.s -lro p,
live. Iwant t. ask oEe favor. Give r..
time TO smoke out ciggv before yua
sV Ing me into eternity WI IN +ci-i
Lie: Iou viii end them most excoi-
lent
My captor7 grimly assente>.. and we
lighted our weeds toScther No .a-
said v.@-s5s- Wei, ooy=. lnsuu tn4s
cigar bold cut you may depend But il
TUIld burn Little - little the. al. L.
- -f' - AOAAEFA dl4tt "a w VA tA4t--
Il, 70 YVES Iust 50 mach LETT" d" and th-
captain held mp his smoking stumE
measuring its small remainder critical
~ with his f;rgor.
- Well, thought 10 mysclI, 'ner,
goes for few moro puiTs anyway
and / was just getting the very last -
Them when we heard horse comir
through the trees a Eno locking frllo,-
rode up, who -ae1.od 10 10 i so-t e.;
commander of the company. Hello,
boys" he cGlled out, 'who'vo YOU got
here Were got Roberts, and ws'To
going 60 hang him, said thSy. AZ
night, said Ike officer and came over %
have a look at ME.
Now, had on my watch chain this
little badge here, and tho captain
touched q jeweled monogram Of gold
that hung to his breast. u have always
worn it there and expect 20 lls long as
live. Ny coat was open, and Is the Con-
federato came Up his eye c2agliJ tho
badge Well, s;rs, he turned al sorts uf
vcolorsi and leaning clOSs 20 my eaI
: whispered the name Of oUs fraternity,
ut the same time graspirg my hand with
the SoOd old Gumma grip. given with
the strength OF giant Then lie turne'i
70 bis IleD. Boys. said ha, this man
Is my friend You must Yet him 60 >
And in an instant he took tho rope from
my neck, led up my horse pulled a pair
Of pistols from his pocket and handed
one to me. Now, brother, said he. de
fend yourself and get away-as test yo1
canP lost no time IL following his ad-
vice and ciade Iny escape. And Eero
gm to;lay, and that is all -
There was = storm OF applause when