Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-17
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NoH luucu from rage
themselves except TO ma IauIt with
the people for electing bad men to
office or for not enforcing the law In
some way. The good citizen of this
country. Of this type, will take his
rightful place some time alongside the
lawbreakers and be labeled with his
true name, which Ia bad" citizen,
with capital letter "B" for bad"
But Edwards experience In the af-
fair did not end with his part In the
trial as one Of the witnesses. There
was another chapter. that might have
proved even more exciting for him
than 1t was If his training on the foot
ball field had not stood him in good
stead.
1t was during the week of the trial,
and while the case was still dragging
along with delays on technicaites, and
the outcome of it was not certain. that
Edward was surprised one evening in
one Of the Railways Of a down town
office building by an attack made on
him by some unknown person.
He had gone up to the top Of the
building to deliver a paper at one of
the places that he knew was low
gambling den. Since the arrest Of the
gambler up town the proprietor of this
place had kept very strict watch and
Edward was not permitted to enter. as
he sometimes had done. He threw the
paper down at the bottom of the door,
as he had been doing for several
nights. when some one rushed out Of a
side hallway and struck at him with
some heavy article that partly missed
him iu the dark smashing his hat Off
him slightly.
He instantly turned and grappled
with man when another figure came
out on the opposite side Of the hall and
flung himself on him.
But Edward was used to having sew.
eril men fling themselves on him in
football games. and. although he was
very much taken by surprise now.
his logged. stubborn. slow nature
| was equal to the unexpected event, and
| he forced one of his nSSail hack
into the hallway from which he had
come. and heard him strike the floor in
a heap Then he turned his attention
to the other. and instantly felt that he
had his hands full. for his antagonist
was a grown man. taller and heavier
than himself. and he had struck Ed
ward heavy blow that panied him
exceedingly The two. tuggcd and
pautgd together. the stranger swearing
and Edward silent. as usual. each try
ing to throw the other down They
swaypd through the hall in the dark.
and before either Of them realized their
nearntss to the narrow stairway they
reeled down the first step. lost their
balance and fell still clinging to each
other. and rolling over and over to
the bottom.
Edward found himself even In the
strange situation Of that descent won.
dering who would be- on top when the
bottom was reached Evidently his as
sai.ant was having the same idea For
when they struck the hall below and
rolled over again he let go Of Edward.
and although Edward was on his feet
with an agility that was remarkable
considering his weight. the man rush
ed past up the stairs again and van
ished in the darkness above.
"Discretion' was the better part OF
valor" on this occasion. and so Edward
did not wait for the man to come back
possibly re-enforced by his companion
but beat an orderly retreat down the
other two flights Of stairs and so out
on the street minus his hat and plus
several bruises.
He happened to be near a clothing
store and went i'm and bought a hat
and continued his route. When he
reached his room OH College hill. ht
took account of damages and founC
that. i'm addition to the loss of his hat
ne had sustained several serious rents
in his clothing AS he sat up late tina
night repairing the rents he questionc|
whether he had better make complain
to the police. But he finally decided
net to say anything. He could no
Identify the men. He did not know
whether they belonged to the gam
bling crowd who were trying to &c
vengeance for his part in the arrest o
whether they were part CT the rougl
gang that had for years infested tina
part of the city and had attempted II
hold him for purpose of petty ron
berry. He said nothing about the mat
ter either to the president or Freed
until several weeks afterward. 1t wa
also significant of his stubbornnes
that he continued his route the mex
night the same as usual. He was no
molested again that winter. And tn
, event did not make any particular I'm
l pression on him-nOt so much as 1t dl
afterward when he told it to his siste
and listened to her comments on it.
After the excitement due to thes
things centering about the gambler
arrest trial and conviction had die
ont Edward found his mind going bac
more and more to Willis. AS the dav
went on he did not feel satisfied. u
met Willis in chapel and on the ground
and in the halls constantly. His fac
bore heavier marks of dissipation, an
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