The San Francisco call., 1906-07-29

way Rinehart returned their mods
with gracious bows. The secret es-
capped three weeks after the opening OF
the Riney's" family had
struck OIL. Forever afterward
checkbook with a planitude OF rough
stubs and a thick wallet made the ac-
quaintance OF everybody in Cambridge.
II man stopped him for a chat about
football "Riney' digressed momenta-
rily,
Folks struck oil this summer" he
murnured over the back OF his h0nd.
Then he tapped his breast pocket sig
nifcantly Rinehart never lect b's
room even for an afternoon tea. tn
out his cheekbook and a thick violet.
After time they stripped ~Rinev"
OF nearly all his furniture. Piece by
piece n went. II friend In StouThton
or Holworthy wished an extra chair or
table for the entertainment OF his
mother. sisters and accompanying
friends he went straightway TO "a
Stoughton and said 70 Rinehart;
Would like TO borrow a chair,
Riney. Don't mind. do your
Rinehart was always generous.
Take the whole room. old chap" he
answered nonchalantly. VIII one
chair dor
And after a few months the general
propensity 10 borrow from Rinehart
clothes. One tall hat after another
came from the haberdasher's; one bill
after arofher followed heavy pur-
cbases. Rlnehart replaced his losses
and always paid with alacrity. Thus
he grew in popularity. Before he was
senior he knew everybody within the
Ave boundaries Of the college; also he
knew many men In the professional
schools.
During his seven years of Harvard
life "Riney" figured In a couple of in
teresting contretemps. One night--or
early one morning. rurnor says-on his
way upstairs In stoughton he decided
to call on a friend who lived "hrs5
front" He fell over a chair arousing
his friend more abruptly than he in
tended. In fact the crash rather un-
nerved Rinehart himself He paused
near the overturned chair. while the
friend sat up in bed and stared into the
gloom of the corner. Ten seconds later
he awakened man was leaning out OF
is window yelling ~Policer' "Murderr'
Thieves"
Rinehart was startled so far out OF
lis wits thar he made a rush for the
lOor. On the way he knocked over two
other chairs and table. and this din,
added TO the screech!ng OF the sopho-
more, caused a running 10 and fro in
the other rooms OF the dormitory. Dur
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his own room. locked the door. hasti-
ly undressed and went TO bed. STU
dents and policemen searched the build
ing for an hour. and for a week after
ward two special policemen patrolled
the vicinity, hoping to arrest the "des-
perate burglar" Later "Riney" con-
fessed.
The other interesting event was the
capture OF a thief. This was Rine-
hart's feat Of feats during his college
career. At the time he was law
school man and the proud possessor OF
an enormous Panama hat. for which.
he alleged. he paid a fabulous sum.
In spite OF the gorgeous Panama
"Riney'' never hesitatsd a moment to
go to the aid of a woman in distress.
A thief a miserable wretch who was
doubtless frantic for drink. had
sneaked up behind a dignihed elderly
lady and grabbed her purse. Her
screams attracted the attention of hfty
or more law school men. and when she
pointed out the fleeing miscreant
everybody scurrted after him. Rine-
hart, although a small man. was feet.
and unlike many other law school men.
always kept in mild training. So it re-
suited that he and the thief were soon
running a neck-and-neck race up Cam
bridge street
Yard by yard "Riney" gained on the
vagrant and at last they were barely
a dozen feet apart. The large Panama
was rolling in the dust near the law