The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

lOF The REAL SIOCh.
The man informed him that 1t
would. Walking back side by
side, they fell into an amicable
"Do you allow any of the occu-
pants to run loose?" he asked.
mot unless they've been train
ed first" said his companion. 1--WE
keep them in punches as a rule; it
gives better effect"
II suppose it's very interesting
work." Avery suggested. you
must get every specimen of
each peculiar type-Wellingtons,
Charlemagnes, Napoleons"-
The man stared at him for a
moment as though not quite catch
ing the drift of his remarks.
Don't know about Napoleon, !"
he said doubtfully. "We've got
the Empress Josephine, and Mare
chal NieP'-
you mean they think they
are" q"
Think" exclaimed the man,
becoming suddenly exasperated,
SAY, young man, what do you
take me for? 1 tell you we have
the Empress Josephine here, of
the real stock"
He stopped into the bushes,
muttering, and pulled out a
curved knife of hideous sharpness
Instantly Avery realized the mis-
take he had made. He had been
speaking with dangerous luna
tic. Without an instant's delay
he leaped upon the man, wrenched
the knife from his hand, and pin
ned him to the ground, at the
same time shouting for aid.
AS If by magic two keepers in
uniform came running up in re-
lsponse. AS Avery relaxed his grir
they flew at his throat.
That's the man." shouted one
of them, deity locking his hands
within pair of handouts. "Hold
his legs, Bill, and we'll frog
march him inside"
"'But tell you I'm a visitor
I'm reporter from the Clarion!'
Avery shouted, struggling in his
jcaptors' grasp. This man at.
tackled me with his knife"
Good job We looked In here for
him, what, Bill?" said the keeper
addressing his companion and en-.
tirely ignoring Avery's remon-
strances. / must say the cunning
of them fellers beats creation.
Think of 1t, Bill, a whole posse
securing the country for him three
days and nights and him hiding
here in the bushes all the while.
Wonder where he got them
CLOTHES, thought"
Avery, as he was carried away
by the extremities, his body hang
ing In a helpless and most uncom-
Portable position, gathered, from
his keepers conversation, that he
was a lunatic who had recently
been brought to the asylum and
had escaped on the night of his
arrival. Thus the situation be-
came clearer. The man whom he
had assaulted seemed to be some
official connected with the institu-
ton, who, suspecting him, had
drawn the knife in self-defense.
He suffered himself to be car
ried away without resisting. They
did not take him to the main
building, however, but to another
smaller Ilace some 800 yards
away, upon the opposite side of
the road. Thus, helpless in his
captors' grasp, he was conducted
into the office of the superintend-
ent.
Heres the man, SIR" said his
captors. 1--WE found him hiding in
the botanical gardens. He tried to
kill the gardener" =
That's not he," said the SUPER
intendent. who the devil are
you, anyway he asked fiercely.
Then Avery produced his papers
and afforded proof of his identity.
The SUPERINTENDENT looked half
convinced.
"But why did you attack the
gardener" he asked.
He pulled a knife on me-"
II thought he was crazy" said
the gardener. "Why did you say
wasn't raising Josephines?"
Great Scott" cried Avery.
were you talking of roses?"
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