The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-11-12
She Loved Him
For His Courage
BY LOUISE B. CUMMINGS

but she heard all about IL. aud Tom
was from that moment little god to
her. This IL the story of how Tom
distinguished himself. One night. hear
Ing something IN his room, he Jumped
over the foutboard right into mans
arms. Tom clinchrd with the robber.
who dragged him out OF the room.
downstairs and through the door into
the yard During this moving scutile
the burglar made several attempts To
put his hand to his hip pocket 10 get
his revolver. but Gregory ANTICIPATED
bis design aud follcd II. At last Greg
DRY got his antagonist into n position
where he could himself draw the re-
volver. lie did so. cooked II and held
the mnzzle against his enemy's ear
The feeling Of the cold steel In that po-
sition had soothing effect on the bur
glar. aud he ceased To struggle. Greg
DRY shouted for n policeman One
came and took the catch to the station.
Gregory. who was In his nightshirt.
went back TO bed.
NfNN lht HultiS
tanned accounts Of the capture. and
Gregory. who had gone to sleep after
the affair was over. woke up to lind
himself n hero Indeed. he was hero
before breakfast. II isn't every man
who can sit down 10 his morning meal
with newspaper before him com
mending him for his marvellous pluck.
II is questionable II such acts are the
result OF pluck or the result OF i'm
pulse.
But when he went downtown 90 bust.
ness he was surprised that every one
he met took the same view OF the mat
ter as the newspaper
That evening. having an engagement
with Jennie Oglesby, who had been
hesitating whether TO bestow her affec-
tons on him or rival OF his. she
lionized the hero Tom. taking advan.
tage OF the situation. proposed and was
accepted then and there.
Jennie was very proud OF herself In
winning So noble man She talked
TO everybody about her lovers prowess.
telling the story again and again. Then
when Tom fell III and II was feared he
would die she vowed that n he did
she would never marry. for she could
not expect To find a man who had
shown such evidence OF bravery.
But Tom recovered and the two were
married. Mrs. Gregory appeared TO
have but one pride In her husband. and
that was his bravery. While other ro-
mantle features OF matrimony were
worn away 10y the hard flnt OF fact.
Tom Gregory's display OF courage
seemed 20 grow In ulster In the eyes
OF his wife Tom was not much Of a
money maker. nor did he occupy any
prominent position In the affairs Of the
nation. But there was one thing In
him TO be proud of-his bravery. True.
his tnckling n burglar was gradually
forgotten by the community, or. rath.
er. I'm the constant change OF Its mem.
bers those who had heard Of II were
being replaced by those who had not
One person was not likely ever TO IN
dervalue it-hls wife.
One evening when Tom was going
home from business he heard cries In
house he passed. lie listened. and
they were repeated Some one was
begging pteously for mercy. The door
stood open. and Tom went In A man
was beating a crippled boy. Tom told
the man 10 desist aud received only
cursing for his pains, whereupon Tom
struck him with his fist, landing him
upon the tioor Then he told the brute
that he would look In occasionally as
he passed and II he ever caught him
III treating the cripple again he would
give him what he gave the boy lie
also said that he would be back during
the evening To investigate the case
Tom told the story 10 his wife AT
the dinner table. lie was not interest
ed in his wife's valuation OF his PROV
ess and did not hook AT her to learn
protection Of the cripple shortly aft
er dinner he took up his nat 10 40 out
where ARE you going asked his
wife.
TO find out all about the case OF
that poor little cripple boy" was th
Etllls u UT Universally 'bi
to separate the child from the man
At any rate. don't propose that the
boy shall suffer any more OF his bru-
tality"
Before you co." said Mrs Gregory.
II want to show you something up
stairs"
what Is itf'
"Come aud see."
She led him to a room ON the third
story.
There's something In the closet !
don't know n II IL a cat or rat or
what II is" she said.
Tom went to the closet and looked
in Hearing the door shut behind
him and click. he turned and pulled
ON the knob. lie was locked In.
"what the dickens are you doingf"
No answer.
"Jennie. let me out!'
"Not unless you'll promise some
thing"
"What is itT'
II want you 10 promise me You won't
go back TO quarrel with that horrid
man"