The Press., 1915-11-03
Retaliation
 .i:i <. By WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN

I've heard a story about a certain
 orator that will bear repeating. They asay that when he was in college he was member of debating society and was on a debating team chosen to meet a team from another college for I the intercollegiate championship. When this young man came home ron vacations he was used to spending
 a good deal of his time with a girl who lived in the adjoining place to his fa- | thers. Both places were in the coun- try, with large. grounds about them.
 The college boy used to go out in the rear of his home and practice elocu- | ton. When he was not practicing elO- cution he was talking soft to the girl next door. Young fellows of that pe- riod in life, especially :collegians, don't mean anything when they spoon with
 a girl, and. the governor-we'l call
 him the governor, since he afterward became the chief executive of one of the United States-didn't mean any
 more than other boys of his age who pretend to be in love.
 One -afternoon-the governor was go- I ing back. to college. the next day for his senior 3yearEGrace from her win dow, saw himi orating in wood at the back of his home. She could see his gestures, but could not hear word he said not even a sound. Any one who has thus seen person addressing an , audience must have been impressed Fl, ,a o1c i,.1 hn scented. A smile came over the girls
 face, which suddenly gave place to the
 expression of an idea having entered
 her brain. Going to telephone, she took down the receiver and called a number.
 .Is this the county insane asylum?' 'tYes, ma'am.'' .-"s+ :- .'| s'I think one of. your patients must :; have escaped. At any rate, there is young man back of the. house next to ], this who is talking to himself and fling l ing his arms about wildly
 The person at the asylum took down the address and Hurried away. }5 Not ten minutes" had elapsed before :. a couple of men in a buggy, with the
 letters NJ. C.. A. $. painted on the side, drew.up in front of the governors
 home and, passing through the
 grounds, saw the governor in the po-
 sition that had been described to them. | Walking slowly and carelessly toward him so as not to excite his suspicion
 of their intent, as soon as they came
 near enough. to him they sprang for
 ward and pinioned his arms. Of course
 he was greatly astonished, asked ' lot of questions and made many pro-
 tests. The men paid no attention to either, but, one at each of his arms, I walked him through the grounds to the road where the buggy stood. Now, it happened-that's what Grace said, it happened-that she was looking out of her window as the prisoner was walked by in the adjoining lot. When !. they came opposite her she called out: Whats he been doing?"
 s"Loony," replied one of the captors. This was tic first the governor knew of the reason for his arrest. The cause of his being considered lunatic dawn
 ed upon him at the same time Really, gentlemen he said, trying to laugh. ,:'this is very funny. Grace, explain, please" , What did Grace do but withdraw from the window without word. The governor looked at her, first with as tonishment, then with anger, then with terror. He was hustled to the buggy. placed between the two men, and driv- en aWay.f7,A: d. . Before they reached the asylum
 Grace had got out pony cart and driven there herself by a shorter route
 At the office she informed the man on duty that she was the person who had telephoned about the maniac next dGor and had come to tell them about him.
 A few minutes later the two asylum men with the governor, drove up and entered waiting room. Presently Grace came in. raised pair of glasses
 through which she stared at tho pr~
 oner, then dropped them and said
 "All right; that's the man."
 Grace" cried the governor. "fO" heavens sake, what does this mean?"
 But Grace walked away. evidently not inclined to argue with a madman
 As soon as she was outside, however she told the keepers that she was quite sure the man was hafmless-indeed she regretted having caused his cap- ture-and, after considerable vouching for his being merely queer. persuaded the authorities to release him, agreeing ito drive; him home in her cart.
 The governor was put in the cart by his captors. looking by this time positively dangerous. Not word was spoken till the pony had battered his little shoofs' on the stones for half a mile. :. F.: :. .,t' :s.".
 q presume" said the governor, "that you think you have done something very smart"
 I'm sorry. Forgive me-
 There was no sorrow in her tone and no pleading in her request to be for given.
 What was said during the rest of the drive home was never revealed. Tbe governor left the next day for college with a flea in his ear. It breaks a man up to be beaten by woman, and the governor at the Christmas holidays went home ready to bend the knee 70 the. girl who, as he expressed it, had Wiped the floor with him.
 She sent him back much more of lunatic than he had been when arrest ed, but after he got his profession re- tented and married him. He now says that his wife, not he, is the governor, and, whether or not she, governs the state, she governs the governor.
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