The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-04-20

CALL
I, WILLIAM CHANDLER

~ AZ the teIePiiN
~ ~, there, took up the receiver an
"a Il at my ear. l heard a re
liable confusion of sounds. Tn
Ter at the phone was a woman
,ssre we're others In the room, on
-aom a man. was shouting wildly
=. di6icult to distinguish what tn,
At the receiver was saying OF
ant Of the other voices. especially
!. ,bOuter. will give my dialogue
,be phone as well as can, witt
.pteruptiOns:
,aes at TransmitteT-Oh, my good
.c,cious! He's slashing right and
= Hss going to kill US all!
"a, Of the Madman-Give 'em the
,,.,, Rout 'em out Of the trench!
"a an therel Save that gun! Good!
re mind
,sked again and again FOR an ad-
:. and finally got 175 Wash
u,s Voice mot at transmitterl-
,~.uber. men, that you are Cana
=. and what you do today
yd.e at Transmitter-Do come!
n |. delirious. He fancies that he
aiding bis company into
yousn's Voice mot at transmitter)-
Ravens! He's got his sword!
Never mind who l am. Give me
= teet and number.
yaee NJ Transmitter-Oh, horrors!
hung up the receiver, waited a few
urds, took 1t up again and called a
10 come In a hurry. Then l went
,r,sairs and out, walking in the
Iruon from which l expected 1t.
M vehicle coming at a gallop.
.itd II Of, got In and told the driver
,ule me to 175 Washington avenue.
IN was q Washington street In the
a bat the voices l had heard came
10 refined persons, and Washington
hi was mostly taken up with shops
1 aloons.
Ind some distance to go and shout
b the cabman TO move faster. He
b. to q sudden stop, and l heard
Deaking with a policeman, who |
stopped him. | opened the door |
tod the policeman TO get In with |
y uplainiBg why I wanted him. But |
.. on the box, permitting the driv-
D 90 Is fast as he could get the
n 10 move
nppose we were ten minutes In
kits the distance. As soon as we
nd The house / told the policeman
tk would be expected to tackle an
ID lmatic. He demurred, saying
b must telephone for assistance.
vent Of to q call box. / did not
pee 10 wait for him and, going up
ses Of stone front house, rang
kka
FtsI waited for assistance 1 heard
Bhin the second story as had
hem over the phone and above
ltn the lunatic's voice shouting:
ne up there, men! Come on, you
M and oil these gaps! Now al
kne! Forwardr'
\ trunt door was opened. and n
woman as white as a cloth ap-
nd
n the party you got on the
y upianation was interrupted by
y Of steel slashing wood and the
~ OF women above. The girl.
aa word, led me upstairs. While
me determined upon a plan Of
Whether 1t would avail any
iM not know. On reaching the
&n ! found a girl crouching
s~ Of Q bedroom was wide omen.
nan was inside hacking a post
80 Ills back was to me, SO
anet zee noe.
atr shouted. "The general
artreat We are fiankedw
hnatc ceased to hack the bed
oa hacked through the door into
seized both of his, taking
Ha arm at the wrist This I
wise, for l was stronger
nae the girl who had admitted
suned afterward that she was
VINO had talked to me over
- g'0ne-showed great presence
-. wen as pluck. Taking in
.u0a at the risk Of being stab
snn forward. clinched the luna
and dealt him a blow on the
ia. se hand holding the sword.
go, sp0a dropped to the floor. The
,ss picked 1t up and, running
meow. threw it out.
9! my arms over both the
\ iranins them to his side. The
y INV un hold him till the arrival
4 !, out IT was not pleasant
\ We got away from me he
a I. ! J. !. some damage. I asked
4 ~. .0ey could get a rope, and
n : - went downstairs and
4 ,' y eiothesline. She tried TO
ksr ao the mans legs, but he
y aai i was impossible. While
As.a a g We heard a patrol
sss,,.u p At the door, and in an.
Is sss. The lunatic was secured.
! = N the house his moth.
40. sonan. and two young Ia.
Nm = BE had been fighting
= =. Y command of his com,
ao been wounded in the
l 3 = tine he had acted STRANGE.
ksa.' s. invalided home. For
sxp.n.s arrival he had behaved =,