The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-05-11
ATELEPEONE
CALL
By WILLIAM CHANDLER

ring at the telephone bell in the hall
Going there, took up the receiver and
placed 1t at my ear. heard a re-
markable confusion Of sounds. The
speaker at the phone was a woman.
but there were others in the room. one
of whom, a man. was shouting wildly.
II was difficult to distinguish what the
woman at the receiver was saying on
account of the other voices. especially
the shouter. will give my dialogue
over the phone as well as !. can. with
its Interruptions:
Voice ut Transmitter-Oh, my good
ness gracious. Hes slashing right and
left! He's going to kill us all!
Voice of the Madman-Give 'em the
bayonet! Rout 'em out of the trenchl
Hold on there! Save that gunl Good!
Never mind
asked again and again for an ad-
dress and finally got It's Wash
Mans Voice mot at transmitter)-
Remember, men, that you are Cana
dams, and what you do today
Voice at Transmitter-Do come
VIII Is delirious. He fancies that he
is leading his company into
Woman's Voice (not at transmitterl-
oh, heavens! He's got his swordl
Never mind who l am. Give me
your street and number.
Voice at Transmitter-Oh, horrorsl
hung up the receiver, waited few
seconds, took 1t up again and called a
cab-to come In hurry. Then went
downstairs and out, walking In the
direction from which I expected it.
Seeing o vehicle coming at a gallop, /
headed 1t off. got In and told the driver
to take me to 175 Washington avenue
There was Washington street In the
city, but the voices I had heard came
from refined persons, and Washington
street was mostly taken up with shops
and saloons.
had some distance to 60 and shout
ed to the cabman to move faster. He
came to sudden stop, and / heard
him speaking with a policeman, VIII,
had stopped him. l opened the door
and told the policeman TO get In with
me, explaining why wanted him. But
he got on the box. permitting the driv-
er to go as fast as he could get til
horse to move
l suppose we were ten minutes In
making the distance. AS soon as we
reached the house / told the policeman
that he would be expected to tackle an
armed lunatic. He demurred, saying
that he must telephone for assistance,
and went Off to a call box. l did no.
propose to wait for him and, going up
the steps OF stone front house, rang
the bell.
While waited for assistance heard
sounds in the second story as l had
heard them over the phone and above
the din the lunatic's voice shouting:
Line up there. men. Come on, you
fellows, and fill these gapsl Now al
together! Forwardr"
The front door was opened, and a
young woman as white as a cloth an
peared
I'm the party you got on the"-
MY explanation was interrupted by
sounds of steel slashing wood and the
shrieks of women above. The girl
without word, led me upstairs. While
ascending determined upon a plan Of
action. WI Their II would avail any
thing I did r ut know. On reaching the
upper hall found girl crouchine
The door of bedroom was wide omen
and man vas inside hacking a post
bedstcad. Lis back was to me, SO
he did not see me.
"RetreatF' I shouted. "The general
orders a retreat We are fiankedv
The lunatic ceased to hack the bed
posts and ba ked through the door into
my arms. l seized both of his. taking
ms sword arm at the wrist This /
neid as In o wise. for / was stronger
than he.
And here the girl who had admitted
mel learned afterward that she was
the one who had talked to me over
the telephone-showed great presence
OF mind as well as pluck. Taking IN
tne situation, at the risk OF being stab.
bed she ran forward, clinched the lima
uc's fist and dealt him a blow on tha
BACK OF the hand holding the sword
The weapon dropped to the floor. The
giri stopped. picked 1t up and, running
to window, threw 1t out
now got my arms over both rho
mans, pinning them to his side. no
ieved l could hold him till the arrive,
OF the police, but 1t was not a pleasant
JOB, and IL he got away from me he
might yet do some damage. / asked
the girls If they could get a rome. and
one or them went downstairs and
brought up clothesline. She tried 70
get It around the mans legs, but he
Kicked so that it was impossible while
we were struggling we heard a natro,
wagon dash up at the door. and in on
otner minut the lunatic was secured
Inere were in the house his motb.
er' an Old woman, and two Young Ia
uies. MS sisters. He had been fiehtino
In Belgium, in command of his com
pany, and had been wounded IN tha
head. ~ me
since that time he had acted strange.