Rangeley High School - Tattler Yearbook (Rangeley, ME)

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THE TATTLER 1926 BASKETBALL TEAM 1926 BASEBALL TEAM

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THE TATTLER V f -.: ' . PI . EDITORIAL STAFF 1926 ORCHESTRA

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Tl-IE TATTLER 11 AQATERARY THE GUARD'S STORY The new doctor, scarcely out of college, but who, because of exceptional ability along certain lines, had secured an appoint- ment as an assistant at a large insane asylum, arrived at his new quarters very early Monday morning. This early ar1'ival was due to his wish to make good on his Iirst job. Ot course this was to be only a temporary job, but a good record would help toward getting another and better posi- tion. His knock was answered by a man of middle age, who proved to be one of the guards, and seemed to be the only person awake. The guard told him that he would have nearly an hour before it would be ne- bessary to report for work, and he offered to show him around the building, The of- fer was quickly accepted, and the guard proved to be better informed on a number ot things than anyone else around the asyl- um. Nearly halt an hour had passed in this manner, when they were startled by a scream, and heard someone, a man, plead- ing and threatening in some language which the doctor could not understand, The guard told him to remain where he was and that he would nne out what was the trouble and return. The doctor was as curious as most people would be in such a case, and follow- ed his guide to the front of the house. He found the guard and another guard in the hall, holding between them a strange man. From the man's actions, the doctor took him for an inmate who had been allowed a cer- tain amount of freedom. The eyes of the man were fixed on the overcoat and suitcase that the doctor had left in the hall. He was very much frightened about something, and although he was not speaking English, the doctor understood that he was pleading with his guards to do something, changing at times to a warning, or threatening tone. The guards took the man away and soon the guard returned. That is rather an unusual case, he said, and perhaps you would like to hear his story. Without waiting for the doctor to agree, he began: I can't pronounce his name. He's from some heathen country, Russia probably. How he got into the United States I don't know, for he can't speak a Word of English -at least he couldn-'t when he came here. A police officer brought him here, and I got most of his story from him. It seems that they were about to raid a certain district, and had men posted about to prevent anyone entering or leaving, when this man came along with suitcase They didn't want him to go into the place, and as it was too early for the raid, they placed a guard over him. When they led him away he left his suitcase, but one of the oilicers noticed it, and he was forced to take it to avoid suspicion. He tried to bribe the otlicers but it only made them more suspic- ions. I-Ie seemed to be in a hurry to get away and kept looking at his watch. After he made sf-veral attempts to get away, the ollioers took the straps from his suitcase and bound his wrists and ankles, and then one had to sit on him to keep him quiet. I-lis excitement grew, and he began to shout, making so much noise they had to gag him. I-le did not stop struggling until ten o'clock struck, Then he lay still until they took him to the station house, along with several others seized in the raid. Because of his queer behavior, he was examined by a doc- tor and found to be insane. In the suitcase was found an infernal machine, composed at a large amount of dynamite, and so Hxed that it would explode when the hand of an enclosed clock reached 10:01. Luckily for the policemen guarding him, the clock was