Show H r I ALWAYS A DIPLOMAT DIPLOMA OMAT JOHN HAY EARLY SHOWED BENT SENT OF HIS MIND Simple Expedient Saved Future Secretary Secretary Secre tary of State from Maternal Wrath Always the Defender of His Weaker Weak Weak- er Younger Brother That John Hay has always been a diplomat is s shown by the following story of his early boyhood In the little river town of Warsaw Ill lived two brothers John and Charlie The latter being the younger young young- er and d weaker was occasionally tormented tor tor- and ami hn bullied hv by ions But never more than once For John Hay despite his quiet and affectionate affectionate affection affection- ate nature was an enemy to be dreaded dreaded dread dread- ed and many were the blackened eyes ejes and bleeding noses that caused the bullies to regret their choice of or a victim But there was one boy in m the town who had Incurred the righteous displeasure displeasure dis dis- pleasure of the future stat statesman forno for forno forno no other reason than that people said he looked like Ilke that Hay boy And when the news of it reached his ears the elder broth brother r was filled with a hatred so consuming that he lay awake nights planning revenge and bitter retribution to be visited upon the one so luckless as to be considered JohnH John H Hays Hay's Ys Y's double One summer morning the two brothers brothers brothers broth broth- ers were dressing in their room in the Clay street house which stands at the edge of a high bluff overlooking the Mississippi Across the street In the early morning shade appeared the Brown boy the double Telling Charlie CharIle not to dress too rapIdly rapidly rapidly rap- rap Idly and not to leave the room until he returned John slid quietly out of the window and disappeared He was back In five minutes and to Charlies Charlie's astonishment rapidly undressed and crawled Into bedIn bed In a few minutes determined footsteps footsteps foot foot- steps were heard approaching the front door of the Clay street house and a vigorous knocking brought the mother of the two boys hurrying to the door Mrs Hay youve you've got the meanest boy In this hull town said a voice whose tones the boys Immediately recognized recognized rec rec- as those of the Brown boy mother And then she went on to tell tella a much exaggerated story of how her little lamb had returned to the fold only a few m minutes lUtes before In a sadly dilapidated condition as to both body and raiment and they aint nobody In Warsaw mean enough to act met thata that that- a way away way a-way but that John 0 o yourn With firm lips that boded Ill for some one the mother stepped to the thedoor thedoor thedoor door of the boys' boys room and mocked knocked It was tremblingly opened by Charles Wheres heres here's John was her first question ques ques- tion for her eyes had failed to take In Inthe n the huddled form Corm on t the e bedIn bed bedIn bedIn bed In bed mother said the younger brother glad to repay the many good turns of his bis hero while still keeping within the realms realms of truth The mother shook her head In answer answer answer an an- to Johns John's Do you want me mother and turned to the woman on the doorstep Mrs Brown she said the next time that boy of yours comes home with any trumped up up tale to explain how he got his clothes torn you'd better better better bet bet- ter Investigate his story before trying to malign the character of one of your neighbors neighbor's children And with the shutting of the thedoor door the incident was closed |