Show GETTING RID OF INVENTOR how general miles handled wild eyed man with bulletproof army coat when general miles was a the head 0 the army he used to be continually besieged by cranks with pneumatic firing guns dirigible war balloons and other martial inventions but the gen oral would weed these cranks out with admirable speed an inventor in his office one day tells of a curious inci dent in this relation A card was brought in and laid be fore the general oh send him in said miles ills business won t take more than a min ute or two so in came a wild eyed long haired man twisting his soft hat nervously in both hands general he said I 1 have here and he took out a small parcel a bulletproof army coat it the govern ment would adopt this put it on put it on said general miles and he rang the bell the clerk appeared as the inventor was getting into the coat jones said the general tell the captain of the guard to order one of his men to load his rifle with ball and cartridge and excuse me general I 1 forgot some thing interrupted the inventor and with a hunted look he disappeared |