Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 232, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1918 — Earned His Meal. [ARTICLE]

Earned His Meal.

Governor Stephens was commenting on the misuse of the uniform by persons who have no right to use it. “They ought to be in jail,” he declared, “but once in a while you can’t help but forgive the culprit. I have fn mind the case of a tramp in uniform who asked a housewife for a meal. “‘So you were in the battle of the Marne?* “ Yes, ma’am,* replied the tramp. “ What can you tell about that great fight?* ‘“Not a word, ma’am. Fm on my honor not to reveal a thing I saw or did. That’s a very strict military rule.’"