We cannot blame him. The life which he and his
were forced to lead became abnormal. He is not possessed of any sense of humour and was unable to add that lovely lubricant to the harsh grating of his machine. He could not buy a stick of chocolate without being mobbed in the drug-store ; when he visited a theatre both he and Mrs. Lindbergh were forced to assume disguise. I remember him telling me a story which explained much. He told me that when his child had been kidnapped he received a clue which seemed at the time hopeful. He leapt into his car to follow it up. As he left Princeton he found four Press cars following in his wake. He stopped and addressed the leading car. "Yes, boys," he said, "I have got a clue. But unless I am left alone to follow it up, there is no chance of success. I beg you as human beings not to follow me." The younger newspaper men were embarrassed by this appeal. An older one answered for them. "Sorry, Colonel," he said, "but busi- ness is business." Lindbergh turned his car back to Princeton and drove home in white anger. "So you see," he said to me, "I have cause to hate the Press."
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