Here's a short story:

CHAPTER II 

ABOUT THE PAST 

"Did you get any more particulars?" asked Sam, of the college poet. 

"No. The newspaper man was busy, so the Doctor said, and didn't have time to go into details," answered Songbird. 

"Did he say who the other prisoners were who got away?" asked Dick. 

"Yes, a tramp who was up for robbing a man on the road and a bank clerk who took some money from the bank." 

"None of the crowd we are interested in," said Tom. 

"I'm glad of it," returned his older brother. "It is bad enough for Crabtree to get away. I hope they keep a strict guard over the others after this." 

"Oh, they will, rest assured of that," came from Stanley Browne. "The head jailer will get a raking over the coals for this, mark my words." 

"The Stanhopes and the Lanings will be sorry to learn that Crabtree got away," said Sam. "I wonder if they aren't searching for him," mused Sam. 

"Oh, they'll search for all of them," put in Songbird. "I think the newspaper man said the sheriff had a posse out." 

"Too bad!" said Dick, shaking his head gravely. "And just when we felt sure old Crabtree wouldn't be able to give us any more trouble!" 

"It beats the nation, what that man can do!" cried Sam. "Maybe be hypnotized one of the jailers-- just as he hypnotized Mrs. Stanhope years ago. 

"He'd be equal to it-- if he got the chance," answered Tom; and then all of the students had to go in to their classes.  (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: Who was Sam asking about?
Guess: college poet

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: Who was Sam talking to?

Songbird