Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-07-29
A SAN JOSE BURGLAR.
How Two villainous Lovers Played l,
on the Old Man.

Is t!lIcc uaN III Ndu OOSc WlIuUut an
adventure is not looking for adven-
lures. l was smoking post-pran-
dial cigar in front of the Auzerais
and keeping pillar of the cigar
store from falling down. A yelled
lady walked by and palpably touched
my arm. As she walked away, she
,oked back. l followed.
Beyond the electric light, beyond
the Iensley and Lamole, she walked
rapidly Then she turned corner
and was in the shadows. In a mo
ment l was beside her. She said:
.Buena noches, senor.''
bowed. l was not going, lin
gu;stically, to give myself away.
She held out note, which l took.
She said:
You know the house. The large
one with the trees on street,
where you saw my mistress enter to-
day"
l bowed, and she disappeared.
Shadow plus shadow equals total OBJ
security, to put it mathematically. /
ia!y putted my way back to the Au-
zerais. took charge of the pillar. and
read the note. 1t ran:
Stranger Friend The side gate and
the conservatory door will be open ut
half-past 10 O'Clock. 1t is Il triile in
formal, but if a moonlight chat will not
bore you, you may come and tell me who
! you are. AMIE.
Amie was pretty. Though her
name was in doubt, her beauty
wasn't. She drove q ph1ton and
looked divine. AT quarter. past 10
| inspected the house.
1t was completely dark. People
90 to bed early in San Jose. 1t
takes some time to quiet their con,
sciences down to the slumber pon'.
AT ialfpast 10 I entered the garden
gate. AT thirty one minutes past 10
entered the conservatory AT thir
ty-two minutes past 10 l had gone
through an intervening room and
entered the library, where a rose
shaded lamp, turned down low, was
burning on the table. l stood by
the table in doubt for a minute.
when heard a noise behind ME. !
turned and saw m:n. recognized
the face instantly, having seen it on
the train coming down. 1t was the
face Of a respectable clerk on From,
f street. / understood he was in love
with the sister.
He appeared badly scared when
he saw me. Hejumped and fell over
chair in the dark, making more
noi.e than thirteen hundred thou.
+. sand macaws and toucans and tapirs
in Brazil an forest could make il
they felt WELL The game was up.
will in!' thunderel I, "What
are yeu doing here?'
"You are burglar l suggested,
Indignantly.
"Yes, yes: am burglar. Arrest
me quick, will YOU
] heard the noise of footsteps ano
general uprising in the house.
: therefore considered it wise to grail
him by the collar. l held it with
look of virtuous inAexibility on IN,
brow. In a moment a lamp ane
} venerable man, in flannel night
: gown, appeared. He looked at tn
tableau, and said:
: "My God. what is it?"
81 saw this man, sir, sneaking abou
your place. | know him to be sus
picious character and SO / watche
:. him, and followed him in here. Wit
your permission | will now lock bill
q up for burglary"
: The old gentleman laid down a
antique pistol which seemed to il
spire him with considerable terro
!, There appeared behind him fat
IL which ! knew. She had taken in Il
- situation and her eyes were sparklin
~ with merrimcnt. | winked at he
= with the gravity of a revival minist'
winking at good-looking lady in Il
ic, fourth row while giving out hymn
Beside hers there was another fac
~ younger. Those eyes were not mer
ces but very clouded. In fact there W
- a promise of tears i'll them as sa
them exchange looks with the bu
. glar.
= "I-I am very much obliged, l
sure" said the old gentleman.
''Not at all, sir; not at all, !" sal
~. "Perhaps ! better lock him up:" a.
= | shook him viciously.
"Yes, yes. Lock him up by
MEANS said the old gentleman. "Y
,n villain!" he managed mildly to re
81, as be glared at the criminal.
"Come on" commanded ], a
dragged him out. He was very wi
nty. ing to be dragged. ! showed the
- gentleman where the burglar h
picked the conservatory lock, and
locked it again and bolted it.
We went down the still street, I
70. burglar and /. After we had gon'
block he said:
- IsTb;o ooaf iS paw I'm afraid \