The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-07


else's- There was q chance and I took it. l
thought it " as safer than ringing the bell
ana l1quirings because there's so much talk
ABOUT while caps" in New Jersey lately
that people shoot out of windows on the
strength Of very faint probabilities.
went around through the grass plot and
PRED open tie basement window. Then l
got inside and Maude passed me the bundles.
because it had begHA 20 rain and she didn't
want them to get wet. The inside Of the
house was. Just ire ours, but l knew it
would be, especially in tue dark. stumbled
upstairs With the bundles in my arms.
Then my confidence weakened. There was
an Odor of clay pipe in the air. l never
smoke a pipe. l began to feel quite sure
that 1 should get the duck shot. Footsteps
approached stealthily through the hall.
Then big tough appeared in the doorway
with lamp in one hand and a club in the
other.
I fell on my knees, and the bundles COW
cred the floor.
my dear, kind SIR said l, "this is the
most accidental thing that ever happened
to me since / was born. II never intended
to break into your house"
Break into my houseN
Yes; and I'll go Tightaway this minute,
and call off my wife; you ought 10 spare my
lifefor that, and Tli-"
well, dunno about yez," said he, "Me
opinion IS that yez bad. Yez just go into
this closet, do ye mind, till call the per-
lice"
went into the closet very gladly, because
/ knew that there was another door on the
other side of it. | went through this door
without losing any time and jumped out of
the window. lit very near Maude, but
she escaped.
Run, rum" I whispered, cts the wrong
house,
We fell over a lawn mower aud three
croquet hoops, but eve tually made our
escape. We wandered the street till morn
ing and Maude knew every minute that we
should be arrested. At 6 a. M we were
in front of one of the cottages as the milk
man was making his rounds. He rang the
bell several times but nobody answered
Then l heard him say; 81 wonder where
them new people tho Fieldings is that they
don't wake up"
"Maude," L cried, "we're saved. This
is our house"
And it was. We walked up the steps and
Maude pulled out the key and unlocked the
door. Shed had the thing in her pocket
all along.
Several days passed, but, to our surprise,
we heard nothing of the burglary that L
had Internationally committed. | came to
the conclusion that the man in whose house
l had dropped the bundles had decided
that it was good chance to get some nap
kins and dress goods for nothing, and was
keeping his mouth shut. | was willing to
do it if he would. l accepted that explana-
ton till got the following note:
Mr.. Fielding:
DEAR Strive have met before. You
are the man that | caught burglarizing,
but it's all right. Don't say anything more
about it. You will never do well in my
line of business. You get scared too quick.
Pm obliged for the swag, but | send this
piece of red silk back, because my girls
got hair that isn't exactly that shade,
though its too near to look right. If you'll
get it exchanged no questions will be asked,
and give you pointer for nothing. When
you burglarize your own house again, don't
be bluffed out too easy by another gent
what's there on the same errand. am
yours to command, SCADsY THE KID.
So I had been in my own house after all.
l did not tell this to Maude. 1t would have
made me hopeless minority in the family.
HOWARD FIELDING.