Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-17
SHE LOCKS THE HOUSE NOW,
The Lesson a Hill Street Young
MatrOn Received.
She Would Persist in Leaving Her
House Open While Visiting.
How sho Found Her Home Burglarized
and Called in the Police to In
vestigate-Her Husbands
Revenge.

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Angeles.
Of all the young married women in
the city, and, bless their dear hearts,
there are no homely ones, there is prob
ably not one Of them who will not agree
with her.
As husbands 60, the one in question
is believed by his gentlemen friends to
be Jolly good fellow. He is one OF the
insurance msguates of Los Angeles, and
until last Thursday night his handsome
little wife thought he was just too lovely
for anything.
The reason che has changed her
opinion, and vows she will not speak to
him for year. is a nice little story,
which has leaked out In spite OF vigor-
ous efforts to keep it quiet.
The woman is the dearest little woman
in the world, and her husband has taken
especial delight in surrounding her with
pretty things. Their home is as cosy as
money and affection can make it, and if
it had not been for one thing, as is GUS
tomary with all earthly paradises. the
the even tenor of their domestic bliss
would never have been disturbed, and
this story would not have been written.
Repugnant as it is to criticise wo-
man, and q pretty woman, too, the
truth must be told, the lady lacks de-
velopment OF the bump of carelessness.
She is good wife, but as her husband
thinks she is wofully, even terribly care
fulness. Her mother lives in close prox-
unity to her home, and she has dropped
into the habit of running in to see her,
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go that the sneak thieves whom Chief
Glass has 80 frequently warned citizens
against, could easily have carried off
everything in the house: In the day
time it was bad enough, but frequently
the husband would come home at night,
and find everything wide open, his wife
gone over to pay her customary visits.
He cautioned her about not shutting up
the house when she went away, especi-
ally as she remained away frequently
long time. She thought he was trou-
blesome goose to make 80 much fuss
about nothing, and laughed mischiev-
ously at him. The more he brought the
matter up the more she laughed it down.
But he was determined to give his wife
Q lesson, and turn the laugh in the other
direction. Adopting the plan that
everything comes to him who waits, he
went home evening after evening to find
all his belongings an easy prey for the
expected burglar.
Thursday night his opportunity came,
and he seized it. When he went home
his wife was away. Certain that she
was at her mothers, and that she would
not return for some time, he turned
burglar. The drawers were all opened
and left that way, the contents being
scattered in every direction. About
$500 worth of jewelry was carefully
picked out and made away with by the
chuckling burglar. Clothing was hid
den and the floors Uttered in every
direction, with articles of every descrip-
ton. When he got through, the house
looked as if cyclone had struck it.
Then the gentleman hastened up town.
In about two hours Mrs. - walked
in at the front door, expecting to see her
husband. Instead of that, the sight be-
fore her eyes made her scream, ani she
tainted dead away. When she came to
herself, in few minutes, she painfully
picked herself up and viewed the ruin
that surrounded her. She found jewelry,
clothes and other articles of value gone,
and ran for her mother, who came at
once, and both were terrified. Too late
she remembered the adm ,nitions of her
husband and wished che had not laughed
at him. After collecting their wits the
women started right away to the police
station, and were closeted with Chief
Glass in a few minutes, pouring out the
story of the burglary. amidst tears and
Mysteries. The chief sympathized with
the ladies, and at once detailed two of
his most experienced and sleuth-like
to take hold OF the case.
In the meantime the naughty insur-
ance man, who had watched the pro-
ceedings from convenient coign of
vantage, stole back to the house, after
the departure OF the frightened ladies,
and restored everything to- its normal
condition. The jewelry nestled again in
its wonted receptacles, the clothing was
hung up, and no traces left of the scene
of havoc which had driven his wife into
mortal fright. He worked rapidly, and
before the officers and his wife and
mother returned went up town and
basely told the story to his intimate
! he lady rubbed her eyes when che
the officers in. The officers
looked queerly at each other, and pri-
vately wondered whether or not the
lady was crazy. The interior was that
of peaceful, quiet home. Not thing
was out Of place, and no signs Of burglary.
When the lady took in the situation,
she tried to manufacture an explanation
in an embarrassed way, but the officers
departed with an expression on their
faces which indicated that they thought
1t wac grim sort of Joke.
\ This is why Mrs. - does not speak
to her husband, and why she greets him
with stony politeness when he glances
about the rooms as if he. missed some
thing. But the doors and windows are
properly closed now when the little
woman goes out.
N A Cholera Scare.
A reported outbreak OF cholera a Hell
meta, N. j.. created much excitement
in that vicinity. Investigation showed
that the dieeaaa WAS NOT choioro hut a