Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-01-05
WOODBURY., n J, THURSDAY JANUARY 5, 1898

wrists he would have tried to throttle
him. but the danger of stab in the side
II he moved his hands to the burglars
throat was too obvious.
He thought of shouting for help But
that would have betrayed his presence
in Constance's drawing room after the
lights were out and when her uncle was
in bed. He would rather risk the knife
than compromise her. He supposed that
she had fled upstairs, whereas in fact
she was in dead faint on the sofa.
What was he to do? Was he to stay
sitting on that burglar all night?
While he ransacked his brain for an
expedient. a deep groan came from the
man under him. The burglar gasped
and at last muttered:
''H you'll let me up I'll show you"-
Eyes, dare say,-. said Pitblado;
you'll show us lots Of tSings That
cock won't fight. IT'S that an going
to show you the door Of the other world" !"
The colonel could feel quiyer go
through the frame on which he sat- The
burglar went on:
'T'll show you"-
Haven't ! told you Shat am going to
do all the showing in this menagerie?"
.If you'll only lift your weight off my
lungs SO can breathe. said the burglar.
You'd make use of your breath to
drive knife into me. wouldn't you?
Not much. I'm just thinking how shall
kill you SO as not to RUN the carpet
"Oh! oh. OH caIae from the PROSTATE
body
what an unreasonable fellow you
are" said the colonel; here I'VE let you
live for ever SO many minutes while ]
have been studying how to put you to
death
"Spare my life" gurgled the burglar
why should r.
"Tll-Tll show you where the silver
is"
you'll show me. repeated the colo
mel, puzzled.
"I will. give you my honor l will"
''Oh. see" said Pitblado: .'you want
to divide. 1t won't do"
What more do you want?'
Il don't intend, said the colonel. that
you shall have single spoon
''Take them all; take them all. Only
let me keep Comics christening cup"
'sBy George" inuttered Pitblado,
you're romantic sort Of chap to be
a burglar"
It had by this time become manifest
to the colonel that the situation could
not be prolonged forever He could not
sit on that burglars lack till morning
the tension of the muscles of his arms
was weakening. He must somehow get
him to the nearest police station. If he
only had ray of light!
At that moment faint groan came
from the sofa.
'By the Lord" muttered the colonel.
''he's got an accomplice."
Another sound from the sofa and Pit
blado saw that time was up. The new
conner might at any moment rush to the
rescue of his accomplice. Pitblado had
noticed a poker and shovel in front of
the drawing room CRATE. With sudden
spring he regained his feet, let the bur-
glar go. leaped to the CRATE and seized
the poker
A wild shrek came from the sofa and
simultaneously the colonel struck a
match. BY its flare he saw to his amaze
ment Connie sitting upon the sofa and
the burglar lying motionless on the floor.
Had he killed the scoundrel2
Another match lit the gas and Connie
sprang to the burglar, took his head in
her arms and screamed to Pitblado:
"You have killed my uncler'
Your uncle? Why. that's the bur-
glar.r
''It's my uncle. and you have choked
him to death. He's insensible. Oh.
help me to bring him to-"
The PROSTATE man revived. and. see
ing Connie, muttered:
sLes him take all the silver, Connie,
except your christening cup. If he will
spare our lives. we'll not prosecute"
It did not take long to get Mr.. Tim
minis upon the sofa, and. as he was not
hurt, glass of rum, administered by
the tender hands Of Connie, restored him
to his senses. His mind was still con-
fused. He murmured:
II have had narrow escape, my poor
Constance. seemed to hear a noise in
this room and stepped in, when man
of gigantic strength leaped on me, and
was about to kill me when you must
have appeared and frightened him
away"
"That is not quite exact. dear uncle.
While you were struggling in the most
heroic way with burglar Colonel Pit
blado happened to pass, entered the
house by the front door. which the
burglar had left open, drove the fellow
away and rescued you. Allow me to in
troduce you-Mr. Timmins, Colonel Pit
blado. John Bonner in Argonaut.