Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-07-20
A FELINE PROTECTOR.
He Puts n Brace OF Bold Burglars
TO HeadlOnG Flight.
The Were Having Thing. All Their Own
WAY 49,. IommN Reused tho Fam
Nv with a Hair-Eaising
Racket

little Vo;,rie - professional bur
flars walked qu.,t.y through the
silent streets - k'nun.iic!,;. y late
the other at. si.ys the Ncw "rn
j 0TuaI tc bloomfield police fore
If one was asleep OH the steps of thu
police headquarters and the merry
burg glars had thu entire town to them
selves They walked DOWN Linden av
nav. with thor purkrt~ hristliug
with j,mIn.e> and rafting with >kclr-
ton keys. TIL they came ~ the fine
huu>e and handsome grounds If Mr. y.
Il. Adams. one 81 the society leaders ~
the town.
buc burglar was stationed near the
front gate t. keep a sharp lookout FOR
the Noomteld police force. The two
nthrr burglars stole through the
grounds 10 inaudihlc. slow music. like
burglars in :, mcl"drama. When they
reached the front porch the cautious
me flashed dark lantern around the
corners Of the house and in the little
poultry yard. the w,odshed and the
carrIagc-hOuse r-- -
i Zee! relieved" said he, in a fine
whisper; there is no dog kennel"
This house is just pie" said the
rther burglar, i'll u delicate whisper.
Pie" whispered :he first burglar.
~ is an oyster pie, IL mince pie and Q
heorse Washington pie, all in one
Then the jocund burglars made an
end " persihage and went to work
with professional adroitness and a
right good will. The shutter of one Of
the parlor windows was pried open. the
window was raised and the cautious
burglar, lifting his eyes to the level Of
the sill. explored the room with his
dark lantern. eo.s
The bold burglar climbed through
the window. Then the cautious bur-
glar climbed through as softly as cat.
They paused a moment to criticise the
pictures and tapestries by the light Of
their dark lantern and cursorily exam
ined the silver ice pitcher to see il it
was standard metal.
But their business was more i'm
portant than the mere dilettante pur-
suit of art and they tip-toed through
the house. guided by the mellow, gold
ing now some rare specimen of the sill
versmith's art and now an exquisite
vase; finding here a fashionable coat
and there a costly shawl, and conde-
scending at times to pick up pocket
book which had been left lying on the
bureau as if of no use to anybody.
The burglars made Of their varied
nollantinn fun nv fhroo mat bundles
which looked as if they might have
come from dry goods store.
The Adams family were sleeping
TRANQUILITY, but the lynx-eyed family
cat was awake!
when we sell this" said the bold
burglar, pointing to the bundles, well
go to the worlds fair and start q hotel"
II think Chicago would agree with
my temperament" whispered the eau
tious burglar. -: ~
What quiet night this has" Nh
He didn't finish the sentence, for at
this moment a wild. weird, blood
curdling and appalling yell was heard.
The burglars hair stood on end. 10
was followed by an unearthly and
grewsome shrek. The burglars faces
blanched. Then there was q sound OF
scrambling and Of echoing steps as if
half dozen people were running
downstairs. 1t seemed to the fright.
ened burglars as il half the indignant
citizens of Bloomfield were in the house
and were about to rush into the room
bent on vengeance.
The burglars dropped their bundles,
dived head-first through the window
and ran panic-stricken for the woods.
The wild din was made by the family
cat-a tom cat-who bounded down.
stairs ard upstairs with his fur on end,
shrieking and splitting and uttering
the most frightful yells. He aroused
the entire family. Mr.. Adams got up
under the impression that there must
be q dog in the house-he could
account for the frantic actions Of the
cat on no other hypothesis. He went
downstairs and found two hundred
dollars worth Of household articles
neatly tied up in bundles, just as the
burglars had left them.
, One of the burglars took ninety
cents from q purse and carried it away
with him. 1t is believed that the three
burglars had to walk back to New
York, as ninety cents would be in
sufficient to pay their carfare:
As the geese saved Rome, SO the tom
cat saved the Adams mansion.