The morning times., 1895-11-10

in odd places all over the house, then fire.
quently forgetting where they were and
setting the very servants she SO suspected
to hunting them up again.
The author of what to do with burglar
amused her audience by saying that moth
ing had more sharply stirred up the sus-
picions of the rich, beJeweled society ma
irons than the exhibition recently given.
in clever little play, of how neatly a
wholly respected but hopeiessly criminal
young gentleman In society could unhoOk
diamonds from the throats of ladies whose
wraps lie assisted, or pluck brooches from
the bodice of his partners in the german.
Since the stage presentation of this fash
ionable burglar the clasps of necklaces have
been made to screw together, tiaras TO catch
with double-prOnged ends, and brooches to
hold with safety catches.
MRS. LORILLARD'S PLAN.
What to do with a genuine burglar,
however, is another matter, though a
clever girl has but just invented a device
for exercising him that all admiringIy
declare is the only really perfect alarm
known. for every woman confidently ex-
poets sooner or later to awake some night
and find a burly house-breaker making
selection from her top bureau drawers
To scream is a convenient but doubt
Just the courage to meet the situation as
did Mrs. LOrilard. She had come home
one night from the opera, kjnd-heartcdly
dismissed her tired maid and began 10
undo the Jewels from her hair when a
reflection from her mirror showed her an
unmistakable masculine foot, clumsily clad
half prOtrUding from beneath her bed.
When all the ornaments had been re-
moved she went across to the bedside.
knelt and softly began her prayers, which
somehow that night were more hearty and
generous than ever before. She prayed
for her friends and family, for the needy
and then IN placid voice for any who
might be tempted to commit crimes. An
uncomfortable sob interrupted her devo-
tions, and gaunt, hungry looking, red
headed Irishman crawled out from hiding.
blubbering like small boy. He turned
out to be an ex-coachman OF the family.
who had fallen from grace into crime. in
which his extraordinarily tender sensibili-
ties must sooner or later have brought him
to grief and a jail. Not only did his late
mistress forgive him and bestow on the re-
pentant wretch sufficient to relieve his
distress, but made him up with her own
hands comfortable lunch from the ice
box and lighted him out the area door,
after a severe lecture, and receiving his
solemn assurance of reformation.
Well, in case Mrs. LOrillards brave plan
of burglar diplomacy seem too difficult
for an occasion. this nice, new invention
comes charmingly into play. 1t is little
| harmless looking black button on the side
board OF ones bed which when pressed
by the disturbed sleeper rings an alarm
in the servants apartments. There is a
code of signals, by which one short sharp
ring followed by two long ones means
that the house-breaker is pursuing his pro-
fession in the ringers own room and fur
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rooms OF floors TO be searched.
All these signals can be made. while
the burglar. in false conviction of his vic
TINS sluInbers, is picking over ones be-
longiDgs; by silently slipping one hand out
TO the knob. Then when the bold rnbber
turns to make his exit he must fall gently
into the strong, yearning embrace of the
butler waiting for him on the threshold.
MRS. KIRNoCHAN's WIT.
1t is always best on the whole to let a
burglar work his Will until sume help is
near, for in close corner this otherwise
almost harmless creature Will do des-
perate things: and looking under the bed
IS invariably a fine precautiou in spite
of all that men VIII say in Tidicule ur
the plan. 1t was only the other day that
an exhibition Of what might be called
foolish feminine nervousness disclosed
burglar in the neatest manner.
There came up a thunder storm in the
night, with a friGhtful play of lightning,
that filled the little wife with an ardent
desire to shut herself in her big dress
closet. Her husband cuaXed and argued
against her fears, but up she got, plucked
open the closet door, and to her alarmed
gaze was revealed by n tremendous flash
wretched burglar kneeling and cross
ing himself on the closet floor.
Under cover of the thunder and rain
he had made tour OF the house. but as
great coward before lightning as the little
wife, he got into the closet, whence he
was skillfully elected by The husband. who
Oh the whole, though, women are cool
and plucky in dealing with burglars and
it was Mrs. James Kirnochan who all
alone one night in her country house.
save for servants on the top floor, caught
q glimpse over the tTansom of her bed
room door of a familiar face. He
watched her as she counted roll OF bills
drawn that day from the bank to pay
her household expenses, but she con-
tinued to make up her accounts, contriv-
ing TO fix a mark on every bin and the
whole sum. amounting to several hun
dred dollars, she put carelessly in her
desk drawer, blew out her light, got into
bed and heard very distinctly when the
theft was made. BY IL O'Clock the next
morning both thief and bills were re-
turned. and in this instance quiet acQui-
escence had undoubtedly saved the lady's
life. MILLICEN TARROWPOINT,