The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-11
TWO SUSPICIOUS PERSONA.
One the House Painter Making an Estimate
and the Other the TImid Housewife.

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From the Buraio Enquirer.
She lives in o very much detached house out
IN Central Park. Her nearest neighbor, two
blocks away. had q visit from a burglar on Sun
day night, and she heard Of 1t on Monday. Her
husband 10 down town all day and. Of course. sho
got nervous.
Yesterday she had just finished setting the
do a bit Of Sewing and. Incidentally, to see that
the children got Into no moro mischief than she
She hadn't been there more than half IN hour
when a Notwithstanding person. with q rough
suit of clothes. q three-days' beard. and a face
stopped x trout q the house. She was fright.
s sussiiars sf rid i%Insalst snd II sihlG soEl. Of # er% Giayll sI.t
The br.sand looked up at the front OF the house.
He scanned every portion Of It. He counted the
windows one by one, pointing at each with o
Hoff teeth eeEEsttered. Down the road the chill,
most tainted. Then tho brleand went around
to the sido OF the house. She timoroqsly pecred
the thheG side, ' sSr vt@fS # o Md / iIHyi az il ila oofinEy for o.
the best point OF entrnnce, and he counted the
the bow window that has the honoysuckie trel-
rs. making II 80 easy for a burglar to get Into
She vent inta tho house. her heart pounding
n her bosom. Then she cast one long glance at
tticedi them, and sourried lou out e Of The aid hs door n%1 and md
ac aSS thS fslds to her neish6or,s. -
the ste Steps Ss ot tfe saix SEfSspS1sh S ss she stT%S,Ss II, np
wickedestlooking man over there, and / just
know he's going to burgle or something dread
Then she COLLAPSED plan OF LIZ house"
Jennie was frightened, too. but she had a tole-
telephone, rang the boil nervousiy and besousht
the Etrl tp pS give her the \ nearest police station,
polieaina ro tSsrs's a burglar sSi s oSsa hsTsa San. "ar +
lot of officers over here at onoe."
She gaspsd ont The street and punbsr and then
Until a Sis Copper. fat sas ae out o Of Sr ssGH
there" said both women at onos,
"2 RSs e sasss; as' io %sa,sF RI:n s,S & rs ts|t hss SI Il"
revolver, and stalhsd across the fields to the
hq Ths f brisa msnt Mas sitting on the hors. block
laboriousiy writing, something on the paper he
h ,Ss i Sss1 dr. drawing win 1 ifH P %sFin On ;nd POM T,s' az :; TssS
se T ! PS Si'aS'%S y the spF eoiFsr for " H. sF3!sfss s . and
"S"hhs sss 90 You %y mean esii SGmaiHg yelied the srls4nd.
sgnirminE to free himself. What n IFS the
maaI bon YIN yI nopo Of vour FUNNY bu,,Ds,. m
me" eompanded the policeman. 1t WON CO."
well" asked the brigand, what do you
mean bE grabbin' mo ike that amt done
"No,"said the policeman, sternly "but you're
EsSe s. bo ready to do some seoond-Story work in
What house y demanded tho brigand.
That house."
Eyes you"
The brigand shouted with laughter.
y amt no .eeoret. perhaps ,youu tell me
bit mystihed.
Joke Toared the brigand. ct should say It
houses aoin' to git II painted, and he hired me
TO- DO the Job. was dGgerin' on It"
Inc policeman stalled majestically down the
street. The children had their mud pies nearly
ready Tor the oven. She, the woman. said she
oidnt carp; He looked hkea burglar. anyway.
ne house painted without letting her know