St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-06-02
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| 10 the STOuHu WIN WHAT the neWSp3
pers call dull. sickening thud.-
What do yer want?' he asked. aftel
he had recovered his breath.
Il just want TO be friendly" l an
swered. advancing toward him. "Tn
| burglar myself. and | thought ",
might just as well join forces, yo,
know. had just effected an entrance
when you came up. | heard you. ant
| feared we might disarrange eacl
Others plans"
~Humph." said he "You don't lool
much like burglar. But you're nc
softy if you can get into house soon,
! er than | can. Have you ever done
time?''
Just been released from % wears in
Sing Sing" answered. But was glad
it was dark. for am only 30 years old
and | might have looked TOO young to
suit the story.
'Whew." he remarked '..lou must
be corker." | nodded di.nified as
sent to this.
Come along" said J. I'VE will 20
in by the door,
That's dangerous" he answered.
There are people in the house. aren' t
there?"
There were lots of them" replied,
but I've scared them all away
How'd you do it, he asked. in an
awed manner.
shade believe l was ghost / an
swered.
Say. pard. you're a Jim Dandy" said
my burglar. with enthusiasm. rs
there any stuff in the house?"
I've located lots of it," l replied.
There's money. solid silver. jewelry,
silk dresses. half pie, an autograph
albHm-everything you can imagine
Say. you're chief" said my bur-
glar. I'll follow you anywhere and
do anything you say"
| may make long story short by
saying that my bold demeanor and ap-
parent professional skill completely
captivated him. He was both aston
ished and delighted at the brave man.
ner in which entered rooms. tripped
up and down stairs. lighted lamps and
ransacked bureau drawers and closets,
Moreover, he was amazed at my knowi-
edge of the interior Of the pre- misses
and the whereabouts of the valuables.
He said he recognized in me am es-
pert. compared with whom he was a
veritable tyro. He hazartied many
gnesses as to my professional name,
l. T. y
clining to give myself away as he
termed it. In the end he followed me
around like a dog and obeyed every
| gave him unquestion-
ingiy.
/ had succeeded admirably SO far in
my plan. as you will observe. but how
to complete the affair was difficult
matter. | knew that Maria would be
at home bright and early. and would
have to get rid of my new-found friend
before she arrived if hoped for any
peace and comfort for at least the en-
suing year. Ny burglar had become so
devoted to me that was sure he would
follow me wherever / went. so there
was no use in trying to leave the house.
After proving to the satisfaction of
my burglar that there was no one in
the mansion. finally hitupon thep.an
,f inviting him to spend the night and
take an early breakfast with me be-
fore we departed. He was charmed
with the idea. and declared that if Il
.onld risk it he could. So we went to |
v I, a., sv,
.ould have killed him hundred times
during the night If i had rot been so |
afraid of the rear end of my gun. had |
rot that gun as boot in horse trade. |
ind there is no telling how anything |
viii kick that you get in a horse trade. |
30 lei him sleep peacefully on. even
lfter ] had risen myself. chopped the
lays wood and prepared the break
last.
We were just sitting down to tho
neal when Maria appeared on the scene
# action. II would grieve me even ut I
his late day to describe the manner
md language Of my good wife on sre
ng me entertaining a visitor. as il
we're. Suffice il to say that she gave
ne dressing down that scared nv
burglar into hasty departure. He
vas Influenced. have nc doubt. by nv
'wn change in demeanor. He saw his
chief" as he was pleased to call me,
Iuail before the enemy and he was un-
erved. So he took the first oppor-
unity to slip out of the side door and
make for the corn lot. and have never
cen him since.
j have done all | could 10 convince
faria that ] acted for the best on t1.is
ccasion. but whenever / mention il
he simply remarks: "Liar,'-St.
,Ouis Globe-Democrat.