Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-03


NsES night favorable for
M#RS IA a.,vlsit to DR.. Squlres.
lCIJKSS3MAJ It is a poor burglar
who fails to make
careful preparations before attempting
to enter house, and long experience
in my business has made me extremely
cautious. l never undertake Il job with
out due consideration of all details. A
sneak thief may 20 around from house
to house in an aimless sort of manner
and enter the first one that is not prop
erly barred, but not so with pro-
fcssional.
John always sent me off to exercise
the horses on the few days when Mr..
Goddard did not use them, and en-
ployed these spare moments to ac--
quaint myself with the surrounding
country. passed DR.. Squires' house
several times in the course of the next
few days, examining the premises with
a critical eye.
found that the house was located
some distance back from the main
highway and that it was nearly con-
cenled from view by shade and fruit
trees. A small grove of woods backed
up to 1t on one side and an open pas
ture field bordered it on two other
sides. The easiest and safest approach
to 1t, l conceived, was from the wood
side.
The house itself was an old fashioned
fiat rooted mansion sadly in need Of
paint and general repairs. 1t was
gloomy enough to drive almost any
body away from 1t after dusk, and
did not wonder that strange stories of
ghosts and spirits had been gossiped
around by the country people. If l had
been superstiuous person, should
have selected the house as the last one
to rob. 1t was probably this idea that
had influenced the doctor in taking it
for his workshop. He was pretty safe
In assuming that nobody would disturb
him in that lonely retreat.
l obtained leave to go to the city on
Friday afternoon, and told John not
to worry if / did not appear until the
following morning. 1 had friends in
the city who might detain me over
night.
About o'clock l left the barn and
started presumably to walk to the city.
John offered to drive me half way
down If would wait until after sup
per, but the afternoon was so fine 1
preferred the walk.
Two miles down the road found
that 1 was perfectly concealed from
view of every house, and / quietly slip
ped over the fence into the woods. This
piece of woods / knew backed up to
DR.. Squires' house. I concealed the
bundle, which pretended that l want
ed to take to the city with me, taking
enough tools from it first to answer oil
,N~s present purposes.
J AS / approached the edge of the
woods l moved with great caution.
did not know how many servants the
doctor had, although John had assured
Re that he had only one, copper col
pred Indian who was more foreign
looking than his master. This servant
never associated with anybody else
ana was either dear ana dumb or I'M
able to speak English.
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l 1udged, whom the doctor had be-
1rlended ana VINO Would IN conse-
quence give up us Ire Tor MN II nee
essary. l had met such zeaious man
Servants peIore' ana my experience
naa Always peen mat tney are exceed
lnsiy Troublesome. ! therefore useu
extra precaution.
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