The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-10

MT. ana MIS- lspNtjpN Ntic sithihe
with the remains of their evening
neal before them. Mrs. Loyejoy
dfh her elbows comfortably on the
table. VIZ slipping a cup of tea and
yistfully looking across the table
ut her husband, who was imersed in
he evening paper Yes. they had
9eea married Long enough to get
rso4 To each other. Mrs. Lovejoy
after being shut up In the fiat all
law. was crazy 10 talk. but she had
aircady learned better than TO ask
Ter husband any questions while he
was deep in a newspaper story. Fin
ally. however. as she saw his eyes
switch to another story. she dared to
break the silence.
Well. she began tentatively,
what WAS going on downtown to-
dave
Thing INCH" came indistlnctly
from behind the paper There was
a short silence and then she tried
again.
Henry" she said. have you got
q revolver"
Mr.. LoyeiOy fell" for this all
right. He crumplcd his paper up
and stared at her in establishment.
Have | got revolver? No
haven't What made you ask such
a question:"
because" said Mrs. Loveioy,
putting her chin down on her folded
hands. Il think we ought to have
one in the fat here"
What are You going 10 shoot with
it," said Mr.. Loyejoy, picking up his
paper.
Burglars" said Mrs. Lovtoy de-
cisiyely
"Burglars," he exclaimed. why
have You seen any accommodating
around here"
NO. but they are moving up in
this direction, Some time ago the
papers said they were robbing
houses on Gramercy Square Then
they moved up on West End avenue,
near Ffghty-hrst street and fright
ened an old lady nearly to death.
Then | saw Yesterday where a house
on Ninetv-fourth street was enter
ed. so next they will land up here in
Harlem" she ended triumphanrly
$50 YOU think we ought to have
a gun here 10 rapel possible bur
glars. said Mr.. LoveiOy. looking
amused
Yes. 1 do" she answered with
conviction Il know I should feel
much safer if | knew there was one
in the house. Sometimes I wake mp
in the night and hear all sorts OF
creepy sounds and noises, only some
times you snore so loud I can't hear
them distinctly"
Well. I guess | can handle any
burglar that butts in here" said Mr..
Loyeioy confidently
Il suppose you could--if YOU
walked up in time" said his wife.
who failed to see the humor in her
husbands boast as contrasted with
MS 0Ince-DreQ pDyElQue.
"Oh. well then" said Mr.. Love-
JOY, with an induigent air, 'if IL win
make you feel any better I'll get a
gun and keep it here. Anything to
avoid an argument, and he went
back 10 his paper.
Though Loveioy would not admit
tr = ), sg~H-
ments had made an impression on
him He had never owned revol-
Yer in his life, but he decided that
he himself would feel safer at night
hereafter If he had weapon within
reach, So on his way home the next
evening he bought a secondhand re-
volycr IN a pawn-shop and carr cd it
home. He showed 1t to his wife
and spoke boastfully OF making any
kafles that poked his head in the
room look like pepper box.
Mrs Loveioy declared herself de-
lighted, and that hereafter she
would he able TO sleep In peace.
However. she was dreadfully afraid
of the weapon. and legged her hus-
band to lock it mp where she couldn't
stumble over It and accidentally fire
II off So Mr.. Loveioy laughingly
showed the revolver into bureau
drawer and turned the key on it.
It was a Sunday afternoon week
or two later that Mr.. and Mrs. Love
joy left their fat for a visit 10
friends up in The Bronx The
fr ends insisted on their re-
naming to dinner so they did not
reach home tn II O'Clock that night.
Mrs. Loveioy preceded her husband
up the stairs.
why, Henry" she exclaimed.
We forgot to lock the door"
Did we?" said her husband. only
mildly Interested; why I am sure
locked It
A shrek came from Mrs. Boveioy
who had gone within Her husband
rsn to- her.
She pointed in dumb horror. The
sideboard in the dining room had
been swept clean OF all portable sill
verware A hurried investigation
revealed that the bedroom had al
so been ransacked The trail of the
sneak-thief was everywhere evident.
Quick, Henry. the pistol" ex-
claimed Mrs Lovejoy, who was the