Evening journal., 1909-06-02
An Amateur Burglary.
BY RosALIE THuRrEE.

20 heavensr
whats the matter?"
"The key. Mother told me to be
sure and take it. / forgot it."
'Wen?"
Mother has gone out to spend the
evening with Mrs. Tomkins. father IS
at the club and the maid was called
away yesterday. to her sick mother"
''That means that there is no one
to let US in and we must wait on the
steps till some one comes home"
II am afraid So"
''This is the houseT
ayes; fourth from the end OF the
block. 1 wonder If it is third or fourth
fourth, I'm sure"
''What made you hesitateT
Don't you know we only moved in
last weekT
"Oh, yes; forgot"
They sit down on the stone step and
talk Of small party they have attend
ed The step is cold; so is the wind.
''What kind are the window catch
esq" he asked.
"Old fashioned. These houses are
all old fashioned"
Il wonder if'I can turn one Of them
with my knife'blade?"
He steps to a balcony on which the
front windows open, inserts his knife
blade and tries to move the catch
He fails. he rattles the sash. 1t is
very loose. He puts both hands in po-
sition to act as levers on the sash and
| pushes. Something gives way. and
the sash goes up. Watching him from
the stoop, she sees him disappear in
the window.
''why is he so long? He must have
gone In 70 light up and open the door
for me-"
She waits for him at the door, but
since he doesn't come she climbs over
the rail on 10 the balcony and stands
at the window. Seeing or hearing
nothing, she calls:
where are your
"Here inside"
'eWhat are you doingT
"Sitting on some one"
"Good gracious! What do yor
meanY
"As soon as the window went up
felt myself seized by some one-a man
suppose-who dragged me in through
the window. put my arm around hin
and downed him."
"Oh, my goody graciousw
'T wonder if we've got in the wronl
house"
why don't you ask himT
"I have asked him who he is and
what he meant by graphing me. bu
all / can get out Of him is Nix fur
stay He must be a German. Any
way, he doesn't seem to understand"
"How provokingl What in th'
world are we going TO doY\
Lucky he doesn't boiler. We'd b.
caught red handed In an act OF bur
glary. The house can't be yours"
"Oh, dearl Did ] say the fourt
house from the end OF the row? Com
to think OF it, it's the fifth"
''Maybe it's the fftieth." This in
dissatisfied tone.
That's positively cruel. How can
be expected to know the position Of
house i've not lived in a weekT'
How long am to sit on this mani
"Tll call the police"
, 'If you do IN spend the time sc
apart for our honeymoon IN jail"
"Can't you leave him. jump out G
the window and run for itT'
"And have him yelling Stop thief
. and run into a cops arms? That's
brilliant idea"
"Gott in himmell Ugh! Umr' frol
the man underneath, struggling.
! shut upT'
what in the world will be the en-
! OF this? Wen be arrested, and th
least we can expect is that It will a
be in the papers tomorrow morning
from the girl.
= 'Tf knew the inside Of this house
could lock him up somewhere" fro
: the young man.
"Hans! Vas ist?" This comes fro
, upstairs.
y The young burglar claps his har
o. over Hans mouth.
10 A light is coming and the sound I
lie steps on the staircase. A young W
- man in night robe peeps cautious
IT. over the banister and gives a shrek.
er "For heavens sake, keep quiet. I
e. you speak English?" cried the burglI
W in anguish.
er 'sYah. vot's d. matter?
er 'sTell this man in German, If he u
k. derstands German and isn't a de
mute, that I got sin here by mistak
I'll let him up if he'll let fne-eut Of
peaceably."
at was all my mistake" called ii
a giri outside. II live in this block. q
I fourth or fifth house from the end
don't remember. oh. do please t
him. Is he your husbandT
" 'My husbandI Neinl You think
B. am old vomanT
at "Oh, dear. I'm so unlucky! maj
IN nothing but mistakes tonight"
,r 'sWill you kindly. cease to make al
=, more mistakes till after we have &
~ out Of this?' says the young man il
n patiently. Then to the woman on I
~ ~ stairs, Tell him. please"
IA There was a parley in Germa
he which the trespassers did not und'
70 stand. At last the interpreter said I
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