Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-06-09
An Amateur Burglary.
BY RcsALiE THURTEF

copyright. 1909 by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
20 heavensr sat
whats the matter?" sss
"The key. Mother told me to be
sure and take it. l forgot it."
"Well?"
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"
Il am afraid So
''This is the house?'
Yes; fourth from the end of the
block. ! wonder if it is third or fourth
fourth. I'm sure"
what made you hesitate?"
Don't you know we only moved in
last week."
"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. /
esq" he asked.
"Old fashioned These houses are
all old fashioned'
Il wonder if | can turn one of them
with my knife blade?"
He steps to balcony on which the
front windows open. inserts his knife
blade and tries to move the catch.
foic To hn 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 be SO long? he must have
gone in to 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 to the balcony and stands
at the window Seeing or hearing
nothing. she calls:
where are you?"
''Here inside"
'What are you doing?"
Sitting on some one.'
"Good gracious! What do you
mean?"
..As soon as the window went up J
felt myself seized by some one-a man,
suppose-who dragged me in through
| the window. put my arm around him
and downed him"
"Oh. my goody gracious!"
81 wonder if we've got in the wrong
house"
"Why don't you ask him."
81 have asked him who he is and
what he meant by graphing me, but
| all | can get out of him is Nix fur
stay He must be a German. Any
way, he doesn't seem to understand"
| How provoking! What in the
world are we going to do?''
4 Lucky he doesn't boiler. We'd be
caught red handed in an act of bur-
glary The house can't be yours
"Oh, dear. Did I say the fourth
house from the end of the row? Come
! to think of it. it's the fifth
maybe it's the fftieth.'' This in a
dissatisfied tone.
That's positively cruel. How can
be expected to know the position of
house I've not lived in a week?''
How long am | to sit on this man?"
''Ill call the police
eff you do I'll spend the time set
apart fer our honeymoon in jail"
Cant you leave him. jump out Of
the window and run for it,"
And have him yelling Stop thiefr
and run isto cops arms? That's a
brilliant idea
"Gott in himmel! Ugh. I'm" from
the man underneath. struggling.
Shut upr'
"What in the world will be the end
of this? Well be arrested. and the
least we can expect is that it will all
be in the papers tomorrow morning"
from the girl.
eff knew the inside Of this house
could lock him up somewhere" from
the young man.
Hans! Vas .ist?"y This comes from
upstairs. "a as 57g ~rH a51
The young burglar claps his hand
over Hans mouth. - co. &C.. ,.'.
/ A light Is coming and the sound of
OtSP0 vi IAS SldlICdSe. a yOuuS W.
man in night robe peeps cautiously
over the banister and gives a shrek.
"For heavens sake keep quiet. Do
you speak English?" cried the burglar
In anguish.
"Yah. Vot's d. matter?''
'Tell this man in German, if he un-
derstands German and isn't deaf
mute, that l got in here by mistake.
I'll let him up if he'll let me out of it
peaceabiy."
/ at was all my mistake" called the
girl outside 81 live in this block. the
fourth or fifth house from the end
don't remember. Oh. do please tell
him. Is he your husband?'
my husband! Nein! You think /
am old vomanw
"Oh. dear. I'm so unlucky! make
nothing but mistakes tonight
i Twill you kindly cease to make any
.fcy%o 1r1r.