Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-08
.arjjory's
 Burglar

I'm just miserable slSheu MdE- iory. "and know m never be happy again.
 Whats the cause of all this woe7" asked her friend Polly. syn pathetical- lly. ''Teil me about it. That's the reason rushed over be- | fore breakfast" said MarjOry. 'if didn't confess to some one l would i die. Such a load on my conscience.
 "oh, a case of guilty conscience. How many hearts has the heareess CO., 1uette broken this week?" asked Polly. I Worse than that. Polly. I've killed nan"
 "Heayensl" screamed her friend What do you mean? Explain" !. 'Well, I haven't exactly killed him outright. but the doctor says he is in critical condition
 Who is he2 Come 10 the point and don't keep me in suspense" Well, since I've lived at this board ing house I've been kind of lonesome like. so yesterday Jane Darwin came over and stayed all night with me.
 About four in the morning l was
 awakened by strange noises in the
 han. l shook sleeping Jane into con isciousness ard whispered Burglars!
 We both sat erect in bed. breathless
 and listened.
 "'we shall be murdered in cold
 blood, groaned Jane. while l. with my
 usual impulsiyeness. jumped out of
 bed, grabbed the alarm clock and
 flung it through the transom. smashing tt- 4f vefaaos
 And you nearly killed tle burglar%
 gasped Polly.
 "No. if he had been a really, truly
 robber I wouldn't have cared; such , a deed would have been heroic. But there was TO burglar. My alarm , clock hit a perfectly innocent fellow boarder who was doing nothing more than entering his room, which unfor- . tunately happened to be next to mine.
 He had no business to stay cut until four in the morning. It served , him right" stated Polly.
 He was returning from a business - trip, a new boarder. The room had
 been vacant so long I completely for - got 1t belonged on the map of Mrs. ' Persimmon's select boarding house. "weH. he happened to be a hand
 some. broad-shouldered. splendid young man. And, oh. Polly, that hor- . ribIe alarm clock hit him square on
 the head and knocked him senseless. ?.
 q guess 1t knocked the clock sense less, too. for it's alarm started to go oh
 and I think it's going yet.
 The noise of his fall. the ring of the
 clock and my screams brought the 4C r boarders rushing to the scene of di aster.
 And their negligee costumes were
 positively indecent. If it weren't tragic it would have been excruciating 5 ly funny to see old Mrs Topps with
 her wig in her mouth and holding hel
 false teeth to her head.
 "They carried the poor man to hi'
 bed. called the doctor. and here 1 an C worried almost frantic Suppose h' l. should die? So good looking, too" c You poor dear" said Polly. "I car k imagine your anxiety. but brace up. e know he will soon recover and forgive L. you your unwarranted attack of as Q sault and battery"
 e About four weeks later Polly sait 
 10 Marjory By the way, how i H your burglar friend?" 1 He's just splendid" answered Maj
 iory sparkling with enthusiasm. ii. Then his head was not seriously ir u jured?"
 is ''No, his head is better. but-but b Iy claims the blow affected his-his- le heart"
 Id Marjory Morton. you are blushin ,n furiously What does it mean?" n- When Chester-I mean NIT. Fort 1t was convalescing I felt it my duty { oi help him while away the tedious hour su being that it was all my fa1lt. Liyin llS under the same roof, natuI ally we sa' - quite a bit of each other see? ,e ~Then was sorry for him. He va n- sorry because I was sorry and-well- Ii- you-see-you know-I guess you ul te derstand
 ke ~Oh, Marjory; how romantic. Fl si- so happy. and it's all on account |. an alarm clock" 'o- "Yes. Chester says he's going oll wear that als m clock for wasI re charm after this" laughed Marjory.