The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-04-04

Il might as well put in my spare time
trying to invent something. Perhaps
! can make go of It,"
"Will you put it on the market,
Joef" she asked. running a comb
through her golden hair.
Certainly"
"What are you going to call it? 1t
will have to have name''
II shall call it 'Bradbury's Burglar
Alarm, said the inventor after some
thought.
Call it The Bradbury Burglar
Alarm It's ever SO much better
sounding" urged Louise, fiinging a
golden braid over her shoulder.
Nothing the matter with that Ell
Their" assented Mr.. Bradbury, jotting
it down in his notebook
Many weeks ensued before any men,
ton was made of the burglar alarm.
In the meantime Joseph Bradbury each
night followed his wife from window
to window Of their little home trying
each catch and lock after she had
fastened 1t and then waiting patiently
afterward while she once more made
the rounds.
AS time went on Mr. Bradbury spent
much time of evenings at his own
especial desk in the corner sketching
plans and making abstruse caIcula-
tons on scraps of paper.
One Thursday night Mr.. Bradbury
hurried home from the Office at
o'clock He came out on the trolley.
and with him he carried a shabby
leather suit case which hung heavily
from one hand.
what have you got. dearY Mrs.
Bradbury kissed her husband and look
ed curiously at the suit case.
Anybody around| asked Bradbury
cautiously.
Not soul. Bridget's afternoon and
evening. of course"
Bradbury knelt down before the case
and opened it. Within was tangle
of wires and rods and bolts. I've
got itT' he whispered.
''What is it?" She leaned over the
suit case. her pretty face puckered
with curiosity and Impotence.
1.-The bradbury Burglar Alarm" an
nounced the inventor proudly.
''Then you did invent it?" she squeal-
ed Joyfully.
"Sure did Now, I've made arrange
ments with the electric light plant to
run line down from their feed wire.
1t will connect with this and this and
this" displaying the tangle of silk COW
cred wire and other bits of mechan-
ism. All I've got to do is to switch on
the current when / go to bed, and mo-
body can enter the house without be-
Ing heard. Will ring all these eighteen
bells I've got here and set or signal
down in the constables Office, besides
turning on fifty colored electric lights
here and giving the Intruder a heavy
shock of electricity. How's that? Co
ing some, chr
Joseph Bradbury" said Louise, sol
EMMY, you are a wonderful man"
Nonsense. my dear" protested Brad
bury. immensely battered.
when are you going to set it upY'
she asked after awhile.
"After dinner I've arranged for an
electrician to be here, and we'll have
the whole thing completed inside of a
couple of hours. No need to do the
lockstep tonight" he added jokingly
.We'll leave that to the chap that
tries to get inside, eh?"
Three hours afterward, as the clock
was striking 10, Mr.. Bradbury closed
the door after the departing electri-
clan and rubbed his hands delightedly,
Its all right now" he cried enthu-
siastically. LET us be OF to bed,
Louise, and wait for our burglar, eh?'
viii not go into details concerning
the Bradbury burglar alarm, for its
inventor has not yet decided to place IT
ON the market. 1t is sufficient to say
that it was a pronounced success as
evidenced by their trials that evening.
The electrician had tested the system
by every clever device he could think
of, but in every case be was neatly
trapped by the delighted inventor.
The lights flashed warningly in all
colors Of the rainbow. The wires did
not shock the electrician, for he wore
rubber gloves, nor did the bell ring in
the constable's Office, for they cut of
that connection, too. but In the matter
OF eolored lights the alarm diq work