Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-14
.arjory's J
 Burglar

I'm just miserable" sighed Mar jory, "and know I'll never be happy again"
 Whats the cause of all this woe?- asked her friend Polly. sympathetical- iiy. Tell me about it." That's the reason rushed over be- fore breakfast" said Marjory. '1f didn't confess to some one I would die. Such load on m- conscience
 "Oh. a case of guilty conscience. How many hearts has the heareess CO., luette broken this week?" asked Polly.
 Worse than that. Polly. I've killed man."
 "Heavens!" screamed her friend. What do you mean? Explain"
 Well. I haven't exactly killed him outright. but the doctor says he Is in a critical condition"
 Who Is he? 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 I was awakened by strange noises in the hall. l shook sleeping Jane into con lsciousness and whispered 'Burglarsl' We both sat erect in bed, breathless and listened.
 We shall be murdered in cold blood, groaned Jane, while I. with my usual impulsiveness, jumped out of bed, grabbed the alarm clock and flung 1t through the transom, smashing the glass in thousand pieces.
 And you nearly killed the burglar?" gasped Polly.
 No, if he had been a really, truly robber I wouldn't have cared; such deed would have been heroic. Rut there was no burglar My alarm clock hit a perfectly innocent fellow boarder who was doing nothing more than entering his room, which unfor- tunately happened 10 be next to mine.
 He had no business to stay out until four in the morning. It served him right" stated Polly.
 He was returning from a business trip. a new boarder. The room had 1 been vacant so long I completely for ] got it belonged on the map of Mrs. Persimmon's select boarding house.
 Well, he happened to be a hand some, broad-shouldered, splendid young man. And, oh, Polly! that hor- rible alarm clock hit him square on the head and knocked him senseless
 T guess 1t knocked the clock sense less, too. for it's alarm started to go of and I think it's going yet. The noise of his fall, the ring of the clock and my screams brought the 40 ' boarders rushing to the scene of di- aster
 And their negligee costumes were | positively indecent. If 1t weren't tragic it would have been excruciating- 1 ly funny to see old Mrs. Topps with ! her wig in her mouth and holding her false teeth to her head.
 They carried the poor man 10 his bed, called the doctor, and here I am worried almost frantic. Suppose he should die? So good looking. too"
 You poor dear said Polly. T can imagine your anxiety. but brace up. know he will soon recover and forgive you your unwarranted attack of as- sault and battery"
 About four weeks later Polly said to Marjory: By the way. how Is your burglar friend?"
 Hes just splendid" answered Mar | jory sparkling with enthusiasm.
 Then his head was not seriously in- iured?"
 "No. his head Is better. but-but he claims the blow affected his-his- heart"
 "Marjory Morton. you are biushins furiously. What dofs It mean?"
 When Chester-I mean MT. Ford, was convalescing felt 1t my duty to | help him while away the tedious hours, being that it was all my fault Living under the same roof, natuJ ally we saw quite a bit of each other see?
 "Then I was sorry for bim. He was sorry because was sorry. and-well- you-see-you know-I guess you un. derstand"
 "Oh. Marjory; how roinantic.f I'm so happy, and it's all on account of an alarm clock"
 "fes. Chester says hes going to wear that als m clock foc wa'ch charm after ibss@ iaugheH Mar3ory
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