The evening world., 1911-04-11
RHEUMATIC KEEPS
GRANPA FROM FIRE
WHILE Thief CALLS
An1iable Stranger RobS Bloom
field Nonagenarian as Towns
folk Rush to Big Blaze.
OLD MAN LOCKED IN.
Burglar Enters by Ladder,
Calmly Helps HIMSELF, Then
Follows the Crowd.
OLD MAN LOCKED IN.

When Bloomfield. y. J, has n IRE
every goes. no, excepting the dogs and
a few privileged horses that are per
mitte1 to roam about. There was a big
FIRE Yesterday afternoon as the sun
was setting. We are Informed ny an
alert newsgsthcrer to-day. n all the
Ploomfeld folks went. save only
Ephrsim ". Kynor and a certain I'M
known Individual. who follows The pro-
fession OF tho Artful Dodger.
The FIRE was In the big barn OF Will
lam Coyne and II was a whopper. Tn
only reason Ephralm Kynor didn't 20
IL that he Ia past ninety and crippled
with rheumatism. His daughter-in-law'
Mrs Waldo Kynor, and his daughter
Mlsi susan kynor, went to the blaze
ana s'cked the nonagenarIan In.
The unknown Individual saw them
locking .he front door and thcn took
note that the cntirr bloomfield con-
etabulary and fire department Town
Clerk. Common Council. tradesmen,
clerks and divers sundry dYcllcrs alunS
Watching avenue. where the kynor
home IT,. were at the IRE.
Good Time for a Robbery.
II looked TO him like an attraction good
20 hold the own an hour or so, 80 he
calmly went abou; tho work OF roboing
the Kynor home. lie got a ladder from
the barn and set IL up against the see
ond-story window. lie went In ,hc
window and proceeded to plumber.
Ephraim Kynor IL quite deaf and did
49, 49,. r. ,,VslaV IIt t.t
know OF the presence OF the nonagen-
arian but when he did become aware
CT II. the fact didn't bother him In
the least. Indeed. he saluted Mr.. kynor
chscrily with the appelation "Granper.'
you're a thief and n robber!' yelled
the old man from his Invalid chair.
"Rishto, rishto. granper." replied the
invader. ''only | wouldn't get SO excited
about Il II ! were you. Excitement Is
bad for a man OF your age. . e watch
you got there, granper-think ! can use
Il In my business"
You dasen't. I'll have YOU hung for
81" yelled Mr.. Kynor. Police! Police!'
Knew Where Protectors Were.
They can't hea you. granper."
chucklsd the slim. sandy-haired young
man, as &c paused 10 MI his pc from
the Old mans tobacco jar. They're all
A. the FIRE. granper.' he ran on. ''and
20 are the other folks. Now pass over
that watch and chain like n good old
gent ] wouldn't hit "A man of your
year,. don't you know. but | might ac-
cidehtal step on that bad leg you're
~srosnin' about
Mr. Kynor released his watch and
chain with trembling hands and held
them out to the burglar.
Thanks. g%ranper," said the thief,
"An~ now the wallet. can see II
sticking out %, your pocket. That's
right. It's really very kind OF you 10
he 30 %obliging; there's only one NOR,
little m~atter-thoso gold-rlmmed eye
glasses"
They're the only pair ! got" pleaded
Mr.. Nynor. II cant read or see d
think without my glasses. Amt ther,
amy nmi, to your v~illainy, young man?'
Didn't Take the Specs.
II limit myself In that particular
replied the agreeable burglar. by IN,
extent of the opportunity. However
in this case III let you keep the specs
. hOaf'A 4 ~ A'bi' ~ - t'' ~ w 't'
at the most. III take some OF this brio
a-brac around here. though, an "A coupll
OF these antiques. My wiie's aw:u
fond OF antiques"
Whereupon he carefully made up
bundle OF everything OF value in tn
sitting room n parlor OF the cottage
In the atuc he found two gripsaCks
which he packed with odds and end
and then dropped out into the backyard
He let himself out OF the kitchen. bu
before he left. ne called out to Nj
Kynon:
Goodbye. granper; guess III go dow
and take a look at that fire. Remen
Der me TO the folks when they &,
hens"
What Mr.. Kynor said in reply !
did't care 10 repeat to-day. When h
daughter and daughter-in-law got hon
he talked TO them without taking breat
for almost an hour The Bloomfield y
lice ir,port to-day fnat taoV haXp fnuf