The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-05-20


countenance, rather than for one
with a gay, self-satisfied expression
Various accounts of his looks and
methods have been reported to my
sanctorium.
One lady was awake when he in
vaded the privacy Of her bedroom
and stole softly out with her hus-
bands neither garments. According
to her description he carries an cleo
tric flashlight which he uses when
making his nocturnal visit.
1t is somewat smauer than the
one in the Statue OF Liberty in the
harbor at New York City, but its
brllancy soon discovers the gar
ments of the sleeping benedict. y
vast aid in establishing the identity
of the burglar might be given by
any woman who would quietly ask
him for the number Of his flash
light.
You need not alarm him unneces-
sarily, but quietly make the inquiry
and might even be Of some assist
ance to him in locating the trousers
pocket.
With this knowledge, we might
make a canvass of the stores and
SEQ what manner of man purchased
said lantern and track him to his
lair.
At another home the maid Was
very late in clearing supper dishes
and heard noise on the back porch.
She thought il was the cat and
on returning to the kitchen opened
the door to put it out. The cat came
running in with its back all bumped
mp in a manner perfectly familiar
to all of us acquainted with the ec-
entricities of felines. The maid still
unsuspecting, picked up the cat and
stepped outside when she was con-
b
description | have given. He was 4
terrible looking fellow, and wore au-
tomoble glasses. She emitted a Sc
ries OF shrieks for assistance, and
he took to his heels.
After the gentleman of the house
felt sure he had skinned over the
back fence and Ead at least reached
Stanley Boulevard, he came rushins
, to her assistance.
Another report came to the effect
that he had rfed one gentleman's
pocket of $50 and watch. This
intelligence | repeated myself num-
ber of times until the second day
after hearing it member of the fam
/ ilv hearing me tell a neighbor that
he made raise of $35 and a watch
at one house, felt compelled TO re
mind me that the quotation had
gone up 50 since I started it, From
headquarters ! later discovered thar
he actually got 76 cents and a
watch
From this we will surmise that re-
ports of the burglar, like Mark
Twain's death, have been rather ex-
aggerated
We have vome, however, to same
most satisfactory conclusions
Keep your eye open for married
man, between 8 and feet tall, with
foot the size of a tennis racquet,
and wearing automobile goggles.
The fact that he is loose is putting
all southwest. Ardmore to great in
convenience.
In one home where the bedroom
are all downstairs, all the ventila-
ton they have at night is through
the tIansom in the front hall They
are looking through catalogues pre-
paIatory t. he purchase OF oxygen
helmets for wear this summer
At another home there is night
latch on the kitchen door The lady
of the house constantly forgets it
and twice has discovered herself
locked out at high noon. Just as she
was getting ready to phone for the
hook and latter at the fire station
and attempt entrance through an up.
stairs window one of the children
pried open the lock with a rusty
nail.
There is a certain gentleman IN
southwest Ardmore who isn't afraid
OF burglars.
Just at nightfall the other day
he and his family We're in the back
yard when slight noise was heard
in the house. He listened and it was
repeated He took out his pocket
knife and eyed it furtively.
Again the mysterious noise stole