Putnam patriot., 1914-07-10


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 Ta break Hs Hay t9 She street through one of ae houses would be not only t9 usiie apprehension. IL would Bo a.HI5I burglary
 Ta cauauHe hls AeadaHe career of fine uaItIFc Haat F8f1s5 feline MS out 5a tHe question: Grafety he considered fae laTeH Fe b8iaIue whose back pfemises hT WIS t7cH iHfestiHg
 fl showed ua iaats. had not 8n oFen window zo f4raz could be determined bF 4mnHe iehtaided only by n faint reflection fae# the Bsid kiea Bul the back of ths houee boasted ire es- cape
 B iuvertias an ash eaa which kis- met had disposed convenient 10 his hands and ztHdaa ou it an active m5n might p5- Ibif f sufficiently des- p4aea. W#H#ge t8 jump q vertical yard mate CT les. eahli tho lower mazf gratias os the 6.e escdpe. draw HM-ef ur- aa1 fhas ascend
 ta th5Haf r sgh1r5c had turned He e7fauzI iron cylinder battom up and bad cHm5eaed uHou it and in less lbah il brare of minutes r STbaHfe Il fbe top aas Hai.ng himself ginger E. over tbe tip If a stone coping
 earmisIne thnt he had attained mol to the r4of 0f lhe hanse lHt to that of two story re8f extension. he found himself iii what seemed q small roof garden made private by awnings and Venetian blinds.
 Stealing softly on. fine darkness seemed 10 thieken around him. Un canny business this penetrating un. known fastBesses of dark and silent house at dead Of night. a trespasser un- able to surmise when the righteous householder. on familiar ground turk ing and vigilant under arms. might not open fire.
 Nevertheless the police behind him were a menace Of known caliber. With whatever shrinkings and dire miseivings. r. Sybafite went on.
 Without misadventure he gained the main wall of the keusc and there found open windows and upon further cautious investigation doorway. like wise wide to the bland night mir. but ue sound significant of human tenan. cy In spite ef this lt was without the least confidence that presently he pluckcd ID courage 10 proceed
 Three steps OH into darkness and hIs knee found chair that might have poised itself an one leg iii malicious ambush, so promptly did fl go over aud with wbut a racket lueontineutly something Fustled quite near at hand, followed click binding light Il shrili. excited voice:
 Hands up"'
 With a jerk mp went his hands high above his head Blinking furiously he comprehended his plight
 The lights he found so dazzling hlazed from sconces round the walls of bedroom more handsome than any he had thought ever to see unless per hnps upon a stage The voice belonged to young woman sitting up in bed and coolly covering him with the yawning muzzle of a peculiarly poison ous looking automatic pistol.
 It was astenishingly evident that she wasn't at al frightened The arm that Ieyeled the weapon -a round and