The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-05-19
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AN HONORA ABLE
BURGLAR Va
IL
BY M QUAD
Copyright. 1914, by Associated Lit
erary Press. a
b QUAD

4 O'Clock SubufDuD train, 20 his sea-
shore cottage, but he missed II. He
should, have taken the train az hour
later. but buStnpaG matter detained
him. The Inst train down was at o,
/ O'Clock. He was wditiig for II when
he encountered q neighbor. who said:r
'Hf ! were you I'd run UP and take
look through the house. Three OF
them on our block have been robbed
within week" "%l
Mr.. .Glenshaw decided 70 60. He
would see that the house was all right
and then go to a hotel for the night.
He walked up the steps MS careteSsly
as IL the house had been open. un.
locked the door and lighted the llnIi
| gas. and the first thing lie saw whs hn
open window. The next was ii iiinn
who stood in Careless attitude beside
the writing desk with Il revolver I'm, bis
/ hand. He was not n bad or Rough
looking man. He had,iately been clean
shaved. and fashionable hat helped
him to look like d gentleman. IL ne
had been taken BIZ surprise he didn't
betray the fact. There was half
/ smile ON Ills face as he looked steadily
ut .,fr. GIenshaw. and his voice was
soft and pleasant MS he finally said
| Lets sit down. please. We win,
have to consult together. andsF hope
to find you a reasonable. sensible man.
| J. am going to lay thfs weapon aside
\ and chat with yon on even terms. ySti
don't look like man; who'd do ans
| thing foolish"
Look here. now began. .Mr Glen.
| shaw, with n note of anger In his
voiee;''I don't quite understand this
| thing You are as cool us II you were
| really robber. or is it some joke put
UP by some OF the, fellows nt the clubT'.
II am COOL" replied the man. be
cause nerve is n part OF. my profession
I. am by profession burglar. As to
the joke-no. Mr.. Gienshaw. this Is
! BtruiBut gvUus. g-.
| "Yoti-you know my name?''
WHY not? Let ME ask you about
that safe. Was it warranted burglar
| prooff' NJ
"No.''
!" That's better. The combination was
get nn two l,nrnhera. I had e open IN
ten minutes. It is,needIess TO add that
was disappointed in the contentA',
4 Nohl A1uhC Oub, tllS. uuI
business" replied Mr.. Giehshaw, with
d troubled look on his face. You are
| here to- rob my house, Instead OF sit
ting here talking TO you ought TO be
hunting for u policeman. :, DO E0uisEip-
pose I'm going TO tamely submit to
be piundered? Why. hing It, l.eught,
TO go for you siambang.r 49, 8
here Is d sitiiat ION her. e replied
the Dnff;trs Is ono for af
9tnstepd OF tfUfce :sIs "a vi stnSRf
ayqs bal lfJyaE 8 hnt you cdlllln.t ass
anything faireE than that. II Iiaa Il
lot OF plumber packed UP when ylon.
walk In on me. IT seems to me that
m honorable compromise lis the best
Is .s e:: sss .s : :ar .o: .ot. 4s se &C." s
,.Wen?. 'ang,isi, 4. russ
well. suppose we say 5000 foFf the,
piunder? Yon save Mt least $500 and
~ am decently paid Cor three hoirs'
WORK. =
81, haven't, got that much caah."
~ shouldn't object to the cash, but
| y0n cln draw me check for, the
amount and certify tosmy signature
"You are not; afrnid. III iiaS;s tls-
tectlve mt the bank to pab yoti Yssfs y
Not in the least. You wpailn'e
have this thing get out for any $$2tIo.
Besides, You look upon me as an hbi-
orable man. seej check book: here
is,onst6e desk. and perhaps we'd ;bettes.
close the deai.'' lhl.4 -, .,g5,ss z.
~ (: (; v sl, y {, down 1 ,yyrube
! tie check. The burglar then wrote tha
;nBthS OF Henry Satndefs Acfoss the
bacB of Il md Mr.. Gienshaw Certified.
tn the correctness OF the slgaatlre.
5..PeTfectiy safe and corr asiid
the burginr as hs looked Mt the paper.
sSsand It. viii be paid ioE sight. It rs an
honorable deal. honoFably consnm mmat-
ed. and am ready TO 60. Just q word,
hoWeyer-a sort es brotheEly word.
,Donst spend money trying to keep bnr-
glars out They can beat any SORT of
| lock or catch. Better deal sqfarely
with til4m. Will you aSeompany me
| tos tie fI6nt door? / always prefer to
come and go that when posSihie.'.' z
3.f-sI didn't kitoss that burglars were
| gentlemen stAEa tneke1 Mr.. silen.
shnsg as rose from OILS chair,
gaiiss afl bnrglara lFe not,
nare tie pits. though there is no
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gers ana doctors who were not gefitis-
tnen. Ours is L gentle prs 6fessisn. aud
the "A burglar does iothlhg TO dts4
gEaae himseisl lf il were 81 common
thief ol rcbter ] btqpld teA se tha
hack Wind 3 Ss lS ~
Aft. GleIsiias1 followed him a
tho hslii to ID cor aud stood with klsIs
on steps SCI 4 gnoflenk bstara say
tng: ~ 4 i5St
.sygell, pos ase NOT 8unl q bsa lot.
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