The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-13
hat Afternoon. she sat In her room

instead.
The Innings Of . neat waist were
ripped, q thin layer Of cotton batting
was laid against the dress material.
and to this were neatly secured, with
q few invisible stitches. many tiny
packages covered with oiled silk.
Then another layer Of cotton batting
covered these and the lining was
again adjusted.
When she had finished her sewing
I'm which she exhibited the same
neatness and dispatch that she dis
played In her household duties), she
passed her hand caressingly over her
bodice and smoothed out and arranged
another one In her bureau drawer.
She then took out clean cap. collar.
and cuffs. to brighten her black gown.
That night. before she went to bed,
Jenny carefully examined q leather
case which was none the worse for
having been buried.
She pressed the spring and looked
earnestly at the shining yellow stones
In their old.fashioned settings.
Lucky l heard about that star.
shaped defect" she said to herself.
Guess I'll send them back-it would
be Q joke" She looked carefully at
the stones. but could not see, with
her naked eyes. the telltale marks.
Then she yawned, locked the door.
opened the window, and crept into
bed. leaving the leather case upon
her bureau. She was awakened from
. light sleep by the sound Of q creak-
ing board and gently raised window.
She knew that there was some one
In the room. She held her breath for
q while and heard in the stiffness
the sound Of some one breathing.
A button near the head Of the bed
controlled the electric light. and her
hand slid gently and cautiously toward
1t. As 1t moved she heard the clock
on the old Westinghouse chime two.
There was nothing cowardly about
Jenny. She snapped the button and
sat up straight in bed.
As the burglar swung around-a
tall fellow, with his mouth and chin
covered by black muffler. and soft
hat pulled low over his forehead-she
again slid her hand under the pillow.
In an instant a revolver confronted
him. Jenny looked toward the bureau;
the jewel case had vanished.
"Stay where you are" she said in
low, cautious voice. keeping him Gov
cred with her pistol as she slipped
, out of bed and made a few steps
toward the door.
Il beg your pardon, madam" the
burglar whispered. Il assure you that
am not what l seem. You'll regret
It II you alarm the household. Surely
you cannot have lived here long and
failed to hear that limitations are
sometimes very-er-peculiar? ="
"Oh!" said Jenny. She favored hin
with q long stare and weighed hi
words carefully. What initiation II
taking place tonight"
Lady" said the burglar pleading
ly-and the dissyllable and the whin,
with which it was uttered destroyed
Jenny's shortlived tendency towar'
credulity-"lady, I'm sworn not to tel
and not to let any one know that I an
not Q regular thief. My stunt Is to rol
some one Of something, to get ava,
with the goods, and to show them Il
the initiators as proof"
His eyes, quick and furtive unde
his soft hat. measured the distanc
- ~.vSn avvai1nA nm
shook her head But the hand tina
held the weapon did not shake.
Don't move, or Ill shoot" she sal
calmly Il mean It, I'm not blufiini
You can explain all about the initit
ton to Professor Wilson"
And, with eyes and pistol still poin,
ed unfaltering at him, she backed t
ward the door. opened 1t with her fire.
hand, and filled the hall with q lou
call for help.
The burglar sprang toward the VIII
dow A bullet stung his arm.
The next one will not be in you
sleeve" said Jenny tartly Then, q
. the room filed with people and tn
professor of political economy grapple
with the intruder. she added modes
ly:
well, I hope that this ends tn
Athenetown burglaries. Though thi
man declares that this 10 only an II
itiation trick"
It was quite clear to the communit
that the intrepid little waitress cal
tive was indeed the skillful burgls
who had kept them all on the anxiou
seat for two months. For they foun'
concealed upon his person. the yer
set of topazes which had been stole
from Mrs. Webster the night befor
The burglars stream Of profane abue
) of women. his wild denunciation {
, his captor, his crazy asseveration tn,
he had found the jewels in the trea
. ure's room. only injured his cause an
, made his hasty conviction more ce
, tain.
, Its q wonder you don't say thi
you found them in Professor Wilson
safe, you impudent creature" sal
Jenny with great warmth.
. When, a month of two later. Jenr
left Mrs. Wilson's employ and wei
home to Canada to recover. from Il
effects of the shock, band Of graf
full souls OF College Hill presented b,
, with a silver toilet set in recognize
Of her plucky capture Of the THE
Three Of a Kind.
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