The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-11-10
HosO He Found
Sleep.
BY SALliE

copyright, 1903. b. American Press Asso-
cation
The way I got ont of the lurglar linz
was this: I had rkighty good nerve and
wasn't afraid 'of aay one. l seemed to
know what kitd Of 4orib to'crack and
how TO do II without waking anybody
up and getting away etween midnight
and dawn. when the cops. are o
drowsy. While ! was do.ngsa job I
thought OF nothing except my work
and was botH.cocl and watchful. l
wasn't one of'ifOse blokes who scars
people to death CT who are ready II
necessary TO add murder to robbery.
The truth is | never liked the prospect
Of facing either charge.
AS / was saying. while engaged at
my work, however dangerous, | was
steady as a monument. but when dan
ger had passed and | hal nothing to do
but think I went downhill very fast.
What bothered me most was that J.
couldn't sleep nights-that Is, whe'i
comfortably slowed away In bed. j
once took a nan in a gentleman's pan
Tor and was cniy Weakened By the sun
coming up and shining In my eyes. /
just> cot in. time 10 save myself.
But when lying on soft mattress,
with warm overs a"d nc chance or
being disturbed, sleep wouldrt como
TO me. | lay awake thinking OF the
time when | would hear prison doors
clang behind me. The thought was
dreadful. I'm afraid | was too fine
grained for the business
Month after month my hours %
sleep grew Loss till I feared Insanity.
One night J e up at midnight alter
having sic, hours and knew there
would be re slumber fer roe till
the next r. went 10 bed. I was so
desperate got up with IT,. H..
tention Of e into some houSC Ah"lt
L had n chit and there snai"h a u
other couple Of hours slecr. J mad a
crib In view, a small house With not
much In It. But / was looking FOL
sleep, not plumber. ! v"l there, took
out a pane of. glass. entered and went
upstairs to find 2 o'ree TO settle down
I stood I'm .Iall looking into 0
room where ut lamp was burn'ng
In the roo. oman was in bed VIII
a child. sleep. The child vas
sleeping /. the font Of the bed. v"rs
near the edge. He was a boy snd.
think, about five y~enrs'old
On n narrow lower bed. close besd
the other, slept another child a girl o
about three. She was sleeping In tn
center of her bed on her side and hat
her chubby fist mp against her IA
cheek. 1t was hot summer weather
and none of them except the woma'
had any covers whateSet.
What Interested nc sas that IN
bows head was hanging over the sid
Of his bed and sosmuch or his bf dy
too. that II iool:ed 20 me ss II he "a
about TO fan He was restless. ani
knew lie would tie ever v"ry soon
Somehow wanted IL sec TN fall
though ! Kept n -. d:.n q" tEat n
wouldn't see nc " 10 Vohs Up. Th
next kick he n.sae ~ hi4, yer u
fell a cou;l!c Of feet. hui e. t wax
up. He landed perth II ne tile FIR
but She did..l NiSr a., Ia. e1
pected she wouL. "a, ~.' "a. Led nc
or twice in her Aerf' 81 int d zee
but finally SIZE ~i'.I rs l'r' u!' f
before.
1t was suca = q ll"ht"ri f-ture
one suiTerils FIN taSc .lal that
kept on warrhi : y" -" IN Ii
| boy c,utinu d Ia, t'cti'' 2 CT dc
the girl. Tushla" II. lof
to the froni d. -, I'D. ~
have bee h&!. - IA I / Eci
this up. rAsH rh.ee r., Inmp az
the girl lly 'cn H. r,~ :. lUi 81
seemed "a he IS ,ofn5nr.s e there ;
on her bed y aty rs.~ thr sl..'e
not the lca*' ~ : =
5 Meanwlilt / heard - n'fferi = {
: distant thundor. and ~a.e! >as o.
+ Ing at them M there vai.e -" tt Il.
3 crash loud fnoU"is "a w.Er &c det
| The mother turard eve trt neith'
> of the children unyrA Tie ,onowt
one crash after auothr9. sat ieNlec
r ed that a. least -. L Ter WI
Il wake up ard taAs . 10. 1T n n
4 dren. But she s!e,as al : e u Ia
. been very tired - .e'i lost a "t
/ sleep or she 80 e have sc
/ through those tc9.t. e bcl.S. New
!. had | heard sugh III nder before.
The only effect lie storm lad ON al
q of them was to iacrea q -. reStles
a ness of the boy. He cnlled aud tul
s bled IN his sleep Ike Il ship tossed
i the waves. sometimes lying for . Is
IT minutes close against his mothers DC
u tl.an rolling over 10 the cutter edge
y his own. | was sure he'd In time tuI
ole cut Il this bed. rs he had out
q the other, and ! was bound to see b
do ii. Sure enough. before l expect
e 4 be gave 4 lurch and landed plur
on top Of his sister.
Neither Of them awoke.
y 7 reckon women know in their sic
! what's goirg on with their childr'
:. for. now that the storm was over Il
I everything was still as the tomb,
! mother SIT up IN bed. glanced ct
( ,hildren, got up ard put them in "a
I proper places. Then she went back
- led herself and was asleep In q I
80 ment.
'ir We'll" I <aid To myself, III tbs
an That \ clesr conscience wiz fC-a
uf- I'm going t. have a clear consc!cne
No went back 10 Try room resolved n