Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1916-02-24
:, ryr,ts!sD BURGLARS WINDFAhl.

p1t into by q convenient CEll''i WIZ
dow and that came out OF by the
front door" said the retired burglar,
"hnd proved to be worry disappointing
az had imagined from the nic"iy
l.cDt lasn and the general appearance:
IF things outside that it must be The
LONE of people Of means; but in Tic
whole of upstairs I had not foun',
If things that could carry away,
enough to pay me for my night'*
work.
.Then as came down from tt"
cecord story Into the front hall |
cost INV light around there. to sec ii
there was anything there worth "h'ie.
There wasn't, hut on little tray o"
? table in the hall / saw three letters
;.ldrc%"nl arI stamped ready for mail,
i1r, ard thought l would take tho"c
letters ard nail thcn1.
"That vas just a foolish wh:n; but
thcn did q downright foolish thin=,
something that | h2I never done bc
fore and thnt I reTe" did GEain-.i
wrote = note and lot it on The litL!H
tyaY from which took the letters:
E,yc taken he letters. | an GoinG
ri"flt nast tic post orric" and l car
13ail them ili..t as we'll ~ not.
Lis1NY.
"W:u 7 did mail those letters: ard
then never thought ri them again
fill about = En2r and Il half AFTER,
ward vh.n I =aw this advertisement
il p nc:F%papor:
Jimmy: Thanks for mailing those
letters. We want to communicate with
you. Write to US where you found u*,
S. S. O.
"Now that was something of Il Jolt.
wasn't it? Of course that foolish note
that l left was clue and now they
were following me up, and what
should / do about It? Should CON-
1nuncatn?
"All I could do was to trust my
lunch, and trusted it. l wrote, Civ
ing fictitious name, and giving my
address; N; tho post office. Or course
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onlv living relatives; but though he
lived 60 near &c had not seen him In
2 dozen years.
""Then one day, the day before
the night that you called, it struck
Is that We would w"te to Uncle Will
lam. and lust out Of feeling Of
fr;ondl;neec and good cher VIC sat
do-..r in,t 1.v and wrote him tina;
lo,to.. tho 1ettor that Won mailed
nth,d what fifforence did il make.
ha.r ror .oying WIN mailed the
lo,,or9 VOL viII toll Won,
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t,,,t lc,tnr would 70, have been mailed
81 IL. -. until como of us went down
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,c,cI.cd li.,. for ON the afternoon oi
,i,,t wy ,,,y o,,r unc1o moved frt,;,,
tho n1d town in which he had livc.l
en- 1cn,e ard left 10 address behind
him. l:i,i mailed when it was by yC:!
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