Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-03-13
AFFAIR . ANGIE
By DoRornY b. MUIR.

OK WHGGA@k IkAS D@kNEMGs UN14k& III LIZ
experienced burglar. made too much
noise. but everybody does agree that
though the burglary, Itself, was an
Successful. the alKair turned ont IN 9
way that pleased all concerned, and.
much better. to be sure. than had
beea expected. The whole thing be-
gan when Bob awoke With an awful
start 10 discover that there was sure
~ d burglar In bis apartment Now
Bob. having his own ideas on the
management az burglars, soon had his
very bright. hitherto unused, and, he
feared, unloaaed revolver. cooked be-
fore him, and stood ready TO draw the
curtains separating his room from the
small living room adjoining IL
.sGlad You seem to be enjoying YOUR
self. This from Bob, IS he stood.
rather dramatically, between the
drawn porsleres, the revolver leveled
ut the Intruder.
s'Ohi" "A very startled and almost
feminine exclamation from the burr
glar.
Abr 4 very edmiring and en-
treanely amazed exclamation from
Bob, al the burglar. or perhaps we
should say burglaress, faced him. Bob
knew how to manage some species Of
burglar. or thought be did. but this
particular sperimea bafiied him.
Please, I'm sorry Y She raised Q
pathetic face ID his--an extremely
pretty face, with very large brown
eyes, and very red lips. For mo.
ment the lips trembied and strange TO
say Ii seemed as though she was
struggling TO suppress laughter rather
than tears.
..Hysterical. concluded Bob. though
Il was hard TO explain the odd twinkle
which he felt sure he COT I detect III
her eyes.
Please don't send for the police. !"
ahe said.
aoh, don't explain. / think | IN.
deratand You we're poor and discour-
aged, and tempted.
sYesl that was the reason. I'll
was so poor and tired. But now Will
You let me go9'
OF course, III d moment, but won't
you let me be OF assistance to Your
He disappeared into his room, and
when lie returned held ont to her u
Bill OF as large d denomination as ne
had felt he could afford.
'Please accept II, and try not to
steal again
He felt that he VICE handIing the
situation admirably. He possessed no
great amount OF wealth, but what he
did have he would use 70 help the un-
fortunate, and. incidentally, the beau
tiful
Thank you, replied the fair burr
glaress, after b brief moment of hesi-
tation, and she took the profTered
gift. ''Youare very goo" The
sentence was left unfinished as she
buried her head In her arms
Absolutely overcome" thought
Bob. with much sympathy. Some time
later, when she seemed to have recov-
cred and had promised to lead q
worthier life, he led her to the door,
and gent her away, then returned 20
his disturbed siumber. inwardly re-
GREETING that d girl. with such love-
IL face, should be mere thief OF the
slums. All that night, and all the next
day ne thought of her He was dis
gusted with himself for not getting
her address and managing to see more
Of her if only To be Of pencuniary as
sistance and then the unexpected
happened. A letter came from Betty.
Betty was Bob's sister. who lived some
distance away With the rest Of HIS
family, but who was In the same
town, with friends, DIT the present
time, on visit. AS he opened the
enveIep. rather crumpied greenback
auttered ont OF Ii and as 1t was a
bill of the same amount that he had
made gift Of the night before. he
fastened to. read sister Betty's letter
for an explanation.
Dear Bobbie4f rans am return.
Ing the IncIosed, with much praise for
your generosity and many thanks from
my friend. Margaret Allan, perfect
dream OF q girl. whose acquaintance
you have made under strange circum-
stances. They have q perfectly de.
lightfuI club over here and last night
they Initiated Margaret III suggested
the Imitation as you probably suspect,
FOR ron remember | had key TO your
apartments) and that's why she
played burglar. Robbie, dear.
'.Tope you won't be cross Mar
garet was good sport. anyway. for
it was daring thing to do And she
carried it or fine, even IL you did dis
cover her. i Will tell you chat chs
was very fayorably Impressed, II you
won't get too contested. and, Of course.
+ can arrange meeting IL you Wish.
But oll, Bobag. what VIII happen to
you IL I introduce you to Margaret
Love, from Betty
II hardly needs to be said that, he
hia eager request Betty s00n arranged
for the meeting, and Margaret, with
her irresistible smile and altogether
charming manner, was even more
wonderful than he had pictured she
wdaid be.
The acquaintance rlpened into
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