GENTLE REMINDER.
♦ It was midnight. The burglar had entered the house as quietly as possible, but his shoes were not padded, and they made some noise. He had just reached the door of the bedroom when he heard someone moving in the bed as if about to get up, and he paused. The sound of a woman’s voice floated to his ears. “ If you don’t take jour boots off when you come into this house,” it said. ” there’s going to be trouble, and a whole lot of it. Here it’s been raining for three hours, and you dare to tramp over my carpets with your muddy boots on. Go downstairs and take them off this minute !” He went downstairs without a word, but he didn’t take his boots off. Instead, he went straight out into the pight again, and the ” pal ” who ! was waiting for him saw a tear glisten in his eye. “I can’t rob that house,” he said. " It reminds me of home.” I
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Cromwell Argus, Volume XLIII, Issue 2283, 5 February 1912, Page 2
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166GENTLE REMINDER. Cromwell Argus, Volume XLIII, Issue 2283, 5 February 1912, Page 2
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