THE LADY AND THE BURGLAR.
Lady Freake, the Mayoress of Dartmouth, related the other day a remarkable experience sho had had with a burglar. Awakened from her sleep in the ; early, hours- ;of the morning, and finding a. ifaah .in her bedroom, she sternly"' demanded from him - the reason for liis :'intrusion. It was a burglar, who had invaded the privacy of her bedroom, and "such a nice one," as ho was afterwards described by one of the household. At all event, he was exceedingly polito. When peremptorily called upon to oxplain has presence, the early morning caller bogged Lady Freake'e pardon, said something about the mistake he had made, and then proceeded to relieve his pockets of the family jowols with which he had filled them. Three times did he dip his hands into his pockets and haul forth tho proceeds of his goodly .harvest. Then he made a polite bow te Lady Freake, bade her good morning, and vanished.
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Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13654, 20 February 1913, Page 3
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161THE LADY AND THE BURGLAR. Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13654, 20 February 1913, Page 3
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