And Thief Left A Letter

AND THIEF LEFT A LETTER

Of many odd things that are occasionally stolen, a family record is about the oddest. But that happened in Ann Arbor the other evening white Mrs. Elizabeth Sweet, of Felch street was out of her house. The family record, which was more than usually complete, was framed and hanging on the wall. It was stolen and nothing else about the house was disturbed. The loss was not discovered until the following unsigned communication was was found in the mail box:

"Dear Madam - You no doubt feel very bad about the loss of your record, but I have been watching several days for a chance to get it as that is my whole business to get family records and marriage and birth certificates as I get a good price for all I can get. You will very likely hear from this again some time and you will lose nothing by it in the end. I could find no one in your neighborhood so took the opportunity. This is such an exceptional large record it will be worth considerable to me. I just happened to see it as I passed your house one evening when your shades were up."