The Burglar's Bugbears

A refornied bnrglar, who has no fnrther nse f or the knowledge himself, says thero are three things a night thief dreads. One is a baby, the second is a little whiiïet dog that can sleep with both eyes open and barks wben a ueedle falls, and the third is a newspaper. Almost always the paper rattles or crackles when a foot toncbes it Unless a bnrglar is eo desperate that he will risk bis own life, he will leave the moment he strikes a house strewn with newspapers.