Show THIEF ANSWERS AD SENDS BACK RING WRITES HE IS SORRY HE CANNOT RETURN REST OF THE PLUNDER LIKES TO SEE A GOOD LOSER burglar illas into home of st louisan while he la Is dressing latter willing to dicker for goods NOTICE TO THIEF ROBBING residence of 0 F A bencke flora boul avard would appreciate more than anything your returning plain sold gold band wedding ring much value to you anyway you are arc certainly a peach at tho game ferd A deneke st louis in response to ford ferd A pe want ad in id an evening paper the daylight burglar who robbed his home on flora boulevard has returned tho the plain gold wedding ring mr air bencko received a letter from the burglar congratulating him on being a good loser and inclosing the ring the burglar slipped into mr air benekos home while mrs airs beneke was dressing to visit a friend ho he took worth of of jewelry belonging to mrs airs deneke beneke including her wedding ring mr air beneke inserted a want ad in the paper soliciting the return of the ring and congratulating the burglar on being a peach at his bis trade mrs beneke was delighted when the postman handed banded her a letter bearing a st louis postmark which showed at a glance that it contained the ring mr beneke who had not started to his office when the letter was delivered opened the envelope and found the following message the letter was written in a disguised back hand and seemed to be the work of a man of some education As soon as mr air bonelle beneke got to his office ho he prepared another want ad soliciting an interview with the burglar to negotiate for the return of bf the rest of the jewelry st louis mo afo no date mr F AL A beneke dear friend please find ring which you seem to je be anxious to recover I 1 regret to state that the unfortunate condition of 0 my finances will not permit mo me to return cherest th the erest rest of the stuff as C I 1 pa J U 00 he took worth of jewelry you seem to be a good loser and anything I 1 do like to see sea la is a good loser As I 1 stated I 1 would like to return the rest but that would be impossible now as a good portion of it has already been disposed of there la is not much use of 0 you or the police trying to locate either me or the stuff bluff as I 1 am pretty safe and the stones are being re mounted in a different setting by a friend of mine well this Is all for this time but will write soon with best wishes and kindest regards I 1 remain THE DAYLIGHT MARAUDER 11 S 1 I guess you are arc pretty sore and isyou ir you had a hold of me would see that I 1 got about five years well I 1 will try not to give you that plea pleasure surd as that la 16 my last piece of work of that kind I 1 am going to work can you get me ind a job having obtained results from the first want ad mr air beneke thinks it possible that the burglar may see the error of his ways and agree to return the remainder of the jewelry hesayo he says in the want ad NOTICE TO THE THIEF ROBBING the residence of fred A beneke flora boulevard last friday ring received safely many thanks old man you are all right any chance to negotiate diate for tho the return of all or part of the stuff cant we talk it over a good old bottle I 1 will give you a square deal you can take my word for it t cant promise about the job you want however F fred red A beneke 1026 chestnut street 1 I bellevo believe the burglar Is a young man of some education and refinement who Is perhaps in hard luck bald ld mr air Be benelee nelre |