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Show Real "Gentleman." Sho waa, fair, tat and forty, and when aho heard a auspicious noise emanating from the dining room In the wee small hours she picked up. a curtain polo and bravely started down to Investigate. By the flickering light ot tho candlo she discovered an intruder in-truder in an evening suit and a stlk hnt, "Who aro you?" ahe demanded. "I am a gentleman burglar," replied tho stranger, bowing low. "Gentleman, did you sayT Why, no gentleman would enter a house with the Intention ot robbing a poor, do-fcnsolesa do-fcnsolesa wife." "WlfoT AL. lady, you look ao young and pretty I thought you must be the youngest daughter." Flattery won. She went back up stairs without calling the police and the next day ahe told tho neighbors what a nice "gontlemnn" bad robbod tha houe. ChlcAejo Ks. |