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Show His friends ndmlt that Jinkloy Is not a coward, but what Jinkloy prides himself upon Is his self-control. Mrs. Jinkloy had boon on tho verge of typhoid fover. Tho convalescent stage was progressing nicely, but sho had beon troublod somewhat with Insomnia. In-somnia. Tho other night, howovor, iho got Into a restful slumber, and tho faithful Jlnkley proceeded to. raakoiup for somo of tho sleop ho had lost. About flvo minutes nftor ho had closed his oyes, It soomed, hut in ro-allty ro-allty long after midnight, ho woko up wifli a suddenness which betoken that somothlng at variance with tho cs-tabllshod cs-tabllshod order of things had hap-I hap-I ened or was about to hnppen. Suro enough, boforo tho open window win-dow nnd sllhouotted ugalnst tho feoblo roflootlon of tho streot lamp was tho form of a man. It was a ground floor window and afforded easy entrance Thoro could bo no mistaking tho fact tli at tho man was a burglar. Leaping from tho bod Jlnkley grasped tho burglar by tho shoulders, pushed him out of tho window, slammed It down and eeronoly retired. When ho wokb ngaln Mrs. Jinkloy H was sitting up In bed and shaking him H as vigorously as sho could. HJ "John, John! Wake up! Somo ono . H has boon In tho houso!" ""'" HJ "Oh, that's all right, my doar," ro- H spondod Jinkloy, calmly. "I took caro " HJ "But it isn't all right," porslstod H Mrs. Jinkloy. "My diamond pin Is HJ gono from tho dresser and I don't boo M your trousers or " HJ Jlnkloy's complaconcy had dopartod. HJ Ho aroso and mado a hurried soarch. jHJ "I'vo unearthed that old pair oC HJ trousers from tho stair closet," ho H called out a fow momants later as ho HJ stuck his head In nt tho bedroom door,, HJ "nnd I'm going to tho pollco station. HJ Strange thero woro no patrolmen HJ around all tho tlmo. All tho silver- jH ware and Jowolry, my monoy and HJ most of my clothes aro gono. No won- HJ dor that rascal was so easily porauad- H ed to loavo without making a fuss. Ho HJ had already Arod all our valuables out HJ of tho window to his partner and waa H ready to leavo whon I woko up and jH assisted him out." '' H I |