| Show CAUGHT CA IN THE ACT A CT BY llY A. A A masked man carrying a dash dark lantern lan Ian tern and fund a n Jimmy climbed through th the library into the tho Torrence mansion am an and sneaked ed softly across the room H He let the light from his lantern pla about the roost room until it landed upon a safo in tho the wall opposite opposite- the opposite the largo large lire fire place The rhe burglar looked hooked over tho rho lone Ion I rows of books the a brie the cloe clock and a small black case on tit the mantel Five minutes later Inter a 11 terrible t explosion explosIon sion sloe shook the tho big l lg building from Tool roo to celler teller The room was lit up ai n bright as day for one short moment and the burglar who had taken talen off hh his the shattered door ol ot mask opened the he steel sate safe and filled his pockets the th which glittered In wIth gold pieces I lantern light Ho lIc did not nol see however how the little black case on the tho mantel winked If It it had expected the Its only eye as whole affair and saw nothing nothing- unusual in it The rho whole police force of the tho city cit were looking for fOl tho the burglar Mr 11 had offered a re reward reward reward re- re Jonathan Torrence thousand dollars for fot his of or one ono ward and his nephew Reginald capture was interested in the Torrence also affair James Breese tho rho old uld butler buller was arrested wrested as ns a suspect because papers to have been In tho the safo safe before beCore known the lie burglary burglar hud had l been een found In his and antI innocent room oom He swore ore he was his 18 is beb legged begged his ma master ter to remember of faithful service years rears The day da before the trial Mr 11 Tor lor renco reneo called his lets nephew Into the li 11 bra ry Reginald he said sold I am glad to hear you OU have paid all your our debts cl ts al although although although al- al though 1 I admit I do not sec see where you got the money to do o It H Bridge uncle Reginald answered curtly I have havo been very luck lucky of late Good morning you will excuse that I hurry hurr JL but ut I have an Important engagement down town Do Da you plead plen guilty guilt or not guilty guilt the judge asked Not guilty your our honor Breese answered in a voice which rang through the court COUlt room After listening to the evidence the Jury jun ury rendered a a. verdict of guilty andi and five live i James Breese was sentenced to years ears cars in Sing Sing Just as the Judge had pronounced ho tho sentence a voice came from the rear of or the court room I beg your OUT honor pardon me but I have ha here a rather remarkable photograph It shows hows Reginald Torrence cracking his uncles uncle's safe sate Your honor will see that likeness Is excellent it IL t an Reginald turned pale as a a. ghost I Iam Iam am ant Innocent he stammered The photo photograph raph lies it proves pro nothing said the pho pho- It proves everything When hen the late sate safe was blow tho the shock opened and closed the shutter butter ip up of the camera which stood on mantel The Hash flash of or the dynamite dynamite dyna dyna- ho tho and the thief flashlight an mite acted as a Reginald his own crime the burglar and androu Torrence Forrence you were you you- cannot deny it ft |
