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Show i MADE HIS HOME A FORTRESS. Tenant Had Neat Way of Shutting Out Undesirable Visitors. "Alterations to suit tenant" was a part of the sign in a Philadelphia building, telling that a loft over the store was to let. Ono day lately a prospective tenant applied and expressed ex-pressed himself as pleased with the location and quarters, as well as the terms. As to alterations he had only one thing to suggest, namely, that the stair stops be fixed to the top floor with a pair of stout hinges, and cords be attached so that they might be raised and lowered, in a way best Illustrated Il-lustrated perhaps by the attachments ot a fire escape. Anxious to get a tenant and seeing no particular objection objec-tion to this arrangement, the landlord land-lord compiled. His tenant, a quiet man, was wont to go to his quarters early In the forenoon and at once draw the steps up to the celling. A few only of his many visitors, those, In fact, who gavo a peculiar whistle, were accommodated by the lowering ot the steps. The others were Ignored. Ig-nored. The landlord, fearful lest some unlawful transactions might be going on, in his building, called upon the tenant for an explanation. "Oh," was the reply, "my friends havo tho whistle. The qther fellows aro creditors." cred-itors." The hinges are ctlll working. |
