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Show THIS BURGLAR WAS "ON THE SQUARE" In tho April number of tho American Ameri-can Magazine Is tho story of a burglar bur-glar who at tho pistol point gavo tho following arguments In favor of his calling to provo that ho was as honest hon-est as tho man ho lntondcd to rob- "You lock up your houso every night, don't you? You spend money on patent fastenings for your doors und windows to protect what you cull your property? Allrlght. That makes It a fair light. If I can break in thru your fancy locks I'vo won n fair fight, and I'm entitled to tho goods. If you loft off your locks and fastenings fasten-ings I'd bo a crook, llko you. I'd bo tnking advantage of your faith In human naturo, tho way you do. Do you glvo your victims as good u chnnco ns you have against mo? Aro I thoro any locks on the doors protecting protect-ing their property from you? Not by n long shot. You con along with tho hopo of gettlng something for nothing, noth-ing, and thoy leavo It sticking to your lingers. You do it under cover cf tho law and they don't oven know thcy'vo been robbed." ' |