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Show Qnaor Hiding IMace. The fancy for secret drawers and out-of-the-way biding places Is a curious curi-ous trait with many people. A Chicago Chi-cago electrician tells that while following fol-lowing up (be wire of an electric bell In a North Side bouse his search led him behind a door. Kneeling down he rested his band on the wooden knob fastened In the wall to prevent tbo door handle from touching tbe plaster and was surprised to find It yield to bis grasp. A slight pull disclosed the fact that It was the handle of a secret drawer which was almost filled with Jewels, watches and money. Hearing an exclamation behind him he looked up to find the lady of the house bending bend-ing over him, apparently horror-atrlcken. horror-atrlcken. Without speaking be closed tho drawer and resumed bis search for the wire, and, though neither mentioned men-tioned tho Incident, the lady kept her eyes on him until he finished bis work and left the house |