The Burglar had entered the house as quietly as possible, but his shoes were not padded, and they made some noise. He had just reached the door or the bedroom when he heard someone moving in the bed, as if about to get up, and he paused. The sound of a woman s voice floated to his ears. "If you don t take off your boots when you oome into this house," it said, "there's going to be trouble, and a lot of.it, Here.it 9 been raining for three hours, and you dare to tramp over carpets with your muddy boots on. Go downstairs and take them off tliis minute." He went downstairs without a - wordj but he didn't take off his boots. Instead he went straight out into the night again, and the pal, who was waiting for him, saw a tear glisten in his eye. "I can't rob that house," he said, "it reminds me of home."
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Press, Volume LV, Issue 16428, 23 January 1919, Page 5
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