The $500 Check — page 207: what you’re looking at

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188 THE $500 CHEOK. awe-struck. ‘‘I never see such a terrible time. I wish I’d told Bert to tell the burglar to go back the same way he came, and we wouldn't fire at him. I don’t want to be too hard on the transgressor. Mebbe he’s driven to his evil ways by destitution.’’ Mrs. Wilson paid very little attention to what her husband was saying, being more in- tent on what was passing upstairs. After a short interval Bert came down. ‘“'Well?’’ said Silas eagerly. ‘‘ Did yousee the burglar ?’’ ** Yes.”’ ‘* Where is he 3”? ‘In my room.’ ‘¢'What is he doin’ there ?”? ‘* He is lying on the bed.”’ “Well, if I ever saw such impudence!”? ejaculated Mrs. Wilson. | ‘‘ Has he gota gun with him? Did he offer to shoot you ?”’ ‘“No,”’ answered Bert gravely. ‘* The poor fellow is sick.”’ ‘“Poor fellow, indeed!’’ sniffed Mrs. Wil- son. ‘‘ What does he mean by getting into a Gomichbooks