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Racing back into the house, Statesman Stimson snatched up the telephone, tried to get the police. The operator annoyed him with many questions. Ten minutes later three carloads of police arrived, searched "Woodley's" grounds, departed without finding any burglar. Irritated at the police's delay, Secretary Stimson remarked: "If it had been a fire, I'd have been burned up before they got here. . . . Cricket is our hero today...
...loud and prolonged ringing of a burglar alarm in the Gold Coast district last night attracted the attention of scores of students who sought out the disturbance and found that it emanated from the Lampoon building. It was suggested that someone might be in quest of the famed Ibis, Lampy's traditional symbolism...
...Evanston, Ill., John Hunton was awakened in his bedroom by a burglar who said, "Keep still or I'll blow your head...
Tired, John Hunton slept while the burglar ransacked his room. Two hours later, he woke up, reported the robbery to the police, promised to provide further details in the morning when he had had more sleep...
...earmarked by common-sense and coolness, presided over a comfortable and well-run household. One evening as she sat in the living room after dinner she saw reflected in the mirror the feet of a man on the hall staircase. In spite of her coolness and common sense, the burglar got away. Soon after came the first murder. It was followed by two more, by three murderous assaults, one suicide. Author Rinehart knows well how to build up complications, weight the story with suspense, illuminate it with sudden flashes of climax that leave the secret darker than before. Her characters...