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"Her voice was strong, her eye steady and the revolver well aimed"
The Burtons' Burglar
By NEITH BOYCE
MRS. BURTON pushed open the door and at the same moment pressed the knob beside it that lit all the electric lights in the room. She was holding her revolver pointed straight before her, and the man who whirled round blinking found it leveled at his breast. His hand dropped toward his coat-pocket. Mrs. Burton said sharply:
"Put your hands up or I'll shoot!"
Her voice was strong, her eye steady and the revolver well aimed. The man stood blinking and staring at her.
"Hands up or I'll shoot!" she repeated, and advanced a step.
The man held up his hands. Behind him on the floor was a writhing figure in pink pajamas. Mrs. Burton knew it was her husband, but she did not dare take her eyes off the intruder's.
"Theodore, are you hurt? For heaven's sake, get up if you can," she cried.
Mr. Burton struggled to his feet, and with his arm—his hands were tied together—managed to free himself from the half-fastened gag.
"By Jove!" he cried. "Edith, hold him a minute longer, if you can, till I get my hands loose!"
"Of course I'll hold him," she replied calmly. "Put your hands up higher, please!"
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