Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 237, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1911 — Easy [ARTICLE]

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Carefully the burglar effected an entrance into the bank. Carefully he found his way to the strongroom. When the light from his lantern fell oa the door he saw this sign; * Save Your Dynamite. This Safe Is Not Locked. Turn the Knob and Open. For a time he ruminated. “Anyway, there’s no harm in trying it it really is unlocked,” said ha. He grasped the knob and turned. Instantly the office was flooded with light, an alarm bell rang loudly, an electric shock rendered him helpless, while a door in the wall flew open and a big dog seized him. “I know what’s the matter with me,” he sighed an hour later, when the cell door closed upon him. ’Tvs too much faith tn human nature—l’m too trusting!”