The Burglar
Our Miss Brooks · March 12, 1950 · 29 min · 4,677 words
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Colgate Dettelgream to clean your breath while you clean your teeth and help stop tooth decay and luster cream shampoo for soft glamorous caressible hair bring you our Miss Brooks starring Eve Arden. It's time once again for another comedy episode of our Miss Brooks written by Al Lewis.
Well, most school teachers are accustomed to early rising, but last Friday morning our Miss Brooks, who teaches English at Madison High School, was awakened a little too early by her landlady Mrs. Davis. Connie. Oh Connie, I've got something to tell you.
Are you up? I am now, Mrs. Davis. Is it seven o'clock? No dear, it's only five o'clock. I hope you didn't wake me up to tell me I've got two more hours to sleep. Oh, baby.
I thought I heard a noise in the kitchen. Oh, what sort of a noise? Well, first I heard something that sounded like footsteps in the backyard. And then there was a sound of a pane of glass breaking, then the windows slid up, then there There were some more footsteps in the kitchen, and then there was a sound of the refrigerator being opened.
Did you go into the kitchen to investigate? No, I figured it was only the cat. And there it was. Well, she wouldn't go to the refrigerator. She likes her milk warm. It's probably just your imagination, Mrs. Davis.
Let's go back to sleep, huh? But Connie, as I think back, those footsteps were pretty heavy for a cat. Please, Mrs. Davis, if you're trying to frighten me into thinking there's someone in this house you've succeeded.
Henry Rope, please. The one on the chair with the extra heavy tassels on the belt. Here you are, Connie. I'll go put my slippers on and join you in the kitchen. All right. Oh, it's hallway is nice and dark.
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