One night a hotel caught fire,and the people who were staying in it ran out in their night clothes．
Two men stood outside and looked at the fire.
“Before I came out,” said one,“I ran into some of the rooms and found a lot of money． People don’t think of money when they’re afraid． When anyone leaves paper money in a fire,the fire burns it． So I took all the bills that I could find．No one will be poorer because I took them．”
“You don’t know my work,” said the other．
“What is your work?”
“I’m a policeman.
“Oh!” cried the first man． He thought quickly and said,“And do you know my work?”“No,”said the policeman．
“I’m a writer． I’m always telling stories about things that never happened．”