He'd gone around the house, got stopped by the pool fence, checked the side door - the noise I heard and was coming back around when I walked outside.
I was 4 steps up and he asked me for a dollar, I said No and he left. My Mom chewed my backside for not calling the cops afterwards. She got home about 30min later. He was a homeless person in dress but beyond that.... I have no idea.
After that I hated staying in that house alone and I got a ride to school with a neighbor until I could drive myself. We were the first road beside a golf course and had to walk through a large day park and across the rail tracks to school. Too far to go around.
Like Tom, I think if someone left a gun in a drawer, he should have expected it to be either used or stolen.
Sheri