The Washington herald., 1917-10-20
GOOD MORNING
JUDGE
The Gay Deeeiver.
By RUDOLPH PERKINS


The Gay Deeeiver.
Henry Black has for a long time
suffered from a twitch in his eye. He
blinks or winks all the time. So he
says.
Last Wednesday he was walking on
x street and he met Sophie Jeffries.
They hadn't seen each other since
the last time-three years. They bad
both done time in the same fail.
OF course Sophie didn't know Henry
was married. Why should she worry
about such things? He made q date
with her.
He failed to keep 1t. Sophie went
after him and found herself looking
the irate wife Of Henry square in the
face.
For a few minutes she didn't. know
whether to hit Henry or Alice. his
wife. When she made up her mind
she went over to Alice and made q
pass at her.
Alice parried the blow and landed
on Sophie's jaw SO hard she went to
sleep. Some teeth were knocked
loose.
Alice was perfectly satisfied to pay
$40 fine with Henry,s money.
Bob Meant Business.
ledge. we wuz shootin' craps on
de train comm through Washington
and some Of the boys got mad wen
dey lost money and said dey would
hurt me. Ah takes nah gun from
NAH grip en- puts 1t in nah pocket
to defend mahseff."
Inspector Grant had arrested Bob
johnson at the Union Station, where
the colored man was awaiting a train
through to a town in Pennsylvania
Some men had reported that he had
a gun in his pocket and had intended
to use. 1t was found in Bob's pocket.
He told a straightforward story to
Judge Push and how he had re-
moved it from his grip to his pocket,
believing that his life was in danger.
AS he was going out Of town to work
on the Pennsylvania tracks, Judge
Pugh thought it would be a good idea
to let him go and get him out Of
harms way. He was released on
personal bonds.
Just Like the MeIodrama.
For one whole year Augustus Chase
and ClaIdine Martin were sweet
hearts. They were a very atfectionate
pair. in fact they were a model pair
Of lovers.
A couple OF months ago something
happened which busted up their com
ranionship as ruthlessly as could be.
Someone gave out the word that
Chase was married. Claudine faced
him with the statement and he sd-
mitted it. 1t made her very nervous.
But Chase had learned to love the
girl too well to give her up now He
Kept on making love just the same.
1t seemed that he was past master at
the game Of stick-to-it-iveness.
All the time Claudine kept telling
him he must go away and not see or
speak to ner again. He wouldn't do
1t. he said.
Not only that he told her that IL
he couldn't have her no one else could.
She got more nervous. He threatened
to send her to the morgue.
Chase was arrested and after con-
vincing Judge Pugh that he wasn't
quite as fierce as he had been painted,
he was put under bonds TO keep the
peace.
The Unkind Cut.
"Jedge. nah husband cut me wild q
knife, en- All doan eben care ef 70
sends him to Jail. He meks so a week
and All am lucky ef All get 5 cents
Of 1t. Some odder woman gets mis-
wages en- All knows dey does"
"Befo' Gawd Jedge. All neber cut
dat woman: she cut her ownseh,-'
pleaded Bob Smith to the accusation
Of his wife. Julia.
You are calling on strangers now,
Bob" said Judge Pugh, you are so
wicked that you don't even know who
you were calling on
"Jedge.' butted in Julia, "he 'cuseJ
me Of watchin' him en- annudder
hirtin'. / saw him all-ee-samee, en-
he knows All did"
Bob had stuck Julie in the same
hand he used to hold before they were
married. She will not be able to earn
a living at the washtub for some little
time.
Bob said she cut herself on a gin
bottle. or course that's possible but
not probable.
He has been working at Camp
Meade but now for thirty days he Will
work at Camp occoquan.
walter L. SttH Blushfng.
Walter Hunter, janitor Of an apart
ment house. had a date down in the
country the other day. He carried his
duds to tailor TO have them pressed
and cleaned.
Eliza Jenkins washes clothes for
some Of the people ic The same apart
ment house. Every ddy o. So she
brings a buntle Of l1un5ry ard leaves
1t with Walter 10 deliver for her.
Thursday. IS Waller was 3rinE.rg
his clothes back from the tailor he
met Eliza in the arecwIy. She stcp-
ped and talked with him.
Eliza had always ikea Walter srd
she fiirted with HIM. he said, whenever
she got the chance. Brt this tire Il e
boy was IN hurry.
She came IN. He wanted to change
his shirt and so. He asked her TO get
out. She wouldn't. TheI, lie ordered
her out. She " 'uldn't bulge.
Walter was A bashfLl chap. He
showed her through the door aaa in
the scuftie slap vas passed.
Eliza had him arrested. 1t spelled
his trip % the country and cost him