The Washington times., 1924-05-02
Girl Bandit Broken Up
ByFirst HoLdup

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cops, with shiny pennies sewed ON
for brass buttons.
And they kicked over the basket,
and two Of them grabbed me, and
one picked up my baby by the dress
behind its neck, like you'd carry a
kitten or a rabbit, and / fought
and tried to kick and scratch and
scream.
Screams In Sleep.
must have really screamed, for
Ed grabbed me and woke up and
he jumped up and turned on the
light, and said. For Gods sake,
what's the matter. kid?" I blinked
at him and couldn't believe I was
back there in our little room. And
then it all came to me. And I
said, "Oh, nothing. just had a
bad dream" But l was. afraid to
tell him what it was for fear he'd
think / was crazy.
Get this. I'm not pretending to
be really crazy. And I wouldn't
even know how to try to fake it.
Those doctors who have been over
here to see me in Jail will tell You
that. I'm trying to be straight
and honest about it. While all this
stuff was going on. before my baby
was born, I was sometimes flghty
and easy to get excited, and l did
things that seem crazy enough to
me now, but it was really more
like being sick or something. And
there's not a bit of it left in me
now.
Well, the next morning, while we
were having breakfast. 1 said,
We'll, Ed, what'll we do now"
And he said, 1.-THE first thing wen
do, as soon as we can, is to get
out Of this lousy dump and get u
decent place to live in"
l didn't like him to say that. The
place was clean enough, just little
and cramped and bare. But 1 was
even more glad to get out of 1t
than he was.
Look For New Place.
Next day, I think it was, he got
half day off, and we went looking
for new place to live. We found
a place at 1899 Pacific avenue that
looked fine, q whole parlor floor
and a kitchen in the basement, but
without much furnishing in 1t.
The next day after that, I think
1t was, before we actually moved,
Ed got some more time off-yOu
know he was working regular
through all this-and we went out
to buy furniture and stuff.
Gee, that was fun. How I loved
it! We went to a man named John
Schwartz, who had a big furniture
store with everything in it, Ed and
together, and we told him we
were bride and groom, which we
really were, weren't we? We hadn't
been married long.
He was nice to us, and we had n
grand time Of it, picking out a real
dining room set-think Of us hav-
ing a dining room! Ed wanted
TUNED oak, but l liked the dark
red. shiny stuff best, like mahogany,
almost black, and so slick you could
see your face in it. 1t was more
refined. And that's what we had.
There was a sideboard with pig
looking glass, and drawers and a
cabinet underneath, and Il table, and
six chairs. And then we went to it.
Bed room set, and rugs. and sofa
and lamp for the parlor, Just like
pictures Of a man and his wife in
the advertising part of the maya
zines, and pots and pans, and dishes
and so many things you couldn't
think Of them all.
Ed was for paying a lot OF money
down, but / knew a little bit better
and nudged him, and we got it all
by paying a little bit down and
signing a paper that we would pay
$50 a month until 1t was all paid
for. Gee, was surprised when 1
found that 1t came to more than
$1,000.
Buy Crib for Baby.
There was a crib for the baby
that was going to be born in the
last Of April or the first of May.
with shining brass rails, and l
wanted to get some other stuff.
But Ed said, mo, there's plenty of
time for that" and it was all right
with me, for / knew he'd let ma
have everything l wanted when the
time came.
They brought It all in trucks,
and was proud. and Nhe man that