New Britain herald., 1926-02-20

q dollar. Aren't youf"
 Yes Does that handicap mn any in driving laundry truckF"
 Mir, Porter laughed. No, I cant sny that it does, Whats the matter? Down on your luekf"
 No. just nee ioh,"
 Drive q carH'
 "Yes. l used 10 sell them."
 "All rigbt. can use you, can't seem to get hold of Il man fhut's any good l suppose you'll bc quit ting just about the time that VOL know your route"
 q won, be quitting for quits while" Jimmy said,
 "All right, Report for work 10. morrow morning at scrrn-thirty Your ioh will be collecting and dee liVering laundry"
 "rhanks. I'll be here" He walked out of the door,
 There's Il funny one for you, Miss Caton," called Mir. Porter 10 the girl who had met Jimmy when he came in. College man driving laundry truck"
 Sho looked toward inc door that had closed behind Jimmy Rand's back. "1'l say" she answered. and resumed chewing her gum.
 
 Mary Lowell sat on the bench where Jimmy had left her for fully an hour. Then she went home and called her office to say that she was not feeling well and would not be back for the afternoon.
 "Why Mary. what's the natter" asked Mrs. Lowell, Aren't you woll""
 "Its just a headache. mother. I'll go in my room and lie down for q while. It will be better" And sho went in her room, 10 fling herself face down on tho bed and wet her pillow with tears, . On | her dressing table was q portrait of Samuel Church, placed there re- gently hy her mother
 pimmy, after leaving the laundry office, walked, without being con- scous of direction hack 10 the park, He was half way through 1t before 1 he realized where. he was Then. drawn by some irresistible impulse, he walked swiftly over 10 the bench where he had left Mary. 1 Shc had gone. and he sat doWr wcarly. A small handkerchief wal l lying on tho bench. and ho recog- nizcd if by the perfume as Marys. He picked lt up and pressed 1t to his 1 lips and cursed himself for talking 1 to her as he had. 1 'I was a fool" he said. "I had no right 10 hurt her like that even though she did hurt me. It's that damned temper of mine. Whatever chance I had I suppose I've lost now"
 He took ont his wallet and placed the handkerchief in it and then put it back in his pocket. His left hand, | fumblng idly in his overcoat pocket. came in contact with the blackjack that he had taken away from the man who had followed him home that night. II had been in his pocket ever since O'pay had left him. He had put it there, intending 10 give 1t to the lieutenant the next time he saw him.
 He took it out of his pocket and idly studied if, Emery was leaking out of 1t where O'Day had ripped tho stitches He took his penknife from his watch chain and ripped out the remaining stitches. letting fife rest of the heavy emery dust run out.
 "It will never hurt anyone else" he said abstractedly. He was sud- denly overcome with q feeling of 1 tenderness,
 He showed the now harmless weapon back in his pocket and stood up It was quite dark.
 Hell" he said and shook himself | together. Something 10 get my mind off myself before I go crazy"
 He set off through the park at a brisk gait and didn't stop until ] he had reached his room walk of more than a mile. There, after washing and putting on a fresh shirt he went 10 the telephone, call- cd up Olga Maynard at her apart mcnt and asked her to meet him 1 downtown for dinner.
 Anything 10 forget" he said. after he had hung up the receiver.
 tTo Be Continued) -------