The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-27
BY BRIAN o'BRTEN

Martha OCallaghan laughed and defiantly kicked the box out of her way. Tonight she was leaving the Red Front Bargain Center for good. Two years of par eel tying and box wrapping behind her and whole new world before her.
 Tomorrow, by noon, she and her mother would be on their way west, whither the doctor had ordered her mother. It would be like a long holiday. Martha wished her mother were better so she could really en- joy the trip to the fullest. They would have such a good time.
 Martha, too excited to walk from the street car, broke into a run and reached tho apartment breath less. still flung herself into the room, still smiling and stopped short when she saw her mother.
 Mrs. O'Callaghan, with her shawl held tight about her shoulders, her hat on the floor at her feet, sat inert on the edge of chair. Her eyes, devoid of any expression, were fixed on the wall opposite.
 
 Martha, remembering the doc- tors warning, ran to her mothers side. Gently she put her hands on the older woman's shoulders and turned her so she could see her eyes. Mrs. o'Callaghan seemed to rouse herself. As she became aware of Martha kneeling at her side, her eyes filled with tears and in q minute she buried her face in her arms and sobbed violently.
 Martha, Martha it's lost we are for sure."
 Martha patted her mothers shoulder quietly. "Now, mother, don't feel depressed. You're going to be all right. The doctor said a short while in the sunshine would make q new woman of you"
 But Martha darling we'll never see Arizona now. That's out of the question. It's the money |. our money that I've lost this very day. Our money that you, poor child, worked so hard to earn"
 It took some time for Mrs. o'Callaghan's weeping to subside enough for her to explain how, coming from the bank with the $500 in her inside coat pocket for safe keeping, she had suddenly felt for the money and found 1t gone.
 An hour or so later, Martha, coming in from trip over the same ground her mother had travelled, heard the phone ringing. Hoping 1t might be some word or the missing money, she answered. It was the evening newspaper They had had a report from the police and wanted Martha to ad. vertise their loss In the lost and found columns.
 Mrs. O'Callaghan hovered at Martha's side as she talked.
 Don't let them talk nonsense 10 you. Tho moneys gone and 1t isn't likely itS will be returned. Don't send good money after bad"
 But Martha felt differently. "It's just one chance In a million. but I'm going to take that chance" With some help from tho want.ad' wiser, she worded a small ad. :.
 Judd Blakely hadn't always been out of work. A few years ago no had had q good Job. foreman at a shoo factory - made good money, had lots of friends and wasn't afraid to spend. But for the !ast two years Judd hadn't even fi!leo out an application for job when interviewed.
 His bad luck had started just about tho time Mrs Kicks had died. Not that that had anything to do with 1t. After all she was just ms iandlady and had been ailing TOT years, Still there were some who thought that if shed had q doctor and the right medicine she might have recovered and had felt that he should have furnished the nee. essary money. Even though she