The Washington times., 1937-08-10

20 bucks. He talked to me a
couple of times about it. Seems
he had to support his mother
back in Beldon and then he'd
run up quite a few debts while
he was out of a job. I didn't
care. 1t didn't mean anything
to me. I was making money and
I liked Herb. One Of the things
I liked most about him was that
he never tried to dodge lis just
because he owed me a couple
of bucks. Most guys will, you
know.
About three months after that,
the firm sent him to the Chicago
office. He was to stay out there
for good. Me and Judith gave
him a swell going-aWay party in
an Italian restaurant. With win
rouge and everything. I was
awful sorry to see Herb go.
Every once in while, I'd
miss him and I'd talk about him.
Wonder why he'd never got him
a nice girl and married her.
Judith never talked much about
him. She'd even get sore when
I'd start talking about him.
Jed" she'd say, you'd think
he was from your home town
instead of mine. What are you
always thinking about him for?
Don't you know anybody else?
Haven't you got any friends up
in the Officer"
Sure" I'd say. But they're
not as nice as Herb. Herb was
a swell guy"
AL right!' Judith said one
time. He's nice guy. So what?
So let's forget him"
BAD LUCK
When I got fired from the
Blade, we had it pretty tough.
I had all I could do to keep off
relief. Little by little every cent
I'd saved dwindled away. Judith
tried to get her old job back,
but no dice.
made the rounds of all the
newspapers about three times
a week. But there are only eight
papers in this burg, three after
Moons and five mornings. And
they kept all filled p. For the
first three months, Judith stuck
it out swell. Went right along
with me. Kept telling me not to
get discouraged, that something
would turn UP.
But after that, she began to
turn sour. Got to talking about
me taking her out of a good job
and now wasn't able to support
her. Did a lot of crying.
It nearly drove me crazy be-
cause it was true. did anything
and everything. I'd pick UP job
here and another there. I got to
shooting candid camera shots.
And I'd bring what little I made
home. 1t just barely kept our
heads above water.
Then, couple of weeks ago, I
got job with the two-tone photo
outfit. They send out photogra-
pliers to snap informal pictures OF
you walking along. When he
snaps your picture, he hands you
a card and if you send the card
into Two Tone with Is cents, they
send you your snapshot.
They furnished me with a
camera and sent me out. clicked
right from the start. I didn't say
anything to Judith about the job
because I'd grown so was afraid
I couldn't hold one. I'd get out
every morning telling her was
going to look for a job. Then I'd
go to work.
WIFE CHEATS
Day before yesterday, I'm shoot
ing these pix up on Fifty-seventh
Street. About mid-afternoon, I
spot a couple coming along. 1t
was Judith and Herb. I ups with
the camera and shoots them, but
they're so busy with each other
that they never even notice me.
And. believe me, I didn't hand
them no card. I turned and fol
lowed them. They got on a west
side subway and parted on the
Fourteenth Street station. I fol-
lowed Herb. He'd taken back his
old apartment.
That night, I brought up his
name. But Judith wasn't inter.
ested. Said she had almost for
gotten him because she hadn't
heard about him in so long. So I
knew she was two-timing me.
Yesterday, ! left home as usual
and then took up a station just
across from cur apartment build
ing. Along about noon, Herb went
in. I waited about a half hour
and followed him. I let myself
into our apartment, easy and
soft. They were sitting on the
couch. They were in each others
arms.
socked Judith with the back
of my hand. Then I went to work
on Herb. I'd have killed him only
Judith called the police and they
broke us apart.
What's that? Mr.. Collins has
no skull fracture. He's out of dan.
ger and refuses to sign a com
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