The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-10-02

out for that fellow. He's no good.
1 can judge a man and there's
something sour about him."
I'm still choosing my own
friends" she informed him haugh-
tily. And wouldn't accept any
help from you"
That's all right" Fred said
cheerfully. I'll just stick around
in the background. I'll take your
pictures. What the papers cali
candid camera shotS?"
You do" Rose threatened
hotly, land I'll never speak to
you again"
When his vacation came around,
instead of going away to IN e
shore, as he had planned to do
with her, Fred just stuck around
taking pictures of Rose and Of
the entrance to the janis Fur
Company Building where she
worked.
He got several pictures of Smith
and other men. He sent all OF
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Things went on that way for
about two months. Rose was not
seeing Fred formally at any time.
She told him they were through
and returned his ring. But she
was seeing him lot informally.
He would come into her office
and say hello to her and watch
her a moment gravely and walk
out.
She thought several times of re.
porting him to her bosses but deep
down inside of her, she loved HIM
and she was half amused and half
angly at him.
CARRIES PAY ROLL
She was thinking mostly of that
and not of her Grand on that Fri
day noon she went to the bank.
She carried with her a check fol
, $5,400 and a small brief case.
There were not many people IN
the bank that day. The cashier
spoke pleasantly to her. He asked
her, as usual, how she wanted the
money.
AS usual, she told him. He
counted it out and thrust 1t
through the window to her. She
placed it in her bag and started
toward the door. And there was
Fred.
II thought, maybe, I'd walk
back with you," he apologized.
Rose, you oughtn't to come over
to the bank for that much money
without a bodyguard. Some day
somebody will hold you up"
If I had q body guard" she
pointed out, crooks would notice
it and they might attack me. AS
it is, I'm just girl walking along
with a brief case. And don't
want you for a bodyguard.
IF I were picking one, I'd choose
somebody who had enough fire
in them to move fast. You have to
move fast to foil a hold-up.
Good-by."
Bye" Fred said sadly and
stepped aside for her to pass.
But he walked behind her
through the crowds which had sud-
denly become very dense, because
it was the noon hour. He wasn't
eight feet from her when a long
black sedan slid up beside her as
she walked.
From the car dropped three men.
They were all short, swarthy men
and very business-like. All three
had guns. One of them thrust his
revolver into Roses middle and
said, Gimme that bag, Lady. And
one squawk out Of you and I'll
have to drill you" He snatched
the bag. The other two were men,
acing the crowd with their guns.
And everybody but Fred seemed
awed. He didn't seem to mind the
guns. He was holding his camera
up to his eye and shooting pictures
of all four of the hold-up prin-
cipals.
One of the three young men no
ticed him. Snarling. he aimed
and pulled the trigger. Fred
leaped forward and past him. He
ran little way and great wave
Of shame swept over Rose. Be
sides being frozen Nordic, he
was a coward!
But Fred didn't run very far.
Just far enough to get picture of
the driver of the car and then of
it's tail and license number as it
sped away.
NORDIC THAW
He was there to pick Rose up
when she came to from her faint.
You all right now?" he asked,
and there was deep concern in
his eyes.
Not as far as you are con-
cerned!" Rose famed. why didn't
you jump in and stop those men
when they were holding me up?"
They'd have shot me-" Fred ex-
planned simply. "One of them
nearly hit me as it was. And there
wouldn't have been any sense to it.
Now all the police will have to do
is to catch them.
When they do, their Identified
ton is right here in this little Con-
tax. Come on. I'm bringing these
fillums to police headquarters. Did
you know who the driver of the car
was? 1t was your friend Smith.
Hey, Rose, let's get married.
Then you won't have to take any
more chances like this with your
life"
They picked up Smith and the
three young men within 20 hours.
| Fred" Rose admitted, Il guess