The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20

happy years in which Irene Wayne
Cow lived as a gangster's wife. 1t
was q widely irregular life. Lefty
could not always be with her. In
fact, he was seldom with her. He
loved her on the fly, as it were.
He would come to the sumptuous
apartment in which he kept her.
In his periods Of absence she
learned of his movements only
from reading the newspapers.
What she learned from the
newspapers grieved and terrified
her. Men would be killed. Banks
and jewelry stores and lofts would
be robbed. Following any of these
| crimes Lefty would be picked up
! by the police. Immediately Aaron
Blaze would appear.
It was thus she met Aaron Blaze
for the first time. She found him
handsome, courtly, always respect
full and obviously fond Of Lefty.
Jean, her baby, came at the end
of the second year of their mar
riage. Lefty was wild about him.
He saw to it that he spent much
more time with him and Irene
than he ever had before.
People in the know always
claimed that these frequent alb
sences from the office from which
he directed his many enterprises"
were the real cause of Lefty's
death. He was BLASTED" in q
Broadway restaurant one January
night two years after Jean was
born.
When Irene'S first paroxySm Of
grief was past, when Lefty had
been royalty buried in a copper
coffin and the last spade Of earth
sealed down what had been
Lefty's lifelong restlessness, Irene
took an account Of stock and
found she had not penny in the
world. She went to a strong box
which her husband had kept in
the back Of closet and forced it
open. In it she found an I. o. U.
for 100000 signed by Aaron
Blaze.
AARON BLAZE'S /. o. u.
Aaron Blaze received her with
just the right amount Of SYM
pathy and respect. He almost
cried every time he mentioned
Lefty's name. But the distrust
which had been Irene's from her
first sight of him had grown now
to a sure knowledge that he may
have engineered Lefty's murder.
WELL" Aaron breathed, form
ing the words slowly. Il do re-
member that Lefty gave me that
money to hold for him. He in
sisted that give my note for it.
But, unfortunately, Mrs. Cow, it
is gone, I had to use it to take
care Of some debts he left be-
hind"
That's too bad" she said. 81
thought you would have some
such story as that. Well, I will
see to it that the police get hold
of this I. o. u. It might throw
some light on Lefty's killing. I'd
be sorry to do that, Mr.. Blaze,
because, though I'm not a gang
ster. am not a squealer, either"
She could see the plan forming
in his mind as he looked at her
and licked his lips. She saw his
eyes move over her body slowly
and appraisingly and she saw the
desire flame in them.
'Mrs. Cow" he told her, think
ing it over, I believe can find
that amount Of money for you.
But it will take a little time
Suppose you call for it at my
apartment on the night-let's see.
This is February 10. Say a week
from today"
LEAVES NOTE AT HOME
Irene called. But she did not
bring her I. o. U. with her. Aaron
Blaze argued and demandde the
note. He showed her the money
in his hands. He even counted
it out. He said he would give it
to her as soon as she brought the
I. o. U. She said she would
bring it the next day.
She came the next day and he
tried to attack her. She stabbed
him lightly with a hat-pin. They
duelled like that for two months
and all the time Aaron Blaze's de-
sire for Irene grew and all the
time Irene5s hatred for Aaron
Blaze leaped higher and higher.
BY mid-April, she had become
assured that Aaron kept that
money in his apartment against
her coming with the I. o. U.
So on the night Of April II, she
went to his apartment. She carried
the I. o. U. and also a note which
read, 1.-THE sum of 100000 has
been taken by me because it was
legitimately mine" She went to
the door of his apartment and
pressed the bell. She opened her
handbag and from it took a 49,
caliber revolver.