Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-24

in our kitchen and my wife Ethel
was pouring him some black
coffee out Of the percolator and
I ses hay Ethel who is this guy
and what is he doing here? She
ses why Joe he was overcome by
the heat right in front OF our
door and I brought him in to
fix him UP.
I SEES is he somebody we
know Ethel2 l ses I can't see
for myself because his kisser Is
so smudged UP and Ethel ses no
/ don't think we know him. /
ses we'll beautiful its a very
dangerous thing to bring a
stranger into our house when
you are all alone. ] ses he may
be some kind Of a phoney and
she ses o am not all alone Joe.
My mons is here.
I SEES look Ethel. ] ses
you tell me this guy was over
come by the heat but from the
way II smells in this kitchen I
can see he is loaded to the gills.
I ses he is as stiff as a plank
that's what is the matter with
him. ses he is just drunk and
Ethel ses why maybe he had
been drinking a little and I guess
that's what helped the heat
overcome him.
I SES we'll its a fine thing
for a guy to come home and find
a stew bum in his kitchen and
his wife feeding him coffee. /
ses why didn't you call Horgan
the cop and have him thrown
in jail Ethel? She ses Joe you
know very we'll Horgan wouldn't
throw anybody In jail for getting
overcome by the heat. l ses no
but he would throw him in jail
for being drunk. Ethel ses not
IL he was already lying down
Joe. Horgan would tell you to
just let him sleep 1t off.
I SEES look Ethel. I ses
you are a kind hearted little girl
and I love you for 1t but you
can't 60 around hauling DRINKS
into our house and feeding them
black coffee when you don't
know who they are. / ses this
might be really bad guy and
he might try to harm you and
Ethel ses o pooh Joe. My mons
would hit him a crack on the
head with something and make
him see stars She is the one
who told me to bring him and
give him the black coffee. My
mons ses II you cast your bread
on the water 1t will come back
TO you many times over.
I SES I know what 1t
means Ethel but your mons has
got plenty Of gall telling you to
bring a total stranger in my
house and give him black coffee
especially when he Is drunk.
Ethel ses we'll Joe my mons ses
the poor fellow reminded her Of
somebody she used to know.
She ses he looks like one of the
Smullens that used to live in
this neighborhood. I didn't
know them Joe. Did you? l ses
l knew them only too well. /
seS Jack Smullen has owed me
twenty bucks for five years and
he never paid me a cent OF 1t.
JUST THEN the guy sit
ting in the kitchen sort of woke
UP and looked around and when
he saw me he ses hello there
aren't you Joe Turp? I ses yes
l am and who are you? He ses
I am Jimmy Smullen but you
wouldn't remember me because
I have grown up since we lived
here and I wasn't home much
anyway. My brother Jack sent
me over here to pay you twenty
bucks he owes you and / had
few beers in Schultzes joint down
the street and l guess they
knocked me out. Do you think
Schultz tried to poison me2
I ses no / guess 1t was Just his
bum beer. / ses have you still
got the twenty on you?
HE SES sure here it is and
Jack SEES to excuse him for not
kicking II back sooner I ses
don't mention 1t and Ethel ses
you must stay TO dinner Jimmy.
He SEES why thanks I think / will
and then I went in the living
room and Ethel followed me and
she ses now Joe you see my
mons was right about casting
your bread on the waters. BY
the way Joe you can cast some
more IL you like.
I SES how beautiful
Ethel ses you can give me the
twenty II you can spare 1t as l
would like to give 1t TO my mons
TO send 10 my Uncle Ben. His
landlord has locked him in his
room and will not let him out