Mr. Ball.

What are they?

Mrs. Johnson.

Talking just sitting down and making up tales, you know, have you ever seen people like that? Just have a creative mind, there's nothing to it, and just make up and keep talking until she just makes a lie out of it. Listen, I'm telling you the truth and this isn't to go any further, understand that? You have to know these things because you are going to question this lady. I will tell you, she's just as intelligent---I think she is a person that doesn't mean to do that but she just does it automatically. It seems as though that she, oh, I don't know, wants to be attractive or something at time. I just don't know; I don't understand it myself. I only wish I did.

Mr. Ball.

She was working for you in October and November while Oswald was a renter with you?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes, she was. This Saturday night will be 3 weeks she left.

Mr. Ball.

She quit 3 weeks ago?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes, sir; I didn't know she was going.

Mr. Ball.

Where did she go?

Mrs. Johnson.

I do not know. I called her sister to try to find out. I don't think she knows.

Mr. Ball.

Who is her sister?

Mrs. Johnson.

Mrs. Bertha Cheek.

Mr. Ball.

She lives here in Dallas?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes; on Swiss, I think.

Mr. Ball.

Have you talked to her Within the last few days?

Mrs. Johnson.

A number of times. I talked to her trying to find Earlene I thought it was important we did come to this Commission and I wanted to ask Earlene just why she did leave because I didn't know there was a thing in the world wrong. Well, I called her to Pleasant Grove to a doctor and spent a half day that I should have been even with my brother that had had a heart attack, been assisting my sister-in-law and her chores that day.

Mr. Ball.

When was this?

Mrs. Johnson.

Three weeks ago Saturday.

Mr. Ball.

That's the day you took her to the doctor?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes; I took her every 2 weeks just as regular.

Mr. Ball.

She quit that day?

Mrs. Johnson.

That night, and everything was just. as agreeable; I went and shopped for vegetables and her special meats for her diet. She is a diabetic, too, while she was in the doctor's office, and I had everything for another week for her diet.

Mr. Ball.

Did she come to you and tell you she was going to quit?

Mrs. Johnson.

No; she never mentioned such a thing.- I thought everything was just agreeable.

Mr. Ball.

What did she do, move out?

Mrs. Johnson.

After midnight, after everyone was in bed.

Mr. Ball.

She didn't tell you she was going?

Mrs. Johnson.

She didn't tell me she was going.

Mr. Ball.

You haven't see her since?

Mrs. Johnson.

I haven't seen her since.

Mr. Ball.

Did a letter come to your house to Earlene Roberts from the Commission?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes.

Mr. Ball.

What did you do with it?

Mrs. Johnson.

I held it until the last minute and returned it to you.

Mr. Ball.

Your letter and your husband's letter came to the house?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes.

Mr. Ball.

You called Mrs. Cheek?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes I did.

Mr. Ball.

To find out where Earlene was?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes.

Mr. Ball.

What did she tell you?

Mrs. Johnson.

She told me she had called her and told her she had left-my house and she said. "I just proceeded to tell her what I thought about it be cause you are so good and so nice to her. She should never have quit you like