Mrs. OSWALD. No. Mr. RANKIN. Did he spend his earnings with you and your child? Mrs. OSWALD. Most of the time, yes. But I know that he became active with some kind of activity in a pro-Cuban committee. I hope that is what you are looking for. Mr. RANKIN. When did you first notice the rifle at New Orleans? Mrs. OSWALD. As soon as I arrived in New Orleans. Mr. RANKIN. Where was it kept there? Mrs. OSWALD. He again had a closet-like room with his things in it. He had his clothes hanging there, all his other belongings. Mr. RANKIN. Was the rifle in a cover there? Mrs. OSWALD. No. Mr. RANKIN. Did you notice him take it away from your home there in New Orleans at any time? Mrs. OSWALD. No. I know for sure that he didn't. But I know that we had a kind of a porch with a--screened-in porch, and I know that sometimes evenings after dark he would sit there with his rifle. I don't know what he did with it. I came there by chance once and saw him just sitting there with his rifle. I thought he is merely sitting there and resting. Of course I didn't like these kind of little jokes. Mr. RANKIN. Can you give us an idea of how often this happened that you recall? Mrs. OSWALD. It began to happen quite frequently after he was arrested there in connection with some demonstration and handing out of leaflets. Mr. RANKIN. Was that the Fair Play for Cuba demonstration? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. Mr. RANKIN. From what you observed about his having the rifle on the back porch, in the dark, could you tell whether or not he was trying to practice with the telescopic lens? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. I asked him why. But this time he was preparing to go to Cuba. Mr. RANKIN. That was his explanation for practicing with the rifle? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. He said that he would go to Cuba. I told him I was not going with him--that I would stay here. Mr. RANKIN. On these occasions when he was practicing with the rifle, would they be three or four times a week in the evening, after the Fair Play for Cuba incident? Mrs. OSWALD. Almost every evening. He very much wanted to go to Cuba and have the newspapers write that somebody had kidnapped an aircraft. And I asked him "For God sakes, don't do such a thing." Mr. RANKIN. Did he describe that idea to you? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. Mr. RANKIN. And when he told you of it, did he indicate that he wanted to be the one that would kidnap the airplane himself? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, he wanted to do that. And he asked me that I should help him with that. But I told him I would not touch that rifle. This sounds very merry, but I am very much ashamed of it. Mr. RANKIN. Did you tell him that using the rifle in this way, talking about it, was not in accordance with his agreement with you? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. Mr. RANKIN. What did he say about that? Mrs. OSWALD. He said that everything would go well. He was very self-reliant--if I didn't want to. Mr. RANKIN. Was there any talk of divorce during this period?