Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-02
My HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase of
Revelations
of a Wife
What Happened When Madge
'Phoned Alice Holcombe.

Il Katie gave one OF her infectious
chuckles.
"Vot you tink happen to dot cake
eef Katie no look at heem before
dis" she asked, her face and eyes
shining with the consciousness of
duty performed. II go me down,
watch that cake as soon as you COON
talk to dot man. Dot cake, she all
right, she coming fine, you not
worry one beet. I take heem out as
soon as she nice brown"
"All right, Katie" | said CRATE
fully. for I feared that I might have
no more time to bestow upon Jun
ior's birthday cake. I'll leave the
cake in your hands"
IT feex, all right" Katie carolled
cheerfully, and as | walked to the
telephone I envied her volatile
spirits.
Alice Holcombe The thought Of
her had come to me as soon as |
had seen the necessity of checking
up the attorneys Of Kenneth Stock
bridge. She was the only person in
all Bayview of whom | dared ask a
question concerning the principal.
| would have gone directly to Mr..
Kent's office in New York, but l had
read in the newspaper that he had
taken trip out of the city, would
not be back for another week and
| felt that / never could wait that
long to find out if Mr.. George
Bridgeham was a member of his
staff, and if so whether he was the
| Objectionable person who had call
ed on me. ...E ........
There is no telephone in Alice
Holcombe's home, but one can
reach her through an accommodate
ing neighbor. The CHEEKY, some
what piping voice of this woman
came to me in answer to my call.
An Anxious Wait.
Miss Holcombe? Ally Hol-
combe? Sure, I'll call her over. But
come to think OF it, I don't think
she's home this morning, Ally aint.
Leastways / saw her going out of
the house last night with suitcase,
but mebbe she was just takin' some
| dresses to the cleaners. She does
that often, though I tell her it's
awful extravagant, that she could
just as we'll do 'em at home. But
I'll go over anyway and come back
and tell you"
Thank you so much," I respond
ed fervently, realizing with greater
force than ever what Alice Hol-
combe had meant when she said
that she dared not stay at my house
the night after Milly Stockbridge's IS
death because of the gossip of the
neighbors. Evidently in the village
of Bayview there was no pos
sibility of the left hand concealing
anything from the right.
l held the phone to my ear hoping
against hope that the woman was
mistaken, and that l would hear
Alice's voice presently. But it was
the woman's falsetto which greeted
me few minutes later.
Message For Alice Holcombe.
"I'm awfully sorry" she piped
"but Ally's gone down to Patchogue
to her cousins on her fathers side;
her fathers brothers Oldest girl is
married and lives down there. She
has two children that Ally's just
crazy over; you know there's
nobody spoils children the way an
old maid aunt does; leastways, that's
what l tell my husband-his sister
lives with US; there's no livin' with
the kids when she's around"
Can you tell me when Miss Hol
combe will be back" l had the
question ready upon a hair trigger
shot it into the phone at the frs
pause for breath upon the part o.
the woman at the other end of ths
wire.
why! Her mother said shs
thought she would come in on tina
| train tomorrow afternoon, gets il
about S o'clock. There's later train!
but Ally's awful particular abou
stayin' up too late when she's go
school on hand the next day. She'
fine girl that way, but she's an awfu
fine girl. always say to my hus
band-shut that door, and if yo,
don't stop teasing that cat I'll ski
you alive"
The terrifying threat startled nj
for a moment, so explosive was il
| almost looked around for the neg
lected door and the cat / was sup
posed to be teasing. then seized th
opportunity to cut short tn
woman's voluble apology for then
drafted kids of mine" which she wa
beginning.