Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-24
My HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase of
Revelations
of q Wife
What Allen Drake Really Knew
About Harry Underwood.

Even Lillian's poise, her nerves of
iron, were not proof against this
news of Allen brakes. | never
shall forget her appearance as she
stood arrested by his words, her cof-
fee cup halfway to her lips. The
next instant it had crashed to the
floor and for long, tense moment
my friend looked down at it vacant
ly with gray face and swaying figure.
Mr. Drake looked at ME inquiring-
ly with an expression of remorseful
distress on his face. l put my finger
swiftly against my lips, for | knew
any word of apology from him
would only distress and humiliate
Lillian because it would stress the
fact that she was undeniably upset
was exhibiting loss of poise unnat-
ural in her.
"On his way to American" l re-
peated, rising as though excited by
the news, and going over to Mr..
Drake. | was careful to take a po-
sition which brought me between
Lillian and him. | knew that she
needed only few seconds to regain
command of herself, and that the
only aid we could give her was to
appear unconscious of her agitation
Allen brakes quick wits saw
through my ruse at once, and with
an unworthy little thrill of triumph
over him saw an undeniable CLEAN
of admiration leap into his eyes.
"Of course, we're not sure of that
last fact" he amended hurriedly,
"but all the evidence | have been
able to gather points to the conclu-
SION"
Tell 1t All Miutely."
"Then it was really he in that Ger
man prison?" l queried.
EYES," Allen Drake returned. He
evidently intended to say more, but
l saw him look quickly, attentively
at something behind rue. And then
Lillians voice, clear, incisive, cut
into the conversation.
Tell us all you have learned" she
said crisply.
| stole look at her. She was
still pallid, but every tremor, every
trace of emotion was gone from her
The few seconds respite had been
enough to enable her to pull herself
together. She was again the domi-
mating figure of Our little group.
There isn't so very much to tell"
Mr.. Drake returned, hesitatingly. |
saw that man-like, he dreaded a
breakdown on Lillian's part, al
though he had worked with her
many times, knew of what chilled
steel her nerves were made.
But | suspected from the ques-
tons he had put to me while Lillian
was absent from the room that his
shrewd observation had deduced the
real state of Lillian's feelings toward
the husband who had treated her so
badly, and the artist who loved her
so sincerely, so hopelessly. There
fore he was not sure what effect his
news would have upon her.
Tell it all. minutely." Lillian COM
manded.
Gas you know" Mr.. Drake began,
Eve have had people trying to To-
cate Mr.. Underwood for you ever
since he was reported missing We
found that he was really the man
wounded in the German prison, but
for long time we could get no fur
Their details concerning him. Then,
recently, we found that he had re-
covered almost miraculously from
his wounds-he must have the con-
stitution of a giant"
"He has," Lillian interposed i'm
patiently, as he paused for second.
60 on"
l saw Mr.. brakes eyebrows go
up momentarily, but he continued
quietly:
"He left the prison, where. of
course, he was not a prisoner after
the armistice, and started in the
general direction of the French
coast. There we lost track of him,
for, of course. we cannot shadow
him as we would a criminal. But
one of our men, with whom he grew
quite chummy, reports that Mr.. I'm
derwood said once that he thought
he would go back to America and
begin all over again."