Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-23

Later she or l might tire of each
other and the temptation to. reveal
these things even though given un-
der the pledge of secrecy could
prove too strong any my undoing
would be sure.
80 l remain celibate and take
my fill of love through reading
what great authors have to say OF
it. Don't you think I'm wise?
Omaha Suits Him.
Il find Omaha just suits me. l
spent some time here prior to the
war and had not felt the impulse
to enlist might have begun opera
tons long ere | did.
When fighting ceased and | was
mustered out / returned here, am
still paying room rent here and in
tend to remain indefinitely. | have
met some nice people, in social
way, enjoy the cuisine of the Ath-
letic club and other clubs oc-
casionally frequent and though the
city is yet but in a formative state
when it really grows up and attalns
true manhood you will have real
town.
"My work is devious. | go into
strange places and have queer adj
ventures. Only the other night |
entered a home that had all the
outward appearance of housing
many valuables. ! jimmied' back
window, came through the kitchen
into the drawing room and went to
the buffet. | found some good sill
yer, a purse with a little money
and was congratulating myself on
a prospective rich haul when | es
pied a work basket, on the dining
room table. I rummaged about it i'll
hoping | might come on ring or
two, for women hide valuables in
funny places and discovered two let
tiers from a collection agency. The
letters categorically demanded pay
ment of long overdue bills.
This set me to thinking,
The Poor Husband"
Il replaced the money i'll the
purse and some other valuables |
had CHANGED upon and left as had
entered.
II guess the poor beggar who
called himself head of that house
hold was in sorrier fix than I. An
extravagant wife, | presumed, try
ing to play the society game without
adequate resources and poor father
with his nose stuck close to the
grindstone to make both ends meet.
Again there may have been recent
sickness. | had noticed couple
of dolls in a corner. That meant
children and-heigho; one shouldn't
allow ones feelings to predominant
in my profession but there you are.
81 certainly did enjoy my CONVEX
sation with Mrs. Kearney of Mercer
boulevard. | did not know what
was the lady's name until | read it
in The Bee. That was a rather
good story your reporter wrote of
the affair, | know couple Of news
paper men, but not many. There's
a police reporter they call Pat. I've
seen him occasionally, but never had
opportunity to talk with him.
But to return to Mrs. Kearney.
She's got more spunk than most
women. She didn't seem the least
bit non-plussed when she awoke
and found me near her bed Mr..
kearney only had $40 i'll his pockets
and didn't get much else of value
in that household, but | did enjoy
my vis-a-vis. Is she the woman
who said my eyes were blue. 7
guess I'm getting little mixed up. |
Anyway they're not ] mean my
eyes. It's impossible to tell the
color of my eyes for | always wear
a mask when working and the cap
affect is so well pulled over my
forehead I defy anyone to positively |
identify me on the street after hav-
ing seen me in my "charade" cos
tune.
"Kearney No Hero"
Mr.. kearney wanted to play an
heroic role ! know, but sharp re-
minder from me when he made a
motion that might have meant get
ting out of bed stopped him. One
Of the Omaha papers said I had a |
gun in my hand. That is an error !
due no doubt to the reporters |
imagination or the excitement of
those I met that early morning. I |
did have an instrument in my hand, !
but it was not gun. I never show
firearms when I deal with women !
on my proving. Don't mistake me
though. / always go we'll armed.
Though Kearney's pants only
yielded $40 was we'll repaid for |
my work. The young daughter dis
played as much spirit as her moth
er. dare say she considered the |
whole thing in the light of big |
adventure.
For once the police made good |
guess when they ventured the opin-
ion it was | who robbed the home
OF 404 South Thirty-ninth street.
The jewelry | got wasn't worth |
$1,000 though. Some of it was spuri-
Gus, just plain paste.
Il was of two minds whether or
not to continue my speculations at |
217 Lothrop street when I dis
covered tiny baby in the room
with its mother. But the mother
didn't seem to mind me when she
saw | had no desire to harm her or
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