Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-09
My Heart and MyHusband
ADELE GARRISON'S New Phase of
Revelations of Wife

chance to turn another TRADE loose
upon him, waved her hand derisive-
ly as he passed, but he did not see
her, for his head was bent over the
steering wheel. AS he disappeared
around a curve she threw back her
head and laughed the hearty, boom
ing laugh which one would expect
from her ample proportions.
An Interesting Past.
"Well" The monosyllable as
she uttered it was a book. That
didn't take long. | expected he'd
show more fight than that. But he
never did have half as much gump-
ton as lively bottlehsh.
| bent to my wheel, first assuring
myelf that my hands and knees had
ceased "wobbling."
"He had his memory refreshed by
your girlhood name" | ventured, as
| threw my engine into high.
"Ye-es his memory come back to
him mighty sudden,"s Mr.. Ticer
drawled. Il kinder thought it
would. He's a slick one, is Jake. |
hope he amt maxim no trouble for
you, child" Her voice was sudden
ly full of beautiful anxiety.
Not for me-" l meant to give her as
clear an explanation as l could with
out betraying confidence. 1t was
due her. But "a friend-of-our
family is in trouble, and this man
thinks | know something about it
which would hurt our friend, and
he's trying to get me to tell it."
Mrs. Ticer made a clucking noise
with her tongue.
That's just like him. He always
was the orneriest sneak" she said
indignantly. "The last time I seen
him-the time meant when l told
him about Tiny father caught him
stealin' tools out of the tool house.
He'd had the reputation Of bein'
light Fingered, but Paw he'd always
stood up for him. But when Paw
caught him red-handed he was so
mad that he took Jake by the coat
collar and booted him all the way
TO the gate.
How She Knew.
| remember | stood on the front
porch and laughed while he done it.
| had a couple of reasons for de-
spisin Jake that I'd never told my
folks anything about. He was the
freshest thing in all this section, and
the kickin' paw gave him was Ger
tainly comm to him.
I marvelled no longer at the sud
den departure of Mr.. "Bridgeham. u
A memory picture such as Mrs
Ticer had called up was enough to
abash the boldest of buffers. But
her next words showed still another
reason for his abrupt departure.
"Paw didn't lave Jake arrested,
he took it out in kickin' him." she
went on. But few weeks after
that Jake left town between sunset
and sunrise with the sheriff in two
Jumps behind him. There'd been a
house broken into, and if he'd ever
been caught it would have meant
states prison. But he was cute
enough to get away. A few months
after that his folks moved west, and
nobody's heard hide nor hair of a
Wilsey in 20 years till Jake shows
up here calm himself 'Bridgeham
and tryin' to git Ticer to do his dirty
work for him.
Her voice was so full of honest
wrath and contempt that l reflected
it was a good thing her old &C.
quaintance was out of her reach. She
looked fully capable of repeating hel
fathers performance of 20 year:
ago.
"How did you know he meant tc
meet us today?" I asked, unable tc
contain my curiosity on this poin
any longer.
"Why, he told Ticerw she said
and then hurried to defend her alb
sent decidedly lesser half.
"You see, Ticer, he comes from
out Amagansett way, an he neve,
seen Jake, an he prob'ly wouldn'
knowed him if he had" Her ton,
displayed an unconscious. under
standing of the mental calibre of tn,
absent Ticer, which my few glimpse
of that gentleman decidedly con
frmed "And Jake told Ticer
cock and bull story about having to
watch you because you was mixet
up in murder case, and he was
detective. But Ticer come to mi
with it, an I fixed it so he'd lister
to what Jake said and pretend t.
) help him, and then tell me every
thin that was goin' on"
CONTINUED Tomorrow.