South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-09
Revelations of a Wife
Ny Heart and My Husband
BY ADELE GARRISON

Whatever was hidden in Mrs
IlCer.s seemingly innocent question
20 the man calling himself Bridge
ham but whom she had addressed
as Jake Wilsey," J. Of course. had
ence had dynamite within IL was
speedily proven by the mans be-
havior He tried 10 pretend that ne
had not heard her, and addressed
himself 10 me IN hurried, confused
accents
There no use my telling you
anything before other people" ne
said. But youu be sorry II YOU
don't hear what I've got 10 say
soon. I'll see you again
he turned and fairly bolted 20
his own car, swung II around, and
passed us as If ne were the driven
instead of the driver. Mrs TIGER,
who had had her mouth open while
ne was talking. evidently waiting
her chance 20 turn another TRADE
loose upon him. waved her hand
derisively as ne passed but he did
not see her, for his head was bent
over the steering wheel. As he dis
appeared around a curve she threw
back her head and laughed the
At'-fAA AA4a AtbAAAAiAK 4esAAe4AA " mn Wllf
would expect from her ample pro
portions.
Wen" The monosyllable as she
uttered il was q book. That didn't
take long. / expected he'd show
more night than that But ne never
did hove half as much gumptiOn as
"a lively 5ottlehsh.
b-'.t TO my wheel. first assuring
myself that my hands and knees
had ceased webbing"
He had his memory refreshed by
your girlhOod name" / ventured as
1 threw my engine into high.
"Ie-es, his memory come back 10
/ him mighty sudden" Mrs. TIGER
drawled. Il kinder thought il
would. He's a slick one. is Jake.
l hope ne amt maxim no trouble
| for YOU, child Her voice was sud
| denly full of beautiful anxiety.
I Not for me" I meant 10 give
/ her as clear an explanation as I
I could without betraying a conf
/ dence. 1t was due her. But IA
/ friend-of-oUr family is in trOu-
! BILE. and this man thinks / knew
( something about il which would
I hurt our friend, and he's trying 10
! get me TO tell it,"
] Mrs. Ticer made eluckins noise
I with her tongue.
That's just like him He always
was the orneriest sneak. she said
/ Indignantly. The last time j seen
/ him-the time 1 meant when / told
] him about tiny father caught
! him stain tools out OF the too
/ house He'd had the reputation of
/ bein' light-fngered, but Paw he'd
| always stood up for him. But when
4 Paw caught him handed he was
/ so mad that ne took Jake by the
/ coat collar and booted him all the
/ way TO the gate.
! 'I remember I stood on the front
! porch and laughed while he done il.
| j had "a couple of reasons for de-
! spisin' Jake that I'd never told m9
/ folks anythin about He was the
| freshest thing in all this section
| ana the dckin' Paw give him was
! certainly comm 20 him"
marvelled no longer AT the sud
den departure of Mr. "Bridgeham.
a memory picture such as Mrs
TIGER had called up was enough Z,
abaSh the bOldest of buffers. But
her next words showed still anothel
/ reason for his abrupt departure
Paw didn't have Jake arrested
| he took il ont IN kiCkin' him." sh,
went on. But a few weeks afte
that Jake left town between sInse
and sunrise with the sheriff IVY,
jumps behind him. There'd been
! house broken into, and if he'd eve
been caught it would have mean
states prison. But he was cut
| enough 20 get away A few month
! after that his folks moved ou
west, and nObOdy's heard hide no
hair Of Wilsey in 20 years till Jak
shows up here calm himseI
'Bridgeham' and tryin' 20 git lice
! 10 do his dirty work for him"
Her voice was SO full of homes
. wrath and contempt that / reflected
3 il was a good thing her old ac
quaintance was out Of her reach
she looked fully capable of repea (
ING her fathers performance of .
years ago.
How did YOU know he meant q
meet us tOday2" ] asked unable q
. contain my curiosity on this poin
any longer.
Why. he told Ticeri" she said
and then hurried 10 defend her all
/ sent decidedly lesser half.
You see. TIGER. he comes fror