New Britain herald., 1929-11-27
Loves Req awakening The Story of Wife's Triumph Over Jealousy
 By ADELE GARRISON
Inc "Iorttnc" Box Is Transported Safely to the Bank-But the AC- tions of the Strange Motoriot Arouse Suspicion

Safely to the Bank-But the AC-
 lions of the Strange Notoriot
 Arouse Suspicion
 My hasty glance in the mirror at the bald-headed man driving hi, car swiftly behind was puhctuat2I by crisp command from my fathcr
 Margaret, You are driving alto gether too fast. If there were no other cars on the road 1t would be all right, but with a speed mania, like that one behind us. if is danger oUs. Slow down and let him pass us"
 For the fleeting fraction Of sec. ond 1 saw nothing but petty cap tiousness in his words. Then l realized that he purposcly WIS camouflaging his meaning that tin. others in the car might not perceive if. What he meant to convey to my mind vas :he message: Slow down and see what happens"
 obeyed both his spoken and uu- spoken command, drawing my car down below twenty and keeping 1t sc1upulously upon the right side Of the road. A few seconds later the other car whizzed by us and was soon out Of sight around the turn Of the road.
 "Now he is out Of the way you Can go faster" my father observed. and with my heart cchoins the re- lief which l fancicd his tone be- arayed l sent my car along again at the thirty mil ss he had prescribed. The bald Inca led man was only an ordinary speed maniac after all.
 My optimism was shcrt-liHnd. however. Upon rounding the third turn in the winding road saw the now familiar gar in front Of us and realized that its driver must have slackcncd his speed as soon as he had rounded the first turn af,ur passing us.
 That fellcr must be havin' trou- ble again." Jerry Ticcr commented. Hc's fine one to race like that with car on the bum as his is"
 Hes dangerous man 10 he on the road, my father said crispIv. Don't try 10 pass him. Margaret, unless his car gives out entirely. ard he stops The Stranger Stops at the Bank <. "I won't Father" l responded to the unspoken warning behind Is words, and slowed my car down 10 The dawdling rate made necessary by Inc pace Of the man in front. Ns| we nearcd the village. however. the nan increased his speed q bit. then slowed and drew LID at the fir # parhlng place possible. which brought his car almost directly in front Of the bank entrance. There he jumped out and, raising the mood or the car, began to fumu]e inside of il. But l noticed that la was working on the opposite siIc oI the car from he one he had been inspecting when near the farm. Then he had been standing SO that he was facing the farmhouse. anI now he Was facing the bank eu.I trance.
  thai"' Jerry Ticcr demanded of th, world at large. His engines gon, oh the bum again, And hes. got the best parking place for you, Miss Graham. Didn't you sar you was goin' to the bank? You'll have to walk back several rods now"
 You are correct in sour observa- tions aB usual, Jerry" my father | said, and l heard the boy snicker in | the embarrassment which he geucr- | ally feels at Fathers ironic pleas l antrles when they arc directed to. ward him.
 Shall l park there, Father?" . asked, indicating the first vacant 1. space near the bank
 "Ycs, of course" he nswcrcd, and i ] drew the car into the line and ! stopped. Jim was out of the car almost immediately and held the |. door open for me. My father also l. stepped out and gave a crisp drec- tion.
 Madge's Fears
 Jim, come with Us. Jerry stay [ with the c0r'
 He took the suitcase from the car end shook his head at Jim's re- srectful attempt 10 carry it.
 Nc, I'll attend to it,' he said ia ! low tone. You walk ahead. Jim, . and look out for squalls
 All right, sir" Jim responded and we started for the tank. my eyes fixed in q sort Of terrified !. fascination upon the bald-hcadcd { man bending over his car. There ! vas something lndcfnabIy odd !. about the mans badness, or SO it seemed 10 my excited maginalion . and I studied the conformation of 1. his head carefully in an attempt Q find out what it was that had pug zled mo.
 When VIC were almost abreast of the bank the man rose from his stopping posture and looked at u2 ls~was 10 all appearances the Casu- a glance of tourist at any group Of natives" but scnscd that my fathers muscles were stiffcning li the anticipation Of some aggresslye move on the part of the quccrly- acting stranger.
 The man made no such mo-. however After looking US over with apparent curiosity, he bent hia head over his car again, and z,o went on 10 the bank door where my father pushed the button at the side of the entrance which vas there for the use Of chance be lated depositor arriving after bank ing hours. But l had seen the mans face and eyes distinctly th,s