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Petitioner operated her businesses for approximately 9
years, working very long hours. Mr. Jones took no responsibility
for the dress shop or other businesses petitioner undertook in
Sealy, Texas, and he had very little to do with them. On the
other hand, Mr. Jones did not ignore petitioner's efforts, and he
helped her when she asked him for his assistance.
Petitioner began noticing a difference in her relationship
with Mr. Jones about the time they returned from England and she
started her businesses (i.e., prior to 1981), when Mr. Jones
became more and more private, even secretive. Nonetheless,
petitioner possessed information about many of Mr. Jones'
financial affairs. During relevant times, she knew Mr. Jones was
buying stock in Halliburton, the parent company of Brown & Root,
because she saw the contemporaneous deductions taken out of his
paycheck. Petitioner kept track of Mr. Jones' earnings from
Brown & Root. She also knew that he had perfected certain
inventions while working for Brown & Root. She knew that Mr.
Jones bought stock in the Citizens State Bank of Sealy. She knew
how much she and Mr. Jones paid for the small house they acquired
in Sealy in 1974, which they used for summer vacations while they
were living in England, and she knew how it was financed. She
knew about the 95 acres of land Mr. Jones purchased in 1971, how
much he paid for it, how it was used, how it was financed, and
how it came to be mortgaged again. She knew about the 23 acres
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