The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-29
WAYS OF A HUSBAND = By Ann
Read This Entertaining Serial in Which
/ the Author Has Woven q Thrilling
Romance Of the Problems Of
ls Married Life.


HIS tone to command virginia's
quick:
IT didn't guess how cruelty It
came to Anne. How could 1? I
see now that it was enough to
uhnerve her."
But already her mood Of tender
yielding to Pats wishes seemed
to be fading and the usual Viz
gtniarfirmness seemed ready to
evidence itself.
It's not ALL" Pat went on In
exorably. Then when our AL.
anna knew that the boy had been
done away with she could get no
understanding from Jim as she
got none from you this night.
IT'S tina Harrison pride that turns
your hearts from where they
should be going, and makes you
wonder only what 1t IL the world
win be saying. Jim had no word
OF comfort for Anne save that it
was the easiest way out to have
the boy pass on without the
worlds knowing too much Of how
the sixty thousand dollars went
with him.
"And when It was the sorest
Anne was needing a mans
strength Jim answers the call Of
business and goes to Mexico in.
stead Of answering the call a
woman's heart is sending and
staying by Anne. IT'S little
enough for Jim's sister to be
comforting Anne now-'tis little
enough for me to be thinking my
wife win stand by. And how is
1t that you are answering that,
Virginia Dalton?"
Virginia goot to her feet and
held out her hands:
Whatever I can do to make
up for Jim's desertion, you must
know you can count on" she
cried. you must stay with US
till he comes back. You needn't
turn to strangers. Anne. And
you mustn't let our world feel
that you are alone"
Then you believer I cried,
moving forward to take Jeanie's
hands. IT know you couldn't go
on thinking Neal a thief when
you heard how he died at the
hands Of the gang which probably
had a terrible time keeping him
from coming back to give us a
clue to them and what they had
done with the money. I knew
you'd see that he died guarding
the money you once thought he
stole"
shes hysterical." whispered
Virginia to Pat.
do you believe that?" I de-
manded.
= Never mind now, dear. Anne
must get to bed." murmured Vir-
ginia as il she were comforting
an unhappy child instead Of a
desperately unhappy woman.
do you still believe Neal O.
thief" I repeated.
Pat. dear. you see what you
can do with poor Alanna," said
Virginia tolerantly.
He knows" / insisted. Pat
saw It from the moment Jim
came to him with the story of
how Neal was murdered. That
told Pat the truth about Neal In
one flash. He realized that the
poor boy probably fell into the
hands Of this gang on the very
day when he went out in his dis
traught state with his mind on
poor little dead Phoebe and his
pocket bullying with the money
that cost his nfe,' and then I
added But not his honor"
Eyes, yes, dear! Have It any
way you like" comforted Vir.
ginia. '''I'll agree with you just
as Pat does. Anything that COM
forts you"
"But Pat really believes. Pat
knows" declared.
And then as I turned demand
ing eyes on Pat, I knew one
wavering moment Of doubt.
When Pat Dalton worked on
Virginia's sympathy to the ex.
tent Of making her soothe me
with meaningless suggestions Of
agreeing to anything that made
me happy, she gave me one of
the ugliest moments of anxiety
Fve known. Ever since Envy
brought the cruel evidence Of
Meals death at the hands Of
the gang, in whose power Ralph
long ago discovered Neal to be,
I've longed for Jim to believe
in my brother. But I've had to
reconcile myself to the fact that
nothing will impress Jim with
Meals innocence.