San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-21

The Making Of
a Husband
Ann LiSLe's N eW
Phase of Jim and
AMne's Marital
Adventure
Chapter 1923.
By ANN Isle

70 rat, WIN all the quletneSS L could
muster.
"And that procession I saw leaving
here? Pat demanded. with an intens-
sty that was almost funny.
"Was DIR. Willis experimenting
while Tarasov, the Cossack, and Ber-
tie Lingard, the Englishman, pulled
the sledge on which they had placed
Nicholas Perry" said.
"And the woman walking behind ?"
WAS Arlette valleau, Nicholas
Perry's model and household helper"
] replied categorically.
Pat drew long explosive breath.
BE clutched my arm and drew me
back into the shadows Of the hall as
he whispered:
''Jeanie knows. Lucie Tremaine
told her."
] did not pretend to misunderstood,
but instead ! asked quietly:
"Did Lucie herself confess that to
you:'
Johnny fetched her to my office
and made her tell me. Johnny said
he'd have made trouble for Lucie with
her new busband-Matt Hawley il she
hadn't done her best to straighten out
the trouble she had made for me-So
after all the sacrifices Jim made,
Jeanie knows that am the man with
whom Brooke was infatuated-the
man because Of whom that insane Ba-
sill killed Brooke. Jeanne knows"
Hush" I ordered. whats the use
Of going over all that again? Yes,
Jeanie knows. She has been through
lot to find herself again. She has
suffered. She was jealous-resent-
ful-"
"Jeanie told me once-the other
Zine when she forgave me-that she
wouldn't forgive twice-that she
wouldn't overlook second wrongdo.
ing Pat said brokenly. "And so
Jim tried to hide the truth from her.
She knows. She has been amusing
herself by torturing me with this ar
tist--Perry. And now she has turn
ed"
"Jeanie flirted with Perry to amuse
herself, not to have vengeance on
ldukufu. Anu sue ROt n IOL
Of fun out of showing you what a
you might occasionally fail to appre-
Brooke and got desperate. The rest
she will tell you. But remember
that il you don't like what you hear
you deserve worse than that"
You mean she cares for Perry"
Pat flung out, digging his fingers in
20 my wrist most uEpleasantly.
you might come up here and ask
me-" Jeanie's voice lifted from the
top Of the stairs.
"Jeaniew Pat shouted as il he
thought her too good to be true.
He took the stairs three steps at
time, so that / was still in the hall
when he reached Jeanie's side and
caught her in his arms. Before
could turn my. fascinated eyes away.
/ saw how eagerly Jeanie went to
Pat, how tenderly be held her and i
heard him cry: t
I've got you again. Nothing can
take you away from me now-or
ever"
/ sighed and went into the living
room where Jim was sitting in the
twilight.
Pats upstairs with Jeanie,' I said
quietly.
81 suppose there will be fine rum
pus." Jim said with a sigh.
They've kissed and made up," !
said quietly.
Quit your kidding! How do you
know" Jim demanded.
~ saw them"
saw the clinch? Likely story.
As If they'd let you in on that" SCOT
ell Jim. "As if they'd make up with
out tail lot of explaining
pat was in the hall pouring out
his worries to melville you cat
mapped q bit in here" / said. And
suddenly jeanne appeared. Pat took
tie stairs three steps at time. and
actually got TO her and had her in his
arms before | could so much as turn
my head away. And that appears to
be all there is to it. They are going
tn make up without a lot of discus
siOns and mutual determinations and
arguments. They are Just going to
forgive and forget and be happy with
out stopping to wonder who is most
TO blame"
."Why do you say that so queru-
louslyY Jim asked.
j pulled myself up with start.
and laughed consciously and bit
nervously as 7 acknowledged
II don't know why spoke as I
did--so fervently, mean. guess it
seemed right to me-wonderful--t
love is bigger than misunderstanding
that Pat and Jeanie. who have so
much to forgiye--can go to each 9th
er's arms aud be satisfied not to know
what there is to forgive"
Gould you do thatY Jim asked
thougbtfully.
~ don't know" said lightly.
"Well -consider-think! Could
you?" Jim insisted.
''How do know" smiled.
you must know. You must find
out. Our bappiness-our lives-may
depend on how much you can take for
granted-how much you can forgive
without explanation from me-or I'M
Outstanding on your part. How much
car you forgive, Anne? Tell me-"
why did he ask that?~ Why did /
hesitate so long vainly searching my
heart for the answer!
j. ITO BE Continued.)