San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-05
The Making Of
a Husband
A nm Lisle' S N en-
: Phase of Jim and
Anne's Marital
II Adventure
BY ANN Isle
BY ANN Isle
Chapter 81.

going to ignore it!'
"Of course" Jim said coldly, paus-
ing in his limping march up town the
living room of The Birches. ats some
FOOLS work, some ignorant natives do
ings-a practical joke maybe"
But no one has bothered us be-
FORE" protested. ats odd that this
should happen just when we are in
vited to a New Years party with six
or eight other people"
DO you know who the guests are
to be?" asked Jim anxiously.
"No-how could / ask?" pro-
tested.
I'VE must get the list somehow"
Jim said half to himself. Maybe
Perry will have it. I'll call him."
But Nicholas Prry was not at home
when Jim telephoned him. Nor could
Zeke Schmidt be reached. And we
knew no one else in the community
save the STATIONS and j protested
against Jim's telephoning them.
We'll, let's forget It," said Jim
suddenly and abruptly. How'd you
like to play double Canfield?"
Realizing that Jim didn't want to
discuss the anonymous letter further
off his mind aot ort 10 90 ,ds anu
soon had tho sat;sfac+inn ~ soo;na
Jim loose himself In rho cyc;,enocnf
of a game of chance which olweys
has a Fascination for him
The ANONYMOUS Letter ,vos NOT mon.
TONED again that nycn;n~ nor on tbe
following dav Rnt On Tho r;obt bn-
fore New Years evc tvo more Throat
eninn missivcs came GOT the first
iust before dinner fine and rho sccond
arrived while We were goilv woItyinr
to n now record lin had hrougbt homo
for the nbonogronb Like THO fret ler.
ter. moth IN these enistIes were signcd
with a smudgy poim In blurrcd rod
ink. They were nor only threatening
but almost obscene and the second one
concluded:
"You to have IN write to he hor.
well and hanpi and toeetbare. 80
long as Won donn't roape others inn.
wee woont okt Rut IL Won trv RI GET
into society. wee will have 70 sec What
tarr and feathers can doc. Think how
the laidi will like and feal when She
gcts q nresont NJ the Now cont we bav,,
for Tho Iikcs ~ herr
"Iook hero, Anne this must bc n
manioc's work y cried lin cxcitcdlv,
"Roniny Won in ON the nrIv business
is a darn sight more than can stand.
I'm coin, to call in detectivcs This
Irop,t d. When tbnv threaten Won.
Tvn sot 70 cor
aT tLinlr it,s a iokcpT said '"I,et
Il ynar ont seoYtbcv boon smelling
worsc and worse Don't Iet them GET
~ Io"rb on ne,
art a., rofor "a Tho ne courccv
b,sinoss" lin ssi5 uoJitativelr "if
- did ,borc rorId hc no rhymc or ron.
con n drar Won ;nV-"
aIt's n Joke. I tell YOU. Ignore it,,
oSviss5 hating n eco nv Jim
brave lin of the Flying Forces i'm
any voy affected nv =, conrcmntiblc
Intter from nm uncouth and ilIiterate
ner.on or ncrsons who hid behind
anonymitv
II wouldn't mind IL they had left
Won out lin nerSisted curtlv "But
there's no Joke about anything that
even pretends to threaten YOU
"We1l 90 TO the STATIONS. though,
won't WEI" I asked anxiously.
"Do YOU care 50 much about 60
ingF" nsked Jim.
Thought YOU were tired OF Slt-
ting around here holding hands, .
said. half laughingly, half resentfuliy.
ooh, come, now-dont misauote n
fellow to suit your own purposes, ;"
protested Jim. Lets have go at
the double Garfield again. | owed you
81 cents when we finished the other
evening. ] must have my revenge!"
laughed and let the matter drop.
But somehow when Jim teiephoned
Inc from the office the next day. l
had a foreboding that he was going
to discuss something connected with
the anonymous letters.
Say, Anne" he cried eagerly.
Someone has to 90 to Canada to
tie up a loCuc end or two in connec-
tion with the business Neal and Il.
II. went up there to settle and didn't
quite finish. How'd you like to
throw some things in bag and meet
me at the station in time to get the
six-forty-fiye this evening? If you'll
pack for me, won't bother cN1lNng
out home"
But the Stratton party?" I asked.
"Say! l never thought of that !"
Jim answered too blandly by far.
You'll have to phone them we're
called away on important business.