San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
The Making Of
a Husband
Ann LiSte' s N en-
Phase of Jim and
Anne'S Marital
Adventure
By Ann Isle
Chapter so.
By Ann Isle

Copyright. 1925, King Feature Syn, Inc.
During the first part Of our journey
10 town, Arlette Vallesu was so busy
getting impressions that l was merci-
full and spared her from comment and
conversation. The train, the villages
we passed through, the people and
above all the short tan coat and vel
vet tam / had given her all came in
for their share Of her almost awe
struck attention. But suddenly she
looked up from the button she was
lingering and said eagerly:
You like me a ittle?"
Il expect to like you a lot i
answered. May loves you so much
that / feel you must be a fine young
woman TO call out such devotion"
Devotion" repeated Arlette
You have pretty words, pretty clothes,
pretty ways. i like things shall be
pretty. May she likes they shall be
warm and not cost much moneys and
last long times. ! like things that 60
away soon. That's how pretty make"
NO, DEAR" i said gently. The
loveliest things often last"
Not sunsets. Not red leaves IN
autumn" said the girl. Not beauti-
full sounds. They make quick aud go
away and then it hurts in my
heart"
But you remember them i urged.
They live in your memory. Life Is
more beautiful because you have
heard fine music or seen a wonderful
sunset. And the things that last
longest are kindness like Mays love
and love such as she feels for you"
MAY always afraid for me- said
Arlette slowly. "She afraid of love.
She want 10 love Zeke. She not love
him for being afraid. She know how
it is BY my maman and my papa. She
afraid. So she cross. She make
scold all the time. She afraid If she
love someone, she 60 away from me.
She afraid il i love someone / go
away from alfwhere like our maman.
j not afraid. / make something beau
tiful to stay and then it not matter
where 60"
The girls philosophy startled me.
could understand how it might
terrify MAY, who was OF eoarser clay,
but Of feelings as pasionately eager
as the child who had no fear-and
perhaps no poise TO tell her which were
poison ivy berries and which the ber-
ries it was safe for her TO pluck from
the bush Of life.
Arlette's taste proved just as start
ling as her views. She knew what
she wanted and nothing else would
satisfy her. We got to town so late
that i telephoned Jim from the sta
ton, took Arlette for a bit Of salad
and q cup of tea in the station res
taurant and then started our shopping
tour.
In the first shop we entered Ar
lette pouneed on a rich wine-eolored
dress of plain lines and durable fabric
and insisted that il was the very thing
for May. IL was not hard TO be-
lieye that the dull, stodgy May mould
light TO life in the wine-colOred dress,
but was sure il would seem too fes-
tive by far to Puritan May. But Ar
lette insisted, saying:
She pretty so. She get bright with
this red. And for make her salts
fled, we buy dark brown coat and
brown hat with red wing. That right
for May"
But il takes over half the money
for this outfit. 1t won't leave enough
for you suggested.
me, look nice in anything" Ar
lette answered amazingly and truth
fully. May need this. When Zeke
see il, he forget how he have brothers
wife and five children to support. He
make May mary him. She happy
then. i get free"
There was DO dissuading her. So
purchased the Wine-colored dress
and the brown coat and hat with the
dull red wing for May. And then
| took my own money 10 get May
shoes, stockings, gloves and two good
sets Of underwear. But BY the time
these purchases were made. it was
late. The Christmas rush was on and
things moved so slowly that there was
very little time left in which to 10
Arlette's shopping and then make the
five-forty, which was the latest train
we could take and get home for din
ner.
Maybe you bring me another day
suggested the girl eraftily. Maybe
tomorrow. Maybe next day. like /
shall come often and learn me the
way. You bring me another timer"
we have another hour. We
could manage II you took something
from this shop" / suggested.
FOR me / see nothing shall
want" said the little dryad with
amazing backbone and firmness.
So decided 20 let her have her
way, especially as by so doing there