San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-08

The Making Of
a Husband
Ann Lisle's Ne ~
Phase of Jim and
Anne's Marital
Adventure (

BY ANN Isle
Chapter IS.

copyright, 1875. King Features Syn, Inc.
As Dimitri Ivanvitch Tarasov
warned me against Arlette vallcau,
the girl laughed. Her laugh was like
the tinklc of fairy bells. But there
was an undercurrent of mischief and
scorn and of something still more dan
gerous in her mirth. She laughed like
person without soul. She reminded
. me Of the old fairy tale of the girl
who. to avoid muddying her new shoes,
stepped on the loaf of bread she had
bought for her starving parents. / felt
that Arlette Valleau was SO far re-
moved from ordinary human emotions
that she didn't know what they were
all about.
1t did not occur to me to feel that
the exquisitely beautiful little dryad
for whom her sister May would have
given her life was wicked in the ordi-
nary sense of the word. was not even
thinking of Arlctte as immoral. think.
rather. got q sense that she was not
quite human. felt then that If she
had n goal in view, Arlette Valleau
would sacrifice the world for it.
wonder If was far wrong. -
As Tarasov snarled out his dislike
and suspicion of the girl, BERTHE Lin
gard shook off the hand with which
she was restraining him, and stumbled
to his feet. He Strengthened up and l
realize that he is fine figure of n
man.. st least five feet eleven and
broad shouldered, though slim, and
that all there was to make him look
understood was the superb figure of
Tarasov.
This Is getting a bit thick" the
Englishman said amiably, but with n
poise and dignity which are undoubt-
edly his normal condition when his
broodHg over Lisa's death is not max
ing him q maniac protein. "You are
not to address the child again, you
big rotter. Where you get your bally
notions doesn't interest Ihe. But little
Arlette is a bit of all right, and you
can just recall that next time you
want to start a long bit of jawing
about her. 1 won't tolerate any nom
sense where she is concerned. I've a
deep affection for her. A deep affec-
tion. old thing"
There, there" said Arlette sooth.
ingly and evidently no more interest
ed in BERTHE Lingards affection than
she was in Tarasov's criticism and
hate. Il think l shall perhaps take
This BERTHE home to Mr.. Perry-or
maybe we shall telephone Nicholas
Perry to come and get our BERTHE"
The girls face lighted a bit as she
made her suggestion. 1t came to me
then that jeanne suspected her of an
interest in the artist, and i wondered
If the little maid had one human re-
action and it took the form of wor-
Shipping her master. / found myself
hoping, thinking swiftly that if Ar
lette were interested in Perry, l need
not worry about her intriguing Jim.
Then | realized Jim's nature anew
and that he likes a little competition !.
But when ! spoke L amazed my
self by continuing the lack of consecu-
tiveness which seemed to mark the
sayings and actions of the even
ing.
"You are BERTHE Lingard.' 1 said,
reproachfully. You needn't have
grown so furious with me when / call
ed you by your own name"
Again the Englishman's hand went
to his head and again he turned on
me the wistful, uncertain, childish
smile which seemed to characterize one
phase of his peculiar conduct.
Il sometimes forget" he said.
"They tel me ] am Lingard. and j
have to believe them. Then they tell
me ] am the Earl of Wexford. and
] have TO believe that. But / think
am really ghost looking for the hap
piness / have mislaid. And / get 90
angry-so angry when / think thut
other people are happy here where i
lost my happiness. ... .....
why, you poor fishes" cried Ta:-
asoy, coming forward suddenly and
smiling down on Lingard with the
gentlcncss he had hitherto reserved fo'
me. Il am like this also. For you
/ have the hate because of you | have
lost the happiness and my Rosinc. i
see now how that is wrong when find
it is you who have also the hate.
You shall not hate this lovely Barbara
Lyovna. How have she TO do with it
that your Lisa she dic?"
That's right. old chap BERTHE
Lingard said, looking up at the giant
in puzzled wonder. THAT'S the
straight Of it, ] dare say. | hope ]
shall be able to remember. You might
just recall it to me if it's no trouble.
Get into the way of mentioning il
whenever We meet"
ITO Be COntinued)