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

The Making Of
a Husband
Ann Lisle' s N e 10
Phase Of Jim and
Anne's Marital
Adventure
BY ANN Isle
BY ANN Isle
Chapter "a.

Aha! My best detective instinct
tells me we are getting back to the old
ways again." said jim. staring at m,
fixedly across the breakfast table "
our big living room at The Birches.
| adjusted the cuffs of the bin,
serge tailor-madc dress / was wearin.
and leaned across the table to ash
bantcringly:
Now how did you guess, o, wise
and far-seeing one!'
Lets see, how did / guess?" said
Jim screwing his face into burlesuuc
of concentrated thinking. "Oh. YES
IL comes to me. When / see the lady
who is my wife CARRIED in green vel.
vet smock or a purple satin negligct
or white chiffon peignoir | can tell
she IS not going to town"
You know / don, come to break.
last in chiffon. or velvet robes and
things !" / protested. =: ....
Jim threw back his head and gave
vent to a long howl of triumphant
laughter.
who says women have any hi.
MORT" he challenged the world. "Who
claims they are aught but the most
literal minded of all the sexes? Who
denies that they are heayy-handcd
Wien they play? Let me make my.
self clear to you, dear and simple one.
Blue serge tailornladcs suggest trains,
Offices, the city, the public which must
not see you save in formal garb. But
when you wear little house dresses
with low necks and flowing sleeves
and dainty slippers. | kind of guess
that you aren't going out to trudse
the high-rOads Of trade. Am | clear?"
Perfectly. But you needn't poke
fun at me-" ] said
Jim laughed again, got up. raced
around the table and gave me an
ecstatic bear hug.
You're a regular woman" he an.
nounced.
What did you expect me TO be-a
trained parrot?" / asked. recovering
myself somewhat, and glad to join in
the laugh which Jim gave at my rue
full tone.
:. And the keynote he had set seemed
TO BE- the lett motif Of the day. Things
went smoothly from the moment we
started swinging down the road To.
gether for the walk to the. train. AT
the last we had to run. so had time
for no more than backward glance
rs Jim saluted big, stolid man who
shouted n tumble of words and got
almost under our fee. as we raced tu
the station in time TO swing on tht
last coach just before the train start.
ed.
rs this how you always catch
trains" / asked. putting for breath
and giving my hair pat or two as ]
pulled my hat down more firmly.
"No, but the schedule changed to.
day and the train was either earlier
or else we caught the train ahead Of
the one we planned to catch" Jim re-
piled, adding thoughtfully: Eyes.
that's II. We were train ahead of
ourselves. That's what Zckc shouted
when he told me to take my time and
travel on the regular bus
WAS that Icke and was that what
he said?' | asked. recalling the big,
sun-burned. sandy-haircd, amblinV
person who had waved his arms ut
us and almost blocked us off from
our train. "He does try to run things,
doesn't he"
"Hes dictator and friend in need
aud banker, and adviser and con.
fidant to everyone hcreabouts," Jim
said, handing me part of the paper
and settling down to enjoy the sport
pages.
was too excited to read. Going
back 70 my office seemed almost an
adventure. And when Jim drove me
to my door in taxi and informed me
that he'd call for me and take me to
lunch at I unless I had more allur-
ing invitation. the Joy of the day
seemed complete. But when my office
force began welcoming me and ]
locked into my own sanctum and saw
the gorgeous bunch of lavender chrys-
nnthcmums on my desk. | felt morC
like n bride than n woman. just COM
ing back to her normal job.
When the excitement was over and
| had finished comforting with Miss
Zicsler. the able assistant who had
been handling things during my vaca-
lion. the card that packcd out from
under the vase IT flowers caught my
rye. drew it from it's envelope and
read:
"My Iilac Princess: The flowers
are learning TO glow in your pet col
nrs. These NUNS are called autumn
Mist'-but think they should be
named Spring Dawn and hope they
presage an eternal dawn Of happiness
for my best and onliost girl. Your
JIMMY BOY"
ITO lie COntinued)