San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-29
The Making Of
a Husband
A n n LaSle' S N e 10
Phase of jim and
Anne's Marital
Adventure
BY ANN Isle
BY ANN Isle
Chapter II.

on her face.
Mister Harrison, he CO." she said,
with the painstaking air of having
learned set speech. "IIe have also
the very important engagement in
town. He say to tell you he make
hard work and cannot be home for
the dinner. He shall be home plenty
time lock up and look out for house.
/ say that good Enslish?" she asked,
smiling engagingly.
Fine" / agreed, with my mind
far more on Jim's attitude than on
the words in which May had conveyed
news of it to me.
Then / tell YOU what is my own
Worries" she said. This morning
when l 80 out get the water from
the spring, where it is / like always
we shall drink, 1 see fires over by
edge Of woods. i go for to have the
look. There is Tarasov. He have
make camp. He got little cook shack.
l tell him he shall get out. He
smiles without the tooths and tell me
he is here he shall look out for you
and that you have give him the per-
mission. l not like that so much"
- May shook her head thoughtfully.
Her demeanor showed concern and a
grave sense of being responsible for
me and compelled to keep me from
making wrong decisions.
Il told Tarasav he might stay
there" l informed May quietly.
"Oh, but WHY" she protested, with
no thought of iEpertincncc or Of pre-
Stunning. Have 1 not told you how
that l am afraid of him and that he
shall see my little Arlctte and covet
her for that she SO like the petit
maman he love!"
"Arlette is n child" / said. tiara
soy is q middlc-aged man. His mind
is filled within is R0sine-yOur petite
maman.' He isn't thinking of some
one to fill her place. lie is thinking
of Lingard, the man who spoke things
for him. l believe that Tarasoy is u
good.natured giant and sane, except
for his hatred of Lingard. But if
Tarasov's mind is filled with the
thought Of protecting us from the
Red-Palmer, he will probably be so
busy and so intent on things outside
, his own tragedy and fancied gricy.
anccs that he win come back to full
sanity. Don't you think he has a
right to his chance, May"
Il not understand so good" May
grumbled. Il think about all these.
! not like my Ariette shall take the
chances"
tArent you n little morbid about
AIette:" 1 asked. First you do
3thing but fuss and worry for fear
sle Wall grow too much attached TO
Nicholas Perry because he offers her
a glimpse of all the luxury and beauty
you think she Graves. Now you are
starting to borrow more trouble. You
are worrying over Tarasov. Granted
he is n menace, May, don't you think
1t is safer to have him right on the
edge of our property where we eau
keep track Of him than somewhere up
on the side of the hills in the thick |
forests we can't penetrated"
Maybe you have it right" May
said thoughtfully. Il go ask Zcke
Schmidt. He knows. He knows every
things"
was deeply amused at the girls |
touching faith in Zckc. But | real |
lied that if the emperor of the dis |
trict didn't approve of Tarasox's |
OuNH hNlt III TUT |
j might find myself involved in n |
feud beside being the center of the |
Red-Palmer mystery.
On the whole life at The Brchcs |
looked complicated enough without |
single new development to add to the |
confusion. But directly after lunch, |
Nicholas Perry appeared on the scene,
and the minute l set eyes on him, ! |
felt that there was something new in |
the wind.
Il didn't come to see you" he an
nounced gaily. Il am really calling
on May Valleau. though I'm not sure
i want her to suspect it..
think she would be overwhelmed
By the honor?" / asked half laugh
ingly.
Shouldn't be surprised he said.
Especially when she finds out what
1t is I've come to discuss with her."
y "Tarasoy?" l asked.
| Nicholas Perry fairly jumped.
t"How do you know about Tarasov?"
BIZ asked.
. i"He called on us last night" | said,
mott in the least unaware of the effect
this would be likely to have on Mr..
PERRY.
'1He called on you!' my guest fairly
shouted. Come on-quit your spool
ing. Tarasov wouldn't come here Of
all places"
"Because of BERTHE Lingard?" |
asked.
Nicholas Perry stared at me as if
he had seen a ghost. Then he asked
quietly:
"How much do you know"
Everything" ! said dramatically.
Then / added curtly: And little
bit morr-than you do"
For instance!" demanded my Wis.
itor.
II know that BERTHE Lingard has
come back to America-back to this
neck Of the woods: and that he is mad
" n March harG-crazy-perhaps even
insane" l said. wait
I'll show you"
Aud then / got the illiterate scrawls
Of the "Red Palmer" and laid them
before Nicholas Perry. For, sudden
", j was sure that i knew the dan.
ger that threatened me-and whence
It came. But as ] looked at the queer.
half-shamcd expression
on Nicholas Perry's face Il realized
that there was more to this man than
| had hitherto dreamed.
81 know where Lingard is right this
minute Nicholas Perry announced
rurtly.
Ito BE COntinued.) Il