San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-30
The Making Of
a Husband
Ann Lisle'S N e %
Phase of Jim and
Anne's Marital
Adventure
By ANN Isle
BY ANN Isle
Chapter 104.

Copyright, 1925, King Features Syn. Inc
Early in the afternoon of the day
after the great blizzard, Pat Dalton
telephoned the Birches. His call was
the first intimation we had that the
telephone wires were working again
and giving us communication with
the world.
At the moment I did not pay any
particular attention to it, but now /
realize how jeanne blushed, bridled
and jumped when the telephone rang,
and how she started as il to answer
the summons. However, / hurried to
answer with perfectly natural haste,
since Jim had just gone upstairs to
lie down and rest after the strenuous
experience in getting back to the
Birches.
"Good day to you, Alanna," was
Pats greeting the moment he recog-
nized my voice. rs it my wife your
roof is after sheltering"
"She's here" l said reassuringly.
But / should have expected you to
cry out desperately and ask: is SHE
there? How can you be so polite as
TO stop and say howdy to me before
asking"
"'Twas pretty sure / was" said
Pat.
"You must have had terrible night
at Dreamwold wondering if Jeanie
was out in the cold blast? / sug-
gested.
"'Twas not myself was under shell
ter at Dreamwold," Pat said.
anticipated Pats wish by going to
call Jeanne to the telephone.
Taap;a ,,,,,et ha,,a bnon ot tho falp-
phone all of ten minutes, and when
she came away and sought me l was
astonished to see how excited and
stimulated she looked.
"Want to hear the funniest coinci-
dence ever?" she asked.
"Of course. What?" / replied.
"Pat was in the club where Arlette
took shelter last night" said Jeanne.
"Thus completing your brothers.
alibi." I said dryly.
I'm a horrid, suspicious thing,
Jeanne answered contritely and with
the sudden charming humility OF
which she is capable. "Pat said he
didn't hear the child sing, but it was
described to him this noon as an I'M
forgettable experience. He said the
bard-boiled old hunters who were
there said she was like a spirit blown
in out of the storm-pale and frail
and lovely and sweet"
~She really doesn't seem like q
mere earthly human" / answered
"She seems to blow inland out-and
away like a wrath. But to come
down to earth, did Pat say there were
any old millionaircs there ready to
oil
Nothing but guides" jeanne an
swered. And tough old hunters who
haven't a penny more than it takes to
buy guns"
Funny Nicholas Perry doesn't in
vest in her future" / said.
"Oh, someone will, and we'll be pull
ing the L knew her when stuff,
Jeanie said with a complete right
about-face where Arlette was concern
ed.
Then her face lighted up to such
radiance that even before turned
to look in the direction her eyes were
taking / actually knew L should see
Nicholas Perry striding up the path
to my house. But before we could
move across the studio to open the
front door for him there was a furry
of steps from the kitchen and n light
figure raced down the hall to admit
Nicholas Perry to the house.
perhaps that's why he doesn't
invest in her future" Jcanie said with
q toss Of her head maybe he wants
to-enjoy the present"
And l found myself cchoing:
MAYBE !"
ITO Be Continued.)