San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-29


"0h. Nicholas Perry!" cried AR.
lette, running toward the front of the
studio where 1 was sitting trying to
refuse the automobile proposition our
neighbor had just made. you will
have one good laugh when l show you
what is it our friend James Harrison
he have done. Men are such funny
little boy"
Arlette interrupted herself with an
other trill of laughter rs she came run
ming toward us with a spider in her
hand. In it could see the inferred re-
mains of the sausages which had evil
IDENTIFY burned TO a crisp while Jim
was struggling with his griddle cakes.
''See how this is funny. And h
think he help his wife when he make
such mess as this and waste the MONEY!
so he have pretty soon and often to
say by her: Where is that dollar i
gif you yesterday"
Arlette's musical voice dropped to a
sneering growl MS she initiated an
angry man accusing his wife of vast
ing his money. Nicholas Perry
laughed. But the amazing thing was
that Jim, following her across the
room. laughed, too, as he cried:
''The little huxzy! See how she
bares my degradation and shame for
the world TO see."
'The worldY asked Perry. "You
flatter me-"
I'm talking to Anne" said Jim,
and then-evidently catching the ma
steal idea from Arlette, he began to
hum: For you are all-are all the
world to me-"
THAT is not so polite" trilled Ar
lette. Il come into your crazy kitchens
where all is so topsy as turvy and l
make him right again, like Valleau
womens all know how TO do. So, while
it is little Arlette lwho help you, you
shall not sing to smother woman how
she is all the world. III she is all the
world. how come she let you have such
bad times with making the breakfast
what you don't know nothinss about
II didn't reproach him found
myself saying stiffly. why need
youy" y -
jim pulled my ear, as he said gaily ::
you're a good sport, Anne. But
our Arlette is a fascinating little
witch. A man will take a call down
from her because it's SO funny TO see
such a little piece struggling with all
the big English words she doesn't
know"
"That's right, agreed Nicholas
Perry abruptly. "a man will always
let an outsider call him down. espe-
cially if she is a pretty kid like our
Arlctte. But woe betide the wife who
doesn't tell him his worst failures are
grand successes"
"That makes marriage fine, sane
partnership" / said bitterly"
at would be all right of you had a
sense of humor-or even OF comedy,
Jim said lightly. "Come on, Arlette,
if you're through kidding me and ex-
posing my poor, dead little sausages,
let's see how quickly you can finish
the cleaning up-with my poor as
sistance."
at is not so much.' Arlette said
"All right; then you don't need 1t.
can get along better without it, and
so III stay here and make myself
Jim said gaily.
Arlette stamped her foot and put
her slim little hands on her slender
hips as she asked intensely.
"You mans can talk about the joke.
But if it come to take the joke, L
think you are not so good at all. Come.
now, and you shall help me in the
jiffy."
As Jim got up and followed her
meekly, Nicholas Perry drew a mock
ing sigh and asked in a tone to
match:
isn't it sad that wives don't dare
henpeck their husbands the way pretty
little visitors from the outside world
dare to do?" -
Every sad" I said dryly, but with
an almost bitter yearning TO go out
to the kitchen and show Jim and
the pretty little visitor how quickly
could set the kitchen to rights.
1 felt a fit of actual sulks coming
on. 1t was bad enough to have Ferry
and Arlette interrupt us as they had