San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-27
The Making Of
a Husband
Ann LiSle' s N e ID
Phase of Jim ind
Anne'S Marital
Adventure
BY ANN Isle
BY ANN Isle
Chapter 1O1.

tops ut, iJ-os hln5 Ne ihN.
"Jcanic.' cried Jim.
His tone was broken, filled with
pleading, ringing with love and yet
checked up somehow by the unfail-
ing and ver.prcsent Harrison prid".
He took step forward and held out
his arms. Like little girl who has
been lost and is found again, Jeanne
ran forward and crept into the shel
ter Jim was offering her.
For minute they stood silcnc,
Jim's face against Jeanies hair. Then
Jcanie lifted her face and said gently !:
Lets kiss and make up, jim"
felt that it would be irrcvercut
to intrudc on the moment when they
met and forgot all that had separated
them. a moment later Jeanic came
10 my side, and as she took my hands
in hers | knew this was the adorable
.Jcanic who makes you forget all the
willful pride and Maynard scorn of
which she is capable in less kindly
moments.
You're a SWEET little thing, Anne
she said. Jim is lucky TO have
YOU"
And I'm lucky to have you" said
Jim. Il might so easily have es
Jranged you"
How" jeanne asked quietly. but
with note in her voice which evil
IDENTITY escaped Jim.
by my own foolishncss, jim
said.
But Jim wasn't watching Jeanic. He
was watching me. And his eyes werc
SO full of noble purpose and of pre-
occupied intentness that he didn't sec
any of the signals I was trying to
wig-wag him with dropping lashcs and
scowiing brows.
Anne is my wife. She married
me for better for wOrse'-and when
she made her VOWS she meant them. "
Jim said softly. Your Harrison pride
was affronted at the idea of having
inc mixed W witii-unsavory 'doinSs.
knew it would BE-. I was even
afraid you would try to influence
Anne against me-
Il did" Jcanie broke in.
This time there was the equivalent
al n "dimplc" in her voice. Jim's
prcoccupation made him unaware even
Of this.
But she stood by he said proud.
j.. "Aud now let's put our bysoncs
into the bygone class and leave 'cn
there. For some mcrciful reason
you're all ready TO forget and to for
give-as Anne has done"
Are you sure she has," Jcanic
demanded
OF COURSE Jim began. but again
jamie broke in with quick:
Are you sure there was anything
for hcr TO forgivc:" e.
Even then Jim didn't realize whore
she was driving. I've never before
seen him so tired. so distract and so
dense. But Of course il really
couldn't possiblv have occurred to
him that inside Of years time Lucic
Trcmaine would divorce Johnny,
marry Mart -Hawlcy. get hold Of the
truth about Brooke De Courccy and
come 10 Jeanie with it. And how
else was Jeanne to come by the truth
~ an ugly story he had gone to such
lengths to keep her from suspccting
So-hiding his head under the sand
as ostrichcs probably never do-Jim
said in the most innocent, childish tone
in the world:
Where did you get this sudden
broad -mindcdness. Ieanie:'
Times are changing" she answer
Cd airily. There arc worse things
than what Anne has to forgive
she was frightfully Inundated by
my-dancing attendance on Brooke DE
Courcey.' Jim said stiffly. "You
must not belittlc Annc's generosity
nor fail to sec that her attitude to-
ward me was wondcrful--and precise
~ what 7 counted on having it,"
You sound like maxim out oi
the copybooks Of our children Jeanic
giggled. "'Do right and fear nc
manor some such noble saying
seems about to trip off your tongue
Times have changed. James. Really
there was nothing so terrible in your
attitude toward the fair"
"Jeanio." objected Jim explosive
ly. 81 won't have you talking 81
lightly Of sacred things
Yet this is precisely the good hu
morcd dctachm"nt yon'd TX" me to
show if-Pat had straycd," Jeanic
said still more lightly.
But something in her tone arrested
.Iim's attention.
What arc you sa"ing?" he demand
cd.
THAT ] know" Jcanic replied sim
ply.
ITO BE COntinuedD