San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-17
The Making Of
a Husband
A n n Lisle's N e ~
Phrase of jim, and
Amme'S Marital
Adventure
Chapter 145
BY ANN Isle

Copyright, 1925. King Features Syn. Inc.
1t was jeanne whose telephone call
broke in on Jim's announcement that
i don't realize how irresistible Arlette
Valleau is. She was telephoning to ask
if l was being neighborly to Nicholas
Perry.
Its not like you to neglect anyone
in such trouble as has got hold Of
him." she said. "Dr Willis just tele-
phoncd to say that there seems less
and less chance that poor Stub will
ever be able 10 use his hands much for
months or, perhaps, even years to
come"
How cruel!" I exclaimed. 'To
thing of being obsesesd BIZ yearnings
to paint beauty and then ITO be limited
by hands-just hands"
you see how terrible it is" Jeanit
cried. "And you must see how lonely
it will leave him, how heavily time
will drag along"
You're the one who should think
Of that" broke in CURLY.
Il can bear to think of him." Jeanie
protested.
responsibility" replied coldly.
who said it did," Jeanie almost
snarled. II know / have n lot of re-
sponsibility in the matter. know that
IL hadn't been-amusing myself with
Nicholas Perry and flirting and max
ing him think / cared, he might have
protected himself that night of the
blizzard. ] know he sacrificed his
hands for me. But do you think that
makes me a-desirablc companion for
him just now?"
you think he won't want to see
youi" I asked.
Il know he doesn't" jeanne an-
swered humbly. II telephone every
day and he sends messages by Arlette.
He is always out for a walk or asleep
or in conference with business people.
If he doesn't want to Talk to me, think
how he would hate seeing me-"
"Im-thinking," i said quietly.
well, I'll go over and see him to
morrow. But he may not want to see
me either. I'll just have to chance that
and be philosophical about it il / get
snubbed. Is that all, Jeanie?'
Don't sound o-schoolma rmish ="
Jeanic protested. II know how you
disapprove of me. / suppose you think
1t wouldn't hurt me any more than II
VIII you-to be snubbed. But don't
you see I'd remind him so forcibly Of
what he wants to forget? ] could
stand his refusing to see me. But he
wouldn't. And what's the use of
reminding poor Stub that IL he'd never
seen me--and had never flirted with
me--he'd be painting masterpieces to
dnyY
You might be right" I agreed
YEARLY. His tragedy seems Scout
Of proper ion."
"The man is paying-for once
Jeanne sale flippantly.
Paying for nothing murmured
CURLY.
"He gave me back my faith in nv.
self-and my charm" Jeanie said
amazingly. "He made me find some in
terest in life again-a thing ! thought
I'd never be able to do-a thing no
one has been able to make me do sine,
baby Pat died. . . could even rec
oncile myself to the truth about
Brooke DE Courcey-and Pat when
] heard it."
Then you owe Nicholas Perry more
than you can pay" surprised myself
by saying.
But he doesn't want me to pay.
He doesn't want me around. ] remind
him." jeanne protested GROSSLY. I'm
not trying to-sidcstep. I'm not ex.I
actly-running away from responsible.
ity. I'm keeping away where I'm not
welcome"
"That may be true" / said CURLY.
"But ] think you might manage some
thing n little more creditable than
asking me to take the job Of helping to
reconcile Nicholas Perry to his fate.
Still-Ill do my best"
left the telephone with the know.
edge that / had been very ungracious
that / had managed to put myself
in the wrong-tbat ! had, perhaps,
offended Jeanie Beyond repair. And to
what purpose? I hadn't done any
thing to restore power to Nicholas
Perry's injured hands. hadn't
changed Virginia's position in this
matter-nor her nature in any way.
j had only brought myself IN against
stone wall of Harrison cha racter-
istics and had made myself foolishly
critical of the whole clan-includins
Jim.
Ito BE Continued.)