San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-08

The Making Of
a Husband
Ann Lisle's N e 10
Phase of Jim and
Anne's Marital
Adventure
BY ANN Isle
BY ANN Isle
Chapter 80.


all about my funny meeting with Mr.
Perry was that was too concerned
+ with your plan to leave The Birche.
to think of minor Details" l said sud
denly to Jim, as we silently dined.
"Td forgotten Perry for the mo
ment," he said. is he so much on
your mind that you have to dral
him back when I'm thinking of other
things?n
"You looked so distant 1 couldn't
stand it any longer" i replied. Il
thought you were still--worrying over
the tea this afternoon"
"Tve decided that it's not import
ant how you amuse yourself" Jim
said, still more coldly. 1--WE some
thing else on my mind just now
"Did little green dryad with fly
ing gold hair come and peek in the
window at your" / asked.
How did you gucss?" Jim de-
Il saw her. too, this afternoon. +"
"This afternoon?" Jim asked
blankly.
AT Perry's," replied, recognizing
the need of yenturing back on dan
gerous ground.
ooh, yes-at Mr.. Perry's,' Jim said,
grimly. -All roads lead to Rome
and to Perry"
when his name came up the other
evening, had a queer notion that
it was best to say nothing to you
just then" i said grimly. I'VE were
so happy. 1t was so sweet to feel
your interest in me and your concern
over my trying TO commute TO town
that j didn't want to go switching off
into a long discussion. Every time
Mr.. Perry's name came up. it got
dropped again for something that con-
cerned just US
And doesn't Perry concern usl"
Jim asked.
HE doesn't even concern me-" /
replied.
Then what in the name of com.
IRON sense do you mean by racing
over to his place to tea and dragging
Jcanie out here to chaperone you and
handle the proprieties?" Jim flung at
me.
" didn't drag her out here" said.
~No? Then why was she here
when it made her so furious to have
TO meet mc?"
Because she wanted to see Mr..
Perry's pictures" / said in a low, al
most bitter tone.
Jim stared at me. His eyes Wild.
encd and darkened. He put out his
hand, seized the glass of water and
drained it at n gulp. Then he began
TO laugh, CURLY and scornfully.
"Are you trying to hide behind
Jeanie?" he asked. Are you telling
me that she is paying Pat out in
his own coin without knowing what a
debt she has to settle?
"Tm telling you nothing" an
swered.
"That's right. Go behind your cur
tain of reserve again." Jim sneered.
Refuse to tell me what I've a right
TO know
what have you "a right to
know" ! asked.
Nothing. Live your own life. Go
into your shell. Shut your husband
out of your thoughts" Jim said.
"Mr. Perry is a great artist" said
slowly. "And he is great, big,
sturdy Viking of man. He found
Jcanie charming. She was so eager
to have him stay to supper that night
that / asked him against my own
conventional better judgment. He is
entertaining-not n bit self-centrcd.
He liked Jeanie. She came out of
her shell.
"Aristocrats always appeal TO her.
Mr.. Perry is mental and artistic |
aristocrat. You did so much-you |
were ready to sacrifice everything TO |
save Jeanie's sanity-well, Jim, this |
looked like an opportunity for me to
help lift her out of her slough Of
dcspond. / thought 1t wouldn't hurt |
to encourage her in any interest that |
broke down her melancholy. so / |
went over TO Mr.. Perry's to tea with |
her today"
@You encouraged my sister to flirt |
with Perry" Jim shouted nccusingiy. |
There speaks the cave-man. There
declaims the head Of the clan !" / said
coldly.
Jim stared at me. Then he began
to laugh.
by Jove! We men are primitive
tyrants under the skim" he said at
last. why shouldn't jeanne be proud
TO 20 see a private exhibition Of |
Perry's pictures? Why should ] go
off at a tangent because you chap
erone her or she chaperones you or
whatever 1t is that the tea meant?"
His right.about-face astonished me.
whats sauce for the goose is
sauce for the gander," Jim said slow
ly. Nothing very terrible about
Jeanie's wanting to see some pictures.
Perhaps IL Pat weren't so darn sure
of her, he could be counted on to be-
have from now on"
"You give me an iden," ! said.
maybe that applies 10 James Hunter
Harrison as well as TO Patrick Dali
ton"
like him, II doesl"
As Jim spoke he came and took
me into his arms, fiercely, pos.
sessiyely.
"You fill my life!r be cried. ~
love you. want to share even your
thoughts. Is that enough? Do you
feel that way, too?"
"Yes,' ] murmured against his
coat. "Yes"-
But as Jim put his lips on mine
I wondered if it would be possible
for us to live up to our golden words.
Ito Be Continued)