San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-19
The Making Of
a Husband
A n n List e. N e ~
Phase of Jim md
Anne's Marital
Adventure
BY ANN Isle
CHAPTER AZ
BY ANN Isle

Copyright, 1895, King Features Syn, Inc
Pick up that broken plate, throw
the pieces into the paper box, scrapC
those cakes from the rug and then
come back here" commanded jim
CURLY.
'Hessir," May ValIeau answered
IN a hopeless tone whose dull stodgi,
ness weighed on my heart.
! wanted terribly to held the
girl-to explain May to hersclf-tc
intercede for her with Jim. But !
found that l could not. / did moi
dare interfere. What was going tc
happen seemed completely taken out oil
my hands. L had tried to condonc
Mays thieving. Thus l had actually
seemed to encourge it. Now / felt
that whatever suffering Jim imposed
might be the thing needed to save
May from her insane Willingness to
become even a thief if so she could
serve her sister, Arlethe.
You did see that black and gold
box with the sweet smelling soaps
and powders of which / speak. didn't
you" Jim asked CURLY when the girl
slumped back into the room DULY and
heavily.
How should sec" began May
craftily sticking to the evasion she had
elected.
You did see it," reiterated jim.
Maybe" the girl conceded.
You did see it," Jim said quietly.
Then he added with third degree
sternness. When"
tMpvba
suikily.
And what did you do with it?'
Il dunno"
What did you do with it, re.
peated Jim.
May looked to me for help, then
shifted her eyes and said, stubbornly :
Maybe Mrs. Harrison, she put him
away"
Mrs. Harrison knows nothing of
the box. She is waiting-just MS am
for you to tell us tine truth. Nothing
\ but the truth will do. You had better
Nell it now, May. We know, anyway,
Jim said so coldly that | felt as
if 'thc girl must SILVER under the hail
Of his words.
Il take him. like him. No one
used him. He nothing but box soaps
and powders. Mems don't use him.
l take him. May said brokenly.
You stole it, Ell: Well, we know
that. And you stole nv wife's pur-
pie and lavcndar kcrchicf and the
brocadc she wanted TO use. We know
that, too. What have you to say
for yourself? What do you think we
should do to you?"
on May screamed, strangling
her cry with the apron which she
threw over her head MS she slid TO
n sitting posture on the floor.
As the girl sat there rocking in
misery and animal terror. my rage
ut Jim clutched like knife at my
heart.
How can you?" I demanded. do
you like to torture people,"
Jim ignored me.
Get up and face the music, May, q"
he commanded.
The girl jcrked, hcavcd about for
y moment, stumbled to her feet and
threw back her apron to reveal a
distorted face puffcd by tears and
fear.
What do you think We should do
10 you?" Jim asked.
You going put me in jail:" she ask
cd brokcnly.
"DO you think we should?" Jim
inquired in n silkCn tone.
Il wouldn't do such TO YOU" cried
MAY Il wouldn't. While you have
everything, ] don't care. But comes
sometimes my little sister maybe to
call for me. She touch the pretty
thing. She say it nicer here than
by studio. Zcke he tell me all time
] shall be careful from Arlettc. She
like to work by Nick Perry while it
so pretty there. She get so she want
pretty thing for herself. Maybe he
give her. Maybe so she love him
more as me. Maybe so he take her
from me. That why ! make myself
10 take few thing what you no
nCcd-what you no use-what
think you not even miss. / take and
] give them Arette. Now you put
he in Jail. Of Arlettc don't know
what become of her then. But !
think she hates me always while ]
in the Jail. / think Zcke he never
look at me again because / so bad
girl"
May Valleau stood leaning heavily
against the wall.
You going put me in jaiI?" she
asked again.
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