San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-05

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

copyright, 1925, King Feature Syn, Inc
Don't be silly" / said to Jeanit
I as we walked down the road between
N The Hedgerow, Nicholas Perry's place
and The Birches. why should m!
n maid, May Vallcau, hate you? She's
just rather surly snd dull, and proba
Z bly, is suspicious OF most people and
things"
Il get on her nerves." Jeanie said
quietly. Il can't tell you why. But
she isn't sure whether to turn Inc t.
some good use or not. Oh, how silly
Iof me ranting along about a stupid
B girl like that! Tell me, don't you
think Mr.. Perry is one of the really
great artists of our day."
His things are charming" | said
But / seemed to find more interest
in the wonderful studio itself than in
its pictures"
For the second time within two
hours, our approach to house
b brought its occupant to greet us. AS
I've set foot on the lowest step of The
EBirchcs, the front door opened and
Jim appeared on the piazza.
Fl Hello, Jeanie, this is fine" he
said eagerly. I'm mighty glad you've
decided to bury the Ratchet"
"A Il didn't come to see you.
II didn't want to see you," Jeanie's
voice rose shrilly. "Hve told Anne
linn not ready TO overlook the hor-
r rible scandal into which you drag
*ged-"
Here / am and here you are,
he said, good.naturedly. Let by
\ cones be bygones, Jcanic. \ fresh
start for all of us. Give me a kiss,
Anne dear, and maybe that will in
aspire jeanne to come and do like
wise.5
How can you" Jeanic cried hys-
terically. I'm not one to drop things
Dixie this. You can't just say, Presto,
Echango" and do away with the
shameful facts"
IF you feel like this" Jim asked
v with pardonablc sarcasm, why do
|'gou come to my house,"
N Il didn't come to see you," Jeanie
Il choked angrily.
Fl But here ! am. This is my house.
My wife lives here. If you come to
Zee her here, don't you think might
PERSONALLY expect to have you accept
the man whose hospitality you &C.
Zcept. especially when he happens to
be your brothcrE"
Il don't seem to have been p8rtak-
bug of much Of your hospitality" she
snapped. Il parked my car here and
took Anne"
II Jeanie stopped abruptly. But she
bad said enough to make Jim deter
|bnincd to make her say more.
n Where did yod take Anne" he
|hskcd. Did you come way out here
10 offer her the hospitality Of the
road? Were you unwilling to step
into my house? Did you go as far
Is that? Are you so impacabIc,
Jcanie--so pigheadcdly stubborn anG
blngratcful-"
please :" / exclaimed cxcitcdly.
1t was obvious that Jim was So
thngTy he didn't know what he was
saying. 7 was afraid he would undo
bill he had done to keep .Icanic happy
with Pat. And some deep instinct
bold me this was just the wrong mo
Imcnt to reveal to Jeanne that it was
pat who had been interested in the
tlcad and gone Brooke De COurccy.
whose murder by her brother, was the
ndircct cause for our living at the
|Birchcs.
I fumblcd for words. Jcanie and
\ Jim were fairly growing at each
bther.
Il wouldn't have entered your gates
I ! thought ! must put up with this"
she said.
"You might meet Anne Mt the sta.
fion," Jim answered That would
I. DC a juicy tid-bt for the ncighbors
They probably think well Of your
itoaming the road"
I'VE didn't roam the road" Jcanie
shoutcd. we had tea with n famous
; rtist who lives down the road. lie is
willing to overlook the fact that we
'hrc your wOmcn-folk and treat MS AS
n we weren't under the ban of this
whole community because Of the ter
'rible thing you did"
4 I'm sorry you are tarrcd with the
brush of being my relative Jim flung
back. I'VE may be able to annul the
relationship"
"I'll annul it all right" Jeanne NUT
cred. Then her voice rose as she
burned toward her car and stepped in
IFith n vindictive: I'll never enter
sgour house again. wouldn't risk |
! mother meeting. Never"
And as she drove away / found ]
Eas actually hoping she meant il.
Ito be Continued.)