San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-19
THE MAKING OF A HUSBAND
A SERIAL BY Ann LisLe
CHAPTER "a.
Copyright. 1895, BY King Features "

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sister of Zeke's-or Arlette. And sis
ter Kathie can't do thing for Ze!ic
because she has her brood Of five
children to look after-sO Of course
it is UP to Arlctte. Simple, isn't it,
Natural" ] replied idly. going on
to ask almost before / was aware OF
having formulated the thought: And
is Arlettc smart enough 20 handle any
of Emperor Zeke's affairs?'
"She's-smart enough to get any
man to believe in her. Jeanne said
tartly. Stub makes me fearfully
cross by spelling her until there's no
putting her in her place. He treats
her as if she were n little princess
not serving maid"
MAY seems like a queen" con-
fcsscd. "Those sisters are really un-
usual-duite remarkable"
"Now don't YOU begin raving about
Arlette." Jeanie said pcttishly. This
iG the first time in ages that I've en-
ioyed sitting TO Stub for my portrait.
Generally Arlettc is there and irri-
tates me so ] get lines between my
browg and then Stub can't paint me
at ALL"
'What does lie think of your atti-
Judo toward Arlctte?" | asked.
He thinks the lines come from
tircdncss.' Jcanir shot back with an
impish grin. which was followed by
scowl rs she asked:
what attitude orc you insinuatino
har"-not JEALOUSY surely. 7
wouldn't bclittlc myself hc being ioal-
Gus OF n servant. IF Nicholas Perry
wanted 10 flirt with his littlo-scullerv
maid: he could ard welcome. I
wouldn't think Of him twice. What
hhot,hers me is that he has fine
iatherly attitude toward the littlo in
crate Hnd that feel she takes ady?n.
taHgc of it rs she would Of rnything cleo
that redounded to her benefit. OF
course. since May is so busy with
Ickc. Arlette is bit neglected. and
know she has felt left out in the cold
ever since | came to nose for Stub.
So naturally she would turn to-
Jeanne broke off abruptly. 4 dark
flush dyed her checks. Her Iool; oi
guilty sclf-consciousncS was sterling.
| felt that it was a revelation. 1t was
on the tip of my tongue to ask:
"Wcrc Won on the v"rcr Of SAVING
thai it is natural for Arlcttc to tnrr
to Jim row that NJ. Pcrr- and MY
arn too busy to hcthcr m"ch with the
child9 DO you think he is rS inprcs.
sionablc-and as cNcap &c that
But. Of course. | couldn't. Know
ing that who"oev0r excuses himself
"ccuscs himself. was sure that
had only TO give Jeanio an oncnint
such rs this and she would nrocood t.
unhurdcn herself. But of what?
Is Jcanie rescnting jim because shf
7aSents the Harrison weakness which
che feels both he and she so pHinfully
Illustrate: Is size still bitterly con
tomnlatinc the family skeleton 9
Iim'7 fanciCd philardcring with Brool
De COurccv? Or does shn know tn
truth about Brooke and Pat and fec
cheapcn"d by the steps Jim took f
protect her?
I felt that Jcanic was not onl
ready to pouncc on Jim and accuS
him Of wronGdoing. but that she roAll
lorged to gloat over me. | didn'
know why.
Jcanic. however. wasn't my creates
problem. What WIS worrying mo wa
the seeming imrossibility of nv hidin
my suspicious from .Tcanic. She hn
cngcndcrcd them: whether purposrl
or nccidcntally.. didn't know. Bu
she he'd started my morbid imagining
travelling un-state. | was jcalOu
and ashamed Of il. And with risin
misery | wondered how ] could hid
my state of mind from Ieanie il w
were shut in alone Mt Tho Birches-
imprisoned by the blizzard.
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