San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-12
The Making Of
a Husband
Ann Isles N en-
Phrase of Jim and
Anne's Marital
Adventure
BY ANN Isle
Chapter 141.
BY ANN Isle

Il can't go On iikc inns
knowing how you're going to take
things l want you to be happy
even fl have to let you 60 in order
to make you happy"
Those words of Jim's rang IN my
ears as ] stumbled from the STUDIO OF
The Birches and ran to my own room,
where / slammed the door and flung
myself down on the bed to weep my
heart out. / sobbed wildly. Present.
" my sobs lessened and began 20
think. The sum and substance OF my
morbid fancies was this:
"Nobody wants me! I'm mus.
cncc. Ralph writes me passiopate
love letter and then cables my nus
band NOT to let it affect me. In other
words Ralph enjoyed admiring me
from distapcc as another mans wife,
hut he'd hate to have him take me
seriously Ard Jim's glad to get
rid Of me. He grabs the chance.
At this point I fell to crying again.
Presently / began to choke and cough
and had TO stop and fumbled in my
pocket for a handkerchief. The physi-
cal excrtion caused my sobbing to
moderate. And in a moment or two
began TO listen expectantly for the
sound Of Jim's hating steps on tne
staircase {. +. OF course he'd come
up in minute to see what was the
matter with me and TO tell me now
sorry he was that he had hurt me
so. IA
began to listen. gave myself
more and more eagerly to listening
surely Jim would come. He'd have to
come. / couldn't go down unless he
ceme 10 get me. That would be too
humiliating. Jim had just said that
he wouldn't humiliate me again--de-
libcrately. "
Minutes passed and Jim did not
como. I waited ard waited. Little
shifting sobs came wavering out now
and then. ] grew cold. | puiied
the huff up from the foot OF the bed
and flung Il ove- me
There was q loud knocking at the
door. / struggled back from long
distance as the door opened and re-
vosled Jim standing in the light OF inc
hall.
"Have you been ssleep?' he asked:
"No.' | protested. AT least 1
don't think so"
.WeH. it's almost eight. Dinners
ready. got it," Jim said proudly.
/ leaned to my feet and rushed at
lin. His arms reached out and took
me almost before / was within reach
ing distance. Our lips met, and then
clddlcd my head against his shoulder
for moment. All the misery Of the
past hours fell away-powerless, for
gotten.
"My wifcr' he said. "IIl never let
you co."
~ Thought you wanted me to CO." /
whispered.
~ was afraid you might want to
IL didn't open TIE door and show
YOU that you aren't In cage" jim
laughed.
''Do you think I could lightly break
ny marriage vOws- L began
seriously, reverting 10 the moment
when I had demanded of Jim what
he WINS discussing If not my character.
"You can't break 'em Tightly or any
other way," Jim said firmly. BE
causo whether we hurt each other or
misrnderstand each other or irritatc
eacb other. now and then--above all
we love each other. And when We
said 'for better, for worse, l guess
that included all the times when
folks say the wrong thing and get
the wrong meaning out OF what the
other fellow has said. .. Come Oh
down to dinner"
Jim linked his arm in mine and as
We went down the steps, be whistled
the Wedding March from Lohengrin;;
And somehow ] never felt so married
or 10 romantic about 1t as did on
nv vay down the stairs to the studio
Of The Birches. 80
There were only a few lamps on In
the room. and our little table was
lighted with candles. Jim had set IT
with the best damask and silver ana
china The Birches affords. But Their.
wasn't flower on the table. and
Ralph Lacy's red roses were far AZ
the other end of the room. from which
they sent their warm fragrance ike
hcssing-not a menace -,
"Whnt delicious dinner" i said
AZ y set my teeth into the appetizer
"a toast spread with Russian dressing
and topped with little rolled ancho-
Ties.
"Wait for the next course. That's
nv masterpiece" he laughed. "If you
hadn't slept for almost two hours, j
cou,A never have composed it."
"lts wonderful to be married. Jim
said, as he came around to my side
and perched on the arm of my chair
at the end Of the meal. II think we
can afford to send Lacy cable. to
greet him when he lands in Naples.
He's really made us present Of our
happiness. I'll never be jealous OF
him again. I'll never. try 20 come
between you and any friendship you
wsnt TO give him. :"
sand I'll never doubt you" ! cried.
And then almost without yolition. i
heard myself add Never is long
time"
ETERNITY isn't long enough for
folks who're going to be Us hhppy as
we are Jim replied. Il love you.
Do you love meT
"0h. yes-yes," I whispered.
''Then is there anything else that
counts?" jim demanded.
I crept closer 10 him. II was the
only answer to satisfy Jim. But II
left me wondering.
Is love all that counts? Is our love
big enough to overshadow everything
else-or to illuminate everything else?
tTo Be Continued.)