San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-17
The Making Of
a Husband
Amm LiSle' s N e %
Phase of Jim and
Anme's Marital
Adventure
RY ANN VJcTr
Chapter 80.
By ANN Isle

7 sstny are you talking about aIibis ~,
asked asked Jeanie severely. "'''iS
Doesn't Pat like your vo;ru 4.
.TTr ys Perry's so much ~, 's 10
ne doesn't know I 20 tberoy co.,
'eamTrIse-brazenly. as it seemed 70 s a,a
.inen what is there towo,;b; >" me
a aand' repeating the word which b.!
bnre Twice from Jeanie's Inns r;nbt
.n IN me studio of The Bircbes
Don't be a goose" Jeanie se;d =
ii'a9iy. I'm hungry as n doe WI,
~ there! Lamb? Fine! Ob a nai
hhIny peas-the June sitting. ri ~ nJi
o.e up everything there is on e ~
'ao ee II you're not careful. Anne" "'
Better not. We NAV be snowod :,
ana need our provisions" T said al; H.
..;a S.uo Will get through" Jeanic
Then Then Mr.. Perry knows you,re
herey' / asked. 'ou IT.
Yes: No" she said, flusbinv dson
~. How should he? Didn't I 81,
'o ~ ieft his place ages ago.?
lou also told me you lost your
way and deserted your car out in the
"Well-and?"
a. - "0Io surprisingly calm over
tne loss OF your car" I said CURLY.
why cry over split milk" asked
Jeanne. But her rudy color was
You wouldn't enjoy losing your
car, / persisted. ''
I'm a good sport"
Too good by far" 1 agreed. Like
most Harrisons. But I know the
country hereabouts, Jeania. First OF
an there isn't a detour. Then, if YOU
did get into the logging part of the
woods. that would have been over or
the other side of the Hedrerow. be-.
cause the forest between here ,nd
Nicholas Perry's place is so dense Won
could never get your car in"
what are you insinuating!' Jeanie
demanded.
,.Ihat you weren't flatteriny nv in.
telligence when you told me that lame
story" I said. '' '""''
What do you think the truth js?"
Jeanne asked pushing back her plate
snd staring at me with wide eyes and
dry. parted lips.
u want you to tell me-" I said
gently. '
WHY" she demanded. "What is
IT to you? I'm here. aren't I? / got
here Mt six in the evening in the midst
OF blizzard. 1t looks as IL I was
pretty anxious to como or else I
wouldn't have bravcd such a storm to
get here.
"Why did you brave the storm ~
! demanded. "You must have boer
afraid Of something or else YOU would
have Nt,r
blizzard"
IT was-afraid of myself" Jeanie
Tell Babbsie." I said using the
old formula with which I used to
make things easy for Neal.
AS l spoke J arose and went
around the table to Jeanie's side,
rutting my arms about her and draw
ing her head against me. For n mo-
mont she relaxed, leaning her head
against me like n tired child. Then
she ierkcd away with nm angry:
"You can't be satisfied unless YOU
have your melodrama. can you? What
is there to tell? Why should there
be ANYTHING to tell?"
"Wcll-you're here anyhow. and
that's enough" I said taking long
breath. I'm glad for your company,
Icanie. I've never been showed in.
But II that's going TO happen out
here in the woods. Tn grateful to
whatever fate brought me to you"
".Tim won't be homer" Jcanie asked
in Nh edsy tone.
Hes been called up state on bust
ness" replied.
Jeanie laughed. Her mirth was
not pleasant.
1--WE Harrisons :" she said: Then
leaning forward she confided sudden
~.
'T came straight from The Hedge
row, Anne. Nick drove me over in tho
car. It's out in your barn now. At
least he was going to try to put il
there. I stayed LONGER than usual. ]
didn't notice until the storm began to
be so furious. Then | hurried. think
ing I'd drive homo Mt n great rate.
saw I couldn't. SO Nick brought me
here"
"Yon were under shelter. Why
didn't you stay" / asked.
81 thought it best TO get off before
the storm broke" Jeanie rencatcd.
at might not have looked we'll"
"Why not?" / asked.
think some demon must have
prompted me to put that question.
Jeanie looked Mt me almost sadly
for moment. Then her face grew
cold and hard.
at was pleasant. wanted TO
STAY" she said. at was twice as
pleasant as usual. But | thought it
best not to. Mrs. Cruikshank was out
at the Lodge with Lingard. knew
she might be showed in there-unablc
10 step out. And Arlette was not
there to chaperone me. l didn't trusI
myself to stay"
Don't traduce yourself like that"
! protested.
"Arletto was gone" Jeanne repeat
ed oddly. "Gone. Upstate on bust.
ness"
She faced me defiantly. The CLEAN
in her eyes seemed malicious-or per-
hans plying. / gasped for breath.
knew what she mennt-she was insin
uating Of Jim. But how was to meet
Il