San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-03
The Making Of
a Husband
A n u LaSLe' s N e 10
Phase of JiT md
Anne's Marital
Adventure
BY Ann Isle
Chapter 1O7
BY Ann Isle

Copyright. 1925. by King Feat. sgd. Inc
My heart was as cold US the snow
III the moment when Jim flung me Ia
tho ground and jumped back The
crash which had rung out like shot
from a cannon was still cchoing in
my cars. But now the road leading
from the Birchcs to Nicholas Perry S
nome, the Hcdgcrow, was still again
Before me on the snOw-buried road
lay an enormous branch of tree.
Jim was nowhere to be seen. | peer
cd around and then ! creDt forward.
beginning to understand that what
had with sicksniug disgust mstnkeG
for cOwardicc was noble s.Esacrificc.
1t became clear that Jim had riskcd
himself to save me from the great
branch. whose cracking break he had
been wise enough to anticipate.
The branch was like small tree.
1t covered the entire road and ex-
tended up to the banks on either side.
j could not climb over it in my snow
shoes and l did not want to waste
arose and walked around the impcd-
ing tree and up the bank as if hal
always been accustomed to snow
shoes. But when / got around the
tree ! found Jim sitting up, blinking
and gaSping out almost laughingly:
You'll have to-unlock me, Anne.
This darn young Christmas tree has
me where il wants me. I'm pinned
down by one foot and couple OF
inches of hand and few other parts
Of the anatomy"
You brave darling. I cried.
You're not hurt, are YOU"
MY feelings are" said Jim. 81
wanted to act like n hero, and now
my girls got to come and rescue me,
and ] cant show off Il darn bit.
| bent down and began paving at
the snow, trying to work my way
under the branches that were holding
.'im's snowshoc and right hand. and
is "ruck-sack" aud part Of the coat
beneath his back. But the excayat-
irg was not easy, as the Top crust OF
iae snow was frozen. | worked dcs-
pcrately, but Jim's face was paling.
aud | could see how painful it was
10 lilo there in the cold.
Suddenly it occ-rred TO me to try
io get my snovshocs off and TO use
thcm for digging and hammering pur-
poses. For quite a while Jim gave
me suggestions and laughing assist
auce. But as the sun went down IT
grew colder and colder and VIC got
quicter and quieter. ] was making
Iapid progress now, but I was 30 terri
fled that the tears began running
down my checks and freezing as they
came. One warm drop. however. went
fast enough to fall ON Jim's face and
it reused him To say:
Don't be foolish, dear. It's so
Uice and coy here. I'm going to
Sleep
He moved as he spoke and showed
himself down deep into the snow.
eve cry Of desperation. I imagined
his attitude was what people take
when they are freezing, and 7 felt
that he. ives burcing himself deeper
than ever under the snow and the
branches from whose threat he had
saved me. | leaned forward and put
both arms around him, shaking him
vigorously ms | cried:
You can't 20 to- sleep Jim. Don't
be silly. What's the use of saving
mo from that tree If you leave me here
to be frozen TO death or eaten by bears
or wolves or something horrible that
comes out with the dark and the
cold!-
] was laughing and cryin: At once.
shaking Jim in fierce bystcria. And
suddenly / realized that his body was
yielding to my arms more than when
| first took hold Of him. | felt that
the weight Of the branch was not PIN
ming him down as much rs it had
done. With flood or relief | realized
that when he had snuSglcd deeper into
the enow, hc had probably pulled him
self from under the tree.
ITO &c Continued.