San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-17
THE MAKING OF A HUSBAND
A SERIAL BY Ann Isle
Chapter 119.
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You know Arlette's mother!'
asked OF the old patriarch who had
come TO pay II professional visit TO
Nicholas Perry.
DIR. Willis started. It was evident
he had forgotten me and had fancied
he was talking to himself when he
commented on Rosinc - Arlette's
mother. and how she always brought
sorrow with her wherever she went.
Il knew her we'll" he said. Poor,
unhappy creature! The only real JOY
her life ever knew was illicit joy, that
came from the devotion Of our good
Tarasov."
rs that how IIingard happened to
20 to you when he realized Nicholas
Pcrry's needs said. without troub-
ling to make my conversation con-
Sccutive.
DIR. Willis answered me i'll the same
fashion. We followed each other. We
took much for granted. And i knew
that in talking in this disjointed and
disconnected fashion the fine old man
and | were showing how much OF
friendship we had compassed in mo-
ment-in climbing part OF a flight oil
stairs.
Is lTltuus phVuN
to call him that" DIR. Willis said.
He has n healthy spirit in clean
body and a childish mind that cannot
think evil. Nicholas Perry played foot
ball at college. He has healthy body,
too-but the mind in it needs curing.
We will sec what we can do for Ben
enuto Cellini."
MY husband called him that" l
said half to myself.
Then l opened the door and led Or.
Willis into the bedroom where Memo
las Perry Law. For a moment L was
sufficiently in the lead to keep Dr.
Perry from realizing that there was
any one with me.
"I didn't get a chance to tell
Jeanic." he muttered. "Lingard butted
in. Game to say he had the Doc. Long
tromp. Tarasov wanted to warm the
medico up n bit with coffee or soup
or what-not. i really think you VIII
have to tell her ,,
He broke off. His face crimsoned.
1t looked almost appopleptic for
moment. Then his eyes shifted. And
of a sudden his voice rang out de-
well, if it isn't good old Doc
Il
YOU. Welcome. Doc. Come and give
me the once over. Tell me il I'm
ever going to use these paws again.
He gestured toward the two use
less looking Jumps that lay on the
coverlet.
"Bertie Lingard brought me to YOU
nv SON" DR.. Willis replied gently.
Then turning to me he added quietly
"Njcholas Perry is a son TO me-
thouoh perhaps | do not seem a
father to him ,
Mother married the Doc when /
was fifteen or so. He's good old
skate" laughed Perry irreverentiy;
Then he added: Il suppose Llngard
told you all about himself-supposeo
you've got it in for me because
didn't call you to take care OF MN -
81 came to do what / can for you,
my son. But if you deem my skill
insufficient. shall merely dress yon'
hands and then step aside while you
| send for n younger man-in whom
you have more faith" said the ole
Go ahead growled Nicholas
| Perry. And suddcnly-almost Is
clearly as if the tale had been sketch
ed in for Inc. / felt that his relations
TO Nicholas Perry had been ma l'
clear for me. When the artist was
| big boy his mother had married {
second time-had married this gentle
old country practitioner, DIR. Jaoei
Willis.
Evidently the high strung. arroSan,
| Nicholas had never accepted the OH
man as a father, and obviously th'
| old man yearncd over the younger
one as a son. Since Nicholas Perry
had lust told me that he was oYcl
forty-and that his mother had hn,
married the DOC" when he was fiji
teen or so, I guessed that for quar-
! ter Of century the old man ha'
longed in vain to be father to the sol
who would have none of him.
demonstrating still more OF th'
| tragedy, it was clear that Perry ha'
summoned some other physician L.
care for BERTHE Lingard and hi
battling aphasia and mental abbcra
tons. Tnrasov evidently has caus'
to worship the old man. Taras.o'
no doubt told Berthe OF him when TIN
two of them were rescuing Perry an
Jeanie from the storm.
| And BERTHE, tremendously invigorlt
ed BY my responsibility. went stiaigh
| for DIR. Willis-not for the Doctor
Nicholas Perry had employed TO hell
him. Perhaps nothing did more q
assure me of Bertie's cure than IN
quiet sense of responsibility he show
ed in going off 10 get the Doctor am
leaving Tarasov to work where h
| was most needed,
All this flashed through my min
while the old Doctor was binding "a
Perry's hands, dressing them an
bandaging them With skill and gentle
ness and dexterity. As he wOrke'
! struggled not to Judge Perry. Blu