San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-06
The Making Of
a Husband
Ann Lisle's N e ~
Phase of Jim and
Anne's Marital
Adventure
BY ANN Isle
BY ANN Isle
Chapter 81.


Copyright. 1895. King Feature Syn, Inc.
Jim's face was a study as he
stood gazing at the empty driveway
of The Birches down which Jeanie
and her car had vanished in a defiant
whirl of dust a moment before, ]
understood how Jeanne had hurt Jim,
and hurried to his side to put my
arms about him and try to comfort
him. But Jim pushed me away. 1
drew back in establishment. Jim's
face was blazing with rage and 1t
seemed personal-directed at me, not
at Jeanne.
stammered.
"Yes, what's the matter?" Jim
mimickcd in n tone ! have not heard
him use in weeks.
1 broke the silence that ensued to
ask again with pleading in my voice !:
Jim, darling, tell me what's
wrong? What have / done? ] can't
help the old mystery is popping up
again and Jeanie's attitude toward 1t.
! know she ought to be graceful-
Again / made a little gesture to.
ward jim, but as my fingers touched
him he drew away and turned and
strobe into the house.
1 followed with the full determine
ton to remember that 1t takes two
to make a quarrel. As / entered the
room, Jim flung around to face me
with an accusing:
"Who is this artist neighbor' with
whom you were having tea?"
"A Mr.. Nicholas Perry" ] replied
equally.
Il don't know any Perrys," Jim
said thoughtfully.
"Ive only known him q short
time" I replied, trying to carry Off
the situation lightly. though / would
have given n great deal to turn back
the clock and manage somehow to
give jim little preliminary infor'
nation to antedate the tea.
"Since when do you have tea with
men you hardly know" asked Jim.
Hes a neighbour" i said lamely.
- "You invited a perfect stranger OF
whom you knew nothing, to stay to
tea !" exclaimed Jim.
Put thus BADLY, it didn't sound
very well, so j strove to explain:
"Therc were the two of us, and Mr..
Perry seemed so big and helpless and
--cultured-" -
$50 are gentlemen burglars and
confidence men," Jim cut in sarcastic
ally. Il didn't know you were in the
habit Of striking up chance acquaint-
ances with Tom, Dick and Harry
mfr. Perry isn't Tom or Dick"
began defensively, but Jim would not
let me go on.
"You find him so intercstins-so
unusualI" he asked.
Not at ALL" / protested. But he
was here; and supper was ready, and
it seemed so neighborly of him to
bring up a heavy packing box and
open it and he knew all about the
people who lived here before us and
he turned out to DO our landlord real
ly-7
stopped from sheer lack Of breath.
and Jim smiled slowly as he said:
$50 that's the chap? And you
didn't even tell me you knew him
when we were discussing renting this
house for another month So that is
why you were so eager to stay. Well,
Anne, l am astounded! This is the
first time I've ever caught you in any
undetermined tricks. i can hardly be-
lieve it."
1T wasn't an underband trick and
you know it," l cried sulkily.
"How am / to know IL? We dis
cusscd renting again. You showed
great eagerncss to stay on here at The
Birches. You suddenly determined
that your precious work didn't mean
as much to you as staying on here. l
might have known you had very
important reason. So you want to be
where you can--cultivate the friend
ship of the famous artist who didn't
condcscend to be neighborly until nc
discovered what n pretty tenant he
had and who prefers inviting her to
tea or occasions Of which he thinks
/ won't be cognizant--"
"Stopl / won't be insultcl like
this !" | cried, flinging around on my
heel and starting to leave the room.
Jim caught my wrist and icrked me
around to face the stormy blaze Of his
angry eyes.
"Lct me go!" I cried. you've
never before taken hold of me like
this.-
you've never before given me rea.
son to use violence and force show
down." said Jim. But I'm going TO
know what's what from you or I'll
20 straight to our-landlord and find
out"
ITO be continued.)