San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-22
The Making Of
a Husband
A nm Lisle's N EN-
Phase of Jim and
Anme's Marital
Adventure
Chapter 81.
By ANN Isle

We bathed his stiff body IN snow
we wrapped it in hot blankets; VIC
laid him in. Jim's bed. In fact, can
scarcely recall what we did not do to
restore life to the PRACTICALLY still fig
ure.
But we went on working. We
forced hot coffee between the stiff
lips. We held ammonia under the
nostrils that twitched at last. Tara
soy sneezed. 1t was a veritable sym
phony. And when he spoke a few
words before he turned around and
went peacefully to sleep 1 knew 0
relief as great as any I've ever OK
perienced.
HE wasn't frozen at all. He prob
ably was never in any danger. just
tired and sleepy" Virginia said
yawning delicately.
well, I'm tired and sleepy my
self.
Jeanie started from the room.
Then she turned suddenly and said
thoughtfully:
"Tarasov was lucky. He found
his way home - animal instinct
brought him here. A more civilized
sob caught in her throat. Il wish
j was sure that Stub was SAFE" she
said.
And Pat" I suggested drily.
"Hsve you wondered where he may
be?"
Don't you worry about Pat"
Jeanie laughed abruptly. "He can
take care of himself-at anv cost to
anyone else," she added in strangely
bitter tone.
Then she turned and flushed from
the room where we hal been fight
ing side by side for Tarasov's life. I
stood still for a MISUNDERSTANDING
slowly and carefully. Then marched
TO the door of Jeanie's room and tapped
gently on the white panels.
Come" said a non-committal and
smooth voice.
But when / entered the room jeanne
vas standing facing the door by which
j was to enter. And on her face
there was the look of a creature at
bay.
It's months and months since you
have been as ugly to me as you were
this evening"" l said thoughfully.
What do you meant. Jeanne
demanded.
You've sal hideous things to me
about myself-and my effect on JIM"
j said.
You irritate him." jeanne replied
cUrtly.
The things you have been insinuat-
ing are very ugly" / went on, deter
mined to have this thing out with
Jcanie from the beginning.
About your letting this Tarsov at
tach himself to your household?" ask
ed Jeane. 81 understand that now.
When | saw that poor faithful dog
lying in the snow half-dead, but with
the provisions he had brought from the
village, I understood him. He thought
the blizzard might snow you in for
days. / suppose the storms in his
native Siberia are like that
"Caucasia," i corrected gravely.
Jeanne gave funny little short
laugh. Then she said kindly:
when we dragged that poor, big,
helpless creature in, understood. He's
aiout as capable of being unfaithful
IS n st. Bernard dog is. When j
worked over him, / realized what n
i
guess Jim is proud to have such a
simple soul worshipping you. II was
nasty about this poor Tarasov, I'm
sorry"
ale doesn't matter. He is a child
or big faithful dog or whatever yon
want to call him." l said. "What does
matter is the things you kept suggest
ing-the things you wouldn't come out
and say. Jeanne, what has come over
you? Your insinuations about Arlctte,
your hints about Jim, your concern
about Mr.. Perry, your curt announce
ment that Pat can take care Of him
self-even in blizzard are all OF one
piece. They are ugly"
I'm ugly. I'm mean," JEANNE said
with grim seriousness.
rs il your interest in Mr.. Perry
that is making you so restless-so un-
like yourscif?"
Jcanie stared at me with narrow
eyes for moment. Then she flung
back her head with 8 superb scorn as
she said:
Don't look around for weasel
words. Come out with what you want
10 ask. Or il you won't, I'll answer
you any way
"Don't!" | protested, frightened at
the forces I had awakened in the usu-
ally reserved and seemingly controlled
Virginia. "Don't tell me one thing
you don't really want me TO know.
Don't confidt anything in me that
isn't really mr. business. l think it is
high time we were in bed. We've had
an cxhausting time of it. I'll just
20 see il our patient is all right and
then we'd better turn in and have q
little sleep"
"Your patient is all right" jeanne
said suaveiy.
Again JcaEie laughed scornfully,
and then with seeming change of di-
rection she asked suddenly:
Don't you know why I'm beginning
TO understand Jim even without see
ing him.
"Why?" I asked dutifully, doing the
Expected thing.
"Becausc I'm beginning to under
stand myself. I'm like him-more like
him then / knew"
That's Why i always begged you
not to judge him." cried. But Jeanne
broke in with an imprisoned:
Judge him? Bah! l tell you I'M
rsfstand him. l understand myself.
Nothing matters as long as / can be
ssyith Nicholas Ferry every day Of my
lie. I'm IN love. Anne-in love.
Tin in loye with Nicholas Perry
with a man who isn't my husband.
Now, Mrs. Fix-lt. what re .ou coing