San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-20

The Making Of
a Husband
Ann Isles N EN-
Phase of Jim and +.
Anne's Marital =.
Adventure
BY ANN Isle
BY ANN Isle
Chapter 43.

Copyright. 1925. King Feature Syn, Inc.
! leaned forward to .protcst-to
plead with Jim for kindly answer TO
Mayyalleau's heart-breaking: e.
"Bu going put me in jail?"
Bit as / turned TO Jim, he arose,
pusled back his chair and went to
The window where ne stood for a
Minute blocking off the light as he
STAGED out over the yard where Thin
potler of snow was falling slowly and
stedily.
How old are you, May. Jim asked
at LIST. .
lie, I'm o." she whimpcred. 81
try Tor to mother Arlctte while she
only17."
"bw long have you been trying to
mothr Arlettc?" Jim asked sternly.
"Sice my mother she die when Ar
lette oily 40, and my father he make
alwayt the whiskey by his still ana
alwayshe come home mad with every
thing
I'VE, if Arlettc is worth the love
you've poured out on her, she won't
hate VI no matter what happens, }"
Jim sal as if to himself.
you mean if i go to jail?" May
shifted.
"Yousren't going TO prison. Get
that Of of your head. Don't you
know yi'ye learned enough this morn
ing soFou wouldn't fake the Kohl
nor If had it herc?"
l rehed out and caught Mays
hand, 1t she dragged it away with a
brokernnd self-condcmning:
"Yo mustn't. It's not right"
The Jim broke in stcrnly:
"NC cut the tears, May.I You've
been finished enough to learn your
lessor You're on trial. We'll expect
you the as honest as daylight. Wen
counbn you for that. And there's
no nd of your repaying anything ex-
cent good, clean, honest work."
&C | work" the girl shouted like
a pan. Il work my fingers by the
bont Maybe even / tell Zakc what
NJ doc he advise me again how shall
tipaI the best work"
'pu hold your tongue!" Jim said
zfIuy. "You don't want anyone
n6tven ZGke-to have anything on
vol And you listen while Mrs. Har.
ris talks some sense into your head
abt this Arlettc of yours. You
wtt help her much by making door
mfof yourself. Shell get so selfish
none will have any use for her. You
sIv that little sister of yours what
isight and she'll live up to 1t, most
l1y. But if you take things from
pple you can't be too much sur.
Sed il Arlette- takes things-from
n. So you listen while Mrs. Harri-
tells you what's what"
Then with an abrupt change, Jim
ipped out his watch, gazed at It
tn scanned forehead, and turning tC
said. atter-of-factly:
-Tll make the s 80 all right in.
>ady of the sos. II anyone tcle-
loncs, say I'll be at the office around
Ilf-past 10. So long, dear. Hope
pu have n pleasant day."
! could hardly believe my ears
irst Jim had ignored our unpleasant
css. Then he had given mo the i'm
ression that he was tOrturing poor
Hay. Next he had taught her the les
son she needed 10 learn. using pa.
Eiencc. Kindness, understanding, with
complete reversal Of the harsh and al.
most cruel mood he had shown when
criticizing me for the feminine ethics
which cOndoned Mays wrong-doing
And now Jim was ignoring the whole
thing. ignoring all the dramatic posi-.
bilities OF the scene he had built up.
CLOSING over my own irritation and
anger with him and calmly discussing
the train he would catch.
There was nothing to do but leave
May to recover herself over the dishes
while / followed Jim to the door.
4YOu were wonderful" said with
a catch in my voice. ...-
"You're the wonderful one.- he said.
selling me in his arms and drawing
me close. "You saw the soul behind
that girls stolidiiy. Jovc! It was
awful to watch her writhc. But !
know it takes the harsh masculine
manner to whip things into shape for
darling like you to mold
60 to it, darling, You'll make some
thing of your protcgc yet. ! see what
you're IN to. / understand you"
But as Jim kissed me goodbye and
hurried down the path I found myself
growing serious and almost frightened
Mt that thought that claimed my at.
tention. ...
Does Jim really understand ne?
And after all our marriage experience
after our partnerships in happincs"
and trial-do begin TO comprehend
my own husband? ..s