San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-25
The Making Of
a Husband
Ann Lisle's N en-
Phase of Jim and
Amme's Marital
Adventure
By ANN Isle
Chapter 126.

copyright. 1925. King Features Syn. Inc.
Jim sent you to intercede for him
to try to get me to accept your
standards-the standards that drove
Jeanne to the brink of danger" l pro-
} tested Historically.
Pat Dalton straightened up lazily
He gazed around the room to which
l had fled for shelter when Jim and
came to the brink of a foolish quar-
rel down in the living room of the
Birches.
Are you meaning-did jim take
me by the scruff of the neck and be
after asking me to come up here and
plead his cause" Pats slow, musical
voice asked at last.
Don't be sarcastic" / protested.
And why not? "Tis yourself that
Is ironical and bitter. Is a man to be
honeyed all the timer" Pat asked.
It's tired Jim may get of listening
to the sharp words that take all the
sweetness out of the kind things you
are after doing, Alanna. Twas not
always like this you were"
Life and men made me like this,
muttered. Il have to have some kind
of protective armor."
"Yes-that you dow Pat agreed,
astonishingly enough. "And wouldn't
begrudge you the right kind"
Meaning that you think it would
be perfectly all right to pay Jim off
in his own coin and Dhilander bit
on my ownT' / shifted.
Perhaps" Pat agreed. "'Twas that
brought me right about face with my
Jeanie."
"You are confessing that you value
her the more because another mar
values herr"
Eyes. Why not? Is there no law
Of supply and demand in this world
of ours. Alanna?"
you're not decent. You are saying
that a man cares more for his wife
when he finds that another man"
"Admires her." Pat finished quietly.
"There's no great moral to draw from
that. Alanna. But it's how we are"
"You mean YOU love Jeanne more
because you think that someone else
cares for herr" / asked, my voice
rising on a strident note Of outraged
decency.
II don't mean that at all. Alanna,
as you are after knowing very well, '
Pat said With a surly note in his
voice. "But tits to tell you what do
mean that I came up here after l had
gone down to the studio and found
Jim sunk in surly despair that over
takes a man when he is deep in the
realizing of the fact that he doesn't at
all understand the woman he loves.
'Tis because I saw that Jim had no
idea what was wrong 1 sent Jeanie
out to cook the dinner for the four of
us. and decided that I'd come up here
and be setting you straight" -.
II must 90 down and help Jeanne"
cried. ,,,
duty you have at all just now save the
duty you owe yourself"
"And that's to listen to your highly
moral views of love?" / sneered.
"'Tis a fine way you have OF put
ting yourself so in the wrong that
man would be after feeling justified
IL he turned on his heel and left you
flat" Pat said jnelegantly. .
With these words Pat turned and
started from the room. But he hal
arrested by attention-had caught
hold of a filament of my brain which
actually seemed to be twisting around
his words.
"You're advising me to-philander
a bit in turn il Jim seems to be turn
ing toward a new face?" asked.
"Don't be waiting for him to turn"
Pat said bluntly. GIVE him something
to worry about now and then"
az can't" i protested. Hes the
only man there is for me. ] can't pre-
tend an interest in man / don't care
for. And / can't hurt a man Like:
"Meaning Ralph Lacy" Pat said
bluntly. "Well, then. tits of that l
came to speak to you"
"Oh Ralph" / protested. "Oh, no,
there is no use of that. made up my
mind about that long ago."
"You did" said Pat. "Well, then.
II was to be after telling you that
Ralph is in danger. in grave need, ana
that he needs your friendship, you,
help-what would you be after doing,
Alanna?'
ITO BE Continued.)