San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-16

The Making Of
a Husband
ANN Isles NeW
Phrase of Jim and
Amne's Marital
Adventure
axv~x $500
BY ANN Isle
Chapter IA

Copyright. 1895. King Feature Syn. Inc.
A. soon as we realized that May
valleau would never come back to
work for Us, Jim and I had q confer
enes about the management of our
household. We decided to establish
II On a definite basis,
! arranged to have a laundress come
on Monday and Tuesday to do the
washing and light cleaning, and to
come again on Friday for q thorough,
general cleaning. Mondays and Fri
days ! would go to town and visit my
Office. On those evenings We would
stay IN town for dinner and q concert
or theater. The rest Of the week l
would devote to my household and to
whatever demands 1t or the few
friends remaining in our circle made Of
TN help" Jim declared. "I'll get
up early on Mondays and Fridays and
set the breakfast-"
You won't have to. ] laughed.
sLucrece will do that"
"Lucrece?" Jim asked. 81 don't
seem to know the classic lady"
"She's our colored laundress," /
said. "And a good faithful woman I
was trying out all the while May was
gone on what thought a mere vaca-
ton"
Looks ~ II ! couldn't help you
much" Jim said ruefuliy. II don't get
home In time to dc much toward din
ner. Oh! I have it. You take it
easy Sundays and I'll get up and pre-
pare breakfast"
I'VE might have a breakfast-lunch,"
] suggested, adding hopefully: "Un-
less you want to have a 10 o'clock
breakfast and 90 to church,"
TENS too early" Jim said, dismiss
ing my suggestion easily. "And j
don't like either Of the preachers in
the village" Then, seeing my disap-
pointment, he added pleasantly: "But
maybe, when summer comes and 1t gets
light early, we can have a nine-thirty
breakfast and go up the river to the
Kinssbury church. I hear they have a
fine young fellow In the pulpit"
All right" I said, knowing the fu-
tility Of trying to force anyone to get
the best out OF church services il he
went against bis will. "Then let's
take II very easy Sundays and have a
big breakfast-lunch as late as eleven.
IL We have eggs and bacon, or sausages
and griddle cakes, ar chops and Sara
toga chips, we won't want anything
more until six, and that will give us a
wonderful long day.
"For the love OF Nike" scoffed
Jim, evidently not dreaming how his
words hurt me. "Aren't the days long
enough for you? We have no jolly
neighbors, we have lost track of all
our old friends, ard I'm all for hav-
ing this Sunday repsst at noon 40 the
day won't be 80 darn long"
I'VE ought to have "A little car
again. Then we could get around and
picnic or something like that" said.
my business won't stand the gaff
Of supporting car" Jim said.
Things aren't so spry."
II don't feel able TO take much out
OF the business either" / said. 'But
we ought to have little car. 1t would
give you some diversion"
"No reflection on you--my need
ing diversion" Jim said quickly sens
ing the hurt in my soul. "But we used
to have too many pals, and we weren't
always doing the same thing or sitting
around and talking without anything
new to discuss"
"We'rl enlarge our circle at Zeke's
wedding" I broke in quickly. II
guess the whole neighborhood is going
to rally around him on that occasion.
Maybe we'll meet some congenial souls
at the nuptials Of the station master
and my ex-maid."
Maybe we will" Jim said with the
utmost seriousness. 'Pd like to run
across pleasant couple so we could
at least have some bridge. Those
Stantons are frightfully stand offish.
Perry Is such an odd fish that even II
i weren't sore about his actions in re-
gard to jeanne, I'd be willing to dis
pense with much Of his society. Lin
gard Is looney. Our most promising
neighbors so far are old Dame Cruik-
shank, Tarasof the Cossack and"
I interrupted Jim with n hearty
laugh which broke off abruptly as he
added:
And little Arlette valleau. The
child is as sweet and shy and lovely
as a dryad."
shes very fascinating, isn't She"
] asked, my heart pounding furiously. |
The sort TO Irvine herself around a
mans heart" Jim agreed.
And to make him forget every.
thing" I asked gnxiously, almost |
choked by the tide Of jealousy / felt |
rising In my blood.
For ! was recalling that Jim has not |
"philandered' for long time, that he |
had told me only few DAYS ago how
much a man loves to have a woman
sweetly dependent upon him and / |
recognized he is so bored that any new
interest may well BE- guaranteed to get |
q strong hold on him now.
Everything" Jim said lightly.
"You have not veen very observant
or you'd see how irresistible she
is"
The telephone bell interrupted Jim.
] was glad Of the break in an unendur.
able revelation, glad OF any diversion.
But later l was to wonder vainly IL
Jim would have said more il the tele.
phone hadn't cut across his words.
Ito Be Continued