San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-28

The Making Of
a Husband
A n n Lisle's N e %,
Phase of Jim and
Anne's Marital
Adventure
~ ANN VUCVu
Chapter 25S.
BY ANN Isle

Copyright 1926, King Features Syn, Inc
Though l stayed half an hour ID
me Haldane offices, l never got
around to mentioning the thing that
had brought me there. Perhaps L
should have asked Loren Haldane to
see il he couldn't get the syndicate
which had bought him out to do some
advertising through me. But 1 wasn't
capable of the egotism and selfish
ness this would have meant. For the
old man was so obviously broken by
the step he had taken that it would
have been little short OF indecent to
press my claim. -
Not only was Loren Haldane un-
happy because he felt that his retire
,ment from business activity signalled
his decline and oncoming end, but he
was frightfully concerned over the peo-
pie in his employ and at the thought
that the syndicate which was about
to absorb his publication would not
consider these loyal old employees. SO
we talked over his troubles-not mine.
And so went away, leaving Loren
Haldane to lrpa, saying nothing OF
what had brought me there, gratefn.
for the gay friendliness with which
Jrma insisted that / must come and
spend week end with them later.
"Pm taking Uncle for trip to the
Canadian Rockies she said as she
took me to the outer door of the of
flee. Peter feels that the change
will do him worlds of good see
him throEgh as nothing else can. Wen
be back early in October, and you
must give us at least a week. I'll let
you know as soon as I'm back in
town. Peter is taking two weeks and
Lorraine is coming with us for the
whole trip. j wish you could come too.
1t would be jolly for Uncle
II wish j COULD I said.
How could l tell Irma that / wasn't
sure l could pay my fare to their
place IN Connecticut, much less think
of trip through the Canadian Rock.
les.
The rest of that day was one. long
nightmare Of disappointments. Mr..
tairbrOtber was gone. and there was
no one at his bank who knew enough
about me to give me loan without
real securities. j had no collateral
TO offer. So that hope failed almost
as soon Sas' IL was born. Dr. uB.@ 2
The Derringforth Shoe company
had come upon hard days. They were
Just striking failure-not sure they
could pay their bill to me short of
go days. I gave them an extension.
said ] hoped they would renew their
business shortly, and went YEARLY on
to the zelda Company. where felt
that j must not go until almost every
other hope was exhausted.
Jim has always hated Howard
Rockhill. i like him none too well
myself. But l had to hold on to
the one big account of which ] was
sure, and so ] went to see what /
could accomplish at zelda.
] bad no difficulty whatever in get
ting in 10 see Mr.. Rockhill. In fact
was made to feel welcome from
the moment I came into the zelda
offices. This was pleasant relief
after the various disappointing things
that had gone before, and / entered
Mr.. Rockhilfs office in high good
humOr.
"HelIo. Mrs. Anne Harrison" he
said gaily ms | was shown into his Of.
flee. Come to tell me you arc
through work for the day and are Just
dying for some nice, friendly soul 10
invite you TO dinner?"
81 haven't come for just that" ]
laughed, never dreaming that he was
INDUCING in anything more than a
friendly bit Of banter.
But I'm dying for little spin up
the road, and I'm hungry as all
outdoors. so If you want to talk bust.
ness with me il must be in Monclare
or any other equally charming
refuge from the city's heat"
"But I'll detain you a minute"
"Can't stay here another minute,
he replied crisply. Out you go
with me or alone"
"I'm not dressed for Monclare"--
mot dressed for business dinner
when you have been dressed quite
correctly for business day? Oh,
Anne Harrison, it is not like you TO
be so petty"
Thus challenged, and feeling that
] was fighting for my very life.
agreed TO go. / wonder when / shall
cease to regret il?
Ito BE Continuedl