San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-19
THE MAKING OF A HUSBAND
A SERIAL By Ann Isle
Chapter $50.

Copyright, 1925. King Feat
Il never think about that. / take
it for granted that everyone is as
much enthralled by the music and the
floating motion as 1 am and so l for.
get myself. l am sure you could
dance beautifully if you tried"
you might teach me to do that, .
the lad replied, seeming to warm a BIT
to my friendliness.
I'D like to-" 1 smiled.
Then as we got out of the elevator
he took my arm with a little gesture
of gallantry that meant nothing Int
his Southern way Of repaying WON.
an for trying 10 be polite TO him. He
steered me forward down the corridor
and past the wicker furnished louIg.
ing room where early diners were hav
ing their coffee. | felt someone look
ing at me. | turned my head me-
chemically. Carlini retained his firm
grip on my forearm-and then l saw
Jim
At sight Of Jim my heart began
TO pound so / felt that l should suf-
fOcate. His eyes held mine for a mo-
ment. then wavered, and he turned
his head away with evident deliber-
ateness. | steadied myself against
young Carlini's arm and then moved
forward under a definite sense of
propulsion as Diane Petruzzi swept
her party by the coffee lounge and
out TO the main dining room of the
roof garden.
And as we followed the head waiter
to our table, Diane linked her arm
in mine and striding along well in the
lead of her party, she whispered.
The nerve of Jim Harrison
Didn't you see him start forward? /
believe he would have accosted you
before all these people if | hadn't
given him one look that told him I'd
match him scene for scene if he tried
to bother you"
HE coGldn't have bothered me"
fell from my cold lips as the captain
held out my chair and Diane gave
me little push that made me tumble
down into it. grateful for the con.
fusion of seating arrangements which
covered my discontinue.
| was near collapse. To have been
so near jim. to have been on the
verge of hearing his voice, feeling
the touch of his hand-and then to
have been defeated was horrible. At
first / was furiously angry at Diane.
Then l began to see that her blunder-
ing was well meaning and not OfficiOus
and that | would be an migrate to
feel the slightest resentment.
a penny for your thought" said
a voice at my ear.
1t was my young friend Carlini.
SO l caught back the acid answer
that was on the tip of my tongue,
for / could fancy the result to
DianC'S plans if l drove the young
ster back on himself now after en-
couraging him to think l was
friendly audience" Once l let him
feel that ] was hostile critic,
l would probably lose all opportunity
to win his confidence.
They are not worth a penny l
said. with comfortable security that
he would accept the banality.
| couldn't think of anything else
TO say. | couldn't think at all. My
blood was racing through my body
and pounding in my head as L Kept
What did Jim think when he saw
me leaning on this boys arm: jim
doesn't dream how I'm having a fine
time. He thinks I'm suffering. He
probably thinks I'm heartless. He al
ways was so jealous. He is probably
furious at me-Or hurt-suftSrins
maybc-"
| hauled myself up short with n
scOrnful laugh as | remembered that
! had no longer the power to make
Jim iealous-to make him feel any
thing He had minded my laughing
and chatting with men who aroused
his jealousy once upon a time-yes.
But that was when he cared for me.
when he felt that his supposed rival
was a dangerously charming nan;
when he was afraid that his -wife's
interest in some other Chap might be
little him in the eyes Of his world.
But now-now he would ohly be
amused, perhaps even tscornfol. AZ see
ing me enter q, famoqs roofzas---'
on - arm %