San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-14
A Woman ObSessed
90 1923 Carolyn Beeeher

! where she wasn't known she might
have better luck.
at would be no use. i couldn't
go-where / didn't know any one. l
should die of loncsomeness."
Bruce sensed that she didn't want
TO leave him and it made him feel
his responsibility the more. He would
miss her. too. Sc.
You can't stay in that place, live
as you are" he unused aloud.
You're right, | can't" she re
turned briskly. Mrs. Coon told me
last night l would have to pay in ad-
vance all the time or get out. she
raised NV rent, TOO. Wants four dol
lars week.
"You mu.J .iad A"cc@. pace,
Lulu. Look around 80 into a
clean house. souu ..eighborhOod.
I'll pay your room rent until ":l get
on your feet. until you find something
TO do"
1T looks to me as if you were tax
ing on a life job" she answered. but
Bruce noticed tears on her long
lasheS.
That's my affair. Perhaps l can
find You something. l can try at
least. Now come. we'll take boat
and have n row on the lake before l
leave you.
For an hour he rowed about lazily,
then as he left her he gave her twenty
dollars. He had his check from his
father. Muriel would go without
nothing because of Lulu. He owed
nothing to speak of and was doing
well. 1t was a pleasure as well as
a duty TO help Lulu. But he was
glad he had not mentioned his father
letter or the check to Muriel.
He left Lulu at the door of her
boardin. house just as the clock in
the tower chimed II. How the time
had flown. Lulu surely was a jolly
companion. After they left the res
taurant she had reJolutely refused to
talk of her troubles. said they had
had gloom enough for one evening
and save for thanking him when he
gave her the bills at parting she had
been her gay companionable self,
amusing and entertaining him.
Heavy-hearted, Muriel had waited
all the long evening. Bruce had not
his Nnth 80
had waited at the office after being
told he would not return. She had
hoped something might happen that
he would return and she could take
him home with her. He had hung UP
so abruptly too. when she asked
where he was. Yet he had called
her. He wouldn't be with any one
be couldn't tell her about or he
wouldn't have telephoned.
"Where in the world have you
BEEN" she greeted him. land who
with? | haven't had bite of din
ner. You know | can't eat when you
don't come hOme-that l am too un-
happy"
1T isn't my fault you didn't eat. l
told you / would not be home for
dinner. You've gone dippy over this
eating business. You'll be sick again
and you are running your looks. No
woman can NOPE and do the things
you do and not suffer for tin her
looks, anyway" He was annoyed at
her questions, felt a bit guilty, and
spoke impatiently.
Il love you so / can't eat when you
stay out. Food chOkes me. You
haven't told me who you were with"
Il was attending to business.
"All this time?"
"No-nOt all the time. I went for
row on the lake for an hour. 1t
did me good TO row a little. I've
almost forgotten how since left col
lege." As usual he had told the
truth-as far as he dared.
"Who went on the lake with you?"
mo one. Do stop questioning
me as il / were child" His unusual
Impotence halted her questions but
awakened suspicion. Why should he
flare up so?
Ito be continued)