San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-22
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Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Conway occu-
pied room 1913 in a small hotel in War
rem. They had been married that
morning and spent a riotously happy
day and now, dinner over, were talk
ing seriously.
They had elopcd.
Dad and mother will forgive us I'm
sure MurieI said. of course they
won't like it.. They have nothing
against YOU but your age. You are
awfully young, Bruce, and
NO younger than you are de
cought her to him and kissed her
again and again.
''oh, yes you arc" she said laugh
ingly when he released her. Years
and years younger! They will be
shocked. perhaps a little angry at
first, but they'll come around-the
dears."
Z II wish / was as sure of my gov
ernor! He'll be furious. must go
to work, give IN college, l haven't
anything but the allowance he makes
me you know. Cad, Whatever should
we do it he should stop that His
boyish face sobered. Let him. | can
work-and / have you TO work for
my little wife" He spoke the last
word softly.
Dads set his heart on my finishing
He's sort of nutty on my having q
diploma and is always talking of how
much he regrets he didn't have the
chance 10 go TO college. I'm afraid it
will be a wallop for him. Oh, he'll
come around in the end. I'm all he's
got you know-but he may take a
long time doing it. But don't care
we're happy y
Once more he took his bride in his
arms.
MurieI Dangerfield met Bruce Con-
way whes She visited an aunt in New
Haven. Bruce was in the first term
of his last year. He was gay, care
free fellow who stuck 10 his studies
10 please his father. not because he
hankered for knowledge. As he said:
Il get through my exams by the
skin Of my teeth. But the old boy
would be SO cverlastingly disappointed
il j flunked that l haven't the heart
to fall
Then he met Muriel, only two months
his junior, and neither OF them yet
twenty.
Bruce made boyish love to her from
the very day he met her.
She Immediately fell passionately in
love with the gay handsome boy who
was. as she often told him, years and
years younger than she.
Her visit to her aunt was drawing
to a close, She told Bruce she had
only two days mOre-told it with misty
blue eyes and lips that Quivered. The
bog had not thought Of marriage, had
not even asked her to engage herself
TO him, but lie loved the petite blonde
with the golden hair and clear skin,
her blue eyes that so easily filled with
tears when she was hurt.
Il can't let you go, Muriel, / just
can't never loved q girl before
never. OF course I've played around
with them. had jolly good times, but
this is different. Let's get married.
then we won't have to be separated"
Muriel gasped at the suddenness OF
his proposal. He had been frankness
itself with her. She knew his fathers
aspirations for him, knew he had moth
ing except what his father allowed him.
But--she was afraid to refuse him.
afraid to say they would be engaged and
marry after he had been graduated and
thus please his father. She knew it was
wrong TO take advantage of his sudden
proposal to elope, but-she was afraid,
afraid she would lose him.
Muriel was sure Bruce loved her, but
he was so impressionable and 50 full
of life and fun that she suffered
agonies when he was out Of her sight.
Often he would be so carelessIy gay and
free with other girls she could scarcely
keep from crying in public.
Muriel was jealous.
Bruce would laugh when she pointed
and say if she wasn't jealous he would
think she didn't care for him. that
Jealousy was n sign of love, then for
get her in talking with some one else.
All his life Bruce Conway had been
a faetirvo with the girls, even as a
little fellow in short trousers. He was
Invariably gag, full Of delicious hui
NOR, lover of life and people. In
college he was popular and often the
boys used to declare they wouldn't in
.vite their swcethearts 10 the prom. be-
cause Conway stole them all.
That was Bruce Conway when Muriel
met him-he liked them all,
"There's safely in numbers" he
would say with an impish grin that
ishowed his strong white teeth and
erinkled the corners of his eyes.
During the short two months OF
Muriel's visit TO her aunt he played
about with other girls lot, although
he told her she was the queen Of the
bunch. Often when she couldn't bear