San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-19
Listening In
On Eve
THE HIKE THEY TOOK.

will you take a long, brisk walk
with me?' asked the girl with the fur
topped CATERS as she stepped into her
friends apartment.
Its beautiful concept" answered
the young woman with the jade beads.
silly" said the girl with the fur
topped CATERS. Il thought you we're
wild about hiking"
Il was until yesterday, but since
then 1 have decided that brisk walk
is like the Einstein theory-you can't
quite get it."
Was it something terrible that hap
pened" asked the other, seating her
self comfortably and beginning to
crochet her thirteenth bunch of yarn
flowers.
Maybe not terrible, but it was illu-
minating," said the young person with
the jade beads. "Alene was to blame
She came in when / was busy and in
sisted upon my joining her in a brisk
hike / didn't care 10, but Alene en-
Unused so. She gushed, expltiated and
delivered a rhapsody on the delight
Of hiking. Eventually succumbed to
her pleadings, left my room in a state
Of chaos, dOnned my complete walking
outfit and started out in full antici-
patton OF returning home with hoses in
my cheeks and with a good supply of
vim, vigor, and vitality.
about a quarter OF a block from
| here" went on the young woman with
the jade beads, I'VE happened to pass
| the postal substation. oh, my good
ness Alene cried out. L forgot to get
some stamps TO mail my presents. Wait
| just a minute, dear, and I'll run in
and get them now
But there is a line block long,
protested, and we were going to
| hike
81 know, she answered, but this
is my last chance"
And with that she flew in. For
three-quarters of an hour l waited
Finally Alene's turn come, and after
apOlogizing sweetly for OBTAINING me
we continued our walk.
"One block from the postal station
continued the girl with the beads OF
| jade, I'VE came to an innocent looking
grocery store. Just a minute, dearie,
Alene cooed; mother is putting uT
some pickles and / promised TO SEND
home some dill And with that she
left me to patrol the block for twenty
three minutes.
Once more we continued our in
terrupted hike and really had made
a block and half when up drew ar
auto completely filled with 1. bevy o.
Alene's relations. She greeted them
| oh .,.ith
for thirty minutes, paying as Little at
tention to the partner Of her Like al
if | were a minus quality.
AT last when the automobile loat
drove away Alene murmured: =
wouldn't have stopped so long, dearie
but you know they all belong to on,
first families and l wanted you t
meet them
THANK you,' / answered laconical
".
Our brisk hike continued for two
blocks, when We CHANGED TO go by {
fancywork store. Alene spied a greer
crOcheted bag stuck way off in n cor
ner Of the window. Look, look " sh'
exclaimed. Isn't it a beauty? Isn't i
stunning? And before coulL "a.
| sAt uih lhoutN lhN'
the store, leaving me TO begin m.
patient patrol. About fifteen minute
later she came out, her face wrcathet
in smiles. Darling, it is regula
porcupine bag, only I bought all tn
J material in these few seconds and thu
lady even gave me little lesson. May
be after l make one for mother ant
one for Aunt lille and one for mySel
I'll crochet on for you. Don't trouble
YOURSELF l returned icily."
Didn't you have any walk at all?
asked the girl with the CATERS.
II think possibly we might have ha
bit Of one IL we hadn't just the
come to Alene's sisters house. Sh
tapped on the window and begged U
TO come in. I refused absolutely. bu
AIene said that II l didn't mind wall
ing home alone she would stop Their
for dinner.
"Of course / didn't mind. So afte
travelling about four blocks in almo'
as many hours / came home with Ii
firm resolution: Brisk hikes are nix
So you will please excuse me-"
, | oR,f daar " said har friend q