San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26


governed the actions Of all the bet
ter bachelors Of NARROW and all the
widowers, better and worse.
She was first seen on the Main
street side of the Square at about
9 o'clock in the morning. Mr..
Rolfo williams, whose hardware es-
tablishment occupies corner, caught
! a glimpse of her through a window.
His clerk was only a little ahead OF
him in reaching the sidewalk.
"My goodness, George!" Mr.. Will
liams murmured. "Who is that?"
Couldn't be from bit more'n
half a mile this side O. New York.
said George, marvelling. "Look at
the clo'es."
The lady was but thirty or forty
feet away, and the murmur of the
two voices attracted her attention.
Not pausing in her light stride for
ward, she looked back over her
shoulder, and her remarkable eyes
twinkled with recognition. She nod
ded twice-first Enthusiastically to Mr..
Williams, and then, with equal dis
tinctness, to George.
These dumbfounded men were no
more clustered than was old Mr..
Newton Truscom (Clothier, Halter.
and Gents Furnisher), who just
emerging from his place of business
next door: for Mr.. Truscom was like
wise sunnily gseeted.
my goodness" Mr.. Williams
gasped. 81 never saw her from
Adam"
Look, said Mr.. Truscom. "She's
goin' in Milo Carter's drug store.
Sody-water, 1 shouldn't WONDER
Half an hour later, Mortimer Fole
was busy drifting about the Square
exchanging comment with other shirt
sleeved gossips.
He dropped into e. ]. Fuller's
&c. ]. Fuller & Co., Furniture, Car
pets and Wall-Paper).'
"Listen here, Ed said Mortimer.
"what'd she do when she went
into Charlie Murdock's and bought a
,r-paper o. pins? She. went in there,
q and spoke right to Charlie. How
are you Mr.. Murdock?' she says.
Charlie like to fell over backwards!
And then, when he got the pins wrap
ped up, she says, 'How's your wife,
Mr.. Murdoch" Well sir Charlie
says his wife was just about the last
woman in the world he had in his
mind right them"
"wberes she supposed to be now?"
Mr.. Fuller inquired, not referring to
Mrs. Murdoch. "Over at the hotel?'
Nope" Mortimer replied. fright
now she's went upstairs in the Gar
field Block to Lu Aliens office"
Mr.. Fuller at once came out from
behind his counter.
"where goin' Ed?' Mortimer in
quired.
"Out." Mr.. Fuller replied.
"I'll 60 with you,' said the So
ciablc Mortimer. "Where'd you say
you was goin' Edo"
BUSINESS Mr.. Fuller replied
Grossly.
THAT suits me, Ed. I kind O.
want to see Lu Allen, myself"
Therexpon they set forth across the
Square, but when they obtained a
fair view of the Garfield Block, they
paused. She of their quest WIS
disappearing into the wa-In -obscur-
ity of Pawpaw street; and beside
her sauntered Mr.. Lucius Brutus
Allen, attorney at law. In the deep,
congcnial shade of the maple trees
her parasol was unnecessary and
J, Ipcius dangled it from his nand.
Mr.. Williams stood upon the cor
ner with his wife. that lmiable mat
ron, and p. Borodino Thompson.
That's Lu Aliens lady-walk," said
Rolfo, as f. j. Fuller and Mortimer
Joined them. "He always kind o.
says when he goes out walkin' witt
the girls. Says Toward 'em. Loois
to me like he's just fixin' to lean on
her."
Don't you worry" his wife said
testify. "Lucy'd slap him in q min
ute. She always was that kind of
a girl"
Lucy" Mortimer echoed. "Lucy
Cope" i
Mrs. Williams laughed. "Just why
amt it?p she asked satirically. 81
Sxpect some O. the men in this town
latter to get the eye-doctor TO take
look at 'em! Especially"-she gave
her husband a compassionate glance
Especially the fat, old ones Mrs.
Cal Burns come past my house while
Ego; says 'Miz Williams, Lucy
cope Ricketts, is back in town. she
says, and none the men reckanized
her yet she says, and you better
20 on up to the Square and take a
look for yourself how they're be-
havin'!-
well, SIR" Mr.. Williams declar-
ed. Il, couldn't hardly of believed it,
but it certainly is her."