San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-08

would love greatly-love as no wo.
man on earth had ever loved before.
Then the child would return to her.
He would come laughing and strong
because of the bounteous welcome
she would offer. He would be beau
hful and gay.
She lay on the sands often, letting
these visions troop through her mind.
She didn't ask how this, was to be
accomplished. 1t would happen. In
some miraculous manner the hurt
and the shame of the last year would
be wiped out-Murillo would vanish.
She laughed, thinking this. She
would be Sandy Mcneil again.
In spirit this fact was already &C.
complished. She couldn't help it. 1t
was the bounding health returning.
the magnetic charge of her spirits,
the upsurge and vibrance Of her
youth.
1t was easy to laugh. Who could
help rejoicing when the waves break
about one or when the choppy waters
drop from the stroke?
1t was just as it had been in those
April days when she swan with
Jimmy and found all the earth a-hum
with immortal gladness.
The surf riders came charging to
the shore, their brown bodies gleam-
ing.
Sandy watched them enviously.
They said it was an easy thing to do.
Stealthily her eyes wandered till
they saw, far out, an arm raised, the
board flung on the waves and some
one leaping upward. Her breath
caught.
A tall, spare figure standing up
ancing as the board flew through the
water. BE saw her, laughed. He
looked like a Roman charioteer. ex-
ulting to rein his champing horses.
Bronzed. sparkling. vital.
He shook his head vigorously, like
a frolicsome dog: "Wait a moment"
he called.
Il must golr she whispered to her
self. But she smiled and loitered
. and felt the color sweeping to
her neck.
She started in a quick walk up the
beach. Someone running behind,
her hand: Il said for you to
waltz"
She laughed, wishing to look in the
sunny, brown eyes-but afraid. he |
was very tall-with long, muscular |
arms and brown, sinewy hands.
His hair was tan. She liked to see |
his teeth cleaning when his lips that |
were full but well chiseled parted in
his teasing smile.
Il thought you were going to ride
the surf today?"
Il found it pleasanter to SWIM
What a merry lie You found it
easier. Tomorrow I'm going to teach
you Listen, will you dance with me
tonight?"
She shook her head. "No, 1 don't
know how to dance"
He squeezed her arm: you're an
other. gall" He was watching her
lace with its pale. delicate features
the red, haunting mouth and the dark
Eyes.
She pulled off her swimming cap
and her hair blew in shiny waves
icross her forehead. He said softly:
Sandy, think you've spun me
ong yarn about yourself"
WHY"
You're not married."
Eyes, 1 am"
HWen, in the name of God, he
must be bird, beast or fowl, then.
surely, it's no man that lets you run
ooseiD
She turned her face quietly from his
intent gaze.
you don't like that? But I'm for
iven? Tell me, what harm is it for
-ou to dance? You swim and walk.
Why can't you come to the dance with
neg,
She laughed: I'm tired at night"
you're never tired"
"And I've letters to write and books
0 read.n
Then come for a ride tonight. You
eed the air. If you've really come
own here 10 convalesce-but / can't
elieve it from the look Of you-you
lust get out all you can. Come for
rider"
~Maybe-I don't know"
She became inwardly breathless-
isturbed violently. She went quickly
D her room and looked at herself in
be mirror, expecting to see her cheeks
carlet.
She heard her mother, pattering
bout the dressing room. She whis-
cred to herself: Il don't carei Why
oti"
CONTINUED Tomorrow