San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01

wanted, Claude Byneld, ana SeCtleu uowH 10 VI
promised to be the happy balanced life OF fas
able young Southern matron, with plenty of md
friends and assured social position.
Everything was all right and would have sta :
all right if she had not been shared by the appes
a beauty contest, and won She was chosen
Atlanta" representing that city at Madison Sqt
Garden. Right then the curse of beauty fastened
her for it's own. Suddenly she felt that instea
being just pretty woman she was one of the wof
beauties and entitled to the perpetual alteration
such queen.
Other people confirmed this opinion, becaus
beauty had now been widely advertised, and be
is one of the commodities that is greatly enhance
advertising. 1t lifted the Byfelds out of their
raj setting. Neither of them could be thems
any more. They began to go with the weathies
in the South, and soon became chummy friends Q
very rich Walter Gamblers, of the multi-millio
Coca-Coa manufacturing family.
Walter Gambler was interested in race horse
owned sizeable racing stable. Claude Byte
automobile dealer, became interested in racers,
He bought horse, that he might vie in minor
with his friend Gambler in matter of mutual
est. The Byfelds were seen constantly at h
parties on the Gamblers great country estate, an
the Gamblers private track Byheld's horse
trained. Byfeld was proud of his famously bea|
full wife, and proud that others were proud to be 4
with her.
And she was proud of him, too-that he cd
hold his own with these enormously wealthy ped
and be liked for his own sake as well as for hers
Then Mrs. Gambler decided to take a long triI
the Far East Not even a whisper of scandal
the Gambler children were encouraged to expI
their affection for Mrs. Byfied and surely if II
mother was Jealous of miss Atlanta" she would
want her children to love her rival. The Byii|
and Gamblers were great friends on the comforta|
easy footing of mutual liking-that was all.
So when young Gambler decided to go abroad
the English and Continental racing season, what
more natural than that he should invite the Byfi|
to go along? When Byfeld murmured that SUD
trip, in the style that Walter Gambler would IN
on, would be far too expensive for him, how natl
it was for Gambler to explain that by accompany
him the Byfeds would do him a real service s.
the Gambler children were heart-broken at
thought of parting from either their father or
Byheld, and that the best solution of the diff
was for the Byfelds and the Gambler children II
with him.
So it was very merry and light-hearted n
that sailed eastward on the Berengaria that SUM
the Byhelds, Gambler and his children.
But the habits of the Byfelds had changeI
we'll as their place in society. Champagne
longer figure of speech to them; they drarJ
often, and lots of it, Nor was there any drougFt
the Berengaria, though Mrs. Byfeld drank
she says.
Under any circumstances Walter Gambler vi
have given large and lavish parties aboard
steamer But with Miss Atlanta" in his party
admired of all admirers he gave full sway I'd
penchant for lavish entertaining. The Gambler
pers became the wonder of all the passengers abb
The Berengaria. No Argentine Millionaire ever
passed them. F
And the most brilliant, the most BacchanaliiI
all, was saved for the last night at sea. 1t |
surpass the widest fights of imagnation--eveiI
imagination in such matters of Walter Can
And it did
The revelry was too much for Mrs Byfield
erection, she thought, would indicate that she VI
better not stay any longer In other words, the q
promised to get rough. She whispered good-nigI
the host and slipped away to her stateroom.
Her husband, too, slipped away about the
time, but either the beauty of the moonlight Of
uninterrupted flow of champagne caused him to'
on deck for few moments.
In those few moments the curse of her
caught up with miss Atlanta" What happen
she tells it, is different from Gamblers version.
are interesting.
81 went to the children's stateroom and p
in to see if they were all right. Then went
own stateroom. sat in chair by the bed Thu
over what a good time we were having, wond
how it would end-such happiness seemed too
to last. At last stood up and began to take
gown. One of the hooks caught. twisted
before the mirror, trying to see my back.