San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-17
Day Of Reckoning Arrives
for Nora Lee and
!, Dane.
CHAPTER XIX

This fancy sickened her
drought a scalding bitterness
to her eyes. Maybe she was
shallow and vain as other
women. But other women
were not forsaken-other
women were not showed out
OF their homes; not forced to
take a little child and go
For a long while she lay
motionless, thinking quietly "It would
be better for both-for Sonny, too, #
] should die" Then Natalie would
take the boy and raise him with her
own. She would be kind to him
and even Sonny would forget her !!
Soon the face he thought so pretty
would fade completely from his child
ish memories
Nora Lees hands convulsed; a
low sob went throbbing past her
Lips.
Then her hands were gently taken.
Her hands were pressed against his
lips. He pleaded. troubled: "NorSy-
Norry darling-talk to me"
She said family: "Oh! Already"
He leaned down till his face was
near to hers: "Why are you
crying?"
I'm not-no--"
"Your eyes are always full of
tears. Is it I that make you so
unhappy? What have l done?"
"You ask that, Dane? How can
you'll"
Il can ask it, Nora Lee, and I
do ask it: What have / done? Is
1t because / didn't take that train !?
Because you found me at Natalie's--
"Ah-you hadn't time to say
goodby to me or to Sonny but
hours and hours for her"
EXPLANATIONS
"Listen, Nora Lee He passed
and his breath labored. "Listen ..
there were papers that she had to
sign. i left the office in plenty of
time, intending to catch the train
| further down the line. The papers
simply had to be signed and / had
to have them with me. Natalie was
not at home, though she had the
appointment with me. waited, since
the trip was useless without these
checks. She didn't come till a short
while before you arrived"
Nora Lee freed her hands-a hard,
stony bitterness congealing round her
heart. She looked at his intently and
smiled. "Why do you bother telling
me this, Dane? shall not blame you.
No. have thought out things COM
pletely -" She tried to add
tive thought things out completely.
You can go, only the boy is MINE!"
Tried to say that, but>all her love
rose mp and choked the pitiful lie. She
only added: "Don't, Dane-don't make
1t any worse"
What do you mean, Nora Lee?
Don't you believe me? Have / ever
lied to your"
LIE CHARGED.
She turned her face swiftly so that
the thick, black curls covered her ach-
ing eyes. She answered quietly: Eyes
lyon have"
when"
A wild, hysterical moan 1.-THE night
You went to dinner with Harrison.
Perhaps you don't remember"
His voice took on a deathly quiet:
("Yes, I remember"
"But / was there! came to have
| you drive me home. You went away
with her. When reached home there
was your message. Later, when you
came, you repeated the lie-you had
dinner with Harrison"
She didn't look at him, but she could
feel the chill and trembling Of his
hands: ayes, I lied to you then, Nora
Lee. did it to spare you pain. Some
thing happened that made it utterly
for me to take Natalie to
dinner. Or, at least, 1 felt it was the
|only decent thing to do. Shc was
|oyerwrought. She was beside herself.
So I went out with her. That's oil.
THAT is absolutely all there was to it.
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