San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-04


her-to say: I'VE do, We love like
that We always shall! Don't dare
to think it could be otherwise"
DIFFERENCE IN LOVE.
She wanted some extravagant and
flaming assurance that his heart and
spirit all were hers. IL he had given
this. her pervading sadness would
have melted. She would have met
the days gladly again-her fear BAN
ished in a singing trust.
But sentiment made him vaguely
uncomfortable and he detected the
subtle, regretful accusation in her
mood. He said with a trace Of re-
sentiment: ""You don't feel that way
any more?"
oh, I'm not IL now, Love is
quite different in the dream and in
the actually don't you Think"
Il don't know why it should be.
It's all in the way you think
about it,"
of course-of course. We better
60. Our son may awaken
effectually like this to win from
him some ardent declaration-to
bring him to the point where he
would discuss his attitude. Each
time the effort ended, as now, in
mutual evasion.
Later she stood before her mirror.
fascinated by the violet gloom of her
eyes. The dark wine colored satin
hung from her shoulders in long slim
lines of grace.
4 family ironic smile touched her
lipe. Six houns ago she had stood
here, bright with elation. She found
eternally captivating. She knew that
it was lovely-she had great faith
in the charm of this white. chiseled
form of hers. She rejoiced to see
1t garmented in beauty.
And she spent hours and DAYS and
weeks in its service-ungrudging
But tonight even this solace failed.
For the fifth time Natalie Herbert
appeared in the same gown-the
black velvet cut with sheer. nun
like simplicity-only a feather of
gold at the girdle. And Natalie's
appearance was exquisite-her face
cleaning in its vivid pallor, haunt
ing, vinsome, sad.
DEFEAT LOOMS.
Her very indifference gave her a
quality of supremacy. Nora Lee
watching her felt a sinking weight
of defeat. Buy all the clothes on tbe
earth, It would not equip her for
competition with Natalie Herbert.
Her scorning of change and of style
made Nora Les devotation to it al
most shameful-st the very least,
made 1t appear petty and trivial.
Unclasp the top hook, please. =
she murmured.
He did this slowly. You look
great in this color. Norry.-
DO /: I've spent more than ]
should on clothes lately"
"Well-you had to"
Il wonder. Have YOU noticed tina,
Natalie has worn the same thing eacI
time we've seen her?'
"Oh-it's p belief Of hers
a belief"
He took the DIT in hi teeth. deter
mined to talk about Natalie as h,
might about the ianitress in the build
ing. Stop all this non-sensicsl bluff
ing and hedging. What had he 10 hide
Yes. he remembered with a flasI
/ ana then turned r. her with a mock
ing grin: Yes. Norry ole kid, she
against the tyranny of dress. Sh
I claims the same freedom as a man
She's adopted her own type of eve
ming dress and she sticks 10 il in sea
son and out. She says women vii
never be truly free until they climI
/ out from under the terrible weight o
/ their own vanities and their owl
I bodies. Then they can strike Ioos
/ from the material and turn their at
/ tenuon 70 mental and spiritual goals
That's her theory. She's genera
tons beyond the clothes worship stage
Shes like a mau in that
MUCH IN COMMON"
Nora Lees heart was pounding Il
her throat-generations beyond III
! clothes wOrshipping stage.
He added calmly: ITS a wonde
| you two haven't become better friend,
/ wonder why: Fundamentally, 20
Asye lot in common"
She breathed harshly: She's olde
than ] and richer By far. She's neve
made any overtures. It's not for m
70 take the initiative"
She lay awake with the bitterness
I passing from her lips 10 her hear
He wondered Why they weren
friends. Natalie could tell him, Sh
had TOO much delicacy To make
friend Of the woman whose husban
she coveted. Yes. coveted
She buried her head deep in the pi
low. She wished it was two years az
wished that she were racked wit
Incredible tOrment-wished that b
might agonize anew for her.
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