San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-03
Nora Lee Forced to Move
& as Sally's Father Is
Bankrupt.
CHAPTER LXXII

VI TEARS OIL lleT DIlSlll, Cledl
skin. She stared moodily
into Nora Lees half open,
drowsy eyes. 'Lie there-and
take your ease, fool! We've
still enough to eat. l smell
the ham cooking. If Bill
doesn't ruin it with tears"
Sally fixed hostile eyes on the cur
tain Tapping in the morning breeze.
I've got to quit college. How does
that strike you? Comics to get mar.
ried. Minnall proceed hell bent. And
you're homeless"
Nora Lee laughed: "All at once
and nothing first, like bubble when
it bursts"
Sally put her feet, with a disguised
SILVER, on the floor. The blow fell
last night. Dads bankrupt. This
house is sold out right from under us.
We're going to the place in Belvedcrc
-" She stopped down till the red
hair fell over her face. Mackenzie
Adams said l had big future. |
was just about sure to make PM
Beta Kappa. l call it pretty tough
A BUM WORLD.
Sally pressed her face against the
blanket. roughly wiping the tears. She
accepted Nora Lees sympathy AMI
questions with grudging thankful
ness. You've been through it-no
good weeping, bum world that wastes a
person of my calibcr and gradually
converting you into sap"
Nora Lee blushed: Am sap:"
Getting there. Not your fault.
You're n victim of this worthless age.
Shallowness is the fashion. Nothing
to do with time but waste it. The
day is coming when n girl of my quail
ity wont have to compete with i'm
beetles.
Men will get weary of this ever
lasting prettiness in girls. They're
bored to death with it now. But they
don't know what is sickening them.
Red lips. Painted eyes. Curled hair
Eveybody's got them. It's refresh
ing to see a clean, homcly face. God
l wish / knew an Adonis who thought
so,
Its the devil and all to be mis-
fit.' Sally glanced across the dingy
alley TO n patch of brilliant blue sky.
Il lay awake till nearly l waiting
but rs you're getting in deep with
Max | suppose the night seemed young.
I've got a plan. l hope you'll agree. y
TN DEEP WITH MAX"
Nora Lee smiled. Her mind re
peated: "A sap! Getting in deeI
with Max. Hop to it. ole dear!"
Sally's plan was brilliant-a life
saver. They talked about it at the
breakfast table. where they sat alone
Billie was moving disconsolately from
room to room of the house that was
no longer hers. Minna sat on tho
back porch summing her hair anC
pouting in sulky disdain over he
favorite magazine of jazzy stories
Connie-well. she should worry! S.
she declared a picnic and was nov
dashing down the highway witt
Mickey Grant.
Sally, Of course, would have to &c
a job. That much was settled. s.
she and Nora Lee would take al
apartment. 1t would have to b
cheap. Nora Lee hated cheap things
but when Sally got job they coul'
splurgc. She would need but a montl
to spruce up on tipping and short
hand. When both were earning the.
would, Of course, live in becomin
luxury.
They became hilarious filling in tn
details of this rather daring move
Their laughter echoed through tn
dismal silence of the halls. Bill,
her hair brightly gilded against tn
white of her checks, listened in Won
derment. The cool unconcern of he
children bewildered her. They n
scented her weeping and were entirel
callous about the loss of their home
1t was but four wooden walls I
them; it meant no more than a tran
silent boarding house. She took u
small marble figure and busted
carefully. Her hands trembled wit
n sudden realization of the impel
manenco Of Life. She had three chi
dren once-now she had three aliens
Not long ago three little girls-on
in her arms and two at her skirts
rejoicing in her every word, he
every look. Now they were thre
strangers, relieved, almost glad
well, laughing at the thought of leay
ing
Every afternoon at 4 80 the follow
ing week Nora Lee and Sallie hunte
that elusive, sunny apartment wit
white cabinets in the kitchen, he
water, heat-nothing expensive, 70
know, but something CHEEKY and clea
and with an air about it. Furnishe
-yes-and for $50 a month.
They didn't find it. They becam
indignant then grouchy, then abb
sive to each other.
And Nora Ice happened to me1
ton their depressing disappointment
to Richard. Richard solved the prof.
lem. Saturday afternoon he took tn
two of them to big place on TaS
Tor. They had avoided this district
agreeing that it was entirely beyon
their means.
Now they stood in a beautiful Twin
room with sweep of bay and mist
hills from its window and Sail
sighed: This is just what we wan
its about three times what we ca
pay. Our limit is $50"
That, Richard informed her, wa
the rent of this apartment. Final
he explained. Six months ago he ha
rented the apartment, intending I
move TO it from the hotel-as a mat
ter of fact he owned the building an
had kept this apartment vacant 70
himself. He intended, eventually
perhaps next year. to occupy il.