San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-14
ANDREW TAKES
MARGARET To
NEW HOME
Nora Lees Mother Wins
Fight With Death
After Visit.
Continued From Page 1, Part q

She smiled. 1t spread like grea
peaceful sweetness over the drawn
panied features. Her lips moved, a
though they had some gracious thin
to say. She dropped into deep rest
fulness.
LOVES POWER
Andrew never left that chair. One
in the long night of waiting sh'
moancd, "Stay-stay."
he stopped and pressed his lips t
her forehead; on her half closed
Pickering eyes. Because she smilet
he murmured, THE long years, Mar
garet, love-"
She answered, Dear Andrew, oh
so long,"
He took her two hands and folded
them to his heart. She sank against
him, pence in her troubled eyes
Andrew = stay-stay with me-wll
you?"
Then again in the night: y
thought-that you-forgot-"
Forgot! Oh forgot. He muir
INJURED the hundred things that IN
these three years had crowded so upon
his thoughts. He poured out the
stifled love until the darkened room
thronged with flame-touched echoes.
She. lying there so worn, felt their
glow like a sacred fire in her soul.
When the morning came she drew his
head down: 1T is easy now-to
die"
you will not die-no, Margaret
| have not come for that"
Andrew stayed. There came a day
that was a miracle of joy. All in a
moment she was better. All in q
moment the tearing pain was done.
She was dropped from the hands of
death, white and exhausted, but with
such a gladness of relief even in the
folding Of her hands that Nora Lee
burst into tears, watching her.
Andrew came into the kitchen and
took the little girl in his arms. He
said in a queer. laughing way. Il
guess we won, Nora Leei"
Margaret was better. Only the white
shadow of her beauty touched now on
her thin, drawn face. But she could
look at them and smile. 1t was
enough.
They stood about eagerly, waiting
for her glance waiting for her
word-half fearing some unknown
dread.
There was too much quiet in her
eyes. Andrew said: "0h. what is it,
Margaret? What is it saddens you?"
She opened her hand with a visit
full pathcs. He guessed the thing
that gnawed on her. She could not
teach again. Not for a long, long
time. She would have to go away
and rest be glad enough for
life. This was what the doctor said.
She was very silent after this, sit
ting long hours with her eyes
closed.
Till finally Andrew took her hand
with that old kind laugh of his.
"Margaret-you'ye got to trust me
oh, honor me enough for tbis-let
me serve you. Can't you take from
me-"
1T is very hard, Andrew. 1t is
almost too hard"
Don't say that, Margaret. You
must know it is new life to me. ]
deserve this. Don't you think so .
You must let me do these things for
you"
She looked at her fragile hands.
Il have no choice, it seems - not
any"
His. face blanched. do you say
it in this way, Margaret? Do you
grant it so grudgingly?"
She didn't answer.
After a long while he asked: "Then
your love for me In gomez"
HOME AT LAST.
All" Her hand went eagerly and
touched along his arm. Serve me,
dear Andrew. ] love you
4 week after this Andrew came in
big car. They had everything
packed and ready. Nora Lee was wild
with delight. She kissed Matty a doz-
en- times and even old Chris goodbye.
In her joy at leaving the valley she
half loved il.
Margaret's eyes had deep, SAD
/ glow about them. She looked out %
/ the mountains. She said to Andrew
| with a faint, tragic smile: "Thcy
/ have the best Of me. Andrew, / have
/ fought
lie turned his face away.
But all the way on that long. Iona
ride he watched her as though his
heart was breaking.
1t was evening Of the second day
when their car drove onto a boat
and across blue midnight waters {
thousand lights were flung and man,
hills were dark against the sky.
They were coming to the city. Nora
Lee squeezed hard at Andrews arm
She said: "Marmee my hear
hurts It's so glad! -
They drove out and out. They were
in a great forest, it seemed, with the
shadows massing and fog driftin:
through trees.
Finally they stopped. There was 4
small new house with the graceful
eucalyptus swaying high above it
There were lights inside. Margaret
didn't move.
Andrew said: "Ah-dearest-" ShC
was very weak. He lifted her gently
in his arms and carried her up th,
steps.
He said: Dear Iove-this is you
home"
Her face sank down and hid against
him.
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