San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-14

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ing. his lips blanched and smiling and
the brown, sunny eyes filled witt
pride and joy.
Il love you. Sandy"
She was bitterly cold. Her fingers
pnl,ed nervously at the handkerchief
She said dumbly: at shouldn't have
happened. Nothing can be done about
! it,
1T has happened.
you must forget it, Ramon. OF
course you Wilt"
He stood little behind her. Now
he bent down, his voice thrilling. I'm
not going to forget it, Sandy. This
is love. 1 know. 1 love you"
But I'm saying goodbye, to you,
Ramon-good bye
Its too late. Sandy. That's why
i followed you. 1 love you. / knew
it then. And you care for me-"
She felt unequal to further strug-
gle. Say goodbye to me. Ramon. /
may not see you alone again.
He was smiling at her. He closer
her hands over the handkerchief. took
them between his. "Good bye, Sandy.
Goodbye, dear. Think of me. l love
you. III see you soon again-soon-
but don't hurry now-we have hours
hours"
Let my hands go, Ramon"
He laughed. Your lovely hands
the way you clasped them "
She turned abruptly, running down
the deck.
She knelt on the floor of the cabin,
folding her clothes, jamming them into
her suitcase. She lowered her head.
sinking her teeth in her lips. What
have l done? Lord :" Now she felt
heat surging about her heart; now it
was sucked back. ebbing and cold.
Hills Of the city with the eucalypti
graceful agaipst the clear September
sky. Now the spires of st. Ignatius
reaching upward, and now, swinging
through azure gates, the Memorial
Palace CLEANS on its majestic plateau.
"Oh. Sandy-look-look Mrs.
Mcneil chung to Sandy's hand. She
was painting, weak with the long trip.
but excited. How good TO be home
nearly home, dear"
Sandy looked over the heads OF the
passengers who were now crowdins
the decks. They we're calling to each
other.
Then she saw him, tall. bronzcd.
vital. He passed near, eyes laughing:
-Goodby. Sandy. See you SOON"
Her mother whispered: rs he go
ing. dear? Walk with him."
Sandy laughed. She kept her glance
straight before her-counting the mo
ments. growing warm - growing
breathless.
At last they were in. Two men
she had danced with stopped, ex-
changed pleasantrics. A little excited
group formed about her.
She felt rather than saw her hus-
band saw him hurrying toward
her.
She looked at him a moment be-
fore she smiled. His cuffs-she drew
in her breath, agitated-almost in
tears. Alice coming with him. His
brows so arched, so black-his moist
lips smiling.
He took off his hat-eoming to-
ward her before them all-putting his
arm about her-this slight, narrow,
ceremonious fellow claiming her be-
fore them ALL Proud of her-his. He
said audibly: Darling" He kissed
her.
She raised her head. knowing that
her cheeks were furiously stained. a
few feet distant she saw RamOn-saw
him hurrying away, face averted. She
said miserably: "Hello-hello, Ben.
You look wonderful. Sandy. You're
glad to be back. i know it,"
She could scarcely look at him. His
hands on her arm we're terrible to her.
They were weights.
She couldn't move her lips. She
raised her palm. rubbed it across her
mouth where his had pressed. She
felt their impress like a wound-a
hurting wound.