San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-05
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voice that said, AS you are now,
want you-dear and beautiful" 1
faint glow tinged her checks.
"Oh-does that make your eye
burn, Jimmy? You sect would al
ways be a torture to you. Yet
think it glorious that you should com,
and make the offer, YOU dear ole
darling. Don't you know, Jimmy
there's golden Eliza waiting fol
you. Why don't you look for her. AS
for mel need my lovely brother more
than anything else you could be to
me-ever."
who is Eliza?"
III give you the book to read. /
wish you'd find her. There are so
| few Jimmys in the world and SO few
men who keep any dream of love.
Life ought TO bring it gloriously to
you. l wish it would. I'd like to
know l didn't spoil the sweetness for
you."
She wanted TO see Jimmy's face,
for the profile had a grim, pathetic
look. he turned his eyes to her. She
thought them sad-she thought them
full of sorrow. He said: you didn't
spoil things for me, Chickie. / guess
| knew you never cared as / did. But
| would be glad if you needed me, be-
cause l loved you So"
Long after Jimmy left that evening
she pondered his look and his tone.
She said to herself: Everyone who
ever loved me is made to suffer-
everyone"
She thought of him who was tall,
whose face had such a vital strength
yet whose laughter was a sparkling
thing. And he, too, must suffer be-
cause of her.
The day of her graduation came.
She was nervous, yet almost beside
herself with a hidden joy. Jonathan
was so proud, win tiny pink rose
in his coat. and Jennie in white
gloves and a patent leather purse.
her face all beaming.
Jonathan walked down the hall
with Chickie afterwards, and carried
her diploma as though he were the
only man on earth who ever had a
daughter. He whispered in her ear:
Pretty as an angel. Chickie girl,
that's what you srel"
Oh-that old fellow talking so, not
caring who might hear. He could
always put such warm fingers on
Chickie's heart.
David came to the exercises. He
stood in the back of the hall. She
caught his eyes once. He gave her
a winking nod. Then he came up
with his hand out. Put it here, lit
tic nurse"
Without looking at him she MUIR
INJURED: Il may thank you for this,
David
Might you love me for it?",
Her lips trembled. There came tears
to her lashes. So he laughed and bent
his head down. THANK you, sweet
lady. see that you do"
He made light of all her denials.
He insisted that she take rides with
him. And tonight she must, because
he wished to be appropriately thanked.
When she persisted in her refusal
he said: You offered to keep me still
as a friend"
But I've lost that knew that l
had"
Come, and Ill be the coolest kind
She went. They drove to a hill
where there were many trees, and the
moon hung down between the branches
like a gigantic yellow diamond. David
put a little box in her hand: "A
token Of friendship, and congratula-
tons, my dear little girl"
1t was the first gift he had ever
brought. 1t made her trcmulous and
ready TO cry. She couldn't find the
knot in the cord because her fingers
fumbled. He snapped it with a pen
knife. And there was a wrist watch,
chaste, yet most exquisite in platinum
and diamonds.
She looked at it and wanted to
laugh, because it was So delightful,
Il see you like itE'
But why-oh. David Couldn't
such a costly thing as this"
''Oh, hush with this and that"
He put it on her; he held her hand |
up and looked at it. Then he said :