San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-09
DANE UNNERVED
BY NATAL|E'S
ADMISSION
Nora Suspects Nothing Of
Her Husbands
Infidelity.
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it was inevitable. Some things-are
strong" And he was glad he kissed
her; glad If his arms had frightened
on that slender form. Little enough
for such as she,
The incident was finished. There
would be no repetition. They would
meet and act as before-no trace OF
this intimacy would linger about their
relation.
This solution of the matter gave
him peace; gave him a swagger, easy
confidence. He had no timidity in the
prospect of meeting her again. She
was high bred and would play the
game. expecting him TO do the same.
He was disappointed. 1t might
have been a dream of his, SO utterly
unconcerned Natalie appeared when
she called at the office two days later
He made flying trip to the south.
and was absent two days. He stopped
at her place in San Mateo on his way
home. He was excited about the loca-
ton and the luck he had in getting
hold of steel for the framework.
They had tea together in the gar
den. He said absently-scar cely aware
Of his words till they were done !:
What "a beautiful trees that is !" 1t
was the giant oak where they had
stood.
Natalie's eyes dropped-a faint
twitching passed over her mouth. She
ran her hand across her forehead
Yes. Dane-a beautiful tree. MANY
hundreds of years old" She gave n
signing. silvery laugh: yet it will
still have youth when you and / are
finished-utterly finished
He felt abasheJ and disturbed by the
pathos of her tones. He covered her
hand and tried to say some happy
thing. No thought came.
She let her hand lie in his and
smiled. In their silence. memory
throbbed in a living bond between
them.
He thought: "She may bury. but
she can never kill the thing she feels =
This emotion was for him. The knowl
edge sent a 5tealthy, golden warmth
to his heart.
When he looked at Natalie. and
would sometimes meet her appealing
smile. his mind whispered: "She loves
YOU"
Though neither of them ever men,
TONED that revealing hour. both were
poignantly conscious Of it at their
every meeting.
One day after the work on the build
ing in the south was well launched
Natalie said What am I going TO do.
Dane. when this is finished:"
She had her hands clasned on the
table. her face with its pallid. cameo
viyidness. down tilted.
PLANS MADE.
He leaned toward her: Have you
no plans, Natalie:''
None that can count on"
Cant you make some:'
Il have" She drew her palms TO-
gether and glanced at him with dark.
lighted eyes: 81 have made plans,
Dane
well. them"
She turned 10 the chair where her
cloak was thrown. and answered with
falling voice: plans arc not enough
Ob-anyone can plan
She fumbled. reaching for her coat.
The sight of her distress fired and
drew him. He held the cloak. watch.
ing her profile and the sad eagerness
OF her chiseled lips.
She turned to him with gayety. He
didn't know whether he bent to her or
she reached TO him, but they kissed
i - -
his voice husky Natalie, three things
you must answer me"
Three things. Dane"
why are you perhaps going away
next year, and why. If you go. will
you never return? Why must ! visit
you in Russia in the next ten or
twenty years? What is it that I'm 10
see 2"
She pressed her folded hands against
her lips. stain filing across her pal
Tor. She looked up at him with fright.
ened eyes that had in them wild,
radiant prayer: IF ] had the cour-
age l would tell you"
Tell me-
"Ah-no-"
Listen. Natalie-you will-tell me
today-tonight. Stay in town-have
dinner with me and then"
"No-don't urge i'll may not have
the strength 10 refuse E"
You haven't! Tonight-remem-
Der"
She went swiftly to the door. rails
ing her hand and whispering across
the narrow rOOm-"Pcrhaps
Just before , 30, as he waited. GER
tain she would come. the door Of his
office opened. He went swiftly To-
ward it. He halted. panied, Grim
son streak flashing 10 his temples. Not
Natalie, but Nora Lee came laughing
toward him.
CONTINUED Tomorrow
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