San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
FORTUNE SAFE
n D R 4 LEE
REJO|CES
Margaret Astonished by
Daughters Liberal
Beliefs.
Continued From Page 1, Part q


stupidities
Nora Lee was now in the last
months of high school. The money
Andrew left would send her to col
lege. She went about in n perpetual
thrill. planning this magnificent fu-
ture Life was bestowing on her.
She secretly believed herself a
genius-or very nearly that. The
years in college would develop her
great hidden gifts-all the world
marvel at this brilliant woman.
A SECRET AGAIN.
She wrote in her diary: Il believe
| have gift Of writing, but no one
knows this yet. excerpts perhaps Mr..
Bell. He wrote on my last theme :
Decidedly original. Your work shows
a real capacity to think. Avoid,
however, speculative and wholesale
denunciations.' OF course l can avoid
such faults. I hope ] am TO write
great novel. l would be satisfied
TO equal Adam Bede.'
Il have not told Dane of this goal
shining before me. But | am con-
WINGED that a girl should have an
ambition and a life work the same
as man. Economic dependence in
women is the cause of all-yes, all
the unhappineSs in marriage.
sour love shall be beyond the pal
try touch of money. When l write
even the four letters love my hand
shakes. Why is this? | feel him look
ing over my shoulder, his eyes laugh
ing in my face. How beautiful he is
I Oh - 1nl
beautiful, but why? Strength is beau
tiful and Dane is strong. Oh, dear!
No matter how dark the world
would ever be, it would turn bright
when he arrived. l think this is the
final test Of love-the coming of the
desired one raises the spirit even from
the blacklist depths OF melancholy. 1t
is so always with me.
In the very saddest hour, even
when she seemed going-evcn then.
when Dane came l felt a ripple of
laughter like a brook with sunlight on
it rushing through my heart"
In those subdued hours after An.
drew's passing the girl was, indeed.
glad for the brightness love offered
Weeks and then months passed. She
at times with a heartbreaking fear in
her eyes.
Margaret was pale. Her fragile
hands seemed almost transparent. Nora
Lee would push her to a chair with
stOrming vehemence: "Ob, you sit
down, mother. Don't you dare to
move. I'm here"
And she would let Margaret see the
terror Of her spirit-the lurking fear
that Margaret. too, would leave. For
whole weeks she would refuse to leave
her alone an hour.
ERROR OF A LIFE
Finally Margaret said: Don't you
know, my gypsy, that | want you
glad? You cannot bear my sorrow.
You only double it by trying"
How, mother-why do you say such
things. as though you're showing me
away"
They are true. 1t seems that |
have saddled the error Of ny life upon
the brightness Of yours. No one can
be pardoned for such a sin as that"
Then Nora Lee went I'D and stood
before Margaret, the blue eyes flash
said TO me-thc very worst. Because
It shows you don't understand what /
think | am a mean and petty soul.
But | will tell you, mother, that
! have my own thoughts on love. And
! think love has the first right in the
" world, and it is like a great tall flame
that PUSHES forward. sweeping every
thing out Of its way. If il can't do
this. then it isn't love. And If it can.
then only the coward is afraid-onlv
the coward runs out Of its path. So
that's my belief on these subjects.
What you call error, ! call beauty. 1t
depends on whether you judge By con.
ventiOn or by TRUTH
Margaret looked at her in aston
iShment. Then Nora Lee STOPPED
down and touched her mothers lips.
Darling mother, don't have regrets
for me. wish and wish you
wouldn't-you dear, white angel you
that's what you've always seemed
10 me-"
Long afterward Nora Lee remem-
bered the light, almost Of transfig.
uratiOn on her mothers face. Long
afterward in the dark Of many q
night she pressed her head against
the pillow with tears Of thanks that
she had said this thing to Margaret.
Yet she was delighted that Mar
garet insisted that she 20 about
again. There was n weakened Connie
was giving at their place in Belye-
dere the Friday after Thanksgiving
Margaret said. 1T will gricve me
beyond bearing if you keep refus-
ing to leave me alone. | an per
fectly well You must 80 E"
OFF ON A SNEAK"
Three days-mother-I'lI 20 over
Sunday for a while"
"No-you are going for the whole
affair -
As soon as it was decided she was
wild with eagcrness. All the girls
Of Comics crowd from college
would be there 49, like stepping into
a rainbow.
She got off the boat at 6 o'clock
expecting Connie 70 come down in
some new costume suitable 10 one who
had been scarlet in preceding lives.
Instead Of Connie the brown lad
met her. His skin had an cmber
brightness and nothing was so daz-
zling as the flash Of his teeth.
He caught her hand. Dash
were off on q sneak"
Where"
Never mind
It was already dark-thcy sped
along laughing. She said mcrrily, "Oh,
Dane, are We clOUingE