San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-27

Mitre Club. Her face was fiuShed,
the big eyes sparkled.
eve can't possibly stay long in
Paris" she said to Humphrey.
"These dear people have fixed up
a perfectly gorgy yachting cruise.
Charlton, have you told
him."
"Not a word" said Charlton,
shooting a warning glance at Sar-
ling and Lady Pinter. "For heav-
ems sake, let the bridal pair have
a chance to settle down."
Tina gave him a playful tap on
the arm.
Don't be funny" she said. 81
don't like it"
Humphrey was watching Lady
Pinter's face as he asked of Charl-
ton:
"what is it that I should have
been told?"
Charlton made a gesture of in
difference.
"We'd fixed up cruise in the
Mediterranean" he said, languidly.
lawfully nice little crowd; but l
wasn't sure that it would appeal
to YOU. so | said nothing about
it."
81 don't think it would appeal
to me-" said Humphrey, NOR to
my wife
Tina touched his arm, as to say:
"Remember the understanding we
arrived at before marriage An
awkward silence fell on the group.
Sarling relieved it by claiming an
other dance with Tina. AS she
moved away with him she glanced
back at Humphrey, and there was
warning in the glance--a warn
ing against making her look ride
ulous in the eyes of her friends.
Midnight! Many of the COM
panv had left the house, but in the
study a few, including Charlton
and Lady Pinter, were indulging
game of cards. Tina faced John
Humphrey in the dining room; he
had sent a servant for her and
closed the door Immediately she
was inside the room. His face was
rather pale as he said:
"Your friends, Tina, seem to for
pet-that we are leaving for Paris
tomorrow morning. Do you care
to remind them?"
Tina's cheeks flushed:
GLOW can do that with dig
nity?" she asked.
He looked her full in the eyes.
at is our bridal night" he said,
quietly. "Does that mean nothing
to your"
"For heavens sake, don't let us
behave like country lovers she
said. "What would they think of
us if they knew"
"Does it matter very much what
they may think" he asked, still in
the calm. measured tone of voice
which suggests volcanic force be-
hind il. al didn't invite them to
nv house tonight, you know"
Tina started in defiance, but the
steady scrutiny to which he was
subjecting her was warning. =,
"They will think no end OF
things" she said, "but I'll tell
them"
He watched her go to the room
where they were playing cards,
hesitated, then followed in her
wake as though he had suddenly
realized that he should not have
reIegated the task to her.
BEFORE he could enter the room
into which she had burst he heard
a peal of laughter. Tina had told
them. and they had accepted it as
a ioke-a joke against the man
whose house they had invaded.
Rv o'clock the house was IN
quiet he and Tina were alone; he
vent to her in the study where
she was sitting before the fire, a
cigarette depending loosely from
the fingers of the left hand. She
looked up resentfully as he went
close to her.
"Thank God, we have the house
to ourselves at last, Tina" he said.
"Now we can have a little chat
about our future plans. If were
going to Paris tomorrow we shall
have to get some things together
Our honeymoon
She flinched slightly as he rest
ed a hand of her shoulder.
'If YOU knew how | detest thai
word YOU wouldn't keep using 1t,
she said. 'Tt's so Early Victorian
don't you think SOP
He bit his neither lip and sal
down opposite her.
Sorry" he said, 81 though
every woman cherished the word.
Instantly she reached across ant
rested hand on his.
ooh, must seem to you to b.
hateful little creature" she said
impulsively; "but it is so Difficult
to make you understand. | wan
to be nice to you"
"You love me, Tina"-eagerly
She WINGED. "Don't-don't lie
US be ordinary she said, prob
ably without knowing herself wha