San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-25
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in this woman with her clean mind
may be his consolation when you
are gone"
Miranda accompanied her up
stairs to her room and helped her
to change, lowering about her as
though she were lady's maid who
joyed in rendering homage to her
mistress. She ordered tea to be
brought to the room and herself
poured it out so that Tina should
not be delayed in her dressing.
And she talked of all that had
happened in the house since the
mistress went away: she recount
ed the doings of the servants
how splendid they had been-the
ailments of the animals, the altera-
lions in the gardening scheme,
and closed with this:
81 have just begun to love it all
intensely and now shall have to
say goodbye" ~.
"Goodbye?" said Tina in
quiringly.
"Soon, soon," said Miranda.
Tmmediately after Mr.. Humphrey
arrives home. Must see you both
settled comfortably and receive
your report on my stewardship!
Then, away | go like swallow to
to the SOUTH"
"South? Where?"
'T'm taking an invalid lady to
Australia" said Miranda. ats
just the task l revel in-traveling
with them and forgetting my own
sorrows to make them forget
theirs"
She looked out of the window.
Tina was seated at the dressing
table.
"You ought to be very happy
here, my DEAR" she said to Tina.
"In all my life l have never gazed
on anything so peaceful. Tell me,
did you find anything so glorious
in Portgual?"
"No," said Tina, and went on
with her dressing, hiding the
crimson of her cheeks by lowering
her head lest the other woman
should suspect. England, with all
its vagaries Of climate is-well, just
England"
Miranda turned to smile at her
81 think | can guess John Hum
phrey's thoughts at this moment.
Shall you go down to Southamp-
toni"
81 don't think he would like me
to do that" said Tina.
"Well, you understand him, of
course. My-my dear husband
was just like that-he hated the
idea of my seeing him off by train,
or going to meet him. He used to
say that he liked to leave me at
the door of the house so that he
could look back from the gates
and wave his hand to me. He car
ried away the feeling, he said, that
he would find me standing-just
there-when he returned"
"You loved your husband" said
Tina, wistfully.
with all my heart and SOUL"
said Miranda.
Tina dropped her hands on her
knees.
Something you said the first
night you came here" she unused,
"has never slipped out of my mind:
There can be only one man in a
woman's lifep"
at is my belief, Tina. You see,
HE never lost an opportunity of
showing how deeply he loved me.
A big, supplemented man, very
much after the character of John
Humphrey. Didn't talk a great
deal and wasn't fond of rushing
about. But he was as solid as a
rock in his devotion. Today /
think of MIN as you must think of
John. We women have much to
be grateful for; we give very little,
but we expect so much in return
for what we give. When l look
back along the years | can think of
so many hurts | must have given
hurts-and the
chance to atone is gone"
"He would have forgiven your"
"Why, of course" said Miranda.
"Men great fellows - set store
by the privilege of forgiving
women"
81 wonder" said Tina, thought
fully.
"You will on down to Southamp-