San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-03

not-you little dear thing. She looks
all right to me-but if you're wor-
ried-'
Why, I'm not!-
Only last night they talked So.
She had laughed gaily, being such
a foolish thing. But the coming OF
Christmas to a home where sorrow
has lately passed, is sad enough
She must finish the vest. And
Margaret must get new dress
right away. There had been a bat
tie over this dress. Margaret was
even stingy when it came to spend
ing money on herself. She seemed
anxious TO as she had never been
before. Why, she wouldn't even buy
clothes for herself. and she needed
them.
They had gone shopping last Sat
urday. Margaret tried on countless
dresses because Nora Lee insisted.
But at each store she shook her
head. Motley weren't what she
wanted. Shed look a little further.
Until Nora Lee grew frantic with
the hidden fright, Margaret wouldn't
buy because she was afraid she
would not live to wear the dress.
She wanted all that money saved
for Nora Lee. Oh-life was a most
awful thing:
TEARING THINGS
Her tears were raining now. Then
Margaret stood in the door. The
vest was tucked violently behind the
chair. Margarct's cheeks had a
delicate flush: her warm, seductive
eyes were smiling. She came over
and took Nora Lees face, turning
it upward Crying? Why"
Il wasn't crying! Mother, don
creep NJ on me so. I'm making
things"
And fearing things: l have come
to speak of this. Listen, darling
girl: know what you are dreading.
| feared 1t, too, for a while, but that
Fear is gone. i am better. l am
not to leave you
How can you know? Oh. l never
had any such crazy fear! How can
you know you are BETTER"
Look at me How am l."
For days after this Margaret had
that radiant flush on her cheeks:
the glad shine in her eyes. She said : |
We must get a Christmas tree,
She said this bravely. as though An
drew were just coming through the |
gate and they would all start out
together for little pine as they had
IN the SIX years that were gone.
Yes - we will want a tree. III
think those who go before us. Nora
Lee, must be greatly humbled by our
grief. 1t is such sullen payment
for the joyous things we've had
such lack Of faith in their contin-
uance.-
So Dane and Nora Lee went I'D
the trail winding through the lofty |
trees. went silently through the |
hushed and dreaming wilderness. He
was tall, with his great shoulders
swinging exuberantly, but his laugh !
ing eyes were dark.
She said: You wouldn't think 1
you?"
He didn't answer, but only pressed |
her hand. They reached the clear
ing tnat was wide plateau on the |
top Of the mountain. They sat down |
and watched a ship sailing through |
the Golden Gate-a fraii, gallant |
thing it seemed against the dove |
gray mists that rushed like spirit 1
hosts across the hills.
DANES PICTURE.
Then he took package from his
pocket and gave it 10 her sneepish- |
" and said with a funny grin: will |
you put it on your bureau and look |
1t it a lot?7
1t was a picture of himself with /
That high light Of youth in his eyes
md IN the grin. half tucked away
md trying TO look stern.
Its not conceit, Nora Lee, made
ne have il taken"
"No-you wanted TO keep your
1eauty shining before me. You are
indeed a handsome lad" then her
heart frightened. Il much misdoubt
+ ! should let you 60"
Il wish we could be married.
wish l could take you with me, but
.wo years won't be so long"
"No-two years aren't long"
And it may be better-in a