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

when the wind went by. She
thought, morbidly: "The
leaves remember wild kisses
of the wind; but the wind
forgets.'
Again the tears rushed to her eyes,
She blew a breath on the window and
wrote, childishly: mora Lea
fool"
FEAR FOR MARGARET
But nothing eased her pain. She
had handed her heart over to fear.
Fear squeezed at it incessantly-
opened and closed and squeezed, -
This was because of Margaret
Margaret looking so fragile; Margaret
sitting at the window.
Nora Lee thought: "Oh, if only
had someone to talk to! If i had
sister or somebody else around so we
could talk and talk"
She rushed home from school be-
cause her mothers face, white and
still as that day when she came upon
her lying in the snow, filled with such
anguish before her. She came flying
into the room.
Margaret would glance up, those
warm, perfect lips of hers parted IN
such a smile; there would come her
soft. happy laugh. They would have
tea together.
And so it was just insanity in her
to worry, Margaret looked gorgeous
Just gorgeous.
Yet she brought Sallie home two or
three times a week just so she could
ask: How do you think my mother
looks? Pale, isn't she:'
pale? Why, that's just her color.
love it. That's my idea of real
beauty. / hate Haunting red checks
like mine. Vulgar
DANE HAS PART
At nights when Dane came she
watched him .hungrily. Did he notice
her changed? Did he think she was
failing? He put his arm around her
so swcetly. He said: you little
dear thing, she's a thousand times bet
ter. If you worry like this I'm going
to make you marry me and starvc.
Then you'll have something to worry
about"
Because she felt more alone now
than ever in her life-because she
felt separated from her mother by
this secret terror, she chung to him.
He came and played the violin be-
cause Margaret loved it. His eyes,
with the tender youth uppermost,
seemed to Nora the eyes of one in
spircd. They turned to hers and
hers would fill with tears.
She would say: He loves me. i
wonder how that can be-" and whim-
sically But then | am iovely soul.
He pulled her to her feet, making
her look into his bonny face, the
brown hair rumpled; teeth and eyes
grinning. Il guess | must be pretty
good, when | make the tcardrops
fall, eh, Nora Lee?"
PLANNED.
That may be. But l was think
ing that I'll miss you when you go.
You are going for sure, now?"
"You tell me not to and I'll stay"
"Ah, no. 1 want you to be great
the greatest builder in the world"
He sighed with melancholy so
deep as only youth can feel: IF I'm
to be that. Nora Lee, then I've got
to get away from you. I'll be able
to concentrate knowing can't dash
to a boat and in half an. hour be
you" .-E
do | interfere so much, Dance"
"You do! l should be pounding
the volumes now"
Then CO."
"fm not sure that I'll go unless
you're sure you'll wait the two years
for me. Will your"
"Yes-I. won't be the one to
change, Dane. ] come of constant
race-faithful as the northern star"
So they kissed each other. She
thought with a pang: "I'll be alone
utterly alone"
He saw the white fear fly like
title bird to her lips. She kept
Ter eyes down.
"Thcn you don't want me to so,
Nora Lee? You're afraid?"
She shook her head. Il want
you 10 go. I'm not iafr.id that Ill
top caring, because | won't"
He made her say the thing that
.roubled her. Then he answered :
I won't 60. wouldn't leave you
alone for all the ambition in the
world"
"Oh-then you're worried, too?"
1t was then he put his arms 60
lbout her; it was then he laughed
II such a merry way: mo, I'm
fropt;npod ~, De- "a D,rt ~