San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-05

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deep-set eyes grinned. There
was such a quality of ex-
uberant youngness; such a
gleeful tune about him. She had half
forgotten this. 1t was joy that all
the carefree paganism of Richard
the whimsical good humor of Max
could never achieve; for it was the
joy of youth unstaincd, happy, in
domitable. 1t went thrilling and call
ing along each separate nerve. She
had never felt so glad in all the
days of her life.
IN HER CAR
you're not disappointed, Dane, in
me? Am as good as you expected"
"Pretty near" @
They got into Nora Lees little
closed car: $50 it's real? You know
I've thought you were joking all along
about buying an automobile. You
must be an awfully prosperous per-
son."
Il am. Besides it doesn't cost so
much. And it saves carfare."
He chuckled: you save a nickel
and spend dollar. I see I've got to
hump"
I'm worth it."
They went to a restaurant on Mar.
ket street with tables set in small
booths. Here they could talk.
But for a long time they looked at
each other. He was thin, the thick
brown hair slicked back so that his
forehead had broad, clean look and
the twinkle kept passing from his
dark, laughing eyes to his strong
cut, tender mouth.
Nora Lee felt young as she had the
night Of her first dance when she nut
her hand in his to whisper with child
ish gratitude: You're most extreme
ly glorious. Indeed you are,
AT first you were angry, Dane.
Weren't you? Why, you weren't even
going to come over"
HOW HE FELT
Wasn't L? But Lord, after two
years, Nora Lee? / can't tell you how
l felt when you weren't at Napa
Junction. Then you weren't home
either 1 got kind of sick about it. i
couldn't imagine what had happened.
Then i rang up Belvedere. Billie told
me what was up His mouth straight
ened. Il was just plain sore then.
Seemed to me l couldn't have done
that for all the pleasure on earth il
you were expected after not seeing
you for two years. 1t was the damnd-
est. emptiest feeling :.
"Oh. Dane"
And / got to thinking of things
that could happen in two years. II
remembered Max and that you SEEM
ed to like him that first time you
ever met him. Then wondered about
this Richard-and thought of awful
ly sophisticated rcmarks you'd made
in letters"
"All for effect. Really it was. II
get queer moods, you know. Then
great many things happened to me
in this two years
She raised the heavy black lashes
and let him look into the blue plead
ing eyes. His hands went eagerly
seeking hers; his lock dark and ten
der. The little ring rubbed against
his finger.
He smiled: "But do I count first,
Nora Lee. Do IL"
The blood surged upward, staining
the clear cold of Ter skin. Suddenly
her lips trembled. She drew her
hands free--confronting with memo
ries.
MEMORIES THRONG
That night in the almond orchard
when she had thought her heart break
Ing with the fear that he had sinned
the Intoxicating gladness when he an
swered with half-sob: "well-it is
enough" and the sweetness when he
folded her in his arms. Again that
day when they climbed the hill look
ing for the little pine and all those
days when they walked hand in hand
up the stone steps. through lanes of
eucalyptus; when they glanced about
swiftly and rushed together for fleet
ing, joyous kiss
She thought of this-then of Sat
urday afternoon sauntering through
forest with Understanding on her toes,
reaching her hands to his neck. She
thought of this, but it was remote
and cold like the loves of someone un.
real; someone dead.
She was alive OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ingly-joyously. She wanted to 90
off some place in the dark and the
quiet where there would be only hills |