San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-04
DAVID PLEADS
FOR CH|CK|E' 8
ANSWER
Tears Gush to Heroine's
Eyes As She Hears Doc
tor Speak His Love.

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him not to think of her, for it coulC
never be.
He said: 1T is you as you are PC
fore me now that love, Helena. Nc
other has ever loved that. The spirit
you can give TO me has been anothcr's
1t grew out of all this, and it is beau
tiful to me and unselfish and very
dear. | want it-want il greatly"
She moved from him with her hand
half covering her face. Then she said
quietly: Il think l am paid for all
the pain / have ever known. l think
am. Do not mind that am crying.
| can not help it. And can not tel
you'll can never measure with words
the greatness of your saying these
things to me. But you must believe
me, for it is true. Oh, yes, David,
it is the very truth. ! know it with an
utter completeness. Love is not for
me"
"Helena!"
But she was standing now and fac
ing him. Her eyes shone and the tea rs
were gone. THE truth, David-you
must believe it. You must go
please!'
He would have taken her in his
arms and argued. But she stood like
statue, her hands clasped, summon
ing the strength of her life TO
stand her now. And she would not
yield.
She even said and smiled: Now,
l am to lose another friend, David?
That is rather hard"
You are not to lose a friend. Let
me speak.
~NO-please-" for she knew that
in few moments her strength would
pass and she feared these eager yearn-
ing hands of hers - Oh-how they
would reach out and seize this almost
terrible gladness--no-yOu go you
are cxcited-so much has happened
and /, too"
He gave a soft laugh then and his
eyes with their winning intentness
were warm on hers. Il think you love
me, Helena-and you will say it per-
haps tomorrow"
She shook her head.
You will do not mean to be de- |
MED"
She leaned against the door when
he was gone, pressing Der hands |
against her heart. No one would hear |
that odd, sobbing laugh-no one would |
see the tears now, nor the white an
guish-
Then she stole down the hall and |
listened. Jonathan snOred-how even |
and blessed ran the lives of those two |
how gentle their murmuTed talk in |
the dark-sweet evening of a homely |
love-
In the sunrOOm the hyacinths
breathed like a song. Spring again.
The stars had a golden look. She
watched them from the window.
Loved her-he loved her. And he
was loved. She did not deny this to
her thought. She had loved him all
along. Oh, the fineness Of him and
the deep winning eyes. He was one
who did high, glorious deeds-never a
thought about it. Oh, 10 walk at his
side down the long, striving years. II
that could be
He was not for her. No. She said
it and closed her eyes. Thoughts !
opANAAE at AANA INT AvALub III INT hdA n ]
And the Past came uD and laid its |
hand on hers. She shuddered.
The Past claimed her. Bring that |
TO him? Ah-drag the stain Of her
life across his that was so clean and
strong. Things that were said came
back to her. Oh. the things that
would be said. How they would filter
day after day into his office and
through the hospital. Talking of her
that was dear TO him. How it would
make him wince-and in the end how
il would eat out his heart and his
happiness.
Was this what she should do to him? 4
She drew back from herself in horror.
Enough that he had spoken. That one
Is fine as he would dream Of loving
Ter. Let this beauty abide. Let her
lOld to il.
She went. She sat there hours.
When the silence Of the night was
most deep she prayed. Make her
trong-give her the courage and the
aim
Then she wrote to Dayid-she
banked him for all the " ondrous kind
less and that this was n holy thing
hat had come TO her through him.
The wished 10 keep it 50. But be
nust know that she would not think
( love or marriage. She couldn't