San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-18
DOUGLAS KEITH
CAPT|VATED
BY SANDY
Heroine Divines That
Judith Is Madly in
Love With Youth.
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tonight-you're there a million for
fellow like Hal, Jude. He hates in
sipid girls"
From all accounts / seem to hay,
been turned out TO the dot to suit TIL
prince Of men, ! mean to do my darn
dest, Doug"
Then she added teasingly: "To &c
what I'm after
They went to Tait's. Judith, loyin.
music and rhythm, felt her spirits ris,
go bubbling and soaring. Sh,
thought: Il have the soul of stree
gamin-there's a rowdy streak in me
How I'd love TO dash in there ant
dance like wild woman
And she Imagined that only he,
training-the lifelong discipline thai
had insisted that she keep her fee
firmly planted on reality-"that she
act like sensible person and BIZ
thankful she had the use Of all hel
limbs'-that only this kept her from
mad, reckless extremes of gayety.
Judith would have been a very fas.
cinating person if she could have "let
90" little; if she could blurt out all
the breezy, capricious things she
thought and felt. But her whole rer
| sonality was bottled up. Her reac.
lions were violent, but suppressed from
outward expression.
So she passed for a quiet. rather
obscure girl. Not even her own
family guessed the storm and pas
sion imprisoned behind those ardent.
purple eyes.
But tonight Judith laughed. Be-
cause she cared nothing whatever for
Hal Hume the young doctor Douglas
chose as her husband, she became even
little flirtatious-unconscious of
this.
. Hume was pleasant with n quiet.
winning manner. He was rather short
with a fine. open face. lack, smooth
hair and dark, rich eyes. When h
laughed the bland serenity of his fea-
lures gave place to lighted merri-
ment. Then one saw that behind this
gentle kindness was a broad vein OF
willy humor.
Douglas took Judith for a dance.
She was absorbed in watching the
startling poses Of some of the dancers.
"Oh, Doug. isn't it a riot:" che MUIR
INJURED. do you think anyone will
be carried out tonight"
You say that as though you'd like
it, Jude"
We'll. I've heard so much-I've
never SEEN anything sensational
YETI
Take you down Third street near
.Brannan some Saturday night, child.
/ Well, how about it now: Like him?-
She giggled: -Oh. I'm thrilled. With
EVERYTHING.-
He's captivated with you, Jude. y
She paid no attention. She looked
/ up into the young face just above hers
! and asked: And what do you think
Of SandJ:7
More and more, girl. More and
more. 1t shan't be any penance Cor
me to waltz Cousin Sandy out of your
way"
Judith managed to say: "Oh be
careful Douglas-do. She said il
laughing. All the color dropped from
her checks.
When she danced with Hume. he
wondered why she seemed much hea;
ier. He had fancied her light as air
They danced near to Sandy and Doug
las.
Judith heard Douglas say: as i
only on Tuesday you do that
| Sandy's haunting thrOaty laugh
And sometimes on Thursday, Dong
las Keith
Then those two danced down a pas
sageway that was a little dark. .luditl
turned her head. She couldn't look II
Sandy's face when they returned q
the table.
But after a long while she glance,
at Douglas. His eyes had that jaurt,
glowing look. He winked at Sandy
And she misunderstanding 70 Judit.
TO glitter with a bright, steely light
They lay in bed, talking in rb,
dark.
The doctor is quiet but deep sal,
Sandy. Il found him aWfully in
teresting."
What did you think Of Doug
las:"
"Oh, a nice boy. Didn't you sa,
the girls go crazy about him:
wonder why?7
ION, do you: ] think he's asiuI,
handsome"
Not at all. He's sparkling-clcai
loOking-attractice in a way"
Judith thought: shes hedging
she fell for him. She's trying m
Out.7
And Sandy thought: "Poor Jude
She's 50 mad about him she couldn'
see the Prince Of Wales. And y
never even thinks Of her in such
way. Lord, he's magnetic"
She turned over restlessly, saying
I'm not sleepy, are your An
again her thoughts were a torment
Lord, il i had Jude's chance r.
hold him. Good Lord, ] would
Suddenly Ben Murillo's face and for
confronted her. She shiyered-sh,
could have screamed out with repus
nance.
Then It was Ramon. and the bloc
flew in burning tide 10 Sandy
neck. What would he think IL d
knew Of that? She saw his yOun.
J fine. honest eyes, and pulled m
sheet up 70 her chin.
"Sleepy. Jude:7
lawfully"
Sunny; 50 am AL Of a Su'
den"
But they both lay stiff and wild
eyed, and each knew that the 9TH
was awake and what the otht
thought.
douglas is crazy about you. Jud
He thinks you're the only girl in Il
world
Tears that felt like warm bio.
crept down Judith's temples 10 Il
pillow.
"And I'm crazy about him in III