San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-17

three hours when he got the chance.
Ask the world il he wasn't a lucky
sinner!
A fellow in the newspaper office
bought the car and had now lost his
lob, SO he had to sell. Tough on him:
The car had only run 500 miles, and
he was selling it for $1000-knock-
ing off more than a third of its cost.
$50 here's where we begin to live,
Jude" -,
"What does your mother sayy'
Haven't told her yet. I'll break
the news gently. Poor Ems so used
TO doing without, she thinks it almost
sinful to get what you want. she
has the qucerest idea OF God, as
though He's some mean fellow VINO
goes shopping around waiting TIL ne
finds n poor starving kid who's just
come upon a nice fat cream puff. Just
as the kid gets ready to TAKE bite,
up comes God and snatches 1t from
him."
Judith laughed.
"But it's not a joke. Jude, when a
person looks on life like. that. EN-
afraid to be riotously happy. But
she's got to get used to 1t from hence
"You won't 20 back to New York."
81 should say not And your
glad, I'll bet. Tell me. Jude-Holy
Smoke, amt you glad? You ire all
snaked up to see me. You look darn
good. ,
"And I've got fellow for YOU"
"a fellow for ME, DougT -, -,
ayes, for you. And just can that
chatter about your not being attrac-
tive, Jude. That's the bunk. This
fellows n prince. / went to Cal with
him-then he went East to study
some more. You surely remember my
talking of Hal Hume? He was in
mcdicine-a brilliant student. You're
lust the sort for him. He likes them
deep-couldn't see flappcr If he had
a hundred eyes,"
ann not that deep. And l never
went to college"
"You're not? But you've read about
everything that was ever written. You
don't have to go to college to be edu
Gated. Your type doesn't.
"Anyway-thcrc's a party arranged
for night after tomorrow. / thought
we'd let him take Cousin Sandy. You
and I'll 20 together. Afterwards
you'll put the skids under her."
IL put the skids under Sandy? You
don't know what you're talking about
She's got everything" .
"Bunk-she's married, isn't she!
Of course, that makes it nice in some
ways. but n fellow isn't thinking seri'
ously of n married dame"
Judith looked at her pretty hands
They had driven out Bay TO Van
Ness and then back to Fishermnn's
Wharf. trying out the new car-talk-
ing about it-how beautifully it swept
along-how cunning the fittings
were.
They were now parked here.
"Gea, your nails shine"
"Yes-the gloss came from France
And the orangewood sticks IRON
China! So you're going to. marry me
off. Doug?"
"No-but I'm not going to have you
stuck in the mud all the days OF your
life. Time you were stepping ana
living No one gets bigger kick
out OF things than you. Besides. you
and Hal would make stunning
couple. He's the sort Of fellow you
could care for, jude"
She looked clear into his eyes. She
asked gaily: "Do you know the kind
of fellow / could love, Doug?"
IL ought to-"
Judith gave soft. tender laugh.
lowered her eyes swiftly: "Ycs-l
guess you should"
They had a chummy dinner to-
gcther. Judith told him that Sandy
was too determined to pair her off.
But I'm total loss, Doug. just
can't go in for that petting stuff. /
can't bear it! It's not that l wouldn't
like TO kiss somebody, because
would. But couldn't do Il just with
my lips. I'd have to love him."
She pulled the big dropping hat and