San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04

you haven't taken off your winter
flannels either" | s1id reproachfully.
The doctor laughed and shyly
pulled down bit of gray ribbed cut
from under the white linen at his
wrist.
Its much too warm for those.
I said briskly. And for that wide
felt hat. You ought TO have a lighter
one. And a Panama for later. hope
you have"
II daresay / have" twinkled the
doctor. But it's worth being dressed
wrong today to have you scold me
pleasantly. Please don't stop. 1t shows
friendly interest"
There was a note Of usefulness in
the old mans voice. / knew he
wouldn't like to have me comment on
this or in any way to suggest the deep
and tender pity | felt for him. So
merely said:
please excuse me just a minute
l want to put my peas Oh
I'm go. / won't keep you. You
were getting dinner" said the doctor
in tone of breathless self-reproacl
that suggested he had wanted some
thing of me-something more thar
| Just a chair on my front porch.
please don't go" l pleaded. 1T:
not 6 and my husband doesn't get
home until half past Z. I've big lie,
| of lamb in the oven. just want t
haste that, to put on the peas an;
| then to have someone join me in tn
glass of ginger ale I'm longing for an
won't ever drink alone no matter nov
thirsty / am" =.
I'll watt said the doctor. :"
really feel like resting a bit. Ant
if a compliment from an old NAL
one old enough to be your grand
father-is in order. you are ver'
lovely young woman. You make m
think Of larkspur and wall-flowers
those lovely orange things that are 81
sweet and can only grow when the sur
is right"
He spoke sleepily, and 1 wasn't as
tonished to find him doing when !
came back with the tray of ginger-al
and cookies 1 had prepared.
L let him sleep there on my porch
grateful that he was sitting in shad
ed place where the western sun dl'
not come to glare in his eyes. And il
order TO make sure my visitor WASH
disturbed. I took up my station at tn
other end of the porch. where / coul'
ward off disturbing elements if an!
approached. but where my close prox
unity wouldn't wake the old doctor.
As he slept. my guest made me thinl
more than ever of Father Andrew
His fine old face fell into such heav,
lines of pain and liberation and tn
wisdom gained through suffering. l
was hard to believe that he had one
been n gay young gallant. harder still
to realize that he had caused pain an,
suffering. and that the fruit of his SOW
| ing was not yet fully gathered.
DIR. Willis was still asleep when tn
telephone rang and Jim's secrctar
gave me the not altogether unwelcom
message that Jim wouldn't be HON
for dinner. For as she spoke it cam
| to me that L could persuade the oil
doctor to stay and have his evcnin
meal with me instead of going to tn
big lonely house over mile away o.
the main road.
Hardly had I hung up the receive
when the telephone bell clamore
again. This time it was Arlette tell
phoning to ask if Jim could come owe
and try q car Mr.. Perry was thinkin
of buying and wonld have there for
while for Jim to pass judgment on.
told the girl that Jim was in town an
couldn't be counted on to look the ca
over. and then 1 went out to the from
porch determined to rush in where al
gels might well have feared TO tread
determined to discuss affairs that wei
none of mine with n dear old man VIII
seemed to be suddenly put in m
charge.
DIR. Willis looked up with a stal
as ! came out to the porch.
Il must have dozed off," he sal
ALPHABETICALLY. II was a bit tire
These first spring days are so enerva
ing
Ignoring his words and the lead the
gave me for the delicate matters l WI
eager to discuss. asked the doctor
stay and dine with me and keep n
from lonely evening.
"Of course" said the doctor. 81
just telephone home and ask them
have any patient who needs me to ca
me here. 1t won't take me any tin
to drive wherever l happen to be nee,
ed.-'
But your car isn't here. It
over Mt Nicholas Perry's," 1 said at
venture.
] hardly dared look at the old m;
as L spoke. / felt that had come {
a modern case of a noble King LIE
about to divest himself Of riches al
power for those who would misuse hi
and his gifts. felt that was on Il
brink of a tragedy. 1t did not concel
me. But / knew that I must enlist
prevent it if 1 could.
But can l prevent il?
] Ito Be Continued.l