San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03

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She swallowed, took a
long, rasping breath with
.he shaky feeling of one who
has passed some desperate
crisis. She sat at the table,
her heart going quickly and began to
eat. She thought: This is good. I
needed this. Now, Ill begin TO work.
Ill work hard"
And she went about with a cold
precision, refusing TO notice the quiet !;
ignoring the tightness and heat at her
throat. For three days she worked
relentlessly. taking a pleasure in pun
isbing herself.
Then Ramons letter came. An IN
expected reorganization Of the firm
where he was employed called for an
examination of the books. He would
be kept at it a week or ten days. BE
was distracted because she might get
too lonely. He was sending books and
new records for the photograph and
he'd ordered provisions to be sent
twice q week.
There's another bundle, darling
girl, that i hope meets with your
approval. They have shoppers in the
stores here and she picked out these
toys. for, OF course, not being in the
Garden of Eden, you've got to have
food and raiment. / hope the shoes
are right. noticed the ones you were
wearing were very thin and high heel
cd. But i made a pattern from them
and pray the size fits. I'm working
day and night in the hope of seeing
YOU next Saturday. Will you look
forward TO this one-tenth as eagerly
as j do? love you more than ever
| think Of you, long for you. I'm
tortured with the ache of your lone
illness. you dear, brave darling. You
are tbat-I love you. You need me
a little-how glad I am to serve
YOU
In the box was a golf skirt with
silk blouses, neckties and expensive
sport hose. There was a long, stun
ming knitted coat and a trig, close
fitting felt hat.
Sandy shook them out, examining
them infinitely. Her hands were cold
and trembled violently. She said.
quietly: Il have to have them. l
can't 90 about naked. / can pay
for them when / get a job She felt
grateful to Ramon and suddenly she
began to cry.
But she wouldn't pity herself. She
said in a busines-like way: "I'Il have
10 borrow to get started. / can Dor
row from Ramon. l can pay 1t
back"
And she hammered at the type
writer. Every night she washed out
her underwear, set it before the fire
10 dry. Sometimes she put it on
damp, thinking soberly: at doesn't
matter. Nothing matters"
These respondent moods came only
when she was exceedingly tired
when she had punished herself with
long. relentless hours practicing
shorthand or tipping. Usually. there
ran through all her thoughts a
young, robust confidence. Things
would turn out Hit the ceiling again
Oh. wait a few months and Murillo
would grow weary. finding their bond
only a burden.
He would agree-even demand
separation. Then be could dash about
on all the wild adventures be wished.
No one would have the right 70
protest. BE would even find some TO
justify him.
She would be released; all the |
sweet, breezy gaiety Of her girlhood |
returned. Well-of course this |
would happen, Twenty-one and all |
OF blithenes and youth before her
Toward the end of the second
week the hope for this solution re-
ccived final blow. II came in the
usual acrimonious letter from Alice.
Your husband called today and
went up to mammals room.
followed. sat myself there. He
tired 20 stare me out Of counte-
nance and. failing, said: Mother
McNeil-in that voice Of his-Pd
hike 70 talk with you alone.
Ma gives me d. dignitied nod
to bow myself out. 1t made me
pretty furious, so I told him
Mothers not well. Kindly don't ex-
cite herr" Ma was Mortified and
came back with: ~Alice. I'm sur
prised.' and 10 him: "The poor
girls tired. Don't be offended,
Ben. dear"
They spoke In whispers. The
doors were closed. So, sharp as
my ears are. I heard almost M
When he came out said cor
daily: "Has your wife fully re-
covered from the smssh-up?"
For a minute IL appeared like
my turn for crack in the Jaw
had srrived. He came right up 70
me with a crouching, animal look.
he snarled in my teeth: "My els
ter is entirely recovered, thank
yout-
] found ma IN tears. She ssys.
Alice. where is Sandy? She's not
with Judith. Ben has learned this.
Now / want you 20 tel m. the
truth
! got hutfy and said I'd not be
drawn into the MurilIo mess.
Pleenteous weeps from ma. "Ben
thinks Sandy has left him for
good, Alice. he thinks she means
10 get q divorce
why shouldn't she. You saw
that picture. You know what II
Alice, A single girl TO enter
tain such ideasi II was Ben's sis
ter. Tn ashamed Of you. Now ]
want you TO write to Sandy and
tell her that her husband win
fight any effort on her part 10 put
inside her VOWS. Divorce viii not
permit him 10 remarry. He is not
going 30 release Sandy. Tell her
that her mother and father, deeply
zs they are grieTed, cannot eounte-
nance her defieance. They will be
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