San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-21

candle. ''She knows" she thought I'M
happily. "She looks like a stone"
that coat and hat. She emerged with
a kimono wrapped about her, her head
lowered as she studiously pinned the
folds together. "Games wear me to a
FRAGILE. l ought 10 apply for a place
on the team, all the work do. Think
III take a bath. Don't wait for me.
Blow out the candles"
'She hates me-" Sandy thought
creeping between the cold, smooth
sheets. ''It's killing her to have me
here. She can't bear to look at me.
Lord-what are we TO do?"
She kept very near 10 the edge on
her own side of the bed. 'I've taken
him from her. I've broken her heart"
she now murmured, putting her hands
over her face. "Why did come here
Why do these terrible things always
happen?"
She felt the sweep of his arms: his
young, happy eyes going like plum
NETS to her Utmost soul. She felt this
and flushed with joy.
She knew now what Judith meant,
saying: Its love when you can hardly
bear it if he looks clear into your eyes |;
when all your heart and soul Just
longs and longs for him to kiss you.
And you could pour your whole life out
for him TO drink in a single hour of
joy-that's love-"
Yes, and she had this now. She had
never known it before. 1t was hers
theirs-they had a right to it, She
would reach out her arms. draw him
to her-hold him. She saw herself do
ing this. She whispered: 81 won't
give him up-he won't give me up.
Why should We? : We WON'T"
Hearing Judith padding across the
room. she pretended to be asleep.
Judith, too, lay on her own side of
the bed, her hands crossed on her
breast.
The presence of Judith, lying still
as dead. filled Sandy with shivering
unhappiness. Now miserable, she de-
Tended herself: "She did everything for
me! / didn't take him from her. He
never thought of her as he thinks of
me. He never would have thought of
her like that. Oh, would he-would
he:"
And Judith with her pulses thud-
ding, filling her with sickness and
heat so that she longed TO dash the
clothes off, leap from the bed-Judith
thought: She's not asleep. How
can she lie here after what she's
done! What did she do? II he
wanted you, could anyone take him
from you? Don't pity youself, What
have you for a glorious fellow like
him to love? What beauty have
you?7
Not a muscle of her body moved
yet she felt clamorous with mutiny.
Slow, burning tears gathered in her
eyes. She could love as Sandy never
could, She could bring him fire and
glow OF her pure. young heart-the
passion Of her high, young soul
fling it 10 him-ask nothing in return
she could drop on her knees and yield
up all her life if he should need or
wish il. She was his mate-his real
mate
But he doesn't want you. Judith
Moore-oh shame, shame-crying for
YOURSELF
Sandy felt a faint trembling as
Judith's rigid body relaxed. shes
crying-Lord, is she crying. Oh, how
am / 10 blame: Because il
is he wants-I that he loves-he
that I loye-he only And she. too.
felt the flame and beauty in her
spirit-glowing there for him. None
other could bring it-only she. And
there was no help for it.
She turned over. Her foot touched
Judith's. Judith said in a queer. gen
tie way: Are you awake. Sandy:7
"Yes."
~Your feet are freezing. Put them
on mine. I'm boiling"
oh said Sandy, ready 10 cry.
never mind. I'm often cold
But it's warm tonight. Why are
you sbiverinT, Sandy?"
A sob ran to Sandy's lips. Il don't |
know what you're thinking, julie.
Oh, you treat me as though l wanted
to break your heart"
Judith smiled into the darkness. q
don't care II my heart gets broken.
1t doesn't amount 10 much, Sandy.
It's because you're breaking his
you're breaking his whole life"
"Oh, no; I'd die before I'd do
hat"
~But you are-tbat's what you're
LONG"
Suddenly Sandy sat up. She clap.
ped her two hands over her heart.
Il wouldn't do that, Judith, il had
70 die to avoid it. won't do
hat"
She sank back On the pillows. Il
inow what / can do. I'll do II