San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-28

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to see you happy as you were"
His lips moved rremulously: ID,
you mean that, Sandy? You car
somewhat. Let me kiss you. vii
you not kiss me:"
She wanted to sink down and cove
her face quickly. She was ASHAMED
for him in this appalling weakness.
he saw only that she smiled-tha
she let her hand rest IN his. He kissed
her. He put his arms about her, hid
ing his face agains. her shoulder.
A throng of dark. blue clouds wen
swirling past the hills. And two white
gulls with broad, shining pinions flew
clearly to the sky.
''The world goes on" Sandy thought
Clouds and wind and endless, mighty
Majesty Of hill and sky; eternal
majesty quiet in the din of little
I'VE don't count" she brooded.
I'VE care so much for ourselyes-the
world goes on"
She ran her hand over his hair in a
sudden maternal pity. Poor fellow
poor suffering spirit-clamoring for
peace-for gladness-
You must take me home now, Ra-
mon."
will You come to dinner tonight
NO, i can not
Tomorrow, them
I'm going away
''Where:'
Il want to get away"
you won't tell me where? Tell
me. Sandy. I won't bother you.
promise not to bother You. An, you
think me a coward-you think it con-
temptible that / ask for happiness.
But is it: l ask very little. Only the
right 10 be near you-nothing else.
You can grant this. You surely can
grant this
She let her head rest against the
seat. She was almost fainting. feeling
the weight of his hands like iron
chains.
you don't mean this first meeting
TO be our last. Sandy? Let me have
one dsy-one happy day: Tomorrow !:
A whole year I've waited. You can
surely not refuse this little-tomor-
row:
She nodded. She said vaguely /:
''Tben it doesn't matter see
that is doesn't matter"
And when finally he drove her home
and there was no car at the curb she
ran up the steps without one backward
look.
She went into her room and stood
against the door. her fingers pressed to
her temple. Terrible, Terriblel"
She put out her hands as though
she were showing things from her.
Then she told herself distractedly /:
Il can't. never cam"
She walked with short, troubled
steps back and forth. unaware that
she was talking to herself: "God,
everything at once I'll have to go.
Now." She turned against the wall,
hiding from her vision the suitcases
waiting to be strapped
Douglas. returning for the third
time, went at last through the long,
high-ceilinged hall.
He stood at her door. The blood
crowded about his neck. Where in
the world was shel He remembered
the sweet pathetic look of her last
night when she stood there holding
his hands; when she said: "Goodby,
Douglas-goodby." And then: Il
love all Of you! I worship you. Oh,
remember that j do"
But she wouldn't go off like that
Leave him without a word-just be-
cause they'd have to wait longer
lie tapped. No answer. He whis-
pered: "Sandy-Sandy-are you
there"
Then he heard the step-her quick,
troubled steps
open the door," He twisted the
knob. 1t gave.
He flung into the room: zee,
whiz, Where in the world have you
been: Had me frightened 10 death
Sandy! Gee-you're crying,
His own hazel eyes filled quickly,
but he came up laughing and put
his arm about her. Gee, you're
not crying, Sandy? What are you
doing with these suitcases?-
She tilted her head, with valiant
effort 10 smile. But he saw the
drawn, frightened line Of her mouth
What's the big ideaf7
Nothing. I'm going away-I told
you. Don't you remember;" She
broke from him. She hid her face
in her hands. Ramon has come
Douglas. Ramon is back. I'm going
away-Now-Pye got to get away
He looked at her standing there
with her pale, angelic face hidden.
Youth and all its flaming tenderness
swept upward from his heart.
Hounding her. Coming here and
bounding her. How cruel the world
had been to her-dear, beautiful
thing with her soft, appealing hands
twining in his-her smooth cbeei
near bis own. Her checks were wet
now. he gulped.
He went up and put his arms pro
teetingly about her. you had enough
TO bear, Sandy, dear You'd rur
away and leave me? An, Sandy. you
weren't going 10 do this. You wan
TO get away: You've got 10 20 away
Dear Sandy. I ran take youf Deal
Sandy, do you think I'D Jet you e
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