San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29

| person. he raised his foot, brought
it down in q british way, grinding
it as though Sandy lay on the flool
grinding his boot on that white
throat of hers.
BE lost all control Of himself
growing murderous with his shocking
wound-frightful, assaulting, beyond
acceptance. She loathed him? The
-! he shook his hands in the
\ air. Hideous names curled under his
tongue; names he called Sandy. He
had hold Of her, clawing his fingers
into her shoulders, kissing vile names
in her face.
Suddenly he stopped, transfixe1
with horror. A picture flashed into
his mind. The picture of Sandy step
ping from the train, her head tilted
upward in that arrogant way OF ners
stepping from the train, saying with
a shrug: my husband? Yes, I've
left him"
He would be made ridiculous a
laughing stock. He'd married her aft.
er that scandalous affair. And she
jilts him! Run away on the honey
moon-stesls out in the middle of
the night. Uses him-kicks him aside.
He would be jeered at. That whole
crowd of hers would smoker when he
passed.
He took the card now, tore Il slow
" to shreds. Dots of foam flecked
his lips. She'd left and wasn't COM
ing back? She loathed him? He'd
show her! She'd learn who to fool
the next time, the! BE saw him.
self confronting Sandy. holding her IN
his arms; bending that 1.-THE body of
hers backward till the proud defiant
mouth screamed with pain. She was
his-HIS.
he was now racing into his clothes,
mumbling 20 himself. Where was
she: How far had she gone? Had
she left on the train already: He
would have annihilated space, trans
ported himself 10 the one spot where
Sandy was-crushed her.
As be dressed he opened many draw
ers, pulling out shirts, neckties, socks.
Clothes Uttered the floor in a violent
disarray. The gown Sandy had worn
last night-the pansy colored thing
chat made her so appealing with those
haunting shadows TO her eyes-drop-
ped from its hanger.
Murillo saw her as che stood mo-
tionless, blazing at him-saw her as
she tore the rings from her fingen-as
she Haunted past him. The thought
Of her beauty maddened him. Shed
fling the wedding ring in his face? She
was his WIFE! He laughed. Shed
be his wife again!
Six o'clock-the mission bells ring
ing through the still morning air
sweet, familiar discordance. Many
a time their sound had reused Sandy
to the sun floating across her pillow;
bird twittering on the window sill
and all the lit Of summer days.
She listened 10 them now. Two
mOaths ago they had rung for her.
She had gone down the narrow aisle
on her fathers arm and people whis-
Dered: "Lovely-oh, isn't she lovely -
Music and the scent OF flowers-can-
dies glowing at the altar-the bridal
lilies so white and the orange bios
SONS in her hair.
Now she was returned. Home again.
Twenty-Five hours ago she had put
aside her marriage-gliding past the
BED where Ben Mnrilloelay sleeping.
She had left her husband.
In a panic of nervous haste Sandy
stepped from the train. She glanced
snIiously at the little group about the
station-men taking off freight; boy
bringing mp the mail bag. She went
went rapidly toward the hills.
Nice coming in so early. No one
about. Sky and water a crystalline
blue; hills as brown.
Two blocks from the old rambling
white house, Sandy halted. She opened
her purse. looked in it's mirror search.
ingly. why am I frightened?" she
murmured uneasily. She was worn
and shaking. tits because / didn't
sleep. I'm not afraid. What can
they do?"
She Jagged. She would steal quiet
ly through the side door, 20 and sit in
the chilly back parlor till breakfast
time; sit there before that picture Of
the first Angus. with his long beard
and sharp. domineer1ng eyes.
Eyes like her fathers. Sandy saw
her father-had a vision Of him as he
would pull bis napkin from his neck
to stare at her questioningly; as he
would coldly say: You've left your
husband, have you? You've come
back 10 ME-"
She veered suddenly. found the old
back gate and the path hidden in tn
grape vines. Wait here-just az vel
wait till her father had gone for III,
day.
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