San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-19
BY Elenore Meherin

, with the same man. He comes up
ready to kill me. He says before
this perfectly cultured fellow: Get
your things! We're leayingr"
"Those are all very trifling mat
ters."
whats life but a trifle? If you
look at it that way what does it
matter whether an atom like Ben
Murillo or / is happy?"
Sandy was now glancing resolutely
at her fork, the tines worn thin these
forty or fifty yenrs. She wished Alice
would get finished drinking tea! She
didn't dare raise her eyes. She
whispered to herself Historically !:
lord, I'm going to bawl. Another
minute and I'll bawl!'
Her mother beginning again. II
repeat, Sandy, these are all trifles.
Every wife las to adjust herself to
the new life. The early years are
the hardest. After that"
"Oh, yes-after that, you die. All
the feeling and the defiance is killed
and you just hang on--a ghost-an
unburicd corpse. Women did that
years ago. They're not doing it now.
You can't tell us today that it's a
holy and sacred union when two
people hate each other-when they
bring out all the neanest aud ug-
Hest traits. You can't tell us we're
doing right to keep that up for life :"
81 tell you, Sandy, that you must
rise to your problem. You must bear
and grow noble in the bearing of
these little unpleasant traits in your
him. And forget once and for all
this idea of divorce. You were in
full possession of your senses when
you made your VOWS"
maybe / was in full possession of
them. They didn't amount to much.
That's all I've got to say for them.
IL it's my senses that got me into
this jam, they're not going to keep
me in it. And I'd never have mar
ricd Ben Murillo if you hadn't all
treated me like scarlet sister be-
cause / got caught in storm. You
made me feel I'd dug the graves un-
der both Of. you. Oh, you did!
IL admit l was q weak little fool
to have fallen for it., L made a mis-
take. Why do 1 have to spend the
rest of my life abiding by it! Why
can't / wipe it out the same as other
errors are corrected? I don't see why
marriage with only two people con-
cerned should have to be perpetuatad
when it's grand fraud like mine
isl"
Mrs. Mcneil, very white about the
lips, her eyes down, said thickly
"Promise me not to act rashly,
Sandy. Promise to wait while"
II don't think you ought to ask it.
MOTHER
II do ask it. Your family must
be considered and the principles you
were taught. Will you promise me?'
Sandy thought bitterly: "She knows
can't refuse her! She knows
I'm the dupe Of my affections-Oh,
Lord" eff
She was subdued and uncommuni-
cative the rest of the hour she spent
in the old home.
Walking back she was burning with
agitation. ....
Toward 4 o'clock that afternoon she
went out to the garden. 1t was sui
try-oppressively warm. She began
to pick sweet peas.
She turned with that feeling of i'm
pending evil one sometimes has.
Her mother was coming up the
road. She reached Sandy, gasping,
the perspiration running down her
cheeks.
What in the world bring you here.
mother!. You didn't walk all the
way?' .....-.. .....
part Of it, was worried. You
Misunderstanding, Sandy?"
"Of course not OF course not
Now you've worn yourself out
Come in"
Sandy ran into the house, fright
ened and shaken at the look on Isa-
bells face. She searched for. little
brandy--a little wine. Murillo had a
good stock. ............
An empty bottle-three empty bot
ties. She called to Ida. u think my
mothers going to faint. Where is
the damn stuff, anyway
ITS all locked up. Mr.. Murillo
has the only key" .......
ION, Just like him, !"
She brought glass Of water. 1sa-
bel smiled. She seemed to recover.
Half an hour later Sandy sent her
home in machine that she called.
She told herself: Poor darling lisa.
bel. twas the heat-just the heat ="
But early the next morning she
went to her mothers house. As she
opened the door she saw her sister,
Madeline, going up the stairs. Made
line was crying.
whats the matter? Lord, has any
thing happened?"
Madeline swallowed bitterly. With
streaming eyes she glared at Sandy.
"You're satisfied now! / hope you're
satisfied now." '-.
CONTINUED Tomorrow
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