San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06

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Sandy's cheeks famed.
She stood an instant with
her mouth open, as though she was
about to speak, her eyes pouring on
Murillo blaze Of contempt.
She turned her back on him to
Jimmy, who now stood with head
averted and lowered.
"Goodby, Jimmy! Awfully nice in
you putting yourself out of the way
you did. / hope you won't be too
late for your engagement"
She made no attempt to smile. Her
eyes, meeting Timmy's, confessed their
shame and anger.
But she kept her head tilted high
and walked very quietly to the house
with her husband. She felt as though
she were stepping through burning
waves that srose even to her head,
sank and rose again. Her anger
surged and was overpowering like this.
1t made her deaf to Murillo's hot,
muttering voice. He leaned close !:
$50 this is the way you spend your
afternoons? This accounts for the
long walks? No wonder you have so
much to laugh about. Nice conduct
for woman in your condition! III
you didn't care about me or yourself
you might think about the child.
Driving up to the door! Bold, aren't
you! Thought I wouldn't be here?
Thought you could sneak in?'
She heard this. Miles distant from
her. They crossed the threshold.
Sandy twisted her arm free from his
clinched fingers. She faced him.
"What do you mean by this?'
"What do mean?"
"Yos, what do you mean? You
think you can humiliatc me before
every friend 1 have? You think you
can come out there and act like 4
maniac and III stand 1t? Iyon't.'
'Then learn to behave yourself.
Don't make a chippy Of yourself ev-
cry chance YOU ger
you won't tell me what 20 do .
Make mp your nine Tor that. 1 don't
need you or anyone belonging to you
to teach me the proper caper."
"No? As long as you're my wife
I'll see that you conduct yourself as
you should. I'll attend to that"
She walked up to him, her face
white as death. II wouldn't be your
wife, Ben Murillo, for one moment if
i had only myself to consider. !
started out to do the right thing. j
meant to do this. You've shamed ard
dishonored me. You've ridden rough
shod over every human sensibility. ]
tried to stand that
But / won't stand any more.
won't be outraged before every
friend / ever had. You think you'll
cancel invitations that / offer? You
think you'll treat me like a slave
in this house? You WILL NOT"
His fingers doubled. "Ah, so that's
it! You meant to do right. And
the first chance you get, you flau1t
yourself like chippy before every
one. You pick my pockets and dash
home! You make a laughing stock Of
me before this whole town! And I'm
not to tell you what to do"
He came up and caught Sandy's
wrists: "You wouldn't be my wife
for one moment, wouldn't you:
What about me. What about me !!
Do you think I'd have - like
you in my house?"
She sprang from him, reeling. "Now
-oh-Ill go now-now--"
mo. you won't. You'll wait two
months. Then you can go! You can
go them"
She put up her hands, beating the
fogs that began to swirl = chilly,
gray. smothering. She fancied Mu-
rillo pushing her from the nvu-e;
fancied him snatching the child.
pushing her from it. She laughed
sobbingly: "You mean to take 1t:
You think you'll take it from me?
oh, you won't. It's NINE. You'll
never get it! Never"
She reached out her hands wildly.
sought 10 steady herself against him ;
against the falling and fainting.
She remembered nothing but the
thudding of her head on the floor.
The doctor frowned. II didn't OK
pect this. She was perfectly well. You
say she walked long distance. She
returned very tired?"
Murillo answered haggardly: "Yes.
She fell before l could reach her. Don't
you think you can save them?"
II don't know"
Murillo covered his mouth; pressed
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