The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-04
Most Remarkable Story Reveals Drama
Of Every Day Life in This
FuII-Of-Pep Age.
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phrase, Shutting her out from
the joys of life?''
She stopped to unwind the
fringe where it had caught on her
shoe buckle. She unknotted 1t III
q tense slowness, whispering in
flush: What am i in for any,
way. wonder what I'm doing
death for a girl like me-oh
u Chapter III
She swan with long. lazy
strokes, her vivid hair cleaning
like q crown. At last she made
for the shore, coming out OF the
water slowly. Drops sparlkled
In her eyes and on the red, laugh
ing mouth.
You're not quitting, Sandy?"
ssOh. I've got to! I've got tn. 3
She held her chin upward. taking
deep, luxurious breaths. The
young mans heart thumped look
ing at that long. white throat and
the dark, haunting eyes. What
q knockout she was!
"But you'll make a sneak for
the picnic Sunday? Not much
time left for US to love. Sandy
darling ~
Always time Tor that. sweet
Timmy!,'
His fair skin tingled. it was so
young and clean. Sandy liked the
snap of his blue eyes and the
dimple in the middle of his chin.
With high hearted serenity
she refused to think OF a day
when all this joyous adventuring
w0uld~ end. She drifted along.
fencing with her parents, taking
her courtship lightly: turning on
her heel wher1@ her sisters frowned
or advised.
Now she wondered il she loved
Jimmy. She wished with a little
dart Of self-pity that It was he
instead OF Murillo they wanted
her to marry. wished ii was
Jimmy whose money would re-
store the McNeils to ease and
prominence
Regard for Mother
or course, she wanted to make
things pleasant for her mother
paint the old house, put new
carpets on the stairs. She wasn't
marrying for any such reason.
yet all these trifling matters had
their weight. Mrs. McNeil war
i perfectly healthy woman, but
she would say, with sadness
that turned Sandyss heart inside
out--she would say: 81 haven't
much longer for this earth. I'd
like little peace and quiet in the
few remaining years Of my life.
Then Sandy would cease QUAR-
re1ing with a sister or remain
home to do the supper dishes or
whatever it might be that had
induced her mothers melancholy.
In the back Of her mind there
was always a blithe confidence
that all would be well. She would
come out on top. Something
would happen to end her confused
uncertainty.
1t did-a small thing. An older
girl wouldn't have been fntimi-
In a pitiful way the young, braZen
the bonny bluff gone.
It happened On Sunday when
Sandy make a, sneak to go on the
picnic with Jimmy. There were
iust four of them. Deep in the
SANTA 6dIDdId AlItS blACS AhCW
Of a shack where they could cook
steaks and coffee. They left quite
early in the morning because
Sandy must be back in time for
an o'clock dinner with the MI
rillo family.
A baImy day in the middle of
April. There were peoples and
purple flag lilies splashed about
the fields. They talked, they read
70 each other. they Toasted and
laughed. At o'clock the light
softened rapidly into dusk
All said Sandy. reaching up
her hands that Jimmy might
draw her to her feet, THAT such
bliss endsl I've cheated enough
for one day."
The other couple were climbing
into their roadster: Wen race
you back" they called out.
Sandy was just seated in Tim
my's little car when she remem-
bered leaving her red purse with
a gold vanity and a wrist watch
MurilIo had given her in its