The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-09


feeling for me---a feeling even one
tenth AS strong as mine for you! !
love you! | recall the moment on
the boat when you reached your
hands to my neck. Sandy-you
wouldn't take the string Of jade.
You didn't want me to have SO slight
q tie as this on you. But I'm bound
to you now-bound by the hands
YOU clasped about me"
She went every day to the post
office to get these letters. She
looked forward to Raymon's visits
. subtle feeling stealing through her
thoughts.
One day Murillo accosted her As
she was coming from the building:
"What are you doing here!'
She had two letters, one from Ju-
dith and one from Raymon, in her
hand. She clutched them.
$50 you call here for your mail
do your !,
where she held in passionate terror
these letters.
Chapter -
Sandy lurched from him. order
ing In low, luViVuS WIZ. Nv"
touch mel" Don't move. Ill scream
Ill bring the whole town on you
Don't follow mel"
T. He turned gray. moisture fleckine
his lips. Sandy. with her blood
| pounding noisily. hurried down the
block. ducking. into the office where
| May Arliss worked. 1t was an in
surance office. the windows on q
level with the street.
May, shifting q huge policy from
her typewriter. greeted Sandy warm.
ly. "Party's tomorrow night. Mac
Coming?"
"Of course! l dropped in to in
quirc il I'd been scratched from the
! guest list" said Sandy, excitedly
wondering il Murillo were waiting;
| if he had pursued her.
May folded the document. "Thert
goes your husband" she comment
ed absently. "Guess he saw you
He's coming in" :.
where's the dressing room. May Z
"Yonder-second turn to YOU
left"
Holding her breath. Sandy spec
between the high counters. Shit
reached the door. heard Mays cas-
ual afternoon, Ben"
With q short, hysterical laugh sh'
pulled open the moist, crumpled let
ters. The words swan glowingly
She drank them avidly. then tor
the pages to minute shreds.
Hard, poised. utterly reckless, sh'
returned smiling to meet him.
i Murillo bowed stiffly: "I'll driv
you home, my DEAR"
"l'm walking, my dear!"
He took her arm, whispered wit
!. menace: "C0me."
Outside she turned on him. "Sto
. pinching me! told you I'm walk
, ing
!. give me those letters"
. LET 60 Of my arm. Let go! Your
! making q fool Of yourself. Goodbye.
White with anger, he followed
"Ill DRIVE you home"
J I'm WALKING home!"
, She set 9 quick pace, doubled i
noted with glittering malice hi
: charging breath, the clenching OF hi
fists.
The hills were nude and brown !
the bright. wintry sun. TIL
| wafer IOOkeO 10 CltAu. lu ItS UIu
! chilly radiance. Sandy swung alonl
' arrogant. thrilled with defiance
e With q blythe gesture she pointed
!. hills and waves" Beautiful scene!
II you'll pay for this!" I
II She laughed. e
II Finally they reached the hous4
! "Great exercise, wasn't It! A littl
r out Of breath, are you? ! forgot 70
! dislike to walk quickly"
Mrs. Dixon. their next door neigl
Dor, was lust getting into her mi
8 chine. Sandy bowed cordially. 81
, said to Murillo in an undertonl
= "Fetch smile. You look like vii
J. beaten"
t He caught her arm. holding it
t wise Is they went up the steps. y
pushed her to the living room.
I .."Who is your correspondent tn,
you must 60 sneakin9. To the pos
office for the letters3r
"Who il youis. that vow must n
. lock on the mail box?
.f "This IL my housed Eve . right
9 see what enters 4; TO safeguard Il
. interests Of nv home"
"Take Oh the rights You Wi
J: with yeer, hose: You've only q
right with MI s.
sNAnd, Tat Z"
i, She tilted her chin With i 6rf0l
80 ing la4eh. ~Ihe !iDht = u