The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-14

swcrcd as | put on my hA to 70 =.
the store.
was early, but l had q shr. y!
pit--thc cliffs drawing together.
meeting over her head.
when she looked At the ocean she
never be free" And she sat hours
watching tho waves billowinR 80
far out there. coming in immense,
rolling contours 10 the shorc--water,
unlimited, except for the jutting of
Point L0bos, and there. at Pebble
Beach. like an etching. = tree. in
wistful Grace against. the turquoise
sky. She fancied herself lost on .
raft on the mcasurclcss sea. No one
would care. Her mothers repudia-
ton Was crushing and incredible. 1t
obliteratcd oil the old. dear ties.
She would never 60 back. Mo-
stay hcrc-what did they care
throw her to Murillo. She caught the
dogs neck. whispering, God, it's
lonely hcrc!"
when she returned to the house
and found provisions. ~- waiting she
thought Of Ramon with q storm Of
gratitude. The only friend in the
wide world!
She had wish to dash away. lose
herself in crowds. flirt, dance, drink,
50 roaring wild. Why not!
She came to dread the darkness
the long quiet evenings with the
room throwing echoes at her-with
the silence whispering, "You'll never
: ret free! Swallow its" The tapping
Of the tree at the window set her
walking nervously. She said words
out loud in the sheer longing to hear
voice. When another week passed
and then another, with Ramon writ
ing, ut will be five days more ct
grew frantic because Of the quiet
" against the rocks-the boom and
che roar and the vast, ccaselcss mo-
notony.
Then the weather changed. For
days the sky was overcast, the waters
gray. A wind howled through the
trees.
Sandy lay awake 1t night. listen.
ing to that tree tapping and tapping:
to the wind hurting pebbles against
the door. All night the wind wan
dered about the house. The dog tool
!, to runnig with his nose along the
ground. She put her hands over her
eyes and cried softly. "1'll leave in
here sss "0 another night. The The do. aos
crouchcd At the dodr, giving un.
earthly, protesting means when the
windows ratified,
Lord, isn't this awful" Sand,
whispered. awful" She lay there
/, planning wild. brilliant revenge
against the wind-the tapping tree
| Murillo.
She awakened fevsrish. ready "a
cry with alarm At xhe slightest
sound. At 10 o'clock shs-put on bel
| sweater. s
She was running down the walk
Ramon came.
Chapter 50
They steod on rock with thu
waves rumbing at their feet: spray
dashing in their eyes. Sandy held hel
face toward it and laughed She
thought, trembling: "Why do
w, Ramon Nc watched "S S. I'm sh e sunny
brown eyes filled with ca4erness ant
question. Was she glad he'd come
She kissed him SO. She flung hel
i arms about him gayly IS . chile
] might have. and drew his head down
/ But how pale she looked; how darl
those shadows under her eyes.
Sandy guessed these thoughts Q,
his and tnrned with an impetuous
"Oh, I'm so glad you're herel Ever
the sky looks different"
4 She watched the clouds hanging
low over the gray. rising. waters
that tree resisting the wind. Ant
al this that had seemed 50 desolat'
was now touheed with piercing
il melancholy splendor-As though sht
and Ramon were alone in the world
\ They loved each other and 'wert
alone. They were standing on tn!
edge of these many waters. Will
humping hearts and eyes speaking
though their lips were still.
| Sandy thought: "He> loves me. HI
wants to do things for me. Hov
good to have his hands holding me
Oh, how beautiful life could be
How glad and sweet"
And he: "She cares. She surel,
cares. Good God
| They walked quickly. The spra.
flew out and caught them. Once
Biz wave threw ! handful OF waite
in Sandy's hair. She shook the drop
Fin Ramon's face.
He leaned over her. laughing
"You dear, gorgeous thing"
| She waited. taunting and rsdian
for his kiss.
Then she became quiet. keepin,
her face averted - he helped he
to the car.
They drove those miles along II
white, cleaning vshore. The blacl
clouds flew before them, the cyprss
trees shut sut the winds with dis
tractcd arms. They seemed runnin
disconsolate from the sea.
Sandy thought: "0h, there's
great storm coming. It's cold"
but she Was warm-fiushing an
warm. She wished to reach up an
touch with her fingers her mout
where his lips had pressed. 81
wanted TO say alond. 70 shout:
have . right 10 this-to anything.
The loneliness Of the past week
nasde her thought cling 10 him
She glanced stellthily 1t his inteu
face and could have easily wills
Rered: "Stay WITH me. Ramon.
{an't 70 back - being - alone.
won't let you. eol I doa't wAMt I
be pushed hack there Like : forgot
ten thine. Den't leeye ne, Ramo,
Don't 1is}an Il + fo1l you q IS.
want you. ! vast yeur arms her
Lean down and go - lovb a,
lSek at ne tAat ~. ~ II aeai
and againl"
They turasa thyeueh ~ forest