The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-14
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long tingling breath and with . lear
flung through the trough. She rode
up laughing, shaking the water from
her eyes.
| Evening-sunset colors in all thad
wall of mountains; the. sky like Z
gay parasol opened in bands OF, flame
and purple. Sandy came slowly IA
the beach, her pulses thrilling. She
took in, long, singing breaths as
though she would drink endlessly the
peace and beauty Of the tropic night
It was two months since the day
She went to her uncle. Two months
shaking hands said ia. her: Go back
visit-nothing 1T all. The bit car
lend you won't do q particle Of good
but I'll see that you get away and
that you can stay away as long q.
you like. Trust me, won't you!"
She didn't ask . question. She
only knew the doctor had come. He
had talked long time with Murillo
And . week later Sandy and heI
mother were on the steamer bound
for Honolulu.
Her only feeling then was . surge
of grateful relief. She lay on the
steamer chair hour after hour
thinking only: "Frec! Getting away!'
She was so thankful to Bob Mcneil
that her eyes filled when she though,
of him.
"Stay as long as you like! Don,
let them frighten you into coming
hack before you're good and ready
s'And. remember: you've got to
come back good as new; swapping
your fingers at heaven and he'll
again!" He said all this with tina,
gallant smile of his fixed on her face
She answered with . pathetic at.
tempt to be whimsical: Don't expec,
quite that much, Bob. l can't raise
the dead, you know. And all of you
buried that debonair lady. You bur.
led her on her wedding night. Didn',
you know it,"
She believed this. She thought
"Ml want is to get free from him.
She didn't ask for joy or for love
leaping in her veins with the mere
gladness of sunshine and warm
HAPPY days. II
But here she stood now looking
out to the sun-dashed waves; looking
across to the sedate line of palms
walking at the waters edge, then
glancing upward to The many-colored
mountains. Their mellow spirit
touched her, filled her with . dream.
ing. happy languor.
She raised her. hands behind he,
head, closing her eyes. Nothing in
the world but sun and warmth and
color; nothing but this lullins, tropie
So far away-miles Of ocean be.
tween was that year Of the past
Showed from her thoughts with 9
completeness that now and then
astonished her.
| She received letters from Murillo
She never read them. They came
ITO her with q shock Of. unessiness
She tucked them hurriedly in . cor.
liner Of her suitcase.
| Her mind closed against him sharp
~ just IS she snapped the SUITCASE
on his letters.
And she would go down to tn.
beach, holding her head backward
then, but not as it lay cold in hel
arms. She thought of it in that mo-
ment of ecstacy when she first fell
the stirring of its life.
She dreamed of . day when shl
would love greatly-love as no WON
. an on earth had ever loved before
Then the child would return to her
He would come laughing and stronl
because Of the b0unteous WELDON.
she would offer. He would be beau
tiful and gay.
She lay on the sands often, lettini
these visions troop through her mind
She didn't ask how this was to b,
accomplished. It would happen. II
some miraculous manner the hur
and tho shame Of the last year wouls
be wiped out-sMurillo would vanish
She laughed, thinking this. Sh,
would be Sandy Mcneil again.
In spirit this fact was already &C
complished. She couldn't help 1t. !
Was the bounding health returning
the magnetic charge. Of her spirits
the upsurge and vibrance Of he
youth.
II was easy to laugh. Who coul,
help rejoicing when the waves breai
about one or when the choppy wster
drop from the stroke?
It was just rs it had been in thos,
April days when she swan with
Jimmy and found ell the earth a-hun
with immortal eladne:s.
The surf riders came charging :,
the shore, their brown bodies CLEAN
ing.
Sandy watched them enviously
They said it was an easy thing to do
Stealthily her eyes wandered til
they saw, far out, an arm raised. tn.
board flung off the waves and some
zone aeaping upward. Her bHeati
4 tall, spare figure standing up
right, head thrown b4ck, arms bal
ancing rs the board flew through
the water. He saw her, laughed. H,
looked like Roman charioteeL ex
ulting to rein the champing horses
Bronzed, sparkling vital.
? frolicsome dog:- "Wait . minute.
Il must go!" she whispered to her
self. But she smiled and loitere,
/. y and felt the color sweepin,
to her neck.
She started in q quick walk up tn
beach. Someone running behind
catching her hand: II said for 70,
sshs laughed. wishing to look il
the sunny, brown eyes-hut afraid
He was very tall-with long, museu
lar arms and brown, sineWy hands
! His hair was tan. She liked to sc.
his teeth cleaning when his lip
that were full but .wedl chiselet
parted in his teasing smile.
= thought ycn were soinS to rid
found it plsssanter to SWIM"
What . merry let You found i
easier. Tomorrow I'm going 10 teacl
yon 9.L.1 Listen g viii yo4 dance with M
| she shock her Head. "No, II don
know how to Danes. ~.
go
Gs squeessd her arm: you're a.