The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-24
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CHAPTER LII

CHAPTER LII
Her eyes closed. She reached
backward, steadying herself blindly
along the wall, unable to control the
little moaning gasps shaking from
her lips. She put up her hand In
a startled way, touched her mouth,
1t was wetdripping and wet She
looked at the fingers, They were
covered with blood,
She said bewildered; "Oh-oh-"
and suddenly hearing Murillo's
voice, Go up stairsl Go to your
roomr' seeing his gray, trembling
lips, she lowered her head She
sprang to the door, pulled it opens
went stumbling and running down
the steps.
He called T'Sandyr' soft, desperate,
furious: SANDY"
She ran quicken She pressed her
hand over her mouth and flew
through the garde11-f1ew along the
road, unaware that she talked; pre-
testing against him in faint broken
SobS.
The wind blew her hair, wrapped
the flimsy dress-,a white streak
running along in the dark-keepfMs
TO the denser shadows, murmurins:
r<Ohl MOI I WON'T WON'T Oh"
Lights sweeping along the ground
"a machine coming She darted
against the shrubs-crouched there.
Tt whirred silently. She listened.
hA Oh 1ncS OF
pebbles under swift, anxious step
Sandy sank her face against the
dewy leaves, and prayed frantical1y:
"'EFtde me-Oh, God, Goa-lliae me.
A hand touching her. feeling
quickly along her shoulder: "'Sandyr'
She fell against him. She caught
a glimpse OF his shocked, worship
ing eyes, and gave q soft, hyste1icaq
laugh: Yo4s--Raa10Ha- me away
,-quick-"
Singfng-fIoat1ng into shadows,
black, fnpenetrabIes borne onward
aware Of his voice and his aIn1s hid
ing her; his arms sweeping her
along, almost carrying her,
Her lips pleading and ins1steat>
~CQuick-Ra1nou-
He lifted her to the machine,
would have wiped her face Mol
Hurry-go quicker"
The car hunlnned, the road before
them a ribbon waveTing In the head
lights. Trees doomed, vanished In the
plungfng shadows Miles flying into
the past
She peered from the window, the
cold air soothing to her hurt, burn
ing mouth where the skin was SO
cruelty split
"A machine ! hear a machine.
Don't let 1t catch us!!''
II won't. Where, Sandy7 Where
are you go1ng?''
'fFar-anywhere.''
She sh1vered, the wind blowing
through the light silk Of her dress.
She saw the moon riding over the
trees, round and cold and glirnner-
ing, pearl swayfng on the chill
bosom of the night.
She put her hands over her eyes
and wept. where will you take me,
Ramona
wherever you want to CO."
give left. I've left for good"
'"Shall I take you to your moth
er's?"
"No! Don't go back. Go on
you're cold. Put on this coat.
Button it up"
Her hands were stiff and frozen.
She laid the icy palm against her
cheek. fighting against the images
darling so crafty through her mind
shutting out the holiness OF his
breath. the frtghtfu1 glitter of his
eyes.
Going away" she told herself in
a stricken quiet. Away" And her
heart was filed with panic as
though she We're drowning; as
though cold, heavy waters rose
higher-to her neck, to her mouth
over her head.
She closed her eyes. The moon
and the dark, austere trees etched
themselves on her side. The night
and the cold and the dreariness
walked everywhere.
TITS so dark, Ramon"
His hand covering hers. Let us
stop moment"
mot yet-no"'
Don't be frightened-" His
face turned with consuming tender
ness to hers. "Darling-he did that
to you? Your cheek-your mouth?"
TTsSgsSM -~~