The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-05
Sandy the Great New Serial Vvdy POrtrays the Girl Of
the Flapper Age Ablaze With Love
of Life

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Damn little fool-nice mess
you've put your foot in it pretty!"
1t was as though he had taken
a whip and curled it across her
shoulders
She met them with sheer bra
vado. finding it exceedingly hard
to keep her head from dropping
to her arms. Don't act like
lunatics. / suppose I'm King
Canute-I could order the rain to
stop
But 1t was very crushed and
frightened Sandy who came
downstairs late the next morning.
Her mother sat at the table. She
now folded the morning paper,
creasing it with long. slow pres
sure of her palm. She said with
all very proud of you, Sandy I
didn't really think you, could be
so hearltless If you didn't care
membered there are others who
bear the name of Mcneil
Made Her Appear Wicked
She could no longer brave thcna.
They made it seem that she had
done something shameful wrong.
She had injured the entire family.
: They would never be able to raise
their heads again BY now the
whole town would be talking
about it. OF course, Beatrice
Murillo couldn't be expected to
believe Sandy's absurd explana-
tions.
She became hysterical, said in
high, breaking voice: Oh, /
suppose I'm to have the scarlet
letter pinned on my chest and be
marched down the main thorough
farei
Because she appeared so cal
Ious, they kept hitting and hit
ting, never realizing how bruised
she was. how perilously near to
the breaking point.
So near that when flowers came
ct noon with note that said,
So sorry for my poor little girl.
Don't let them scoId you, I'm
coming right over-Ben." When
that note came Sandy hid her
face in the flowers and began to
cry uncontrollably.
lowered About Her
Her mother lowered about, her
The whole atmosphere bright
ened. Mrs. Mcneil patted Sandy's
shoulders with a soft, There,
now deari Why are YOU cry.
ing now?'' The mothers sweet
face with its shallow eyes was
covered with relieved tears. She
coaxed- Sandy, soothed her, gently
kissed Sandy's bright hair Finally
she whispered, Don't get your
eyes red. Run upstairs and
dress. What a kind, good man
Ben is. OF course. we knew,
dear, that you weren't to blame.
Only you're so thoughtless and
people pounce on thing like
that
Murillo wore a little pink rose
in his button hole His cuffs
were long and showed inches be-
low his coat sleeves. He had a
Iank air with his narrow, droop-
Ing shoulders and his long, silky
black eyebrows that curved in
high arch over his eyes and ex-
tended far down over the
temples.
Went to Meet Sandy
H060 ne nedf0 SANDY step ne
went to the stairs and stod with
his arms open.
She came down debonairly
enough, trying to avoid his en-
brace. She had way of grace
fully putting him off-escaping
the kisses she expected and quite
eagerly took from Jimmy.
She said offhandedly: Mice in
you, Ben, to have sense. I'm
bored to the screaming point
with melodramatics.
He looked his establishment.
She actually meant to- deprive
him of credit for his generosity.
He expected tears-a rush of
gratitude. If she had even said:
well, I'm glad there's one per-
son in the world big and decent
about things.
He was aware of the reception
Sandy had received and he ex-
peeted to make capital. of his gal
1antry. He thought she would be
a bit humble; that she would be
extremely anxious for his forgive
ness-thankfu indeed that he still
wished to marry her.
But she was suffering his kisses
merely tolerating them. She
was inwardly weeping.
She went into the room where
her mother and sisters were sit