The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-17
THE STORY so FAR

Sandy Mcneil. in love with life.
marries Ben Murillo. a rich Italian.
to please her impoverished family.
Tyranny by Murillo and frequent
quarrels follow. A son dies at birth.
Bob Mcneil. her uncle, aids in plans
for Sandy and her mother to take q
trip to Honolulu. There she meets
Ramon Worth, who saves her life in
the surf. On the same steamer home
he declares his love. Murillo says he
will never release her. Judith Moore.
= cousin. tells Sandy love is every
thing. Murillo overtakes her as she
goes for tryst with Ramon. He APP
pears unexpectedly at party she is
giving for her friends. After the
party he strikes her. She leaves his
house and accepts the kindly atten-
tons of Ramon, whose home she
shares. She then accepts q position in
the city and boards out. One evening
she and Ramon drive to his home.
They are about to enter when the
door is opened by girl whom Ra-
mon had known two years ago. Furi-
Gus. Sandy is driven back to the city.
GO ON WITH THE STORY FROM
HERE
Chapter 81
It was an old fashioned house
where Sandy had taken q room, set
far back in the garden. Before it
was . magnificent old oak.
Ramon drew her to its shadow.
you're not going to leave me like
this, Sandy"
She looked past him to the wide
bay windows. pulled down just
little from the top. I'VE can't talk
here. It's almost morning."
In the impenetrable darkness they
could just make out the white blur
Of each Others face. He was lean
ing against the tree, his head
thrown back.
LET me go, Ramon. cant help
it that | feel so. ! do. And now. |
want to 60. Oh. everything is ter
rible!"
He pulled her to him. 81 won't
let you go. cant let you CO."
She waited. mute and cold. His
humility laid wounds on her. She
wanted to escape.
"What have l done, Sandy? Loved
you this whole year. Thought Of
no one else. Longed to serve you.
Isn't this true?"
II can't help it."
And now because Of an accident
"a mere accident you forget
everything. Don't-please- cant
stand it! Oh, Sandy, can't
can't" Suddenly he wrapped his
arms desperately about her and
sobbed like boy:
She hung up her coat-the long
knitted coat Ramon had sent her.
She brushed q white speck from the
collar. She went about the room,
faint and chilled, stopping before the
bureau to arrange pins in . little
hand painted tray. She remained a
long time doing this. hearing the
break in his voice.
She shut her ears against it. Then
she felt the weight Of his arms.
They took the strength from her.
why do blame him." she MUIR
INJURED, sinking down and staring at
the ceiling. "I've no right to blame
him." Oppressive-the whole affair
weighed on her heavily like his des-
perate arms.
It no longer seemed romantics
bilye end beautiful thing that she
had zone with Ramon. That girl in
the purple kimono had Also gone
That girl Wa game TO the door
With soft tiAki31e laugh to saw
wickedly: "Alone, dar15te? DID YOU
send her away" And 80. Sandy.
sitting there in the machine,s hear
ing this
She shrank from this vision Of
herself rival Of that insolents se.
ductive thing who had calmly zone
TO his house uninvited-waitinr
brilliant and certain for his cominr.
She and that girl were the same.
Memory rose holly and denied this.
they we're not the same! There was
that Snnday. when he kneeled and
cAafe6 her feet there was
al that sweetness Of his service when
she. came stumhling to aim in the
dark. without even hat or coat. The
&entleness Of that time set this a..
fsir Of thetss apart made it differ
ent.
How good he had been to her,
bae ues now 1led she he'd kiesed
htna 4led she had beeeed him not
e carr 20: that she IA taken III
feee Ard said smiling: "i'm not
&ia9Me you. No--I won't"