The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-21
THE STORY SO FAR

INV WHNH ucI Ie1AtlVCS nave lOTCCO
her. She has confilcd to her cousin,
Judith Moore, San Francisco stenog-
raphcr. that she does not love Muril-
10. Judith is in love with Douglas
Keith, a student. Sandy is holding
secret meetings with Jimmy. q child
hood admirer, outside her Santa Bar
bara home. At a picnic with him
and two other friends, the pair arc
stornnbound until I a. m. in cabin
where her father and MuriIlo's sister
appear in search of them. Another
family storm cnsues. Two weeks
later Sandy il being draped in white
satin for her wedding with Marble.
ca ON WITH THE
STORY FROM HERE
Chapter 5.
Sandy looked into the old garden.
The path through the grape vines
shimmered with misty light. She
saw images Of herself running down
that path; images Of Jimmy coming
out eagerly from the shadow. It was
the night before her marriage.
In the old salon parlors where
she now stood, the tables were set.
The cloths bordercd with Spanish
lace touched the floor.
Beatrice Murillo had offered her
homo for the wedding supper. The
offer was graciously but firmly re-
fused. Sandy should ibc married
from her fathers home though it
might be humber than they wished
The McNeils knew the dignificd
thing to do.
So they gathered, up all the fam
! lily silver and linen. And for two
days the sisters had been roasting
hams and turkeys and baking cakes
! There would be nothing shabby
about the affair. They came of 9
race renowned for hospitality. Tha,
Spanish ancestor of theirs had given
a wedding to the first Angus tina,
was gone down into Santa Barbars
history-eight days Of fcasting: thu
white horse refined in silver that hat
borne the bride to the Mission; the
violins and guitars; the none!
scattered to the Indians.
| The McNeils were worthy of thci,
traditions. So they hid the ding!
mantcls with cvcrgrccns. They pu
an antique gold candelabrum on tn
table. They held their heads high
They were very proud Of Sandy.
They treated her with difference
: brought her breakfast to bed: con
ferrcd with her on the guests an,
the menu. Sandy liked this. Sh
!, moved about fever;shly--on tipto
with excitement.
!, When Judith. who was to be mai
!. of honor, came, Sandy was sittin
on the floor, dozen unopene
boxes hcapcd about her. Her hand
flashed here and there, tearing q
! the strings. "Get in on the fur
Judy, old dear" she laughed jaunt
, lily. 81 wish l was Mormon an
> could get married twice year. 1T
r thrill"
: She thought Of her marriage re-
t manticaly as though she were som
!. gracious young princess who ha
e condcsccndcd to marry her lover GU
i of pity for his terrible emotion
Murillo adored her. He cxulted i
J her beauty. He would give her wha
ever she asked. Indeed, he wOul
have no choice in this. so complct
was her power over him. She won!
be his goddess. Her will would b
the law.
5 Oh, she might smile at him no
t and then in her lovely way. II
S would bend down to kiss her hands
; whisper pleadingly Of his angus
S and devotion. But when she shoe
:. her head, he would forget himse
and talk of entertaining things
$ his travels; the enchanting trips the
: must take; the wondrous places 81
$ must visit.
d Then, after a long, poetic tim
J. this magnificent unseifishness Of h
might win her
I'll She pictured marriage as one pr
a longed courtship with MurilloN gent
II but delightfully."- suing for her fav'
IS and she granting or withholdir
s whatever She chose.
But now, standing in this bi
barnlike room, where she knew cvel
- crack and smear on the faded yello
:, walls, a sense Of unrcality wreath'
Il about her. She had an inordina
r. desire to let herself quietly dow
- from the old window, run along Il
a misty path, find Timmy's hand rcac
ing out to grab her-She kept sayii
: to herself softly in kind of frighte
ed way: Zone day m0re--tomorrow
II In the living room her sisters we
lacking gariands Of smilax. The
! hammers went rap-tap-tap very d
cisively. They! stopped now and tn,
to ask judiciously: "How does tn
look? Would it be better hit
higher ?" lHer mother murmuret
"Lovely-you're doing it like al
ists.' They were all very happy.
Sandy listened to this hubbub, h
breath quickening with vagu
chilly excitement. For her ms
riage! They were doing all this I
A step-someone skirting the 7
Notwithstanding with the Bird
gift. She wouldn't turn. though 81
knew he wished her to.
She could see the black. silky cy
brows so archcd and. SO long. givil
an inquiring, disdainful look to \
face. She could see the 1arrt
shoulders and limp hands. He n
his arms out, the languid eyes NJ
closed. He had habit of CONF
toward her like this, without spea
ing. She didn't like it. 1t seem
SO moony and stupid. -.
So she wouldn't turn. He sto
behind her, taking hold of her
bows, whispering with his moist Il
almost touching her car: 'DarIir
tomorrow"
She gave shrug: swell, what n
Tomorrow" and began tor lau
airily.
"1'll have to teach you how
love-"
"Don't be SO sure Of what you
be doing tomorrow, Benny yenutO
He touched her; hair: "I'm sure
one thing. I'm marrying the mi
beautiful. girl in the wQEid. I'm
proud Of you. Sandy, dearest"
"Why? II I'm good TO look
it's no thanks to you. Why all