The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-19
"SANDY' s s!: !:

afraid to leave you here alone any
longer"
They stared at each other, despair
ingly They were ten miles from the
main highway-it was nearing o
O'Clock and the wind slapped wctly
against their faces. A soft rain was
failing.
"As for me, / might as we'll get
pneumonia and de-" Sandy offered
cheerfully. "I'm Queen Alibi of the
West, but I'll never get by with
this! Wouldn't you think those
dumbbells would have turned to see
if We were following. We might
have crashed over bank and been
left there to rot"
Jimmy turned the collar of his
coat: II hope you're not very cold,
Sandy"
'T'm freezing! Cant you force
that door open. Lets take ourselves
out Of this deluge!"
They went forlornly to the cottage.
The rusty lock gave under Timmy's
furious push.
Il feel like dog, Sandy"
She. was so completely unstrung
that she laughed: They'll have me
broken on the wheel for this. Can't
you just feature my father sitting
ct the Murillo table with q starchcd
grin on his face, saying to sister
Beatrice: II cant imagine what is
delaying the child. They must have
had puncture; and to himself,
The vixen! I'd like to break every
bone in her body!'"
Jimmy stopped down atfsc hearth
where embers glowed rakcd
them up, piled on old ncw pers-r
Sandy walked up and dd~ the
great. bare room. The wallsNwcrc
covered with guns and deer horns.
There was bear rug on the floor
and dilapidated couch in front Of
The fireplace. The glass was
.'roken in one of the windows. The
| wind rushed through this. 1t made
The guns rattle.
h Il suppose to be decent, we'll have
TO sit up all night, Jimmy. Lord,
I'm tired! Do you hear that tree
beading against th3 ~wiplow p
In sheer nervous exhaustion she
lay down on the couch, closed her
eyes. 1t seemed that she had slept
but a moment. She jumped to hc-
feet. her heart beating wildly.
What was that, Jimmy? Lord,
did you hear that"
| lie was sitting on the floor. his
arms folded on his knees, his head
resting He looked up YEARLY. ITS
only thunder. Sandy-it's been go
ing like that for the last two hours"
| Two hours!"
| Vests l o'clock. -"
! She felt blanched-wear and ach-
ing. She went over to the window,
pcercd into the darkness. The trees
were bowling to the ground. rearing
themselves backward like distraught
things In some fearful. elemental
agony. lightning flashed. It il
lumlned the room with yellow,
frtful glarc--a blanchcd, uncarthly
! radiance.
Sandy shivercd: isn't it weird?
! Oh. il Id only left that damn purse
there. Ii we'd only managed to
make them heart" She gave a short,
moaning sound, meaning it for
laugh: Il should care! l suppose
we could stop the rain!"
! But suddenly she pressed her face
against the window. !. hiding it with
her hand.
"Oh. gee" Jimmy mumblcd, put
ting his arm about her. don't do
that. Sandy! wish l could do some
| thing. Don't be so broken hearted.
We couldn't help it!'
She was crying now. He kept say
ing:. Listen. Sandy--oh. don't
Lord. don't cry like that"
! They clung together, being both
so misc rablc.
In the noise of the storm-thcy
heard nothing. They stood there IN
each others arms.
They thought it was but another
flash Of lightning thought it was
only the wind banging at the door.
Suddenly Timmy's arms stiffencd.
He whispered: .Yc Gods!"
| Sandy's father was standing on
the threshold. a flashlight in his
hands. Peering over. his shoulder.
gasplng. Mortified look on her face.
was Ben Murillo's sister.
! (C0ntinued.)