The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-29
SANDY H ss snr" .f ae% M1eEH'r;

DO you care for him as you care
for me?"
"No."
in the beginning you thought you
did?"
She was silent. He repeated.
GREATNESS: You did? You thought
you cared for him in the begin
ning?'
Not as ] care for you net at
all as | care for you. This is diff.
ferent-different and utterly new.
Like nothing in the world | ever
felt before. There were never things
singing and blazing in me because
of any one else's look. | never lay
awake in the night thinking how
sweet 1T would be to die that you
might know how much | care. And
| never sat with another longing and
longing for him to kiss me. o.. be-
cause you're the only one-the only
one I've ever loved &C.,. "
He stopped and tried to see her
face.
have waited for you. I didn't. I've
made a mess of my life I'm not
weeping about it. I'm not asking
any one to overlook things I've done.
Not even you, Douglas. What I am,
l am ! can't escape that. Don't
think I'm confessing to you. Or
apologizlng. I'm not asking for q
nd
to understand.
I'm telling you this to cure you
Of your feeling for me. I'm not only
hopeless, but undesirable. I'm sorry
that we part so wretchedly. I'm
sorry to have spoiled your faith-I
suppose I should have told you
sooner. But 7 cared for you from
the first hour. So it was even then
too late"
She raised her eyes. expecting to
find his stony and cold. Steeled
for this But they were flushed.
And she saw that he hadn't listened
to these last sentences OF hers; that
his thought dwelt on her as she sat
before him, pale and seraph like, the
mist in her bright hair.
She saw this because of the husky
way he repeated: Things singing
and blazing in you because of me.
Sandy? You lie awake wishing to
die-for me? You love me SOP"
Don't. Douglas-don't kiss me
now"
won't L."
"No-you don't know what you're
doing. Listen"
Il don't want to know. You
can't cure me. | won't BE cured.
If you sit here wishing to be kissed.
then kiss me-. l, too, long
All that she said were but words |
dim phantoms. Here, before him.
was the sweet, appealing beauty
that he wanted. and loved Here
were her hands. soft and flexible
as childs Here were her deep.
eyes.
They filled now, and she pushed
from him: Don't you understand" !
That you ran out in the night |
without hat or coat? That some.
one raised fist and struck your"
lie took her hands and held them
against him. Anything you did.
you had right to do;'
She closed her eyes, holding back
the song that came shouting from
her heart.
She said family: You pity me.
tomorrow you will see 1t other.
wise"
"No-T've thought of this. want
you, ! love you. I'll walt for you"
1T may be years. may never
be free. l can only wreck your life.
Anyone can see 1t. Douglas-every.
one can see 1t but you"
Let them see It, then" He
row stopped and laughed. the spar
kIe in his eyes; Say all that again
Sandy-the way you love me-you
want me-"
You don't care about tSat? 7
can't believe It,"
Don't think Of H."
She turned and looked at the elim.
merlng reflection like a tiny silver
pool sWayed there. "Why did I tell
MIN this? Only evading. knew
he wouldn't care. Didn't I know
this? I'll go away-that's what TN
nave to do. ! should have done that
first. Oh, what do we carel To.
morrow may never come.
And suddenly she thought of Ju.
dith-how would she meet Judith
what would judith say?
Take me home, Douglas"
lie put his arms about her. He
said; I'm sorry about all that.
LII be glad If you said you were
only fooling-only trying me out. ,
But / know It's true. I'm sorry ON
your account. Sandy-you didn't
think I'd let 1t come between us?
think l love you more 800. Yes-I
love you more. .. Don't close vour
eyes. | want to look in them.
Put your hands on my face, l like
that"
She crept along close to the wall
making no sound -. Yet the moment
she was In their room, she sensed
that judith had heard -. that Judith |
knew where she had been.
But she Law quiet Sha Yrao4od -