The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-17
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But he had frightened her, clos
Ing his arms as he did; closing his
burning lips on hers, She hadn't
been able to breathe,
And she had tried to smile at him
tried to take his face in her
hands 1t had only made his
eyes wilder; made him tell her not to
trick him-made him sway her back
ward-made him whittier with a
queer, drained look-the pistol
against her chest
She had a blurred, distorted pic
ture of the office In her thoughts
Douglas kneeling on the floor. stoop-
ing over that hulking shadow. The
shadow was Ramon-Ramon was
dead
So they went stealing away and
left him TO be found by the janitor
in the morning-left him unmatched
and unmourned.
Sandy turned her face until IL was
hidden in the pillows-cowering be-
fore these bleak, forlorn images
unable to release her mind from the
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looked to her. She could still feel
Ramon reaching down for her hand.
turning II slowly, wonderingly in
his. asking in that humble. appeal
ing way: do you care for me at
all, Sandy? DO you not care a
little?"
oh, well, It was past now.
Ramon's pain was past alternating
Terrible to have anguish like this
to need so piercingly another's
soothing hand; even to ask for It
and be denied.
She wondered achingly who had
cared for him; If ha was buried yet;
If anyone had wept. Who had
folded his hands and smoothed the
tan. thick hair? How tenderly she
would have done these little things
for him who had done many kind
nesses for her!
And she felt no bitterness at all
for her own tragedy. She remem.
bered crushingly that she had gone
moaning and creeping along the
floor; remembered Douglas seeming
to stagger as he went down those
miles Of steps; remembered his
young, dear lips half sobbing against
her cheek vet telling her it was all
right-she was safe now
No one saw them. Douglas said
no one saw them. Yet, lying in bed,
Sandy ha6 vivid images Of men com
ing for her. They would find pic
ture Of her in Ramons pocket. per-
hape-one Of those snapshots he had
taken in the Islands,.
Or they would find some letter she
had written him-some letter he had
kept
Again and again she said to Ju-
dith: Some one must have heard
tho noise was terrible. The ianitress
spoke to me when l was going up
tho steps She said My. it's windy
out tonight She was a little old
lady with sad. brown eyes. l noticed
them"
Judith answered: mo one saw
you go into this room. The papers
say he committed suicide. That's
all"
Sandy held her hands before her
face: 1T wouldn't matter If was
brought into It, Nothing matters
now. Others would care-they would
care terribly"
"Yes--others would care. You
won't he brought into IT,"
Where does your mother think
you are Isn't it strange for you
to be away from home, Jude? And
taking care Of me?"
My mothers away and Maud /
thinks I've taken a trip with you
....a long trip"
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get up soon. Jude. it is odd for |.
you to he taking care Of me, If any |
one saw Douglas leaving that Of
flee"
Then Judith almost angrilv an
swered; mo one saw him! Oh.
Sandy-no one saw him."
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At s o'clock Douglas went DOWN
town-blow into the office and find |
out If anything more was found up
there in that room. He was beside |
himself with uneasiness. He thought |
savagely: TN give myself away
yet-they always dol"
lie went into the local room.
Newton, the police reporter. was the
center of a small. excited group.
They were looking at picture
Douglas went mp and leaned over
Newtons shoulder. A chill ran to
his heart. Dark, haunting eyes
looked up at him-Sandys eyes
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