The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-19
THE STORY SO FAR

Sandy Mcneil. in love with life,
marrics Ben Murillo. = rich Italian,
to please her impoverished family.
Tyranny by Murillo and frequent
quarrcls follow. A son dies at birth.
Bob Mcneil, her uncle, aids in plans
for Sandy and her mother to take a
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. Ju-
dith Moore. q cousin. tells Sandy
love is everything. Murillo ovcrtakcs
her as she goes for tryst with Ra-
mon. He appears unexpectedly at =
party she is giving for her friends.
After the party he strikes her. She
leaves his house and accepts the
kindly attentions Of Ramon, whose
home She shares. She then accepts
position in the city and boards
out. spending occasional wcck-ends
with Ramon at his home. She ID
| summoned home and she leaves Ra.
mon, promising to marry him when
she is free. He meets her in the vi.
entity Of their home one evening
and they arc disturbed by someone
GO ON WITH The STORY FROM
HERE
Chapter 81
The man slouchcd against the shec
came slowly to life. He took an i'm.
mense pipe from his mouth, munrbling
"Sorry. ladv. Didn't sec you? Fright
ened?'
She laughed a little, feeling hcl
mind reels Its all right" Ant
iuwhed heavily against Ramon.
His arm supported her: Don't b,
alarmed. That was nothing. Tn,
night Waterman. Dearest"
They swept along the pier. "Hur
ry! Night watchman-you dom
know. Now-oh, Lord :"
"Why, you're not that frightened
Sandy. why darling little dar
ling"
She shut her lips. Walking alon,
frightened. silent. filled with sccre
alarms. She went over to the raj
and leaned there, staring into tn
cavcrnous darkness; listening to tn
wind hitting the waves.
! He put his hand over hers, warm
ing them. Then she looked up whit
and quiet: eve cant do this, Rs
mon. We can't GO on like this
"Y0u let everything trouble you.
am not troubled at all. I'm onl
| seeing the truth. Why wont 70
face it too? Why do you put it a
up to me-"
what do you meant"
IL mean that here in this towi
where know everybody, can
take the chance Of being seen. No
with my mother SO sick, / don
want to do it."
"You don't mean that I'm not I
see you at all? You can't want thi
Sandy :"
"For awhile. yes. I've got
want this. Ramon. Afterward
may be different. Oh: haven't tn
heart for things now"
lon me- s aa,sed breath ala n "Aad % nos
see you again? I'm not to come
geles just to be near you. An
now"
"What can l do? Why won't yo
be honest, Ramon? You can see
He gripped his hands on h,
wrists. standing before her, his hes
thrown back. eyes, I can see! S,
what? l can't Eve iwithout you
"Oh. don't get lugubrious about i
Don't get tragic! It's not rs terrib
as all this. Ramon!"
He stared at her. wiped his haI
slowly over his forehead: SIS tn
, the way you feel. Sandy?"
II can't help it. You weigh |,
down. You get 80 dOleful, rs thou,
the world is coming to an end, b
cause we're not to see each other +
q whilel We're not SO importa,
J. The heavens won't fall il we dol
get what we wanti' 4
His mouth dropped from d
!. shock. He .said dumbly: "You 4
% though you don't care. A thou,
God, % though you'd be glad
. have IL over"
She closed her eyes because
> stopped over her, his face near
4 hers. When he pleaded: "You'd
glad TO have il over?" she felt ca
2 and oppressed. Answer mo. wou
! your
Then she said in . harsh, |,
whisper: "Dc you think emf
{ thsss siths and groans and mute
ings? A. though We were piayi
: part II = sixteenth century trs
eAyi Why cant We be esy abo