The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-28


over the balcony of which she flees.
into the night, remaining away half
hour. Returning she finds Murill0
fuming. At Lake Tahoe she longs to
hike with other guests, but Murillo
prefers u nap; and after she meets
two Santa Barbara boy friends who
invite the couple to q dinner dance,
| MuriMO locks her in their room.
AnRered by this and other indigni-
ties, Sandy plans flight.
GO ON WITH THE STORY
Chapter IL.
It was four O'Clock in the morning.
Sandy dressed in q still excitement
hurried-not making the slightest
sound.
Now she stood before the mirror
brushing the powder from her brows.
Her eyes were dilated, very dark.
The faintest color spotted her white
cheeks.
She took up the greenbacks. held
them tightiy-standi There very
right to these bills. She thought Of
fearful, insulting things to say about
her right to them. But the feel Of
the money in her hands made her
writhe.
She thrust them quickly into her
bag-a gray silk handbag. Now she
gathered her toilet articles. folded
her nightg0wn and negligee tightly.
Everything must fit in here. Don't
risk luggage.
She went over TO the wall and
listened. If he stirred, she would
glide out swiftly-NOW!
No sound. Then . deep, prolonged
snore. He was turning perhaps
pulling the covers over his face
settling more heavily:
She, sobbed with relief Slowly she
drew the 'fihrs' FROM aier fingers.
There were three of these, two circles
of diamonds and one of emeralds.
There was the bridal gift-that brace
let.
Sandy put these on the basin. She
took one of her cards, scrubbed q
few violent lines, left this on top
of the jewels. When he read that.
she'd be safe! He'd know now what
she thought.
She put on her hat-dPessed now.
Everything ready. Walk out quietly
step into the cool, silent hall-go
noiselessly to the stairs at the far
end-avoid the lobby-pass the little
trunk room--no one would be there!
:, She sucked the bag under her
arm. Suddenly across the morning
hush voices broke. Early mixers
gathering on the lawn. One calling
softly to another. Then = mans
Eloud: Let's get going!" =
Sandy stfffensd. ! II he should
awaken? If he should sit up in bed
dash between her and the door, US
], he did. last night
Shey had to PASS the bed. 1t was
at the. far ends Of the long, narrow
room. 1t WAS nearest to the door.
All, she would smile--say she was
| Just going out for little tramp
| invite him breezily to come along.
She kept her eyes on the covers.
! Warm with panic she stole swiftly
turned the knob ever so quietly,
never moving her glance from his
Outside! The door closed again.
Ben Murillo. her. husband, sleeping
through it aid!
! She had to- force herself grimly
TO keep from running. sMaster her
voicel The ticket agent might become
suspicious.
Il was only little past five. She
walked careiessly along o secluded
path. stood on the edge Of the lake.
Hide here until the train was due.
Leave. no time for useless questions.
Just get her ticket-step into the
car quickly, not looking backward
once!
It was already warm, refresh
ing sweetness in the soft, sunny air
! ripping over the water; friendly
silence that one felt like gracious
] smile. It affected Sandy. poignantly
l-oh. the bright happy look OF things.
she tren,bIed with 1.-The clAsaing OF
|l,er thoughts. She kept looking back
ct the Tavern. She could see their
Running away-married two months
and running away, from her husband!
i She went to the station very cas-
rally laid down Murillo's bills. Hel
hands were steady. They were freez-
No one noticed her-no one tried
to stop her or seemed to think II
odd that this tall, slender girl in the
ldove-colored suit was getting on the
train. . No one knew that she: was
IrphAlwAy bride whps 1adx taken fifty
Fdo1larB from her A1sbAnn's wallet
that she might desert him.
| She scarcely breaEhed until tht
train was going at full speed. Then
she said to herself, "Lord-Lord-'
The starkness of the thing she had
done smote on her heart.
/ Going home-goinG back there AND
quietly saying to them: i've ler'
Ben-well, you see. I've LEFT him
I'm NOT going back. No one car
make me-" !.
4 They would be astounded. Theil
eyes would become enormous with
astonishment. Was she HnAd7
| She would say nothing about the
meeting with Heinie. That was moth
ling. That served only to focus thu
tragic impossibility of this marriagi
Ithey had foisted on her. She woul<
tell them calmly: that she didn't cap
this ..rnarriage-4t was degraaa tlon
Nothing should force hsr back to it
She saw her mothers TEARS. Hel
mother would say: 'Ah, Sandy,
didn't expect such treatment q
!, And Sandy would try to. tell hel
what . nightmare these months hat
been-tell her shed truly rather die
she would die, before she'd live then
aTa;h. She wou4d!
Her mother would look cit her.
shocked and grieveds She would say:
rs this any way for q wife to speal
OF her husband? Is this any way b
turn from the vows you took Sandy
do you want to break your mother
heart?" Isabel would say thos'
wings. -
Then the sisters would come seeth'