The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-06
"SANDY'' : :.: !:

"Yos 1ins Say, Why don't you
come IN With d ON the New Years
party! We're getting. It up now.
Al sae ola crowd. A progressive
dinner. We might Aave the wine
course a. your house. I hear Is
how you've an excellent cellar
Before Sandy could open her mouth.
Murillo cut in: '.Thank you, Miss
Arliss. I've made plans for New
Sandy looked ct him incisiveIv.
"Have you? Well, I may not an
prove Of those plans. Benny. Ana
perhaps we'll change them. Nav"
Hut yoaH come next week,
surely! Ill let you know more"
"Y0u bet I'll comet"
She laughed gayly. feeling Nu-
rllIoa ningers pinchine ct her arm.
She followed him to his car. parked
across the street.
He fooled with the gears. the
n!anched, angry look about his mouth.
. Nv. g. did you mean accepting that
.way not, Do you think wen.
INTO solitary confinement when {
s1id gov hear her say i. "a. .
"SmokerlE!n
"A female smokerl You'll not 70.
Nd; AZ soa's wish people to cali you
Sandy whistled softly. This Was .
nickname Nay had given her when
they were passing through their early
teens and thought it heroic to as
sumo tough ways.
~. And - how 2. dase9 &, you agree to that
"Oh, l thought you wanted people
to fancy ~ IN ideAl count! Il
thought you wished ia. 9iDpCeut the
impression that vas An i6ol;1ed
and pampered wife"
He looked st her furiously.
ELSE why. did Sister Beatrice nut
that notice In the, paper about our
trip to Europe and your terrible de.
votion t. your mother.in.lsw and your
beautiful bride! You couldn't leave
ner 70 meet an emergency aieAf!"
They were driving down the block.
Sandy stared eagerly from the vim
dow. The doors Of the dry goods
store were wide open. but the in
terror was in shadow. She saw some.
one moving TO the threshold. Before
she could identity the form a. his
they had sped past.
She slumped Iowa sudden Bit
terness flowing hotly throurh her
VEINS revulsion aIainst herself
. frensied revulsion that she had
once been weak-sO weak that n
pany fellow like Ben Murillo could
march her to machine, force her
to enter.
Ramon would wait hours. He
would walk up and down the block.
She said duly: Are you remaining
home to dinner!"
why do you askf Had you PLAN
ned to take another walk this even
ing?"
'sMy plans are nothing to yoa,
Ben. ask as Ida may wish to
know"
'Murrilo now smiled, helped her I'M
the steps. II may have something
to tell you later, my dear. Yes, I'm
remaining to dinner"
She ran to her room-wondercd il
she might in any way Steal . word
to him. She fancied him waiting
30 neutrality-suspicious. and laugh
ter IN his eyes. Then the happiness
shifting to gloom in the abrupt way
his moods sometimes changed. And
she remembered the sweet, solemn
fervor Of his kiss
Charged with . hushed excitement
she took the chair Murillo held out
90 tremendously. He said affably:
you misunderstood me. Sandy. I'm
perfectly willing for you to have al
the friends you wish. only want
You to exercise discrimination in the
choosing ct them. Beatrice will Be-
only too happy to have you meet
@ many young girls ~ you like.
They win BE- the right type for
woman Of your position"
Sandy glanced up slowly, facing
him with cold hatred.
He went on tensely: II don't ap-
prove Of women smoking. And
don't approve OF coarseness. Il that
more than I've . right to ask Z"
She dropped Z spoonful OF little
toasted cubes in her SOUP.
I'm trying 70 talk with you, Sandy"
1--WE no wish for your conversa.
ton. You're too ridiculous even to
taunt. Az though you or Beatrice
nurri!o can teach lne anythinei A
though my position il any longer q
natter Of concern t. youi"
No?' he leased forward. his
voice cooling. mo, my dear? rye
talked with your mother You've
given up the idea Of : divorce.
That's very nice. So I've resumed
the idea Of our marriGRo."
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