The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-03


There and plans to take forcefN
possession Of her. Sandy vows she
will not return to him. She asks
Judith to help: her. \.
GO ON WITH THE STORY
FROM HERE
Chapter is.
He treated her with sarcasm and
resentment. His eyes narrowed and
he grew murderous at her continued
indifference. 80
When she looked lovelicst, he fol-
ring remarks, pleased when he sue
cccdcd in hurting her. Her GOODNESS.
dashed him to inner furies and his
hurt pride kept goading him to strike
back; crush her rs much as he could.
She was appalled, at this intensity
Of his. It gave sense Of violence
and strain to their relations.
Going about the house.. Sandy
would sometimes stop before the lit
tie ivory elephants In the cabinet or
that old piece Of pewter, lingering
these treasures in still, frightened
way. This was Murillo's home. He
had prepared it for his BRIDE.
She was his bride, but he hated
her. She felt like . stranger here
"a stranger under punishment. She
moved about uneasiIy, rcbellious and
baffled.
She could have loved this little
house. Nothing costly about it, but
it had charm. And that bedroom
Of hers with the big windows look
ing out on the water and the after
noon sun bringing out old blue and
gold in the Persian rug With
another she would have Haunted
about, changing. picture here, a
drape there. She would have tocd
high and handsome!
instead. she was frozen with apa-
thy and Murillo acted as though he
could gladly kill her. The whole
thing was desolatc travesty.
She was partly to blame. Uncon-
sciously. of course. but inescapably
to blame. She grew sick, admitting
this.
She did admit it-censurcd her.
self bitterly. She should have
known how she would feel; known
that she wanted love; waited a mil
lion years. if need be. till it came to
her. She grew quite wild asking
herself how, how, how she had ever
been so blind.
And the heat would fly about her
neck.
But she was into it. She would
say: 1--WE got to face it! That's
why ! came back. Oh, be sport
ABOUT it,"
She wondered necessarily what he
would do when he found outflow
much longer she could keep it from
him. She lived in dread Of the mo-
ment of this discovery.
She, could be in his power then
completely, How he would roar
with laughter at her threat to leave
. How he would make her pay
She trembled thinking about it.
But she. would grit her teeth. deter
mining to be oame. Shed not. back
down. She'd not be cowed by this
, or anything!
Then she would go about laughing.
insofently gay-ignoring his efforts
to hurt her. This banny audacity
enraged him.. He wouldn't stop until
he had crushed her.
In little ways he sought to break
her. He gave her no money--but
he expected her to ask for it. She
wouldn't, though she hadn't the
price of an ice cream soda. He said
to her: my sister is giving; dim
ncr; get new gown. Go into Los
Angeles for it,"
She said quietly: "All right"
The day of Ehis engagement nc
had still given her no money nor
even the fare to Los Angeles.
But when he saw her in "a gown
she had worn dozens of times. he
got white with ianger-a cruel
scnsuOus frenzy. N
She flouted him:. "Oh, keep your
eyebrows out ypf your hair, Benny!
I'm good enough. for Queen Bazazas,
let alone Bebe Murillo! AS for the
gown. YOU omitted to tell me which
day it is they give dresses away in
YOU'RE too proud to ask for the
take it then? You're not too proud
70 take. Or have you changed? The
wallet is still in my pocket"
She never let him sec how these
goads stung her. He was relentless.
Perhaps you thought when you
married me. the walls would be
papered with greenbacks and you'd
have yoM lown litt.e car-7-and =
maid and what nOt?'
She smilcd: "You read my Utmost
thoughts! Poverty and | are good
old pals. Benny you can't make me
mad leaving US alonc/
He walked up. his teeth half barred.
She cxpectcd-.hira to strike her.
And one night he sat in ting. living
room, watching as she read. Finally
he got up and leaned over her shout
der. It wassa love 'atory-. He laugh
Cd: "I2u take it out in imagination
do you p p!
Sandy closed the book hotly,
walked about. the room. He fol-
lowed hex. qt"OH/ the, level, though,
why did you marry me - ssg
She said quickly. not. thinking: ~
didn't know WAIST i was doing"
He rubbed his palms toge Their.
"But You knew what, you were doing
when you. stayed all night in hill
side cabin"
She had. her back to him.. her
hands on little table. He stood be-
hind her, pressing Ms hands on hers.
laughing. softly. Really. when you
consider some things, isn't this cold
ness of yours q trifle overdonc?"
At these times Sandy was af raid OF
him. He did other things. that
whipped her. Like. ono afternoon
when May and Bernice Arliss
dropped in and4S&ndv made them q
cup Of tea. Murillo came home carly.
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