The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-08
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with baby carriages, amusement
parks. country clubs, then-as the
sun swung lower in the west
fewer towns, more hills, open coun-
try ct last.
And as she tore along the road,
with the world flashing by her on
each side like huge colored slides
from an enormous magic lantern,
SO her thoughts tore through her
mind, quick, clear fragments, swift
" moving, ever changing, now -
bright and gay and Haunting Is .
jade filling station, now as gray
and hard and unacceptable Is =
stone wall. The scarlet evening
gown that Drew had insisted on
her buying because scarlet burned
up the aloofness in her gray eyes
-. the scent Of apple blossoms ct
dawn. that had been ! mad, sweet
hour the twang Of Z violin IN
. little Russian restaurant tho
soft break Of the ocean against
hard, warm sand Drew's eyes
telling her dear. foolish, impossible
things in > crowd :. Drew's mouth
crushed In sweet abandon against
her own after hours Of hunger .
Drew's arms flung about her shout.
ders. the feel Of rough tweed b.
meath her cheek, tho rumple Of his
dark hair between her fingers. His
voice. . shaken whisper close to
her ear "Oh, Stanley, you're
beautiful. =. You're % slender and
white. 50 terrifyingly sweet or
perhaps in = lighter, less intense
mood-"You know. darling, I wake
up . dozen times In the night and
reach for you-you're always thers,
awake or asleep -a always IN my
arms" Or, "I'm jealous Of your eye.
lashes. Stanley, they're like TIVE
shielding little shadows, always
falling down over your eyes 20 I
cant zee what you'rs thinking
about"
Then plotting al this out, soueex-
ing Il nat like . hand crushed,
against . trembling butterdy-the
tense hard line Of Drew's Jaw. the
dark ffown between his eyes, the
stifening Of his voice. What
was Il he had said3 sUtter mad
ness for % to marry now you
Will forget. 90 on to some other
man | shall always regret hav.
ing hurt you - but never having
loved YOU" A door opening. A door
closing. Silence. Silence o still and
- unbroken - death. A little
death. Golden roses In . silver
bowl. A dead cigarette on . silver
ash tray. A room still and warm
and empty. A girl sobbins on :
chints davenport. A girl driving
furiously through space.
That was what Perry had meant
then, when he had said he was not
sure. that was what Dennis had
meant that day she had tried e
tell her That love didn't last They
had both seen. Marcia had teen.
Everyone had seen except herself.
And she had been blind. Stupidlv
blind, her eyes blurred with love.
And i hadn't been real. NOTHING
Wa real any moro. Nothing but
the feel Of the engine beneath her
fingers. the sound Of the motor s..
meath the cream-colorsd hood. thu
sweep Of the wind against her ~.
That WAS real. She would 70 on ma
On until she left everything behind
until there was nothing. notnrnr
But she didn't, Of course. All the
time she had known that ~
wouldn't. That you couldn't nm
away from things like that. rhat
In the end JON had e come n.y..
And % of-the best way You eould
AZ four o'slock she stopped ri :
hliing station tor eas and : eur a.
Ico0ee. Il Wa strong ana etineinr
hot The boy who brought L s. her
locked sympathstie and curious.
(Ts Be csntlnvedl
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