Show SANDRA ANDRA S 3 I J By VID 1 HURST JL JL BEGIN lIEgE HEBE Ll knows that David Hoffman HoUman dv dra the prince cha charmE charm charm- m. m personifies g dreams and nd they are blIss E her for lor a short time But 1 illy hapPY her talent r for r displeasure asure over oyer turns tums to cold In In- Cg into when she dates another man xie lt him to her cousin sinI sin engagement dS d'S I Sanderson stuns Sandra n that t-that that David is ensnared b by e I innocence hypocritical eS jineS before Chris was wasi months l ff Barry Holbrooks Holbrook's dent 1 i over Lois Hamilton She Shery with ent him because he was wasi ry to Barry returns to Los when i lOr bU clandestinely they hv meet to Sandra that she sun still Chris promises to give sive him but re tJ BarrY and Chris are to be marbut mard mar mar- David Chris decides she needs d s soon end id but of ot rest at a desert resort week when Barrys Barry's wife is alarmed dri her room begging beggin her to go S Mirador to for for her Barry has left that he has and Lo Lois Ls is c ae ne with th Ch Chris is y CHAPTER R 36 ill No doubt about that e Was wai rAJ te feared she would collapse but bute pulled herself together with a aUe ae alie e which was like a grimace lie Ue e Promise YOU IOU will So go o. o Sandra ull 1111 go go so to reassure you But you i 1st promise not fot notto to worry until you your me rOe r from joss ois sighed I 1 cant can't keep from worrying When I I do Barry love Jo anyone as 4 J andr had to turn away from the misery in the other girls girl's face s busied herself putting on her coat fist then helped Lois into her car Ii Maw her headed for home sure you can drive Lois of course I Dont Don't worry about me rae tin But hurry wont won't you please d telephone If-telephone me ne the thc moment you ou back eback l i JOKE Sandra promised Re lie she had accepted the money i thrust brust into her hand It seemed She didn't really bei be- be Christine i and Barry were tobe to- to be hl and nd if they were of what use them ristine were reckless enough fate mIt it t Barr Barry to follow her to Palm Palmon PalmEs Es on t the e very eve of her marto mar mar- to Co David DavJd there was wa was little hope Lois Lis Is Some way even way even J knowing kline aline's utter sutter selfishness as she did Idea dra didn't think she would be bei i eno enough h to do such a thing he had never been in an airplane before but the anxiety of her search robbed the he flight of its enchantment It was a moonless night with desert stars burning close above th them m But Sandra was too absorbed in her own thoughts to notice it lt What a ghastly Joke on David if it he had paid the expenses for lor Christine's farewell Carewell meeting with her lover It II couldn't be true Even Christine wouldn't be low enough to do that TOGETHER Her tormented pride cried out if It it were true it would be no more than David deserved Nevertheless her heart was beating fearfully as she Ehe approached ap apt the hotel desk It was exactly ex cx- ten minutes alter after ten as ns Sandra asked nervously If Christine Sanderson Sander Sander- son w were re registered there The clerk answered in th the tive live but when Sandra tried to telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone Christine's room there was no answer Not until then could she force Corce herself to repeat Barrys Barry's name Of course it was Barr Barry wouldn't be there But Barry was vas Registered under his own name just jus justas I i as Christine was The fools Sandra thought furiously furious ly calling catling Barrys Barry's room When there was was' still no answer Sandra returned to the desk Its very important that I should find Miss Sanderson she insisted Have you any idea where she might 1 be She may be dancing the clerk sug sug- Conscious of the contrast of her own shabby appearance to the gayly gayly- dressed groups about her Sandra threaded her way to the dance floor Ioor Nervously she scanned each slowly moving couple Then suddenly she saw them Christine and Bar Barry Barn cheek to cheek oblivious of the world as they danced together TOO SELFISH She could not reach them until the dance had ended and to lo Sandra watching watching watch watch- ing with the picture of Barrys Barry's agonized agonized agonized ago ago- wife stamped in her mind it seemed an endless dance It wasn't fair Even if David did deserve it Lois She had married mar mar- ried ned Barr Barry knowing she was second choice but she insisted that they had been seen happy together until Christine followed Barry north Christine was too Loo cowardly to marry Barry herself herscH too loo selfish to give she him up And while Lois wept ill and deserted Christine and Barry were vera dancing together When the dance was over they started toward the grounds outside and Sandra followed them Christine she called but she was compelled to call three times bc before ore the he entranced couple stopped Christine's face was horrified Why Sandra what In the world are you doing here What's happened hap- hap The radiance faded from her eyes leaving them furtive watch watch- ful David isn't with you No Sandra retorted shortly Hes not I came for lor Barry He stared at nt her shrugging melancholy melancholy melan melan- choly shoulders NEVER That would be Lois Lois' idea Sandr Sandras Sandra's s 's voice was harsh Lois is wild with worry You must go back to 10 her How did she S I I 1 was She suspected after after- she after she had called all the hotels in San Diego and found lound you hadn't registered in many any of them Well he said gloomily that lets me out Im I'm no asset as a husband anyway any Far from being contrite over being caught Christine was furious This was v certainly a lowdown sneaking trick Sandra We weren't doing anything wrong All Barry and andI I wanted was one last week end dane dane- bog ing ng and swimming together as we used to do She looked eagerly at Barry arry as 1 if ex expecting expecting expecting him to fo confirm her statement but Barry with tortured unhappy face and self conscious eyes said nothing I dont don't care what your idea was Sandra retorted pitilessly Barry will vill have lave to come back with me Then at last Barry found his voice Im not going soing back ever SUCCESS But Barry Barn you must Lois is ill I tell you She needs you She doesn't need me I cant can't even support her he asserted bitterly Sandra turned to Christine All right then you'll have to come I Because if one of you doesn't return with me immediately Im I'm going to tell David Christine's eyes ees were wide with fright Sandra you wouldn't do that I though Ive I've protected protect protect- ed and shielded you for the last time You'll come back with me now or I Ishall Ishall shall tell David everything Christine wept heartbrokenly all aU the tIme ime she he was packing her bags but Sandra remained adamant coldly un un- un touched by either her cousins cousin's tears or c- c explanations In less than an hour they hey were in the plane Lois had char char- ered flying back toward Los Angeles NOT PLATONIC Approaching the airport Sandra bean began began be- be gan an to wonder what she should say sayo sayto sayto to o Lois It would be cruel to tell her herthe herthe the he truth Lois would neVer believe that hat Barrys Barry's desire to be with ChriStine ChrisIne Chris Chris- tine Ine was the platonic affair alair Christine so o passionately asserted It was very late but Sandra knew Lois els would not be asleep She left Christine drooping with fatigue and sought a telephone Her call was answered an an- by Lois' Lois mother S She cant can't talk to you Sandra Its It's months too soon but the doctor is afraid she's going soing to have her baby To be continued |