Show Sandy Sanc bl ilic CHAPTER Ju Judith lode odo odo the clont front seat with Hun c She Jh Thought of ot that thaL first Tue Tuesday da night n when she at at the here the night nl-ht they went vent to TaWs Taits the She head twitting Sandy And knew from rom their happy heppy glances that they were infatuated wit with each cach other other- other already lit Itt their thelt first few lew hour houri infatuated She She- beard leard him hl murmur now now- now s B Anxious tender things to 10 Sandy They I iad put pillows and a blanket In the back Ii it t making lie lUo Ie here Douglas sat cat it on a box held He-held her het soft hand hand ao hand appeaSIng like like- a childs child's In the BS he e could just make out her race tace and the reid red shining hair Sandys Sandy's taco face was quiet quIet quIet-aie pale s IUS asa asa D a tate c In the the still B figure bc be beSIde side him was no trace of the ra- ra radiant ra radiant lInn diant Say Sandy he lie had bad first seen at the door tilting her mouth upward sally gaily tor fer or II a boy to IdS toI I She wanted vl to put Dut her hand over o her ller face ace S So often lately he ho Jad had come omo Into the room and found round found her so 80 And Clen he h d found wet against his lips He lie rem em bred a thing thine Sandy said on Nw New Years YearB eve You really care core for tor me Douglas It If you OU could chose choso any the world would It be bo 11 I II I wish you'd say MY It It ten thouSAnd time times ome so near to happi happiness nesa ness ness-I ness miss It And mother time time she told him tr veo Even the baby died I 1 wanted It so-I so to I needed It sot sol so Ho lie sto stooped ped now and touched her cheek How How- delicate these white lovely ely features Her eyes opened smiled faintly Ho o felt pinched and stricken shaken to the soul Ho lIe wanted to take her in his arms rush far a away with her her- her poor hutt hurt wrOnged darling darling wronged sal sal- al ways But he would hide her away 11 The They wouldn't find tind her br No one should come and laya lay a murder at ather ather ather her door Tears rears rushed to his ees eyes Murder they they would I even oven bring this to her het Looking at her sweet loved face he trembled recalling that he had wondered wondered wondered-he he had even asked Might Ight her hand have caught the tho pistol not realizing It might she have fired tired the shot shot He lie lowered his his face against her ber kissed hand kissed the soft sort palm She had hod gone eone to Ramon in pity He was 1 certain of ot this this this- And It If she had fired the gun she had not known she she had not meant to do II It She he would never know no know noone one would They drove quickly Now Now- and then a solitary tree stood out the against the sky Now Nov and then A 11 trail of stars gleamed Where are we wo going Douglas Do Jut Just t a little Into the hills Why are are you eu taking me to- to night I- I Does It hurt you Do you mind the tho of the th car 7 No No o why tonight Hal said you were able to it 11 And Its It's better to get away l iye e wanted to take you from the very ery t Xo No one n saw me from th the t 7 q o uglas Nota Not Oot a living flying soul souI Yo You Yau ar are telling mo me the tho truth That's the tho truth truth truth- the Sandy Sandy the wry truth She turned her head drew him a little so that h he stooped nearer to her Ive Ie e 1 made you Ive I've not been been- lucky for tor you Douglas Douglos Are your our eyes wet too Yu Yes they're wet vet et- et t guess guess they arc Yo r haven't made me roe unhappy J py Y Only because of ot what's hap hap- happened to you Maybe Its it's Its It's better belter that It dId 1 would have hae made you unhappy It you'd come conic conie with me Oh Oh Douglas I wonder onder It If I wall wa going to let you OU comeT come I wish I knew It If I would have ha taken you you- you youIt OU If It I would have let you come como I would have gone Sandy 1 would never have hove let you OU go alone I wanted wonted to go I love Jove you Do you love lovo me now Douglas Oh Sand Sandy dear dear-dear dear dear Sandy Sandy- yes Sandy yes I love you you-I'd you Id I'd like to be car car- carrying car carrying you In my roy arm armid Id I'd like Uke to feel your weight I Id Id I'd d like hike to be running a away way with you Id Id I'd d Uke to shield you from the whole world that's the way I think ot of o you Sandy Sand that's the way w y I 1 love you ou She sighed her thought thou trailing onto ito dreams dreams-a dreams a smiling dream Ho JIo who was so young so jubilant and sparkling loved her In this sweet glorious way And she pictured him lifting her carrying her up a sheer precI- precI precIpice preci preci- precipice precipice pice laboring upward and upward tilt till th they Y reached the topmost Cliff eurt they were alone atone where he ha hoset set lIet r ht-r down In tired joy and whiz whis whispered pared Now I have ha you sate safe Are Aro yoi happy And she answered weeping Yes oh Yes oh happy She Sile perceived vaguely that her happIness cost him hini so greatly greatly so she wept about It Deep In the San Mateo Matco lulls hills was the tho hunting bunting shack The They went down over the old Ocean Shore road lonely lonely and picturesque now In the darkness s with the wives leaping to the rocks and the hIIs uncompromising marching In bleak ing majesty majest Judith sat lIat a little forward star star- starIn staring In ing at the wing swing and curve of oC vast endless shadows Every now and ond then ihen she stifled the wish to scream cream out bere these theBe curves end Where hero does docs this blind God for God tor salten eaken road road lead Oh God Cod are we going When they came to the place and Hat Hal Hume helped her out she sho hung back a little She said Sold shiv shiv- shivering ering Oh Is this It Is this your our shack 7 Hume flume answered solemnly Yes an awful lot to aSk asic ot or you ou Jude Doug seem to real realize ize It It- It Judith threw her her h head ad back proudly She Sh smiled Oh yes he doe does but he knows Im I'm glad to do It She went In and made up the bed and and Seated heated It SIe She fluffed out the pillows p and smoothed them She said 1 ld to herself Idly I won won- wonder wonder wonder der whoso whose ure n name was on that blot blot- blotter blotter ter cr Its It's not not hs hs h's name Why should hs h's name 1 C S hl She watched him 1 carry Sandy In saw him lean down don the young hazel eyes ees tilled filled with tears 50 saw IV him kiss Sandy and sa say some jub- jub jubilant jub jubilant ilant thing i Sandys Sandy's white hand touched his face held hell him She didn't tear ear rear Douglas enter He came over and put his arm around her waist Will you ou be afraid here Jude No Im No Im I'm never afraid He had his his head lowered and ana no now said nerv nervously I guess Yvo Ive got my nerve nere Jude g getting you OU In for this I dont don't look at it that wa way Doug I guess UCES you now mow know well enough nouh that Id I'd do this or any any- au anything anything thing thing- You mean have to do any any- anything anything thing Jude ANYTHING Will iii you I mean Jude will you stick slick by her By Sand Sandy no matter motte what turns up Then It name on the tho blotter Dou Doug And y you yu U ma may be brought ht Into this affair It I 1 dont don't know know- whose name was wasi DutIl want want- to be o read ready Id I'd feel so much much it If I know you'd stick by her Vill you In case I shouldn't be able abic to get ct down hero much In ease calle something g co connects connect n me inc with It- It ItS ite It e- e eShe k kept th the S She e kept pt lOoking looking at t t the stove Her IIer heart blazed And she now no said so softly ClI Y It would be b bett better lt r to-li to ve Sandy meet iv It Much better Y You u d dont don't nt know Jude And she cant can't ant meet It and sh she's s 's not going to He took Judiths Judith's hand He He forced her to look at ot him Judy promise me you will Von Please Judy darling she's You well see see well she's never had a 0 square Jud 1 Judy deal deal Judy I love her her- her Judith ted her h head quick quick- quickly quickly I ly Oh ITi Ili IIi take care o of her Doug to to the tho bitter bitter end Shell She'll be all well right right well we'll all aJ be bo all allright allright right lIe He gave a hippy luppy boyish augi augh Gee I Gee I feel you better better you you wont won't for for- forget get tor-get get It Tude-no Tude Jude no Jude no matter what I t means No matter what I Judith thought Y You u dont dont don't know what you ask uk Oh Ob dear deor dear God Nor did Judith know what she S S At S Ii o'clock Saturday mornIng Jal Hume and ond Douglas drove back to San Francisco At 8 S Douglas was WaB sitting Bitting at the breakfast st table with his mother The bell rang rong Without knowing why he got up with an abrupt Ill answer answer It Em Im Through the tho glass gloss panel ho he Sow saw two tall bulky forms Corms He knew who these men were pleasant The taller spoke spoke-a spoke a- a voIce They w anted him Douglas Keith to to give them a little in- in information in information formation Would he kindly com con with them to the Hall of ot Justice Douglas stood there smiling Then rhon he l looked down the the- hall and had a sudden frightened wish to torace torace torace race through the kitchen and out the back door Ho He thought desperately Theve sot got m me me Ye gods Im I'm done lIe He reached reached for his hat Ho Ito said amiably Certainly Ill I'll bid my m mother mother goodby Continued Tomorrow |