The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-29
About PauIina

him. do you. Mrs. Battis2 / told La
vina you'd know how It was whether
anybody else did or not. You don't
get round like other folks with a
glance at the withered limb which
dragged painfully behind her friend
when she moved from her seat TO take
fresh iron from the stove on the
other side Of the chimney PARTITION
but you see further into things than
IAN the rest Of us together You know
when thing is so. and when it isn't
and Just how much there is to it, he
sides But ] must say / never thought
twas that way with Paulina. She's
always been so contented- why. un-
less T IS now. don't b'lieve it's hard
iy come into her mind that she could
live with anybody else, or feel any
different about e. And she's a good
<ways past twenty-five, too And
never could see that she'd given
second thought to anybody, in that
way. II don't seem to ha' been IN
her mind at all.
'nT~ wasn't. returned Mrs BATHS
succinctly. "Paulina's a girl that's
found a good deal to think about, diff
ferent sorts OF things too. But they
wasn't that kind, ever. Not but she's
had her chances. or might have.
1--WE been pretty sure O. that" in
terrupted Selma. eagerly There was
DR. Bishop-how dreadfully he did
look when he went away And there
want a thing the matter. cept that
he couldn't hev Paulina stackpo.e.
and he had wit enough to see IT, and
10 abide by it. without asking Of her.
always thought 1t come to her after
wards-you can't keep that sort Of
thing from a woman, whether she
hears II by word OF mouth or not. /
guess II kind o. teched her, but II
didn't make no difference. He saw
now II was himself. She never could
hey cared for him, save friendly ike.
And Henry West was all ready to
:. chance it-he'd have spoken any time,
~ Paulina hadn't always been so cool
and pleasant. Seemed as II you couldn't
teen her that way, anyhow You could
nx IT, And she's real loving-hearted,
by herself. too. But / never b'lieved
she'd had any feelins O. that kind,
eyer!'
i know she hadn't rejoined Mrs.
BATHS, with some emphasis, as she
dropped into her high chair with a lit
tie sigh OF relief Standing was a
weariness Of the flesh to her, however
sho might try 70 conceal the fact.
No. ] know she haint. so fur. That's
the reason why she could love some
body else. now. II it happened SO, and
good deal She hasn't wasted her
self as she went along-no, not even
by thinking about such things af0re
J, the time come. And when it does
come, II Il shoulder IL Il has s-I
amt saying that / know certainly. and
don't blleve Paulina does herself
yet-whcn Il does come. twill take
about all there is Of her"
Il tell you. Selma" went on Mrs.
BATHS with a girl ike Paulma, and
maybe with an 0l Us. there Amt any
thing lost by loving In whatever ways
u comes to you. Seems % me as II
an the loving she'd ever done. and
the giving and the helping. II c want
anything great. had just made her
able To love some separate one. when
the time comes. SO much the more.
It's In her 10 DO II. It's been strength
ening and deepening an these years.
And when she does become aware OF
Il. it'll come 30 close and 80 so deep
that I declare 20 you. Selma. ] do al
most tremble for paulina ] have felt
10 pray. considering Il all. that some
way the Lord might make & easy for
Paulina But I don't know don Z
knOw!"
Maybe He VIII" reioined Selma.
with ready confidence. Specially
II her folks don't interfere I've
heard say they DO have pretty much
their own way with Panlina, for all
they 40 set such store by her And
Paulinas one that would give IN TO
EN-. mos. times."
Nost times agreed ars BATHS.
with reservation in her tone. PAUL.
mas got a conscience. and she's been
weli brought up. But about this. now
II don't know. I always blieved
Paulina had a way OF her own. when
she rightly come 20 it And she's
got 10 come to herself sometime-we
all do. Same as-why same as our
forbears did afore the revolution.
always thought them fifty years here
By themselves had somethln 70 DO
with it-you've got 70 get FUR enough
on TO zee things straight and even. AMI
other things with EN-, afore you
can ten about anything. And DO
Almost wish paulina didn't keep quite
40 close at home But she's a good
eiri. paulina Is. and she walks faith
ful. according to her own light. and
does what's set FOR her. And I don't
s'pose need 20 be aired for her. But
can't help thinklni"
"Then do you think she cares FOR
him. asked selma. reverting To her