Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-05-27

~nVI"1HS yoo WALL Lle " w, IL on-
ly it doesn't mean I shall never see
you any more -. W. could just 60
on-being friends"
DO you think we could-just 60
on being friends, Diana?"
She struggled for words in which
she could best express herself. ut
seems to me that it wouldn't be such
a great-wickedness if you and I lived
together, even if we can never be
married. Don't think all the wrong
things about me for saying that. ]
know quite we'll what I'm saying. 1t
wouldn't be like going away with Den
nis-that was ust a sort of bravado-
defiance-to try and forget you. I'd
made up my mind to drink lots of
champagne tonight just Sc I should
not care, but if it had been you
love you just as we'll every minute
of the day as l do now. l shouldn't
care if you never kissed me or made
love % me at all, if l could just be
with you. I've been 0 silly. You said
once that you didn't believe I'd ever
met real love.
II hadn't till you came. I must have
been waiting for you. Can you under
stand that, too?"
"You make me very humble, Di-
ana"
She leant forward a little trying to
see his face.
"And-wiA YOU'D" she asked.
Twill l what, my dear?"
"Let me live with you?'
Rathbone turned suddenly, cropping
for her through the dim light and
taking her to him with the strength
of despair.
Let me kiss you-let me kiss YOU
She put her arms around him, and
their lips met and chung together in
a first kiss that seemed as if it could
never end; Diana could not think
could not reason; she was only con
scious of the passionate joy he brought
her, and when at last he let her 60
she asked with a sob:
And can you kiss me like that and
still want to send me away?", For al
ready she had realized the hopeless
ness of her appeal.
e. love you 50 terribly" Rathbone
said, but it was no answer to her
question.
Diana put up her hand and gently
touched his face.
"Donald?"
eyes, my hearth"
She caught her breath on a half sob
"How lovely" she whispered. "No-
body has ever said a thing like tina,
to me before"
Like what, Diana?"
my heart-isn't that what you
called me?"
you are my heart"
She leaned her cheek against his
shoulder, and his arm frightened a lit
tie, drawing her closer to him.
you're such a child" he said with
emotion.
She shook her head.
Pm not-not any more. l think
grew up all in a moment, just now,
when you kissed me-"
II ought not o have kissed you"
She laughed at that; she felt that
at all costs she must not allow too
great sadness to come between them.
"Why not?" she asked. "Why not
if you love me?"
She turned round, lifting her face
to his, kiss me again, Donald"
But he would not.
We've got to face facts, Diana.
We've got to realize that we can't
go on meeting-like this. I'm not
made of stone. We've got to make up
our minds that the only possible thing
is to say goodbye"
She gave a little cry.
Don't do that, Diana. Don't cry,
for Gods sake. -. I can't stand it.
I'm to blame for all uhis-I ought
never to have done what l did to-
night. -. You were right when you
told me that I only just pretend
Righteousness"
He took his arm away from her,
and with a great effort she checked
her tears, though she sat forlorn and
shivering without the shelter of his
close embrace.
Then Rathbone said heavily:
II must take you home"
She was silent for a moment; then
she broke out:
IF I'm never going to see you any
more"
II didn't say that, Diana"
but you mean it, l know it's what
you mean," she told him despairingly.
She broke off to ask breathlesJy after