Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-11-25

/ 'I'll always be the same, Paul
ine-always there if you want me
If ever there should be any trou-
BILE.
Again Pauline was conscious of
that little shadow premonition.
What trouble could there be:
Why did everyone insist that her
sunshine was bound to be clouded:
She laughed in nervous exas-
peration.
81 suppose you are n of those
people who believe that love new
er LASTS" she said defniately.
MY love for you will last
Peter answered, and hen before
she could stop him he had taken
her by the shoulders and kissed her
on the lips.
"All the BEST" he said, not very
steadily, and before she could
move he had gone, and she heard
him Gathering away down the
stairs again.
Pauline went into her room and
shut the door. She felt a little
shaken and almost as if she wanted
to cry. She and Peterkin had been
brought up together, but never be-
fore had he kissed her like that OF
looked at her with such an express
sion in his eyes. Pauline was fond
of Peterkin, but something in her
heart resented that sudden display
of affection. Her lips belonged tc
Dennis-no other man had a right
to them. She tried to feel angry
with him, but it was a short-lived
anger. Poor Peterkin! 1t was not
such a happy day for him as it
was going to be for her. She pull
ed off the fastening of the little
parcel he had brought her. 1t was
from Barbara Stark slender
blue garter fastened with a tiny
arrow.
"Just for luck'-so a little
written message read-"and III
case nobody has remembered to
give you the something blue:
which is supposed to insure hap
piness."
Pauline let the little gift fall
to the floor. She did not want tc
take her luck from Barbara-for a
moment she felt as if the bad fairy
of the old nursery story had arriv-
ed and cast a spell over her. Then
she valiantly pulled herself togeth-
er. Such NONSENSE! Barbara was
her best friend, and it was charm
ing of her to remember the old
superstition-of course, she would
wear it.
Then the bridesmaids came clam
curing at the door, and there was
the all important function of fix
ing the veil, and an excitement be-
cause the bouquets had not arriv-
ed.
She was getting a little nervous
and overdone, and her mother pro-
mptly cleared everyone out of the
room and, shutting the door, took
Pauline in her arms.
Il wish you all the happiness in
the world" she said, and now she
could not hide the tears in her
eyes. dennis is a good boy, and
he loves you, but if eve you are
in trouble, don't forget that you
have a mother, Pauline"
Pauline gently disengaged her
self from her mothers arms.
DO you think love ~lasts?' she
asked in a tense little voice.
There was a short silence, then
her mother laughed. cit all de-
ponds on what you mean by love-
Pauline's mother stopped to pick
up a fallen flower, perhaps because
for a moment she was not quite
sure of the expression in her eyes
"Love changes, of course, bu'
nearly always for the better. 70,
can't keep up the excitement of be-
ing engaged. When you're living
together-its different"
you mean-they get used tt
you?" Pauline said. you mean
there isn't the same sort of longinl
to be with you-is that what 20,
mean?" she asked.
"My dear little girl"
Pauline broke in ruthIessly. "Die
you love Daddy very much whel
you married him?"
every much indeed"
"And were you disappointed af
terward?"
"Things are always diferen
from what one expects"
"And do you love him still?"
Pauline's mother looked away
"Yes-but it's different" che said