Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-10

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moody face. well, mix, one fol-
me, anyway" she said.
Dennis took up his coat. "I'll b.
off," He was hating Barnet with al
his heart, and yet he knew that fol-
Barbara's sake he must show moth
ing Of what he felt.
go and see him out, will you
Jerry?" Barbara said coolly. She
nodded to Dennis, Goodbye
ring me up some time"
When Barnet returned she wa,
sitting calmly on a big humpty
stool by the fire, smoking ane
turning the pages of a magazine.
"We'll have tea when MellisE
comes in," she said without look
ing up. "Does your head ache, Jer-
ry, hat you won't drink? Mine
does, like the very devil"
Barnet made no reply, but he
shut the door behind him with a
little slam and came forward.
Have you seen this picture of
Evelyn" Barbara asked. "Not toe
good, I think-look-"
Barnet tore the magazine from
her hand and flung it across the
room.
whats that fellow doing here?'
he demanded.
For a moment Barbara sat mo-
tionless; hen she looked up.
"My dear Jerry!"
What that fellow doing here?''
Barnet demanded again. 'I've sus-
pected him all along. That night
in the theatre-every time he:
been in your company"
Barbara rose to her feet.
"If you're going to be a cad
Jerry, you'd better co." she said
"Oh, yes, go! to make room TO,
him, l suppose" he almost shout
ed. He caught her arm roughly:
SWINGING her round to him. "Has
he been making love to you?" he
demanded.
"How dare you"
He laughed. "Oh, l dare very
we'll. l know you, Barbara-any-
thing for a new conquest. And you
his wife's friend, eh?"
Barbara's eyes blazed in her
white face.
"Let go of my arm,'' she said in
a very still voice. And when
you've done that you can walk out
of my flat and never come back
There was a tragic silence, broken
only by Barnet's heavy breathing;
then suddenly his anger fell from
him and he began to plead.
"Pm sorry. | was mad. Forgive
me. l didn't mean it. l was jealous.
You drive me mad, Barbara"
"You can go out of my flat
and never come back" Barbara
said again. 1--WE done with you."
mo! mol" His distress was pitt
able. "You know how much
care for you. Forgive me, Barbara
and l swear it will never happen
again"
"No." Her eyes were hard and
relentless. He fell back from
her breathing hard.
"Do you-mean this?" he asked
thickly.
II never meant anything SO much
in all my life," Barbara answered.
$50 I'm thrown over, am l! At
ter all this time-after all I've
done for you. Kicked out like an
unfortunate tramp. Very we'll! we
shall see. I'll make you pay for
this-you-"
For a moment she thought he
was going to strike her; then his
arm fell to his side. "I'II make you
pay-my God, I'll make you pay
to the last farthing!" he shout
ed, and was gone. +
Pauline stayed with her mother
for a week.
She was not unhappy, but she
was restless and preoccupied.
cts as if someone is walking
over my grave" she told her moth
er once, with a little excited laugh.
DO you believe in premonitions.
Mumsie? I never used to, but just
lately I've had the sort of feeling
that something is going to happen,
omething-something I shan't
like. It's not Dennis-he's written
every other day, and he's quite
WELL" She laughed. dennis writes
such funny letters, Mumsie-you
really would think he's shy of mel"
.Pauline's mother smiled. She