Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-01-06

IleI QIeSSIIldkeI 5. NldQdIIle SclSSIe
had some new creations freshly ar
rived from Paris that morning, so
she untruthfully said. She showed
Barbara all her most expensive and
exotic models, but Barbara would
have none of them.
"Pm going to change my style"
she said coolly. 'Show me some
thing imple-black or white
nothing Oriental"
But, Madame" Celeste was the
picture Of rief-stricken amaze
ment. Barbara cut her short.
"You heard what l said-some-
thing. simple in black or white. If
you haven't got anything l can go
elsewhere"
suppose I'm mad-utterly
mad she told herself as she. drove
away. "But it's nice TO be differ
ent sometimes-it's as good as i
holiday" and she thought again of
Dennis.
If they could have spent a holi-
day together! For a moment she
let her Imagination have full play.
She and Dennis down by the sea,
walking hand in hand along golden
sands with the fresh breeze blow
ing in their faces. They would be
young together, with everything
else in the world forgotten. She
wrenched her wandering thoughts
back to sanity. Dennis did not
love her and, even if he did, how
soon would they grow weary of
each other? 80, no, it was far bet
ter as it was. Pauline was the wife
for him.
Pauline was the kind of woman
20 make a home for such a mar as
Dennis. And yet it was BY his
choice that they were coming to
town.
Why had. he done it? Barbara
told herself she did not know,
could not guess, and yet deep
down in her heart there was 4 little
buttering hope that it was because
he wanted to see her.
"You're a fool" she told herself
pityingly again and again, and
could only remember that it is bet
ter far to be a fool in Paradise
than to be wise and have no Para
disc at all.
Barbara made Jerry Barnet 60
with her to meet the O'Hara's. Ii
was a pouring wet evening, and
New York looked at its worse.
BARBARA shipped a hand through
Jerry's arm as they walked up and
down the platform.
"You look very young tonight
he said. He pressed her hand close
to his side. 81 like you in that get
up. New isn't it,"
Oh, I've had it some time!''
Barbara said carelessly, but she
blushed and wondered what he
would say if she told him it was
all new and expressly bought for
Dennis O'Hara.
She had not slept a wink all
night; she had lain awake like an
excited girl waiting for the man
she loved.
$50 absurd!" she scolded herself.
AFTER all the experience I've had
of men. Of course, it won't last
its just another of my fancies."
She tried to believe in her own
words, but it was difficult. She
had loved Dennis for so long
more. than a year-and a year was
a great time to Barbara. And now
Dennis was coming to New York.
In another moment she. would see
him and read the usual almost an
cry disapproval in his eyes. She
gave a little stifed laugh, and
Jerry looked down at her.
"What's the joke? Let's share
it,"
81 am wondering how you will
like my friends"
"Oh, all right, I expect! Storm
away likes O'Hara. l told you"
"Yes-did he say anything a
bout Pauline?"
"Only that she was young-just
a kid"
eyes" Barbara's heart contract
ed. She. was so much older than
Pauline, in experience if not in &C
tual years. She wondered if she
would have stood a better chance
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