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FIFTH INSTALLMENT
SYNOPSIS: Pauline, sentimental,
trustful, sincere and loving love, be
comes engaged and marries Dennis
O'Hara in tfae belief that their bliss
ful happiness will continue un
changed thru all the years. On her
wedding morning she awakes with
a strange premonition that maybe
love does change, a thought buried
In her mind by a letter from her
closest friend, Barbara, the night
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before. Pauline adored Barbara
who had been married, was the
mother of a child which died, but
now divorced and living a life which
some of her friends could not un
derstand. Between Dennis iand
Barbara is a seeming wall of per
sonal dislike by both. Six months
after Pauline's wedding, Barbara
comes for a short stay. During this
visit Barbara confesses to Pauline
that there is a man she really loves,
but she refuses to tell his name . . .
Barbara decides suddenly to go home
and Pauline insists Dennis drive her
to the station. Irritated, , Dennis
drives recklessly, and they are in a
crash. Barbara escapes injury but
Dennis' leg is broken. As he re
turns to consciousness he learns who
the man is that Barbara loves. It's
himself. Denni® spends several
weeks in the hospital. Barbara re
turns to stay with Pauline, but on
one pretext or another fails to visit
Dennis with Pauline at the hospital.
Pauline plans highly for Dennis' re
turn home.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY.
Pauline was only too ready to
obey. This headache fitted in nicely
with her scheme of things. It
seemed providential when, about
half-past three, she peeped into Bar
bara's room and found her still fast
asleep.
She was all ready to meet Dennis
—one of the doctors was bringing
him home in his car, a man named
Stornaway, with whom Dennis had
struck up a great friendship.
It would be so wonderful to have
him at home again. The moments
seemed to drag. Everything hpd
gone perfectly, the house looked a
picture, so Pauline thought with
pride as she wandered about, unable
to settle to anything.
The little maid came to her
breathlessly.
"Oh, please, madam, the fruit has
n't come for dinner, and it's early
closing day. What shall we do?"
Miss and maid stared at each oth
er aghast; then Pauline said firmly:
"I'll go round to the shop myself.
There's plenty of time before the
maßter comes. . She went on her er-
THE ELKINiI^^dSEPSBKBBI
rand with cheerful readiness, almost
running down the garden path.
It was the slamming of that gate
that woke Barbara; she started up,
conscious of having long overslept,
and glanced at the clock beside her
bed—half-past three!
"Heavens! What waste of a life
time." She bathed hurriedly,
dressed and went downstairs; her
headache had not gone, and she felt
a kittle hea y and depressed.
The little maid heard her in the
hall and came from the kitchen.
"Can I get you anything, madam?
Mrs. O'Hara said I was to go up
presently and see if you were
awake."
"I'll have some tea, please." Bar
bara was at the door of the draw
ing room. "Why, what lovely flow
ers!" she said. "Are we expecting
visitors?"
The maid giggled. "The master,
madam! He's coming home! It was
to be a surprise, and—oh, dear, I
believe there he is, and the mistress
out! , Oh, dear, what will she say,
not being here to meet him! It's
long before his time, too."
She heard Dennis' voice and the
pleasant voice of another man.
"No, I won't come in, thanks.
You've seen enough of me during
the last month. Some other time.
Don't overdo it, now—good-bye."
A moment, and Dennis was in the
hall. He did not look ill except that
he was thinner and walked with a
stick. The little maid was greeting
him excitedly.
"I do hope you're better, sir. It's
nice to see you home, I'm sure."
"Thanks."
Barbara waited for him to ask for
Pauline. But he did not—he came
across the hall unassisted, slowly
and with some difficulty; then he
saw her.
Barbara went forward cooly.
"Welcome home,'* she said. She
gave him her hand. "Pauline will bo
disconsolate. She has just run out
for a moment. Oughtn't you to sit
down? There's a fire in the draw
ing room."
"Thanks." Dennis' voice was
rather grim, but he gave his coat to
the maid and followed Barbara into
the drawing room. When he was
safely ensconced in the armchair he
looked up at her.
"You came off better than I did,"
he said. "Is that wrist a memen
to?"
"Yes, but only a sprain." Barbara
waved her bandaged wrist in the air
to show what little damage had
been done. "Will you have tea, or
shall we wait for Pauline?"
"How long will she be?"
"Not long. I think she has gone
to the shops for something they for
got to send."
"Why didn't you go with her?"
"What do you mean?"
"Only that as you refused so
steadily to come and see me all these
weeks I thought I should probably
find you had run away."
Barbara laughed lightly. "You
would have done, if you had come
to-morrow, as you originally in
tended."
"You did not want to meet me?"
"Oh, no. I merely had a previous
engagement."
Dennis' eyes darkened. He had
thought about this woman more
than he cared to remember during
the past tedious weeks, and he had
looked forward to seeing her with
a queer sort of pleasurable antici
pation.
Was it in a dream that she had
kiesed him and implored him to
speak to her? Looking at her now
he was sure it must have been.
But the memory of her lips on his
was real enough.
Dennis looked at Barbara's lips
artificially reddened, and felt
ashamed. Thank God, Pauline never
made her face up—no rouged cheeks
and darkened eyes. Almost angrily
he contrasted the two women.
Pauline with her simplicity and
wholehearted devotion to himself,
her interest and happiness in the
small things of life, her pride in her
home, her loyalty and sweetness—
and then Barbara Stark!
O woman of the world, spoiled
and insincere. A poseuse who had
been taught by an unhappy experi
ence, no doubt brought about by her
self, that life was a bitter jest and
that faithfulness and loyalty were
nonexistent. And yet once—just for
a moment—he had seen a glimpse of
the real woman hidden beneath alj
the veneer of artificiality; or had
that been the sham and this the real
woman who stood before him now,
cool, unruffled, almost insolent in
her self-possession.
"Oh, my dear—Dennis—Dennis—
speak to me."
Perhaps he had dreamed those
words, perhaps they had been the
conjuring of a semiconscious mind,
founded or the thing that Pauline
had told him—"She does love some
one—frightfully!"
Was he the poor devil, then—or
the lucky man? It all depended
at the question.
Dennis O'Hara sighed restfully
and shifted his stiff leg. He wished
with all his heart that Barbara had
gone away before he cam« home.
She was an irritating, disturbing in
fluence.
"Oh, Dennis—darling!"
Pauline burst into the room like
a whirlwind and flung herself on
her knees beside him. "And I was
n't here to meet you! Oh, what a
shame! Does your leg hurt very I
much? Oh, it is lovely to see you |
back home."
Her arms were round his neck,
and she was kissing him rapturously;
even his coat came in for a share of
attention.
"Steady—my dear child!" Dennis
glanced over his wife's head to
where Barbara stood, but she had
calmly turned and walked out of the
room. He gently put his wife from
him. "You'll have the maid in the
room in a minute," he protested.
She sat back on her heels and
looked at him with dancing eyes.
"Aren't you glad to be home?
Isn't it wonderful? Oh, Dennis, I
could go mad with joy."
"I shouldn't do that, if I were
you," he said comically. He took
her hand and pressed it. "Of course
I'm glad to be home. Stornaway
brought me in his car. I asked him
in, but he wouldnn't come."
"Wise man! I suppose he guessed
we should like to be alone, as it's"
so long since you were here."
Dennis dragged himself to his
feet.
"Confound my leg! Wonder how
long it will be before I can walk
decently. By the way, Mrs. Stark
tells me she is clearing off to-mor
row."
"Yes. I wanted her to stay, but
perhaps it's as well—l shall have
you all to myself." She snatched
his hand and kissed it.
"Baby!" Dennis said, smiling.
"And what about tea?"
"It's coming now. I'll go and
see." Pauline rushed away, and
Dennis limped over to the window
and looked out at the little garden.;
Very tidy and neat, very subur
ban, he thought, and wondered why
it had never struck him i: that light
before. Life was inclined to be
humdrum—at least, his life was!
Outside in the hall he heard Paul
ine's happy laugh, and he checked
his wandering thoughts with a firm |
hand.
"Ungrateful devil!" he apostro- j
phized himself and turned to greet J
her as she came in. What more
could one desire in a wife? She was!
loving and pretty and charming, and
yet—
"Doughnuts for tea!" she said
gaily. "You see I remembered how !
fond you are of them."
Dennis allowed her to instal him
in a corner of the couch, submitting
with a good grace to be kissed be
fore she gave him his tea.
"Where's Barbara?" he asked.
"She's just coming in. I think she i
thought we might like to have a lit- j
tie while alone," Pauline said.
"Oh!" Dennis frowned. He j
wished that he could cure Pauline of I
her sentiment.
Barbara came into the room.
"Do I intrude? I'm just dying for
tea. No, please don't get up Mr.
O'Hara."
"Why don't you call him Dennis?"
Pauline asked. " 'Mr. O'Hara'
seems so silly and formal."
"Well, if he doesn't mind," Bar
bara said with a charming smile.
"Delighted," Dennis mumbled.
"No doughnuts for me," Barbara
said. "I have to consider my fig-1
ure."
"Barbie! when you're as slim as a j
willow," Pauline protested. "Oh, j
dear —what is it?"—for the little;
maid had appeared at the door. I
"Very well, I'll come."
She put down her cup and left
the room. "Domestic cares, you j
see!" she said archly to Dennis. j
There was a little silence when
she had gone. /
Dennis spoke suddenly. "Are you ;
really afraid that one doughnut will
spoil your figure?"
Barbara laughed. "Not one, but
one might be the thin end of the
wedge to other things that would."
He frowned. "Such nonsense!
You've got a beautiful figure."
What the devil had made him say
that? "I beg your pardon," he mut
tered sullenly.
"Not at all." Barbara's voice was
quite serene. "It's a great achieve
ment to have extracted a compli
ment from you."
"The truth is not a compliment."
"I think it is from you."
"Many thanks," Dennis said grim
ly. "By the way, I feel that I
ought to apologize for smashing you
up."
"Smashing ourself up, you mean."
"Well, you hurt your wrist. Is it
better?"
"Nearly well, thanks. I've had
massage. It's been a very small in
convenience. I'm an idle person,
you see, with nothing to do."
"Better for you if you had."
She looked at him with wide eyes.
"Oh, why?" she asked.
He met her gaze' squarely. "It
would keep you out of mischief."
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
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Thursday. December 29« 1932