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Fourteenth Instalment
Diana, a young English girl, in love with \
Dennis Wi.terntan, a married man, undergoes |
a nervous collapse anil is ?ent to the country |
to recuperate under llie care of Dr. Donald
Kali. hone, who lives near the collude where
?lie stays. She finds herself falling in love
with the doctor, but still trying t'? hold Dennis*
Affection. I.ir.da, Dennis' wife, tells her that
?he offered Dennis a divorce hut In: would
not accept it; lie would have feli compelled to
marry Diana. Diana's love for Doctor Kath
bone is tempered hy jealousy of a woman
named Rosalie, who lives in the doctor's
house. At last Kathhone finds that he is
deeply in love with Diana, hut he confesses
to her that Rosalie is his wife.
Ife had married her out of sympathy, when
her hushand had hiVn killed in the war. lint
Rosalie was hopelessly insane. Diana and
Kathhone part, and a letter comes from Aunt
Gladwyn railing Diana hack to l.ondon.
Dennis comes to see her. She discovers
that she is all through wi:n him. As she is
leaving for l.ondon a letter comes from Dr. I
Kathhone, expressing his hopeless love. Hack I
in I oudon she learns that Linda Waterman, J
Dennis' wife, has lieiii for years in love wilh|
a nurried man whose wife has just died in
an insane asylum. I. ife seems a frightful,
jj;iz/ling affair. Site goes to a party, e\
jHVtimt to he hored, hut the footman at the
door nnnouni in -' the incoming guests, calls
out; "Dr. Donald Kathhone."
NOW C.O ON WITH THE STORY
Diana had been idly watching flic
scene before lier, her thoughts far ,
away, but at the sound of that name!
her slender body stiffened, and Iter!
face went as white as her gown.
"Xo ... no ... no . . ." Her heart
cried out in passionate protest even
as her dilated eyes met Rathlionc's
across the long r< otu.
And .'he had been afraid that she
was beginning to forget him !
Forget him! Forget his big, pow
erful body against which she had once
been held in such perfect happines.;
and peace? His grave steady eves,
and the mouth that looked as if it
rarely smiled?
He did not smile now, though a
little flash passed across his sombre
eves before he turned to greet his
I
hostess. .
It seemed an eternity to Diana be
fore Rati)'. one began to make his way
across to her. He seemed to know a
pre/it many pcop: \ many of whom
stopped to engage h:ni in conversa^
tion.
Rathhone was beside her now. hut
he ' ???de no attempt ti> take her liun.r, j
ar. * did not olTer ii.
f . '.cn1"' Miss f ' I 1*' . 1
I Dram .i'"' t eyes that were in- j
'finitely jf>?;thetic, because they fought |
I so hard i\>r indifference. {
"Good-evening, Dr. Rathbone." J
"A (jreat rock in a tveary land. . . |
How silly to think of that now, and j
yet ? oh, how wonderful to feci once'
again the pe.icc and safety of his j
presence! _ j
"I hope you are V.'ell?" he said i
(formally.
"Yes, thank you."
I "Quite well?"
She tried to answer, but now that
suffocating feeling liad mastered her, ;
and she could only nod silently.
Then someone came and took him
away.
At dinner he was a long way from
her ; he sat on Mrs. Foster's left hand
with the great newspaper magnate o".
her right; evidently Rathbmc was the
second most important guest.
The dinner was endless ; to Diana's
overwrought imagination, the long
table seemed to grow longer till Rath
bone appeared to be separated from
her by miles ; course after course fol
lowed one another in terrible monot
ony. How could people go oh eating
for such ? hours t
She almost said, "Thank God,"
when at last the ordeal was ended.
Rathhone would come and talk to
her now, she was sure ; he would find
some way of shaking off all the other
people, and he would come to her, and
lie would say something that would
stop this dreadful pain. He would
1cnow what she was suffering; per
haps he was suffering equally him
self.
But though she watched the door
of the great unfriendly drawing room
with strained eyes till the men began
to appear, Rathbone was not among
them
Then she learned that Rathbone
had been called away suddenly on an
urgent call.
He had gone without even saying
good-bye to her.
CHAPTER XXI
Anna had been waiting up for her.
She said with unusual kindliness in
her voice:
"I should go to bed and try and get
some sleep."
"I couldn't sleep," Diana said.
"Let me give you something to make
you sleep ? some of that draught yo.u
used to take before you were ill. You
must sleep. Miss Diana."
Anna came back with the sleeping
draught and Diana took it and allowed
herself to be put to bed.
"I'll be close by, if you want me,"
?he said.
Something in her tone of voice made
Diana think suddenly of Miss Star
ling, and an almost childish longing
for her and for the peace of her little
room at the cottage awoke in her
heart.
How amazed the Creature would be
she could knowl
Diana sat up in bed, rocking herself
to and fn>.
She wished she could cry, but her
eyes felt too hot and burning to allow
the relief of tears.
Were other girls made to suffer like
this, or were they too wise t< ? allow
themselves to care very much for
anyone?
With a terrible feeling of restless
ness she got out of bed and began to
walk about the room.
If only he had bid her good-bye at
Mrs. Foster's. Shown some affection
for her.
If only she could sleep f . . . Her head
n s : ^ if |
to call," Hohson said tartly. He half
turned to go, then came back.
"Which way did you come?" he
asked, lowering his voice.
Through the village."
"Oh ? well ? you didn't see anything
of our Miss Rosalie, I suppose?"
"Miss Rosalie? No. YVhy?"
"Why?" Hobson cchoed with the
impatience of anxiety. "Why, because
she's out somewhere, of course. Been
out since nine o'clock this morning,
as far as we can make out. Not very
nice for a young lady to go wandering
<>(T on her own a morning like this,
is it?"
" * ^TP? 1 1 1 |
If only she could sleep f . . . Her head was throbbing no.
was throbbing so: i! reminded her <?f
that night at the Savoy with Dennis,
when tlic world lia<! seemed to lie filled
with a million demons, all of whom
v.erj conspiring together to torment
lu-r.
Anna's sleepini; draught had been
useless: it had < uly excited her and
racked her nerves.
Perhaps it she took soine more . . .
She !? ( !vl rot!i>'l ihe ro;i;n eagerly;
yo". !hc iottle was there on the dress
ii:;r table.
Di.nvi cr'-rcd the room. She was I
[a childish fiuisre in her v InV nieht
jiowiji \vitl? her i ?rtre feet and djsoru.rc 1
< ti.lv hr.ir.
Her Tnnds j-'uok a little, making l
the bottle rattle against t!ic felas.s as
she nuasurcd out s;?me of the drops.
it had a nasty hitter taste.
"That's because I haven't put any
wr.ter with it," Diana thought vague
ly. "I don't care ; perhaps it will
really make me sleep this time."
She shivered and made a little grim
ace as she crept hack to bed. \\ hy
were all the things that were supposed
to 1.3 gooJ for one so nasty?
ClfAPTEK XXII
Jonas was putting the pony and trap
arvay in the stable when Mr. Sluirey
came down the yard, a giant figure
looming out of the gray mist.
"Don't 'cc put her away yet," lie
said. "There's some things for Rath
bone's."
Jonas turned round.
"It'll be difficult to get so far in this
fi he said rather sullenly.
The farmer frowned.
"When I was your age I didn't ar
gue about things being difficult," he
said bluntly. "I did 'em. If you go
up to the house the missds'll give you
what's to go."
Jonas shrugged his shoulders and
obeyed. He did not really object to
the fog, but he was in no mood to go.
There was a dark spot in his niind
whenever he thought of Donald Rath
bone.
He felt as if, during the past weeks
since he first met her, she had un-j
consciously been giving him broken
pieces of a puzzle, which had slowly
and carefully formed themselves into
one, until this morning, he suddenly
realized that it was complete. And it
was Rathbone's face that he saw in
the finished picture.
The love Jona| felt for Diana was
the kind of love which Dante had felt
for Beatrice. He had been content
to love on his poet's dreams of her,
asking nothing n^ore for himself than
that he might be allowed to continue
to dream.
But that she should be unhappy
was more tl?n he could endure.
It was nearly midday before Jonas
reached Rathbone's. The big gates
were wide open ? a most unusual thing
in his experience, and as he neared
the house he saw that the front door
was wide open also, regardless of the
damp fog that swirle^l in.
He drove round to the side door
and got down.
Nobody answered his repeated
knock, and presently he turned ' the
handle and looked into the kitchen.
Nobody about. He set his basket
of eggs and butter down on the table
and had turned to go when Hobson,
the chauffeur, suddenly appeared.
Jonas looked at him.
"Where's everybody?" he asked.
He indicated the basket. "I've just
brought that. Isn't there anybody
about ?" <v
"We've got something else to do
besides hang round wailing for you
"Alone?" Jonas said.
J "You mean ? she's lost?" Jonas
i asked.
"No, I don't mean nothing of the
sort," Hohsoti retorted angrily. "You
can't pet lost round about here. It's
just the fog that makes it difficult to
find her. If you sec anything of her
it 'ud he a kindness to let us know
or to bring her back."
"All right," Jonas said briefly. He
had turned to go when Hobson called
to him again.
"Look I 'ere," he said more confi
dentially. "You won't open your
nrftith all over the village, I know,
so f II trU vi.n.
"Miss R >sa!ic has been missing e r?f
since it was light. X'obody knov * how
she managed to get out ? it's nevti hap
pened before, and there'll be hell to pay
if the doctor comcs home and she isn't
here."
"Isn't the doctor at home?"
"No, he isn't, hasn't been home for
two nights, lucky for us; hut we've
Kut to find her before it gets dark, and
that's all there is about it.; I've been
out myself since seven? haven't had
any break (ant yet" Hobson grumbled,
trying to hide "his anxiety.
"If I tell Mr. Sliurcy he'll send
some of us along to help," Jonas said.
"It'll get dark early to-day, with this
fog hanging about."
"If you tell Shurcy the whole vil
latjc'll know," Hobson said lugubrious
ly. "Not but what I don't think you're
right. The more of us that looks for
her, the sooner she'll be found."
"Have you tried the woods? She
used to go there a lot in the summer."
"Tried the woods," Hobson said
scornfully. "When you can't see your
hand before your face out in the main
road, how do you think you're going
to see in the woods? Not but what
it isn't an idea," he added.
"I could find my way through them
in the dirk," Jonas said quickly, but
Hobson shook his head.
"What I'm afraid of is the river,"
he admitted reluctantly. "It always
had a wonderful fascination for the
poor lady. Sit for hours watching it,
she would, and singing to herself."
He broke off with a touch of emotion,
then pulled himself together to say
gruffly : "I can't waste my time talking
to you; but if you do see anything
of her "
"I'll keep a lookout," Jonas prom
ised.
He went back to the trap and drove
slowly away.
The river! ... It was a disagree
able thought on a morning like this.
His imagination was deeply stirred.
The river would be icy cold and full
of dead weeds.
It seemed to be getting dark already,
although it was not yet three o'clock ;
*he grayness of the mist was deepening
and intensifying, as if someone were
blowing black smoke into it and the
two were slowly mingling together.
Before he had gone a mile on the
road he was obliged to get down and
lead the little pony. It was almost
impossible to see the ditch or any
turnings. And somewhere, wandering
hopelessly about, was Rosalie ? a poor
"mad" thing, as Diana had called her.
The curious acrid smell of a river
was In the air, a mingling of rotting
vegetation and dank water. If he was
indeed anywhere near the river, then
he had wandered very far from the
right direction, for the river wound
half a mile behind the village in a
wide semicircle.
Continued Next Week .
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TRUSTEE S SALE
Whoroa.-;, I). 11. Brown and wife,.
Grace llall Brown, and \V. M. ( ial
loway ami wife, Kulah ( Jalloway,
made and executed a certain deed of
trust to the Central Bank and Trust :
Company, Trustee for hearer, dated
April 1, 1927, and recorded in Book '
102 at p:i2?" 205) in the office of the
Begister of Deeds for .Tackson Conn- '
ty, North Carolina, to secure certain
indebtedness, and,
\\ hereas, on account of the inabil
ity ami refusal of said (Vntiul Banl
and Trust Company, Trustee, to act.
the undersigned} pursuant to and In
compliance with the provisions of
said deed of trust lias been appointed
Successor Trustee under said dj-ed of
trust, by ai^ instrument in writing ex
cental l?v the Baltimore Trust Comp
any Trustee, and recorded in Book
111, at page .'{")({ in the office of the
Register of Deeds for Jackson Coun
ty, North Carolina, and,
Whe reas, default having been made
i
*
iii the payment of the indebtedness
secured by said deed of trust, and
the holder has demanded that the un
dersigned exercise said power of sale
and sell the property thereby convey
ed as provided 111 said deed in trust,
and,
Therefore, the undersigned success
or Trustee will sell at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash, at 12
o'clock noon on the 13th day of Rei
tcmber, 1932, at the Court House door
in the city of Sylva, North Carolina,!
the following described Jand and
premises with the improvement tber
on, to-wit: Situate, lying and being
in Cullowhee Township, County of
Jackson and State of North Caroina,
to-wit :
Fiwt Tract: Adjoining the ands of
the Smith Company, Lewis Tilson,
State Highway 100; Beginning at a
stake, the Smith Campany's conner,
and runs South 59 deg. East with the
Smith Company's line fifty fret to a
stake i? their line; thence North 31
deg. Kant 50 feet to a stake; thence
North 59 deg. West 50 feet to a stake
near the road; thence South 31 deg.
West 50 feet to the Beginning. And
lieing the Lot on which is erected the
Jarage Building used by the Cullo
whee Motor Company, and, also be
J ng and comprehending the same lot
Inscribed in, and conveyed by deed
lated the H'b day of October, 1921,
from John Phillips and wife, Bertie
Phillips, to Wade Gallowuy, which
said deed is duly recorded in the
Jackson County Public Registry in
Hook H6 nt page 29 et seq., to which
said deed and record reference is
| hereby had.
Second Tract: Adjoining the lands
jf W. M. Calloway, Smith Company,
riiomas A. Cox, Jr., and John F. Brv
son: Beginning at a s?ak:>, \V. M. Cal
loway and Smith Company# corner
and runs South 42 deg. East 91^ feel
to a stake in the' line of the old
lohn E. Ensley Mill tract; thence
North 22 deg. East 155 feet to a
stake in the line of the old S. B.
Ensley tract thence North 44 deg.
, West 104 feet lo John F. Bry son's
coiner; (hence with said Brvson's
back line Jo Tilson \s corner; thence
with said Tilson 's line to W. M.
Galloway'/* corner; thence with said
Galloway's line to the BEGINNING,
and being and comprehending the
;ame lands described in, and con
veyed by deed dated 14th day of
November, 1925, from John Phi lips
?nd wife, Bertie Phillips, to David
rT. Brown and \V. M. Ga'Iowav, which
;aid deed is duly recorded in the
Fackson County Public Registry in
Hook No. 97 at page 371 et sequ. to
vhich said deed and record refer
?nee is hereby had for a more full
ind complete description of said
I lands.
( As stated above the property above
lescribed shall hp sold for cash. Thp
Successor Trustee, however, will ac
ept 10 per eciit of the bid for Ihe
?ro|x rtv in cash at time of aceept
ng bid at the sale and the remainder
>f th? purchase price will be payable
In eash upon delivery of the dc?ed. No
ids will be accepted unless 10 per
?cut of same is deposited in cash
vith the Successor Trustee.
This the lltli day of Augnst, 1932
\SI1KVILLE SAFE DEPOSIT CO.,
Successor Trustee
By J. C. Alexander, Trust Officer
1-11?9-1
NOTICE OF FOEECLOSTJEE SALE
NORTH CAROLINA,
JACKSON COUNTY.
Under and by virtue of the power
and authority contained in a certain
deed of trust, executed the 30th day
?if March, 1927, by Wade Galloway
and wife, Eulah Galloway, to A. .1.
Dills, Trustee for the Sylva Coal &
Lumber Company, which deed of trusl
is on record in the Offire of the
Wcgister of Deeds, in Rook 101, at
Page 129, thereby securing certain
ndebtcdness, which indebtedness is
long past due and unpaid, and dc
maud having been made for the pay
inent of said indebtedness, and t In
payment of same having been refused,
the holder of said deed of trust hav
ng made demand upon the under
signed Trustee that the power of sah
contained in said deed of trust be
exercised :
Now, therefore, I, A. J. Dills,
Trustee aforesaid, will, on Monday,
August the 29th, 1932, at 12:00
o'e'ock, iioon, at the Court House door
in the town of Svlv'a, North Caro
'ina, in order to satisfy said indebt
edness, offer for sale and sell to the
highest bidder for cash the follow
ing described real estate:
Being Lots Numbers 4, 5, 6, 7 and
S of the W. L Henson farm, in Cul
lowhee Township, Jackson County
North Carolina, as shown by a plot of
said farm made by O. B. Coward.
Surveyor, November, 1924, and re
corded in the Office of the Register
of Deeds for Jackson County, North
Carolina, in Book of Maps No. 1, at
Page 28, to which said plot reference
s made for a further description of
said lots.
This the 27th day of July, 1932.
A. J. DILLS, Trustee.
8-28-4ts
NOTICE OP FOEECLOSUBE SALE
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a certain deed of
trust made by L. B. Woodnrd to E.
P. Still well trustee, dated the 29th
day of May, 1926, and recorded in
Book 96, page 279, in the office of
the Register of Deeds of Jackson
County North Carolina, default hav
ing been made ia the payment of the ?
notes thereby secured, and the bolder |
thereof having directed that the deed
of taut be foreclosed, the undersign
ed trustee will offer for sale at the
court house door in the City of Syl
va, North Carolina, at twelve oclock
noon on Monday the 22 day of August
193J, and will sell to the highest bid
der for cash a certain piece or parcel
of laud situated in Sylva Township,
Jackson County, North Carolina, nnd
more particularly described as fol
lows:
Being lots Nos. Four (4), Five (.'>), j
and Six (0) of the Sunrise Park Sub
diviHion of the \V. If. Illiodcs property
located in Sylva Township, Jackson
County, N. C., us shown on the map
or plat prrpiiml by II. K. Queen and
S. M. Parker, surveyors, in May, 1020
which snid map or plat is recorded
in the Jackson County Public Regis
try i(i Map Hook No. I at pngc 08, tf.
which snid map, pint or record refer
once is hereby had for a more ful
ind complete description of sai<l
'ots; and also being thj? same loth
this day conveyed by W. If. Khod-^
and wife by deed to L. B. Woodard.
This th.? 18 day of July, 1932.
E. P. St ill well, Trustee
7 22 4ts BW
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having qualified ns Administratrix
<>f tfie Estate of Charles Jones, Jr.,
Men Wanted to conduc t
nowtted Hawle^'h Home s. i .
new in ami near city ot S;.|Va, ,?'M
tieH of South Jackson, v ,
Macon. Reliable hustler nm M
earning #35 weekly ami inn . ;tK<. I((,
idlV- Write iiiimedinielv " '
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Co., I)ept. SC-120-S, I{i.-hti ..rt.l, \
Deceased, l?t ?? ??f Ja>k>t,i, ( "
North Carolina, this i- t?. . j
persons having claims a;:ajt ,{ 1
.?state of said deer
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them to the undersized 1^,1^,
North Carolina, or til
the Clerk of the Si
:t .
1 .
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jSylva, North 'Carolina. ..1,
I the Kith <luy of July, I ,t
I notice' will he pleadid h, (
i their recovery. All |).-iv..:^/i
J to said estate will p1, u
mediate payment.
Thin tin- K?tli day u\ .1 ::1\ .
Stella .Tones llahlt. Adi: ,tI, .
of the Estate of ( !,; Hi - ,.i? ^ j
Deceased.
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