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MAN MADE MTOWN THIRTEENTH INSTALLMENT She could not quite fathom tha relationship between Diana and the good-looking man whose voice made her own lonely heart turn over with «uch wistful memories. She had once thought . . . but, of course, that was absurd; Rathbone would never seriously consider a child like Diana, though it was quite possible that she might have taken a wilful fancy to him. The Creature had known oth er cases where patients had tempor arily fallen in love with the doctor who looked after them, but seldom came to 1 anything. Diana went out into the garden. She was full of curiosity to know what Dennis would say to her; she supposed cynically that there would be more lies and pretense. He came quite early. The smart two-seater raced up the road and came to a standstill at the gate where last night . . , Diana could not pursue that memory. Last night was like some live creature waiting to pounce upon her directly she was off her guard and tear her in pieces. She opened the gate and greeted Waterman with a smile, "You're an early bird," she said calmly. She led the way and as soon as they were in the sitting room Water man broke out: "What became of you last night, Diana? I was worried to death. I thought something dreadful had happened. They told me at Pal meiro's that you had been there and had left suddenly." Diana met his eyes serenely. "Yes. I ran away." she said. "Ran away? . . ." "Yes. I found out that I didn't want to see you after all." "What do you mean?" "While I was waiting. Linda came in. It was quite an accident—she was not spying on us." "Linda? She went to Paris yes terday morning." "She didn't l ! she was at Palmeiro's last night, and we had quite a little talk together. She was quick to see the sudden suspicion in his eyes. It was Linda who made you change your mind," he said savage ly. Diana nodded. He stared at her for a moment; then he broke out: "I've told you again and again that you cannot pay any attention to what Linda says. She is a jealous woman." "Oh, no: she's not in the least jealous of you or of me, if that is what you mean," Diana said calmly. "I am not at all sure Dennis, that you don't really like her a great deal better than she likes you." "I don't understand what you mean. Whatever Linda told you. you can take it from me it is not the truth." "Isn't it? Not when she said that she had offered to divorce you and that you had refused? I think it is the truth. Dennis. He took a step towards her. "It's a damned lie, Diana. You know I've told you scores of times that I would §>ve anything I possess if only she would give me my free dom." Diana smiled faintly. "I know you have," she agreed. "But that is the damned lie—not what Linda said." She saw the dull colour rise slow ly to his face, and she turned her eyes away. She felt sick and ashamed; not for her own sake, but for his. She had once thought this man so splen did; there had been a time when she would have given him everything she possessed—body and soul—and it hurl her unspeakably to know that he was so unworthy—even of her! she told him whimsically. After a moment she looked at him again; in the last few minutes he seemed in some unaccountable ■way to have lost stature—to have grown ordinary. "So I ran away," she said again. "And I shall never run back any more. Dennis. She saw his lips move as he tried to speak, but he could find no words. Then suddenly he went down on his knees, encircling with his arms, hiding his face against her. EXPERT RADIO SERVICE Telephone! 70' ' RADIO BURQSS "Don't send me away, Diana . . I love you so . . . I'll do anything you want—anything in the wide world—if only you don't send me away." Diana tore his hands from about her. "It's too late," she said again, and then, breathlessly, "Don't make me hate you, Dennis." He stood up, his face convulsed with agitation, but now she no long er pitied him: she was only con scious of that sick, ashamed feeling that was almost physical. He went on pleading, imploring, reminding her of all they had been to one another—all they would yet be. Diana put her hands over her ears. She felt that It was more than she could bear; she felt as if he were trying to strip her naked instead of trying to cover and pro tect her, as Rathbone would have done. She said at last, brokenly: "If you only knew how you're hurting me." He misunderstood that, eagerly grasping it as a sign that he was to be forgiven; he made the fatal mistake of trying to take her in his arms. Diana fled away from him, putting the width of the little room be tween them, staring at him with wild eyes. "Don't touch me—don't ever dare to touch me again;" she stammered. They stood looking at one another as If they had been mortal enemies; then Waterman said thickly: "If I go away now, Diana ... I shall never come back." Diana felt her lips twitching into a smile, but she repressed it and an swered gently: "I'm sorry, Dennis —good-bye." Waterman left the cottage with as much dignity as he could command. His conceit refused to allow him to admit defeat; he and Diana had quarreled so often before, and she had always been sorry. Soon—to morrow or the next day—there would come a letter from her. He knew so well what its contents would be. Her last night there, she received a letter from Dr. Rathbone. "My dear Miss Gladwyn: "I saw Shurey this evening, and he tells me you are returning to Loudon on Wednesday, so in case we do not meet again before then, and it is unlikely, seeing that dur ing the next few days I shall be very busy, I want to impress upoi you to take great care of yourseir and not to overtax your strength. I am afraid this will read rather like a homily, but you must put it down to my poor powers of expression rather than to any other cause. I want you always to look on the bright side and believe that life is very largely what we choose to make It, in spite of disappointments and sacrifices. lam preaching to myself as much as to you, seeing that w both have to learn our lessons in the same hard school. "If I were an eloquent man there is so much I could say, but I know you will understand. Keep a brave heart, and keep will. Good-night once again, Diana. "Yours ever, "DONALD RATHBONE." "P. S. I have added the post script you spoke about on the other side." Diana turned the page with a hand that trembled; her heart seemed to be turned to water, and there was a mist before her eyes so that for a little while she could hardly make out the last words he had written. They were: "I love once I live once. What case is this to think or tall: about? I love you." CHAPTER XX Diana's mala Anne, drew the cur tains back with a sharp little rattle, letting in the morning light. She was still In London with Mrs. Gladwyn, as that lady had developed a sciatic pain and at the same moment had discovered a won derful German masseuse, who, so she declared, alone could cure It; so after all they had not gone to Scot land. Six weeks ... Diana lay back on her pillows, let ting the tea grow cold. Six weeks —six months —six years —lt was all the same. Already she felt as if London sep arated, her so completely from Miss Starling and her cottage that it seemed as If she could never really have been there, and at other times it seemed as if she were just in London marking time for Bome mira cle to happen that would give her back the happiness for which she longed. She had heard nothing of Rath bone since his letter; the letter to which she had, written a dozen twenty replies and destroyed thdm all. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA What was the use of writing to him. He would not answer. Miss Starling had departed for her pilgrimage to Normandy with fifty pounds in her pocket. She had written a pathetic note of grati tude to Diana and had sent her a picture postcard after her arrival, of the sea beating against a gigantic rock. The Creature had shed a few tears when she said good-bye to Diana, and Jenny had wept copiously. Diana had felt like weeping her self when she looked from the win dow of Mrs. Gladwyn's big Rolls to wftve good-bye to her little group of friends: Mr. Shurey, Jonas, Miss t I s i Pictures NlllhlLililiillllhlllll/ , /fX Pictures I = I A Baehelor BUCK I 'ri? a J V l,oit "- Jones I A 1 « r TI- | I Amateur daddy raising MMMMp'fl IBS' , I a ready-made family, 1 bent on raising Cain. 9 w ' l^i^e p^ 1 *® 81 * j " I Mf WARNER Adm. 10c-30c 1 IIS |C D| BlL] j: WEDNESDAY I f H FAMILY SHOW I i' I . ■" . :BKJf| "THE LAW OF THE I I Amateur Bin sea- I ! J J J Adm. 10c-15c I »°«?Y Mi coming I I I and MARIAN NIXON Thursday - Friday I if Friday From the novel, "Scotch Valley"* ifg ¥..«« 1 a IT ■ |J - by Mildred Cram V J tine ID -17 ■ I Admission * Directed by rt rAti.,A ■ J JOHN BLYSTONE YOUNG Super-Special MONDAY AND TUESDAY ~ " I I ITZT" I I V mWWl Saturday, June 25 I One Day Only I I Jack Holt I I "BEHIND -MASK" I ADDED—Comedy and News _ ... ... Ir M-L ■'■ H ? Admission —loc-30c 00,1 * Faillo "®® th 's new Ho» Picture' Starling, Jenny, and one or two women from the neighboring cot tages. Since then life had gone on very much the same as before. She had not seen Dennis Water man again, but she had been told that he had followed his wife to Paris. Pooor Linda! Diana had heard who the gray haired man was for whom she had been waiting that night at Paimei -ro's: Mrs. Gladwyn had got the whole story complete before she had been back in London a couple of days. "His name is Anthony Jevons," she Informed Diana. "Apparently he and Linda Waterman have known one another for years." "A married man?" Diana asked without much interest. "His wife has been in a lunatic asylum for fifteen years," Mrs. Gladwyn said with relish. "I al ways think it is iniquitous, tying a man to a lunatic. That is a case where divorce is really justified— if it ever is," she added righteously. "Perhaps he didn't want to di vorce her," Diana said. "Well, he is free at last, poor man." her aunt went on. "She died about two months ago, when the Watermans were in America, so I suppose the next thing we shall hear will be that there is a divorce there." She looked at her niece sharply as she spoke, but Diana's face was Indifferent. Diana and Mrs. Gladwyn were din ing at the Fosters' that night. Diana had only consented to go under extreme pressure. She dis liked Mrs. Foster: she was a' "climber" of the most flagrant type who shamelessly "collected celebri ties," and who scandalized them as soon as they left her house. Jonas had written her that Rath bone's house was up for sale, and Donald was going to live in America. Diana permitted herself one mo ment of anguish. "Oh, God, I cau't bear it any long er." she said aloud. She greeted her hostess with a vague smile and discovered her aunt comfortably seated in a big chair with a large cocktail and a plate of caviare at her elbow. Diana looked around the room without interest. The same old crowd one always met everywhere. Diana spoke to one or two of them Thursday, June 9, X 932 and jrsfused a cocktail. People urare still arriving, a starchy footman an nouncing their names at the door in stentorian tones. "Sir William and Lady Marley." Lady Marley had been a chorus girl, and there had been a violent love affair with a minor prince to her credit before she caught old Bir William an the brink of the grave and suddenly became respectable. "Dr. Donald Rathbone—" Continued Next Week The invention of dice is attributed to Palamedes in 1244 B. C. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE i The undersigned having qualified as administrator of the estate of J. F. Galyean, deceased, this is to no tify all persons having claims against this estate to present same to the undersigned within twelve months from date hereof or this notice will be pleaded in bar of thefr recovery. All persons indebted to this es tate will please make prompt pay ment to the undersigned. This the 19th day of May, 1932. PAUL G. LEWIS, 6-23-p Administrator.
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