THIRTEENTH INSTALMENT
She could not quite fathom the re
lationship between Diana and the
good-looking man whose voice made
her own lonely heart turn over with
such wistful memories. She had once
thought . . . but, of course, that was
too absurd; Rathbone would never se
riously consider a child like Diana,
though it was quite possible that she
might have taken a wilful fancy to
him. The Creature had known other
cases where patients had temporarily
fallen in love with the doctor who
looked after them, but it seldom came
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 Wa
terman 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 Waterman
broke out:
"What became of you last night,
Diana? I was worried to death. I
thought something dreadful had hap
pened. They told me at Palmeiro’s
that you had been and had left sud
denly.”
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 yester
day morning.”
"She didn’t; 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 savagely.
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 jeal
ous 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 give 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 slowly
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 splendid;
there had been a time when she would
have given him everything she pos
sessea—Doay ana soui—ana il huh hw
unspeakably to know that he was so
unworthy—even of her! She told her
self 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 or
dinary. _
"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 her with his arms,
hiding his face against her.
"Don’t send me away, Diana ... I
love you so . . . I’ll do anything you
want—anything in the wide world—
if only you won’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 conscious
of that sick, ashamed feeling that was
almost physical.
He went on pleading, imploring, re
minding 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 try
ing to strip her naked instead of try
ing to cover and protect her, as Rath
bone 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
—-O ' —> —
of trying to take her in his arms.
Diana fled away from him, putting
the width of the little room between
them, staring at him with wild eyes.
"Don’t touch me—don’t ever dare
to touch him 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 quar
relled 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.
"A/fvr rloir fJ^WVn *
"I saw Shurey this evening, anc
he tells me you are returning tc
London 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 upor
you to take' great care of yoursell
and not to overtax your strength
I am afraid this will read rathei
like a homily, but you must put it
down to my poor powers of ex
pression 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 disappoint
ments and sacrifices. I am preach
ing to myself as -much as to you
seeing that we both have to learr
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 wen. cjooa-mgm
once again, Diana.
"Yours every,
"Donald Rathbone.’
"P. S. I have added the post
script you spoke about on the othei
side.”
Diana turned the page with a hanc
that trembled; her heart seemed to fcx
turned to water, and there was a misi
before her eyes so that for a littl<
while she could hardly make out th(
last words he had written.
They were:
"1 love once as 1 live once.
What case is this to think or talk
about?
1 love you.”
CHAPTER XX
Diana’s maid Anna 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 developec
a sciatic pain and at the same mo
ment had discovered a wonderful Ger
man masseuse who, so she declared
alone could cure it; so after all the}
had not gone to Scotland.
Six weeks ...
Diana lay back on her pillows, let
ting the tea grow cold. __
51X WeeKS-SIX mynuia-aiA Jtau
it was all the same.
Already she felt as if London sep
arated her so completely frojn Miss
Starling and the cottage that it seem
ed as if she could never really have
been there, and at other times it seem
ed as if she were just in London mark
ing time for some miracle to happer
that would give her back the happi
ness for which she longed.
She had heard nothing of Ratbbone
since his letter: the letter to whicl:
she had written a dozen—twenty re
plies and destroyed them all.
What was the use of writing tc
him. He would not answer.
Miss Starling had departed for hei
pilgrimage to Normandy with fifty
pounds in her pocket. She had writ
ten a pathetic note of gratitude to Di
ana and had sent her a picture post
card after her arrival, of the sea beat
ing gainst a gigantic rock.
The Creature had shed a few tear:
when she said good-bye to Diana, and
Jenny had wept copiously.
Diana had felt like weeping herself
when she looked from the window of
Mrs. Gladwyn’s big Rolls to wave
good-bye to. her little group of
friends: Mr. Shurey, Jonas, Miss
Starling, Jenny, and one or two wo
men from the neighbouring cottages.
Since then life had gone on very
much the same as before.
She had not seen Dennis Waterman
again, but she had been told that he
had followed his wife to Paris. Poor
Linda!
Diana had heard who the gray
haired man was for whom she had
heen waitinv that nivht at Palmeiro’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 an
other for years.”
"A married man?” Diana asked
without much interest.
"His wife has been in a lunatic
asylum for fifteen years,” Mrs. Glad
wyn said with relish. "I always think
it is iniquitous, tying a man to a lun
atic. That is a case where divorce is
really justified——if it ever is,” she add
ed righteously.
"Perhaps he didn’t wantt to divorce
her,” Diana said.
"Well, he is free at last, poor man,”
her aunt went on. "She died about
two months ago, when the Water
mans 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 in
different.
Diana and Mrs. Gladwyn were din
ing at the Fosters’ that night.
Diana had only consented to go un
der extreme pressure. She disliked Mrs.
Foster: she was a "climber” of the
most flagrant type who shamelessly
"collected celebrities,” and who scan
dalized them as soon as they had left
her house.
Jonas had written her that Rath
bone’s house was up for sale, and Don
ald was going to live in America.
Diana permitted herself one moment
of anguish.
"Oh, God, I can’t bear it any long
er,” she said aloud.
She greeted her hostess with a vague
smile and discovered her aunt com
fortably seated in a big chair with a
large cocktail and a plate of caviare
at her elbow.
Diana looked around the room with
out interest. The same old crowd one
always met everywhere. Diana spoke
to one or two of them and refused a
cocktail. People were still arriving, a
starchy footman announcing 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 af
fair with a minor prince to her credit
before she caught old Sir William on
! the brink of the grave and suddenly
became respectable.
"Dr. Donald Rathbone-”
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To the Democratic Voters of Rowan
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WITHDRAWS
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of the Democratic Primary to be held
on Saturday, June 4, 1932.
J. ALLAN DUNN.
FOR HOUSE OF
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Spencer, N. C.
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF
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ent incumbent.
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J. W. RIDEOUTTE.
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Lower House) from Rowan County,
ubject to the Democratic Primary to
>e held on Saturday, June 4th, 1932.
four vote and support will be greatly
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GEORGE R. UZZELL.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
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;m serving my first term as commis
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OGATHA L. LINN.
AUDITOR
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is Auditor of Rowan County subject
0 the will of the Democratic voter*
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J. E. (PAT) HAYNES.
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ROWAN COUNTY COURT
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:he office of Prosecuting Attorney of
Iowan County Court, subject to the
Democratic Primary, June 4, 1932. I
lave been affiliated with the Demo
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R. L. BERNHARDT.
FOR STATE SENATOR
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will be greatly appreciated.
S. A. (DICK.) RUSSELL.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for County Commissioner of Rowan
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C. M. HENDERI ITF..
Salisbury Township.
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
ROWAN COUNTY COURT
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CHARLES PRICE.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
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CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF
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June 4th, 1932.
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June 4th, 1932.
_J. H. KRIDER.
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FOR STATE SENATOR
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Rowan county, subject to the action of
the Democratic primary to be held
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vote and support.
E. W. G. HUFFMAN.