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Eighth Instalment
Diana, In love with a married'
man, Dennis Waterman, has a nerv. l
ous collaps as a result of the gay I
life of London society. Her aunt, Mrs.
Gladwyn, takes her to a doctor, who
orders her to the country for a rest.
Dr. Rathbone has a country home
nearby. Dennis calls at 'the cottage,
then goes away for a long trip. He
writes from America that he is
there with Linda, his wife. Diana
finds herself becoming more and
more interested in Dr. Rothbone,
and questions her nurse, Miss Starling,
about him. She also question
Jonas, a farm boy of the neighborhood,
about a woman who lives in
Dr. Rathbone's house. Her name is
Rosalie. Then Diana meets Rosalie
in the woods; she acts strangely and
leaves Diana puzzled.
Soon after the meeting in the
woods with Rosalie, Dr. Rathbone
calls again at Diana's cottage.
Now Go On With The Story
"On the contrary, I am quite sure
that you will never forget and that
you will often think about it, and
perhaps sometimes when you begin
to feel tired and bored to death with
an eternal round of so-called 'gaiety'
you will come back?even if only
out of curiosity?and spend a couple
of days with Miss Starling."
She made a little grimace. j
"She might not want me." j"I
am sure she will. Miss Star- i
ling has a great affection for you, ^
though you may not believe it." ^
"That's a change," Diana said
sarcastically, "for someone to have t
a great affection for me."
They were at the cottage gate
now. She led the way into the cot- u
tage.
Jenny met them in the narrow n
hall. e
'"There's a telegram for you, miss,
on the table in the parlor." r
"Thank you."
Diana threw her hat down onto a
chair and went into the sitting p
room. t
The yellow envelope lay on the
polished table, and she took it up, f
tearing open the flap with nervous ^
fingers.
"Both sailing Aquitanla tenth."
Love. DENNIS." a
Rathbone had followed her into
the room and saw the cable in her
hand. v
"Not bad news, I hope?" he ask- r
ed. s
Diana laughed a little uncertain, c
ly.
"No, very good news," she said. i
"That's splendid."
Diana folded the message across
and across, keeping it in her hand. (
Tomorrow was the tenth: in a 3
week's time Dennis would be home, v
The cablegram slipped from her a
fingers to the floor, and Rathbone
stooped and recovered it. r
''I suppose he is on his way home,"
he said quietly. p
She looked up, a hard light In a
her eves. s
"Yes, on the Aquitanla." y
"And so it will really be good- y
bye?"
The colour rose quickly in her c
face and died down again. p
"I don't know . . . "there's nothing e
settled . . . anyway, I don't see why v,
you should be interested. o
"I am interested because I like v
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tappy," Ravhbone answered, "And
lecause there Is such a conviction
n my mind that you are making a
errible mistake."
The colour rose again swiftly to
he very roots of her hair.
"Well, you should know," she said
lefiantly.
Raithbone was silent for a moaent;
then he said in rather an
xpressionless voice:
"Two blacks do not make a white,
>iana."
"I know that, but all the same?
:'s rather?cheap, isntt it??to
reach to me when everyone says
hat you?that you "
She stammered and broke off, and
tathbone took up the words for
ier.
"When everyone says that I have
i woman living in my house?is
hat what you want to say?"
She stired at him with eyes that
pere pathetic in spite of their al
nost imjolent defiance, but before
he coull speak he said in a voice
>f steel:
"It is indeed time you and I said
food-bye, Diana.
"What, do you mean?"
"Only that as I have done all I
:an do for you?all that, I am sure
rou wish me to do for you, there
vill be no need for me to see you
my mo::e."
She caught her breath. "You
nean . . . never?"
"Never is a long day. It is quite
possible that we may run across one
mother sometimes: the world is not
uch a big place. Anyway, I wish
ou all the happiness you can wish
ourself."
"But you don't think I deserve it,
ir that I shall get it?" she burst out
>assionately. "And you don't care,
ither, in spite of what you said
hen I was ill. You treat me like an
rdinary patient now you think I'm
?ell again. You promised to teach
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She ignored him. She went on d
with a breathless rush. C
''You said you were my friend, 11
and now you calmly say to your,
self, "Thank God there'll be no need ?
for me to see her again. . . 'Good- Tl
bye and good riddance,' that's what
you really mean. It's always what sI
happens to me when I really like
anybody?they always go away and E
leave me. I suppose it will be the d
same all my life. I was a fool to u
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I tnillK you were tuiy uuicicwu
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(you promised to come and see me "
directly you got back. . . . You never n
came?you never would have come J1
if I hadn't met you in the woods
this morning. ... I don't know why 1
you've come now. I stayed] out pur- 0
posely because I thought you 1
shouldn't have to see me against 0
your will. You don't think .1 want e
to see ycu if you don't want to see v
me, do you?" . S(
Neither of them was aware that
the moment was not without its c
humorous side. He looked so much
older than she, and their relation- c
ship had been almost one of formality,
she a sick child, not knowing h
what she wanted of life?perhaps
wanting nothing?and he a worldweary
man who had merely done d
his duty by healing her against her 0
wish or desire. a
Diana went on, her voice raised d
a little: t>
"Well( why don't you go? I don't 0
want you to stay. As you say, you've u
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done everytmng i can possmiy wish you
to do for me-?you've done what
your job Is?more than you are paid s
to do, I suppose." w
He let the childish Insult pass, h
and she broke off for an instant, a
biting her lip hard to hide its A
trembling, only to rush on again:
"Why didn't you let me die? I f<
didn't want to get well. . . . I'm P
no good to anyone?there's no place k
in the world where I seem to be v
really wanted."
And then, as if suddenly realiz- ?
ing how far she had lost her selfcontrol,
she hid her face in her &
hands. =
Rathbone walked over to the window,
standing with his back to her,
as he said:
"You seem very determined to
ijake up all my sins of omission,
but don't you think you are a little
to blame too? If you had had any?
any real regard for me, would you
have gone prying into my private
life?hoping to discover seme
ftretched secret which you could
triumphantly broadcast among your
friends when you got back to town?
If that is your idea of friendship,
it is not mine."
And then for some moments
neither of them spoke, till at last
Rathbone turned again.
"Forgive me for that, Diana. I
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ave no earthly right to talk to you
Ice this. It's absurd for me to be
tigry with you?or with anyone. My
fe is as I have made it; yours will
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out of seme thing solid that will
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s well as ithe good. Good-bye."
She felt him come close to her,
!lt his hand for a moment on her
loulder, heard him say again,
Good-bye. ... Be happy." And
ien he was gone.
CHAPTER Xin
During the next week quite a lot
appened.
In the first place Diana's car arived,
and (there was the renewed
scitement of driving it once more;
riving it at terrific speed with the
reature silent and 'terrified beside
er.
"YouH break your neck," she
asped once, and Diana laughed
Lucklessly.
"That would save a lot of trouble,"
iie said flippantly.
Then a second cable came rrom
>ennis Waterman to say that his
eparture from America had been
navoidably postponed for another
srtnight.
"Linda, of course," Diana 'told
erself, but she did not care much;
othing seemed of great moment
11st then.
Miss Starling was going up to
ondon that evening rto a lecture
n something or other. She had told
>inna all about it, but the girl had
nly listened half-heartedly, wondring
why people should trouble to
raste a railway fare on anything
n dull.
She had offered to drive the
ireature up to town in the car but
er refusal had been quick and deIded.
"No, thank you; besides, I shall
ave to come back: by train."
So it meant an evening alone.
Diana leaned on the gate and
ecided that after all she hated the
ountry. It would be fun to get into
n evening frock once more and
ance at the Savoy or Ciro's; fun
3 drive home In the early hours
f the morning tlirough brilliantly
t and almost deserted streets:
ondon was a wonder city at night.
Did Rathbone ever take Rosalie
omething-or-other to London? Or
fas it his idea or nappiness aiways
3 keep her down in the country
nd walk hand hi hand with her
tirough lanes and woods?
Diana had not seen either of them
ar more than a week, and she susected
that they were deliberately
eeping to the other side of the
illage.
She sighed and made a little
rimace.
Well, let them . , . Rathbone must
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thing he had said to her, and since
then she had been more miserable
than ever in her life before.
The Creature came out of the
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"I'll drive you to the station,"
Diana said quickly. It would be
something to do?something to help
pass the time.
"Don't drive too quickly, then,"
Miss Starling said nervously.
She sat with one hand tightly
holding the door handle during the
short drive, and Diana was highly
amused.
Diana stood on the little country
platform till the train went puffing
slowly Londonwards, then she turned
dispiritedly away.
The evening lay before her, long
and lonely.
And the thought came to her:
"If Donald were only here."
Funny she should think of Rathbone
by his Christian name: she
could not remember that she had
ever done so befoi-e. Well, he had
more than once called her Diana.
"If Donald were here . .
Why not? . . . Slie felt her pulses
Jerking with. scringe exciwraicui/.
Why not drive over and see him?
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over her silk frock before she stole
.softly out and through the garden.
The big gates of Rathbone's
grounds were shut, and she had to
stop and get out in order to open
one of them.
Diana went up to the big front
door. It was open, and beyond she
caught an attractive glimpse of a
wide hall and some bits of old
furniture .and shining brass.
So this was where Rathbone lived.
Diana stepped onto the side mat
and knocked with her knuckles on
the door paneL
Was everybody dead or asleep?
She knocked again and was conscious
of a light movement in the
dimly lit hall.
Somebody at last! She took another
step forward ready to speak,
and at the same moment, Nero, the
bis Alsatian, came running down
the stairs, and then after the barest
hesitation, he moved slowly towards
her, walking' on tiptoe.
Diana spoke his name at once,
confident that he would recognize
her.
"Nero?good old boy . . ." and she
took another step towards him.
She saw him hesitate; saw his
gleaming eyes through the dim
light, and then suddenly and utterly
without warning he sprang.
Like a panther he was upon her,
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