The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-13

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Diana looked up AZ nsr pesnsu-
caiiy.
where am r. she asked
"You ara In the doctors home
poetor Naxverl Borden. am his
.ister' cynthia NAY brought you
here early one morning. He found
,o, ,,,trr.a ~ ~. rosd.ide"
.srsriv one norn,nr" repeated
noan. nu..Ied .You mean this morn
inr- don't vouY"
The woman smiled In n kindly
fa.h,on
SIT wa. nearly two week, ago,
dear child"
Two veeksY, eaeoed Diana. In
credulously.
'You have not been yourself most
of the time since Max found you"
said the other woman gently. "But
YOU are wen on the road to re-
coyery now. Max will be SO happy
that YOU are Quite rational again.
One night we were afraid we were
going to lose YOU"
Diana stared At her soberly for q
minute and then reached out n wan
hand.
"Youvs been voudsreully kind. I
am sorry 10 have made 40 much
trouble. Irs lilly Ia try 70 say
Thank you.' isn't itr"
rio Woman pres.sd IN. .l,rht
hand betwen hsr own two and
Diana notsd ,dlv that In .n,t. ~
their tan and The evidsnee Of rough
work. they were exceedIn~iv Veil
formed.
at has made M vary b.nh~ .o
have YOU hero thourh n ~. tao
bad that Won had 10 .un,sr w.
see 40. little of thu Outside world.
Max ana L"
But how ala Won know thar 7
came from the. outside world. a. YOU
call 1T" oueried Diana.
You mustn't talk. child. Rsmsm-
Der. you've onlv tu.t nnIled thro,-h
a bad attack. Here drink this
broth brought you and TIL 70 call
Max and tell him the happy news"
Tnis was no farmSwoman. no pfo-
10 a.user O enc Sreet
s.r.,a a.. 'si,., ~ nr no
% eng y o suen
N.
se p' Io me snpIe
sNy co..on Gown Win IT, .mmAcu-
I.te "ni.e eoh.r. sne misnt nave
stepped into New tk oswins
room sho nave n''eo perieeeiy INTO
'ne surrounuihs
Diaha iooheo ~ ens wen snepeo
nanos .nat neio .ne oowi 70 ner
Ups. sne mao euriousy .ee.ns
fancy that the last time sne had
seen those hahas' s9u3u.
emerald nao aoorheo tne tniro
niger OF the ieit mana.
ihvoiuntariy sne pointeo 70 tnae
nnger with one OF ner own ana pc
fore she could stop herself she had
said:
where IL II nowE-the emerald.
The borl slipped. from the hands
that held It and crashed Into pieces
on the floor At the side OF the BED.
while the woman stood staring NJ
Diana with something like terror
in her eyes.
CHAPTER XOvIIL
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II was some moments osiore
Diahas NURSE fesaineo con''oi VI
nerseh.
Then she said quieuy'
you yet. You must He aown ana
De very quiet viii can MAX
Ooedientiy Diana lay BACK on ner
pillow ana closed her eyes, put inc
little scene tnat heo Just oeen en-
acted at her oedside danced tanta-
iizingiy before hee eyes despite the
closed lbs.
what curious impulse had
prompted ner to ask about an en-
eraid! Could IL be that she stiii
had fever despite the coolness
ana moistness OF her flesh! And
why should the woman start and
look so terribly frightened! Out
or all the possible fantasies that q
fevered brain might FASHION, was
II possible that she had hit upon
the secret that lay behind that
gentle partician bearing!
The squeek OF the door attracted
Diana's attention. but she did cot
open her eyes. She felt some one
bending over her and her wrist
was taken In firm cool clasp.
Feeling better? asked DIS