The Washington times., 1922-05-24

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~ and laughed at its pre-
cipitant flight. She had no
desire to follow the example of
her escort and sleep. She was
much too happy TO lose minute
of her enjoyment by wasting It in
rest that she did not require. She
was perfectly content and satisfied
with herself and her outlook. She
had not a care or 4 thought in the
world. There was not a thing
that she would have changed or
altered. Her life had always been
happy; she had extracted the last
ounce OF pleasure out Of every
moment Of It. That her happiness
was due 10 the wealth that had
enabled her to indulge in the
sports ana constant travel that
made up the sum total OF
her desires never occurred tc
her. That what composed her
pleasure In life was possible
only because she was rich enough
TO buy the means Of CRAFTY.
ing Il did not enter her heed. She
thought Of her wealth no more
than OF her beauty. The business
connected with her corning Of age.
when the big fortune lett - her by
her father passed unreservedly into
her own hands. was q wearisor Z
necessity that had oeen got
through as sxpeditiously .,s posei'
BILE, with as little attention to de.
tail as the old family lawyer had
allowed. and an absenc" of interest
that was evidenced in tie careless
scrawl she attached 10 each docu.
ment that was given her - sign.
The mere money in itself was moth.
ing; It was only q mearg 10 an erd.
She had never even resl'H-d how
much was expended oh the contin-
uous and luxurious exre ditions
that she had made with Sir Au'
brey; her own individual tastes
were simple, and apart from the
expensive equipment that was In
dispensable for their hunting t-ics.
and which was Aubreys choosing.
not hers. she was not extrsvagant.
The long list Of figures that had
been 80 boring during the tedious
hours that she had spent with .he
lawyer. grudging every second OF
the glorious September morning
that she had had to waste in the
library when she was longiI. to be
out Of doors, had conveyed nothing
to her beyond the fact that In fu-
ture when she wanted Anything she
would be put to the trouole nf writ.
Ing out an absurd piece OF paper
herself. instead Of leaving Ire mat
ter In Aubrey's hands. us she had
done hitherto.
She had hardly undcrstood and
had been much embarrassed by the
formal and pedantic cohgratula.
tions with which the lawyer hi.d
concluded his business statement.
She was not aware that she was an
object OF congratulation. 1t all
seemed very stupid and uninterest-
ing. OF real life she knew nothing.
and Of the ordinary ties md attach.
ments of family life less han moth
ing. Aubrey's cold. ioVelsss train.
ing had debarred her fr"ni all af.
fection; she had grown Up oblivicus
Of 1t. Love did not exist f3r her:
from even the Thought "f passion
she shrank instinctivelv with the
Same fastidiousness a. she did
from actual physical uncleanliness.
That she had awakened an emo
ton that she did not understand
herself in certain men had been an
annoyance that had become more
intolerable with repetition. She
had hated them and herself impair
TALLY. and she had scorned them
fiercely. She had never been 70
gentle and so human With anyone
as she had been with jim Arbuth-
not, and that only because she WAS
so radiantly happy that night that
not even the distasteful reminder
that she was a woman whcm a man
coveted was able to disturb her
happiness. But here there wa- no
need to dwell on anncyshc.s or dis.
tasteful reminders.
Diana dug her heels into the stft
ground with a little wlisgls Of con.
tent; here she would be tr,e from
anything that could mar her per.
feet enjoyment of life AZ it ap.
peared to her. Hero there was
nothing to spoil her .plosa'Ire. Ecr
head had drooped during her
thoughts. and for the lar. few min.
utes her eyes had been rixet on the
dusty tips Of her ridinf bcots. Eut
she raised them now and looked up
with a great content in them. II
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