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Fourteenth Instalrlent

Fourteenth Instalrnent
Diana, young English girl, in love with
Dennis Waterman, "a married man, undergoes
nervous collapse and is sent to the CountIy
to recuperate under the care OF Dr. Donalu
Rathbone, who lives near the cottage wnere
she stays. She finds herself faliing IN lovS
Y-ith the doctor, but still trying to hold Dennls
affection. Linda, Dennis wife, tells her that
She offered Dennis a divorce but he would
NOT accept it; he wottld have felt compelled to
marry Diana. Dianas love tor Doctor katn-
bone is tempered by jealousy OF woman
house. At last Rathbone finds, that ne is
deeply in love with Diana, but he con1esses
to her that Rosalie is his wife.
He had married her out of sympathy, when
her husband had been killed in the war bu,
Rosale was hopelessly insane. Dlana anu an.
Rathbone part, and letter t c0tneI N ondnn ,rJ
Gladwyn calling Diana back TO LONDON.
Dern;s comes to see her She discovers
that she is all through with him. AS sne Is
leaving for London letter comes from VI
Rathbone, expressing his hopeless love, BACK
in London she learns that Linda WateFin4Ii' . y,
Dennis wife, has been tor years IN ioyc Ti:n =:
a married man whose wife has just diea y IN
9, insane asvlum. Life seems a frightfui,
nrzzlinp affair, She goes to a party, ex-
Meeting to be bored, but the footman at the
door announcing the incoming guests Calls
out: "Dr Donald Rathbone.
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Diana had been idly watching the
scene before her, her thoughts tar
away, but at the sound of that name
her slender body stiffened, and her
face went as white as her gown.
"No no no -" Her heart
cried out in passionate protest even
as her dilated eyes met Rathbone $
across the long room.
And she had been afraid that she
was beginning to forget him!
Forget him! Forget his big, pow
erful BODY against which she had once
been held in such perfect happiness
and peace? His grave steady eyes,
and the mouth that looked as II 1t
rarely smiled? :,
He did not smile now, though a
little flash passed across his sombre
eyes before he turned to greet his
hostess.
1t seemed an eternity to Diana be-
fore Rathbone began to make his way
across to her. He seemed to know a
great many people, many of whom
stopped to engage him in converse
tion.
Rathbone was beside her now, but
he made no attempt to take her hand,
ard she did not offer it.
"Good-evening, Miss Gladwyn.'
Diana raised eyes that were in
fnitely pathetic, because they fought
so hard for indifference.
"Good-evening, Dr.. Rathbone." :"
"A great rock IN q 10eGry land. :"
How silly to think of that now, and
yet-oh, how wonderful to feel once
again the peace and safety of his
presencel
81 hope you are wells" he said
formally.
eyes, thank you" Y
"Qnite, well?"
She tried to answer, but now that
suffocating feeling had mastered her,
and she could only nod silently.
Then someone came and took him
away.
At dinner he was long way from
her he sat on Mrs. Fosters left hand
with the great newspaper magnate On
her right; evidently R2thbone was the
second most important guest.
The dinner was endless; to Dlana's
overwrought imagination, the long
table seemed to grow longer till Rath-
bone appeared to be separated from
her by miles course after course fol-
lowed one another in terrible monot-
ony. How could people go on eating
for sucf1-hourS!
She almost said, Thank God"
when at last the ordeal was ended.
Rathbone would come and talk to
her now, she was sure; he would find
some way of shaking off all the other
people, and he would come to her, and
he would say something that would
stop this dreadful pain. He would
know what she was suffering per-
haps he was suffering equally him
self.
But though she watched the door
of the great unfriendly drawing room
with strained eyes till the men began
to appear, Rathbone was not among
them.
Then she learned that Rathbone
hal been called away suddenly on an
urgent call.
He had gone without even saying
goodbye to her.
CHAPTER XXI
Anna lad been waiting up for her.
She said with unusual kindliness in
her voice:
"I should go to bed and try and get
some sleep"
'T couldn't Sleep" Diana said.
'Let me give you something to make
you s1eep-some of that d-aught you
used to take before you were i'll. You
must sleep, Miss Diana"
Anna came back with the sleeping
draught and Diana took it and allowed
herself to be put to bed.
'I'll be close by, if you want me"
she said
Something in her tone of voice made
Diana think suddenly of Miss Star
ling. and an almost childish longing
for her and for the peace of her little
room at the cottage awoke in her
heat
How arnazed the Creature would be
if she could know!