Nogales international., 1932-08-03
Thirteenth Instal1nent

she stays. She finds herself falling IN love
with the doctor, but still trying to hold Dennis.
affection. Linda, Dennis wife, teLs her ina!
She offered Dennis a divorce but he would
not accept it; he would have felt compelled to
marry Diana Dianas love for Doctor Kath,
bone is tempered by jealousy of woman
named Rosalie, who lives IN the aoGlor
house. At last Rathbone finds that ne Is
deeply in love with DIANA but ne contesses
to her that Rosaie is his wife
He had married her out of sympathy, wher
hcr husband had been killed in the war. Bu
Rosalie was hopelessly insane Diana ane
Rathbone part, and letter comes from Aun
Gladwyn calling Diana back to London.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
She could not quite fsthom the re-
lationship between Diana and the good-
looking man whose voice made her
own lonely heart turn over with sucf
wistful memories. She had once
thought but, of course, that was
too absurd; Rathbone would never
seriously consider a child like Diana
though it was quite possible that she
might have taken wilful fancy tc
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
to anything.
Diana went ort 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.
Re came quite early.
The smart tWo-seater raced up the
road and came to 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
Waterman 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:
"Wfat became of you last night,
Diana? I was worried to death. |
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.
Eyes. | ran away" she said.
"Ran away? -"
eyes, l found out that I didn't want
to see you after ALL"
What do you mean?"
"While l was waiting, Linda came
in. 1t was quite an accident-she
was not spying on US"
Linda? She went to Paris yes
terday morning"
"She didn't; she was at Palmeiro's S
last night, and we had quite little
talk together"
She was quick to see the sudden
suspicion in his eyes.
1T was Linda who made you change
your mind" he said savagely.
Diana nodded.
He stared at her for a moment
then he broke cut:
1--we told you again and again that
you cannot pay any attention to what
Linda says. She is a jealous woman. y
"Oh, no; she's not in the least jealous
of you or of me, if that is what you
mean," Diana said calmly. Il am not
at all sure, Dennis, that you don't
really like her a great deal better than
she likes you"
Il 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? l think it is
the truth, Dennis"
He took 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 family.
81 know you have" she agreed.
"But thot 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 tor his. She had
once thought this man so splendid
there had been a time when she would
have given him everything she pos
sessed-body and soul-and it hurt her
unspeakably to know that he was SC
unworthy-even of her I! she told her
self whimsically.
After moment she looked at him
again; in the last few minutes he
seemed in some unaccountable way tc
have lost stature-to have grown ordi.
nary.
$50 I ran away" she said again
"And shall never run back any more
Dennis
She saw his lips move as he tried tt
speak, but he could find no words
Then suddenly he went down on hi
knees, encirc1ing her with his arms
hiding his face against her.
Don't send me away, Diana. =.
love you so. I'll do anything yo,
want-anything in the wide world
if on1v vo,1 won't send me awav"