Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-03-25

whispered.
He Laughed at that.
II generally do in the long run"
he said.
1t was wearisome work trying to
get we'll; more wearisome when at last
Diana felt the first tug of returning
health and the consequent revolt
against enforced inaction.
Everyone was so tryingly optimis-
tic. No matter how much Diana sulk-
ed or how rude she tried to be-, she
was met with the same determined
kindness and good temper from the
woman who, as she soon discovered,
was a trained nurse and in charge Of
her.
This Creature" as Diana soon call
ed her to herself, was fortyish, with
gray hair and the peaceful expression
of one who has gone through SO many
turbulent waves that life no longer
frightened her. Her proper name was
Miss Startling: a name which Diana
thought most suitable, seeing that she
was eternally chipping tidings of good
hope and wonderful days to come. Di-
ana also discovered that once upon a
time she had been a nurse in a big Lon
don hospital, but that she had given it
up in order to retire into the country
and take in difficult cases to- special
lists.
"Dr. Rathbone isn't a specialist
was Diana's first remark that showed
any return to her old spirit.
f"Dr. Rathbone," Miss Startling re-
torted calmly, lis a very wonderful
man; he has saved yoar life, what
ever you may think of him"
II don't think of him at all" Diana
retorted p~eevishly, and turned her face
against the pillow, closing her eyes.
Miss Startling sat at the window,
knitting by the light which shone
through the half CLOSED curtains; she
did not really need any light at all,
seeing that she always knitted me-
chanically, with hardly a downward
glance.
The needles made an-irrirasins Hrrie
clicking sound.
Diana flung the clothes back rest
lessly.
Cant l get up?"
Mot till DR.. Raohbone says you
may"
HE won't say it for ages"
"Then I'm afraid you'll have to stay
in bed"
Petulant tears filled Diana's eyes.
The clicking of knitting needles
stopped, and Miss Startling rose.
II think we might have the blind
up a %little,' the Creature said. tits
such a wonderful evening"
The blind was raised a little higher,
and Diana caught a glimpse of leafy
trees and a patch Of blue sky through
lacy boughs.
"Where is this placer" she asked
suddenly.
"Surrey-about a mile outside a lit
tie village called Cheam."
Diana made a little grimace.
"Dr. Rarhbone has a house not far
away" Miss Startling said presently.
"Oh!" Diana was YEARLY twisting
the soft strands of her hair once more.
rs that why I'm here?" she asked.
$50 that it will be easy for him to
come and see me?"
cit makes it more convenient for
him of course; he is a very busy man,
and if you had been a great way off
he would probably have put you in
the care of another doctor"
"Why should he? l suppose he'd be
paid, no matter how far away / was"
Money is not everything. DR.. Rath-
bone does a great deal without any
fee at ALL"
He'll be paid for me"
eyes, but then you've plenty of
money. There are many poor people
far more i'll than you are who cannot
afford to pay anything"
Another lecture!" Diana told her
self.
There was an unbroken silence for
some moments, then Diana asked: us
he married."
"Dr. Rathbone? No."
"He ought to be-" Diana said per-
versely. Hes quite old"
What do you call quite old'?"
Diana considered. "Oh-forty,
suppose"
CDR. Ranhbone is only about thirty
eight"
"He looks fifty" Diana declared
unkindly.
"How did I come here?" Diana ask
ed.
"Dr. Rathbone brought you. You