Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-04-07

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you-and at once
Eyes. Yes, of course"
"Well-for the present l am not
going to worry you with anything but
just the simplest prescription, and in
of all, you will 60 away into the coun-
try"
Her eyes dilated, and her hands
gripped the cushions on either side of
| her.
'The country?-when?"
AT once. Tomorrow possible to-
day, and when | say country mean the
very heart of the country--a cottage on
Dartmoor or in the Surrey hills, where
there are no theatres or night clubs
or picture houses You will go to bed
early-seven o'clock--and you will
stay in bed till lunch-time every day
till ! see you again. You will be al
lowed no visitors-except your aunt,
of course-and you are to do nothing
except read and sleep. You will not
write letters or receive any-and you
will sleep with your windows wide
open You will have the very simplest
food and no alcohol at all except what
order AS l said before, if you carry
out my instructions you will get well
again, but if not" He broke off, for
Diana had risen shakily to her feet.
Il cant do that can't go away from
London yet-not just yet will later
on-perhaps next month, l promise.
Can't you give me some medicine just
to go on with? promise to take it
regularly
ITS not medicine you want. It's
rest and sleep and quiet. Why can't you
leave London? Surely its not such an
attractive place in this scorching heat?
| only wish were free to leave it, do
for every moment ! can snatch. It's
poisonous place this weather, and to
anyone in your nervous state"
Il hate the country"
"You hate the country
He moved suddenly, laying hand on
her shoulder
BE sensible child" he said gently.
do as | tell you Go right away for
| three months, and you'll come back
different being, able to enjoy life and
laugh again"
She raised passionate eyes to his
| face.
I'D rather die she said and he
answered, suddenly grave:
"You may even do that if yon re-
fuse to take my advice"
Diana picked up her hat, which had
fallen to the floor, and began to put it
on, by force of habit hunting in her
handbag first for little mirror and the
inevitable lipstick.
Its very kind of you, DR. Selfe,"
she began with return of her arti-
fetal air-the hpstick was giving her
back her poise. But"
He interrupted bluntly.
Il am not Dr. Seize. / thought the
secretary had made that plain to you.
DR.. Selfe is away I'LL am taking his
place for the time being. My name
is Rathbone."
Obj So this was not the top
man." how annoyed Aunt Florence
would be, and yet Diana herself was
conscious of relief If he was not the
top man" it would account for the
nonsense he had talked of the way
in which he had almost succeeded in
frightening her; it had been most UNI
professional when one came to think Of
it, She looked at him with different
eyes.
A big clumsy man, not bit the
orthodox Harley Street specialist; even
his hair was rough, as if he had for
gotten to brush it Il. she looked away
from him quickly, meeting once again
his piercing regard
The. country! Ugh. Spiders and other
nasty crawling things, and no hot
water or soft beds.
She drew on glove
Rathbone said, Il hope very earn
estly, Miss Gladwyn, that you will take
my advice"
"You are very kind" But she did
not look up. and it was he who held
out his hand.
She took it after the barest hesita-
ton; strong kind hand-capable and
secure. A little sigh escaped her-she
had never known what it was to feel
really secure, life had always been such
hectic scramble.
IF you would care to come and see
me again, later on he said, and
his voice was kind-the voice of a
friend.