Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-04-08
The Creature smiled.

where" she said.
Diana considered the point.
"Well, l don't know that l ever
have" she admitted. "You look for
ward to a thing, and then when it
comes it's Disappointing"
"Half the pleasure of life is in look
ing forward to things" Miss Startling
said, carefully folding one of Diana's
silken garments.
What do you look forward to?''
Diana asked.
Some day l hope to go to Norman
dy, but it's more than l can afford
at present."
"How much would it cost?"
Miss Startling hesitated.
II should think every penny of
twenty pounds" she said at last. "That
would be if l stayed a fortnight, of
course"
Twenty pounds! Not so much as
Diana often gave for n Of her
frocks.
"Why Normandy" she asked. cit
ally is much more beautiful"
Normandy has associations for
me-" the Creature said quietly. 81
have never been there, but 4 great
friend of mine who died is buried
there, and l have always promised my
self that some day l will go and see
his grave"
"Oh-the man you told me about?"
eyes, the man l told you about"
"How did he die?"
"He was drowned, saving the life
of a little boy"
"That was brave of him."
"F1e was brave-the bravest man |
ever knew"
There was a little silence.
THAT'S the kind of thing DR.. Rath-
bone would d." Diana said thought
fully. She felt a little surprised that
the Creature should prove to be Sc
human. give his life for somebody, ]
mean"
"Dr. Rathbone won the Military
Cross in the war;" Miss Startling said
internationally.
Diana was silent for Il molaent;
then she said, II wonder he has never
married."
1--WE can't all marry, md it isn't the
only thing in life"
cit must be lonely for HIM"
Il think he is too busy a mar to
trouble about loneliness.
"All the same" Diana said obstin-
ately, II wonder some woman hasn't
managed to catch him."
Ito catch him? What do you
mean?"
Marry him. l suppose he's quite
rich"
"Hasn't he got a sister, or a niece,
or anyone who ever stays with him?"
Diana persisted.
II have never tried to discover. 1t
is not my business"
Il think you must try and get a lit
tie nap before you have your sup
per-" Miss Startling said practically.
II can't sleep to ORDER" was Diana's
fretful reply.
"You can try" the Creature insist
ed.
"And if DR.. Rathbone comes, wake
me-even if I am asleep" was Diana's
parting shot. 1t would be SO like the
Creature to insist that she was not to
be disturbed.
But Rathbone did not come, though
Diana lay awake for a long time lis
tening for the sound of his car down
the lane. He always sounded the horn
when he turned from the main road,
and she had grown to know and rec
ognize it.
CHAPTER VIII
The doctor came on the Saturday
afternoon in the middle of a thunder
storm.
Diana had been busy thinking about
Dennis, who had cabled that he had
arrived in New York. She was torn
with her emotions at knowing he was
with Linda.
The noise of the thunder had
drowned the little sounds of Rath-
bones arrival, and when he spoke to
her she looked up, her face drenched
in tears.
""Oh -. DR.. Rathbone 80"
She would have been less pleased to
see an angel from heaven. In her ca
gerness she threw the bed coverings
from her and sprang up to greet him.
ooh, Pm so glad you've come"
He laughed and took her hand.
"Glad! Do you always cry when
you're glad?" he said. He strobe across
the room and pulled the window down.
The rain was coming in and had made
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