Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-06-23

you will, Donald?"
Il shall never cease to think of you
and love you"
But you'll send me away from you
s. all the same. know that's what
you mean to do" she said with cry
of pain.
What else is there for me to do,
Diana?'
Il could see you sometimes
couldn't /? -. Not very often if you
didn't want to--but just . +. some
times! &. wouldn't care what peo-
pie said if you didn't. I'll do arr thing-
anything you want me to do, if only
it doesn't mean ! shall never see you
any more. We could just 60 on
being friends"
do you think we could-just go
on being friends, Diana?'
She struggled for words in which
she could best express herself. 1T
seems to me that it wouldn't be such
a great-wickedness if you and ! lived
together, even if we can never be
married. Don't think all the wrong
things about me for saying that /
know quite well what I'm saying. It
wouldn't be like going away with
Dennis--that was just a sort of brav-
ado-defiance-to try and forget you.
I'd made up my mind to drink lots
of champagne tonight just so / should
not care, but if it had been you !.
l love you just as well every minute
Of the day as / do now. / shouldn't
care if you never kissed me or made
love to me at all, if / could just be
with you. I've been SO silly. You
said once that you didn't believe I'd
ever met real love-
i hadn't till you came. / must have
been waiting for you. Can you under
stand that, too?"
"You make me very humble, Diana"
She leant forward little, trying to
see his face.
"And-will you?" she asked.
will what, my dear?"
Let me live with your"
Rathbone turned suddenly, cropping
for her through the dim light and
taking her to him with the strength
of despair.
Let me kiss you--let me kiss you.
She put her arms around him, and
their lips met and chung together in
a first kiss that seemed as if it could
never end; Diana could not think,
could not reason; she was only con-
scious of the passionate JOY he brought
her, and when at last he let her GO,
she asked with sob
And can you kiss me like that ana
still want to send me away" For al
ready she had realized the hopeless
ness of her appeal
Il love you so terribly" Rathbone
said, but it was no answer to her
question.
Diana put her hand and gently
touched his face
'Donald?"
YES my hearth"
She caught her breath on half sob.
How lovely" she whispered. mo
body has ever said a thing like that
to me before"
Like what, Diana?"
My heart'--isn't that what you
called me?"
"You are my heart"
She leaned her cheek against his
shoulder and his arm tightened lit
tie, drawing her closer to him.
You're such child he said with
emotion.
She shook her head.
I'm not-not any more. ! think
grew up all in a moment, just now,
when you kissed me-"
OASill llbl W nave KISSED you.
She laughed at that; she felt that
at all costs she must not allow too
great sadness to come between them.
Why not?" she asked. why not
if you love me2"
She turned round, lifting her face
to his, Kiss me again, Donald"
But he would not.
We've got to face facts, Diana.
We've got to realize that we can't
60 on meeting-like this. I'm not made
of stone. We've got to make up our
minds that the only possible thing
is to say goodbye
She gave little cry
Don't do that Diana. Don't cry, for
Gods sake can't stand it. I'm
to blame for all this-I ought never
to have done what / did tonight
You were right when you told
me that only just pretend righteous
ness"
He took his arm away from her
and with great effort she checked
her tears, though she sat forlorn and
shivering without the shelter of his