Evening star., 1937-06-09
MISSING BEAUTY
FOUND IN LONDON
ASquith's FianCee Unable to
Tell Police What Hap
pened to Her.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 9.-Scotland Yard
sought today to learn Diana Battyes
own story OF her strange eight-da
disappearance that ended in sobbing
collapse on London doorstep.
The wealthy 21-year-old society
girl was found carly today, slumped
on a step next door to the home of
her Oxford undergraduate fiance,
Michael Asquith.
"She was not able to give an ac-
count OF what had happened to her."
said friend of the family in relating
that Did," as her intimates knew
"England's most ph tograp
beauty seemed on the verge OF
nervous collapse. She was placed
under doctors care In the home OF
Michaels mother, Lady Cynthia
Asquith.
Has Nervous Breakdown.
Dianas mother, Mrs. Leonard
Hackett, well-known airwoman, said:
The main thing is my daughter
Is safe. She is naturally very dis
tressed and the doctors say she is
suffering from severe nervous
breakdown
Young Asquith, grandson of Britain's
famous premier, the late Lord of OK
ford and Asquith, had disclosed to
police that he had received a letter
containing threat to remove"
Diana unless he took better care Of
her.
Apparently the socialite photog-
raphers model, who had aspired to
motion picture stardom, had been
walking the streets of London while
police secured the British Isles for her.
lfe mystery was heightened, how
ever, when it was learned Diana
was not wearing the same dress she
wore when she was last seen before
her disappearance June from the
home Of her childhood friend, Wis.,
| countess Long, where she had been
staying for the coronation season.
She had been worried for some
weeks by series of ANONYMOUS
| threatening letters. On coronation
night, Lady Long disclosed, Diana was
| the victim OF strange assault by an
| unknown man who slashed her above
| the eye with razor. The blond beauty
| pleaded with Lady Long not to tell
| the police because of fear that pub
llcity would cause the attack to be
repeated
A report that "Didi" was seen wan
oerlng about a London square in
dazed condition last Sunday night
was the only word received of the
girl during her eight-day absence.
Only last night Mrs. Hackett had
made a public plea to the writer
Of the seven anonymous letters her
daughter received to come forward" 4"
Il believe the letters were merely
a silly practical joke she said but
there is no doubt they preyed on
Didi's mind"
Friends to whom the girl had con-
| flded described the letters as stupid"
| threats and said they were addressed
to her by the name only her closest
| friends used-"Didi"
Asquith Notice in Paper.
Asouith it was learned. put the
following notice in the personal COL
umns of several newspapers yes
terday:
"NBB-And the rocks melt with the
sun. Emphaticauy not like a red, red
rose.-ILMF'D.
1t was understood the initials
"1LMFD' at the end meant Il love
my faithful Didi" while the quota
tions were from Robert Burns poem,
MY Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose"
The new development threw
romantic light on the case, but police
, did not consider it of much aid in
clearing up the mystery.
There was some speculation. how
ever that the two may have had a
lovers quarrel and "Didi" returned
after seeing the advertisement.