The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03

"All my life I'll be grateful for your friendship, stephen" she said softly.
 He stood up, drew her gently Into the circle of his arms, placed his lips for Q brief moment on her forehead. "I'm going 10 see that things come out right for you do about it," he muttered c little Diana, fl there's anything l can flercely. And now, my dear child, do you realize it's nearly morning?"
 On Thursday Diana went to keep her luncheon engagement with Eva- iyn Thorpe. They lived in fine old house on Peyton Square which cn- closed q lovely park. The big Curt residence in Green street was only i've blocks away and Diana walked the distance, reveilng in tho crisp air and thin winter suns shine. It was q district of hand- some and imposing residences through which she walked and Diana mnryeled anew that she seemed so thoroughly part of the luxurious life here. It seemed as If she had no recollection of any other existence, that she had always lived in Green street and had accounts at all the better stores; that she had always been descending in becoming house. coat to greet stephen in his bright breakfaSt room and have coffee and grapefruit with him before he closeted himself In the study with Eva Todd to write until lunch time. That she had always had ct her disposal the shining little couple that was her pride and Joy. And resolutely she closed her mind to thoughts of any other existence, though she knew that six months at most would end her residence in the Curt household.
 On the morning after her inso- lent outburgt, Adela had come to Diane's room wearing q disarm- ing air of meekness. Tn quite the most polite tones she had ever used to Diana, she begged her pardon humbly for her behavior of the night before.
 Diana, genuinely surprised and touched, assured the unhappy girl she had quite forgotten the incI- dent. After Adela left the room, spurred by sudden generous im- pulse, Diana ran after her to ask her to attend q matinee with her that afternoon. Perhaps, she thought, if she eXerted herself little more, she and Adela might be friends after all.
 But in the upper hallway, she stopped short, halted by voices coming up clearly from below. Tn the stiffness of mid morning Ste- phen's voice said, 'Dld you apolo- gize to Diana as told you to2"
 Adela laughed unpleasantly, "Of coursel l told her I was veddy, ved- dy sorry for my ugly behavior! That would be a good girl in the future, l would have lied twice as much to keep from having my allowance cut!"
 Diana turned slowly back to her room. It was, after all, quite useless to try to make Adela her tFletlus Auu III tEle 4uIuTc hHG would know better than to trust Adela under any circumstances
 She was thinking of these things as she approached Evalyn Thorpe's house. Remembering, to, Richards words, Stephen has always been madly in love with my wifel"
 It was this remark that closed Dlana's lips when she wanted to ask Stephen to tell her more of Evalyn. It had seemed like intruding into the privacy of a shrine, a sanctuary. If he really loved Evalyn she could not blame him, for she was certainly the most beautiful person she had ever known; but Stephens lips remained closed the night Diana had mentioned the blind girl to him. She dwelt upon his words, 'There is no one whom I care to make my wife literally" Easy to understand, if his heart was in the keeping of Evalyn Thorpe.
 She wondered great deal about when and how the estate Stephen was to inherit was beiIS
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