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CHAPTER n
valked quickly from the
21 breathing rapidly. Her
"r,, pounding, her heed
wjadly. She bad seen the
"JujUoo Thorpe's taoe
nd WM
2 of wB ddifat1
retaliation jusBy meted
k, hid not seen Stephen Curfs
,7 nor heard' his
rrr. Zilmm lauAter. but
had slammed the door,
Bid duly:
j-. jflte the aaie iaay a
mu, Richard, my boy!"
Tj . i. ntrn1 hill flirv.
C were reasons why he did
I wast owv " 7,
I before Stephen. His wife,
6m. thought a great deal of
f ud it would not do at all
Lnhli 01 temper known out.
i the offl. r mmi)
r . . i 4A wmtiniw t
rated swv T;
Ln that he waa all sweetness
linifr he was sorry for his
W but that confounded
Lb ill had always irritated
i MfODQ nun. "
A. think she was, talking to
eawmiaHT. i4t
hua euvtcc INC.
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IS lAv
w.. 4h4f And Curt, with
i tnalcht seemed to be
Lju the situation out of all
kgrtkm to its importance,
hpa knew that Curt had never
Ef like dhlm.
m drl'i impossible. We've
Kner. Thu is ner last aay,
It think, in. if vou're in
I hibit of yelling at the poor
Id like that" Curt grinned
t "T.im. Hi. IHd credit. She
feed to have heard of me, and
m jot mentioned my name,
i wai i utue impressea. zou
MUS IKT Jlnnint 01 tTID-
hcrpe smiled unwillingly. "I'm
L m tk itaril iMm hnnnMMl
in. But the girl has been get-
tta my nerves zor weeKs."
ri Drobably refused vour ad
fcet, Stephen was thinking.
ri prooaoiy taken no trouble
ImvmI thA tart tViat eT.a thlnlr.
hiiihetl. She wouldn't bow
a u your annne, thank God!
oft letting rid of her. Well
B be somebody else's gain,
njraie could tell that here was
rt dlL Stenhen had hunm It
Jow even when he glimpsed
fta the outer office. It was her
K her ore. Curt liked women
"temperature could be per
pd above a luke-wann level.
M llta tn KM that trifl M.
. ' . e eaj
p She'd be like a child
e was nappy.
I couldn't remember when
M sun or woman, had so
ad him. Not Stephen Curt,
wmentator. Many people
Ui avid attention. But Ste
"wt, the man. Once more
ue4 inwardly.
JUCt mmute. m call Miss
fontgomery and we'U con
Ihorpe was saying,
w restore a semblance
Stephen Curt was gather
VhU papers, stuffing them
tatehl. brief caie, ap-
great hurry,
fffn't time now.
"J. Wve got all the dope.
One again Inside the warm building, Diana had to wait
for an elevator, and when one finally disgorged its passen
gers into the lobby she found herself face to face with
Stephen Curt. He picked her out unerringly and placed
his hand on her arm. His blue eyes were friendly.
Fix up the contract and then
Laird and I'll sign it Let us know
when it's ready. No special hurry,
of course."
He took his hat and overcoat
let Thorpe help him into' them
and was soon out of the private
office. But outside, as his blue
gaze swept the big room eagerly,
he saw only Miss Montgomery,
her mouth still open in astonish
ment at something that must have
just happened.
Miss Montgomery had been
waiting in the outer office to hand
Diana a white envelope.
"Mr. Durbin asked me to give
you wis," she said, smiling in the
manner of a cat that has just
swauowea a canary. Miss Mont
gomery knew quite well that the
pretty nest into which she had
fallen had been made possible
because Diana had not been con
sidered competent in the position.
She felt she could afford to be
generous and added. "We do hope
you will soon be happy in some
new location."
"Thank you. And you may go
to the devil with the rest of
them!" Diana said clearly, snatch
ing the envelope with trembling
angers.
Miss Montgomery stood speech
less by the desk, her usually quick
wit having completely failed her,
and Diana, glancing back at her,
laughed aloud. It was a childish
gesture, but one destined to re
lieve somewhat the tension of her
taut nerves.
e e
TJUT as she waited for the ele
vator, Diana's face burned
with shame at what she had done
and especially because Stephen
Cart had witnessed her outburst
By the time she reached the
street her exultant hysteria had
passed and she began to feel more
and more ashamed of herself. Ex
ploding like that! And before
Stephen Curt, too! What must he
think of her? Perhaps she had
better go back and apologize.
uezore she reached the corner
the conviction had grown on her
that that was the thing to do. It
was the thing her parents would
have approved even demanded.
But could she do itT Could she
go back and stand before Thorpe
and Stephen Curt and say, "I'm
sorry I was so rude. Please for
give me!"?
Could' she so humble herself
after that sweeping, triumphant
exit? The thought left a bitter
taste in her mouth, but might
such a course not be the better
part of prudence? Richard Thorpe
might be so pleased to have her
kow-tow before him that he'd let
her stay on as his secretary. Or
Stephen Curt might suggest a
place of employment It was either
find another job or go back to
the farm, an admitted failure.
Surprisingly, Diana found herself
willing to sacrifice a great deal of
her pride in order to prevent the
latter possibility. She could see
the smirk, however kindly, on Bill
Jackson's face. Hear the moth
er's, "Well, I do hope you're sat
isfied nowl"
Finally childhood training and
the desire to try a shrewd attempt
to prolong her stay in this, to her,
fascinating environment forced
her to turn and rapidly retrace
her steps. She smiled wryly as
she was thinking that her course
certainly lay In the choice be
tween two humiliations. She had
decided which would be the
greater.
Once again inside the warm
building, she had to wait a mo
ment for an elevator and when
one finally descended and dis
gorged its passengers into the
lobby, she found herself once
more face to face with Stephen
Curt He had evidently finished
his business with Thorpe and was
going home. She hoped he would
not recognize her in the crowd,
but to her surprise he picked her
out unerringly and placed his
hand on her arm. His blue eyes,
looking straight into her troubled
gray ones, were warm and friend
ly. And there was no escaping
whatever it was he had to say to
her.
(To Be Continued)' '
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Wife Was Model
For Rubens' Painting
ALTHOUGH the paintings of
Peter Paul Rubens, the Flem
ish painter whose works hang in
the principal galleries of Europe
and America, are practically price
less, the Belgian government was
obliged to issue surtax stamps to
restore his home In Antwerp.
The stamps, issued In 1939 to
honor the great artist, bear pic
tures of his home, his two wives
and children, and some of his bet
ter known paintings. The stamp
above was titled "The Velvet Hat,"
and is a picture of his second
wife, Helena Fourment.
The Flemish school of painting
which Rubens exemplified, por
trayed powerfully the animation
of life and nature. His dogs,
horses, men, women, and all his
subjects have a vibrant, robust
color and interpretation.
Rubens, was not restricted to
portraits. His paintings include
landscapes, subjects of pure fan
cy, those with religious motifs, and
frescoes. In Antwerp churches
Rubens composed and directed 39
ceiling panels. All 39, however,
were destroyed by Are in 1718.
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