SERIAL STORY
LADY BY
BY HELEN R. WOODWARD
' THI STOHYi Lerelr Wana
Parke and Ittpkn Cart,
writer ana iwBiitMWi arrnnan
marrles-a wmwitnw warn
aaa la area T lawyer Richard
Thorp. Diana U Is reeelrn
I4MMW, vf a SlTarce (a alx.
Month, tana aavln; tor Stephen
92,000,000 tnnerltanea won
fcava loat aaa ae aot marrlea al
tera ha wan 85. BTalra Taarae,
keaatlfnl alia wlfa at Rleaar
a tka woman Stephen laren, mat
Fktl Brace, fttephen'a beat frlrna
wka la afroaielr attracted ta Dl
' ana. knaw nothing- of tka afranae
aaaatl Adela, stcphea'a apllefaU
aaolled, Jealnaa atater, ana Rick
ard Thorpe, wka U harta- an
affair wltk ken da know of It
K ant of tkalr war ta be rade ta
lana. Alaa aware of tka fob
tract ara Bill Jaeknon. maaaa
childhood aweetkearti Mr. Tnener,
arr farraar father. Ellen cart,
tephea'a atepmotaer, altkonark
the latter two kopo tka eonpla
will noma 4a earn for eaek ataer.
Mann leama front Phil tkat ka
' and Btepkan kad agreed In chlld
kood tkat aaa ar tka atker at
' them waald marry tka gentle,
toveable Bllea. batk were onr
rlaed wkea oka ekoaa Tkarpa.
aaa
ADELA STARTS TROUBLE :
CHAPTER XVI . j
TOEXT morning, feeling the need!
4' of contact with someone of;
her own, Diana took the shining'
coupe and drove 20 miles to spend:
the day with Elsa. As an after
thought she stopped for Evalyn,
and persuaded the blind girl to'
come with her.
Before they reached Elsa's, Di-,
ana stopped and bought a thick:
steak, lettuce, tomatoes, and a loaf,
of twisted French bread. She did!
' not want unexpected guests to
, work a hardship on Elsa's budget
:' They reached the little white'
cottage an hour before noon. It
was spotless and shining and Elsa
beamed with happiness at sight,
of her sister. She seemed a little
awed of Evalyn at first, but soon'
Evalyn was delightedly holding
the fat, fragrantly talcumed baby
young Bill, Junior a cooing
bundle of beauty.
.- "I wish I could see him!" Eva
lyn said, and buried her face in
his soft white neck, thus winning
the undying affection .of young
Bill's mother.
They left Evalyn holding the
baby- while Diana helped Elsa
prepare lunch. Elsa added flaky
mashed potatoes and a perfect
custard pie to what Diana had
bought and when Bill, Senior,
came they an did adequate justice
to- the meal.
' " Diana, watched Elsa and BQl a
little wistfully. Bill was tall and!
good-looking and confident, and:
adored his wife, his baby, and his:
home. He worked bard for them:
and gloried in doing it Be would
some day own the garage where
he worked perhaps have the
agency tor one of the better cars.
Diana wondered if they would be
it happy then as they were now
rwith their ambitions and their
ambitions and their love.
' ."They will be if they keep
flove," she thought "It's a sort'
let insurance against loss of hap.'
Vines." - r
.'an
ITJILL returned to work after a
I cordial invitation for them to
come again and the promise to
bring his family to see Diana soon,
plana and Elsa washed the dishes
mad then the three women spent
la pleasant idle afternoon gossip
ting comfortably as women do,
(while Bill, Junior, took his after
poon nap in a pink-lined bassinet
i "This has been one of the hap
jplest days I ever spent" Evalyn
. (assured Diana. "And every night
since I've known you, darling,
(Tve given thanks for you!",
j Diana, too touched tor words,
ieould only press the slender fin
gers in fervent gratitude.
As she put the coupe In the:
garage, snow began to fall in large i
white flakes and Diana was glad!
of the shelter of home. The draw-j
teg room with its shaded lamps
and crackling wood fire was warmi
and Inviting, and she stopped to
warm her hands before going on
lup to her room. A sound behind
(her caused her to turn. Stephen'
Istood there smiling.
"I- was afraid you had run;
la way," he said, and Diana's heart)
absurdly skipped a beat
ji "I went down to Elsa's took
(Evalyn with me," she explained, a
(little breathlessly. "We had a nice
day." .Then she added, "I didn't
mime you a want need me."
- "Did you think that Diana?
ne asKea quieuy.
: She did not know that her
cheeks were pink from the wind;
that her eyes were glowing like
tars. Stephen came to her, took
tier two cold hands in his warm
ones, held them tightly. Diana i
!U tnat again he might be going
' iorgei weir "Dai-gain." Surely
he was going to take her in his
arms.
"Stephen!"
They both turned. Adeia stood
i the doorway, her face distorted
rith rage at the tableau she had
ritnessed. She quickly controlled
r leatures, said petulantly, "You.
imised to help me to over some'
of my accounts. SteDhen. Can't:
you do it now?"
r Stephen pressed Diana's hands,
hard, then dropped them end,!
wiinoui a wora, louowed the tri-;
umphant Adela from the room.
a . a
TJIANA was dressing tor dinner
an hour later and heard the
hum of a motor in the driveway,
below. Hardly knowing why, she:
'stepped to the window and, look-;
tag down, caught a glimpse of
Adela getting into a car which
backed swiftly out Into the street
and disappeared around the cor
ner. . She was conscious of a savage
gladness that Adela was gone for
the evening, until a few moments
later Essie, the middle-aged maid
who had served the Curts since
childhood, knocked timidly on the
door. Diana could see that she
was greatly troubled, was finding
It difficult to speak.
I "Well, Essie7" '
. "It's Miss Adela!" Essie blurted
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out "She's gone, Miss Diana
with Mr. Richard!"
Was it possible that Essie hadnt
before suspected the sordid alTair?
"She's been out with him before,
you know, Essie," she said gently.
"I know, ma'am but but this
time it's different! Miss Adela
means to stay the night She took
things with her! Oh. Miss Diana,
If Mr. Stephen finds out about
thlsl"
Yes, he would be hurt and hu
miliated beyond thought to find
his sister with the husband of
the woman he loved.
"Thank you for telling me,
Essie. Do you know where they
went?"
"Yes, ma'am I h earlier talk
ing over the phone. The hunting
lodge, she said. I tried to reason
with her, but she only laughed
and said I was old-fashioned. If
you'd only go up there. Miss
Diana, and fetch her back!"
"Where is Mr. Thorpe's hunt
ing lodge, Essie?"
"Fifteen miles out the River
road. You cant miss it, ma'am.
The name's on the gate. I drove
out several times with the family
for picnics and such."
"Don't worry about it any more,
Essie," Diana said. "Perhaps I'll
think of some way
A look of relief passed over the
woman's face. "Thank you, Miss
Diana."
At dinner Stephen said, "Adela
has gone to spend the night at
the home of a friend. Looks like
we'll have a quiet evening alone!"
He said it as if he were looking
forward to being alone with her.
Diana's heart skipped a beat be
fore she remembered she'd have
to do something about Adela.
"I have an errand to attend to,"
she said reeretfully. "But per
HORIZONTAL
W Pictured
comedian.
10 Mother's
sister.
14 Monster.
15 Touch.
16 Genus of
cetaceans.
17 Yacht
18 Revolt
19 Soothing.
20 Look over.
22 Lowest in
rank.
23 Thick and
spreading.
25 Plural (abbr.)
26 Male child.
29 Each.
30 Great Lake.
32 International
language.
33 Make secure.
34 Within.
35 Encountered.
36 Doctor
(abbr.).
37 Encourage.
39 Latin
diphthong.
Shape.
47 Preparatory
(abbr.).
49 Absent.
51 He is heard
on the
54 MetaL
57 Convulsive
tie.
58 Uncloses. 1
59 Silkworm
60 Man's
nickname.
40 Little.
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haps I'll be back early."
She saw the look of disappoint
ment on his face, but he had never
questioned her comings and go
ings. "I'll work until you return,
then," he said.
She smiled brightly, managing
to hide her real concern. "Thanks,"
she said, "I shan't be long."
(To Be Continued)
Initials Shown
In X-Ray Photo
BAYONNE, N. J.. Dec. 12
(IP) Bayonne hospital techni
cians found the letters "F.D.R."
in an x-ray picture of 8-ycar-old
Gloria Kosko's Interior. The
child, who lives at 548 avenue
C, had swallowed bar pin.
Physicians said surgery would
be unnecessary.
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