V
SERIAL STORY
LADY BY REQUEST
BY HELEN R. WOODWARD S&SXS&Vli.
i THH ITOBTl rinnm writer
mm oMMutalor Stopaea Curt
mmi hla wlfo, Dlaaa. ara imriv
lanroailaalr fond f earh o4acr.
although their marrlao la ear of
9 eenvoalenra hy walrh lllaua la to
rrmalu m otida for alx atontaa as
a,in,OM. 1hua aarlnar for Stephen
SaoOfOOO lnherltanea ho wool
bars loot had ha not snarrted be
fnro ho wu SA Hla atepmotaar.
Kllau Curt, and Dlanaa farmer
- faehor. arc hoplavi howoTor, that
they Trill rome to rare for eaeh
other. Compllcattona ara prrornt
od hr Kvalra Thorpe, beautiful
k.hllud wife of lawyer ltiraard
' Thorpa, airtatloua former employ
' or of Dlaua'a, and the womau
Stephejt haa alwara lovedt Adela
(tepheul aplleful. polled alater.
who fa barla au affair with
Yaorpo of whlrh ouir Diana
kaawa. Diana wnndera If later
there will be m plaeo In her life
far Bill Jaekaon, her childhood
- awoetheart. or Pkll Bruee, Sir
phen'a beat frlendf woodera If aho
: will be reluctant to lro np her
tuurloua Ufa aa Mra. Curt. Ono
renlna; n frantle maid telle Diana
that Adeln la apendluir tho nlnht
'.-with Thorpe at hla kuntlnv lodp-e.
Dlaaa. rearretfnllr forra-olaK a
. alet ovratRa alone with Stephen,
" telle hla. aho muat mm on aa cr
r.ad. .
.,'.
. TRAPPED BT TRICKERY
' CHAPTER XVU
niANA closed too door behind
..; her. conscious of a savage
dub to tear Adela Curt apart
Anything might hava happened
between her and Stephen this
evening their whole future set
tled. She climbed into the coupe
and slung it angrily into motion.
Essie had said it was 15 miles to
Thorpe's lodge. By the time she
persuaded Adela to return it
would be very lata and Stephen
would more than likely have gone
to bed.
The snow was falling thick and
heavy over the roadway when
Diana left the city streets behind:
and plunged into the open coun
try. It seemed a long time until
she came in sight of the lodge.
Its lights twinkling through the
now. Her headlights picked out,
the name on the gate. Doubts'
assailed her.
A moment later she was looking
Into the amazed eyes of Richard'
Thorpe,
- "Well, this is a surprise!" He
topped back as she came Into
the warmly lighted room and
closed the door behind her.'
Tm sure I've no idea to what:
Z owe the honor of this visit,"
Thorpe said, his eyes lighting at
eight of her clear, fresh beauty.
"But now that you're here you
must let me take your wraps and:
give you a drink to warm you!"
Thank you," she said curtly.
T shan't stay.. I've come. for
Adela." .
He raised his brows. "Adela?
But surely you know she isn't
here!" .
. "I dont believe you! J have in
formation " .
- He laughed aloud, mockingly.
"So you're being a Girl Scout and
rescuing ' her from the cruel
(dutches of a worthless scoundrel,
SbT Well, my advice to you, my
ear, is to let Adela go her own
(merry way -to hell! She's emi
tnently. capable of taking care of
Sierself and also of getting you
Unto lots of trouble!" . -
; Diana was stunned. If Richard
(Thorpe was speaking the truth 1
;. "You have her hidden some
hrhere!" she accused.
He laughed again. "You have
the privilege of searching the
place." -
"Thank you. I will!"
. He followed her from room
to room, throwing open doors,
chuckling softly, enjoying her
chagrin. At last they were before
the living room fire again.
"Convinced?"
Diana ran a weary band over
her face. "Yes, but I don't un
derstand I" How could Essie
have been so mistaken?
Ha shrugged. "Just some sort,
Iof a misunderstanding. But you
(mustn't go! Now that you've
sound out I'm not nearly so bad
as I've been painted 1"
'T HAVE no further business
A here," Diana said coldly, but
Ibis hand on her arm stayed her.
-waitl Why can't we be friends.
ID! ana? I know we got started
oft on the wrong foot But I hap
pen to know that before many
months you may need friends."
"If I need friends. I'll probably
be able to find them! And you I
won't be among them!" she re-
Itorted.
'Neither will Stephen Curt nor
(Phil Bruce, nor my angelic wife
if they should find out you visited
me here tonight!"
Her face was hot with shame.
He was dra wing her roughly into
his arms. His face was dark above
hers.
"You've always maddened mo
delled me you beautiful, desir
able Icicle! Do you think I'd'
bother with Adela or Evalyn or
any of them if I could have you? :
Now you've come here of your
own free will. What a delight to
conquer you possess you "
A shaft of cold air pierced the
room and Richard Thorpe re
' peased her so abruptly that she
almost fell. They turned to sea
Stephen Curt standing in the
doorway, his face a white mask,
his eyes hard, his mouth grim.
Diana's breath caught, her heart
turning over within her, and righti
then and there all hope vanished.
No one not even Stephen Curt1
with his understanding could be
.expected to forgive or forget the
Iscene lust witnessed..
. It was Richard Thorpe who re
covered and spoke first "Well,
Steve, I wasn't expecting you to
night!" Stephen's Up curled, "Evidently
not" ... .
"I suppose it's useless to say
X wasn't expecting Diana, either!"
"Quite!" Stephen turned to
Diana sharply, "You'll come with
ma at oncel"
lodge? Who, but Adela? It had
all been a plot to discredit her
In Stephen's eyes!
They drove silently through the
night until they reached the por
tico of the house in Green street
Then Stephen said wearily, "I
must remind you again, Diana,
that you are still my wife and
that I have a certain position to
maintain. Also, you've made a
bargain which you must live up
to. And nothing must appear any
different to the, outside world
even after tonight I demand it!
Do you understand?"
"Yes, Stephen," she said softly,
heart-brokenly, and climbed out
of the car and went into the big,
quiet house.
Wearily aha climbed the stairs
to her room, and in the upper
hallway met a sleepy-eyed Adela.
"Been somewhere, Diana?"
Adela asked, smiling madden
ingly. "You do choose the nicest
nights to run around in!"
Diana felt herself writhe with
cold, helpless fury. Adela would
not feel so complacently, trium
phant if she knew how her j
precious Richard had made love
to Diana.
"You wouldn't know where Pva
been, I suppose?"
Adela shrugged. "Should I?"
"Your brother is satisfied that
I am a liar and a cheat That's I
what you wanted, wasn't it?"
"I don't know what you're talk
ing about!"
"Don't you?" Flashes of fury
darted along Diana's spine. "Then
perhaps you'll understand this! I
love Stephen Curt and I'm going
to fight for him! What do you
think of that?"
A sneer crossed Adela's face.
"Do you really think you'll win?"
Diana drooped suddenly, her
eyes filled with tears, all defiance
was gone. "Perhaps not she ad
mitted, "for you won't hesitate to
lie and steal and perjure yourself
to get what you want But," with
a fierce intensity, "even you can't I
keep me from loving him with all
my heart!"
(To Be Continued)
OUT OUR WAY
By J. R. Williams
OUR BOARDING HOUSE, with Major Hoople
It won't be long till all photos
snapped on vacations will have
been shown to everybody.
Productive floor space of air
plane factories rose from 28,
334,025 square feet on July 1
to 30,192,752 on Aug. 1, an in
crease of 1,838,727 square feet.
Weekb payrolls of airplane
plants increased $664,784, rising j
from $7,851,984 on July 1 to
$8,518,768 on Aug. 1, 1941.
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