SERIAL STORY
; LADY BY
BY HELEN R. WOODWARD
THB STORYl Til climax of
'van? Inanlta aim at niaaa Curt
fey hmw alatar-ln-law, Adda, cornea
raa tko vfrloua apltafal, slrl
framr narellnn- Between Dion
UnA hmr former employer, flirta
tion Rlcr-ar Thorpe. Diana,
fcaowlnir Thorp od Adela or
kYt an affair, so to ail aant
taaT lodaT bolloTlas Adela ) laer.
teuhea anao them together, la
hurt aai bewildered ma tnouk
fcla aaarrlaaT to Ulaaa lo tempo
rary and ono of convenience, con
' tracted to irrnti him ax,ooo.OOO la
' fceritanc whlen a would Bt re
, eere antra ho married befor th
an of 83. Other In iho atorr ar
: Fall Brucft, Stephen beat friend
who la trona;lr attracted to Diana I
" Krnlrn Thorpe bennttfitl blind
wlfo of Richard, whom lllana be
: Uorea atephen loTea. lleea ionr
, where. Diana I triumphant Adela
aoka whan her plot to dlaeredit
kla wife with Stephen ha worked.
I Iot him.1 flaahea lllana.
aad I'm aolna- t aht for him!"
Stephen atlll feele, however, that
Pfaaa la lanoceni. althoush aha
doe not explain. Golaa; to South
1 America, be Infuriate Adela br
fleaelaa; Diana la chant. Then
.word come that tephraa plan
' la mlralaaT. Adela aeada for her
. plump, crafty Aunt Chrlati a
. tJhey await further word
:! ; -l WONT BELIEVE IT!
'". ' . CHAPTER XX
QN tin lourth day after the dis
appearance ot Stephen's plane
the broadcaster said, "Bits of
Boating debris picked up 20 miles
west of Cristobal indicate that the
lost plane of the Pan-American
Airways cracked up somewhere in
the vicinity. Hope has been aban
doned that Pilot Smith might have
found his way down to some se
cluded cove to await better weath
er." :
' Diana stood up, her face as
white as death, her whole body
trembling. "Excuse me," she
choked, and left the room. She
never knew how she got into her
wraps, but suddenly she found
.herself walking through the night,
utterly without destination or
plan. The pounding of her heart
was echoed in the pounding of
her footsteps. "It Isn't true, it
Isn't true!" The words beat them
selves into her brain, until they
became the refrain of her breath
ing. Stephen couldn't be deadl
There was too much unsaid be
tween them. Unfinished, incom
plete. "It isn't true. I know it
isn't true!"
. Weariness claimed her at last'
and she looked up to find herself
In the vicinity of old Ellen Curt'i
apartment After a moment's hesi
tation, she went up and entered
without knocking. She found old
Ellen crouched by the radio, tears
streaming down her cheeks. She
looked , up as Diana entered and
the anguish in ber eyes was pitiful
to behold..
"Don'tl" cried Diana harshly.;
"It Isn't true. Dont yon know it
cant be true?" -
And she Sung herself to the
floor and buried her head in the
old woman's lap.
' The president of the airways
company called to see Diana, of
fering sympathy and regrets. The
President of the United States
sent , a message of condolence.
The house was overrun with re
porters, syndicate representatives,
and radio officials. Diana sent in
the last column Stephen had writ
ten and the papers made much of
it, edging the words in black. The
whole country seemed to regret
the passing of a great and bril
liant man.
But Diana, alone in her room,,
told herself again and again that
Stephen could not be dead.
"He can't be gone!" Through
all the hard, unhappy days, Diana
kept that assurance in her heart,
until at last she came to believe
that so matter what anyone else
said, Stephen Curt would never be
dead to her.
;JHIL was priceless help during
- these days interviewing peo
ple, keeping the curious away
from Adela and Diana, attending
to countless troublesome details
tfor them, all the while his eyes
khadowed with genuine sadness.
Adela kept to her room in the
company of Aunt Christie, for
which Diana was devoutly thank
IfuL She felt that later she might
De more aoie to cope with Adela.
I Her father hnrl rnmo ti niana
las soon as he got the news. They
sat lor a long time talking about
eiepnen curt.
"I guess you've often wondered
why I changed my mind so sud
denly about your marriage that
Iday," Mr. Tucker said. "But after
lt talked to Stephen, I knew every
thing would be all right. . I. knew
fit from something he said."
"What? Oh, tell me!"
"He said. 'Maybe it won't be
make-believe marriage after all.
nor. xucKer. rii try my best to
tmake it real.' And so I always
hoped "
l One morning Larkln summoned
plana to the library where a vis
itor' awaited her.
"I am John Dewlanev from th
!lnsurahce company," said the tall
man who rose at her entrance.!
I have come to make arranee-i
ments for paying over your late!
husband's insurance."
Diana was startled. It was the
first time the thought of insur
ance had entered her head.
"who to whom is it made
out?" she questioned, this aspect
'of the matter bringing to her mind
more clearly than anything else
hadvdone the fact that Stephen
was really, in the eyes of the
world, dead. Insurance companies
did not pay unless they were sure
had proof. Her heart grew cold
within her breast
"You are the beneficiary, Mrs.
Curt, of this particular policy,"
John Dewlaney said.. "The sum
Is SIOO.OOOI"
' Diana stared. "But there must
be soma mistake! Stephen's sis
Iter!" .... .. .
! ' "The sister has been amply pro
Sldedfor." the man answered.
REQUEST
COPYRIGHT. t4l,
NBA CIIVICK, INC.
"This policy is made to you
that's all I know about it If you
will Just sign a few papers "
"No!"
The word hung In the ttiU room
like an explosion. It she took the
money, Diana felt she would be
admitting to the world to herself
that Stephen was dead. And he
wasn't! Over and over she told
herself that!
JOHN DEWLANEY stared at Di
ana. "I beg your pardon, Mrs.
Curt I don't understand."
Stephen had wanted her to have
the money, had taken time, that
last busy day, to think of her
future.
She smiled rather wanly at Mr.
Dewlaney. "I hope you won't
think me queer, but I'd like your
company to Just Just keep that
money for me for a while. Could
you?"
Dewlaney was bewildered.
"Why I suppose it can be ar
rangedheld in trust But it's a
bit unusual."
"Thank you!" Diana wanted
him to leave at once, so that she
could go back to her room to think
over this new evidence of Ste
phen's regard for her. He did,
finally, after much conversation,
and Diana started for the stair
way. But Larkln interrupted her
again. She was wanted on the
telephone long distance, it was.
It was her mother, urging Diana
to come home to the farm, at least
for a few days. Diana assured
her that she was quite well and
definitely needed where she was.
She turned from the phone to
find Phil Bruce standing beside
her. He noted her white face, the
dark circles under her eyes.
"You look downright puny!" he?
said bluntly. "Need fresh air.
Come for a drive with me."
She smiled, shook ber head.
"Thanks, but I'd rather not"
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' "Look here Steve wouldn't
want you to make yourself 111
worrying over his affairs."
She thought that over. "No, I
don't suppose he would."
(To Be Continued)
One of the great things at
stake .... Is nothing less than
the preservation of private en
terprise , . , and the blunt com
panion truth Is that if private en
terprise is going to come through
it has got to undergo consider
able improvement. Donald M.
Nelson, executive director,
8PAB.
SOLDIER PRIME MINISTER
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prime minister, was a soldier at
19, saw the Spanish campaign In
Ceuta, served in the Indian fron
tier wars, the Sudan campaign in
1898, the Boer war and the
World war.
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13 Greek letter.
16 Sinew.
23 Smallest state
(abbr.).
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26 Freight
27 Perfume.
29 Fish.
30 Understanding
32 Irritate.
33 Skill.
40 Roving.
41 One who
believes in a
personal god.
42 Frozen water.
43 Oil cans.
46 Demigod.
47 Above.
48 Child.
49 Wrath.
50 Vegetable.
51 To feel fear.
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56 Part of foot
59 Chinese
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