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LADY BY
BY HELEN R. WOODWARD
THB i TORY i Til rllmax t
, mmmr nlta aimed mt Diana Curt
br hor Mter-tn-law, AdtMn, cornea
, vrhen turn Tlrlons. aplrfnl, ItI
' frames a meeting between Diana
' and her forme employer, flirta
tions Richard Thorpe. Diana
, fcaowtan- Thorp and Adela ara
aarlnir an affair, ajoea to him fcnnt
iBaT lode nelUTlnar Adela la there.
Stephen dad them together la
hart and bewildered even thonarh
Ui atarrlaa to Diana la tempo
rary aad one of convenience, eon
traeted t aeenr hla 2,oO0,O0O In-
aerttance wfclrh ho would not re
eelve ualeaa ho married before th
a of 35. Other In the aCory are
Phil Brae, Stephen' beat friend
who la atronslr attracted to Dlanai
, Cralrn Thorpe, beautiful blind
wife of Richard, whom Diana be
tlevea Stephen lore a. "Been aome
where Dlannt triumphant Adela
aaka when her plot to discredit
Mia wife with Stephen haa worked.
Iot him, floahea Diana
"and lm Koln: to flftM for himl
Stephea atlU feel Plana la In-
, nocent, leave hey la charm when
a la called to Sonth America. HI
plan disappear bat Diana re
fuses to believe him dead. Thorp
and Adeln trlamphnntlr announce,
.mm aa official arrive with an ar-a-eney
order to put Diana la aa
Institution, that ther pUa to
: marry aa soon aa Thorpe eaa a-et
a divorce. Evnlya enter th
room at this moment. Phil la alae
there. It true, Richard r aaka
Evaljra. Vea," a answer.
A GHOST RETURNING?
CHAPTER XXIV
rpHE room hung breathless with
stillness, then Evalyn threw
up her head and faced them alL
Tm glad, Richard!
t w,,,,- i
ii you vc
been a part of this dishonest plot
against my dear Diana, then you
deserve nothing better than a
miserable, vindictive person like
Adela to share your life! I wish
you both the happiness you de
serve!" : This speech, coming from the
gentle Evalyn, had the effect of
compelling complete silence. Then
the officer, growing restive with
impatience, turned once more to
Diana.
,. 'You must come with me," he
tald stiffly.
Diana shrugged, smiled. "There
seems to be nothing else to do,"
she said calmly. "But it wont
be for long, I can assure you.
I have no doubt I can convince
any Jury of my sanity!"
"Especially with a live husband
to support your evidence.1"
The words, coming from the
doorway, had the effect of a
bomb-shell thrown into their
midst, as Stephen Curt, worn and
haggard but grinning engagingly,
stepped Into the room.
"Stephen!" Adela shrieked, and
shrank back against Richard
Thorpe.
But Stephen's eyes were on
Diana's face a face flooded with
bunding i radiance incredulity
Igiving way to certainty doubt to
boyful realization. And Just as he
lhad spoken ones before, he said.
!"DIana, my beloved' and held j
kmt his arms.
! With a little cry, she flung her
self into them, felt them close
around her strong, safe, heavenly,
comforting. Felt his lips, hungry,
demanding, passionate, claim her
own eager ones. They clung to
gether, those two whom time and
space and a threatening eternity
had not been able to part, and
something of the magnificence of
the moment thrilled the heart of
each spectator.
JH a short time the news of Ste
phen Curt's return would flash'
across the headlines of a nation'
of how a tramp steamer had
picked up the remnants of the;
party far off the regular paths of;
ships. Eow he insisted on being
flown directly home unannounced,
his fabulous rescue kept secret
(from the world until he had first
(held his wife in his arms.
But now the man who was to
figure as the hero of that amazing
story held Diana close against his
'heart and in that moment all the
Istrangeness and doubt of the last
I few weeks were swept away.
At last he raised his head and
(looked at the others, his arms
Istill holding Diana close. "Are
(you all convinced now that men
(do sometimes return from the
Igrave, and that if a man's wife
r . (chooses to believe In him and wait
JVlfor his return she is not neces
0t. isarily crazy?" he demanded, his
jtone and eyes accusing Adela.
j. She shrank from him as he
went on. "I stood outside that
door for a few minutes. Long
enough to hear Diana accused of
insanity, see Evalyn find out that
her husband had been untrue to
Iher, and that my sister my sis
'terl was the brat who had de
stroyed her Eden. But I had
known that long ago!"
. He felt Diana start and tight
ened his grasp. "I knew it on a
certain snowy , night, when my
4 . iwife endangered her own reputa
, Hion thinking to save yours, Adela,
'. Which wasn't worth saving. I
knew the trick you played to dis
I . credit her in my eyes. But I
wasn't ready to speak then and
ghat's why I wanted you to stay,
plana. Because I knew you were
' Iflne and loyal and that 1 could
(trust you with my life. 1 thought
I'd straighten everything out
j0 when I came back and I will
j. i though I hadn't thought to stay
V. lH13 vnri released the tongues
tr: which bad been . spellbound
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and with an excited babble they
all closed around Stephen. But he
would not take Adela in his arms,
would only look at her with cold,
accusing eyes. And Diana knew
that Adela was being paid in full
for the havoc she had wrought.
She whispered to Stephen,
"Please, Stephen Adela can't
help being like she Is. She only
did those terrible things because
she loved you so much did not
want you to love anyone more
than you did her "
"Then she'll Just have to get
used to the Idea," Stephen said
grimly, unyielding.
Somehow they finally all
cleared out Phil Bruce escorting
Evalyn tenderly. And Diana re
membered his words, "It was al
ways understood that one of us
would marry her take care of
her always!" Phil would see that
no harm came to Evalyn.
Adela and Richard so strange
ly alike in their unhappy natures
perhaps they might find a meas
ure of contentment together, each
understanding the other.
And the officer, who went home
to tell his family all about the
strange drama ha had witnessed.
Which left Diana and Stephen
alone in the horary at last The
fading rays of the afternoon sun
fell across the pleasant room as
they sat in each other's arms,
...
the red-gold waves of Diana's
hair.
"Early this morning, from the
boat bringing me home, I watched
the sun come up out of the sea,"
he said softly. "And I tried to
send a message from my heart to
yours. I said "
THIS CURIOUS WORLD
HUMAN
ARE THE
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IN THE
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ding Christmas observance, and some New England colonies ad
hered to the rule for a time.
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materiat
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forward.
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37 Belches.
51 Rant.
39 Lifeless.
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samarium.
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hunting
ground.
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Her voice took up the words,
"Diana, my beloved we shall
soon be together again in Just
a little while"
Their eyes met, held in a sort
of glory- "You heard?"
She nodded. "I don't know how
or why. I only know that
neither time nor space not even
eternity can keep us apart."
THE END
It Is much more satisfactory
(o be at war than at peace with
totalitarian powers. One may
then expect the attack and be
prepared. He may face the eiv
emy and not be stabbed in the
back. Paul V. McNutt, federal
security administrator.
By William
Ferguson
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15 Stormy.
17 Orderly.
18 Automobiles.
20 Engine.
22 Prevaricate.
23 Pomeranian
dog (abbr.).
24 One who helps
26 Molding.
28 Music note.
29 Learnings.
31 Parts of bodies
33 Medium of
exchange.
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4 Whip.
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6 Music note.
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38 Bombard.
43 Hebrew
month.
48 Chew.
48 First woman.
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form).
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(abbr.).
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10 Biblical
pronoun.
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Incumbent.
54 Pronoun.
55 Tuberculosis
(abbr.).
56 Pronoun.
57 Pint (abbr.).
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By Harold Gray
A COLD. HARD MAN FINE
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