The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-01
BETTY'S CAREER.

seventeen times mad Betty watched the
apple blossoms drift and the apples come,
ripen and fall. For almost as many years
sho had felt tho ivory keys of the piano her
especial friends, and they had assured her
that when sho was old enough they would
tell her the vast secrets of the old pianos
soul.
Betty's mother also dreamed of that
bright time when Betty should awake tho
world; when Betty should como forth q
radiant, smiling, gracious vision, bowling
kindly to the throng who flooked to hear
her.
Captain Trevelyan WINS tremendous
fanatic on many subjects. He had wild
passion for music, though he did not play
motto himself
He ohancod to meet Betty and Betty's
mother, Mrs. Delamater, ut musicale.
and having heard Sweet Seventeen play
and boheld Sweet Seventeen S rich promise
or beauty no inquired into her prospects
for course Mt Leipsio, and could she 20,
us she ought
Mrs. Dolamater sighed and shook her
head.
She ought to go. She must gor' ex-
claimed the enthusiastic captain. .tMnd-,
am, shall consider it the greatest posi-
Bile honor II you will permit me to send
the opportunity such talent deserves and
to send you, madam, to look after her and
care for her. don't mind telling you
that when she is creating furore and has
reached that point In life called success,
then you may repay mo every cent?
Then followed three charmed years in
Leipsic-three years with smiling eyes and
golden orowns-and Betty studied care
fully and happily, experiencing only tho
preseht and thinking nothing of tho fu-
ture.
They went twice each week to the opera
then thore were the carnivals on the Ice,
and just as Mrs. Delamater began to
dream Of Botty's professional debut on her
return to tho States Betty did tho unox-
peoted and inconvenient-she fell In love.
1t was horrid in her, and yet Betty was
happier than she had evor been in her life
and could not bring herself to despise the
young faxen haired German, who had un-
blusbingly done all in his power to lend
her into adoring him, while he helped her
to master German verbs and idioms,
taught her to skate and sung tender Ger
man ballads to her Accomplishments.
Fritz Loiber was ut Leipsic taking vocal
instructions and enjoying himself No
ono know who he was, and he mover told.
When Betty, with dramatic fervor, told
him he must give hor up, and she must
give him up, and thoy must part and meet
no moro, he would throw back his hand
some head and cry, ZACH, mein llebohen,
NIGHT wahr, NIGHT wahr!"
To his confidential friond and fellow
student he confided tho plan of action
mapped out in his mind
Ho intended to wait till "dio mutter''
was moro inclined to DO friendly and thon
explain who no was and ask for Betty's
hand. Tho friend agreed that was n good
idea.
Meantime Mrs. Delamator had little
plan Of her own. Tho three years were
now gono, and sho would steal away to
the States with tho rebellious Betty. md
that long dreamed of furore should be GRO
atcd.
BY an almost superhuman effort she got
Betty out of Germany without her seeing
or being able to communicate with Fritz.
and, with Dyes red with weeping for him
and after difficulties galore, she was finally
on the ship sailing for Now York.
Betty, who ordinarily was nover soasiok,
took to her bed and refused to get up.
Fritz WAS in Germany.
Captain Trcvelyan would BIO looking for
IN enthusiastic young lady, trimming
over with plans and inwrapped in her art
like the Chinese woman in her kimona.
What had she to show him. linn
young thing, wailing for person named
Fritz.
Happily Captain Trevelyan did not
meet thom In New York, and Mrs. Della
mater folt thankful for the time thus
given her She went to Washington with
her daughter and took MS nice a house as
she could afford. Betty began by taking
pupils In music and made an excellent
teacher.
Captain Trcvelynn was duly astonishcd
at the change in his once ardent young
protogce Ho was blunt and old fashioned
In his expressions. Homcrely said, "Well,
she seems to have petcrod right OUT
This was the last straw, and Mrs Dola.
mater broke down, but not to tho extent
OF explaining about Fritz.
Meantime Fritz was wondering what
could have madc him SO stupid us to have
deferred his explanations SO long.
Tho terrible change from their compare
tive afiuenco In Germany md their addi-
tIonal wants since travelling md seeing
and having SO much made their present
mode OF living doubly unboarable, whilo
the great disappointment each felt, ono in
her danghtor's career md tho other in los
ing her lover, gave rise to many a bitter
verbal skirmish that only resulted in wild
ening tho breach between them.
Ono evening when Captain Troyolynn
was ut the house, no somewhat startled
them by announcing that no was going to
Europe.
Betty grew pale, and yet had presence
OF mind enough when her mother left the
room for few minutes to ask him IL she
might give him note to one of her