Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-22

shaken today, and she was longing more
than she knew for little sympathy. People
had told her before that Lady Marlborough
had no heart. and she was beginning to be-
lleve it.
DO you mean TO say" Beatrice STAN
mered. do you really want me to believe
that
''Of course I do. you goose. Money is
everything l married Marlborough be-
cause it the best thing that offered, and
l did not want to overstay my market. 1t
all a question of money. / would have
married satyr if he had been rich enough.
And you sit there telling me that you are
going to leave Stephen Richford."
Il shall never speak to him again. He
and have finished. 1 have no money. no
prospects. no anything But decline to re-
turn to Stephen Richford.'
And you going to have a fine
scandal" Lady Marlborough cried, really
angry at last. you think you are going to
hang about here, posing a victim till
something turns up. l dare say that Rash
borough would be your side, because he
is of that peculiar class of silly billy, but
you may be sure that l shall not stand it.
As a matter of fact you can't stay here,
Beatrice 1 rather IKE Richford; he gives
me little tips, and he has helped me over
my bridge accounts more than once. If he
should come here to dinner"
Beatrice rose. her pride in arms at once.
1t was put pretty WELL but 1t was cold, and
hard. and heartess. and the gist of 1t was
that Beatrice was practically ordered out
of the house. She had hoped to remain
here a few weeks, at any rate until she
could find rooms. She was pleased to recall
that she had not sent her things.
You need not trouble to put 1t any more
plainly" she said coldly. I'm the eyes of
your smart set have done a foolish thing,
and you decline to have me here for the
present. Very well. l shall not appeal to
Frank, though / am quite sure what he
would say IL I did All the same. I could
not tax the hospitality Of one who tells me
MI irIy hat he wa nj mi
Beatrice rose and moved toward the door.
With a little toss Of her head, Lady RASH
borough took UP the French novel she had
been reading as Beatrice entered. Thus
she wiped her hands of the whole affair;
thus in way she pronounced the verdict
of Society upon Bees foolish conduct. But
the girls heart was very heavy within her
as she walked back to the Royal Palace
Hotel 1t was only an earnest of the hard
things that were going to happen.
And she had no money, nothing beyond a
stray sovereign two in her purse. She
had taken off most of her jewery, with the
exception of an old diamond bangle of
quaint design She hated the sight of it
now as she hated the sight of anything that
suggested wealth and money. With a firm
resolve In her mind. Beatrice turned into a
large jewelers. shop In Bond street The
firm was very well known. to her; they had
supplied the family for years with the costly
trifles that women love- The head of the
house would see her at once. and to him
Beatrice tO.u StpTy "A uttie iater anu
with a comfortably lighter heart she made
her way back to the Royal Palace Hotel
with a sum of money considerably over two
hundred pounds in her purse.
The manager of the hotel was Sympa-
thetic Unfortunately, the house was full
but Beatrice could have Sir Charles sitting
room and the dressing room. where bed
could be put up. And would Mrs. Richford-
Beatrice started at the name-give fnstruc-
tions as to those presents?
81 had quite forgotten them, Beatrice
said. 'Will you please have everything. ex-
cept some jewels that | will take care OF,