Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-05-15
ELIzABETH's DIAMONDS.

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When / was introduced to Elizabeth,
[ didn't know who she was; and we
talked for two hours at least she did
land decided to be friends. When |
found out that she was the daughter OF
cid Smith, the diamond millionaire.
didn't think that it mattered. After
wards, ] found that it did. So / settled
20 90 away before ] made fool of my
self She wasn't the sort of girl to give
herself away, and | wasn't the sort of
! fellow to ask her to.
thought | might as vel have good
time TIL | went So | met her as Otter
as | could. ] didn't tell her that | was
going till the last night, for fear she
might ask questions. Then | mentioned
| it casually when we We're sitting out a
| dance She was wearing some pink
| roses that had sent her, and she looked
how / thought | should remember.
thought / should remember the waltz
that the band was playing too.
by the way, Miss Elizabeth / said,
"I'm going abroad tomorrow"
| She raised her eyebrows ever so little.
BY the way" she Knocked, when are
You coming back?"
Pm not coming back" told her
"Why?" she asked. She spoke as if
she only inquired because she was
obliged to. | felt bit sore.
Il gather that my doings don't inter-
est YOU" j said shortly.
She brushed her hair back with one
hand. and gave me one of her sharp
| looks She and her father always made
| me feel as If they could see through d
| brick wall.
"And / gather that mine interest vou. I,
| she retorted. She shut her mouth with
snap-just like old Smith does-an
| fixed me with her eys; and | knew that
we'd got to have it out. So | did no.
beat about the bush.
yes" / owned; that's it,
| She looked across the conservatory
| and moved her lips in and Quits an
other trick of her father. Then she
turned to me and flushed little. III
never seen her do that before.
..You needn't 60" she told me.
/ caught my breath and felt as if the
world were turning too fast for me-
you don't mean that yon--that you
care for-for fellow like me, Eliza
beth?' / said
She made funny little sound in her
throat
81 mean that" she declared Il dont
suppose | would if | could help it, but
can't" She touched my arm quickly.
Il can't!''
when / co. l said, "and it isn't be-
cause | don't care lot, dear girl, but
because / do-you'n be able to help it,"
You're not going" she said in her
positive way-like old man Smith. II
want youl"
Don't tempt fellow beyond endur-
anee," / begged IL oughtnt to have
told you, but-I'm not clever like you
are. dear girl; and thought you didn't
care, and-it's goodbye, and-and God
bless you, Elizabeth"
| rose; but she rose too, and put her
arm through mine, and | lost my senses
| for few moments. Then held her at
arms length.
You're not so sensible as / thought,
| Elizabeth" | said.
Pm sensible enough to know what
want she assured me. Il generally get
| it. You ask father if l don't"
groaned at the mention of her father
"Therell be an awful row if / ask
him." | said.
"There'll be worse row If you don't, !"
sine declared with toss of her head.
So / told him, and there was a CIV
He called me everything under the sun
and refused his consent fatty and final
lly. When ! told Elizabeth she marched
me back to him, and informed him that
we could do without his consent; AMI he
informed her that, in that case, we
cDlld do without his money, for he
wouldn't give her penny. lie repeated
the statement several times in very
foTcible manner.
Tive said it." he concluded. banging
mis- fist on the table, "and you've never
known me to break my word. Elizabeth"
And I've said that | viii marry him
Elizabeth replied, "and you've never
known me to break mine
They stared at each other for a fun
minute. The curious thing was that
thew looked Just alike. though one was u
plain old man, and the other good
looking young girl.
well" said Elizabeth at last, Eve
needn't be bad friends about it. Don't
give your unbreakable word to do any
thing else that you'll De sorry for, dad"
The old man grinned at her with L
Kind of grudging admiration.
No" he agreed. NO. We won't be
bad friends. Elizabeth, I've given you
Your choice between him and my money.
It's fair offer, and neither OF us can
complain"
Its a fair offer" Elizabeth agreed,
"and sha'n't complain"
The moneys good money" the old
man remarked. "and I made it for YOU.
The mans a fool, or a No, III give
him his due-he's a fool"
"Ah," said Elizabeth. But I'm not,
dadf I'll have the--opOd mani I'll
have the good money, too, if you don't
mind Come along, George We went.
Look here, dear girl" said, w',en
we were out of the room, "Your fathers
right, / mustn't let ycu MARI mes
Elizabeth faced me sluarely Her OBJ
stinate little chin stuck out, just like
her fathers.
~Il you dom" she said, = VII 30