Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-09

the thought Of owing anything 10 this
man, even Il II was only for time.
Farmer thought he read indscisicn
IN her silence, and he said again
ursently 1T 10 not only I who will Be
aiseppointed; there is Nine. Senestis.
She has built 70 much on what she IA
sure you can DO"
Yes, ! know" Elisabeth said, but
i was not the thousht Of Madame
that Influenced her 70 much % the mem.
ery OF what Royston had said only
last night. You've got to be happy [;
you've eot to be z success" II would
Please him. she knev; and that was
Farmer; bis handsome face was flushed
and eager, but II was Of the look in
Pat Royston's eyes that she thought
40 she said with a sigh: VERY well
II you Wish Il. win 10 on"
sAnd--i am fcrsivenf"
She said "Yes" because II was such
a small thing to her.
Nell Farmer took her hand and raised
Il gently to his lips. ''You will And
that. that / ! am your devoted fiend-ai.
But his humility left Elisabeth nm.
moved; she merely tolerated him when
| ne came to the house.
For week she strugsled against
the despair In her heart. She ciuns e.
the belief that something would hap.
pen to put things right. though what
could happen she did not know.
sne wrote . dozen letters to Roy.
ston ana tore them all up: some times
.. niSnt she cried herself to sleep and
t other times nothing seemed to mat.
ter. She was swung helpic,sly Hrst
tnis way. then that, by the pendulum
OF her emotions.
Nell Farmer was, AZ he had said he
would be. her devoted friend.
Sne knew that he must have spoken
70 Nine. Senestis about her, for ali AT
once the rigorous treatment to which
tne Frenchwoman had subjected her
relaxed; she was allowed out alone
whenever she. liked. and she was not
worked 30 hard.
And slowly the week dragged to q
fortnight. the fortnight 10 three
weeks, and all hope left Elizabeth's
h,s,;.a s1: wrote ,s:..s to Meta. :nd short
busy. a. We are leaving London next
week. Ny foot IL ever 40 much bot.
ter. Excuse a short note; I will write
again when We are settled down and
tell you all about It,"
But no further letter came, and
once again Elizabeth was conscious Of
The fOflorn feeling that she was. in.
deed. cut out Of both Nettn's life and
ROyston's for ever.
Perhaps H. was only natural that In
the circumstance she should turn to
Neil Farmer.
He was r., often at the house and
70 attentive; he seemed to guess her
wishes beforehand. and yet he never
presumed on her half.hearted forgive.
ness or made her regret It.
tncon:ciously she had begun to call
him by his Christian name: uncom.
sciously she was gradually adopting
the Bohemian ways Of madamc's set.
The irrcgularity If the life no longer
annoyed her. perhaps because she had
begun TO realize that It Ia always
easier to let oneself 70 with the tide.
Preparations for her debut were
proceeding apacr; madame talked OF
nothing else.
A certain duchess with a pcnchant
for ''discoverinE" people was giving
IN entertainment at her house for
some convenient charity. and Eliza.
beth was to appear.
/ MADAME thinks 1t will be better
than public appearance" Farmer
advertising. and Elizabeth did not
know whether to be amused or an.
ncycd at the subtle 'booming' which
was already prepared for her.
Pats Wife Again Enters Elizabeth
"Does anybody ever get on in Lon
don because Of their own ability" she
asked Farmer with unconscious cyni.
very little was done nowadays with
out advertisement.
"If q new actress suddenly flashes
before the public" he said, '.it's gen:
orally only after months NJ careful
thought and preparation. II her press
agents are good enough and beat the
drum loudly enough, she's almost
morally certain to find herself suc-
cess"
Elizabeth sighed.
II don't like to feel that ] may only
be success because of things like
that" she said.
His eyes warmed az they looked at
her. I'm your case you are bound to
be a success. even II ~ there y: e were ss,J no
Elizabeth liked to hear that; ma.
dnme was always reluctant In her
praise. and Elizabeth often felt dis.
cOWraRcd.
~ may not be n success at all. she
said. az she had once said to Pat Roy.
stOn. "iou may never get your money
back" .,,..,. (.
he answered quietly.
Elizabeth looked at him with visit
fui eyes. Suddenly abe asked an ir.
relevant question: =, %,
"Do yor ever zee Dolly" no,
lie laughed consciously. VERY
seldom. I am afraid. why 90 you
nsk?" , ,, r,,u.....
cArelcssly. ,,.
since that day In the restaurant.
Every ono seemed to have slipped out
She was resting that afternoon and
irving to read. when the French house,
keeper came to her room. 4 lady had
called to zee Mademoiselie: Nine.
Senestis was out, and 30. II Mademoi-
sel,e wished
Elisabeth sat up. the book slipping
70 the floor. "Who Is it?' she asked.
The Frenchwoman handed Elizabeth
. card-a badly, cheaply printed card
with Enid Sanger's name on It.
The color rose slowly to the sirrs
,sce II will come down" she said.
She tidied her hair and changed he'
frock. She was conscious of strange
excitement; perhaps she would hear
news OF Royston. Her heart beat fast
IA ,be went down to the salon. where
Enid Sanger was posing In front Of one