Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-22
Can LOUe EUer Die?
John Hunter Says
"NO!"
in an Original Love Story
Soon to Begin in the
Euentng puhlic Ee0ner

mean?" Wv W"
That another will has been found"
ne said. with irritating calmness. Last
week the furniture was sold, and the
Vicar OF Dilbury-you remember him,
of COURSE"
Yes, yes." She was almost beside
herself with excitement. Mr.. Junkers
resumed his narrative imperturbably.
The Vicar Of Dilbury--NIr. Guilns
bought your unclc's old bureau, and
It was there, wedgcd at the back Of a
drawer, that the second viii. of which
nobody ever suspected the existence,
was found.
And. my dear young lady. I have
great pleasure in informing vol, that in
this Will your uncle divides his prop.
erty, leaving half to you and half to
the hospital. so that now 10000 will
De yours and--my dear child. what
Is the matter?' for Elizabeth had broken
down into fit of wild sobbing.
Mr.: Junkcrs tried to comfort her he
patted her shoulder and called her a
good girl. and said that he hoped she
would invest the money. or allow him to
invest it. in gilt-edged securities,
1T is mine, my very own, to do what
own?"
Yes: hut trust" but Elizabeth
was sobbing again. and Mr.. Junkers
STOOD by and watched her in helpless
amazemcnt.
ITS like n drenm--,ike n dream ~
she said over and over again,
Even when Mr.. Junkers had gone she
could not believe that the whole inter-
view was reality; even the fact that
tomorrow she was to lunch with him
hardly convinced her.
She had told Mr.. Junkers something
OF what had hnppened--that there was
n man to whom she owed money
money for her training. so she had ex.
planned It.
She was free. She still belonged to
herself. She cou'd go on waiting. faith.
fully loving Pat Royston to the end of
her life and his. If the barrier between
them was never to be broken.
with the shock of this unexpected
news she seemed to realize how great a
sacrifice Royston had made in sending
her from him; how greatly he must
love her. And her one longing now was
to tell him that she was free-that she
was his on y, even If they were never
to meet again.
But first she knew that she must fin :
ish with Neil Farmer. and her hear,
Smote her as she realized what it would
mean to him.. 1t almost broke her down
In the morning when he came to the
house. so confident and looking younger
than she had ever seen him in her life
Almost out of pity she yielded to his
kiss of greeting; then she drew away
SHARPLY.
"No. can't. Wait-please wait-I
hove something to tell YOU"
He drew back, perplexed, and a lit.
tie angry.
Elizabeth"
She shook her head.
II must tell you first. Oh. Neil, lis.
ten to me, please"
II can't Marry You'll can't"
"Oh, very WE'LL" lie leaned hi,
shoulders against the mantelshelf. q
moody frOwn on his handsome face, ant
listened without much interest while
Elizabeth told him of Mr.. Junkers
visit.
And so-now I've got f1O, ,OOO," she
added TREMENDOUSLY. He laughed.
Wcll. | congratulate you. my queen
It's a nice little sum. but why i may
not be kissed until you have told me
the stupendous news, | fail to see.''
Its bccause-because-- l would
give anything if only need not hurt
you: butt can't marry you, Neil--I
cant marry you.'
Cant marry me- he echoed her
words with blank incredulity. "But YOU
promised! Half London knows of our
engagement. Elizabeth, what are you
saying"
There was growing fear In his eyes,
and his voice was rough with pain.
Its the truth. the truth" she told
him. II don't love you'll never did,
you know that-and only said would
marry you because tit was the only
way in which could pay my debt"
"Your debit lie took her hands in
his. holding them in n grip that hurt.
You owe me no debt. I behaved like
a cad yesterday, trying to frighten you.
The money | have spent on you is moth :
ing. / shall never miss it, and even II
l did. I'd give 1t all. and more-gladly
If you wanted help again. Eliza ..
BETH" he stopped, trying to see her
face. but her head was downbent, and
the tears were falling.
'1f it's that you've been thinking
about, If it's that you've got up agains,
me. forget it, he urged hoarsely. II
was half mad when | said what I did.
Royston or any other man is welcome
to the money-all I've got, If can have
you.'
She looked up, her cheeks flaming In
defense of the man she loved. He never
had it; he never had it,"
Neil Farmer laughed brokcnly.
II know he didn't. Last night. when
left you, went around to see that
precious wife of his. My God. |
, could make every allowance for n man
who murdered woman like that. |
could have throttled her myself with
the greatest pleasure. She admitted
! that she forged Royston's name on the
check gave you, and got the five hun :
dred. and laughed at me and called me
, II fool for trusting you!
"She said--I don't know why I
trouble to tell you-but she said that
you and Royston were In love with one
, another, and always had been. She
said that you'd got that check out OF
me for her, to stop her from talking
and not to help her out of any trouble,
She said-oh what does 1t matter what
she said? They were all lies. know"
, There was a pitiful pride in Eliza
beth's face.
J "They are not lies," she said: "at
, least, 1t isn't a lie that love him.
r do love him, and he loves me; and SC
, that's why cant marry you. Oh,
forgive me, forgive me-
She felt the grip of his hands re'ax
and fall away. and she cried out at the
agony in his face. and hid her own,
] ""Royston! A married man a dane,
ing MASTER She hardly recognized
r Farmers voice. it was so hoarse ant
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