Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-01

SYNOPSIS
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tisttink her sity soasins, They take her 10
q hall, she freis Leeniy the contrast he.
tween her dosds, home made frosk and
the smart siothss tho either somra ~e.r,
Tho onis person IN the gathering Who
takes pity upon her 10 Fat hosston, Who
tries, with same success, 10 teach her Ga
dance, fii,abs,h,s relative. tell her that
he Ia = dancing TEACHER that he IL mar
risd, and that shs IL not 90 meet him
ssain. fiiIab~th's uncle, With whom sh.
made her home, dies, on her Nay home
shs meets h01stons hut he DOES not rrrasz
nb~ hrr, Walter sn~ath proposes, hut she
rejects him, Now so on with the storsi
gcaRtlnusd from Yesterday,
The shabby carriage drew up NJ
the house before there was time TO
say any more. and Elizabeth got out
with a sigh OF relief.
The blinds were all drawn, aud
someone-probably the little maid
oi.all-work. who had been left TO
look after Robert Conyers-had tied
a streamer OF black TO the door
knoeker
Elizabeth Shiyyered as she went
into the narrow hall and looked
around.
Lunch was waiting for her, but
she could eat nothing, though WAL
ter Sheath fused around and did
his best 10 coax her.
II think your aunt or cousin
might havescome with you," he said
presently.
Elizabeth smiled cynically.
DO you; You wouldn't think so
II you knew ,hem," she said. Aunt
said she might come down TO the
funeral, but. somehow, don't think
she will"
The tears welled into her eyes, and
she looked away.
Walter took her hand.
Elizabeth, ii you will be my wife
| will make you so happy"
She shook her head.
IL know you would try, but d
ah, | can't, Walter, indeed | can't
The tears brimmed over. He was
remorseiul instantly.
Il won't worry you now. It's a
shame when you've only just come
home. Don't cry, Elizabeth; wen
say no more about it."
She brushed the tears away.
ITS so-lonely" she said. She
thought OF freedom and wished for
it, and yet her own loneliness ap-
palled her. To whom could she turn
in the future il she refused this man?
What could she do?
1t was only later in the day that
the little maid-of-all-work put
thought into her head.
The master was very rich, wasn't
he, miss"
"Rich!" Elizabeth turned around
and looked at her. "Why-I don't
know" she said slowly. Il suppose
y he always had plenty of
money!
"And ii he's done what's right and
fair" the girl went on in downright
fashion, "he'll have left it all to you,
and that's fact"
Elizabeth flushed.
"Oh, | don't know" she said pain
fully. we mustn't think OF such |
things, Bessie, anyway"
But though she tried to put the
thought from her, it was always in
her mind.
Supposing her uncle had been a
rich man, and supposing he had left |
his money to her!
He had no other relatives in the
world except Mrs. Mason and Dolly, !
and there was no love lost between
them, she knew.
Robert Conyers had not spoken to
his sister for many years, and. as
Dolly had said, she had only seen
her uncle once in her life.
Elizabeth's heart beat fast.
To be rich, to be someone, to have |
a good time as other girls did! To |
be able to dress like other girls--to
buy dainty shoes and silk stockings |
and be welcomed into the charmed |
circle by which Dolly and her friends
were ringed about!
The thought was with her all day, |
though she tried sternly to check it.