Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-27
The -
Dancing Master
By RUBY AYRES.
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aoatihued ffom Nessesdlsb
Nine. Senestls gave a luneheo,
party the following day in honor o
the engagement. She told Elizabeth
tia, she had quite forgiven her. an,
hoped that they would always b,
friends.
She realized that as Farmers wifi,
Elizabeth would probably be inilueh
'ial, and therefore useful she s,rokec
the girls pale cheek and laughec
softly.
he pauyfe petlte' We frightened
her Is Il no soS But now-so 'appy
80 very 'sppyr
Elixabeth's luncheon party, she
called il. but the only guests were I
motley collection OF her own friends
who had all heard OF Elizabe,h's fail
ury At the duchess. and stared a, her
eufiously and no, very kindly,
There was great deal OF wine
consumed aud many absurd speeches
made. and Eliyabeth's head aehed
and she felt more wre,ehed than eyer
IN her life before And ye, there was
a sort OF triumph in her heart. and a
feeling OF unu,,erable ihankiulness
for that morning Neil Farmer had
given her the check. which bore Roy
ston's signature. and allowed her 10
destroy il.
The deb, is pa,d-handsomely
paid" he told her. and hold the
receipt he added, his arm around
her waist.
IN He had been very kind and gentle
10 Elizabeth since his first outburst
a. il he was anxious by every
means in his power to win her ior-
giveness. but her heart fel, like
stone.
She sat beside him at luncheon
and tried to talk and smile, but the
merriment and pointed illusions IN
the MANY speeches made her sick.
II was all wrong-all wrong. her
heart cried out. that she should be
here, suffering and broken-hearted'
when SO much sunshine might have
enwrapped her
Farmer had got special license
and their marriage was to take place
IN four days time. Nine. Senestls
managed to squeeze out few tears
when she heard.
II shall miss you. petite-so
mucl,' she said, but | know you
will be so 'appy." Elizabeth did not
answer, but there was death in her
heart as she listened to the plans
Farmer had made for the future. He
would take her abroad. he would
show her the world. they would go
10 Paris and buy the most wonder
full clothes.
Elizabeth shuddered; it seemed a
lifetime ago since she. had longed
for pretty frocks and silk stockings;
now she would have gone barefoot
and been happy if Royston had
walked by her side.
When the luncheon party had dis
persed and Farmer had gone. a little
flushed with excitement and cham
pagne, Elizabeth went up to her own
room and wrote to Royston. 1t was
only a short note. but every word
was written with her hearts blood.
II am going to marry Neil Farm,
er. | wanted to tell you myself.
~There is nothing else for me to do.
Goodby-Elizabeth."
She dared not read through what
she had written; she slipped out and
posted it Immediately.
When she got back the old house
keeper met her at the door.
There is some one come" she
announced mysterious1y. "A gen.
tleman for you. mademoiselle. He
is in the salon"
Elizabeth walked across the hall
and opened the door; she was not
in the least interested to know who
her visitor could be. but she gave a
little cry of astonishment when Mr..
Junkers, her uncle's lawyer from
Dilbury. rose stiffly to greet her.
Your she said with a little
breathless laugh. why. it seems
years and years since I saw you,
Mr.. Junkers."
six months--approNimately.' he
told her. with irritating precision
.AnQ-er-tnlS TIME our injecting
will be. hope, more pleasant er-
rand"
YES" Elizabeth was not inter
ested. She remembered how angry
he had been with her because she
had refused to invest her small le-
gacy.
Mr.. Junkers went back to his chair
and began polishing his glasses on
silk handkerchief.
Truth. as you probably have
heard. is sometimes stranger than
fiction. Miss Conyers," he said dry
ly, and. that being so, you may moi
be so very much surprised to learn
that another will has been found
viii quite in order and duly wit
messed which was made by your un-
t>Sf week before his lamented
death"
He looked at Elizabeth and smiled
family. "A will which makes a con.
siderable change in your fortunes
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