Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-21

you 10 the cnd or my lite--and after.
i. Mook az me- EiiSaoeth; say you Oe-
's. "e. :,
one raised her eyes to MS ravaged
tace. -
IF you loved me like that" she said,
you would not send me away"
He drew long sigh that was al.
most q groan. and his clcnched hand
fell heavily To the table. II
;EIizabcth wnitcd for ooopizod .oc
onds. counting them NV bcr beor,.
heats. but he d,d nn, SnsoL srI e" sbo
pushed back her chair, rising stifiy
to her feet. - ~ t :
6. "J wort % ,o ho,,o po,s,o. o.,
lowed her without a. word out OF the
hot room, with its red shaded lights.
into the GOODNESS OF the moonlit night.
Tbsv u,o,tod ~ a,...no. hooL :,
madame's in si,enc.sH @ Hi1fS Uncs R"vs,on IaSn 70
looked down M Eii,oheth onJ his
henrt contracteI Inst ni.h. sha hoS
been radiant with h.nninsss tori1ht
she looked MS n desnair enfolGcJ
her. $3.50 :" '' ~ .o''e'
rh. 80. Ill. a..
.,iane SET msnt ~ tne dancing
uU" ssarond anu ,t,,eS .ns souna OF music, anu ~
.senyu .ss i i 70 Ei.aoetn as sne recoghiAed
the oid haunting waltz tune which was
Wnu.!. aSuvI.eu VI ner NH. VIII iat
''oys''n tina, her heart must ore"k:
She looked rp at him.
,:Good. 6y,' she said steadily =.
God bless you-for ever and ever
God bless you.' -
Then he was zone. and Elizabeth
stumbled up the steps to the house. She
rang the bell with i,umbed fingers, and
as the old French housekeepcr I'D
mitted her the door Of the music room
opened and Neil Farmer came into the
hall. .,.",.. ....
He looked paIe md worr;cJ b,. h;s
face cieoreJ ns 10 hv moeic wbon bau ',o ho
saw Eiizabetb " '"e'. ""e" 'e
.yvhot Ia !, E,,vo,o,h, A., r,,
,u, nut , ~ ~ EiAnpeth' are you
s,nrotniv Un SU,No" i1's voice lei' pas
''Us.sy ..ay r,r.
v,,a. I'm J., 10 wal. any loheer, Enzapetn |:
h.r m", o,os 20 n, .s ansMer n, 70 Dt she closed
hroco' go os sho tto.,'. tmHJ,H maahs Al nts e,n
othe o.hhee as sne tnoQsht or last hight ana
TtM.t i;.s a.Is 'nat nuu held nss-otnes
never " bevo T Rnrs,en s,ea htr b OWL Sne eoua ha
need nmt M ot5er ,nor o' ~ hds riona' Ims,' 'he
smddon ] wov, M" W. ras.innato u M,N paIe Io.o,.r
and love rosc in ~ bar p"e ha"ut sh: ivs" ss;,
hack from Eci, Fnrmor u 1ow,h;nm e bvsl ,s'.
terically. the burning color rushing to
"et saee' ,,, -, ,, ,.u
~ V, 49,. ~, III ~ s.e saa snriili. 4.
donn put "ef ''to chair ana smut the
..irv n,t,orco 60 ,o,o . +. ,,,, ~,
r,,oo Ia, pn,'.m ,,,;.i, sEme' NJ M!a. his
,ono an",,nh WV MaIons Ic,,ns' J We "ma.se .
von here rn, boun nnr.haro uu.s oiso ho. ~ WIZ ~
i'o sn rn,, 'tu ho aVu ~ uomuere '.;se e,se 70 go.
Yo" II e 70 smiled intn Wt her una set ,"cs ,"ve
:.Cnms nv nmaenrE;Ss N;0 "m, ,. s. 'avv sor
von % =" soinv ~ moko mo % tho %nG hnnr;as, sas
mnn on eartb :" Sho ,onIod ~" r, ot ,;n,
bsr eyas cola nj mnsm;i;nn "p ~ "'''
She broke o,It again sohhinp ct don,
love you. | cant marry YOU Oh,
please be kind and 90 away g. ""
His face paled: the confident smile
faded from his lips. lie drew back
breathing fast.
For n moment there was n poignant
silence; then he said harshly: "Anf
70 this Is how you pay your debt OF
honor"
What do you mean? What do YOU
mean? You we're willing to tnke thf
risk; you knew I might fail: I warned
you so often; I warned madame, too,
that might fall"
..v.. ro.,. A..
iou iooA '"e money ior HoSstoh'
He seemed not to hear: his eyes were
fixed on her with curious expression
In their handsome depths. then he said
| very quietly: And the money you took
from me for-Royston?"
Elizabeth rose, slowly to her feet ;
she held to the back Of the chair for
support.
'"Tha n,Npny-fnr Nr Rnr,tnn
What-money?"
Tint cheqhe you were so innocent
about There was n bitter sncer in
his voice, and his hands shook rs he
took from his pocket packet of papers.
He sorted them throupb md hold n
folded cheGue 70 her "This ia tho
cheoue I gave Won. Look ot II Iooi,
at it," he added fiercely, as she shook
her head. She took II and nnfoido,, ~
but everything swan before her 81, So
that she could hardly 500 and sbo said
pitifulIy: ~ ''e '"''
II don't understand. can't
see"
He pointed to the top line of the
cheoue which he had left untitled when
he gave it to her. II was Gi,eJ in
now9-with Royston's name--and below
it written I'm letters and olso in figurcs
was the sum of Ave hundred mounds
Elizabeth caught her breath with n
choking sob.
"But I didn't, Indeed 7 didn't v,
she cried wildly "It was mot for him
oh. give You my word ~ honor
thot IL was NOT for him. He never On q,
it he never had the money, on. Won
must believe me" 'o'
Farmer laughed as he took Tho noner
from her again. ''~'
"It Is made out n him md Il is