Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-22
(ContinusA from saturday. )

He had hardly gone when a bo,
brought a note from Pat Royston;
was very short-just a couple o
lines.
will you be at the little restauran
this evening at 7?-you know wher'
l mean"
Elizabeth knew we'll enough, ant
her soul seemed to be singing for JOY
as she kissed the little scrappy note
and hid it away in her frock.
She went up to her room, ant
packed the few belongings will
which she had first come to Nine
Senestis; she left everything behine
that had been given her since. ever
the water iilys Hllet which Farme
had given to her fast night. = She hat
no further use for any Of them; sh.
wanted to start afresh, and shake Of
every link Of the old life.
AZ she finished packing, and tidied
the room, her mind leaped ahead In I
wonderful dream of the future; per.
haps. they would 90 abroad some.
where, she and Royston. Perhaps
even they would dance togethe,
again; perhaps even some day they
would be famous.
1t was strange that she never gavc
. thought to Enid Sanger; strange
that she had never been really active.
1y jealous Of her.
She counted almost every moment
Of the day as It dragged by; madame
went out without seeing her, and
Elizabeth was glad. The old French
hdusekeepey served her meaise. but
seemed disinclined to talk, and Eliza
beth did not care-her whole being
was concentrated on the evening,
and the Happiness to which she was
going.
Her small trunk she left quite
ready to be fetched or forwarded to
her when she knew Royston's plains
for the future, and there was not the
smallest doubt or shadow OF regret
in her heart when. later that evening,
she looked around the room in silent
farewell.
Only as she was actually leaving
the house did she give thought to
Neil Farmer and the magnitude Of
the debt she owed him. and for amo.
n1ent her face blenched, and her heart
was shaken with fear.
What would he dol? What could
he do, she asked herself; but she
soon rallied. She could pay him back,
at little At time; it would take per-
haps years, Of course, but once she
was with Royston and happy, she
felt that the world failure would
never need to find q place in her life.
She was at the little restaurant
where she had had supper with Roy
ston all those months ago, quarter
Of an hour before the time he had
stated, but he was waiting for her,
and he took her hand in ! close grip
before they went to the table in the
alcove At which they had sat together
before.
Elizabeth's eyes were stars Of inno-
cent joy a. she looked at Royston
across the little table.
This is the third time we've been
here" she said shyly. do you re-
member"
"Yes." He seemed to avoid meet
ing her eyes. His face looked drawn.
When he had given the waiter his
order. Elizabeth slipped : hand into
"I'm so happy" she said. ITS
been awful all these weeks-and
when you were ill.," He looked
down At her sharply.
Meta told you!"
She flushed and shook her head.
mo, Mime. Senestis heard" Her
lips trembled. II wrote to you ever
10 many times" she confessed with
/ sigh, "but ! always was afraid TO
send them"
"Were you?" he answered her with
IN effort; and presently he made an
excuse to take his hand from hers.
He understood Elizabeth 70 we'll;
knew exactly what castles in the air
she had built for herself since last
night, and he blamed himself pas
If only he had not yielded to the
ncontrollable impulse to take her in
ne arms; If only he had not kissed
her. the task which he had set him
,elf would have been 50 much easier.