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"The One Unwanted," etc.
MJi WHO IN THE STORY
zr.r,mii r.nxYERK. a acmu
re
MP"',", t..iUlU tnilr nt her
WJrWhn. ei the death of a
VlML, uncle, oeei te Londen te make
SRrM ' W dancing. She fallt in
sfpnVSJ'OiVi a handsome young
WA?ut .- nttr ihr ,inr. turn
ffiojetltenal dancing te make a
1. he had been trained te no
W.,- fu it ,nr rnmance he has
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Hi7r. " whom he cannot live.
Sta Roysten' dancing partner.
J Vlie le '" em " '" ej
Jfty fesO.V, JMfaaeefA'a .noeM.fc
itin. una iee . . . .
f', RV faRMER, a rich man aoeut
.' , ,jAe proposes 10 rjii.aecin ana
I EZ'cts he? lessens with
tt K. BESEBTIB, 0 noted 6ee
1J, ijER BXEATII, a country lad, in
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T JtaU Stay With Yeu, rati"
Htfj' gS drew back, her face quivering,
.' uid he went en mere quietly:
"There are ether reasons, tee rea-
4 , i I can't tell you, and If I did
H T would probably net understand.
1 t'n e young. Elisabeth only a
' " ft "It was the first time he had
$ (failed her Elizabeth, nnd, spoken
L .. i .AAmntl in hpr n new and
n Jfcrful name, lie went en, no longer
'. Sir at her: "Resides, you've no
-X M te knock about In the Hehemlan
fi ; I belong te j It
V L.-.alt .. trtW
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way you
M rtmennt for something better- "
i" ("Unkind 1" she echoed. "Is that hew
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i feel about It 7 When 1 nave neon
ler tnan ever m m.v uu uui.
gbV waited, but he did net spook,
f
he went DOCK IO ncr cnnir, ruling
her hands ciaspen in nn up, ,.
of puzzled bewilderment en her
'3
Iie had net yet realized the thing
M
mi
was SO Clear v mm. eii um;
tht she wns confused and tin-
(y, and that she thought he was net
irsten looked at her, and his heart
'' lM IIe kncw 80 wcl1 w,mt snc wa,
iRi'Salttng. what she was feeling, but he
net dare te iry 10 comieri nrr.
It brought her a tiny slice of chicken
hi some salad.
"Knur von must make n soed sun-
U," he said briskly. "I'm hungry,
fyeu're net! Haven t you discovered
'Mylit that dancing Is the best appetizer
1 the world. It Is, I premise you,
Jtmi we may have te dance again prcs-
lUj mcy seemta very cninusinHiic.
wonder if your nunt was thcr"."
"Ics: I think I saw her. nnd Dellv.
It." Ellzubcth tried te fall in with
mood, but it was difficult.
F'And hew de you like Farmer?"
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10TSIUJ1 Willi UII. UUUU-IOUHII1K CIIDD,
C't be?"
lEliznbcth'a troubled eyes met his
I. feadlly.
'leu knew you don't think se you
a3 low you hate him," she said
Hoyston made n little gi'lmnce.
"Did I bide it as badly as all that?"
n.
1 asked. "I must be mere careful in
Jture; besides I'm net cure that I
fl quite just te him, ns I told you
were. Mmc. Scncstis thinks he is an
icellent fellow wonderfully gen-
,t)US."
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"If he is rich he can nfferd te be,"
Maiwiuci.u .um ruuilCJHI.v. 11 H wnCIl
3Cepl haven't hnvcu't get much
1 (kney, and nrc are still gpnereus.
jj; lit-I I think It's just wonderful."
r.,Uloysten smiled at her earnestness.
!"Xherc are net many people like that.
;ln afraid." he said.
- "'Ne," she agreed. "I have only ever
H et one In my life you !"
J He web spared the necessity for reply
g' a knock nt the deer and the entrance
i.j one of the maids.
' "Please, sir, n lady would like te
lf eak te M1m Cenycrs." ,
She handed Roysteu a enrd.
ir.' He glanced nt it nnd looked across
2T : Elizabeth with n wry smile,
a "Mrs. Mesen." he said.
"Oh!" Elizabeth started up In ills
S fy. "Must I need I see her, de ou
K-Vnk?"
T''I think It will be wiser."
l,l IBhe sut down again with a sigh of
'fittnatlen.
".LOh, very well."
11I 15?Jrsten waB s'an,"n8 behind E!i.n-
f. 'fte chair when Mrs. Ma6en entered
ft room, and if cither of them hnd
Sought that she came with frlcndlv
S itentlens they were seen dislllu-
; lened.
- Hw eyes were glnssy as she looked
' t from one te the ether ; she ignored
ia chair which Keysten efTercd : ns
ion ns the deer bad closed behind her
Ijj is spoke.
"And what, may I ask, la the mean-
' 5 beth?"'8 d,8raceful Proceeding,
"' ?'tal,th atoed up Tery much as a
Tt 'd might have done who dreaded
nishmcnt, but before she could
n-swer Roysten speke for her.
li ''oyeu nnve cerae nere te Insult
jmM Conyers I am sorry, but I must
ifWi.yi0U 1 ,tnve," he said, perfectly
JBVie,:T , b.u ln a tone that brooked
l)ll . '' f-euf n'ece has net troubled
- JS. lcft 0,lr 'l0"sc. Mrs.
x"0"' J,"'1.1 can assure you that she
Mi. ' ,$? t0 tfuble you ln the
r.,'llure: ,AJtn regard te her appearance
14 Mu y?nlR,lt' Possibly you de net re
LiJffL nt i1,1"5 ,ms bcell nn unqualified
ltwn and ,nnt Bno ,ms n Ereat future
Mrs. Masen raised her lorgnette and
rea nt him with inv in.nin,. i
wt future!" she echoed. "In what
2fCa,?lt-!. Wlask?"
m'J SJnbcth broke in 1
I "Tliey say I shal
trembllnslr.
shall make a crcnt
j-iencer 1 am
Trained, nmi
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going te bn properly
1. I Mrs. Masen lauihed.
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l,iV"'".l!llMI'1" ane nsKert
'I 1 W M' l,,)0r Klrl, If you nrc
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s.,, T"""rr. l Li"' ie netlilng ter
u.
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up
' lit. 1 i uiuerenccH mat may nave ex-
2?, i ?c'ween us; after all jnu are my
s. 7n,bri,tl,cL,s c,1l. "nil I 0111 still
m.iB "cr 'en n,y protection pre-
- i 5"iu ,faVB thls mnn,,i company
II th t, , erevcr and accept a pest
is :nl'r,en''S of mine who are generously
11' :ng te take you. Ellzubcth, I lm-
- f y"-
'' i n,bf th Hlf,,,l ,ier ee,, l0 Roysten's
- nalth a 1,UI 8w "lle ' Infinite
u iniidence.
' xt. hftJ' b,ny wltI you,,M she suld.
i ??.H 5Ias(n flushed crimson.
.. 0," 'n abandoned girl." she
t' 1 ' m , mnn ls ninrrieil, and
, fihn nlnnnpfl iih Tint.
tl ,n,tel' a swift
Ji lnu.w nsk "
i'. tolce of steel.
step forward.
ou te ke." he said In
1 V V. ""'-I.
Airs. MlltUlli ll,.l .1 Tl! L..I.
T Tfllftn t9 .., '
And When vmi lln.l ...!,! 1.1. . .
i m am jwm 1, ,111 mint inn jiiuiii-
J re, wert Jen't ceme crying te
" irifc..ihe ".n,l' Insultingly. And
TK1.1 rC x 0rfHl you I abse utciy
'Mib ml,..... . '! ""' . u"" 'ul '"
iii Eii cr. k. ?" s nte' te -"
R11..1. A " . ue reinien
ClUabeth'8 checks flm,
1 am nnf u r....i i! i., r i.
il 0"Bil0 knew.'" she snld breath
dKln . "8 lnnced at Itoyten nnd
SK n ml hilr,i,cu from tl,c ,,ttr'l '",)k '
li'Wa ON hl fni.n. "S!.,,,.,. .1.... .l
iu win 1.. ;.; . " " 1 i"i-ii:.
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P DANCING MASTER
thnt I nm your niece" she ndded hotly,
nml then quite suddenly she broke down
Inte n storm of tears.
Roysteu walked te the deer and
opened it; his face was ugly In IU
anger.
"Please go," he said; and without
another word Mrs. Masen swept from
the room.
Roysten shut the deer and looked
across at Elizabeth,
She wns sobbing broken-heartedly,
her face hidden en her arms.
"Elizabeth," he said hoarsely, "don't
cry It breaks my heart
!
She seemed net te hear, and he took
a quick step toward her. "Elizabeth"
and then she raised her head nnd for
n moment looked at blm with tear
drenched cyes.
"Oh. go nwny nlense go away!'"
the whispered, and Keysten obeyed
without another word.
An seen ns the deer closed Eliza
beth rose te her feet and began walking
up and down, striving hard for com-
PRUrc . . . ....
"Yeu feel! Yeu silly little feel!"
she kept snylng te herself. "Step cry
ing! Step crying this minute."
She was ashamed of her tears,
ashamed that she should have broken
down In front of Roysten.
"Men hntc scenes," se Nctta had
ence snld with her cheap cynicism; "If
you want te lese them, pump up the
tears often enough, and they will fright
en them nwny."
It terrified Elizabeth te recall theso
words, nnd when presently one of the
maids came Inte the room with some
coffce she plucked up sufficient cour
age te ask if she could lend her some
powder. She had net used such a thing
half a dozen times in her life, but she
remembered hew freely Netta always
used it after tears.
"I'll get some from the clenk room,
mlse," the girl said. She looked sym
pathetically nt Elizabeth's wet face,
when she came back she said kindly,
"Your dnnce was beautiful, miss; better
than Miss Staccr's. I watched you
from the balcony."
Elizabeth flushed with pleasure.
"Did you? I em glad you liked It,"
she said. She powdered the tcarstaln
vigorously away. "De I leek as If
I've been crying?" she asked anxiously.
"Net that you would notice, miss,"
the maid answered net quite truthfully.
Elizabeth drank her coffce and felt
better; she even managed te greet Roy Roy
seon with a smile when he returned.
He looked tired, and he seemed te
avoid meeting Elizabeth's eyes as he
tpeke.
"They want us te dnnce again. I
hnvc told them you are tired, se if seu
would rather net it will net matter nt
all. Please de exactly ns you like."
"I will daiice, of course." Elizabeth
rose hurriedly ; she would have gene
en dancing until she dropped in the hope
of counteracting any bad impression she
might have made.
She crossed the room and peered at
herself anxiously in the glnss. "De I
leek as if I have been crying?" she
asked Roysten timidly.
"Ne, net in the least." he said, but
he did net even glunce at her.
Elizabeth remembered that dance te
the end of her'llfe. The dreamy In
toxication of the music, the wnrintu und
light, and, most of nil, the wonderful
magic of "lysten'n guiding arm an1
heir pcrff lartncrshlp.
When V, vns ended she almost ran
from the rem te escape the attentions
that would have been bestowed upon
her. She left Roysten te receive the
congratulation. She wrapped her
cloak around her and snt waiting for
InV in the empty little room en the
ether sldn of the hall.
It was all ever this wonderful
evening. Soen her new life would be
Sin. "I don't think I'U ever be happy."
She tried net te think of it, but it
beat all about her like wings in dark
ness. It seemed n long lime before Roy Roy
seon returned. He was carrying Lis
overcoat and hat.
"I've get a tnxl," he said. "Will
you come?"
She followed him silently, nnd as they
crossed the hall Nell Farmer came
eagerly toward her.
"Are you tee tired te say geed-night
te me?" he asked. "I cannot tell you
hew much I have enjoyed your dnuc
ing. I am hoping te see you tomorrow
with Mine. Senestls nt lunch."
Elizabeth answered at random. Sht
did net care if she never saw him
again. In the middle of a flattering
speech she turned and almost ran from
him.
She gave a deep sjgh of relief as she
and Roysten dreve1 away.
"Glad it's ever?" he asked casually.
"Ne."
He leaned forward and let down the
window, then npoleglzed and pulled It
up again jerkily.
"There's a cold wind, tee cold for
you."
Elizabeth mnde no answer.
Presently : "Am I te go te lunch with
Mr. Fnrmer tomorrow?" she asked.
"I believe he has arranged something
of the sort with Mmc. Scncstis," Roy Rey Roy
sten nnswercd.
"And you are you coming, tee?"
He shook his head. "I am atrnld
net; I have n busy day before me. By
the way" he looked at her with a
Htralned little smile "I have had lets
of flattering Invitations for you te the
houses of the great." His voice wns
sarcastic.
"Te dance with you?" Elizabeth
nsked breathlessly.
"I faiippese se; I had te refuse them,
of course."
Silence fell again.
Te Elizabeth s everstrung Imagina
tion the cab seemed te bu racing them
homeward; there was se much she
wanted te say; nnd yet no words would
come. At last, when she knew they
must be nuite oleiin tn nin' .,,.,
she snt up stiffly nnd looked nt the man
beslde her.
"I want te tell you hew hew sorry
I am for for my aunt's rudeness te
you this evening, Mr. RoyBten."
"That; eh, It was nothing! I took
It for what it was worth. It only wor
ried me for your rnke."
"I want te tell you," Elizabeth went
en as If she had net henrd him, "that
whatever she or any one ever says about
you, I shan't ever believe It "
Ha laughed, rather a rough sort of
laugh.
"I am afraid It never werriei me
much what people sny or think about
me: most people, thnt is." He lenm-il
forward, peering out Inte the dark
ness. "We must be nearly home."
Ills voice sounded as If he wcrn nm.
leus for the drive te end, nnd Eliza
beth shrank back In her corner.
Then suddenly his hand sought hers
In a close, strong pressure.
"I wish ou the best of everything;
you knew that, don't ou?" he said.
"I hope that your life will be filled
with hannineas and success.'
Elizabeth's hand quivered beneath
his.
"I may hnvc success, perhaps," she
wild uncertainly, "but tomeliev, J
don't think I shall ever be very happy,"
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