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Ey remarltng that It was not unlikely
she would attain her wish.
Months passed en-. The angular
girl, all legs and wings, like a pullet,
grew into a graceful young woman,
with face which, II not beautiful IN
The regulation way, was singularIy
striking with It's dark skin and fash
ing eyes and rather large but mobile
mouth.
There N n great future before thai
girl NJ. Faber would remark to his
wife, good.natured woman, who
treated all her pupils as II they were
her own children.
But he did not hurry.
"One does not learn to dance In
day." he would say when Finctta beg
ped him 10 get her an engagement,
oven # It were ever SO smnll one,
patience, my good child, and when
the tine comcs-well, you shall see,
The time came and Fnetta APP
poared among the ladies Of the bat
lie nj small provincial thcater, lie
kent her IN the ranks for two years;
then gave her q solo part and lastly
obtained an engagement for her at the
Diadem.
70 dance ut the Diadcm was III"
height OF FinnottA'B ambition, Her
hcnrt beat that night as had never
beat before--not even on her lirsl
appearance at the provincial theater
but II did not deaden the music or
drive her step out Of mind, and when
she had finished, the roar Of delight
arose In the theater proclaimed the
fact that Finetta had scored u
triumph, and that NJ, Fabcr had not
abored In vain.
That was three years ago, Her
popularity had steadily increased She
was now the rage Her salary ox
ceeded that Of cabinet minister;
the percentage alone was good IN
come for the patient pcrsoyering NJ
taher.
When she appeared at night, the
house roarcd welcome ana rewarded
her efforts with thundors of applause.
Her photographs were placed among
The other celebrities In the shop win.
dows--noxt those Of the royal family
the great poets, the eminent states
men--and sold ns well, II not beucr
than the rest. Outside the theater
hung d huge transparency showing
Finetta In her Spanish dancing dress
the tobacconisjs sold u cigarette bear.
ing her name.
All this ought TO have turned her
head 1t did little, but only q little,
TO tell the truth, she was good
hearted girl, and In her prosperity
I'D not forget those near TO her, She
set her father up In the WHOLESALE"
coal trade, and put her mother into 4
nice house In lslngton, sent her
brother to school, and her sister I"
live with her In her pretty houae IN
ST. Johns wood, and though the
world said hard things of her, she was
unlustly accused and illuminated.
Her manners were not those of Lady
Clara We're de We're, She gave sup.
per.parties at which only gentlemen
and ladies' of the ballet were present,
she talked and laughed loudly, she
knew nothing and cared less FOR the
prophecies; was fond of champagne
and enjoyed cigarette; delighted In
riding and driving tandem, aud did
both surprisingly we'll; hut scandal
could find no chinll In her armor
through which TO shoot rs poisoned
darts, aud the worst the world could
with truth call her was "Flnetta, IN"
dancer
The men who thronEed around her
called her "a good felow,' and whom a
woman of her class has earned that
title. depend upon It she Is not SO
black as the vrtuous paint her
She knew half the pecragc the
male side but she wns rs friendly
and pleasant TO n struggling young
journalist ms to my lord Ninson,
These sent her letters telling her they
adorcd her She lighted her cigar
cites with them, and told the writer's.
when next she saw them, not TO waste
ink aud pape, upon her, hut 10 make
up a party to take her for drive and
q dinner ut Richmond,
Sometimes very often they sent
her presents diamond rings, brace
let's. pendants, lockets, with their por
traits (Which she always took QUIT
and she accepted them with i careless
sang froid which was amusing TO AL
but the donors. The horses she and
her groom rode were Il gitt from a
wellknown turflord II was said
that the lease Of The house at 81
Johns Wood had been given 70 her
hui that was not true.
why, shouldn't take EN-! she
said to her sister Polly. "Fhey't
only give en- to some one else VIII,
wouldn't look half so well IN them
wouldn't know how to ride 'em,"
So that site often danced at th'
Diadem wearing gems which made
the ladies' in the stalls envious, ant
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