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over her azure dress, necklace given
her by Dan. She said he was "too
late for words" and why hadn't he
come before. After greeting him she
set him free, and he went eagerly to
ind his place next to an elderly woman
whom he liked immensely, Lady Cal.
warn. Size had given him twenty
pounds for some OF his poor. Lady
Caiwarn had calm, kind face, and
Dan sat down beside her, we'll out cf
the crush. ard they talked amiably
throughout the violin solo.
Think of it," she said, Lefty Lane
of the Gaiety is going to sing. I'd sit
through a great deal for that. Let
that man with the fiddle do his worst"
Blair laughed appreciatively. He
thought Lady Caiwarn would be
good friend for Miss Lane, better than
the duchess herself. Il wish Lily
could hear you talk about her violin
ist." he said, delighted; "she thinks
he's the whole show" And tentative.
iy, his ingenious eyes fixed on his
friend, he asked: 81 wonder how you
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perfectly ripping, and she's from my
state"
Meet her!" Lady Caiwarn ex.
claimed, but before she could finish,
through the room ran the little anti.
cipatory rustic that comes before the
great, and which, when they have
gone, breaks into applause. The great
actress had appeared to give her mum.
ber Dan and Lady Caiwarn, behind
the palms in a little corner of their
own, watched her.
a clever understanding of the world
into which she was to come this day.
had made the girl dress like a charm.
She stood quietly by the piano, her
hands folded. Among the high ladies
Of the English world in their splendid
frocks, their jewels and feathers, she
was a simple figure, her dress snow
waite, high to her throat, unadorned
by any gay color, according to the
fashion of the time. 1t was such a
dress as Romney might have painted,
and under her arms and from across
her breast there fell a soft coral-col-
ored silken scarf. The costume was
daring in its simplicity. She might
have been Emma, Lady Hamilton, be-
cause perfectly beautiful, perfectly tai
ented, she could risk severe simple
ity, having in herself the fire and the
art and the seduction. Her hair IVES
golden crown and her eyes like stars.
She was excited, and the scarlet had
run along her cheeks like wine spilled
over ivory.
She looked around the room, failed
to see Blair, but saw the Duchess of
Breakwater in her velvet and her jew
els. Lefty Lane began to sing Dan
and she had chosen Mandalay and she
began with it. Her dress only was
simple. All the completely of her tai
ent, whatever she knew of seduction
and charm, she put in the rendering of
her song. Even the conventional au-
dience, most of which knew her well,
were enchanted over again, and they
went wild about her. She had never
been SO charming. The men clapped
her until she began in self-defense an
other favorite of the moment, and end
ed in a perfect huZzah of applause.
She refused to sing again until, in
the distance, she saw Dan standing by
the column near his seat. Then indi-
eating to the pianist what she wanted.
she sang The Earl of Moray, such a
rendering of the old ballad as had not
been heard in London, and coming, as
it did, from the lips of a popular sin
ger whose character and whose verve
were not supposed to be sympathetic
to piece of music of this kind, the
effect was startling. Lefty Lanes face
grew pale with the touching old trag-
edy, the scarlet faded from her
cheeks, her eyes grew dark and moist,
she might indeed herself have been
the lady looking from the castle wall
while they carried the body of her
dead lover under those beautiful. eyes.
Dan felt his heart grow cold. If
she had awakened him when he was a
little boy, she thrilled him now; he
could have wept. Lady Caiwarn did
wipe tears away. When the last note
Of the accompaniment had ended,
Dams friend at his side said: How
utterly ravishing! What beautiful,
lovely creature; how charming and
how frail!"
He scarcely answered. He was max
ing his way to Lefty Lane, and he
wrung her hand, 1nurmuring, "Oh,
you're great; you're great" And the
pleasure on his face repaid her over
and over again. Come, 1 want you to
meet the Duchess of Breakwater, and
some other friends of mine.'
AS he let her little cold hand fall
and turned about, the room as by
magic had cleared. The prime minis
ter had arrived late and was in the
other room. The refreshments were
also being served. There was no one
to meet Lefty Lane, except for several
young men who came up eagerly and
asked to be presented, Gordon Ga
lorey among them.
Where's Lily?" Dan asked him; II
want her to meet Miss Lane"
"In the conservatory with the prime
minister" and Galorey looked mean
ingly at Dan, as much as to say, "Now
don't be an utter fool"
But Lefty Lane herself saved the