The Raymer enterprise., 1911-12-21
CHAPTER ,v.-con.'nu.d.

Princess Oltary runs into the pavilion
and there changes her dress and ap
pears once more to dance before the
rajah and to prove herself the dancer
he has known and loved In q cafe In
Paris. Lefty Lanes dress In bis dance
was the classic ballet dancers. white
~ the leaves Of lily. She seemed to
swim and float; actually to be breathed
and exhaled from out her fllm gown;
and the only ray Of color In her COS.
tune was her own golden hair. sur.
mounted by small coral-colored cap.
embroidered in pearls. The actress
bowed to the right and left. ran to the
right ran to left: glanced toward the
Duchess Of Breakwater,s box; &C
fnowledged the burst Of applause; BE-
gan to dance and finished her pas seul.
and with folded hands sang her song.
Her beautiful voice came out clear
Is crystal water from q crystal rock.
and her words were Graded like
doves. like boats on the boundless
seas.
From India's coral strand. :"
But there was no hyrnn tune to this
song Of Lefty Lanes in 'Mandalayl"
To the boy In the box, however. the
words. the tune. the droning Of the
hies on the window pane. the strong
odor Of the hymn books and panama
fans. came back. and the clear sun
light Of Montana seemed to steal into
the Gaiety as Lefty Lane sang.
The Duchess Of Breakwater clappsd
with frank enthusiasm. and said:
"She Is perfect wonder. isn't she7
Oh. she is too bewitching!"
And she turned for sympathy to her
friend. who stood behind her. his face
illumined. He was amazed: his blue
eyes ablaze. his head bent forward.
he was staring staring at the Gaiety
curtain. gone down on the first act
He laughed softly. and the duchess
heard him say:
Good! Well. I should say she
was! She's q girl from our town."
When the duchess tried to share her
enthusiasm with Dan he had disap.
peared. He left the box and with NO
difhculty made his way as far a. the
first wing
Can you get me an entrance!" he
asked man he had met once at o..
dene. and who was evidently an
habitue.
Il dare say. Rippin' show. isn't IT."
Dan put his hands on ducal shoul.
ders and followed the nobleman
through the labyrinth OF flies.
Which Of EN- do you want to see.
old man!"
Dan. without replying. went forward
to small cluster Of lights In one Of
the wings. He went forward intuitive-
ly. and his companion caught his arm:
"Oh. say, for Gods sake. don't 70 on
like this!"
But without response Dan continued
his direction. A call page stood be-
fore the door. and Dan. on card over
the entrance read Miss Lane" The
smell Of calcium and paint and per.
fume and the auxiliary hung heavy on
the air. The other man saw Dan
knock. knock again and then 30 In.
Unannounced Dan Blair opened the
door Of the dressing room Of the
actress. Miss Lanes dressing.rooms
we're worth displaying to her intimate
friends. They were done With great
taste In coral tint She might have
been said to be In coral cave under
the sea. a. far as young Blair was
concerned. Al he came In be felt bis
ears deaden. and the smoke Of ciga.
rsttes grew 20 thick that be looked
a through veil. The dancer was
standing In the center Of the room.
one hand on her hip. and In the other
hand cigarette. Her short skirt
stood out around her like bell, and
over the bell fell . rain Of pinkish
coral strands. She wore thin slip,
from which her neck and arms came
shining out. and her woman knslt at
her fsst strappins on q little coral
shoe