The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-29
CHAPTER lV.-Contlnued.

At the end Of the tenor solo
Princess Otary runs into the pavilion
and there changes her dress and ap
PEARS once more TO dance before the
raiah and to prove herself the dancer
ne has known ard loved In cafe In
Paris. Lefty Lanes dress in his dance
was the classic ballet dancers, white
a the leaves Of lily. She seemed to
swim and float; actually to be breathed
and cxha!ed from out her film 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. ac-
know lodged the burst Of applause; be
gan TO dance and finished her pas seul,
and til fo ded hands sang her song.
Her lea4tifui voice came out clear
as crystal water from a crystal rock.
and me- words were Graded like
doves. Ike boats on the boundless
seas
From India S coral strand.
But there was no hymn tune to this
song OF Lefty Lanes in "Mandalay."
To the boy in the box. however, the
words. the tune the droniEg Of the
flies Oh 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 clapped
with frank enthusiasm. and SAID:
she is a perfect wonder. isn't she?
Oh. she Is TOO bewitching."
And she turned for sympathy to her
friend. who stood behind her. his face
tllumined. He was amazed; his blue
eyes ablaze. his head bent forward,
be was staring staring at the Gaiety
surtain. gone down on the first act
He laughed softly. and the duchess
hard hiw say:
Good! Well, ! should say she
vas! She's a 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
difficulty made bis way as far as the
first wing.
Can you get me an entrance?" be
asked man he had met once at Os
dene. and who was evidently an
habtue.
i care say Rippin' show. isn't it,"
Dan put his hands on ducal shout
ders and followed the nobleman
through the labyrinth of flies.
Which of EN- DO you want to see.
old mani
Dan. without replying. went forward
10 small cus, er of lights in one OF
the wings He went forward intuitive-
iy, and his companion caught his arm:
On. say. for God s sake, don't 60 on
like this"
nut without response Dan continued
MS direction call page stood be-
lore the door. and Dan. on card over
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smell OF calcium and paint and per-
iume and the auxiliary hung heavy CD
me air The other man saw Dan
Anock. knock again and then go In.
Unannounced Dan Blair opened the
uoor OF the dressing room OF the
sctress. Miss Lanes dressing rooms
we're worth displaying to her intimate
friends They were done with great
taste In coral tint She might have
oeen said to be in a coral cave under
eoe sea. as far as young Blair was
concerned. As he came in he felt his
sars deaden. and the smoke of ciga-
rettes grew so thick that he looked
- through a veil. The dancer was
'tanding in the center of the room.
one hand on her hip. and in the other
osho cigarette Her short skirt
esood out around her like a bell. and
over the bell fell a rain of pinkish
cofai strands She wore a thin slip.
rom which her neck and arms came
sntning out. and her woman knelt at
eef feet s1rapping on a little coral
shOe.