Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-26
-,,,e prGrNs THE STORY

st cno cg"I he death OF an uncle
in,y" ,srcs her wifh only ffOO. in-
y 's nm e1pecfed fortune. AT a
se IL taught to dance BY hand.
s Pat Rovsfcn. tormer scrvIce .s
~ MsVnitcr Sheath, a solid but not
~ .:.oc;ous country lad. proposes
,Sne in her plight. She. refuses
n and plans to earn "er ny'"v ;"n "
Sscing. Hunting tor q pace r.S y!
~ dancing lessons. sne mcess Sss. 1n nes
Ksosr, a mdnneqnth, - "mv NS.iT
S'snhappily married. n"saGc.M "a ,:.,s
;"r Vcfta, Rovst0a's dss'stdnt:
ov,ton, after fcdch'n0 Ensdoe.n a.
E'E capable OF, turns her ovsr 20
sfns. Sencstis, a nofed Fre"c" oo"c'
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
ab.sh's Chance Comes !.
fQIiE glanced up at him timidly ana
fmet his eyes. 49,,
Ea;N.n. vou eve, get married, Miss
s ~ " he said, half in fun, half Sc
S8sly.
H1izabeth shook ner he"u'
1,,,o never had the chance, at least,
E w.norn
!wi,.nr w. Tho man YOU told me about
TWai'e' ot -
yes" ~,
80 he wants to marry you
,py.s-at least, he did last time 1 saw
~ ~ f
,. ,ot worry likely to have
Me tic Wind 40 SOON"
Anged MS i'n' ;, U,,ohetb said
sDh, ! , don know, sows thot men soon
tely. b, .NeteS M oSsr sdi tibinss.;
Meta Is a G cyn,c, 6, = >" o'''o
what 90 you yasm,. m care for men,"
THAT she doesn 5 - vo,, y Elizabeth
bhe IS very io'" -
~ unthinE1rWWs,;: 1Ws,;: I'm different: we're
friends; :si s,;s Ms'! sss Sc" &C.,. almost s.n.
YES" Ihey ws,r s,,rod % tha S,stsmce
|lgE Elizaoesh .hn mere"I" road with rerretful
{4Ime end OF the toau ~. VIZ" ren,,zeS whv
g2 She nau I,:s Iu. y .red so swiftiv
HFaS that tlie aT 1ovstpn's comnonv
sIe S.a.,od %a so denlorably when
I!Nny sror him
~ was sway -, ,,h,. M,.
You will let me Anow VIA ha. oT, onatn
gnsstis says when you see nel asa,n hna
db evening she ssAe"' a"" """'
W. yant me e..;,, 10 dos .,v - ses hsr before
- this afternoon; as l nave 'na' en-
&Q}ement tonight: >,
Netta's new ir1ck mas s, co'iie i'olne'
Sabeth SAID with sign.
RDyston smiled. , :.
isYou will never get over your love oi
rttty clothes, ne said. -.
@isabeth laughed, shaking .ner
Nd :,
III hope never shall. II ever get
,ieAI shall buy heaps and heaps"
80 you told me once BEFORE
Ne flushed sensitively.
sYou think me very silly!' she
I0A.
ss!'No."
They had reached the house, and
Mbeth ran up the steps to ring
~ bel, when Mrs. Silcum appeared.
holooked rather agitated and she gave
3dgh Of relief when she saw Royston.
l0h. sir! I'm that glad you
es. and Miss Netta worrying herself
N Iddlestrings, and CRYING her eyes out
|about tonight, It's no use telling her
that It can't be helped, and that ac-
eidents will happen in the best regu.
hted family, She lust cries and
Idies -"
nCries! Why, what has happened? ?"
Ghabeth asked breathlessly,
~
py,hed Mrs. Silcum aside, and ran
Netta Law on the couch in the win.
1ow, her foot propped I'm on n pillow
Ut swathed in bandages. Her face
wasS swollen with CRYING. and when
~ aw Elizabeth she broke into tears
aeain.
laaatlv stairs I L.Grou .ho,id Je
u ons day. Just after YOU went out
Nv morning. l was running down.
ttalls, and the doctor saws it's worse
tlla sprain, because Tye torn some
Y the iig-whateyer Won cali the
lAinss-as WE'LL"
"Oh. Meta You noor deorv,
,Elizabeth would have nus her arms
sand her, but Meta resisted. "Tt
ncons that 7 con't on NTH Dot tor,.ht
MIL wouldn't have missed it for the
Alns. On, dear, what shall / do -
There's nothing to worry about"
gston said quietly. He had lust come
to the room. and he vailed "vsr % ~
ltta and laid a hand on her shoulder
3ly dear girl, for heavens sake don't
Ftsry. I'm only too sorry it's han.
We'd, of course, but / can manage
oout tonight all right
Meta went on sobbing.
IL was an extra special show-vou
w 1t was, Pat" She looked nm at
4iAbeth through her tears. 1--WE
Wit have meant permanent summer
bow can hep" "'