Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-19
WHO'S WHO IN THE STORY

~ rich uncle, g0eS 70 L0"uOn " Mo.o
her living bv dancing. She falls IN
ptT IT. ROYSTON, a handsome young
eertiemdn, pho, after the ,oar, turns
4 n professional ddncin0 to make a
N Ec;no. az he had been trained to no
cyofcssion. In a trar romance he has
\ ENID, vho develops into a fdshy, aor-
IA pife, wifh phom he cannot Hre.
META. Roystons dancing partner:
who also loves him aud IS jealous Of
Elizabeth.
D0IIY MASON. Eiisabeth's snobbish
| cousin. rh0 fopcs
| NEIL FARMER, a rich man about
/ fomn, who proposes to Elisabeth aud
finances her lessons 1ith
NME. SENESTIS, q noted ballet
msLTER SHEATH. country lad. in
love with Elisabeth.
An Icy Chill Swept Over Her
holly must be there. she was sure.
land her aunt-and, Of course. Neil
Farmer. And perhaps-nnd then she
fe)t suddenly as II an icy. devastating
hand swept over her. chilling her heart
and shaking her from head to foot with
n fierce return Of the pain sire had tried
so desperately to numb. as across the
con Of faces her eyes met those of Pat
Royston.
The whole world seemed blotted out
IN A single fash, leaving only herself
and him. Although she was not aware
NJ Il. her arms fell Imply to her sides.
md she stood, NIL her dainty assurance
zone. staring at him with tragic eyes.
He looked so III! So Ill! her heart
seemed to die with passionate love and
pity.
. through the room. Wns It all purt Of
fhe show. people asked each other. The
music played more loudly: Nine.
| Senestis tried to push her way to the
front. She called Elizabeth's name
urgently. but the girl did not hear.
face all she knew was that she must
70 to him-that nobody else In the
world mattered.
She made a quick little step toward
him. then stopped. shuddered and looked
round as IL she had been roughly wax
ened from sleep to find herself in u
strange room. full of unknown faces.
In an instant the months Of her
training were wiped out and forgotten !:
Il was as il some one had taken her
straight from her uncle's house at Dill
bury. dressed her in this fine frock and
Get her down in this great room to
dance when she had never been taught
q step.
She looked wildly round the room.
terrified. Then somebody laughed. a
cruel. sneering laugh. and Elizabeth
screamed flinging up her hands to her
eyes. Her nerves had stampeied with
one cruel rush she knew that she had
failed. felt that she would go mad. And
as Nine. Senestis broke through the
stupefed crowd to reach her Elizabeth
turned and fed away.
Everything that followed was a
nightmare of unreality. and 1t was only
long afterward, looking back on it. that
Elizabeth was able to piece it together,
like bits of broken glass.
She knew that many amused glances
followed her as she fled away from the
crowded room. She heard one or two
sneerng remarks. and met her aunt's s
triumphant stare before she was safely
back In the little room. shuddering from
head to foot. in a panic Of shame and
fear, the big, helpless tears running
down her face.
And there Nine. Senestis found her.
and for moment the French woman
stood breathing hard. and looking Mt
her with savage light in her queer
! eyes, before she broke out into tor
rent Of rage and abuse.
Elizabeth hardly heard what she said.
II did not. seem to matter, and it was
only when madame lost her self CON :
troll sufficiently to raise a hand as If
to strike her that the girl fell back
shuddering and moaning.
"No--no! Oh, please-please don't
hurt me-"
Neil Farmer came into the room at
that moment. He caught madame's s
upliftel arm and held 1t in n hard
grip. His face was white and his eyes
compassionate as they rested on Eliza
beth.
"For Gods sake. leave her alone ="
he said harshly. "Do you think you re
doing any good by this scene?"
He almost flung madame aside, and
went to Elizabeth. He put an arm
gently round her-he spoke to her sooth.
ingly:, -
iear, I'll take YOU away. I'll take you
nome. You were never in mt state
to- come. l knew you were i'll. Let me
take you home. Elizabeth
She raised desperate eyes to his face.
i've failed, I've failed" she said
wildly. 1t was her one thought now
terrified thought, since she had read
the fury and hatred in the eyes of Nine.
Senestis. What was to become of her ?
10 whom could she go?
Madame broke out again.
You fail. ! never forgive. Come
not to me again. Little fool, you are !.
lou ruin me: my name gone forever
Not for all the money in this world !
eyer Try YOU again Mon Dieu. Mon
Dieu.' and she broke into food of
hysterical tears.
Farmer turned on her savagcly: "Do
you think it's worse for you than it is
Ior Elzabcth?' he demanded. You
ought to be ashamed of yourself"
Madame looked up at him. the tears
streaming down her face. her eyes vix-
fThlsh. And you. you lose your money !,
Hone; you lose ALL" she reminded him
Farmer laughed recklessly.
1ou don't think care. do yOu:'
ne %n asked roughly he put his arm round
H'iSaoeth and led her out of the room.
ne sent for his ear and took her
nome; he hardly spoke to her on the
wy and she snt back with closed
eyes, her hand in his.
~ was only when they were again in
.he dancing studio. which had been the
scene OF so much work and hone. that
nliEabelh seemed to realize what had
sa,y happened. and there was desnair
IL her eyes as she hid them with shaking