Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-03
1'IIE. DANCING MASTER
wHo,s WHO n n, !! TIE II sTSEx J Ss,su,
By RUBY AYRES
.... oe "Ths Phantom Lever" "A Baehsie, Husband"
"Ths One Unpantsd." etc.

.iswam, Ei who, after the ,oor, tur"s
.s"tsss;onal ddncing TO make o
M v,"sk ~ he had been trained 70 ~o
~cisssion. In eor '0"0"0' ~ "
~ mSr''.Ss .sso develops into a fashy, sor-
Xxx, ,rifh mhon. he. cdnnot hpe.
| Y ~ TG"'P Povston's dancing partner.
sls1i s,is si.o lo,es him aud " jealous OF
!ndnEy 'i1''MirA Mason. E'isobsth'' '"00'''"
% eS,g eSs"Itt sRSfER, q riok man about
1tn nko oroposes to Elisabeth and
l H"s..,s her LESSONS to'fh
rEH ns"'S SENESTIS, a noted ballet
v::ilTER :i.s.Es:Rs. sNgATH, a country lad, IN
b iess M with Elizabeth:
Hart Was Bursting with Pain
IN :. she let herself into the silent
|EA hou,e and stumbled upstairs IN
". Ssrk she was saying over ana
|F., ssain in her heart IN q lramtlc
~ ~ way: ut isn't sood-by reaiIy
4 sA.n nee him again tomorrow, De-
VI 90: Il isn't good.by really"
= vss the only means BY wnicn
III \. .ould beat down the despair tnat
uS uc.s rSen Nine. Senestis came the
n. .h"~,r~ afternoon Royston had not
.u...d and madame declared that
@ a., IN a desperate hurry and could
1T not one moment. .,,.. -.
/ ..a.d shrilly to Elizabeth. Heavens
/ " IVY time you English people waste IN
Eyins good.by!'
II Meta was In tears. >, -,
- shsll miss you horribly she
xailed, II wish you werent gong.
IN. Silcum means all right, out sue
II ~ you, and the doctor says l may
l,,e to lie here for weeks ana weeks
s"Iu come and see you often.
Elisabeth said quickly; but Meta SHOOK
.. a,TSsv Ths won't let you,' she prophe.
..a ..and after a little while you won I
ant 10. Oh. I know what 1t will be
sT.,. rim along; that woman's shrek
Il t'itt a. rou again" They kissed hur:
- ,asal, H. III think Pat might have looked
!. ~ ~ w,sh YOU good luck Meta added
sit's like man to forget all ABOUT IL.
i shail tell him what I think OF him
vhen do see him. -,
Tssit s. doesn't matter" Elizabeth said
y, = ths tears were falling when she
n downstairs to Nine. Senestis.
M Frenchwoman looked at her
vith comical expression IN her queer
s"Eb, but crying!' she said, with an
Incredulous drnwl. "And why for. may
cpe be permitted to ask? Is 1t not
that the good times come now for you,
peUtei" She learned over and tried to
nop up E!!.abcth's tears with her
absu,d lace handkerchief. "Ah! she
b too tender. hearted, the poor baby
W must forgive her, is It not so?"
! Elisabeth was ashamed. She stopped
efying. but her heart was bursting with
pain and bitterness.
He might have come, she was tell.
Ins herself broken. heartedly, he might
have come!
The next few days were the unhap.
Diest Elizabeth had ever spent. Every.
tAins seemed q burden, everything an
| |sfort; even dancing, which she adored,
ss.usd to have lost its JOY. The sound
ai waits tune brought all foolish
tafy to her eyes: she lonscd with all
les soul to be back with Roysto
She could not get used to the erratic
vays Of the house: there was nothing
|rSuAr In Its management. Nine. Sc
nestis had a French housekecper who
adored her, and who thought everything
he did and said perfection, and they
were both thorough Bohemians anu
muddlers. Meals were at the oldest
times, and at any times. Some morn
up madame would take II into her
head to rise at q. and make Elizabeth
% the same, In order to practice be-
lore breakfast. and Mt other times she
dh not appear until late in the day.
You think | am mad-eh?" she
nM to Elizabeth once. ''Pouf.
what would you: l do as l like. that
But she made Elizabeth work she
@aM allow no half measures. no
hney dancing. only the dreary monot.
on! Of physical exercise. Swedish drill
ssd interminable ground work.
lou wish to run before you can
Mk'' she accused the girl once an.
!ny, MIR. Royston, we have him to
lnank for this, hey? But no. You
= oack! You learn again, one step
49, time. like Il lectle baby, or you
'~n nossing at all from me-
Inere were times when Elizabeth
could have thrown herself down ana
Nept; times when she felt she could
nave struck Nine. Senestis in sheer
desperation: times when she was so
.tea that sleep seemed the only de.
staDle thing In the world, and YET,
spite OF It all, she knew she was
p!osfessins: knew that Royston had
ia right when he called the
''ench wOTnun a marvel,
All sorts Of queer people came and
went In the house; madame seemed
Al, A"o" almost every one In Lon.
w., w., ., ,,. ;" Elizabeth thought. There
lcd w. .ltlcd people and dandihed men |:
uJN uJN'nully dressed women and women
H.. more paint on their faces than
scw, ,cry nad clothes on their backs: rough, =,
So"a" a,o" sort "f men who argued about
49, WIN Mine. Scncstis and with
h, she usually succeeded In getting
COW oes own way. but sometimes she would
~. IN 10 Elizabeth raving angrily.
~ mop OF hair on end, a bright spot
TrS,or T N the dead white OF her face,
n. uen she would storm up and down
~. Ioom and talk at a tremendous
am. ~ ne. ner own language, throwing her
ins i, un Wildly above her head and cali. .
vculS lSpUh heaven to witness that she
cors"n a oe ruined before she would
"nMht TO lower her foes
L. % must live! What would YOU ~
vith "Sud say and glare at Elizabeth
\ y uSr sh queer eyes TIL the girl felt
q, = a,hse sae personally were RESPONSIBLE
'Ns,I N,Ia,syer %yer had annoyed madame,
houss rar'ner had not been to the
% ncst fagaln, and Elizabeth had al.
inr. "rs"tten him when one morn
hssr !. morning when madame had
/ miles ~ o. she came to Elizabeth all
a., i"'aay We have a little trent IN.
i % ,,sMe Me said. "Mistaire Fsrmer-
| 70 i]un"h ] ), 30 rich! He take us ou,
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