Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-12
THE DANCING MASTER
By RUBY AYRES
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500. wuo IN THE STORY
By RUBY AYRES

isye eith ,. .,..,
SA...,isr an, nho,. after the ,cdr, tnrns
"rofessionol ddncing TO MAKE q
H,;so. az he had been trained to ma
srcisssion. In a 'cdr romance nc "o'
VII VIE .ho develops into a fdshy, sor-
ia wite, ,cith Thor, no cannot I'VE
ysTTI. Rovstons dancing par!ner,
.ko oiso iores him and " jealous o.
,6SifY SnffgY''Mifi Mason. Eli:abeth's snobbish
covsin. rho loves ., 49,.
YEIL FARMER. rich mar coon, .'
fewn. who proposes 70 E"sdoe'" ava
x.rnees her lessons cifh
WE. SENESTiS. q noted oo''e'
vSITER SHEATH. a country lad. IN
love Hith Elisabeth.
u.iAu,e Has Great Plans
Is FOR Neil Farmer, II can always
A nav him back when I earn the
..,sv :" she told herself: both he and
-.aore we're so confident of her sue
49,, TINT lately she had grown more
confident herself. . .-
She slipped out Of the room as soon
:. madame returned and posted the
check to Enid Sanger.
"You look very happy tonight,
.A.,ie," madame said to her after
Amer when they we're sitting in mad
ames own little room. 1t was a warm
.,,nine and the window was open to
n in the mild spring air.
Farmer was sitting on the wide win.
iow seat smoking, his eyes upon Eliza.
Nth. and madame lay full length on
! couch, wrapped in a bizarre sort Of
tsasown, a long cigarette holder held
iaintly between her white teeth.
She had tried to teach Elizabeth to
smoke, but the girl always refused.
Nadsmes queer eyes rested on her now
rather quizzically.
She was fond of Elizabeth in her
swn way. but she did not understand
bN.
''You look" she said again, blowing
puif Of smoke into the air and watch
&c 1t fade away. you look as II
cone one has put golden spoon in
your mouth.
Elizabeth laughed. ''I don't think
that would make me very happy" she
md; she smiled at Farmer. Gas a
natter Of fact, I was thinking about
he 1lth Of June"
That was the day of the Duchess's
clarity entertainment. and the day
which Elizabeth had been told was to
be, the greatest Of her life.
She had been thinking of it with
nsus apprehension which was yet
more than half delight; she longed for
II to come, and yet dreaded 1t un.
speakably.
Would she wake up when It was
eyr. and find herself really famous?
What would Pat Royston think II such
we're the case?
She wished he could be there to see
her dance. although the knowledge that
he was somewhere in the crowded room
would, she was sure, drive everything
out Of her head. .., .
'Ah" said madame slowly. That
will be a great day, Mistaire Farmer,
Is 1t not so?"
The day when the queen comes into
hef own he answer lightly. "and
hnee.",. ~"
There wos . ut.,. s,,on..
"And .h.. ".. ~, !.
El,,shstb a.ss ..;I ,.. Ms al, over,
I 40 tS.n J., 'aia presently, what shall
q ma then ," ' """' Will become
rsrmer laughed.
you," he said. She lies aw"ko "%s 'ot ot
night AMI thinks what she con do tb"t
viii make you more famous @ "s s,tIi Ip 'nhs nat
fuI thIn,s @ ~. y, o' all manner Of wonder.
what sort of ,b,,,s ,,,.s,.,,
Elizabeth asked eagerly She I fs1t liz
! child who listens 70 fo;,n S"e .as .elt IKE
|true 'e''uaae ITSELF that 1t is all
Madame vor.,
There sre-Nnh nanu army. ...I
|She ssid dr..'I 10 many things!
Paris. ne,hena h'y. i send you to
|liasherine p', tha 20. ol 10 Italy. l get
nov uS"cs n. which no one else shall
|,on I.,, VI l get you a partner, and
lsv. ve d"n. Us many other famous couples
r.. :" "'"e' iiens! we see what we
El,,,hs,,,. ~
1a1soeth - s color deepened.
"a partner?" she echoed
son mer thoughts few at once to Row.
n ror,S SSupposing-just supposine that
|" would be possible to choose him ""'
She lost berso,f :. MI"
creams. knowin1 f,ii ~ r"pturoas day
Even II It were posuah,. uaM wen their folly.
consent; he had PVSs;9'ei s";1 ne would never
longer Offer bs. ae a1 said mat he could no
II dom thi., even MS friendship,
aAs said slou,i" "A want a partncr,'
Madame "!i ,au!yi;
''You co"u Husned.
an. count yOur ChioLon. le