Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-20
'TH,s BEGINS THE STORY

~. Iros0h me death Of ew wScle,
~ ~ jeaccs Aer witk only 800, ~
~ S1sssx al an expected forfsne. AT q
az Il taught TO dance BY Asnd-
~ PAT Rovstom, q former service
~ .sSo has taken wp dence teach.
~, Walter Eneotk, . solid 6St not
~. cirocioSs country lad, propOses
rs..;sSs IN ker plight. she rcfwses
~. "a pions to earn ker Iivin0 BY
ssse;ac. Humtin0 for place 70
~ Isrcin0 LESSONS, she meets EStd
S~:ssy. q .nanneQNjn, sohO dsks
IssKstk 10 share her apartment.
W. ske mcets ROvst0N, scA0 tells
E ske must 90 back to Aer axnt.
AND HERE IT CONTINUES ]
| ~ Teach You Dancing
v,EfD dragged her hand free; she
G ,ookcd past the girl to where Roy :
j sns stood, then she shrugged her
Scvldefs again. t.y
YOU'D better 60 II he says 20. OF
xtfe'I be the deuce to pay" she said,
ksonically. She strolled out OF the
,sem. across the narrow hall and up
Ssirs. breaking again into the refrain
! n the song on the piano, Won't You
~ Nv Little Baby. Boo?'
Elisabeth turned slowly to Pat Roy.
Eolon. -,
Ma without hinching.
-'"Well, are you ready|' he asked.
& Elizabeth wanted to refuse she felt
thst she hated him, an he stood waiting
= confdent that she would obey. Then
4 - realized how useless It would be to
81 her will against his: but she made
me last effort nevertheless.
"supposins l refuse; supposins l
~ Il shall stay. too." be answered.
She picked up her gloves. "very
xeli--I will 90; but ! will never for
siye you as long as live." I.
BE made no answer. lie followed
~ into the narrow hall. passed her
sud opened the front door.
4 taxicab was coming up the road.
Apd he hailed it.
n would rather walk" Elizabeth
Nan, but he ignored her, and they
lrove away together.
EIisabeth's throat nched with sObs
Il bitter disappointment. Her eyes
burned with unshed tears; she dared
not raise them.
Royston looked at her once or twice
N distress, and at last he said awk-
wsrdly:
lessons. Miss Conyers, I shall be only
too delighted to give you some. or ar.
range for you with some one else; but
surely you can see the folly of making
IN acquaintance like that. and-and
eoing alone to strange house"
she looked up at him then, and two
bis tears overilowed and splashed down
% to her coat.
ycu can 90 there. why can't II"
Pit Royston laughed bitterly.
The circumstances are rather dit.
ierent," he said. His face seemed to
tighten with a sort of pain before he
addsd deliberately: "You see. Enid
ganesr happens to be my wife,"
Your wife !' Elizabeth echoed
hintly. Such contingency had never
occurred to her. although she knew
tAe& Royston was married man, and
n the first time she realized just
Nv impossible Enid Sanger was, just
lSw cheap and .tawdry was her smart
lnery. and she wondered helplessly
Why she had never seen il before.
you did not know ! WAS married?"
Rcyston asked.
He was looking out Of the window
with a rather set face.
"Yes-yes. I did," Elizabeth said
iAintly. ''But-but I never thought
somehow-" She could not finish did
not know what it was she wanted to
~.
There was n little silence; then
Reyston said quietly:
=. You are much younger than I am.
hiss Conyers. and, II you will forgive
ne Tor saying so, you are very ignorant
d the world. should be glad il you
Nal give me your word that you will
not do this sort Of thing again. You
might have allen into any sort of bad
company. AZ 1t is he shrugged his
shoulders-'I am glad ! happened to
e there when you came" He looked
round at her for the first time and
miled gravely. "Well, will you
asain?"
corner.
Her thoughts were in a whirl. but
seI most active emotion was anger,
~ ~ asainst Enid Sanger. but against
"is .,,,,. man. for having mastered her.
4 VIII you promise mel" he urged
Y \ very much the same tone he might
pave used to a. child who has been
aaushty and seeks forgiveness.
:. .Elizabeth's face famed; she sat up
HimE. turning to look fully at him.
no, ! shall not" she said. "And
.conight, as soon as you have gone, l |
snsn s 60, too. will not live with my
suht. She does not want me; she never
PEAKS to me. If ! was rich It would
70 dlncrent. You say ! am ignorant.
eat l am not so ignorant as not TO see
Mnen ! nm not wanted. will not live
Jnm 'h them--l will not, will not. I
saaii run away again Just as soon
s,,r,s, N ever ! get a chanceI the very
!, hoyston rose to his feet, let down
III III windows, and leaning out, spoke to
~. Elzabeth watched him with fiery
u, What are you doing? What did you
'eli him." she asked. " ~"
! told him not to take us back TO
,ous y aunt s house yet. ! want to talk !
\. you; We will 90 somewhere and
n.y. nv. iittle supper. You are tired and |
Icm. I' a. ana a. ! am not going to let you 60
sIalabeth laughed.
y, ZONE: h:,, she said. II haven't got
kovstne, ae, Then she burst into tears. |
,ttsyn ttyston took no notice and made no
'msmpt to console her. but he was ~
sovwning ~. as he sat staring down At The
~ ~ snd he gave a quick sigh OF re.
M es,, "nen presently Elizabeth dried her
1. suppose you think Tins. silly ?"
~ s.Mked asked on top Of a sob.
mo-. said Royston.
'iaas.sppy, she thought, and resented edit" a.
lwsy ofushed the last tear determinedly
NM. would rather 20 back 10 nv
hs MA tnan have supper with you"
ne laughed rath