Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-05
THE DANCING MASTER
BY RUBY AYRES
-. .r "rhe PhsnHsm Lever" "A Raehsier HusbsnI"
F A""o' 1.-THE One UnVanfsd,"
By RUBY AYRES
.,. ,vuo m THE STORY

SL...trv ojrI, bedSftfvt ~ sYS 70,
eeI eessIMv vk -ko, on the deoth OF o
tese.m.csis coes TO Eondon 70 mess
Il. ssy ,v;sc ~ dancing. sAe ''"' :"
T !sss RTouYsTON. a hdndsomc goane
PAT nas nv rho, after the ,coy. turns
e".nsss;ioral dancing 10 MAKE O
p"rsh he had been trained 10 no
Mo'nSv, MSv.,;on, In a por romance Ne has
:mSmr'ss e. d,relops into a fdshv. aor-
MY NTH whom he cannot hpe.
II .,TrI'' Rovston's dancing partner,
SSI,sHL SS.,. aLo Loves him and 10 jealous OF
LILY SfiY''Mi 'MisON, Eliso1eths '"obb''h
.,ss,r ssyr"rT'A RWER, a rich man about
E5IL sko oroposes to Elizabeth and
S"s~ces ker lessons p'fh ,-v
v sENESTIS, q noted ballet
v.:IsTER .s,.Es:RS SHEATH, a country lod;' IN
i've with Elizabeth. -
Div Accuses Elizabeth
r,IIzABBETH did not know how to
r.ply, Finally she said: He is q
ss.nS Of madame's; I was introduced
!! In1huS I'm = the night IL danced at that
vi With Mr.. Royston.
~ " - .ss " There was q little silence,
~. Doliy broke out again with q pas.
W ... cuiyer In her voice: "1s 1t
nth .hot he is backing you? Every one
~. ~. ' so but | did not believe tt
srov he's rich, but ! don't oeheVe
Va he such a--such a fool.
Elizabeth flushed to the roots OF "er
WI VIZ. ante true," she said coldly.,
aha was frightened at the hatred that
.,sct into Dolly's blue eyes. she leaned
.Kule forward across the table, ana
s,ais in a hoarse whisper:
vi, Won take him away from me.
IN rms,sr ~ forgive you as long as ! live. v
~ thoueht-I thought you'd quar-
..,.i 4" she said at last.
''sG '"sGGusrrclsd ~ Dolly's voice was con
..,,ssmsus. whats that got to do
sssS ~ i've quarreled with him heaps
y t,mss and made It up again. !
nav = vhy you've done this-.to pay me
ssti -" she stopped suddenly, her
ssr, fscS changing into forced smile
n EoHmor TUbc A'OA
eans across to them. ..u.
Il. .hsut so earnestly?'' he asked. He
i.H 4 hand on the back OF Elisabeth 9 9
Asir. "You 'rs quite a stranger, DollS'
Ss sddsd coolly.. a., ..
n vhiah Dolly recovered her self con.
t,sl.. whats happened to you late.
NV ,he asked languidly. II never
r. you about anywhere.
"Wen, perhaps I've been otherwise
.sarsd." and though Elisabeth did not
ian Il he looked down at her sisnin'
optiy % he spoke.
'iis Here was q little silence; then he
wv %WsIi. nv dear, I think we ought
b 20 back to madame, II you are
Elisabeth looked up at him with
anassd eyes. She could not believe that
h ~ to her that he had spoken: There
~ only ono man in the world who
.Sa1 s,sr called her my dear" before,
IA hsr heart beat fast with ansr!
Sut something in his smile sre:
wstd Aer from saying anything. and
~ ma obediently and went back with
Lin 10 their own table. =,
(hs vas thankful when Farmer lef'
tAen at the door Of madame house
Ne made no answer when he asked
n nltly when he would see her again
Ist @ soon as they were indoors she
hstsd At Nine. Senestis with burning
IN.
" don't like him--I don't like him, y
N aid vshemently.
Madame laughed.
Petite. you are little fool she
uA good. .naturedly. when you arr
ddR you will know which side OF the
bNd the butter is to be found
1Aefs was malicious smile IN hel
M the following morning, when q
psat box Of roses arrived from Farmer
is Elisabeth.
Roses for the rose" she said
tsoehing Eiz0beth's flushed cheek.
What q fortunate little one It is."
u don't want them," Elisabeth said
Wanently; she put them into bowls
iM carried them into madame's own
nom,
shs felt frightened ; she could no,
eel8 tho new attitude Of proprietor.
~ which Farmer had adopted to.
ssM hsri she would have given any.
!nns In the world to have seen Roy .
es o even Nstta.
hdi dossn times she was tempted
write to them. but pride prevented
sssl they had neither OF them answered
Ae other letters.
1as heard nothing from Dolly
!seosh she had quite expected To dc
= tnd the silence worried her nov
:. snsw that Dolly was bitterly jeal.
"ot nsr friendship with Farmer.
az II ! want him." she though,
Mnly' II should not care II I never
=! him again"
aAaQ aug then one afternoon, when ma
- mao gone out and Elizabeth was
@le'n! In tho long salon alone. the
hs door, 'e' e""e '"pp'"s III
Sa' was nm ugly old woman with
T iussy hair. and though she wa.
,s".. ' 10 madame her devotion could
M Nmss waver under sufficient pres.
xn'ch meant money! Money
nier. '"' "'"''eu ~ hAe
=, -. ! srinned at Elizabeth and held
w. warning finger.
ss.1," r. ,As s'''sis "Sisptp:' % ,tsnsS tsls;;
h =, sentIeman, and son anxious
ltis na" nmsuemciselle, so pe, hsp~ for a
''Ss.d me.ninsly. ""'
M ~ blood surged to Elizabeth's face
h 'souants so few to Pat Royston. II,
III t,n., t"ms to see her--the sudden JOY
sSs SasH ,usS.a her giddy with happiness.
ud s,0.a Maea across to the old woman
~ queesed her hand.
M. dear! Oh. show him in
"Rn, show him in"
Ans In!o,. 10. Ieetle while only. If ma
IA promise, ] promise" Elizah.,,