Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
..,,.o ,N THE STORY

" ,ivi1s by dancing '"' ' "
~ ..S,,Y'sTON, Nv . hesdsows yosse
M s nv. sko. after the scdr, tur~s
euvs.s..:;onol dancing TO meEe q
II"s.Hn ia lad been trained 70 no
s !..:s..,ior. IN . Wor romance "e "o'
ncrf'sc, - s,ve,ops into o fsshy, sor.
NI H. ,oifk tchop, he cdnnot i've.
. r T"''R 'Rovston's dancing p6rtner,
E.Al n. sl,o loves lin and 70 jsa'oss o'
,d1ty l'ts;yssW'sli sW'slisoN. EnsabetA's '"ooS''A
..sss ssysst tiRxER, a rich .san coons
GIL 1.sio nroposes to Elisabeth ana
~s~.eS ,her iessonS cnh ,.u..
" CSss"'iS iSENESTIS, q noted ballet
:selTsrHs;RR ::selTHR sNEATH, a country lad, IN
"a ~ sitk ElisaSetA.
s,,.,, wiis's Been Acting Rotten -,
40 YOU wrote to me, did your
"v.,,, asked, when they had
HNet.% ~ .sa well, / never got IT,. and
s fact. I've said lots OF hard
& :hout YOU to Pat, but he always
~ sov', y. me- I think he knew that
.T tsEe you right away from us,
AuJ S:rk eyes searched Elizabeth h's
~, ~ fsce. well. they've made a
!s.SS..s In YOU already" she said.
,TS.s haven't! I'm just the same
heart: and I've longed to see
-. wrote two days aIter ! "ehi .ai,,
S.adame 's--a long letter; anu tolu
~ III about everything 1 wrote u
~ ina @ YOU? Well We never had the
,..,.,s I dare say madame wouidn
- ihem be sent; she doesn't th'hk
inch Of US, you know. ,,,
TSsre was a little silence. Ihere
-. N much Elizabeth wanted to ask
-, the questions seemed to tumble
w. .s.. one mo another in her eagerness. Us
ysc. y,sa foot all right again! Can you
disce now!' , =. ,,,rso
nind YOU are both still in Lon.
"it looks like it. doesn't it'
i.Y.. 81 course how silly OF me.
NJ. I thought you were going away.
N. Nefta. do talk. DO tell me every.
shiss that has happened she broke
sat With passionate eagerness.
Meta shrugged her shoulders.
.Nothinr much has happened, ex-
erot that Pats been having rotten
tine with his wife. She came round
y my place the night after you'd gone,
nd raised Cain with me because
wouldn't give her your address. Then
pst came In and caught her, and she
tr,ned on him and said that you were
~ friend, and that he owed the intro
drction to her, and a lot Of stuff like
that She said she'd find you II II
tooi her q year, and he said If she in
ieffefed with you at all he'd break her
leck. Well, not quite in those words,
M,.that's what he meant. She's beer
n him on and off ever since, pestering
lin for money, and threatening to make
trouble for him with his people,
His people?"
"Well-the people he teaches,
mean. She could II she liked; she did
once. Went to show where he was
md made scene. She prctends ia
h kalous Of every one, you know, but
Rs only stunt. She was jealous Oi
ne-once!" Netta made little grim
W. --"r,..
"And isis Mr.. Royston oil right?'
Elizabeth asked.
"0h, yes, he's all right; he's a BIZ
grumpy sometimes. Business isn't SC
Iecd for one thing; 1t always slacks
sk when the weather gets warm, you
know. and don't think he's very
Wl."
I'm sorry"
Netta smiled grimly.
.Ate you? He'd laugh If 1 told him
~ said that"
Laugh" The color rose in Eliz
attth's face.
"Cmph! He's felt rather sore abou,
!ot not writing. even though he pre-.
tended all along he was sure you
wouldn't. ] know him.
But did write. I did. indeed
M, you will tell him, won't you?"
bless your heart, don't get SO up
~ Meta said calmly. Hes 20,
ssss II long ago--if ever there was any
talng to get over"
Eilsabeth clasped her hands In hel
hp 70 hide their trembling.
II only she could truthfully saw the
ane! The sight Of Meta had brough,
~ ne old pain more bitterly thar
~ life seemed an impossible trag.
% II she could not see Royston again
Got over 1t, had he! If ever ther,
~ oeeh anything to get over!
w. anu you-tell me about yourself :
;SI!a SAID presently. II hear mada IN,
~oenlnted with the way you're gettinI
~. ~, ana they ray that Farmers fallen il
1Svs with you. She was drawing en-
s0as my upon her Imagination, but 4
Z ernso M.e ner to see the angry confusion
!. rs absurd; | hardly ever see him. ;
:, protested, "and l don't like hin
Sa ! nave to work hard. of course
Il. H. Same S%aaame is kind in her way, but oh
h. aouse Is such a muddy place. Moth.
NJ ever In order; meals are never a,
w ssme time any two days"
ID, it b ,ausned mIne 'Fuefully. Il suppose III
,,,i think / could put IN with littl,
ssnss like that If there vera 'n arnnni ,ot'
sfpensations." y Meta said cynicsIiy
.)a,hs!I%po suppose Farmer paid for thes,
%s ~ Of Elizabeth's frock.
h..hl l'yes-l suppose so," said Eliz.
'@ ~ reluctantly. '"" "'Au
lin ~ Will be interested when I rel
% o. .tte, 4 met : y, you." the elder girl wen
10 shoa moment. We're going ou
bssa n "SM v;ro tonight; it's the first Nv,
~ NV. stnce THAT that accident"
A, sN"' Elizabeth's face orev. ,,s.
cel, y y seemed as If it must have bee,
SiS E R.... y dream that she had dance nee,
x.t. 'uepose rpsSm.jy you're kept pretty close, ,
allowed die'tmed. sn II mean. you're no
lAs Ai%es SsIl.a always like that. PAT sn% sav
js.,s' ,',eves ~, In keeping people up he
tlsa so,in.,the III the very last minute an, AM
EI,phnfins them out on the world " :"
S.aoeth laughed. ' "''"'
as ,i"Ipsp ,iSppose she does. I've never beeI
-. ,ns tst that Couldn't 5 's stand sI'sh th
III slsa say 7 more. more. SO ! broke rules, an, M
GeG G toucSad c.d now now I've met you"