Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24
rrT,s BEGINS THE STORY

Gsm' Gsm through tks death Of az sncle,
~ ~ iraycs her sctth only 600. IN.
w. s."Sd ~ an espected fortune. AT o
III shs 10 fought to dance BY hand.
.sne Pat Royston, o former serptce
S"r. ,cho hos taken up dance teach.
s ;ro. Walter Eneatk, o so!td but not
"eyv % vivaciovs country tod, proposes
sorridoe IN her plight. She refuses
I;m and plane to earn her Hvtn0 ov
Joncino. Hunting for place to
toxic ddnc'no lessons, she meets Eng
= vnioppily worried. Elizabeth
sa,ss Ier cunts home, going to live
.eitk Netto, Royston's assistant.
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
"My Dear, Every One Loves Him"
DOYsTON hesitated; then he said
"Psrhsps the best way will be for
,ou TO give me, say, twenty pounds.
and then I can pay Mrs. Silcum for
you and see that you are not cheatsd;'
"And you will pay yourself, too!'
"Oh. yes, promise you that I will
nav myself. Twenty pounds Is a lot Of
money. you know; it will last for
rseks. living carefully as you will live
here"
"I'm so slad;, thought I should
not have enough"
lie took up his coat from chair.
'And now I must be off. ! shall see
vou The day after tomorrow.
HYes-and, Mr.. RoystOn, I wish I
could thank you for being so kind to
me.
He colored.
please don't! Why, how do you
know that anything I may have done
for you is not from an entirely selfish
Inotive?"
what do you mean?"
II mean that you may prove to be
a great dancer in the future; a second
Pavlowa or even greater
She laughed.
ut would be too wonderful
He he'd out his hand.
"Well. good.by for the present."
"Good-by." She stood listening to
his step going downstairs and his voice
In the narrow hall below as he called
hrrcd on her because she heard Meta a
CHEEKY reply: "Good- might, old thing
See you tomorrow.
Elizabeth was glad when she heard
the front door shut and Meta return
"wel, all fixed up?" she asked
cheerily, as she came into the room.
"Yes. I'm to go with you tomor-
row to buy some clothes"
II know. / love shopping. III show
you all the best places. We shan't be
able to 90 TO them, of course, but it's
nice to see them, all the same"
She began to pack up the tea things.
II think Mr.. Royston Is the kindest
man I've ever met Elizabeth said.
Meta put two sauccrs together with
rather an unnecessary c'atter.
MY dear, every one loves him." she
answered. "All the women Mt least"
cts pity he's married." Elizabeth
aid, unthinkingly.
Meta flushed.
Men all seem to make fools OF
themselves at some time or another, -
she answered, fippantly.
Elizabeth went over to the window
and stood looking out into the twi.it
street.
"How much do people pay Mr.. Roy
ston for lessons?" she asked, suddenly.
Meta was busy scraping the jam
Three suineas for six lessons, as q
rule" she said, absently. Its more
u you want extra special attention and
oil the latest fandangled steps,"
Three guineas for six lessons! Then
how many lessons does 1t take?"
Does what take?"
mean how many lessons should
want to be able to dance as-as well
as.you do. for instance?"
Meta looked IN
.. ~ you're extra smart you might do
IN three dozen." she said, rather
snSrtly. IT you're q dud, goodness
only knows how many!"
Three dozen!' Elizabeth made a
vow calculation; three dozen meant
sshteen guineas. It was not going to
IeaVe much over out of the twenty
PPUands PEi for clothes and to pay Mrs.
The next three weeks passed like O
afeam to Elizabeth and were the han.
pest she had ever known, although
..Itterward, when she looked back on
ttaem, they seemed composed chiefly OF
hhsra ha work and disappointments, with
u usie ana there little rays of encourage. .
ment and hope.
rat rat Royston was no longer just her
.r'snd.he . was her master. relentless
~ ssI aetermined, allowing no s'ackness
- az nsr work, always reminding her that
Az "Is h at the very bottom of the lad :
climb ' "a' ." AMBITIOUS TO
There were no wakeful nights for her
now. At the end Of the dav she was
s!waSs so tired that she fell asleen as
'0Cn as her head touched the pillow.
,,l.a are you sorry you started?" Meta
'" asaea once. looking at Elizabcth's
weary weary face with a family malicious
S%,e; yan t,., IL told you what it would be,
EIi.s,zabeth I., opened her eyes wide.
nappy in my life." WV" ~
, Mrs. Mason had not once been ncar
u.t, and neither sho nor Dolly bod
rrtteh: for oil that, either Of them
.asw, .ns, Elizabeth might have been dcnd
u.at ana then one day at the end of three
w. "..ks ~ Noyston called Elizabeth back
"sne was leaving the studio.
ana. want to speak to you il you can
'PSle moment" he said.
IEil1abeth turned quickly.
.sl.da'e l Stacked of again?" she
an. despondently. Unconsciously
1ue ~s, had begun to adopt Netta's slanry
N co vi speaking, just as she had begun
w.. .Upy her manner of dress and ths
"IS IN which she did her hair.
Noyston did not answer the mas,
r.,hss. h ne was looking at Elizabeth with
''!Ier sorry sort Of smile. "
ts,ch 'ust Just wanted to tell you that car
''trn you no more" he said.
uhe .he startled color few TO he, f.cs
4 Not teach me any more, Oh u.ho,
nv. tried my best; I've done everv. @
'nins you've told me" N' '''''
he gmilod