Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
By ROE ~FULKERSON

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In her desire to make herself at
tractiye 10 men, Betty Brown has
tried to find out the secret Of attrac-
tiveness from her mother and her
friends. She has concluded that il
Is all physical. She goes 10 a dance
recital and, in imitation Of the most
popular girl she knows, determines
to learn stage dancing.
CHAPTER VII
The night of the dance recital
Betty dreamed Of being a premiere
d~anseuse, with a ballet OF hundreds
Of girls dancing behind her. Her feet
did not touch the floor and she float
Cd around the stage to the applause
OF thousands, who buried her IN
flowers.
when she awakened she was still
under the influence Of the dream,
and tried a few OF the simpler
lance steps rs she tressed herself.
AL breakfast she chartered uncess-
ingly Of the experience Of the night
before. Her father was pleased at
her enthusiasm. but her mother
shtok her head in disapproval.
During the morning she went with
Lois to see Selikoff, the lady who
conducted the school or expression.
Betty expected 70 he overwhelmed IN
the presence Of this woman. who was
SO famous that shc was simply Sell
koff, with no other name. To her
surprise she met a lively little
woman of aboot forty, with q de-
cided Irish accent. "SelikoI was a
stage namc. evidently.
This is Betty Brown, Madam, ex-
plained Lois. "She was al the recital
last night. She wants to learn dane
ing"
we are to have tTo weeks vHca-
tion.T explained Selikoff. Then We
opcn our summer season at the
camp. have a large studio, a SWIM
ming pool and tennis courts. and take
only girls who board. We arc there
for three months. The fee y three
hundred dollars. ono hundred and
fifty in advance and the either hun
bred and fifty e the end OF SIX
weeks
Il think my father will Give ms The
money replied cBtty. but ear |
learn AZ dance IN three months III
perhaps. darling" laughed Sell
koff. ~~although I hsve been al IT,
rirl and III for twenty-five
wears and I have \ lot tc learn.
BETTY IA not taking dancing for n
career explained Lois. "She wants
~ % II just FOR fun y,
II can teach you some huck ara
soft shoe work which VIII enable you
n, DANCE n. parties a. least sid
he practical Selikoff. BAT you viii
hrvc ~ take the regular course.
which includes Greek. toe work ana
EXPRESSION. with ycur long legs
YOU could do arrobatics. tor. Tat
always attracts people Who Dc not
Know dancing"
Ent.- sa- visions 81 herself turn
ny solemn c~artwhee's like tho rlrt
N the recital. She laughed ~ the
idea - turning herself upside down
IN nublic.
N will sec nv father and Let you
krow tomorrow she said.
"Rrmcmber. ID is one hundred and
fifty dollars in advance anf one
hundred ard fiftv st the middle %
ne terrr. You win siecn IN : dormi-
sor- sna -rt plain hut rlentful food
I viii study your hodv when you
conc and try to mske you less gan
glin-.'
Rettv flushed ~ the frank criti-
eferl - she md Lois let
II wise 70 wait siii din-@- n talk
the mrtter over with her fathe-. she
vent 70 his store. whore ere lad cut
I've whole program - him. crF~hn-
si-inr tho PORT th-t she would he
ahr~ ~ dance fer lis ledge IN the
fail.
To her surprise. ne fhcu-ht the fee
vp-v small. ard r-r-rA n her taking
the lessons. although OBJECTIVE T.
her being rwnv I'll summer. When
Nc learned the camp was only TWEEN
tv-five miles dawn the country. and
.hrt they could receive visitors on
Saturday afternoon. r. was content:
P~t-e~r sh-r shrv i~Auced Brttys
Nanshcr not ~ nlse-f. One argument
Essiv rsed wr~ that she uer1ea "-lr
n Jingle nice dress for the Saturday
ni~hf DANCES. when visitors we're rsr-
rnitfef. end e~rsid wear sr'ork~ ~ her
hrfh'n- snif tho rest ~ INC tine.
I'VE r'wavs rive ~~-H ca~ herd-rd
I~iir-s - ~ xnn~ r'a~r an y vnca-
tion.- said the practical NJ. Hrcrr'