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THE DANCING MASTER
By RUBY
Auther of "Tha Phantom Lever," "A Bacheler Huiband,"
"Tha Onm Unwanted," etc.
THIS BEGINS THE STOBt
Elizabeth Convert, a demure ,eoun ,eeun
vairl, pretty in ipite of her old eld old
Mened decdu drcttlng, U thrown
tni
SGW.assafc;
of htr
lien
din through the death of an uncle,
. tSe leave htr with only UOO.in-
iitad of an expected fortune, a a
Wthe it taught te danoe by hand
Tame Pat Royiten, a former tervice
an, tehe hat taken up dance teach-J!-.
Walter Bntath, a telid but net
iZv vivacieut country lad, propone
inarriage in her plight, Bhe refutet
Urn and plane te earn her living by
dancing. Hunting for a place te
take dancing letieni, the meets Enid
Banger, a mannequin, te whom Pat
U unhappily married. Elizabeth
Uavet her aunVt home, going te live
tcilh Nctte, Roytten'i ottUtent.
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
Mr Dr 0ne Le Hlm"
TJOYSTON hesitated; then he said
"Perhaps the beet way will be for
tcu te give me, ear, .twenty pounds,
inA then I can pay Mm. Sllcuin for
teu and Bee that you are net cheated."
Hid face twisted Inte a wry sml'e.
"Oh. yes, I premise you that I will
mt myself. Twenty pounds la a let of
' bnnwi tt- will IllCifr fftl"
money, "" ; " ".;; ,:
weeki, living carefully as you will live
bere.w . L . .,
She gave a sign 01 rtin.
I'm se clad: I thought I should
net have enough."
He took up nis coat irera a enmr.
"And new I must be off. I shall see
you the day after tomorrow."
4ivand. Mr. Roysten. I wish I
could thank you for being se kind te
me."
He colored. ..,.,
"PImbe don't 1 Why, hew de you
knew that anything I may have done
for eii is net from an entirely selfish
motive?"
"What de you mcanr
"I mean that you may prove te be
a great dancer In the future; a second
X'lYlOnn ur VVUJ gicavc.
8tie laughed.
"It would be tee wonderful! '
He he'd out his hand.
"Well, geed-by for the present."
"Ooed-br." She steed listening te
Us step going downstairs and his voice
In the narrow hall below as he called
out geed-night te Nctte. It rather
Jarred en her becaufe site heard Ncttn's
chtcry reply: "Geed-night, old thing!
Bee )ou tomorrow."
Elizabeth was glad when she heard
the front deer shut and Nctta return
inf.
"Well, all fixed up?" she 'asked
cheerily, as she came into the room.
"Icb. i m te go witn you tomor
row te buy some clothes."
"I knew. I love shopping. I'll rIiew
you oil the best places. We shan't be
able te go te them, of course, but it's
nice te see them, all the same."
She began te pack up the tea things.
"I think Mr. Itoysten is the kindest
man I'c ever met," Elizabeth wild.
Nctta put two Bnuccr.s together with
rather en unnecessary c'atter.
"My dear, every one loves him !" she
tmercd. "All the women nt least."
"It's a pity he's married," Elizabeth
uld, unthinkingly.
Netta flushed.
"Men all seem te make feels of
themselves nt some time or another,"
the answered, flippantly.
Elizabeth went ever te the window
ind steed looking out Inte the twllit
itreet.
"Hew much de people pay Mr. Roy Rey Roy
ieon for lessens?" she asked, suddenly.
Netta was busy Bcrapinj- the jam
dish.
"Three guineas for six lessens, as a
rule," she said, absently. "It's mere
you ant extra special attention and
til the letest fendnnglcd steps."
'Three guineas for six lessens ! Then
hew many lessens does It take?"
I'Dees what take?"
'I mean hew many lessens should I
want te be able te dance as as well
you de, for instance?"
Netta looked up.
.. '! you're extra smart you might de
It In three dozen." she said, rnthcr
Mertly. "If jeu're a dud, goodness
only knows hew manvV
'Three dozen!" Elizabeth made a
sew calculation; three dozen meant
wintecn guineas. It was net going te
leave much ever out of the twenty
pounds for clothes and te pay Mrs.
i-Hi9 ""'"'"e, weeks passed like a
dream te Ellznbeth and were the hnp
Pt she had ever known, although
fhi erwnId whcn she looked back en
,.."?' the.y Becncd composed chiefly of
55? .M en'!, disappointments, with
teunVhepe.""16 rny8 f CnCOUr0ge'
frUnJ Il.J:sten no longer Just her
iF7. .wa5 htf ranker, relentless
ta h..eLernL'ncf ""owing no slackness
ihs T,r.r,k..lw,l5r8 "ra-lnK her that
d ik ,hi.0 my bottenl of th Ind
climb. Wa8 B0 orab,,leu te
newherAWC.r.e no wnk.eful n'lbta for her
S!f" 8.0 "red that she fell asleep as
wen as her head touched the pillow.
Atfl vrtll tan (- .i.-i.iAii . . .
aalfiel ;.. if ,'"--".rieu I ctta
wean, CC' ,?,kini- nt Elizabeth's
ra7 "?e.T th tt fBlnt,Jr niallrieuH
m knew "t0'd yU What U would be'
Ell-k.i. . .
-"uciu epeneu nor eyes
wide.
l. ""f vny, I've
aarpy in mv Hf
never been
bir a'nd mhBd ?0t once ,lce" near
wrltf.n. d,ncUh she nei Delly had
wd burled! ' sU ,,aVe bccn dcnd
wksd Ii?ne daT.at the cnd - "e
she lXn, ca'Led Ebeth back
we was leaving the studio.
im? ' t0 sn.e.ak t0 y" 1- you can
FH,Ri.mu0mcnt' he said.
EUtabeth turned quickly.
BkH .t..8,acKe.d off again?" she
b. h,i ,,0"ueny. Unconsciously
,M te adept Nctta's slangy
te cev h "k' init a" 8,,e ,,ad hegun
wa in'-.Mrtm?nncr - d-en and the
Rev,lhici,,ihed,d her hair,
tlen hi. .. r V.1 answer the ques-
lai,M!-b'thtth
"Net'.W C0,er flew t0 her face,
de V t.eac',,me ?ny mere! Oh! vhet
I've triei "'.. wnat "ave l done?
'ttte.t. ?..b."t8 .Vve done every-
it. . ,.'? le, me."
C;'?L,eiLIk?.ew' u'8 net yur
I knew miSi tbat1 1 ,vc ,n"8ht you all
nt te Seyn,Clfl an,d thnt lt' ilta u
PffileM?B en. bet.ter t,,a,, I "'-"
OTmennBcher' U you under"tand
her distressed eyes searched his
n',ItZftnew1wmt yu 'nean; I
much In.k1 t0 co 'e any ene else. I'd
knai l .pa?r. wl,at l euht te.
hen I in",,,!1'8. frlht from the first,
erdinJnd eut,whnt your fees were
eitay lMyrei,,e'.,,I,ut " you'll 'et
Swers ?k t0 teach, 8enie of the be-
BB T ' & -1I1II IIIIIIU
Sr 1.'iK.i'ih,,W Roytenf said
EN V that a iw h-you'reo glw
AYRES
ter this sort of life; tee clever. You'll
be wasted here. It's all right for me;
I can de nothing else; I knew my own
limitations; but you've get it in you te
de better, te de great things. It
wouldn't be fair if I did net tell you
thnt you must go en that it you've get
the pluck and patience I am sure you'll
make n great name for yourself, and
nobody will be mere proud and pleased
than I shall."
The color had died slowly from her
face; she steed plucking nervously at
the soft folds of her dress,
"Yqu mean you're sending me
away?" she asked, faintly.
"I mean that for your own geed you
must go," he answered, flrnlly. "There
is n famous French dancer whom I
have spoken te about you and she is
anxious te see you and judge for her
self if what I have said is the truth. If
it is, she is willing tb train you and
bring you out that is, of course, if
you consent."
"But but I've get no money!"
"Thnt will net matter," he assured
her. He did net tell her that her own
small sum would have evaporated long
enough nge had he used It; and It
never occurred te Elizabeth that all he
had done for her had been done
gratuitously. He went en te explain
that it was quite n usual thing for any
one with undeniable talent te receive
their tralnlns without payment, en
condition that In the future n certain
percentage of whatever money they
earned wns rctuined te the pcrben who
undertook that training.
"If I wns net sure that your future
is nil you can hone for I would net
suggest It," he added. "Don't leek se
sad. Why, I thought you would be wild
with excitement."
"Se I nm, of course. I never
thought "
She broke off, unable te put her
thoughts into words; she only knew
that it meant lcavlns Roysten, the enl
friend she had.
"And when when " she stam
mered. "I have acked Mme. Scncstis te let
me take you te tec her in the morning.
She wnuti te talk te ou and tec ou
dance." He paused. "Well, aren't you
going te say thank you very much?"
he nsked.
"Of course, only supposing I fall?"
"Yeu won't fall."
"Yeu are very sure," Elizabeth said,
sadly.
lie made no answer; he opened the
deer ns if te dismiss her. "Then to
morrow I will take j ou te Mme. Scnc
stis," he said.
"Yes yes, thank you."
She passed him with bowed licnd
and went out of the room and down
stairs. She knew quite well that she ought
te be glad ; thnt she ought te be beside
herself with delight, and yet her feet
dragged as she wnlkcd along the read
and her fuce was t-ud when she get
back te Mrs. Sllcum'u and found Netta
yawning ever a book and waiting sup
per for her.
"Where have you bccn." she asked,
"and what's the matter?"
Elizabeth told her.
Nctta stared. "And aren't you
pleased?" she demanded, truculently.
"I thought you'd be out of our mind
with joy. Pat told me nil about it days
age. He kqjs he believes jeu will make
a great name for eurself." She re
garded the younger girl with moody
eyes. "Wish It was me," she said,
bluntly.
Elizabeth sat down te the table, her
chin in her hands.
"Arc we going back te the studio
tonight?" she asked, presently.
"Ne ; Pat said we needn't. He wants
me te have a redt, as I'm dancing at
that show with him tomorrow, you
knew."
"Oh. yes, of course." Ellznbeth hated
these "shows." as Netta called them.
v.'hlrh wcre really exhibition dunces
given cither in crowded halls or at
private entertainments.
Pat's Wife Again!
She had always been bitterly envious
because Netta invnrlnbly . partnered
Roysten, wherens she herself had never
once been usked.
"If he thinks I'm such a wonderful
dancer why won't he take me some
times," she wondered, wistfully, when
presently Nctta brought out n new
frock which she was te wear for the
ocrnslen.
"Isn't It n duck?" she asked, hold
ing it ngninst hur bllm figure te show
off its beauties.
"Sweet," wild Elizabeth. "I believe
It would suit me, tee," she added,
"even though you're se dnrk and I'm
fair."
Netta laughed.
"Well, jeu're net going te have It,
miss," the said, playfully.
She leek it away and hung it again
in its wardrobe.
"Seme day, when you're famous and
billed all ever Londen in letters two
feet high," she snld, flippantly, "I shall
point you out te people and say: 'I
once shared digs with that girl; I
taught her the very first steps she
knew.' "
"Se you did; I ewe a let te you,"
Elizabeth said, warmly.
"And," Nctta went en, with mock
tragedy, "I shall wrtte te you humbly
and ask if you ran bend me a couple
of upper-circle hcnte, and you'll won
der who en earth I :m and where jeu
have heard my name before."
"Nctta! as If I should ever forget
you!"
Nctt swung around en the tip of
her tee.
"Mv dear, it always happens," she
snld lightly; "fame separates friends
mere effectually thnn anything else."
"I am net likely te ever get what
you call 'fame,' " Elizabeth answered,
quickly; "net thnt sort of fame, any
way; don't be silly."
Netta laughed and went back te her
chair.
' "Who de jeu think was here when I
get- home this afternoon?" she asked,
abruptly.
"I don't knew." Elizabeth spoke
vaguely ; her thoughts were far away.
"Pat's wife," Netta said.
Elizabeth turned around, her face
flushing.
"Here! Why, whatever for?"
"I don't knew; she asked for jeu."
There was a little bilence. "Fer
me I" Elizabeth echoed blankly.
"Yes. I said you didn't live here. It
wns a lie. of course; but it was Pat's
orders. He said he would net have his
wife mixed up with you, unci whnt he
snjs Is law, se I just lied. And die is
u n nwful creature, Elizabeth. I hated
her."
"I've only seen her twice
life," Elizabeth said. "She
kind enough then."
"Oh, yes; thut's her way.
in my
seemed
It's all
put en; she's a cat really. Peer old
I'nt! I'd wring her neck if she was
my wife."
Elizabeth did net answer.
Rut for the first time for weeks she
could net sleep that night; she had se
much te think about. This sudden mid
unexpected step up the ladder of funic
had bewildered her, and yet It was net
of that she found herself thinking se
much as of Enid's visit.
Why bad she come and what did she
want? , .
CONTINUED '
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