THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1933.
SPOTLIGHT
CHAPTER XXV
"Coming to walk?" she asked Jappy one morning as she emerg-
There were signs of spring ined from the bathroom and began the air when the "Heigh-ho"
rummaging in a suitcase for clean- company arrived in the small city underthings. Jappy, wrapped in of Spencer. It was to be a full
a brilliant coolie coat, was catch- week's engagement and. Shella
lag a run in a stocking, Sho and Jappy were glad. They could udpack some of the things in their trunks and make their Ettle hotel room seem more, homelike.
Spencer was a factory town but
it had its social like also." The factories, it seemed, were owned
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looked up and thrust back atial break ast in the dining room cloud of dark hair: rom her face. would have cost.
"Can't I have to see, Fletcher at 11"
thoroughfare. The buses ran wants to enjoy all this, just as 1 every 20 minutes, the driver said, I do."..
Was
"I think I'll get off bere," Sheila decided. The lane
Further Investigation assured flanked by a brook on cac side her that the young man had and a baseball field on the other come from the factory. He was It was a picturesque spot. The clad in overalls, a blue shirt and trees were budding and the grass wore no necktie. His arms were was a fresh new green. Long smoothly tanned as if work kept"; legged bugs flitted over the water him a great deal in the open. and sunshine shimmered through Sheila wished that she could see the branches of the trees. Sheila his face but he was lying with his ovdd spring even in New York, Sead toward her. Hia blond hair, but she had never seen anything which, was almost gold coloured, was the only part of his head that' quite like this.
was visible.
Presently, without moving, the young man drdw a package of unch from his overall pocket and
She decided to stay a while and By the time sheila had dressed enjoy it all. Sheila sat down be the waiter appeared with a tray. van a tree, seteling back against "There are some bus rides," The girls ate, discussing plans for it her hat lo her lap, the breeze
hour later Playing with the tendrils of her hegan eating. the day. Half an Sheila considered. "And spring Sheila boarded a
bright yellow nair. Yes, spring was definitely married and brought their wives I'll take a ride and see if I can.
a road that appeared to lead to the alive on such a day! back to Spencer as a matter of lind anything interesting."
"You could have taken a ride country. It was a sort of adven- course. Daughters went away to attend finishing schools, travelled, with us last night," Jappy obture, taking this bus with no She had clear idea where it might take her. but when their fashionable wedd-served reproachiully. ings took place they and their invited She.la on a blind date and of course she would inquire when husbands always returned to take the invitation had been refused. she left it how to get back to the
"But I couldn't have looked hotel. their places in the family circle.
A new residence section of tiny Spencer's leading citizens drew around much. This seeing Amer homes, side by side and all alike, strict lines of social prestige.ica by moonlight-"
caught her attention. They were They were rather snobbish. They
Jappy wrinkled her nose in dis attractive houses. Instead of be mane ceremonies of every public gathering and they particularly dain. "You're not going Garing monotonous the street with enjoyed the theatre.
by aristocratie families. Sons 1 seems to be in the air. I thick į bus and was soon skimming along in the air. Oh."it was good to be 13% a good one, Shouts arose tre-
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Business. uu on us, are you?" she queried. "Blue glasses wouldn't be becom- ing to a girl like you."
...was good that week for the
Heigh-ho" company.
"Well, I don't care to be picked Sheila soon found herself be- coming something of a celebrity up," Sheila's tone was definite.
Jappy laughed. "My dear, we here. Her daneing was applaud- eniently. When she the didn't pick those boys up. We did
with McKee's them a service. theatre-usually
They'll talk protecting presence-it was she about knowing girls from the and not the comedian who recely show for months."
"That's what I mean-" ed the acclaim. McKee took this
"And they bought us a grand good-naturedly. It mattered itüle
starved-hadn't to him that Sheila
re-supper. I was gistering a hit in this inland com- eaten since breakfast."
She.la moved toward the tele- munity.
Was
1
By the middle of the week peo-phone. Shall I order something ple recognized her on the street, sent up now?" turned and stored as she passed. "That's Sheila Shayne in the show
""Do."
They had found that by buying"
at the Capitol," she would hear fruit and bringing it to their them say. "She's the girl who dances in that feather outfit, you know,"
Shela, with her years in the theatre. didn't mind being stared at. She know it was the price of Success.
room they could order breakfast sent up as cheaply as it was served in the dining room downstairs. Toast and coffee for two with oranges or grapefruit from the dresser drawer, came to about the same price as a more substan-
The baseball game was evident- It was inte morning." "Presently quently and flying figures aped
nother player came to "bat. whistle blew and from the around the diamond in whirls of brick factory far across the dein Just Then there was a full and
mpact of the bat and the ball, ä men in overall uniforms emergea. though Sheila did not know, Sone walked to a building which, There was the sharp sound of the was a lunch room. Others settled mar, and then a black speck beneath trees to open lunch box-gainst the sky. The ball drop- es. Still others ran immediatel
Saalin smiled, signed an. to the ball field and began a game, its uniform dwellings was pleas- I watched them lazily. These signs af brisk activity unly served to ing.
increase her Own indolence Sheila was told by the oblig. Presently she discovered that al ing bus driver that, these houses was not alone. A few yards down had been built by one of the large the brook a young man was lying ed hands pillowing him head, his manufacturing companies as re-full length on the grass, his clasp. sidences for their employees.
The driver added that the bus eyes staring at the branches above returning to Spencer did not fal-him
covered "Probably one of the factory low the route they had but that Shefia could hail it by workers." Sheila thought to her- he hasn't the walking a short distance through self." "Maybe a tane leading to another main money to buy lunch-or maybe hë
A
ed sharply within a dozen yards Iropped again in a tangle of of Sheila's feet. It bounded and reen vines. The crowd rushed across the field to the roadside, neila, was wondering if she hould find the ball and toss it
the back, thus protecting her enlitude.
rom interruption, "when": turning, faced her.
nung man rose to his elbow and,
but
"Did that ball, strike you?" by asked,
She hook her head. "No, bi I wish you'd find it. I like it here and Ion't want all those men
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