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Sheila observed.
He laughed easily. "Oh, I'll do
CHAPTER XXVI
Sheila could not hide her. sur-that?" - prise. "You know me?" she ask- cd.
"
"How did you recognize me if you're only seen me on the stage
The young man laughed. "In-in costume?". deed I do! Don't mind if I move over a little nearer, do you?" He rose to his feet, crossed the patch of mossy bank and sat down near Sheila,
"But I don't, understand she began.
"How I knew you? Well, for one thing. I've seen you on the stage every night this week. I'll be there to-night, too-that is, if 1 may."
"You'll have to take that up with the man in the box office,"
"I happened to see you as you were leaving the stage door last night. As a matter of fact, I've waited there each evening. Just to see you, you know. I didn't dare hope that you'd have supper with me er anything like that."
"No?" Her voice wns cool, not encouraging. "What would be like having supper with you, for example?"
of me?"
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1933
"I think that you're wasting a good deal of valuable time," said Sheila slowly. But her smile be lied the words.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1933.
Adent without being over-assured; He was attractive, too, yet appar ently was not aware of it,
What was he doing working in a factory? He had the face of a well-bred, educated young man to whom a white collar job would seem better suited. Vaguely she felt that in a job demanding brawn and endurance he was out of place.
A whistle blew and obediently the young man arose, twisting the sack in which he had carried his lunch into a ball and tossing it into the brook. He watched it bobbing along on the surface of the water until it finally disap- peared.
"I have to go now." he said. "That leaves the brook entirely at your disposal. I wish I could em-talk to you longer. It's back to the looms, though, for me. Would you really be willing to have sup per with me to-night? I have a cheap little car but it can travel pretty well. Maybe you wouldn't mind riding in it. Will you?"""
Well-I sec."
He nodded, seriously. "I know. Time that belongs to my ployer." He pointed to the red rick buildings across the wide He smiled. "Doing it again.feld. "Still he gives us time for Would you try it-this evening? lunch, you know." That is." he hesitated. "If you haven't an engagement.”
"Usually I cat with some of the others from the show. And we don't spend a lot of time sitting and talking afterward. My work is hard, you know. I need my
rest."
"Someone told me those houses there were built for the factory employes. They are attractive, aren't they. Do you live in one?"
He paused a moment, uncer tainly. "All right I'll be there anyhow. Please don't turn
ще
"I live on the other side of town. I haven't had this job long
although it seems rather long down!" to me. In July it will be a year." Sheila watched as he hurdled "You don't make it seem.hard." He paused, gazing at the palmis the fence and disappeared across the young man said after a mo- of his hands. Tough work, too, the field. Yes, she liked him .ment. "You are like thistledown. in hot weather. Are you going to She found hersel" wondering what You're--oh, you're wonderful! have supper with me to-night?" his name might be, tried to think
Sheila admitted to herself that of one that would suit him.. But then you know how I feel about you. What do you think she liked him. He was self-con-
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Jonce or twice.”.
But the audience that evening showed its admiration for Sheila. Twice applause literally stopped the show and she was sent back for a third encore. It was nearly 11 when finally she left the dress- ng room. Jappy had one: al- ready. "Marion Collins is invit
nga crowd to that wistarin place, she told Sheila. "She asked me to see if you would 3
I like to come along."
Thanks. There is my beauty sleep to be remembered.”
Jappy nodded, flew into her clothes and rushed away.
The entrance outside the stage loor seemed entirely deserted when Shella reached It. Under the light, though, at the far end, a young man stood "waiting, AB Sheila approached he moved to- ward her, snatching a hat from his head.
"Alone? What luck." "Oh, it's you!"
Reluctantly she admitted to herself again that she liked this young man. To-night he looked even more attractive. He was wearing a dark, well-tailored suit
and he had an easiness of man- nor that bespoke a certain knowl- edge of the world.
"Would you care to go to a little restaurant about a mile from here?" he asked. "It's a quiet place and the food is good."
He indicated a small roadster, by no means new, held the door She reached the hotel in time open for her and, disappearing for lunch. There was ma-around the car, slid beneath the tince five that afternoon. The first steering wheel. five rows in the theatre were filled
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with young girls. who were pat- Presently they drew up be antly admirers of Miss Jefferson, tore a restaurant. Apparently the leading lady. They gave other members of the "Heigh-ho" Sheila only perfunctory applause company had not discovered it but clapped enthusiastically when and Sheila was glad of that. It Elsie sang her love songs.
was moré pretentious than the Sheila smiled at McKee as they other places where she had eaten. stood in the wings. "Still wish The tables were small and, ar- you were a product of the pro- ranged in such a manner that tected home?" he asked.
privacy seemed indicated. In- deed there were but few other (Continued on Page 9.).
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