THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1933.
SPOTLIGHT
CHAPTER XXVIT
Jappy shut the door of the
|luck."
Shaila told her his name was dressing room behind her. "So Jerry Wyman. Just a nice boy help me, Sheila," she exztaimed, who worked in a factory. He had "I believed you're in love!".
shown her the little. houses where
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Cold cream jar suspended in employes lived. Little houses midair, Sheila stopped short in with tiny lawns and gardens, know that the head. waiter was her preparations before the mir-ironing boards that went back aware who was to accompany her ror. Towel pinned firmly around into the wall, showers, electric on that plenie, just as he and her head, eyes critically consider refrigerators, every convenience. half the hotel staff were aware ing her reflection, she spoke care- "Did you discuss rents?" Jappy what kept Sheila in Spencer over fully.
wanted to know.
the week-end,. "In love? Why, my dear Jap- "Doris Haynes married that By 1 o'clock she and Jerry had automobile salesman we met in parked the" roadster and were Jappy tossed aside her cont, Carraville," Sheila said irrelevant-eated by abrook far from town. ripped off her hat and, sinkingly.
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into a chair, began to unfasten "And Grace Gordon married her strap pumps. She was late by cotton millionaire. But you notice recognized standards but, being she's back on Broadway." Jappy, she would probobly reach "The stage was all Grace cared
good four minutes about," Sheila protested.
were
the wings a ahead of Sheila.
Five minutes!" droned the call "That's what I said-in love! boy and for four of them conversa I've spoken to you twice and you tion was suspended. In the flurry haven't answered. And, spenking of excitement Jappy's shoes could of love, who was the Romeo you not be found until she located with last night? And the them in the cretonne pocket of the night before? And to-day at dressing chair. lunch 7"
As Sheila waited in the wings Shella rose from the dressing she thought happily of Jerry. table, fastening her headdress, Yes, she was in love with him. allpped off her kimona and drew She was sure of it.
She remained in Spencer until her costume over head.
"You'll be late," she warned Monday. Jappy bade her goodby with warnings not to take the "T' make It. Just. saw McKee country lad too seriously. She getting in."
was joking but with that sort of "McKee doesn't open the show."raillery which veils deeper mean- " be on time." Jappy faced ings..
the other girl.
the mirror, spreading cold cream Sheila and Jerry had planned à expertly, rapidly. A dusting of picnic for Sunday. They would power, rouge, blue lines about start a little late for picnics but
the суса. What's his name, carly, Jerry said, for stage peopl Sheila? You're beginning to Jerry had to attend church with worry me?" In the mirror, with the family. Sunday dinner was out seeming to do so, she" syed her a family rite too, but he said friend sharply. "Too bad we're he could escape that. "Just thi leaving to-night," Jappy went on.
once he told Shella,
"I'm not going to leave. I'm staying over, I'll make the jump Monday morning. There's a train.”
"Oh!" The monosyllable Was expressive. Shella usually liked to spend Sunday in the town where the show played on Monday rest ing, shampooing, going over her wardrobe, doing her mending. To remain behind for Sunday, a dreary day among etrangers, meant just one thing. Sheila must be very much in love.
He had not told her mucł 1bout his family. She guested. 'n spite of the insignificant car he Irove, that his family was impor- tant. She guessed that there were other cars but that this onc was Jerry's to do with as he pleased.
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Sheila, ordered lunch for two packed at the hotel. The head waiter ralaed his eyebrows as she ordered and promised to see that "Wha is he?" Jappy asked verything was as it should be. finally. "I can at least wish you! It would have surprised Sheila to
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Oh yes, Shella was in love with Jerry. She liked the way he moved as he deftly laid out the .unch and brolled the ateak which he had added to the feast. Sheila understood that his acquaintance with woodland pícnica exceeded her own.
He laughed when she tried to her lap, balance her plate on
rought her water in a paper cup to serve as a finger bowl, dried 1er hands on his huge handker- thief and then abruptly swung imself. beside her. As abruptly ze kissed her.
"Do you love me?" he" whis- pered.
Two bees were circling about he remains of the cake and Sheila antened her eyes on the abandon- d improvised table. "You know I do."
"Sure?" His teasing blue eyes eld hers now.
I'm sure but what will your amily say?"
"What can they say, darling?" Even as he kissed her agair heila felt a little coldness abou er heart. He had evaded the ucation. All that week he ha Evaded any reference to his amily. She did not know any hing at all about them. To, b ure his manner, his clothes wer rreproachable but that told little. the recalled some of the leading-
men she had known in the thes tre. Occasionally one saw a hum- vid father, an overworked like mother, w.ta confusion and prid. blending in their faces as they watched teirrmüllusuma, son,
Sheila was an aristocrat inghei own sphere but it did not matter o her from what stratum in 80- ciety Jerry came. She loved him and that was enough.
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LOCAL ESTATES.
DISTRIBUTIONS CONTAINED
IN LATEST LIST #
Mr. Walter Leslie Pattenden, late
The Eyrie, Godalming, Surrey, and formerly of Wharfedale, Water-
ou Jouse Lane, Kingswood, Surrey, lef: local estate valued at $213,800. Ap-
of lication for grant of re-scaling probate of the will of deceased has been granted to Mr. E. Davidson,
He had said, "What can they gay. darling?" Later he said. annointed attorney, "They don't need to know.".
She was inexpressably hurt at hat. Jerry had implied that his family would look down on her ecause she earned her living on he stage. It was not that he had ald those words. Had he put it luntly it might have been easier. o`bear.
"But" she faltered, "they'll Long Nai
ave to know some time, won't they
"Please, Sheila Why should we other about my family? Let's ust think about us."
for the use
Lal-
of administration to the.. state of Watanmal Boolchand, late ďď Hyderbad
Sind
India, have been granted to Parsram Singh, of 20, On and benefit of Lon Street,
hand Watanmal, the widow having renounced letters of administration. The estate is sworn under $51,000.
or Long Wal alias Yik-tip or Loung
ung Yip-deep, a waiter, who died at sea aboard the En.press of Canada on October 24, $27,100, Letters of administration 1932, left local caba
estate valued at to the estate have be granted to his widow,
Leung Lul-shi.
$26,800 In connexion with the estate of So Sze (or Szo) Wal (or Whye) alize So Ring-lok alias Ao Yam-ting, probate of the will has been granted to his widow, Leung Shi
the resealing of Testament-Testamentar of Uruquhile. to the will of Robert Colvin, late of 48, Marchmont Road, Edinburgh, has been granted to Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, lawful attorney for deceased's three sisters, Miss Isabella Marshall Colvin, af Newcastle-on-Tyne, Miss
There he was evading questions vain. It did seem na if he would want to tell ber about himself st as she had told him about erself.
"You've never mentioned a alina Se Leung-shi
Application for th seau," he pointed out once when as talking of rehearsals. Ma Lowell's rooming house, her father ad mother, ber early life,
"I've never had a beau." What Sheila wanted to say was, I've never been in love before,"
Colvid, of 48, Marchmont Road, ut she did not say it. Some-inburgh, and Miss Margaret Mar- ow it did not seem quite the ad- shall Colvin, of 125, Letham Gar
ission to make.
dens, London. The local estate left by the deceased is Bworn under $22,000.
At dusk he brought her back n the hotel. This disappointed er. He had originally planned at they should dine together somewhere and ride through the 1oonlight, arriving, back in town
uch later."
" like to but I'm tied up at ome," was his apology.
"But I'll 800 you again?" heila spake timidly. For answer
d her head back, hold ing his finger tip to her chin,
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gazed mischievously into her eyes and kissed her.
"Surest thing you know. F'll phone you about 'noon."
He did not nhone about noon. Sheila's train left at 1.20. She nacked, called a cab and went to the statis pinna
(To be Continued)
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