THE HONGKONG
SPOTLIGHT
CHAPTER XXXIV
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The company arrived in Burton "agxt morning. Sheila found the Hittle cafe where she and Jappy had edten their meals
last year's routing. She remembered that in Burton Jappy had lost a signet ring, a precious possession, and a stagehand had found it. The two girls had discovered B. dressmaker there to remodel some of their frocks.
Sunday, the first day in town, dragged interminably. There was no. Sunday performance and
Shella did not venture out of her hotel room except for a walk in the late afternoon. She gave herself a shampoo and a mani- cure. She wrote a long letter to Juppy, out of a job now, and ca- closed a bill.
Monday was uneventful. Prep- arations for the evening show kept the company busy. The per- formance passed' without a hitch.
"You're looking fine to-night,” the comedian told Sheila the next evening. I believe you've fallen in love."..
"Something like that." "Girlie, what in like that?"
Fifteen minutes after the final curtain Shella was back in her room at the hotel. The clock in its little green leather case on the dressing table pointed to 11.30 Almost any time now the tele- "phone might ring. Jerry had said he would telephone Tuesday after the performance.
Sheila undressed, bathed, brush- ed her hair and slipped into pajamas. The telephone stood be- side the bed and, throwing hier- self down on the pillow, she watched it, gleaming, black and silent,
A wonderful thing-a tele- phone! Through its medium she would soon, in spite of the miles between them, hear Jerry's voice. She could imagine him smiling at ker, thrill to the tenderness of his tone. If only. the call would come!
The other members of the com- pany were having a party some- where. Maybe the telephone. operator thought Sheila wad with them and would not put the call through."
Sheila took down the receiver
and instantly the operator's voice responded, "Number, please?"
Sheila said, "This is Miss Shayrie. If there is a message for me I'll be here in my room."
Yes, Miss Shayne.”
Some explanation seemed neces sary. Feeling rather foolish, Sheila continued. I had planned to remain later at the theatre. I thought perhaps someone might have asked you to transfer a call." "If there's a call I'll ring you. Mias Shayrie."
Well, the operator had probably encountered anxious guests over the wire before. "You'll ring me right away?" Shella urged.
"Of course, Miss Shayne. Th "see that the message reaches you."
Sheila put down the telephone. Fifteen minutes passed without Interruption. She decided to try to, read but the magazine ale se- lected proved uninteresting. Why did magazine stories always turn out well when life was so unkind? Why didn't Jerry call?
The hands of the clock pointed to 12 o'clock now. Maybe if she counted off the seconds they would pass more quickly. Maybe if she had something to eat, oc- cupied herself at something like arranging the dresser drawers, time would go more quickly.
Taking up the telephone again, Sheila asked for room service and ordered milk toast and tea sent up. It occurred to her that Jerry might have been on the wire while she was giving the order. Well, that would be all right. She did. not want him to guess how anx- ious she was: When the tele- phone did ring she would count 10 before she took down the re- ceiver. She would make her voice. Bound casual.
"That's right-rou did Say you'd call!" She would say that to Jerry and pretend to be sur prised.
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The little clock ticked away for another quarter of An hour. Then there was a light knock at the door. Springing to open it, Sheila confronted the waiter, carefully laid table swung from his shoulder. She stared in amazement, then understood,
"Put it down there." Sheila sald, smiling.
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1933
Taking a coin from her purse, she gave it to the man, scribbling her name at the foot of the bit he proffered. Tea and toast with
TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1933.
heard from him because he would UNIVERSITY LECTURE. not know how to reach her.
The company reached the middle west, circled and headed toward New York again. Then the bookinga were cut short and presently they were back there.
On the first day in Manhattan Shella met Jappy tripping along 46th street. Jappy sald that Tom- my Sloan was holding a try-out at the Halcyon Club. Did Sheila want to come along? -
"I'm resting," Sheila smiled. "Going to look around, soon, though."
"I didn't think you'd be inter. A little silver pitcher of hot milkested in this job," Jappy admitted. If she ate slowly, drank the tea "Just wanted to do Tommy a good in sips, it would help the time to
tura." pass. Why, oh why, didn't Jerry's call come?..
They walked along together past the tiny shops, the laundries, intermingled with garish doors of night clubs, silent and gloomy at mid-day,
"Then take the job"yourself." Jappy laughed a little bitterly Twelve-thirty arrived" and then at this. "Sure. If I get the one o'clock. The telephone main-chancel" tained its sullen silence. Sheila remembered then that Jerry had said he might not call her. He said that he would be sure to come Wednesday whether he talk- ed to her again or not. That was
"How was the boy friend of last it. He was coming anyhow. More than likely he had been delayed. year?" asked Japre idly. "The thought that a message would dis-one who gave you such a rush in turb her, and decided not to call, Spencer?"
She snapped out the light and. nestled beneath the soft down quilt. If she were to drop off to sleep would she hear the tele- phone ring. Better not chance it. Sheila turned on the light, arose and moved about the room. Finally she sat down at the little desk...
She would write letters. But to whom? Not to Jappy because she had sent her a note on Sun- day. Not to Myrt. There was nothing she could say to Myrt in such a mood. Besides Myrt owed her two letters. She must write to someone, though. Must keep herself busy.
Suddenly Sheila drew a sheet of paper toward her. Dear Dick," she began, "How is the second act coming?"
"You mean Jerry Wyman?"
That's the one. You know I thought he was really serious. For a while I thought you were" serious about him,' too."
Jappy's level eyes were on her friend. Sheila carefully shifted her gaze and looked street.
Across the
TO MEDICAL SOCIETY BY
VISITING GERMAN
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The third general meeting of Society was held yesterday, whan the Hongkong University Medical Professor P. Muhlens, specialist on tropical medicine from Ger-
delieved many,
paper "Spirochaetoais," Illustrated by a cinematograph film. Among the audience which num Gim-kheang, Chairman, presided.
bered well over 100 were, Prof. W. I. Gerrard (President); Dr. B. Hahn, German Consul, Prof. Davis and Drs. G. H. Thomas; D. K. Samy, F. Y. Khod; T, K. Llen, K. D. Ling: F. S. Fernando, and J. Guzdar.
Prof. Muhlens was in Hong- kong in 1900 with the German Navy. This is his second visit to the colony and he brings greetings from the Tropical School of Medicine of "Germany. He hoped that much mutual help might be derived in future through the co- the University. operation of the Institution and
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Frof. Muhleas headed the Ger- man Medical Mission to Russia in 1920 during the famine and as a re- sult of his vast experience, he is
now
typhus, relapsing fever and his a recognised authority on favourite subject, Spirochetes.
The lecture was followed by a film on Spirochetes which was of the utmost interest to the students, At the conclusion of the lecture, Professor Gerrard thanked the
awered finally.
"Jerry was a nice boy," she an-speaker for the trouble taken in
delivering his qubject.
Jappy's hand closed over the other They walked, on. Presently girl's. Their eyes did not meet but their steps timed together per- fectly.
"Let's go inside here, Sheila." Jappy indicated a coffee shop just ahead. "I've got something to tell you, honey, before someone else docs."
Sho drew the other girl after her into a tiny shop and ordered coffee for two.
Jerry Wyman did not telephone nod did he appear at the theatre the following evening. Sheila "Listen, Sheila," Jappy began tried desperately to conceal the slowly. "You've got to know this. hart in her heart. She reproach-Jerry Wyman is married and has ed herself for her foolishness, worked harder, made every effort to forget.
The tour continued with good weeks and bad. The weeks stretched into months and still Sheila did not hear from Jerry. There was no way she could have
been for three months. That girl you saw him with last summer- the one "he said was his sister- well, she's Mrs, Wyman now. I thought I'd better tell you, but oh, please, Sheila-don't look like that?"
(To be continued.)
"We are most lucky" said Prof. Gerrard, in being able to get Prof. Muhlens, who is on a holiday and having arrived in the Colony, this who is leaving Hongkong to-night, morning." He hoped he would find time when hre came back to
deliver another paper to the society.
Many questions were put to the. speaker and all were answered to the complete satisfaction of the audience.
The meeting then adjourned with a hearty vote of thanks to Prof. Muhlens.
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