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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1929.

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CHAPTER XXIV

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He gave some signal that Jerry did not see. Mr. Arradonde-ho The theatre was dimly lighted guessed it must be be-motioned, and aliently vast, it seemed the singer back to the piano when to Jerry, who never before hrd the music stopped abruptly in the been in an empty auditorium. middle of her song. They walked down to the front row! Then another girl walked down of seats and stopped. Jerry could hear voices coming across the bare the stage and Jerry felt Mr. stage from the region that had al-Weinertz's arm brush against how ways been a fascinating world of as he jerked himself forward in his, sent, his eyes on the, scene "Lights," Mr. Weinertz bawled, before him. add there was a scurry of feet in "Arradonde," he called, before answer A few seconds later the the girl. could start singing, stage was flooded with light and "come here." the producer turned to Jerry with; a smile.

mystery to her.

"Will you walk through that door over there and go up on the stage, please?" he said.

Jerry glanced at Alester, her heart in her slippers. He took her by the arm and moved with her to the door.

"Don't forget what I told you, kiddy." he whispered. "Close your cyna while you dance and pretend you're a prima donna "stopping the show."

The dark man came to the foot lights and Jerry could hear plainly what passed between him and Mr. Weinertz when the latter went over to talk to him.

She looked curiously at the girl on the stage. Surely she was good looking enough and she was very smartly dressed:

"She can't sing-she's a piece of tinsel, I tell you," Mr. Weinertz was saying angrily to Mr. Arra- donde."

The latter turned to look at the Jerry forced a smile. Algatergirl. His brows came together in accompanied her to the stage and a black line stood by while a piano was moved

"I don't remember having seen onto it at Mr. Weinertz's, order. Then he left her, after dragging aher before," he said, chair from the wings and placing it near him.

A young man came out and sent ed himself at the piano. He did tot look at Jerry and she thought he must have left some interesting seopatiin to play for her tryout, he seemed so sulfooly bored about something.

More lights were turned on and she feared that the trembling in her knees could be seen from the front seats, where Alester, had |jined Mr. Weinertz.

"No, of course you don't," Mr. Weinertz answered excitedly, "IC® her old trick. She wants to get out of the chorus so she slipped into the office with your singers after you'd heard them and here she fa, he added, but she tried the same thing last year with Mr. Shields. 3 remember her.".

He raised his face to the girl. "If you had a voice to match your nerve," he wnid to her, "I'd go into grand opera and sign you up for! life. Get off the stage, Come around for regular rehearsal to- tomorrow if you want a place in the

chorus.”

"

"You, go to hell," the girl 're- torted and shrugged her way off the stage,

Suddenly a jazz tune, jangled out from the piano and Jerry heard, a voice calling to her dance. She closed her eyes and attempted to abey. But her feel had become glued to the floor.

"All right, all right," Mr. Wein ertz shouted to the piano player. Jerry's mouth was Q-shaped in "Go up and surprise. She pulled away from Then to Alester: get your, little friend, A1."

[the producer when he came buck The music crashed to a stop. to his seat. Was that the way he didn't have She talked to girls who Jerry's heart turned to lee.

had failed, but they'd given her rich young friends to introduce

such a little time.

Alester them?

was leading her off the staze in silence. She was too humiliated to

look at him.

Mr. Weinertz was standing. Ile put out a hand and took one of Bers.

The theatre had lost

its glamour already,

sonte

of

·bled for

Two of the remaining singers were rudely stopped and motioned away. Jerry's heart them, and for the poor creatures hopefully occupying the hard benches in Mr. Weinertz's waiting

room.

"My my," he said; "what a cold hand it is But that is fine, fine. All the true artists have stage

She was glad when the tryouts fright. The others—pool-ne im-for the singers were over. It agination. I would not want didn't matter quite so much to her girl even in my chorus who wow.whether she failed or

suc- like that." He pushed Jerry genteceded. She had begun to per- ly into a seat. "Now you will sit eeive that one must have a love here and get rd to the theatre." for the stage greater than hers he went on, "while we hear some not to mind is seamy side. Bingers."

But she'd started and she'd Sorry felt a surge of relief come make good if she could. There over her that brought tears to her | was a seamy side to working in a eyes. She sank back in the sent department store, too; the cranky with a big sigh. Alester bezan to customers, for instance. talk rapidly, inconsequentially, When she found herself on the and she knew that he, too, had stage the second time she was been misled by Jake Weinerlz's able to dance-not as well as alle calling her off the stage; that he could, but well enough to satiafy was evincing relief.

Mr. Weinertz that she possessed. They had to wait a few minutes grnee and a seuse of rhythm. before the singers arrived. Mr. He was will ay be told her, to Weinertz turned to Jerry and told engage her for the chorus, but he her with unaffected frankness that hoped she realizeil that a lot o2 her figure was good, very good. hard work was attached to the She guessed that was why he was job. Jerry said she would be glad giving her a second trial. Appur to work hard. It couldn't be, she ently she had passed the first test. thought, with an Inward smile, so vefy hard to practice dance steps. "We're going to hear the singhy, dancing was fun. It was ers." he went on, "who got by the the fear of being rudely bawled auditions,"

out that bothered her. Jerry asked what, an audition would not was. Ordinarily she have done that, but she wanted to say something, something about

She and Alester left the theatre

business there.

the theatre, and she knew practi-alone. Mr. Weinertz had other

cally nothing concerning it.

"Let's go to the Ambassador

"It's the test we give to voices," and dance," he said eagerly, "I'm Mr: Weinertz explained. "Those |

singers Mr. Arradonde selects at proud of you, Jerry."

his auditions come here and sing!

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Shipping.

Douglases, $27} n.

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H. K. Steamboats, $35 H. K. Tugs, $2. . Indo-Chinas, (Def,) $70 n. Union Waterboats, $22, n.

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Ewo Cottons, Tis. 17.35 n. Oriontals, Tis, 2.30 b.

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San Francisco

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Kole

Bombay

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Herbin

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International Cement

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46

New Jeracy

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72

Southern Pacific

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146

Texas Corporation

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71

United States Steel

268

265

Vacuum Oil

127

120

Willys Overland

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Coments (Comb.) 88.90 s.. Ropos (Old) #6) b. United Asbestos $5 b.

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It was the first Ume Alester bad for me. They must be judged for taken Jerry to a fashionable hotel. appearance and stage presence, as Perhaps he was still making well as for voice," he added con- amends, she thought. Well, she versationally.

wasn't ashamed of her appear- Jerry was glad she hadn't been [ance, and she was going to be asked to sing, doubly so when. Somebody now, He might really a little later, several young women be proud of her some day. came onia.the stage and hovered The teu room with its air of nervously around the piano. The richness delighted her. She had pinnist was called and again took lu pinch herself once or twice to his place: One of the singers make sure that she wasn't dream- stopped forth at a signal from a ing and that she would not wake small, dark man with grey hair up presently and find hergolf back ut his temples whom Jerry had not in her furnished room, with a day reen step out the wings, and at Fane's ahead of her.

The women she saw at took a place nearer the proscenium.

The pianist struck up a lyric air tables were beautifully gowned and the aspirant for stage honours and all of them, wore at least one opened her mouth to alng. Jerry jewel. Jerry glanced at her own thought she must surely be fright. hands. They looked ao bare with ened to death, but her notes came out even a single ring. true and pure. Mr. Welneriz Perhapa Alester followed her nodded his head. Jerry could ace glance and read her thoughts for that the dark-haired) man was he reached into his pockets and watching him expectantly. She pulled out the emerald ring she held her breath for the girl on the bad given back to him. He put stage.

It on the table between them and No. 31B, Top Floor, Wyndham St., sadly. "A lovely voice, but bandying to say.

"Too bad; too bad," he muttered Jerry wondered what he was go- . Hongkong.

legs.

(To Be Continued.)

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MORE RESIGNATIONS FROM THE B.B.C.

SIX ENGINEERS TO JOIN TALKIE COMPANY.

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The British Broadcasting Cor-Authorised Captai poration have confirmed

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BRANCHES —— on its staff at Savoy-hlil have tendored their notices of resigna- tion, which expire at the end of LONDON BANKERS-

the month.

2811,009,008. 5,054,200. BUT,000.

Danton, Shangbai, Hankow," Bralow, Bangkok, New York and. San Frami cisco.

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LOOK POONG BEAN, B.B.C. have recently resigned to

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