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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1933.

SPOTLIGHT

Bheil danear.

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY SIBETLA BHAND, 1, whose parents were well kas vaudeville actors. in New York Looking for work. She has spent almost har entire fire on she stage, Arak traveling wills her parents, "now dood, and later in Yaudevilla and road MA LOWELL'S shows. Sheila iven t theatrical coming hot.

MYRT, a vaudeville performer aleo out of work, lives there, 100. Over the breakfast and morning Bhella confides to hyrt merry ambition is great

to thou whip hap home

Labin ibat and

sees la mall towns in which why he play.

ed.

MA Lane!! Interrupts them to announce that wlephone call hat eum for Rise who hurried to Anwer, hoping it may menn

It on the subway or if you start i curly enough on the bus. Stops right in front of the theatre. Hus the now-

Myrt heard the news and her

"The

routine comment wns,

H.W.CORLEY

1933

for Ma's comfortable, dark, tidy, cavernous kitchen.

n-house high up over New York's exclusive East Side two young

of

Was

"An' look at hert" bin gasped men were persuading themselves arm. rather reluctantly to awaken and ngain and grabbed Myrt's

they are regard the glories of a new day. find you! There waitin' for her at Paris and her They were awakening rather carly, buying geraniums from a pedlar!" too, for them. The previous even- ing they hail attended a party. in out-And tonight they were giving one. The two women stood

the elder, WER Trevor Lane, raged dignity while Sheila, un- aware of the consternation in their supposedly "on Wall Street." He souls, flew with nimble feet and was 30, or thereabouts, and laughing face. back to the house. that species which is so frequently Put this in my room for me, referred to an a man about town, will you, Myrt? she begged, though, as he himself would have thrusting forward a red pot with pointed out, his polo ponies, yachts "No. She's been talking all a tiny unsteady red bloom stuck and high-powered cara kept him must be a snap or Gleason never mother, well. could have learned It."

the town and his highly correct and "Sssh," said Ma, uneasily, bemorning about, having a home in slantwise in the soft earth. She rather continually out of both the

trinned suddenly. "That's hind Myrt, "you girls haven't any the country"

"Let her get a good part and kind I'm going to have in my own elaborately appointed office.

Hin home, the penthouse. call to knock Dalay. It's bread

salary like some of the others and kitchen window some day! And,

even more elaborately appointed and butter for Shelln."

Myrt buy herself that home!" Ma said oh. Myrt, it needs watering !".

"I water it." The cynicism than his office. Certainly it was quickly. "It lan't that Daisy is so bad. She means to get married, had drained from Myrt's face. iesa diflicult to find him there than

the Sheila's happiness was too appar-int the Wall Street address. Ma," said Sheila, grinning. "It's She talked about clothes on

ent, too touching.

With Trevor Lane Was young line and fire engines→

The girl was gone, lying down

several The scrappy bit of paper meant that I'm so good!"

"Go on with you!"

"Lord Hayo UB, what next?" Bio

Dick Stanley, his cousin heart leapt.

engines! What the street toward Broadway. a job and Sheila's

"That girl doesn't enre a thing gasped. "Fire

"What are you going to do with times removed, not so wealthy andl A job and and a pay check!

Fill-about the stage really." Myrt said, was the child saying?" It wasn't much, of course.

"Like I told you. Fire engines.a girl like that?" asked Ma, ahnk-a trifle more ambitious. Dlek was was as Sheila skipped down the front Glennon ing in for Dalay

Shella's pride. steps and the two stood watching For the kids, you know. She ing her head. "I declare, she does in New York ostensibly to learn to ared good husband. A husband write playa. Trevor's theatrical rather blow to

gera connexions were supposed to be of The truth was that Dalay couldn't her. "And with all that talent" wants to get married-"

Heri With valuable assistance. "They all talk that way in the to make her work. Red "Blind Timmy Rays she Rascoe, dance. No ono except

Both young men were well set described Dalay's husband, had ever thought comer." Ma agreed. "You say she spring," Ma said comfortably. niums! Kitchens!

that vaguely "The air gets warm, the parks in alt that talent and that figure! A stro could. Roncoe, hopelessly in don't care about the stage ?

Ma raised her eyebrown. Such bloom. Flower sellers start hol-few years glory on the stage, then up, of love with her, had given Daisy a

Maybe even a title from London! affable, well polsed. Either might place with his net a jazz band, talk was heresy, indeed, for one as lering their heads off. There's one a rich husband. Park Avenue."clean cut" type, square inwed, rather good, with a few specialty gifted as Sheila. For all the hard now

They were standing on the step, Au' her talking about a kitchen! have posed for advertisements of a certain brand of well-known col- number. Then Roscoe had mar-times, Sheila should love the stage.

Ma loath to leave the first spring day The Lord save us all!"

(Continued on Page 10.) · At about this time in a peat- ried Daisy. Now she was out with Wasn't she barn to the life

recalled Daisy Desmond, Sheila's behind them, loath to exchange it a aprained ankle.

CHAPTER II

"You won't have the job long.” Hyri sald needlessly. "Roscoe won't take anybody in Daisy's place, no matter how good you

Arc.

"It's job anyhow. It'll last n low weeks."

"You'd better telephone right away, Sheila," Ma Lowell urged. "Here's a nickel-"

Яnid,

"I have a dime," Shetla producing it. "Now if you have two nickelo-ab, thanks."

That was Ma. A nickel hero, a nickel there. No wonder the room- ing house didn't seem to pay.

"Maybe it's the road," Sheila thought as she raced up the out- alde steps and entered the dark, odorous ball where, at the rear, the telephone stood amidst a regi- The ment of brooms and mops. road! Little homes twinkling the sleeper near the tracks an jerked along. Friendly, cozy! She slid the nickel into the ma- chine, gave Joe's number and then asked for Bill Brady.

Bill confirmed Ma'a statement. "Yeah. Gleason's out. Roscoe's | jazz band had the act, see? Daley and a couple others did special- ties. It's an cnay routine, Sheila. You can learn it in no time," Bill Anished grandly.

"Oh Sheila breathed through the phone. So Bill thought she could pick up now steps quickly! | That was good newa.

"Hustic over now, baby," finished. "I'll be waiting."

Where do we open?"

asked, unperturbed.

"Jackson Heights."

to shift his cigar.

Bill

Sheila

He paused "You can make

"I'll any," responded quickly.

in n

Ma.

The late Mr. Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States, was laid to rest in his home town of Plymouth, Vt. In the foreground are a number of former friends.

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