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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1933.

SPOTLIGHT

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rooms to dancers learning a rou- SHEILA SHAYNE, 11, whose parents were tino-especially when they plugg well known vaudeville actors in Newed his songo, York looking for work. Bbella la danser. Sheila was sure Joe Paris had

She has spent almost her entire life on

as stage, int travelling with her parents never oven heard her name. now dad, kad İster in vandrelile and

Bhella at MA LOWELL'E theatrical rooming houSE,"

She

was right in thinking Bill had sug- gosted her but wrong in thinking MYRT, a vaudeville performer als out of Joe Parle did not know her. He work, lives there, too. Ores the breast had heard her sing and when the table one morning Shalla conßdem to, Myrt that der great ambition 4 to marry and time came that she could be useful BATE home like those the assecin he would know where to find her. small town in which she has played.

we Dowall Interruple them to announces Until then there was no use get that a telephone call has come for Shelia. It is an offer for her to All in for DAIRY ting her hopes up, as a call from GLEASON, another dansor, who has spruİN

Paris himself would have been el her askia, Bhelia agres esgerly and sets off for JOE PARIS office to rehears

At about the same time two wealthy young men. TREVOR LANE and DICK STANLE are diving plans for the party Lane is They decide to go to hì give that night Park' ofis to hire seme entertainers.

CHAPTER III

sure to do.

H.W.CORLEY

1933

"Timmy knows me" she went teach her the routine. No matter

on timidly. The girl "Brady's asked for him They're both in there Better hustle."

nodded. how good she is or how bad- already, she fills in for Gleason. And no waiting. matter how bad she is or how good--when Glenson is able to dance again Shayne is through.” "It's a job, Bill. That's some- thing

Sheila breathed more easily, She had one day, hardly that, In which to memorize the routine Brady would, be sure to make it more intricate when he saw her in the offing. Sho could dance all around Daley.

Bill sighod as though he him. self were jobless. "You said it, kid. These days. Listen, this is your first step. The kick off. One two, one two, three and four!" He consed abruptly.

"When'd you dance last?" "Five weeks ago." Shella

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In the practice room she found Timmy, his hands wandoring over the keyboard, blind eyes fastened constantly on the lookout for on the celling, ears cocked for talent to match his own. Sheila's footsteps. Brady, a slim-swered ruefully."I'm due to, bo

At the counter the blonde, smart-wafated, sophisticated youth, paced Jame, Bill, I know that." ly groomed girl looked up from the floor impatiently. She know

Sheila stood on the floor walt- the telephone long enough to In-Brady—a slave driver but an excel- quire of Shella what business had lent teacher. He'd work you uning. It was fine to be back at brought her hither, to nod absenty merelfully but you'd have a rou-work again, oven though her and shuffle a handful of cards, abtine when he finished with you. specialty in a musical show. Here dream had been Big Time or & stractedly murmuring "Shayne" *Lo, kid," he vouchsafod in hot Upstairs in Joe's shop every-Ins she did so. one was busy. There was a long

A look of understanding spread counter behind which a girl an over her bland countenance ne ahe swered incessant calls from the held a card separate from its fel- telephone and took care of visi- lows and studied it. Sheila won

Jangling. Jazz dered what secrets it hold, forn. Pianos throt Sing. Someone crooning. "Brady's waiting for you. Third Down the corridor were little door to the left," the girl assured practice rooms, a piano in cach, her amlably. Dance producers shouted to over- worked, perspiring Someone was of Intest song.

Sheila walked across 491h street to Broadway and ran lightly up the stairs to 300 Paris' place. There was an elevator-ir one cared to wait for it. Shelln could delay to buy flowers from a street peddler but now a minute was too

the likes much to wante on breath-savers such as elevators.

direction and broké“ into

a fox trot, clumsy for all his slimnes. Running his eye over her figure in reluctant approval, he grunted. "You are talled than Glonson."

"Sure. But my feet are just na near the floor.

"An' Glennon Is Roscoe's wife. Remember that. Don't try to walk laway with the act because YO11 performers, Shella hesitated. "Will-can-can't do it." trying out Joe's Blind Timmy play for the?" she "I'm only planning to All in, naked. She knew that it did Tim-Bill. Daisy'll be laid up several Shella, ever entranced though it my no hurm to be asked for par-weeks, won't she?" To be sure the job in prospect was all so familiar, loved the blare ticularly. More than that, Timmy "Can't tell. Sometimes those wasn't much-filling in for Daisy. of melody, the jangling discordant would be helpful at such a time. sprained ankles

sounds. She loved the raucous Brady could scowl and runt but

But it was

detect the slightest

Once more Brady grunted. we aren't running any marathons. All we have to do in

jeb nevertheless. voices, the sight of sicek-hipped, the nodding of Timmy's end as he piano sharply. "Shayne here is a Blind Timmy turned from the Dalay couldn't dance but, being busy dance Arrangera moving listened for the click of her tiny real dancer. She'll show up Cloa- married to Roscoe, leader of his ewn band and crazy about her, it briskly here and there, the swarthy feet was Shella's barometer. Tim-read had been easy for her to win a pianists, thick cigars hanging from my could place in the show. Sheila could the corners of their mouths, whose off step, could indicate that a step "Well, All the part far better than Daisy pudgy hands, lingering over the had been well done. and knew it. She wondered-not unkindly-if Daisy's sprain was sericua. If It would lay her up for some time. Shella devoutly hoped that it would.

keyn, could squeeze out unguersed

melody.

fair salary,

Sheila bad often been at Joe's to see Blind Timmy, Timmy worked there and drew though whether from the kindnes of Joe's heart or from actual worth Shella did not know.

Sho was a little excited about coming to Joe Faris' place. Jos was the "King of Tin Pan Alley."

She had seen Joe himself, slim, He was the ainging waiter from the Bowery, married now to a so- dapper, sleek of hair, abstract of clety girl, Joe Paris' name on a expression, wandering about the sony was like sterling on allver. place, his hat on the back of his Ha praiso meant instant success! well-groomed head, hands in his Joe of course had not hired pockets. Or walking briskly to- Shella for the part with Roscoe, ward his private office, deep in with an assistant. Roscoe must have telephoned to conversation Bill Brady and asked for sugges-(She had seen him pause by Blind tions. Bill had remembered that Timmy'a piano, pat the bent Shella was not working. Fre-shoulders, whisper words which quently Joe loaned his practice seemed to bring happiness to the patient old face. Sheila loved to see Blind Timmy's face glow at these scant words of praise. Joc was a big shot now but he remem- bored when he had been obscure, struggling. Unlike many others who had risen to success he was

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