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THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1933.

SPOTLIGHT

rooms to dancers learning a rou- ino--especially when they plugg od his songs..

BEDIN HERE TO-DAY GERILA SHAYNE 18. whose parents were well known sadari actors, is a New York looking for work. Bhalla le a dencer, Bbe spent almoet her entire 11s o the stage at travelling with her parents. sow dead, and later in sandale and was right in thinking Bill had sug sbows. Khalla Hym at MA LOWELL'S theatrical rooming house.

work, live thers, 100. Over the breakfast

has worn

Sholla was sure Joo Paris had never oven heard her name. She

H.W.CORLEY

1933

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

on timidly. The giri nodded. how good she is or how bad- "Brady's naked for him already, she fills in for Gleason. And no They're both in there waiting, matter how bad she is or how Better hustle."

good-when Gleason in able to Shelia breathed more easily, dance again Shayne is through," "It's a job, Bill. That's some- She had ono day, hardly that, in which to memorize the routine. thing."

Blighed as though he him- Brady would be sure to mako it! raoro intricate when ho enw her lo self woro jobless. "You said it, the offing. She could dance all kid. around Daisy.

These days. Listen, this is your first atop. The kick off. In the practice room she found One two, one two, three and four!" Timmy, his hands wandering over He consed abruptly. the keyboard, blind eyes fastened

the lookout for on the ceiling, cars cocked for

geated ber but wrong in thinking KYET, Vaudeville performer also out ofJoa Paris did not know her. He constantly on table she morator, Shella confides to Myrt had hoard hor sing and when the talent to match his own. that her great ambition is to marry and time came that she could be useful bare a home like those she stared,

he would know where to find her. sil town in which the

M* wall interrupts them to announce Until then there was no use get It is an ofer for bar to nil in for HAISY ting her hopes up, as a call from that telephone eat has come for Sheilm. OLEASON, another danner, who has sprain Paris himself would have

eagerly and Rura to do. ed her ankle. Bhalta TOM wels off for JOE PARIS office to rehearse.

At about the same time two wealthy young men, TREVOR LANE and DICK STANLEM, aro diacion plans for the party Lane la to give that might They decide to go to Paris' to tim some entertainer.

CHAPTER III.

been

DE-

"When'd you dance last?" "Five weeks ago." Shella Shella's footsteps. Brady, a alim-swered ruefully. "I'm due to bo At the counter the blonde, smart-waisted, sophisticated youth, paced lame, Bill, I know that." iy groomed girl looked up from the floor impatiently. She knew Shoila stood on the floor wait- at the telephone long enough to in- Brady-n slave driver but an excel-

work again, even though her quire of Shella what business had lent teacher. He'd work you uning. It was fine to be back brought her hither, to nod abwenty mercifully but you'd have a ros-dream had been Big Time or a and shuffle a handful of cards, nbtine when he finished with you,. stractedly murmuring "Shayne" "Lo, kid," he vouchsafed in her specialty in a musical show. Here

(Continued on Page 10.), Upstairs in Jon's shop every-ns she did so.

direction and broke into a fox one was busy, There was a long: A look of understanding sprend trot, clumsy for all his alimness. counter behind which a girl an-over her bland countenance is ahe Running his eye over her figura in swered incessant calls from the held a card separate from its fol-reluctant approval, he grunted. telephone and took care of visi- lows and studied it. Sheila won-"You are talled than Gleason."

Jangling. Jazz dered what secrets it held,

"Sure. But my feet are just as tora. Pianos

crooning. throbbing. Someone

"Brady's waiting for you. Third near the floor." little door to the left," the girl assured "An' Gleason is Roscoe's wife. Down the corridor wero practice rooms, plano in each.]her amiably.

Remember that. Don't try to walk away with the act becauso -VOU Dance producers shouted to over-

performern, Shella hesitated. "Will-can-can't do it,"

Joe's Blind Timmy play for me?" she worked, perspiring

"I'm only planning to All in, Someone was trying out

several naked. Sho knew that it did Tim-BRI. Daisy'll be laid uv latest song.

Shaila, ever entranced though it my no harm to be asked for par- weeks, won't she?"

"Can't tell. Sometimes To be sure the job in prospect was all so famillar, loved the blare ticularly. More than that, Timmy wasn't much-illing 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 rant but Blind Timmy turned from the But it was a job novertheless. Daisy couldn't dance but, being voices, the sight of sleck-hipped, the nodding of Timmy's head as he piano sharply "Shayna hero in

moving listened for the click of her tiny real dancer. She'll show up Glen. married to Roscoe, leader of his busy dance arrangers own band and crazy about her, it briskly here and there, the swarthy feet was Sheila's barometer. Tim-on"

detect the slightest Once more Brody grunted. had been easy for her to win a pianists, thick cigars hanging from my could

we aren't running any place in the show. Sheila could the corners of their mouths, whose off stop, could indicate that a step "Well,

marathons. All we have to do is All the part far better than Dalsy půdky hands, lingering over the had been well done. and knew it. She wondered-not keys, could squeeze out unguessed

melody, unkindly-if Daisy's sprain was serious. if it would iny her up for some time. Sheila devoutly hoped

опе

Sheila walked across 49th street to Broadway and ran lightly up the stairs to Joe Paris' place.

an elevator-If There was cared to wait for it. Sheila could delay to buy flowers from a street peddler but now a minute was too much to waste on the likes of breath-advers such as elevatora.

that it would,

Sheila had often been at Juc's to see Blind Timmy. Timmy worked thore and drew A fair salary, She was a little excited about though whether from the kindness coming to Joe Paris' place. Joelof Joe's heart or from actual worth was the "King of Tin Pan Alley." Shella did not know. He was the singing waiter from the Bowery, married now to a so- ciety girl. Joe Paris' name on a song was like sterling on silver His praise meant Instant success

Joo of course had not hired Shella for the part with Roscoe, Roscoe must have telephoned to Bill Brady and asked for sugges. tions. Bill had remembered that Shoila was not working. Fre quently Joe loaned his practicn

assistant.

She had seen Joe himself, alim, dapper, sleek of hair, abstract of expression, wandering about the place, his hat on the back of his well-groomed head, hands in his pockets. Or walking briskly to- ward his private office, deep in conversation with an She had seen him pause by Blind. Timmy's piano, pat the bent shoulders, whisper words which seemed to bring happiness to the patient old face. Shella. loved to Bee Blind Timmy's face glow at these scant words of praise. Joa was a big shot now but he remem- bored when he had been obscure, struggling. Unlike many

others who had risen to suecans he was

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