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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1933.

SPOTLIGHT

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

SHEILA SHAYNE, 18, whose parents were well-known deville entertainer, dancer. After weeks out of a job the

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bired to substitute for, DAISY GLEASON, another dancer, who has sprained her ankle. While rebearing at 308 PARIS' ang shop Shells meets DICK STANLEY And THEVOR LANE, both rich. Dick E much astracted

by Sheile and urges Lane to include her Is the prograis ma of entertainment at a party he is giving. Shella declines some but inter accepta.

At the party the meela GORDON MAN. DRAKE, well known producer, She Dek frequentis after that, Dalay return to

orders! Pay up or get out."

"But my grandmother! My mother in Italia! They will: starve if I close! You are wrong. I never sell one drop in this place!"

H.W.CORLEY

1933

"It seems John was in a jam,” Dick admitted, seating himself. "Hadn't. paid his rent. I got Trevor on the wire and he gave him another week to raise it."

The restaurant keeper flung down the family portraits on

aup, Sheila saw Dick coming along bare table. They were-instantly the garden walk, swept aside to make room for a huge soup kettle, Bending, with the show and Sheila akin bania Job gathering afresh, John col- Then Mandrake offers her part to elected the photographs together pia. Reparing begins at once Shella be and held them to his breast. come friendly with 1M DLAINE, one of the petrofpais'in the play.

They go to Atlantic City for the try-out Wick MARION RANDOLPH, the star, do comes tea.ous because of the praise Sheila roterve Iran

discharged. She is out of work for some erities and therefore Sheila sbe secures part in show that is going on tour. When Dick learns the new job will take her out of town he beg Shells to give it up.

time. Then through Trevor, Lana's Influence

CHAPTER XVII

"Is he in trouble?" asked Sheila hesitantly. Dick frowned, "

"Don't know. If he's been sell. But I'm sure he pays his rent. ing booze he is. That's certain. Trevor owns this block, you know,

see what I can do." While Dick proffered his assist- ance Sheila returned to the table in the garden.

Sheila and Dick drove to

At the next table, vacant when Greenwich Village and ught she and Dick had arrived, a tall, out an Italian restaurant where blonde young man was sitting. He dinner was still being served.

was smoking thoughtfully. Pres- Parking the roadster near the en-ently a waiter, napkin on arm, ance, they passed through the hurried to the young man's side, half deserted dining room into bearing a steaming plate of soup. the September coolness of the garden in the rear.

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The waiter brought the first course. a plate carefully mo- silver fish, cool green onion tops salcked with shiny red peppers, and radishes,

Diek

"When we're married begas.

"We're not going to be mar- ried," Sheila interrupted.

"No? How much do you want to stake on it?"

"All I have!" She shooked the contents of her little purse on the tablecloth. A key. A postage stamp. Four pennies and a fold- ed bill. Suddenly the stranger'a суса "Say Is that all you have? met Sheila's and he smiled. It Forgive me but-well, I know you was a frank smile, ingenuous and are only "rehearsing. Listen- winning. There was nothing Air- tatious about it. Sheila amiled back.

"I am listening." Arms on the table, Shella framed her cheeks with two soft hands and smiled across at him provokingly. " know it all by beart. Listen, girlie, if that's all you have let me help you. There are plenty of people waiting around to grab a nice little girl like you when she's out of work and hasn't any money. Let me stake you. I'm innot like the others!"

Tables were set here and a few diners lingered. A girl in lavender muslin wearing a wide hat, intriguingly simple,-faced a middleaged escort. A group of

"Aren't you Miss Shayne?" the newspaper men were nearby disman naked in a low tone. With cussing a late book. Farther away out waiting for an answer, he sat two women dining together.

nodded slowly. "Yes, of course John, the proprietor, wandered you are! I've seen you on the from table to table, a muffer stage. I saw you at Atlantic City wrapped about his throat as was and I wanted to see you here. his custom in any except the hots Where have you been?" test July temperature. John hadWhen Lights Are Law'?"

"You mean you saw me been a singer.

He hurried to greet the new- He nodded. comers and usher them to a table.

Yould Madame like the spe cial salad ?" he asked cagerly. Then he frowned at his mistake, The young lady. W18 not "madame." She looked much too young.

"It's very good, Sheila," Dick assured her. "Want to try it? All! right, John. Two dinners with the special salad."

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Having secured another part, Shella didn't mind in the least admitting what had happened. Others knew it now anyhow.

"I lost my job in-that show in Atlantic City," she said. "I guess I wasn't much of a success.

"But you were! You were ex- cellent! I suppose it was Marion --yes, of course, that was it! Ma Would you like to see, the rion doesn't like competition. Do chicken cooked?" Dick asked. you have a job now?". Grateful for the interruption, Sheila nodded. "I'm going on Sheila rose and followed 'Dick) the road,"

into the kitchen which was well "Not really? Why, you can be forward. She did not want, junt a Broadway star if you alay here, then, to hear more of his pleas On the road-" that she should give up her part In the road show and stay in New Yorla

"I have to eat."

"I hope fam," Dick said slow- ly, "if that's the case."

"Oh, it isn't. I have plenty of money.""

"Sure?"

"Quite sure. Do you think if I were actually broke I'd have let you see that I had so little in my purse? Besides, it isn't a little. That bill is a 10"

"A fortune!" gasped Dick in mock agreement. "Look here. Sheila, please give up this rond job. Marry me and forget the stare."

They discussed the pros and cons of marriage throughout the rest of the dinner. But Shella had made up her mind. She would not marry him. She would not marry him and live in the city "Don't we all? Come and eat or in a subarb. She wanted a with me any time. But mean-home in the country. A country- while don't go on the road. Are bred husband. She even mën- yon married?"

tioned red geraniums and was surprised and gratified because Diek did not laugh.

Sheilu gave, a start. "Good- ness. no

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"But we can have all that,

It was a large, airy kitchen with a huge range "and spit. Three white-capped chefs wander- ed about, apparently aimlessly yet actually with deft purpose. This The man laughed. "Well, you one with a fork lifted the curi- will be. I've seen it so many sweetheart," he said earnestly,`-- ing, coiling spaghetti and let it times. Girls who have talent, fall once more with a shake of his looks, personality, spoil it all by to a different life. You wouldn't head. That one watched the running off and getting married, like it.". chicken or split uncooked fawis I'll bet you're engaged this min- And with a promise to write with a sharp cleuver on a smooth- ute”

No. we can't. You were born

him frequently Dick had to be

ly scrubbed pine board. Another "No!" Sheila's voice rang out content. stirred, sniffed and seasonicd a quickly. reddish sauce, thick and fragrant.}, "Well, you will be. Red check- |

ed curtains in your kitchen' win- John himself, at the farther end dowa, a pot of geraniums on the of the kitchen, was apparently sill. doll carriages around

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in what Dick called a "mood.” A place to stumble over--" stranger stood beside him and gazed negilently and impatiently on some snapshots and cabinet photographs which John seemed bent on displaying,

"How did you know?" Sheila began, her checks burning.

"How did I know? I didn't"un- til a minute ago. You look just like that kind of girl. Well--"

The stranger shook his head. his tone lowered, "I'll be seeing I can't help it. I can't do a you." thing about it. Those are the

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