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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1933.

SPOTLIGHT

BEGIN HERE TO-DAT SHKILA SHAYNE dancer, is discharged

new play because MARION BAN DOLPH, Ihe 1tka, de jonlots of her. Sheila "justches for work" und Änally morurm a part

conical how soon to no os tour. DICK STANLEY, rich 'and sociális promin uk saks har la gire.ng this job and marry Min. Bet Emila račvan. Her jos of mam ziare le dhoma in some little town fur Morn Brandway.

Sbella in friendly" with JIM BLAINE,

qRandolph quite unintentionally

CRAIG ABBOTT, who is backing tha show

of Marion's demands and tired of bar also

move to vie Tim and through klas sucucos as introductios to Sheila.

Shella thought, "He wants a tip." and went to get her purse. But the man shook his head.

"No, Miss. I've been tipped plenty." The delivery man turned and clattered whistling, down the stairs.

lovely. Enjoying their unusual beauty, Sheila wondered why they A few dari late Jim calls Khella and were not more popular. She was to Belle bag Marion soul of the show. A Tannenger_mal to Bella's boarding hou know immediately. bringing her a buru basket of red garso-

"That fellow tracked those, red petals all over the place?" Ma Lewell ejaculated, puffing up the stairs again after seeing the man out of the house. No one ever came in or went out of the lodging house unless Ma knew it.

H.W.CORLEY

1933

"What are you going to do with these flowers?" Ma asked Sheila, "I don't know. Send them to a hospital, maybe. Wear some

what he says. Of course, "it's ! At 4.30 they were seated in a none of my business-"

| taxicab_threading along Broad- Shella' opened the envelope with way. Shoija" had learned several fingers that trembled a little. It things in the meantime. She had was written on fine club atation learned that Craig Abbott, he ery and the hand writing was just young man she had supposed to what she would have expected be a casual, old-time acquaintance. from Craig Abbott. There was of Jim Blaine's, was the man humour in his face, in his words whose money had financed, "When |Lights Are Low." He was the man and even in his scrawl.

"Funny writing, isn't it?" was reponsible for her losing her jeb in that ply. Somehow she didn't "However, Mort's contribution.

taps she should have been, feel ne angry about that as per::

it would certainly be useful on a cheque."\"

:

"Dear Little Geranium Lady,"

fully cut suit and an amazing tie, Abbott, resplendent in a beauti-

"Almost over. We'll be leaving

"Where are you going to put the neighbours. Ma sighed, as de wae dickacred. When Jim offenda surveyed the huge container, water face with ber apron. Both Sheila dinner with me tonight.or tomor-rehearsals coming?" he asked. mother actor is the company from wale them?". Myrt asked. The girls "she did frequently, wiping her the note began.. "If you will have eyed her amusedly. "How're the 1 filled, with the crimson geraniums and Myrt well knew that she row night or the night after that socially, to discharge "Jim. Abbott, tired arranged in profusion. They were could not have been hired to re-or all three of them-I'll tell | for the road, you know, in a day

turn to the life of those days, you something to make even your or two." however much she might sigh for ovely hair curl a little tighter.

"Yes, I know. I own part of I'll call you this morning at 11." that show, as it happens. Oh, you it

And at 11 Abbott called.

didn't know that, did you 7" Shela had told him she had a

"Well," said Sheila, "I hope that dinner engagement for that eve-doesn't mean bad luck for me. ning but they arranged a tea date. You were backing When Lights "And perhaps," Abbott said, "I Are Low' tee, weren't you?" can persuade you to re-arrange Abbott nodded. "I was. But your other plans after that. Who that's another story. What I is the man anyhow? If it is have to tell you today is that I'm Stanley, can't all three of us still backing When Lights Are have dinner together? He is a Low. Miss Randolph's out of it. 08 I Left for the west last night. interested in your future am."

"Why don't you take over her The girl smiled wisely into the part?" transmitter. "It isn't Dick," she "I knew Marion Randolph had said. "And I can't break the ca-yone," Sheila told hint. "But she gagement."

had a contract, didn't she?" I "Well, we'll see about that later. ¦ don't understand about that part.” Meanwhile, put on your best air "She did have." "Abbott's tone of expectancy, "I have news for was serious. "But I released

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CHAPTER XXI. Myrtle and Sheila stared at oach other. The flowers ware being borne up the stairs in the .arms of a staggering, delivery man. Sheila had never seen geraniums such as these before. They had been cut and, fastened to long stems through which, the man exlained, by some cunning Arrangement they could absorb

water.

"We had to send to half a dozen of our greenhouses to get them, Miss," he said.

"Say" she went on, "those geraniums, certainly do bring back old times!"

Ma had been born in the country, Conversation about her childhood was dotted with reminiscences of a wide range.. Today brought forth a wealth of anecdotes-her mother's sunny kitchen window filled with geraniums and begoni-

.as.

Plant slips exchanged among

"Wear them? Geraniums?" "They'll look well with my black chiffon."

"Well maybe. They'd lock better to me in a kitchen. You know one of those little model kitchens you see in the magazines. Checked curtains at the windows and all."

"Myrt looked at the other girl. "I'll bet you'd rather have a kitchen like that than your name in electric lights."

"I might." "Read the note, Sheila. See you."

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