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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1933.

SPOTLIGHT

MESIN HERK TO-DAY SHEILA BHAYNE dancer, is discharged from a new pik because MARION RAN DOLPH, the sixt, a jealous of bar. Sella aestches for work' and, Anally sarures a part

mal boom DICK STANLEY, rick and socially promin

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

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1933

what he says. Of course, it's none of my business"

At 4,50 they were seated in a taxicab threading along Broad- Sheila opened the envelse with way. Sheila had learned several fingers that trembled a little. It things in the meantime. She had was written on fine club station learned that Craig Abbott, the 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 Jin Blaine's, was, the man humour in his face, in his words whose money had financed, "When and even In his scrawl.

Lights Are Low." He was the man "Fampy writing, isn't it?" was reponsible for her losing her jeb in that play. Somehow she didn't "However, Myrt's contribution.

feel as angry about that as per- it would certainly be useful on a haris she should have been, cheque."

Abbott, resplendent in a beauti. Dear Little Geranium Lady" fully cut suit and an amazing tle, "Where are you going to put the neighbours. Ma sighed, as soother accer is the company from whichthem ?" Myrt asked. The girls she did frequently, wiping her the note began. "If you will have eyed her amusedly, "How're the

face with her apron. Both Sheila dinner with me tonight or tomor-rehearsals coming?" he asked. walacharsis. When din orasda sa surveyed the huge container, water and Myrt well know that she row night or the night after that *Almost over. We'll be leaving CRAIG ABBOTT, whe is backing the show filled, with the crimson geraniums could not have been hired to re-or all three of them-I'll tell for the road, you know, în a day

Abbot tired arranged in profusion. They were

turn to the life of those days, at Marios'a demanda and tired of her a lovely. Enjoying their unusual

beauty, Shella wondered why they however much she might sigh for were not more popular. She was to know immediately.

to go on tour, weaks her to give us the job and marry Sim bei Abella refus. Her kles of mar Vrieze kom home in acme little town far

From Brandum.

Skull friendly with

JIM BLAINE,

Randolph quite latentionally the mica

#pancially, to discharge Jim.

gotta see Jin and through him secure as introducilën to Bhaila.

A few days later Jim calle bells and bella her Marion is out of the show. A menger comm to Shella's boarding booss bringing har ‘a bare basket of red geTRA-

CHAPTER XXI Myrtle and Sheila stared at each other. The flowers were 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.

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

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"That fellow tracked those red

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

re-arrange

or two."

you something to make even your

"Yes, I know. I own part of I'll call you this morning at 11." that show, as it happens. Oh, you lovely hair curl a little tighter.

And at 11 Abbott called,

didn't know that, did you?" Sheila had told him she had a

"Well," said Sheila, "I hope that dinner engagement for that eve-doesn't mean bad luck for me. petals all over the place?" Mahospital, maybe. Wear some ning but they arranged a tea date. You were backing "When Lights Lowell ejaculated, puffing up the "Wear them? Geraniuma?" "And perhaps," Abbott said, "I Are Low too, weren't you?" stairs again after seeing the man "They'll look well with my can persuade you to

Abbott nodded. "I was. But ever black chiffon."

your other plans after that. Who that's another story. What I out of the house. No one

**Well - maybe. They'd look is the man anyhow? If it is have to tell you today is that I'm came in or went out of the lodging

better to me in a kitchen. You Stanley, can't all three of us still backing When Lights Are house unless Ma knew it..

know one of those little model have dinner together? He is as Low, Miss Randolph's out of it. kitchens you see in the magazines. interested in your future as I Left for the west last night. Checked curtains at the windows am."

Why don't "ou take over her The girl smiled wisely into the part?" and "

transmitter. "It isn't Dick," she "I knew Marion Randolph had said. "And I can't break the en- gone," Sheila told him. "But she had a contract, didn't she?" I gagement."

don't understand about that,part.”

"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 slipa exchanged among

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

"Well, we'll see about that later. I Meanwhile put on your best mr of expectancy. I have news for was

"I might."

Read the note, Sheila. See you?"

She did have." Abbott's tone serious. "But I released (Continued on Page 10.)

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