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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SPOTLIGHT

CHAPTER XXIV.

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HW.CORLEY

1933

MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1933.

rated clever. They danced and sang in unison, their voice blend ing like notes of a violin, their agile steps matching perfectly.

"They had 1 dressing room which they all used. They ate to gether after the show. On pay days one of them was always to be seen scutrying to the post o Ace to send money home, holding. out only what the sisters would need for living expenses,

"How's your beau?" Tille Samper asked Sheila ono evening the leading lady's song to come to a close.

"Which one?"

somehow, quite reach Shella's expectations. In Mrs. Raymond's. The road tour of the "Heigh-home she found herself in a dif ho" company was proving sucferent world. She was the same cessful. They visited small towna age as many of the girls she met. and larger ones. They found ap there. Sue, looked much as they preciative audiences and dull did, dressed similarly. She shared ones. All things considered, how-the same youthful dreams of ro- McKee patted her arms they waited in the wings for

the tour had been doing minnce, gaiety, adventure. But know it isn't" he said. "But you well The show was making Sheila was an outsider in spite of must remember there are two money. Few other road com- all this. For some reason a bar-sides of the picture. Most of panies had as good a record.

"The one you loaned me one rier existed, shutting her off from them would give their right oye Sheila's specially dances (there these young people. She didn't to be behind the footlights. They evening, Jim acmetning-or-other were four from first curtain until Know how to get around it or envy you, Shella."

He's rich, isn't he?". Tillic spoke closing) always won a favourite climb

over it. Sheila remained The Beason rolled on. The wistfully. With the exception of with every audience and Fletcher, apart.

play

was a success and Shella Clara, who was married to a the company mannger, had al- As she danced the "May Day" was winning recognition as a vaudeville headliner, the Samper lowed her to order now costumes number, her feet weaving in and dancer, Newspaper criticisms of girls had been beau-less, for the "May Day" number and out in the complicated steps, she the play always mentioned her

"Maybe." But he didn't.earn his the little dance in which the spot could hear whispered approval. A name. Sometimes this praise was money" light that shone on her varied polite patter of applause at the extravagant. It didn't make her from red to greed to blue, end clearly showed that the dance more popular with the other prin-

In one of the larger cities Mc-had been appreciated:

cipals in the company but the Kee, the comedian, surprised her. "Good work!" McKee Whismanager appreciated It

"I know a lot of people here."pered as Sheila took a seat again McKee, liked to see her receive he said. "Played here in stock at his side. He was not perform-good notices. He continued to years ago. There's a Mrs. Raying. Sheila noticed with interest invite her to suppers after the mond-one of the social' celebri-that here he was accepted as a show, to show her little-favours ties--who is giving a charity guest. Many people seemed to and give her advice from his long dance. She asked me to come and know him. He moved, easy and experience. These attentions were bring along some one else from assured, among the others. Some always impersonal. Often. he the company. I wonder if you'd of them called him "Ralph," talked about his wife and family be willing to go and your shook hands and spoke of the Re never tried to make love to May Day' number?"

days years before when he had Shella. played weekly at the local thea- irey

Why, of course. I'll be glad

Tillie nodded. "That's all right. Earning money isn't everything. think men are afraid of girls who earn good salaries, Sheila,

"Maybe they are."

That was another angle of the old argument. Home life or profession for a girl? Sheila thought about it but couldn' come to any decision. She knew that for herself she wanted a. home. She was making progress, however, as a dancer, gaining 'assurance and winning recogni- tion. I she followed McKee's ad- vice, returned to Broadway and Presently the Samper Sisters Well, how'd you like it?" Me-arrived to join the troupe. Parts landed a part there she might be Kes asked the girl as together had been written into the show mean? Only that she was farther come a star. What would that they drove." back to the hotel. "Would you like to change places Heigh-ho" needed some new main her heart.

for them. It. WAA felt that and further away from the dream with any of those girls?"

Sheila hesitated. "It's an at-terial and the Sampers' act pro-) For two days she looked for tractive life," she said. "I don't vided that. The girls dressed ex- Christmas week brought the ward eagerly to the night of the suppose they have many responsi actly alike. They came on the

troupe to a large middlewest- charity, dance. It was to be abilities. I guess they do just stage with little shuffling steps,ern city. The week passed al- glimpse, close at hand, of the life about as they please every day creaning a song in close harmony most exactly like any other with that to her seemed the most at-and never have to work—””””

that was unlike any other singing, two exceptions. It meant seven tractive in the town.

"You should see them after a ever heard.

days, in one place instead of two hard set of tennis.”

The Sampers were not particu- or three brief engagements and it "That's not what I mean,"

larly pretty girls but they were meant an extra matinee on Christ

to,"

"Good. It's $25 in your pock- et. McKee explained. Mrs. Ray- mond's a good sort and it's her charity not ours."

Sheila nodded. "I can use the $25," she said.

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The night came but it didn't,

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mas Day. Business in the theatre was not particularly good. Peo ple seemed to prefer to spend the holidays at home or in the homes of relatives and friends instead of going to the theatre.

Suddenly Shella discovered that she wanted to be back in New York. She wanted to feel the cold North River wind against her cheeks, to hear the bustle of Broadway traffic. She wanted to look at shop windows, to see the twinkling lights in giant office. building, to drive through Cen-. tral Park and to sit at cozy res- taurant tables talking about plays and players with other troupers. She wanted to see Dick Stan- ley, too, Now that the tour was drawing to a close Sheila heard from Dick oftenar. Yes, it would be fun to be back in New York and see Dick. And Jim Blaine. (Continued on Page 10.)

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