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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1933.

SPOTLIGHT

CHAPTER XXX Sheila's engagement to dance at Club Volens came to an end and again she went job hunting. This time the situation was more promising.

didn't like ***

Jappy was dancing in a vaude ville net playing the subway cir Manhattan which could be reach- cuit"-theatres not far Trom ed by riding the subway. In her free time the two girls went shop-

“How'd you like a part in Sky High, my new show" Craig Ab-ing together." bott asked her,

Sheila didn't think she wanted It. She naked Johnny Harrell, an agent, to try to find her a job in a travelling company.

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"Not holding on to your money, are you?" Jappy remarked. "Well, when a girl has only one beau she has to have a lot of clothes. Give her four or five to take her places and one dress will serve

"Are you referring to Dick Stanley 1

now?"

"Of course, What's he doing

He pursed his lipa and looked at her over the tops of his spec-nicely." tacles. "When you can Jand place in a Broadway show why do you want to do a thing like that?" he asked. "The streets are full of men, and women who would jump at the chance to get a part in 'Sky High"."

"Maybe. Just the same I don't want it."

Sheila laughed. Dick was writ ing a play. He was very serious about it but Shella who had seen a dozen aspiring young authors give up in despair before the sec- "Need any money?" "No. If I did I'd take a job I how many plays were locked ond act was finished, who knew

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away in safes in producers' offices -never to be produced-could not show much interest in Dick's efforts. She was not even excited when he told her that the title of the new plece was "Red Gera niums" and that she has to play the lead in it..

to see you at 11.".

Sheila was in the midst of a sidewalks were swarming with The rain had cleared and the. bath but Mrs. Samper and Eve late moviegoers like themselves. helped her scramble into her The electrical signs blinked with clothes. She left the house in 15 dazzling brilliance.. minutes and reached Harrell's of- fice at 11.10. It proved to be 15 mlautes before he was ready to see her.

Ten minutes later she had signed a contract to play the lead in "Fine Feathers," a musical show booked for a long tour of the country.

"I can't understand you," Har- reli grumbled. "I could get you a job at more money right here on. Broadway,"

"Johnny, you know as well as I do it isn't what you earn but what you save that counts. I'll save more money on the road."

When Dick telephoned Sheila "Oh, he seems to be "keeping told him the news eagerly. He in- busy," she told Jappy. "He's try-vited her to have tea with him at ing to write another play."

one

the

Mrs. Samper called Shella to

telephone Someone from Herrell's office morning. wanted to speak to her.

"Can you get down here right Sheila reached the wire. I want away?" asked Johnny testily when

a famous hotel on lower Fifth Avenue. They emerged shortly before 6 to find that it was rain- ing.

"We aren't hungry now, of course, but let's go to one of those Italian gardens for dinner," Dick said "Maybe later you'd like to

see a show."

But, dinner, delayed, was not finished until it was too late to see a show. They decided on a movie and rode through Times Square in a cab.

out with that show?" Dick asked "Are you really set on going abruptly. Still determined to this time I can't let you go! keep off Broadway? Oh, Shella, You've got to marry mo!"

window. "Look!" she said. "In Shella leaned toward the cab front of that orangende shop."

A girl in an expensive, too ornate Dick glanced as she directed. costume was walking briskly be- side

King, the comedienne, and her well set-up, distinguished looking man. It was Flossio'

non-professional husband, Joc Joe did. Many hinted that he Small. No one knew exactly what lived on Flossie's earnings.

"That's Broadway!" Sheila anid shortly. "Well, I don't like it!!

me with Joe Small," Dick said "I hope you're not comparing shortly.

"Oh, of course not! I didn't mean that, Dick. You know I didn't! But it's what Joe and Floesie stand for. They're-well, they represent everything I don't like,”-

"But it's not all like that,"

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