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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1933.

SPOTLIGHT

CHAPTER XXX1

It was several months before "Fine Feathers" played" Jerry'a home town, Sheila had not writ ton to him but she was sure he would know of her arrival. Post- era announcing that she was the featured member of the company. had papered the town for two weeks.

And so she was disappointed on: reaching the hotel to find that, among her letters, there was no message from Jerry.

Perhaps he would telephone. That was more likely. She re- mained in her room, having lunch there, and hoping for a call but it did not come,

The "Fine Feathers" engage. ment in Spencer was for three nights. All that first day Shella toyed with the idea of telephon- Ing Jerry. At last she took up the directory. There was no Wyman listed 'except a bicycle shop on a side street. Certainly she could not reach Jerry there.

Well, if she could not find the, correct number she could not call him. That settled that!

"After the way I treated him last summer of course he won't call me," she told herself. "He'll think that if I want to see him I'll send some word."

Deep in her heart she knew this could not be true. The care- less comaraderie of the theatrical world did not apply to Jerry. Wy- man's circle. There girls did not telephone to young men. They waited for them to call. No, Jerry was not expecting to hear from her,

Then it occurred to her that. she might send a telegraph. She discreet message could write a and they would know at the tele graph office where to deliver it. She considered this plan but hesi tated, hoping Jerry would come to see her.

The first performance passed without word from him. Nor did he appear at the stage door later. No flowers arrived and no sage. She was surprised to find. how much this depressed her.

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As Sheila undressed for bed that night she tried to make ex- cuses to herself. The excuses were unsatisfactory and ale could only hope that the next day she. would hear from him.

But there was no message the following day or that evening. Sheila, worrying about this, knew that her performance was not up to standard. As she bounded in- to the wings after her first num-

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ber, graceful and light-footed, the comedian spoke to her...

"Anything bothering you, Shella?" he asked.

was tonight

Her heart sank. So it was 'as obvious as that! That applause which almost invariably called her back for an encore only a polite, brief pattering. ".

Shella shook her head. "No, I'm all right," she said.

The comedian's keen eyes showed he was not convinced. "If there is," he told her, "you know I'll be glad to do anything I CAD"

She smiled. "Thanks. May be I'm a little homesick for New York."

The Juvenile appeared then at her elbow. We'll have to do something about that, Miss Shayne," he said. Within five minutes Sheila would be back on the stage dancing with this youth. She turned to him, determined to conquer her despondency.

"Freddy-here I am keeping you waiting!" she exclaimed, then disappeared in her dressing room

to return a few moments later wearing another costume.

***Jerry'll be waiting," she told herself all through the perform- » ance. "He'll come. I know he Win!?

There was still one more night- left. "Fine Feathers" was to de- part after the Saturday night show.

Still Jerry did not appear. As Sheila slipped from the stage door the second night she saw Freddy Bryant and Ross, the comedian, waiting.

"Have a bite with us?" they asked..

"Oh, that will be fun!" She tried to make her voice seem eager though her heart was lend- en. She knew they were doing. what they could to help her and it was her duty to respond.

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Later that night she was able to convince herself it was chance" and not deliberate neglect that. kept Jerry from telephoning coming to see her.'

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She decided Saturday morning. therefore, to take affairs into her own hands. She arose at 11 and dressed carefully. Then she left her room, took the elevator to the street floor and, for once, entered the dining room for breakfast. It was almost deserted. The head waiter, recognizing her, rushed forward.

"A nice seat near the window ?" he urged.

The window was well above tho. street and Sheila nodded. She sat down, accepted the morning newspaper with a smile of thanks

and gave her order.

It was a pleasant dining room A pretty girl wearing a white cap and ruffled apron brought the cof- fee. Then a waiter served the breakfast.

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Under pretence of assuring himself that everything was sat- isfactory the head waiter re- turned. Is everything aS wish?" he asked. "I hope, Miss Shayne, you won't mind my say- ing that on the stage and also off you are exquisite.".

"Thank you."

He talked on eagerly then. He. had three daughters, he said, alt with stage aspirations. Would Miss Shayne be kind enough to give them same advice?

"Tell them," she said, "to stay off the stage."

The waiter. smiled. He was certain that she was joking. "My daughters admire you so much," he said. "Everyone does, Miss "Shayne."

She saw that he really meant it. Sheila surrendered to a sudden "Would Impulse of kindness. your daughters like to come to the matince to-day?" she asked. "And to my dressing room after- ward? It would be a pleasure for me to arrange it."

The man was overwhelmed. He said that it would be an engr "mous, never-to-be-forgotten treat for the girls.

Scribbling on the back of an envelope, Sheila wrote an order to the box office. She handed it to the man and said, "Tell Continued on Page 11.)

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